Guitar repairs/setups - Solipsist Guitars

Here at Solipsist Guitars, I aim to realise the customer's vision in terms of design and playability for your dream guitar project.

I build custom guitars based on both my and customer's specifications, where I make sure that all your ideas will result in a well-balanced and high-quality instrument.

Please get in touch for any inquiry regarding a custom instrument.

Also, I offer guitar and bass setups for the following rates:

Acoustic Set Up: £45
An Acoustic Set up includes truss rod check and adjustment; string height adjustment; re-string; fret polishing and fretboard cleaning. Includes a new set of strings fitted to the owner's specification.

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Electric Set Up: £50
A player set-up includes intonation; string action; neck relief; nut action; fret polishing and fretboard cleaning. Includes a new set of strings fitted to the owner's specification.

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Player Set Up with New Nut - £75

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Complete Set Up - £80
A Complete Set-Up includes: intonation; string action; neck relief; nut action; fret polishing and fretboard cleaning; electrical checkup; fret level check and up to 3 frets leveled and crowned; and tremolo set up. Includes a new set of strings fitted to the owner's specification.

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Broken Headstock - From £45-100

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Electrical repairs/modifications including rewires etc. - From £30 then hourly rate.


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Electronics check and clean - From £25
A full electronic inspection, including re-soldering of joints where needed and potentiometer lubrication.

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Fret level - £95
Frets leveled, crowned and dressed. Includes new strings and abbreviated setup.

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Fret Re-Crown - £45

Frets re-crowned (dressed)

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Full copper/aluminum foil shielding - £40/30

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General damage including cracks/dents/scratches etc. - From £25, then hourly rate
Scratches, dings, and screwholes filled and touched up

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Neck Shim - £20

Neck shim made to fit guitar to correct angle

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New Pots / switches / sockets etc. - From £25 each then hourly rate + materials

Replacing pots and other electrical hardware can improve the tone and will definitely make your electric guitar more reliable.

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Nut Replacement - From £30

Nut removed and replaced with a new nut set to correct action height (Tusq £5 extra).

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Pickup replacement - £30 for one pickup



Pickup replacement (different size, requiring routing) - £65 for one pickup

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