Feb 06, 2005 10:17 pm Usually 40-50$ per my experience... been a while, though .
guitar repair costs
Posted on Feb 06, 2005 10:05 pm
jsakic200
Member Since: Dec 18, 2004
how much does it generally cost to get and action adjustment and a neck realignment or whatever you call it?
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Feb 06, 2005 10:17 pm Usually 40-50$ per my experience... been a while, though .
Feb 06, 2005 10:21 pm I've only paid about $25 plus strings to get a setup. I bought a friend a gift certificate for a setup and it cost $35 plus strings. It probably just depends on where you live.
Feb 06, 2005 10:30 pm I get it free 'cuz my uncle owns a guitar shop.
Feb 06, 2005 10:49 pm Me too, ever since a nightmare with an acoustic I used to have... dude scewed it up, and made me decide to learn .
Feb 07, 2005 06:59 am Aye - do it yerself man. Its way cheaper, like 100% :-) and with the aid of some friends, or a usueful web article, its a sinch (tho take yer tiem and do it properly - results otherwise can be horrid!).
Good luck to ye
Coco
Feb 07, 2005 07:36 am Doctor Coco to the rescue
"My new year resolution is stop spreading myself to thin..." - dB Masters, 2005.
Now man, ye remember that when yer trying to nail that CMS, HRC and a web article! :-p !! hehe.
Just a wee joke for ye - nae bother to a machine like yerself!
Coco
Feb 07, 2005 08:12 am Oh, did I mention the three web sites I'm bidding on (one of which I already have the job), the SEO job I just completed, two beta tests I am currently part of and two products I am reviewing...
::sigh:: well, at least I am still working out and it february...
Feb 07, 2005 09:09 am Aye...nice one. If ye ever get too busy just you let me know then ;-) hehehe.
I'll offer a helping hand...second thoughts, to quote the great man himself (Homer J Simpson)
"A friend in need...is a pest!" hahaha.
Just kidding ye
Nice one..glad yer busy. Its good to see after the crap luck ye had last year.
Good on ye
Coco
Feb 07, 2005 09:11 am Kinda funny really, that 10 minutes of crap luck that I thought was gonna be the end of me in the short term wound up being the best thing that could have happened.
Just another example of devine intervention. I didn't have the seeds to go out on my own even though I wanted to, so God forced it on me. God bless him...er, wait, he can't bless himself...well, you know what I mean... :-)
I am always told "well, business for yourself can end at any time, no contract could come thru after this one" well, thats true, but as my last job taught me, gainful full-time employment can end at any given time as well...mine did, so eh, it's a wash.
If I get those other two websites, I'll be enough ahead of the game where I could take 3-4 weeks off until my next contract if I had to...w00t.
Feb 07, 2005 05:03 pm sometimes it's simply worth paying a professional to do it, especially if you've never set up a guitar before.
It's nice to say "I do it myself", but when you play a guitar that's been set up by a pro, you'll realize that it's actually worth the price (up to a point). I've set up all of my guitars, and I still get better results from a pro.
Just be sure to keep on the tech that does it, and don't take it home until you've played it, let it warm up, listened to it both plugged in and not plugged in, and played every string on every fret. If it still buzzes, make them readjust it. If the action is too high, make them readjust it. Also play some 12th position chords that involve open strings. That'll reveal any intonation issues in a hurry. There'll be some trial and error involved so make sure to stay around and get your guitar in the best shape possible and get your money's worth.
Feb 07, 2005 05:43 pm that funny, I love it when people say "when pros do..." like they are some superhuman person that do something we can't learn to do ourselves...
Feb 07, 2005 06:15 pm we can certainly learn to do it. professionals do it several times a day, hundreds of times per year, so they're quite adept at it. No magic, just experience.
Feb 07, 2005 06:43 pm True...very true both of yis are.
I still insist on doing my own geetar from the simple point that its MINE...and NOBODY but NOBODY touches it (any of em!).
Hell, when the chuck me in a box, ma geetars are goin wi me!! Cause ye CAN take em with ye...
Aye...MINE I TELL YE!!
Tend to agree with yis both but I do tend to say that no tech can do anything I cant or wont do maself so Id rather invest in better gear and do it maself...but many cant so its fair dues - they do provide a serviec and deserve paying for it..just NOT from me...did I say they are (ma guitars) MINE! hehe.
Cheers...
Coco.
Feb 11, 2005 06:57 pm i think it all depends on the quality and tolerances of the instrument, your ability and your experience, and what tools you have available and what kind of setup your looking for. I can setup a guitar pretty good not great, so im good on your typical 300 dollar guitar but i got a new carvin and i set it up and i think it could be better (lower action)so im eventually going to take it to someone. i think that someone who is a guitar tech/luthier and sets up guitars for a living is going to be able to get a more fine tuned adjustment(that may not be important to some people), verses someone who only does every once in awhile on their own guitars, But i think it is important to learn how to setup your instrument, its very beneficial.
:)
Feb 11, 2005 07:57 pm J,
If you're local to NJ I'd be glad to teach you how to do a set-up. The only work I don't do on my guitars is the fret work...
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