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What Is A Guitar Setup?

Congratulations! You just bought the guitar of your dreams! Maybe you bought it online, or had it delivered from a shop many miles away. Unless you are spending a vast sum on a top of the range guitar, the chances are your guitar needs setting up. By now you will have...

Fret Levelling – Why Your Frets Might Need Work

Having level frets on a guitar fret board is one of the most important parts of a guitars anatomy. We've partnered with Manchester music scene stalwarts Brunswick Mill Studios at their new site in Salford. Frets wear due to factors such as the amount the instrument is...

FRETBUZZ 101: Why it’s not really a Big Deal.

OK - stop right there. This is that article, the one where the guitar repairers tell you what you want can't exist. But this time, I'm going to explain to you why there is a happy medium to be found. What are the variables at play with any guitar? The Guitar itself....

Coil Tap or Coil Split? Can you really make my Les Paul sound like a Telecaster?

Ackworth Guitar Setups luthier Damian Hughes delves in to the murky world of making your humbuckers sound like single-coil. The jury is out. Have you ever wished that you could make your humbucker loaded guitar sound single coily at the push of a button? Imagine...

John Reis: Weird Wiring And Nonstop Downstrokes – The Importance Of Getting Off The Beaten Track.

Let's not kid ourselves, in today's world guitar players are ten a penny, but hidden amongst the flock, if you squint hard enough, you can find some real crazies with some pretty wild approaches to what they do, and San Diego living legend John Reis is no exception....
Guitar Repairs – Buy Cheap, Buy Twice.

Guitar Repairs – Buy Cheap, Buy Twice.

Guitar repairs are a funny thing. The temptation is to find the cheapest place and take your guitar there. But what are you actually buying when you go to an established business, as opposed to a cheap one. Ackworth Guitar Setups has been established in Yorkshire for...

Guitar Repair Shop In Leeds, now open!

Guitar Repair Shop In Leeds, now open!

We are really pleased to announce that our new guitar repair workshop in Leeds openend at The Chapel Works on Stocks Street, LS7 2AU. Is this repair shop insured in the event that my guitar is damaged or stolen whilst in their care? Facebook Heroes (and Villains)...

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