Serving Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, I specialise in Electric Guitars and Basses. These could be compared to high performance sports cars. If you want them serviced or modified it's best to take them to a specialist. Whatever your style, be it rock, metal, blues, country, jazz etc., you need an instrument that is fast and easy to play so you can concentrate on performance and not on struggling with a guitar that is not holding tune or is holding you back.

I also work on many acoustic guitars - optimising their playability is a pleasure.

Email nigel@leicestershire-luthier.co.uk or click the Email link above

My job is to put a smile on your face every time you pick up your guitar and play! Certainly worked for this bass player ONLINE REVIEW

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Of course all the major manufacturers can sell you a "Custom Shop" model that has been carefully finished by an expert at stunning prices. Standard production models, even from the biggest manufacturers, have certainly not had 2 or 3 hours finishing by an expert hand. We all know why of course.

Less expensive instruments from the Far East can be very good basic instruments with excellent materials and woodwork. The final fretwork and setup can be very weak but with a little expert care they can be first class instruments. A pro guitar service and setup makes a huge difference.

Basically I offer a service that will allow you to play a guitar that:

• Tunes perfectly and holds tune
• Plays fast and easily with an superb action
• Sounds superb

The guitar on the top left was made for the Frankfurt Music Show in 1979 by the great luthier Attila Balogh in Vancouver, Canada. I bought it in the same year although it was the price of a nice car. It still plays perfectly after all these years and endless gigs. This is the standard I aspire to in my work with guitars and I always have it to remind me just what can and should be done with an electric guitar.

Now here! Valve / Tube amp servicing and repair

VALVE AMP REPAIR

I have now joined forces with an old friend of mine who is a superb amp tech. He specialises in valve / tube amps and being a very experience guitarist himself, he knows just how to get a guitar amp to sing. Usefully he does PAT testing too. So from valve replacement and biasing to seriously broken guitar amp repair -

Ron is the man ...