Comments for Service Guitar Repair

Comment on TESTIMONIALS by Marty Schalk

Marty Schalk — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:39:24 +0000

My name is Marty Schalk
Professional Guitarist 35 years.
Guitar instructor 10 years.
Joe Is the only one who set’s up and repair my guitars.
He is the best.
Thanks Joe…..

Comment on TESTIMONIALS by Paul Buerk

Paul Buerk — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:36 +0000

Joe gets huge props from me for his service above and beyond expectations. I had just recently bought an Ibanez bass online as a backup and received it with one pickup that was non-adjustable. The factory guys had missed one of the pilot holes and just cranked the screw into the wood. I’d driven down from Everett, and Joe offered to do the work while I grabbed some coffee. A short while later, I was back on my way home with the bass, nicely repaired, saving me from another long drive, or worse, shipping the bass back to the vendor.

Comment on PRODUCTS by serviceguitarrepair

serviceguitarrepair — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:06:04 +0000

Hi Sue,

Upgrade quality tuners for a 12-string range from about $99-$300. The $99 set is actually very good. String sets are $9.99. Depending on what kind of tuners are on it now, the labor would run between $49-$79 for everything. Let me know if you’re interested and thanks for calling on me.

-=Joe

Joe Riggio Service Guitar Repair http://www.ServiceGuitarRepair.com

Comment on PRODUCTS by Sue Elliott

Sue Elliott — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:55:36 +0000

I am looking into getting new tuners on my husbands 12 string Acustic plus new strings..What would the cost on that be?

Comment on TESTIMONIALS by Clyde A. Svedine

Clyde A. Svedine — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:47:44 +0000

If your looking to find a honest and caring guitar tech,look no further,if your reading these comments then you should have already realized that your in the right place!I have know Joe for many years around 18 or so.i met Joe at Guitar Maniacs years ago.I have found a friend and a Guitar tech that is AWESOME! Joe Has worked on all of the many guitars i have and have owned.the first guitar i let Joe work on for me was a Fender Stratocaster And there only happen two be 210 of this custom guitar in the world.it was perfect when i got it back,and Joe has since over many years been my guitar tech.he has also helped shape some of my adventurous curiosity,and i have found myself experimenting in different styles and different types of guitars.from strat to tele from rosewood to maple,from 1/2 step tuning too 440 tuning.Hey Joe,just so you know i myself want you to succeed and you are doing just that by helping all of us.thanks so much and you will remain my tech for ever,y6our the best.THE TELECASTER IS AWESOME!

Comment on TESTIMONIALS by Richard Keever

Richard Keever — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:24:25 +0000

I dropped two of my guitars off with Joe for his Deluxe Setup, I am sure I will only trust him with repairs/setups on any others. Joe’s setup on my LP with a Floyd Rose was dead on accurate (those complaining on the internet that these won’t stay in tune need to have Joe do the setup). The other guitar was “playable” before, but just plays and sounds so much better now!

Comment on PRODUCTS by joe

joe — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:04:55 +0000

I got the first here now. So I’m interested in options so that I can keep it or deciding that the other would be worth the additional investment. since it would be about 150-200 price difference in with shipping. Thanks Joe

Comment on PRODUCTS by serviceguitarrepair

serviceguitarrepair — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:05:25 +0000

Hello Joe,
This is a very subjective question. The second guitar sounds like its a little fancier that the first. The electronics on them are probably about the same, so, whichever you decide on purchasing, that would be the best place to start for improvements, after you receive the guitar. I’m sure that a proper Set-Up Pkg. would be a great improvement on both, as well. Let me know when you receive it and we can talk about options. Thanks -=Joe

Comment on PRODUCTS by joe

joe — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:56:39 +0000

I recently bough an Agile Les Paul style guitar.

Here is the spec sheet for it. I currently have the first one below. I was wondering what you might be able to do to tweak it to make it better. I was thinking of sending it back to exchange with another model that has few different features or should I keep this and invest in a few changes. I’m mostly into the blues, classic rock feel and style of playing. Please let me know what you think. Thank you for your time.

Below $279 out the door.

Single cutaway solid Mahogany arch top body
Seymour DuncanHB-102N and HB-101B pickups with Alnico 5 magnets
Graph Tech Nut
Full body and neck binding
Set-in Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard and trapezodial inlays
22 Jumbo 2.7mm frets and a 13.7″ (350mm) radius neck for fast play
Grover Die Cast tuners
Two volume & two tone controls and a 3-way pickup selector switch help you find your sound
Stop-Bar tailpiece transfers string vibration to the body of the guitar and produces superior sustain
Made in Korea
Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8″; at the 22st fret: 2 3/16″
Neck Taper is 21.5 mm at the 1st fret and 23.5 mm at the 12th fret
Thickness of neck at the first fret approx 11/16″
Overall length, including the strap button: 40″; Scale length: 24.7″
Bridge pole spacing is 3″, and the Tail piece pole spacing is 3 1/4″
Width at the widest point: 13″
Body thickness 2″ at edge
Actual Weight is only 10 lbs

Here is the other model spec sheet. Below $369 out the door.

Solid mahogany (not a multi-ply!) arch top body
High quality Book-Matched Flame Canadian Maple Top (100% real wood top-not a photo top!)
Triple bound body, and headstock. Single binding on neck.
Improved Nickel plate hardware, including Nickel die-cast Grover tuners with 18-1 turning ratio for ultra fine tuning (Model 102-18N)
Two Type V Alnico humbucker pickups for warm, tradional sound
The AL-3100 comes with improved wiring (single conductor braided 18 gauge American wire for pickups), improved pots (now higher voltage with brass shafts for reduced noise) and an improved pickup selector switch
Two volume and two tone controls, plus a three way pickup selector switch
One piece Mahogany set neck with 13.7″ (350mm) radius neck for fast play and adjustable truss rod
Ebony fretboard with 22 Jumbo frets and real Mother-Of-Pearl Trapezodial inlays
The AL-3100 features D’addario strings installed at the factory and a professionally cut Graph Tech Nut
Individually hand filed frets for professional feel and playability
Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8″; at the 21st fret: 2 3/16″
Neck taper/thickness at the 1st fret: 21.5 mm; at the 12th fret: 23.5mm
Overall length: 40″; Scale length: 24.7″
Body thickness: 2″ at edge; Width at the widest point: 13″
Bridge pole spacing is 3″, and the Tail piece pole spacing is 3 1/4″
Actual Weight is only 10 lbs

Comment on Nashville Flood Victim Survives! by greg johnson

greg johnson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:21:59 +0000

“spectacular” does not remotely come close to what has happened here. george gruhn is the only one i have seen take on such a task with flood-damaged pieces, (see youtube) and nothing quite as stunning as what you have done here joe.