Before attending luthier school, I had the advantage of attending a vo-tech high school, where I graduated highest honors in the Electrical Occupations program. From residential wiring (service installations to dedicated pool circuits) to industrial motor control, I can rewire anything and back my wiring with a lifetime warranty. Any new installation includes cleaning of other components and soldering all contacts as necessary. Direct replacements only cover the contacts removed.
Parts are not included; price is for labor, only. Customer provides pickups, strings, and electronics OR a deposit is taken for parts to be purchased.
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Setup up and strings not included in pricing; rates for services are listed below.
Electric guitar or bass guitar:
Pickup replacement (active or passive): $40.00 for 1, $60.00 for 2 and $75.00 for 3 with a 3 day turnaround
Direct replacement with existing electronics. Please provide same size strings so your guitar plays the same as when you delivered it. Includes re-string without setup.
Parts needed: pickups; strings.
Humbucker Pickup routing and installation: $150 for 1, $250 for 2, $300 for 3 with a 3 day turnaround
This is usually swapping a single coil for a humbucker and may require a new pickguard (customer picks and pays for material cost; modifying of existing pickguard is included in price). This is also for a third pickup on a dual humbucker guitar. Includes rewiring pickups to pots and selector switch and checking output jack and bridge for proper grounding. Includes re-string without set up.
Parts needed: 500k pots (quantity depends on guitar; not all pickups have individual tone pots), capacitors (if needed replacement or wanted new), 5 way switch or rotary switch (if desired)
*note: add cost of active pickup installation if upgrading to active pickup(s)
*note: add $75 for rotary switch installation
Active pickup installation: $100 for 1 , $180 for 2 active pickups with 3 day turnaround
Includes removal of old electronics (pickups, pots, and input jack) and installation of new parts, wiring and pickups. Includes cost of electronics without pickups. Includes re-string without set up.
Parts needed: pickups; strings; 25k pots (quantity depends on guitar; not all pickups have individual tone pots); capacitors (if needed, are additional but included in labor).
Single part replacements: $25-$40 1 day turnaround
$25.00 jack replacement (mono or stereo)
$35.00 each pot replacement (volume or tone)
$40.00 pickup switch replacement
*note: add $5 labor per part for strat style pickguard
*note: add $10 labor per part for semi-hollow or full hollow guitars.
Acoustic or other non-electric stringed instrument:
$80.00 single or dual source with a 3 day turnaround
Includes reaming end pin to accommodate output jack, sanding saddle to compensate for pickup height, and mounting any internal controls and wiring. Includes re-string without set up.
Parts needed: pickup; strings; end pin jack.
Other Electric Work: $60.00 per hour plus parts.
This is for a severe diagnosis or complete custom wiring (push pull, DPDT, series parallel, etc.)