Our Services

At Buckthorn Guitars, we believe that every guitarist should have their instrument playing perfectly to match their playing style. We realise that every instrument is unique, just like the player holding it. Therefore, everyone’s needs are different.

This is why we have a customer-driven approach to guitar repair. When you book with Buckthorn Guitars, you will be involved every step of the way, safe in the knowledge that your prized instrument is being set up with YOU in mind.

We repair and set up Electric and acoustic guitars and Bass guitars.

Basic SeTUP

£60 Including strings

This setup is designed to get your instrument playing how it should. With the whole Guitar looked at inside and out and tweaked until it plays like a dream.

The Basic Setup Includes:

  • Full Inspection of Body, Neck, Hardware and Electronics.

  • Nut slot adjustment

  • Bridge saddle adjustment

  • Truss rod adjustment

  • Fret polish

  • Body and neck clean

  • New Strings fitted

  • String radius adjustment

    SETUP FOR FLOYED ROSE/ FLOATING TREM BRIDGES - £15 EXTRA

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Advanced SeTUP

£110 Including strings

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Want to take your guitar to the next level?

With the advanced setup, we do just that!!

You get everything included in the basic setup plus the following.

  • Levelling of the frets - This eliminated all fret buzz from the guitar.

  • Re-crowning of the frets puts a beautiful curve back on the frets.

  • Dressing the ends of the frets - This causes a smooth playing experience.

  • Fret polish.

RE-FRET

£200- Including setup and strings

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Sometimes, your beloved instrument's frets can get so worn that the only way to let it sing again is with a full re-fret. You may love the feel of the neck of a particular guitar, but you may not be keen on the size of the frets. We can change this with a full re-fret. This includes.

  • Removal of the frets

  • Complete cleaning of the fret pockets

  • Levelling of the fretboard

  • New frets fitted

  • Full setup

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electronics

From replacements to quick fixes. We can get your instrument sounding just how you want it.

  • Electrical diagnostics - £20

  • Cavity and pickguard shielding - £20

  • Pickup replacement - £50 + parts

  • Pot repair/ replacement - £30 + parts

  • Switch replacement - £30 + parts

  • Output Jack repair/ replacement - £20 + parts

  • Wiring Modifications - £40 + Parts

  • Complete rewire - £50 + parts

  • Custom rewire (favourite guitarists or custom schematics)

    £80 + parts

Hardware repair and replacement

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Nut giving you fret buzz? Guitar going out of tune too easily? Want to switch out your trem system?

No problem. We’ve got you covered!!

Machine head replacement - £30 + parts

New Nut -Pre-slotted - £25 + parts

New Nut - Hand moulded and slotted - £35 + parts

Acoustic saddle replacement - £40 + parts

Electric saddle replacement - £30 + parts

Tremalo replacement and reset - £40 + parts

Blocking out trem system - £30

New string trees -£10 + parts

Breaks, repair and replacement

£40 Per hour  

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Breaks and repairs can occur all over the guitar. From chips in the fretboard to broken necks and headstocks,

Please get in touch with your issue and we will be more than happy to help

Contact us

We would love to help you get your instrument playing and looking just how you want it to. Please fill out your contact info and query details below, or alternatively, you can contact Rob, our Luthier, on

rob@buckthornguitars.com
07368469061