Guitar Repair or Setup in Nottingham

Looking for guitar repairs or a guitar setup in Nottingham? RG Guitar Tech provides professional guitar setups, fret levelling and crowning, guitar string changes, pickup swaps and electrical repairs for electric, acoustic and bass guitars. I tailor each job to your playing style, with quality parts and clear advice. Serving Nottingham, Kimberley, Beeston and Ilkeston since 2007.

Book a guitar setup or repair in Nottingham: Call 07312 258907 or email Rob Greco.

Guitar Repairs in Nottingham | Services & Prices

Guitar setups, fretwork, string changes and guitar electrical repairs in Nottingham.

Setups & Fretwork

Full setup (6-string guitar or 4-string bass)£50

Includes truss rod set, string action set, nut check, pickup height set, electronics check, fretboard clean and oil, fret polish, general clean and polish, and a re-string.

D’Addario strings supplied for a setup: add £8, or bring your own strings.

Fret level & crown£80

Nut replacement£30 + part

String Change — £20

Includes removing the old strings, cleaning the guitar and neck, polishing the frets, and fitting new strings.

Bring your own strings, or choose from a range of strings I have in stock. String prices vary by brand.

Single-string change £5, string included — no job too small.

Electrical Work

Pickup swap£40 per pickup

Acoustic pickup installationFrom £80 labour + parts

Includes standard undersaddle pickup and preamp fitting. Any additional routing or saddle work is quoted before work begins.

Full rewire£80

Small wiring job (jack plug/socket)£30

Before work starts, we agree the work, price and expected turnaround. If I find anything that changes the work or cost, I’ll contact you and get your approval before proceeding. Full setups include a written summary of the work and setup measurements, followed by a final play-test.

A complete, player-specific guitar setup

One clear price for the full setup. I set the instrument around your playing style, tuning and string gauge. D’Addario strings are my standard choice; supplied strings add £8, or you can bring your own.

Full Setup for a 6-String Guitar or 4-String Bass — £50

• Truss rod set, string action set and intonation adjusted for your playing style
• Nut checked and pickup height set
• Electronics and hardware checked
• Fretboard cleaned and oiled where suitable
• Frets polished
• General instrument clean and polish
• Re-string with your own strings; D’Addario strings supplied and fitted for £8
• Final tuning-stability check and play-test

Call 07312 258907 or email robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com to book your full setup.

A more precise guitar setup in Nottingham

I’m upgrading my fretwork bench with three specialist StewMac tools. They’re on their way, and each has a specific role in a careful, measurement-led setup.

Proper’s Relief Gauge

State-of-the-art full-neck digital measurement. Unlike a conventional gauge that checks relief at one point, Proper’s adjusts to the instrument’s scale length and sweeps the entire neck. Accurate to 0.0005 inch, it helps me identify high and low areas, twist and fall-away—giving me repeatable evidence for more accurate truss-rod, action and fretwork decisions. On acoustic guitars, it can also measure how the top moves under string tension.

Fretbar Understring Leveler

Some necks do not move in a perfectly even arc when full string tension is reapplied. A fret level that appears correct with the strings removed can therefore still reveal a small hump, twist or high area after the guitar is tuned to pitch. The under-string Fretbar lets me check and selectively level those problem areas while the neck is under its real playing tension.

Centered Z-File

After leveling, it reshapes the fret crown by working the sides of the fret, helping preserve the leveled top and a consistent string-contact point.

The result is a far more complete picture of what your neck and frets are actually doing. Proper’s maps the whole neck, the Fretbar lets me correct tension-dependent fret problems at pitch, and the Centered Z-File restores accurate crowns. Combined with precise nut-slot, action and intonation measurements, this supports more consistent, cleaner-playing and genuinely player-specific setups. The final achievable result will always depend on the condition of the instrument.

See my setup tools and process

Why Choose Rob Greco? – Trusted Since 2007. I work from a workshop in Kimberley and a guitar teaching studio in Nottingham, and have taught, toured and repaired guitars full time for nearly two decades.

 Serving Nottingham & Beyond Whether you’re in Kimberley, Beeston, Ilkeston, or central Nottingham, I offer expert guitar setups and repairs with a reputation built on trust, clarity, and results.

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Call 07312 258907 or email robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com to book.

Drop-off options: my guitar teaching studio in Nottingham, my Kimberley workshop, or my home in Ilkeston. The studio and workshop are by appointment. Someone is always available at my Ilkeston home to receive your guitar. Please contact me first to arrange drop-off and confirm the location.