12th Fret Ltd - Guitar Repair & Maintenance
Professional Guitar Setups - £30.00 + £5 Set of Strings
Having a great setup on your guitar improves playability & functionality. In some cases guitars are not set up properly either by the distributor or Music shop and getting your guitar professionally setup is a very noticeable and inexpensive way of getting the most out of your guitar. If you have any specific requirements for setting up your guitar, i.e. action or string gauges we will set up your guitar accordingly. However if you are unsure of how you want your guitar setup or even what string gauge you prefer then we can offer you assistance with finding the right set up for you.
Pro Guitar Setup includes - Action Adjustment, Truss Rod Adjustment, Intonate (using Peterson Strobe Tuner for greater accuracy) Clean & Oil the Frets & Fret board, re string & polish your guitar.
Pro Guitar Setup for Floyd Rose Bridges - £40.00 + £5 Set of Strings
Pro Guitar Setup for 12 Strings - £40.00 + £10 Strings
Pro Bass Guitar Setup - £30.00 + £18 Strings
Fret Dress - £65.00
A fret dress is necessary if your Electric or Acoustic guitar, has flattened frets from years of playing, flat spots on certain frets and from buzzing that is not related to any other issues, determined during our evaluation. Worn frets not only can cause buzzing but can also create intonation problems.
The neck on your Guitar will be adjusted to be as straight as possible on a fretting jig, then we will level the frets and round the frets in using a diamond fret file. Lastly we will sand & polish up the frets, treat the neck, Re String and set up your guitar as per your instructions or to a standard industry specification.
Fret Job - from £125.00
A fret job, Acoustic or Electric, is necessary when there is just not enough fret wire left for us to level & round in the frets, determined during our evaluation.
When a fret job is necessary, we pull out your old frets, adjust the neck to be as straight as possible, level the fret board, replace the frets either on a like for like basis or with a pre determined fret wire, fret dress the new frets, Re String and set up your guitar.
Improvements/Alterations
Replacing the Nut - £30.00 Prices Includes the Bone
The best way to increase the tone of either your Electric or Acoustic is to replace the nut to bone. Bone is a far superior material for transferring Tone and is much denser than any plastics used, allowing the frequencies to travel faster therefore creating a better tone.
The more noticeable change when changing to Bone is heard on an Acoustic.
For this we will take out your old Nut, cut & sand you a new one from either White or Vintage coloured boned, file in the strings slots, back file the Nut and then re setup your guitar.
Replacing 12 String Nut - £40.00
Replacing the Saddle (Acoustic Only) - £35.00 Price Includes Bone
Replacing the saddle on your acoustic will bring you the most obvious tonal increase, replacing the Nut & Saddle will greatly improve the tone of your guitar.
For this we will make you a new Bone saddle, either a Traditional Style Saddle or a B Bump style saddle.
10% Discount on Replacing Nut & Saddle
Acoustic Pickup Installation - £40.00
We are suppliers of L.R.Baggs & Fishman acoustic Pickups.
Under the Saddle pickups using the endpin as the Jack plug are the least invasive requiring no extra holes or drilling. The Pickups are available with or without a Pre-Amp and also with or without Volume & Tone control. Soundhole single coil pickups are also available.
Prices for the Pickups range from £89-£149. Please email or call for an exact quote.
Repairing/Replacing Electric Hardware
If you have any problems with your electric hardware from static interference, volume or tone pots not working to wanting to replace/upgrade pick ups then we can cater for any these requirements.
| Electric Pickup Replacement | £20.00 |
|---|---|
| Output Jack Replacement | £20.00 |
| Selector Switch Replacement | £20.00 |
| Pot Replacement | £20.00 |
| Complete Rewiring | £45.00 |
| Replacing Tuners | £25.00 |
Prices do not include parts.
Repairs
| Neck Re Sets - Martin | £125.00 |
|---|---|
| Neck Re Sets - Gibson | £175.00 |
| Replacing Bridge Plate | £90.00 |
| Re Glue Loose Braces | £45.00 |
| Re Glue Bridge | £60.00 |
| Repairing Humidity Cracks | £30.00 |
| Repairing broken Headstocks from | £70.00 |
Buzz Feiten Retrofitting, Electric or Acoustic
The Buzz Feiten Tuning System solves tuning and intonation problems with 2 simple steps:
1. Shelf Nut
Our exclusive Buzz Feiten Tuning System¨ (BFTS) Shelf Nut moves the strings closer to the first fret according to our Patented Formula. This eliminates sharp notes at the first three frets.
Buzz Feiten Tuning System Shelf Nut
Top View : Each Shelf Nut is precision machined from high quality bone for superb tonal response. Our Lightning Bolt Logo is machined into the top of each Shelf Nut for authenticity.
Side View : The strings are moved closer to the first fret a precise distance based on the scale length, fret width and string gauge of your guitar. The slight overhang of our nut (the 'Shelf') does this without altering your guitar in any way. So it's even fine for vintage guitars.
2. Intonation
Your guitar's bridge is adjusted according to our Patented Pitch Offsets, creating balanced intonation over the entire fingerboard - every fret - every string.
Your Bridge Is Adjusted to BFTS Pitch Offsets
We are Qualified retro fitters for both Acoustic & Electric Guitars.
Please call or email should you have any questions about the Buzz Feiten Tuning system and we will be happy to explain further or please go to the Buzz Feiten website www.buzzfeiten.com
Electric Retro Fit - £80.00
Acoustic Retro Fit - £140.00