»

[delius]

Anyone know if there are any decent guitar techs/ guitar repair workshops in and around Aberdeen?

[Alkaline]

There aren't any these days. You might need a trip to the central belt.

[Chris]

There's a guy in the west end (forest avenue area I think) who's supposed to be quite good. Haven't got a contact for him I'm afraid and I can't even remember his name, so this may not be much help. But maybe it'll jog someone elses memory.

Jamie from Bruce Miller's recommended him to me (I was asking around for a friend so passed the bit of paper with his details onto him, oops), so you could aways wander down to their guitar dept and ask him or whoever else is around.

[Sam L4]

What are you looking to get done?

Originally Posted by Chris

There's a guy in the west end (forest avenue area I think) who's supposed to be quite good. Haven't got a contact for him I'm afraid and I can't even remember his name, so this may not be much help. But maybe it'll jog someone elses memory.

Jamie from Bruce Miller's recommended him to me (I was asking around for a friend so passed the bit of paper with his details onto him, oops), so you could aways wander down to their guitar dept and ask him or whoever else is around.

I use a guy who has a workshop on Gray Street, maybe its the same guy? Although last time I spoke to him he said he was concentrating on building new guitars rather than repairing them, although he would continue to do repairs for existing customers.

[David B]

Oliver at strathbeg.com in Maud.

I usually tinker with my own guitars but when I got a Highway 1 Strat last year I thought I would get someone else to set it up. The previous owner had a very high action and really heavy guage strings.

I was happy with the work and the price (prices for routine jobs are on his web site or he can give you a quote for other stuff if you e-mail him).

Was very handy for me as I live in Peterhead but still much nearer than the central belt.

I picked up my guitar the next day. No messing about.

[britheguy]

Originally Posted by David B

Oliver at strathbeg.com in Maud.

I usually tinker with my own guitars but when I got a Highway 1 Strat last year I thought I would get someone else to set it up. The previous owner had a very high action and really heavy guage strings.

I was happy with the work and the price (prices for routine jobs are on his web site or he can give you a quote for other stuff if you e-mail him).

Was very handy for me as I live in Peterhead but still much nearer than the central belt.

I picked up my guitar the next day. No messing about.

DB,

Don't do guitar - Guitarists are just a bunch of strung out losers
Do drums - Drummers are world beaters

[Domino]

Also, D'ya have an idea how much could cost to scallop the fretboard?

[Old Gold]

Scalloped fretboard? Your soul.


My old man found a guy in Aberdeen to set up his Selmer copy, so there is indeed somebody doing it. His name escapes me, although maybe he only does acoustics.

[britheguy]

Originally Posted by Domino

Also, D'ya have an idea how much could cost to scallop the fretboard?

WTF!!!!

eBay.co.uk: 1979 scalloped fender neck (item 140111258078 end time 01-May-07 14:25:55 BST)

Whatever floats your boat I suppose.