Prices

SETUP

Pro Setup

1 year guarantee with free on-the-spot tweaks and minor adjustments. New strings are required but please leave the old strings on. + Truss rod adjusted for correct neck relief. + Nut slots refined for fretboard radius and depth. + Bridge > Electric: stripped, sonic cleaned and lubed. > Acoustic: saddle radiused, and intonated. + Frets checked and high spots sorted. + Fretboard cleaned and treated. + Pickup height, volume and tonal balance. + Machines lubed where appropriate. + Valet. Included is a 50ml spray bottle of Norton Liquid Ice cleaner/detailer, refilled free at each setup and an optical quality cleaning cloth. - "The best setup I ever played". Joe Bonamassa, Nashville, April 2025.

£80

Student setup

Basics to get a budget instrument playable.

Make it easier to play, from

£20

Individual string replacement - each

£5

Re-string from

£25

Electric strings

D'Addario 0.011, 0.010, 0.009

£11

Acoustic strings

Martin 0.011, 0.012

£11

Classical strings

Pro Arte silver

£18

Bass strings

Rotosound RB45 45-105 D'Addario XL 45-105

£26

High Action Acoustic Fix

The usual 'fixes' are unreliable and some will destroy the tone. My patent solution, the Panks-Brace ℗, a custom fitted, carved spruce brace, just like the other braces in the instrument, is guaranteed to correct top bulge and restore the action to 2mm or less with absolute minimal affect on tone or volume. It is a tone wood spruce brace that spans between the sound hole and the end block. It only contacts at three small points and bridges over the existing braces. A bespoke IP protected Luthier solution, exclusive to Guitar Repair Cornwall.

Custom fitted spruce brace to resolve top bulge and lower action

£140

REPAIRS

Neck/headstock break

Most repairers charge a lot for the wood work and carry out a low quality touch-up refinish. Wood working is my business. I am good at it and cannot justify charging lots of money for the repair. What I do charge for is the factory standard refinish. Includes factory standard finish Priced From

£165.00

Replacement Tusq nut

Perfectly adjusted and slotted for radius

£35

Acoustic saddle shim, intonation and radius

Shimmed with mahogany or rosewood veneer, radiused and intonated

£30

Replacement Tusq acoustic saddle

Perfectly adjusted, radiused and intonated

£40

Hand carved bone nut or saddle

I select my bovine bone blanks for integrity as well as colour. I add a slight scallop between the strings to reduce weight and increase sustain.

£80

Cracks, holes, looses braces

Depending on the nature of the repair from

£25

Neck reset

Depending on the instrument from

£180

Machine (tuner) fitting

Includes filling and refinishing old screw holes

Standard post hole

£25

Where larger size post hole is required

£40

If smaller size post hole is required

£50

Re-Fret

Includes Fender, Dunlop or Jescar wire. Add £20 for Hosco stainless steel wire.

A setup is required after re-fretting. This is a Pro Setup at a discounted price of £40.

Un-bound fretboard

£140

Bound fretboard

£175

Nibbed binding

£195

Electrics

The price variants are 1 for easy access such as LP and Tele, and 2 for scratch-plate access such as Strat. - Switches and jacks cleaned and lubed with Caig D5. - Pots cleaned and lubed with Caig F5. Caig F5 is the ONLY dedicated cleaner for pots and faders. Other de-ox solutions work temporarily then start to degrade the internal tracking.

Electrics service

Total test and check. Cleaned, de-oxed and lubed with Caig F5 and D5

LP, Tele access

£30

Scratch-plate mount such as Strat

£40

Scratch-plate mount discount with Pro Setup

£35

Acoustic from

£45

Pot supplied and fitted

CTS, or Bourns Prices are per pot for LP or Tele style access. Add £20 overall for scratch-plate (strat style) access.

LP, Tele access each

£25

Scratch-plate add

£20

Switched pot supplied and fitted

Alpha push-pull. Includes minor cavity routing if required.

LP, Tele access

£25

Scratch-plate access

£45

Switch supplied and fitted

Fender or LP 3-way, 5-way standard wiring

LP, Tele access

£30

Scratch-plate access

£40

Jack socket supplied and fitted

Neutric switched or un-switched

LP, Tele access

£20

Scratch-plate access

£30

End pin socket supplied and fitted

£40

Barrel jack supplied and fitted

£40

Pickup fitting

Standard wiring one pickup. 2nd and 3rd pickups £10 each.

LP, Tele style

£30

Strat scratch-plate style

£45

PAINT & CUSTOM

Dedicated spray booth using Devilbiss and Iwata guns. A setup is required for reassembly. This is a Pro Setup at a discount price of £40.

Body top

Single standard nitro colour

£140

Full body

Single standard nitro colour

£195

Neck and headstock

Single standard nitro colour

£140

Single Burst top

Add burst price to single colour price

£60

Double Burst top

Add burst price to single colour price

£80

Colour by paint code

Add price to normal cost

£30

Candy

Add price to normal cost

£60

OTHER FINISHES

Linseed oil

Satin hard wearing and low maintenance

Body and neck separate cost each

£40

If stripping is required from

£80

Colour tint for oil

Add to standard price from

£30

VENEER

Flame, Burl, Birdseye and many other decorative wood finishes. Real wood veneer, hand cut and applied, I do not use DIY pre-glued veneers. Prices from £100. Add your choice of finish from the Paint Shop price list. This can be anything from single colour, clear, oil or even burst.

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