{"id":7,"date":"2025-10-31T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:45:31","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%b8-welcome-to-rob-greco-guitar-techprecision-guitar-repair-setups-nottingham-beyond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Repair or Setup in Nottingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book a guitar setup or repair in Nottingham: <a href=\"tel:+447312258907\">Call 07312 258907<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com\">email Rob Greco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Guitar repair services and prices\" style=\"background:#171717;color:#f7f3e8;border-radius:14px;padding:28px 24px;margin:22px auto;max-width:1000px;box-sizing:border-box;\"><h2 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;text-align:center;color:#e0b341;\">Guitar Repairs in Nottingham | Services &amp; Prices<\/h2><p style=\"margin:0 0 22px;text-align:center;color:#f7f3e8;\">Guitar setups, fretwork, string changes and guitar electrical repairs in Nottingham.<\/p><div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:16px;\"><div style=\"background:#fff;color:#292929;border:2px solid #d8aa43;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;\"><h3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;color:#7a5b17;\">Setups &amp; Fretwork<\/h3><p style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Full setup (6-string guitar or 4-string bass)<\/span><strong>\u00a350<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin:10px 0;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"margin:10px 0;\">D\u2019Addario strings supplied for a setup: add \u00a38, or bring your own strings.<\/p><p style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Fret level &amp; crown<\/span><strong>\u00a380<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Nut replacement<\/span><strong>\u00a330 + part<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"background:#fff;color:#292929;border:2px solid #d8aa43;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;\"><h3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;color:#7a5b17;\">String Changes &amp; Fitting<\/h3><div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:10px;margin:10px 0;\"><div style=\"background:#faf9f5;border:1px solid #d8aa43;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 10px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#7a5b17;font-size:16px;\">Standard<\/h4><p style=\"margin:8px 0 12px;\"><span style=\"display:block;\">You supply strings<\/span><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:20px;margin-top:2px;\">\u00a315<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin:8px 0 12px;\"><span style=\"display:block;\">I supply D\u2019Addario<\/span><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:20px;margin-top:2px;\">\u00a323<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div style=\"background:#faf9f5;border:1px solid #d8aa43;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 10px;\"><h4 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#7a5b17;font-size:16px;\">Premium<\/h4><p style=\"margin:8px 0 12px;\"><span style=\"display:block;\">You supply strings<\/span><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:20px;margin-top:2px;\">\u00a320<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin:8px 0 12px;\"><span style=\"display:block;\">I supply D\u2019Addario<\/span><strong style=\"display:block;font-size:20px;margin-top:2px;\">\u00a328<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;\">Premium includes a deep clean, body polish, fret polish and lemon oil on the fretboard where needed. I use D\u2019Addario strings when I supply them.<\/p><p style=\"margin:8px 0 0;font-size:13px;\"><em>*Standard and premium string change prices are for electric and acoustic guitars only.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;\">Single-string change \u00a35, string included \u2014 no job too small.<\/p><\/div><div style=\"background:#fff;color:#292929;border:2px solid #d8aa43;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;\"><h3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;color:#7a5b17;\">Electrical Work<\/h3><p style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Pickup swap<\/span><strong>\u00a340 per pickup<\/strong><\/p><p id=\"acoustic-pickup-installation\" style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Acoustic pickup installation<\/span><strong>From \u00a380 labour + parts<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin:10px 0;\">Includes standard undersaddle pickup and preamp fitting. Any additional routing or saddle work is quoted before work begins.<\/p><p style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Full rewire<\/span><strong>\u00a380<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin:10px 0;\"><span>Small wiring job (jack plug\/socket)<\/span><strong>\u00a330<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><p style=\"margin:18px auto 0;text-align:center;max-width:760px;color:#f7f3e8;\">Before work starts, we agree the work, price and expected turnaround. If I find anything that changes the work or cost, I\u2019ll 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.<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"rg-home-setups\" aria-labelledby=\"rg-home-setup-title\">\n<style>\n.rg-home-setups{margin:1.8rem 0;padding:1.35rem;background:#151515;border-radius:14px;color:#f4f4f4}\n.rg-home-setups h2{text-align:center;color:#f2c14e;margin:.1rem 0 .35rem}\n.rg-home-setups>.rg-home-intro{text-align:center;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto 1.1rem;color:#eee}\n.rg-home-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,700px);justify-content:center}\n.rg-setup-card{padding:1.25rem;border-radius:12px;background:#fff;color:#222;border:2px solid #c79a2b;box-shadow:0 7px 20px rgba(199,154,43,.22)}\n.rg-setup-card h3{margin:0 0 .35rem;color:#7a5700;text-align:center}\n.rg-setup-card ul{margin:.8rem 0 0;padding-left:1.25rem}\n.rg-setup-card li{margin:.42rem 0}\n.rg-setup-card li::marker{color:#16843c}\n.rg-home-contact{text-align:center;margin:1rem 0 0}\n.rg-home-contact a{color:#f2c14e}\n@media(max-width:700px){.rg-home-setups{padding:.9rem}.rg-setup-card{padding:1rem}}\n<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"rg-home-setup-title\">A complete, player-specific guitar setup<\/h2>\n<p class=\"rg-home-intro\"><strong>One clear price for the full setup.