Founded in 1894 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, this iconic guitar brand is linked to a vast roster of famous names: Chuck Berry, Sheryl Crow, Jimmy Page and Slash to name a few. In fact, Slash from Guns N' Roses is an ambassador for Gibson guitars and his name has been used for a model. Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin plays a Gibson. Tim Marten was on the road with Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin for 10 years acting as Jimmy Page's guitar technician. Gibson is synonymous with world-class craftmanship and they are proud of their quality, innovation and sound excellence legacy.

We offer full repairs and services for Gibson guitars including:

Set-up

With or without locking tremolo unit. If frets are worn we offer a stoning and recrowning repair service. Full or light set-up. Pickups – repairs, re-winds and replacement.

Refret

We can refret your Gibson guitar with a plain unbound fingerboard or a lacquered maple board (includes re-lacquer). We service and repair bound fingerboard or bound fingerboard with enclosed fret-ends (Gibson style). Also dressing, stoning and polishing services.

Close-up of a chrome humbucker pickup, strings, and mounting ring on a sunburst electric guitar.

Headstock repairs

Gibson guitar necks and headstocks repaired. Glueing, splinting and spraying as necessary on all string instruments.

Rewiring & electronics

Electronics: fault tracing, repairs, re-wiring and replacement of pots, switches, jacks etc., also active circuitry repaired and replaced.

Accessories

We stock a range of accessories for your Gibson guitar from All Parts and WD and fit products from Headway Electronics.

View prices or contact us to discuss other repairs & services, specialist and custom work.

Examples of repair work:

$Close-up view of a dark finish Gibson Les Paul guitar neck showing a severe fracture and wood crack near the headstock junction.$

Here we have a Gibson Les Paul guitar with a broken neck, which we repaired. View details

Gibson background information: The models of guitars that Gibson are known for, and that we are able to repair and service, include: Gibson USA SG, Flying V Guitar and Explorer (which is distinctive by the geometric shape of the body), the ES range (linked most notably to Chuck Berry - his performance on the 1955 American Bandstand with the Gibson ES-350T electrified the Rock 'n' Roll world) and probably the most iconic model from Gibson is the Les Paul, which has been produced in a number of forms.

Gibson also produce a range of bass guitar models including the Les Paul and SG models, which we are also able to repair and service bass guitars for you.