Setups, Repairs and Restorations
Sometimes all you need is a setup to get your guitar playing like it should. But accidents do happen, and I can also help with that broken headstock, faulty wiring or chipped finish.
I have even restored guitars that have been ignored and forgotten in an attic or garage.
If you need a major repair, like this Gretsch, or you hear buzzes, need a new paint job or need a kit guitar finished, get in touch.
Upgrade – pickups, wiring, hardware.
New pickups, different wiring or on-board features like a clean boost circuit can radically change any guitar and make it more useful and inspiring.
Adding a pickup to an acoustic doesn’t have to mean irreversible surgery. There are lots of options, like this removable Fishman sound hole pickup.
What do you need?
From a setup to a custom solution, even if you don’t know what you need, get in touch. We can talk.
Dimebag Darrell Signature – this guitar needed a lot of work to restore it and make it a pro guitar. That meant a new Floyd Rose system, new pickup, retouched artwork and new paint.
New Graph Tech Nut
Graph Tech nuts improve tuning performance and boost guitar tone. Electric and acoustic guitars and basses will benefit from a nut upgrade.
Fret work
Buzzes and tuning issues can be symptoms of worn or uneven frets. No amount of truss rod adjustment will fix a guitar with poorly frets. With properly managed frets, your guitar will feel and play better than ever.
Pickups
The pickups that came with your guitar might not quite match the sound in your head. New pickups breathe new life into a guitar, giving it a new voice. From custom made solutions from Old Bones to off the shelf pickups by Bare Knuckle or Fishman, there is a pickup that suits you and your guitar.
Boost Circuit
When you need that extra push over the cliff! A boost circuit will give you that extra gain you need to push a clean amp into overdrive or just enough volume to cut through the band for a solo. It comes with a trim pot for ‘set and forget’ use, or the level can be hooked up to a pot for adjusting on the fly. Installation includes installing a battery box to hold the 9V battery.
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Guitar repair and product installation prices will vary depending on complexity, condition of instrument, etc. For example, pickup swaps on a semi-acoustic are more time consuming than on a Telecaster-style guitar.
What Customers Say
Highly recommended! Really great service from Nick who serviced/set up 4 guitars and rescued a FR trem for me recently. The difference is amazing and all the guitars are playing beautifully. Great value in my opinion too. Will definitely be a repeat customer. Cheers!! š¤šš¤ – Ryan Harris (Google Review)
Cannot praise Nick at Burman Guitars enough !!!!! Fantastic service, Fantastic work. Will definitely be using again and will fully recommend Nick for all Guitar services. – SAD Punk and Ska (Google Review)
My guitar feels like a brand new instrument after the āBurman Guitars Treatmentā. Nickās an excellent technician and I havenāt been able to stop playing since heās worked on it. Highly HIGHLY recommend for all your guitar service needs. – Joey Quinn (Google Review)
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