Ian Easton Guitar Workshop - 07554016942

Professional Guitar Setups, Maintenance & Repairs. Email, call or stop by the workshop to chat through anything you need for your most prized possession.

Services:

• Professional Setups
• Guitar Maintenance
• Guitar Repairs


Reasons for having your guitar set up:

• The Action is too high.
• The Action is too low.
• Fret Buzz.
• Guitar is out of tune.
• Electrical Faults.
• General Maintenance.

At Ian Easton Guitar Workshop, your guitar will be set up completely by hand, to a fantastic quality professional standard.


The Ian Easton Guitar Workshop Pro Set Up includes the following:

• Initial Test.
This checks for obvious faults and areas that require attention.

• Measure & Note Action & Relief.
The neck relief, action at the 1st & 12th fret is recorded.

• Remove Old Strings.
I never re-use old strings.

• Remove Scratch Plates and Covers.
These are removed removed to gain access the electronics for inspection and servicing.

• Clean Electronic Contacts.
All 'pots' (volume / tone controls etc.) and switches are cleaned using electronic cleaning solution. This will eradicate any crackling you may hear.

• Check Battery.
If you have a battery in your guitar, the voltage will be checked and recorded. The battery may be replaced if needed. (additional charge for new battery).

• Check Output Jack.
If your guitar has an Output Jack, it will be maintained to ensure it is working to it’s optimal ability. The jack socket will also be tightened.

• Lubricate Moving Parts.
Machine Heads, Tuning Machines and Adjustable Bridges will all be oiled to ensure maximum performance.

• Adjust the Truss-Rod for a Flat Neck.
This is prior to fret levelling to ensure a completely flat surface.

• Level the Frets.
The Frets are filed or ‘stoned’ remove any wear from excessive playing that may push your guitars intonation out. This process is done to match your guitars neck radius exactly.

• Crowning the Frets.
The fret is carefully crowned using special diamond files. Once this is done either side, the apex of the fret is rounded.

The frets then go through a careful and thorough sanding and polishing process until they perfectly rounded and level in relation to one another. This ensures perfect intonation across the whole fretboard.

• Clean and Oil the Fingerboard.
If your guitar has an Ebony or Rosewood fingerboard, it is cleaned and degreased. IT then goes through a fine oiling process to bring back the lustre and natural oils - and also minimises shrinkage!

If your guitar has a Maple neck, the fingerboard is only cleaned using a special polish.

• New Stings (included in Set-Up price).
Ian Easton Guitar Workshop will always supply and fit new strings to your guitar unless you specifically request otherwise.

• Tune Guitar.
Your guitar is initially tuned to bring the head, neck and body of your guitar up to the correct tension.

• Adjust the Truss-Rod.
The Truss rod located inside the neck of your guitar is adjusted to give the correct amount of relief. This counteracts the pulling/bending force that is being applied by the strings. The slight bow this generates ensures a perfect action and improved playability.

• Adjust the Bridge.
The string height at the 12th fret is adjusted at the bridge to give a optimum playing action for each string. Saddles on Acoustic Guitars may need raising or lowering.

• Adjustments at the Nut.
The 1st fret action is checked and adjusted to give the perfect string height and intonation. If the action is too low, the nut will be raised. If the action is too high, the nut will be filed so that the string sits lower in the nut. If the string sits too low into the nut, the nut will be adjusted accordingly.

• Re-Check the Action at the 12th Fret.
The action at the 12th fret is re-checked and adjusted in accordance with any nut height adjustments.

• Intonation.
The intonation of the guitar is checked and adjusted.

• Final Checks.
This includes playing your guitar, checking the action, checking for fret buzz and making sure the electrics are in full working order.

• Final Measurements.
The action at the 1st fret, the 12th fret and the neck relief are all recorded to the nearest thousandth of an inch (0.001").

• Adjust and Balance Pickups.
If you have an electric guitar, the height of each pickup is adjusted and balanced.

• Report Before and After Measurements.All before and after measurements are supplied to the customer when the guitar is collected.

• Guitar Clean.
Your guitar will be cleaned and polished for you, ready for collection.


PRICING:

Semi-Pro Set up (Does Not Include Fretwork): - £40

Pro Set up - £60

New Nut - £60

New Saddle (Acoustic Guitars) - £60

Repairwork - Contact For Quote.