Guitar & Bass

Common Services Available

Pricing for all items listed below is fixed and can be quoted without seeing the guitar except for replacing frets on set and/or necks with binding and refinishing and custom artwork services. e-Mail or call for pricing for all items listed below or to arrange bringing your instrument in for a price quote for the special services listed above.

Setup Basic – Bolt-on Neck Types

Setup Basic – Set Neck Types

Setup Deluxe – Bolt-on and Set Neck Types

in addition to setup-

Nut – Replace and Fit with OEM or upgrade type

Nut – Resize for larger strings

Saddles – Electric – Replace with OEM or upgrade type

Saddle(s) – Acoustic – Replace with OEM or upgrade type

Fret Radius Dressing and Polish – Bolt-on Neck

Fret Radius Dressing and Polish – Set Neck

services that include setup-

Frets – Replace – Maple Fingerboard

Bolt-on Neck – No Binding with Dunlop Nickel Silver Alloy fretwire. (may require new nut)

Frets – Replace – Mahogany/Rosewood/Ebony

Bolt-on Neck – No Binding with Dunlop Nickel Silver Alloy fretwire. (may require new nut)

Frets – Replace – Set Neck and/or with Binding or Stainless Steel frets

(Price quoted on an individual basis as there are many variables to consider with set necks and/or necks with binding and Stainless fretwire)

stand-alone services-

Replace Strings

Intonate

Replace Pots, Pickups, Switches, etc.

Change Pickguard – Strat, Tele, and other Types

Refinish / Repair Finish– Acoustic or Electric (Price quoted)

Custom Color Finish or Refinish – Acoustic or Electric (Price quoted)

Custom Artwork – Acoustic or Electric (Price Quoted)

Finish or Refinish with Custom Artwork – Acoustic or Electric (Price Quoted)

Discounts available for multiple services / items ordered at the same time.

Setup Basic includes: Action set to preference, or as low as possible, within the limits of the individual guitar, intonation set, pickup heights set and the nut altered as required for the specified gauge strings. A new set of strings is required in the preferred gauge.

Setup Deluxe includes all Setup Basic items plus minor reworking of frets, saddles, and nut, to achieve the lowest possible, or customer desired action.

Custom Refinishing services include anything from refinishing to original or near original condition to copying a famous guitar paint scheme to adding a custom design or image. Click the ‘Customs’ button for more information about the artist and for samples of our work. If you already know what you want please provide a photo or sketch of the paint scheme, design, or image you want. If you don’t know exactly what you want we can help you formulate a design scheme. Quotations will be provided on an individual basis. Pricing is proportional to the complexity of the piece.

Custom Machining services available. Click the ‘Machining Services’ button for more information. A firm estimate will be provided before we begin any work so you will know the exact cost to manufacture your part or make alterations to your instrument. As with custom refinishing, pricing is proportional to the complexity of the work, and the materials required.

Replacement and Repair of electronic components and pickguard change is priced “per set” meaning a set of pots, pickups, etc. and is priced based on one opening of the guitar. Therefore if multiple items (pots plus pickups, etc.) are included in the same service the cost is the standard charge price plus a minimal charge for each of the added items. Telecaster pricing is usually less for pickguard change depending on the number of items secured to pickguard.

Other custom services available – Call for information.

Parts & Accessories – Mark’s Guitar Repair is an authorized Graph Tech Guitar Labs Dealer, makers of String Saver saddles, FerraGlide String Saver saddles for that original steel look, Trem-Nut self-lubricating nuts, Tusq man-made ivory saddles and nuts, and the Ghost modular pickup systems.

My Policy – I will provide service on an instrument to meet or exceed your expectations with regards to playability, quality of components, and superior workmanship. Instruments are made of wood, plastic, bone, and many other natural and man-made materials. The characteristics of these materials in combination with up to one-hundred-fifty pounds of force exerted by the strings insures that each instrument is as unique as the people who play them. I will make every effort to interpret the inherent qualities of your instrument to make it feel and play as you desire. What I cannot guarantee is that I can make two instruments feel and play exactly the same due to the unique qualities of each instrument. What I will guarantee is that I will give my best efforts toward your enjoyment of your instrument and your satisfaction in knowing that it is as close as physically possible to your playing requirements.