PROFESSIONAL GUITAR REPAIRS & SETUPS
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Routine setup, adjustment and maintenance. Includes full inspection, neck relief and truss-rod adjustment, nut slots, bridge saddles, action, intonation, fret polish, cleaning, fresh strings and final play-test. Floyd Rose or floating tremolo: +£20.
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For instruments needing more than adjustments alone. Includes everything in the Standard Setup plus fret levelling where required, re-crowning, fret-end dressing, full fret polish and final play-test. Ideal for persistent fret buzz, choking bends, uneven frets or rough fret ends. Floyd Rose or floating tremolo: +£20.
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The complete treatment for players who want the guitar inspected, serviced and dialled in from top to bottom. Includes everything in the Pro Setup plus playing-style assessment, fine-tuning, nut shaping where required, cavity shielding, pickup and preamp inspection, deep-cleaned hardware, electronics testing and final adjustment. Floyd Rose or floating tremolo: +£20.
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Repairs and upgrades for tuning and hardware problems, including machine heads, nuts, saddles, tremolo systems, Floyd Rose units, trem blocking and restringing. Prices vary by job and parts; tell me what the instrument is doing and I’ll advise the best option.
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Diagnostics, crackly pots, faulty jacks, pickup swaps, shielding, switches, rewiring and acoustic preamp work. Common prices include diagnostics £40, output-jack repair £30 + parts, pickup replacement £60 + parts, complete rewire £160 + parts and acoustic pickup fitting £150 + parts.
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Assessment and careful repair of chips, cracks, damaged fretboards, loose braces, broken headstocks, neck breaks and restoration work. Every repair is different, so I’ll inspect the damage, explain the realistic options and agree the work with you before proceeding.
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A full re-fret restores smooth bends, clean notes and reliable intonation when frets are worn, flattened or damaged. Includes old-fret removal, slot cleaning, fretboard levelling, new frets, a full Pro Setup and fresh strings. Bound board +£50; maple board +£30; stainless-steel frets +£30.Item description
Get Your Instrument Playing the Way It Should
Buzzing frets? High action? Tuning problems? Crackly electronics? Or does your instrument just not feel quite right?
At Buckthorn Guitars, I repair, set up and restore guitars and other fretted instruments from my workshop in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, helping players across Lancashire, Yorkshire and beyond.
Every instrument — and every player — is different. I'll find out what isn't working for you, assess the instrument properly and recommend the work it actually needs.
PRIVATE WORKSHOP • LIMITED WEEKLY CAPACITY
ONLY 7–8 INSTRUMENTS ACCEPTED EACH WEEK
Every instrument receives dedicated bench time, a proper assessment and work tailored to the player—not a rushed, production-line service.
Trusted by local players and touring professionals, with 50+ five-star Google reviews.
Once the week’s capacity is reached, new work moves to the next available week.
Tell me about your instrument and I’ll confirm the next available workshop slot, recommend the appropriate service and provide a no-obligation quote.
Call or WhatsApp 07359 414767, or use the button below.
“Recently acquired a new ‘second hand’ guitar which wasn't set up at all correctly and had another guitar with a few niggles so being relatively new to it all I contacted Rob. He was more than happy to give them both the once over and what a fantastic job he has done.
Both now play extremely well with fantastic low action. The Eclipse needed fretwork and some attention to one of the tone pots and the Arrow now flies setup in C# standard. Fantastic work mate and I won't hesitate to be over again when I undoubtedly get another! Cheers 🤘”
— David C“Took my Gibson SG to Rob for a nasty chip repair. I have to say fabulous job — you can't tell now! Looks as new again.
Rob also set up the guitar for me, sorted the action & pickups. Professional job & will definitely recommend for all your guitar repairs and setups! Thank you Rob for a job well done!!!!!”
— Lee M“Highly impressed with the electronics work I had done by Rob on my new Bass. 24 hour turnaround and the issue was resolved! Will be using Rob for all Guitar work in future. Thanks again 😊”
— Ryan M“I took my Sire Larry Carlton semi acoustic for Rob to lower the string action. Rob was a pleasure to deal with. A very nice guy to do business with. Great communication.
The work Rob did was very professional and top notch. Very, very satisfied with the results. I will be taking any of my guitars that need attention in the future to Rob. I highly recommend.”
— Mark E“Very pleased with the work Rob has done on my guitar. Polite, friendly, and the work was completed very quickly.
The difference in feel has made a huge improvement — I’m really inspired to play this guitar again. I only wish I’d had it properly set up sooner. Thank you, Rob.”
— Noel
“I’ve been using Rob for around a year now for guitar setups and general repairs, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him. As a professional touring guitarist, my instruments get put through their paces in and out of planes and vans, so it’s essential that they’re reliable and playing at their best. Rob’s work is consistently excellent.
The quality of his setups is first class, his turnaround times are brilliant, and his prices are very fair.
If you’re looking for someone you can trust with your guitars then Rob is the person to go to.”
Jack Clark - Jethro Tull & Albion