Recommended Luthiers & Techs

elkay

David Kennett @ Flame Guitars in Sutton, Surrey. Just today had some superb work done on my Gretsch for a very reasonable price. Very pro-active, which I like.

axisus

I have a couple I don't recommend!

pintspiller

Northern Ireland (Coleraine) Music Room

set up on my peavey rockingham. plays like a dream

Bellycaster

Shane Haigh (String Surgeon) Wakefield.

He builds his own guitars and although he only did a fret dressing for me last year, he was recommended to me by a guy at Sheffield's largest Guitar Store (he doesn't work there).

He did a good job for me and he knows his Onions.

 

RobDavies

I've not used him yet, but Melvin Hiscock in Hampshire comes highly recommended.

Basher

Steve Robinson, aka Manchester Guitar Tech in Sale: http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/

A fantastic tech as well as being a gentleman, scholar and (quite possibly) an acrobat.

I've been a customer for many years and can recommend him wholeheartedly. He's not afraid to talk you out of unnecessary or uneconomical mods. He loves what he does and it shows. One of the good guys.

surfguy13

Terry Chapman in Stevenage......really pleasant guy, lightening quick and really good standard of work.  Also no silly prices.  Did a lovely refret on a 330 for me recently.

Robbie Gladwell is also a very nice guy and as good as you can get in terms of quality of work and experience.  Robbie's just refretted and refinished an old tele for me and it is superb.

Mick

surfguy13 said:

Terry Chapman in Stevenage......really pleasant guy, lightening quick and really good standard of work.  Also no silly prices.  Did a lovely refret on a 330 for me recently..

The link to his site, is this one I presume. http://www.tjcguitars.com./

koneguitarist

Keith Robbins in Yeovil Somerset. Makes acoustic/mandolins/his own range of electrics and relic strats and tele's. contact through me, until we can persuade him to have a website. Been building guitars for 40 years. Completely word of mouth.

dindude

Mick;8104" said:

surfguy13 said:

Terry Chapman in Stevenage......really pleasant guy, lightening quick and really good standard of work.  Also no silly prices.  Did a lovely refret on a 330 for me recently..










The link to his site, is this one I presume. http://www.tjcguitars.com./

Wow £55 for a full fret dress and set up is jolly good value!

Lew

Rob Dix. Very thorough, knowledable and friendly. Gloucestershire. http://www.rdamplification.co.uk/About-Us.html

TTony

Original list merged with the list created by dd and - with a lot of help from Mr dd - smartened up somewhat!

Still need to add the recommenders.

Van_Hayden

Stuart Palmer at Electromusic in Doncaster.

http://www.stuartsguitarworks.com/

01302 369999

Great work and good prices. Not part of the Doncaster guitar mafia.

Elwood

Gavin @ Andertons Music, Guildford

Knowledgeable guy and did a great job on a Jackson of mine.

citizen68

N. Ireland - Pete Griffin in Lisburn area. Top notch & a nice fella to chinwag with too.

JohnPerry

Oxford: Dave Smart (smartguitars.co.uk) has, without exaggeration, transformed two dozen guitars for me and repaired a couple of tube amps. Highly knowledgeable and hugely experienced. Can't recommend highly enough.

Roaster

Ged Green in Cheadle, Stockport. transformed my Lester does stuff for Sounds Great Music I believe

AuldReekie

John Phillips at Strung Out Guitars (Glasgow) is different class, has worked on all of my guitars and the guy is a real problem solver as well as having a "touch" with guitars.

vasselmeyer

Basher said:

Steve Robinson, aka Manchester Guitar Tech in Sale: http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/

A fantastic tech as well as being a gentleman, scholar and (quite possibly) an acrobat.

I've been a customer for many years and can recommend him wholeheartedly. He's not afraid to talk you out of unnecessary or uneconomical mods. He loves what he does and it shows. One of the good guys.

+1 for Steve Robinson. He built me a beautiful P90-equipped Tele which is now my main squeeze and fettled a Godin Radiator bought via @blueskunk into a fine slide guitar. Lovely guy and very reasonable prices.

scarry67

Dave at DW Guitars in Maidstone is a sound bet if you're in this part of Kent.