Services

Carolina Guitar Repair offers a wide range of services for your guitar or bass. Click on the categories below to see what is offered and our prices. Our prices are for the labor only. Strings and parts are an additional charge. We have a wide selection of D’Addario strings for purchase or you may bring your own. If you do not see the services you are looking for, please use the contact page and ask us directly.

  • Standard Restring includes changing all of the instrument’s strings and is done while the customer waits if brought in before 4:30 pm

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $20

    • Electric 12 string - $35

    • Electric with floating trem - $35

    • Electric Bass - $20

    • Acoustic 6 string - $20

    • Acoustic 12 string - $35

    • Acoustic Bass - $20

  • Deluxe Restring includes cleaning and polishing the frets, cleaning and conditioning the fretboard, polishing the instrument, tightening all hardware, cleaning the electronics and changing all of the instrument’s strings. This service is completed in 1 business day.

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $40

    • Electric 12 string - $55

    • Electric with floating trem - $55

    • Electric Bass - $40

    • Acoustic 6 string - $40

    • Acoustic 12 string - $55

    • Acoustic Bass - $40

  • Setups include cleaning and polishing the frets, cleaning and conditioning the fretboard, polishing the instrument, tightening all hardware, cleaning the electronics, adjusting the truss rod, adjusting the string height, adjusting the nut slot height, adjusting pickup height and adjusting the intonation.

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $70

    • Electric 12 string - $85

    • Electric with floating trem - $100

    • Electric Bass - $70

    • Acoustic 6 string - $75

    • Acoustic 12 string - $90

    • Acoustic Bass - $75

  • Carolina Guitar Repair offers hand-carved bone nuts and saddles carved specifically for your instrument. This service includes a full setup service which is reflected in the price.

    Bone Nut

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $140

    • Electric 12 string - $155

    • Electric Bass - $140

    • Acoustic 6 string - $145

    • Acoustic 12 string - $160

    • Acoustic Bass - $145

    Bone Saddle

    • Acoustic 6 string - $135

    • Acoustic 12 string - $150

    • Acoustic Bass - $135

    Bone Nut + Saddle

    • Acoustic 6 string - $205

    • Acoustic 12 string - $220

    • Acoustic Bass - $205

    *Pre-fab plastic nuts available upon request.

  • A Fret Dress addresses high frets that cause buzzing and removes any divots in the frets. This services levels all the frets and re-crowns them. This service includes a full setup service which is reflected in the price.

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $170

    • Electric 12 string - $185

    • Electric with floating trem - $200

    • Electric Bass - $170

    • Acoustic 6 string - $175

    • Acoustic 12 string - $190

    • Acoustic Bass - $175

    A Falloff Fret Dress levels the frets past the 12th fret, gradually increasing the level towards the final fret. This is the solution for high frets near the body joint and fret buzzing past the 12th fret. This service includes a full setup service which is reflected in the price.

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $120

    • Electric 12 string - $135

    • Electric with floating trem - $150

    • Electric Bass - $120

    • Acoustic 6 string - $125

    • Acoustic 12 string - $140

    • Acoustic Bass - $125

  • A Refret includes removing the old frets, planing the fretboard and installing the new frets. This services also includes a fret dress of the new frets, a hand carved bone nut (and saddle for acoustics) and a full setup service which is reflected in the price.

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby - $340

    • Electric 6 string Hardtail/Strat-trem/Bigsby bound fretboard- $380

    • Electric 12 string - $355

    • Electric 12 string bound fretboard - $395

    • Electric with floating trem - $300

    • Electric with floating trem bound fretboard- $340

    • Electric Bass - $340

    • Electric Bass bound fretboard - $380

    • Acoustic 6 string - $405

    • Acoustic 6 string bound fretboard - $445

    • Acoustic 12 string - $420

    • Acoustic 12 string bound - $460

    • Acoustic Bass - $405

    • Acoustic Bass bound fretboard - $445

  • These services cannot be completed without a setup or deluxe restring. The price listed is the additional price added to a deluxe restring or setup.

    • Fretend Rounding - $25

    • Fret Sprout Correction $45

    • Single Fret Dress $20

  • Carolina Guitar Repair offers a wide selection of electronic work from component replacements to custom wiring.

    • Component replacement - $35

    • Electric Guitar Pickup Install - $35 for the first pickup and $15 for each additional pickup

    • Modification to existing wiring - $50

    • Complete Custom Rewire - $100

    • Copper Shielding - $70

    • Customer Provided Pre-wired Harness install - $60

    • EMG install with quick connect - $60

    • Acoustic Pickup install - $100 ($50 if added to a setup)

    There is an additional $15 fee on all electronic work for hollow and semi-hollow body electrics.

  • Carolina Guitar Repair offers a few structural repair services.

    • Acoustic 6 string bridge reset with setup - $275

    • Acoustic 12 string bridge reset with setup - $290

    • Loose brace - $50

    • Top or back crack - $100

  • Here are common other services we offer.

    • Acoustic Strap Button Install - $15

    • Hardware replacement - $25 for direct and $40 for additional modifications