<\/strong> I set the instrument around your playing style, tuning and string gauge. D\u2019Addario strings are my standard choice; supplied strings add \u00a38, or you can bring your own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rg-home-grid\">\n<article class=\"rg-setup-card\">\n<h3>Full Setup for a 6-String Guitar or 4-String Bass \u2014 \u00a350<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Truss rod set, string action set and intonation adjusted for your playing style<\/li>\n<li>Nut checked and pickup height set<\/li>\n<li>Electronics and hardware checked<\/li>\n<li>Fretboard cleaned and oiled where suitable<\/li>\n<li>Frets polished<\/li>\n<li>General instrument clean and polish<\/li>\n<li>Re-string with your own strings; D\u2019Addario strings supplied and fitted for \u00a38<\/li>\n<li>Final tuning-stability check and play-test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"rg-home-contact\">Call <strong>07312 258907<\/strong> or email <a href=\"mailto:robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com\">robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com<\/a> to book your full setup.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"rg-precision-tools\" aria-labelledby=\"rg-precision-title\" style=\"margin:2rem 0;padding:1.5rem;background:#151515;color:#f4f4f4;border-radius:14px\">\n<h2 id=\"rg-precision-title\" style=\"text-align:center;color:#f2c14e;margin-top:0\">A more precise guitar setup in Nottingham<\/h2>\n<p style=\"max-width:780px;margin:0 auto 1.2rem;text-align:center\">I\u2019m upgrading my fretwork bench with three specialist StewMac tools. They\u2019re on their way, and each has a specific role in a careful, measurement-led setup.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(210px,1fr));gap:1rem\">\n<article style=\"background:#fff;color:#222;padding:1rem;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden\"><figure style=\"margin:-1rem -1rem 1rem\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/propers-relief-gauge.jpg\" alt=\"Proper\u2019s Relief Gauge measuring a guitar neck for a precision setup in Nottingham\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.72rem;color:#666;padding:.35rem 1rem 0\">Product image: StewMac<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 style=\"margin-top:0\">Proper\u2019s Relief Gauge<\/h3><p><strong>State-of-the-art full-neck digital measurement.<\/strong> Unlike a conventional gauge that checks relief at one point, Proper\u2019s adjusts to the instrument\u2019s scale length and sweeps the entire neck. Accurate to 0.0005 inch, it helps me identify high and low areas, twist and fall-away\u2014giving 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.<\/p><\/article>\n<article style=\"background:#fff;color:#222;padding:1rem;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden\"><figure style=\"margin:-1rem -1rem 1rem\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fretbar-understring-leveler-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"StewMac Fretbar leveling guitar frets under real string tension\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.72rem;color:#666;padding:.35rem 1rem 0\">Product image: StewMac<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 style=\"margin-top:0\">Fretbar Understring Leveler<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/article>\n<article style=\"background:#fff;color:#222;padding:1rem;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden\"><figure style=\"margin:-1rem -1rem 1rem\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/centered-z-file.jpg\" alt=\"StewMac Centered Z-File for accurate guitar fret crowning\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.72rem;color:#666;padding:.35rem 1rem 0\">Product image: StewMac<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 style=\"margin-top:0\">Centered Z-File<\/h3><p>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.<\/p><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"max-width:780px;margin:1.2rem auto .5rem;text-align:center\"><strong>The result is a far more complete picture of what your neck and frets are actually doing.<\/strong> Proper\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/?page_id=132\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f2c14e;color:#191919;font-weight:700;padding:.7rem 1rem;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none\">See my setup tools and process<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why Choose Rob Greco? \u2013 Trusted Since 2007. I work from a workshop in Kimberley and a studio in Nottingham city, and have taught, toured and repaired guitars full time for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Serving Nottingham &amp; Beyond Whether you&#8217;re in Kimberley, Beeston, Ilkeston, or central Nottingham, I offer expert guitar setups and repairs with a reputation built on trust, clarity, and results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/?page_id=47\" title=\"\">Explore guitar repair services in Nottingham<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgguitartech.co.uk\/?page_id=135\" title=\"\">See guitar pickup replacement options<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call <strong>07312 258907<\/strong> or email <a href=\"mailto:robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com\">robertgrecoguitar@gmail.com<\/a> to book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for guitar repairs or a guitar setup in Nottingham? 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