Repair services and costs.

Guitar Servicing @ The Guitar Works

Julian works in a dedicated workshop in our Reading shop 3 working days a week. He is in every Tuesday and Thursday and then depending on his schedule an odd day either Wednesday or Saturday. Customers are welcome to drop in instruments at any time and we can call with a full quote for work needed.

Option 1 Basic Re-string!!- Shop restring with your choice of strings, full polish, oil of fingerboard if necessary, tune to pitch. - £10

Repairs through experienced Luthier Julian Mullen

Option 2 - Basic Julian Set up - Set up using similar gauge/type of strings to existing with the same tuning. Adjustments will be made to the truss rod, action and intonation. The Guitar will be polished and the fingerboard oiled if necessary then tuned and restrung. We recommend this option if the instrument plays to a reasonable standard but would not benefit from a full set up. - £25

Option 3 - The Works.

The guitar is given a full service: The fretboard is cleaned and oiled where necessary whilst the frets are polished to give an ultra smooth playing area. The electric components are cleaned and the pickup height set. The guitar is restrung with the strings of your choice, the neck checked for trueness and the truss rod adjusted to give the correct amount of relief for the string gauge chosen.
In addition to this the action is set and the smooth passage of the strings over the top-nut and saddle assured. The guitar is tuned to pitch and the intonation set to maintain correct tuning all the way up the neck.
Lastly, the guitar is given a playing test and the smooth operation of tuning machines and vibrato systems is checked. - £39.50



NB. If the instrument has a locking tremolo system ie Floyd rose we charge an additional £5 on top of the above prices.


Julian Mullen @ The Guitar works Price list.

Fretstone: £60.00 plus strings
The frets are leveled, re-profiled and polished to remove playing wear and high spots and to give the smoothest possible rattle-free playing surface. The guitar then receives a full set up as above.

Refrets: Bound F/B from £120.00
Un-bound F/B from £110.00
The existing frets are carefully removed and the fretboard leveled and cambered to provide the perfect surface for the new frets to sit.
The neck is fretted with your choice of fretwire which is then leveled, profiled and polished before the whole guitar is given a full set up as above.
Compound radius cambers, scalloped fretboards and custom inlay work can all be accommodated.
The levelling of lacquered fingerboards may require the re-lacquering of the fingerboard face. £35.00 extra

A substantial increase in fret height will necessitate the fitting of a new top nut, the cost of the top nut blank should be added to the above prices.

Top Nuts: From £30.00
(blank available in Bone, Graphite ,Tusq" .)
The fitting and shaping of a new top nut of your chosen material. The precision cutting and lubrication of the string slots for spacing, depth and width.

Compensated Top Nuts: from £68.00
A finely tuned nut compensated to give accurate intonation over the lower frets coupled with a full setup. This option cures the common problem of the 1st fret playing sharp.

Fitting Undersaddle Pickup: from £45.00
To obtain optimum results from these pickups, equal pressure must be applied by the strings along the entire pickup length. To ensure this, the saddle slot and saddle base must be perfectly flat. The work involves the re-routing of the saddle slot where necessary and voicing of the saddle to give a balanced output for when amplified. The action is set at the original height unless specified otherwise.

Electrics: From £16.00
All pickups bought through Guitar works are fitted at a discounted price - ask for details and a quote.

Complete rewire: From £40.00
The work involves the replacement of faulty components and associated wiring. A rewire involves the complete rebuilding of the guitars circuit, replacing faulty parts and fitting new components where requested.
Routing of the guitar body or scratchplate eg: fitting of a humbucker pickup to a Fender Strat, £30.00 extra

Wiring mods and upgrades: From £20.00
Eg: 4 way Telecaster mod, PRS/Strat mod, Jimmy Page Les Paul mod

Variax/Roland GK transplants: From £150.00

Pickup Dipping: £16.00 per pickup
Feedback problems and high pitched squeals can often be the fault of microphonic pickups where the coil inside the pickup vibrates. Dipping the pickup in a low temperature wax can greatly reduce this problem. The wax penetrates the coil and when set, prevents the wire coils from vibrating.

Custom Made Necks: From £350.
Replacement necks handcrafted to your specifications. You have complete control over all design aspects: timber, scale length, inlays, fretboard camber, nut width, headstock shape, neck profile etc. The neck is finished in your preferred material; lacquer, oil, wax etc. and fitted to your guitar. The guitar is then given a full set up to complete the ultimate custom guitar.

Custom Build:
Your dream guitar, hand crafted to your specifications,. From design to finished instrument you have complete control to create the ultimate custom instrument. whether it's a one off unique electric, a custom designed acoustic or an exact vintage replica.

All prices exclude parts and strings