Howard Smith
Guitar Repair Specialist
Services
Some of problems that I can help with are detailed below - please contact me for other work not listed.
Vintage Fender amp owners - I now renovate and upgrade old 60s and 70s Fender valve amplifiers. Please contact me for more details and have a look at the amplifier photos on my Repair Photos page.
Set-ups
- Get your instrument set up just the way you like it
- Different playing styles require slightly different set ups
- Even brand new instruments can benefit from a professional set up
- Get a nice low action but without the string buzz
- Worn frets can be levelled and re-profiled
Refrets
- Badly grooved frets create fret buzz, intonation problems and can make your guitar really hard to play
- Give your worn-out guitar a new lease of life
Electrical and Rewiring
- Replace that crackling or intermittent switch, jack socket or pot
- Get new sounds with new pickup combinations
- Microphonic pickups will squeal uncontrollably at volume but hot waxing can cure this problem
Machinehead replacement
- Say goodbye to tuning misery!
- Original looks but with modern performance
Headstock and neck repairs
- All but the most extreme damage can be repaired
- Save your precious instrument from the great guitar graveyard