Austin, TX Guitar Repair Reviews

If you think this is too good to be true, you\’re wrong! Its better than that. Andrew\’s work is supurb.
My Les Paul fell out its stand and the neck splintered. The break was not all the way through. I was sick! CRAPOLA right?
I found this man, two days later, I had the guitar back and its plays like it\’s supposed to. Stays in tune, and feels pretty solid.
Thank You so much Andrew
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Andrew fixed the action and intonation on my Parker P-36. It plays a lot better now. The service was friendly and turnaround time was quick. I plan on taking a few more instruments to him in the near future!

I brought my latest edition to my collection an Ibanez Rg 350 EX to Andrew. It was pretty good as I had aquired it but I wanted more. I found a set of Seymour Duncan Invaders on c list and Andrew suggested a pickup for the single coil position. A Seymour Duncan also. He setup/wired it and I’m a loss for words how it changed the guitar overall . The pickup combo is so powerful yet super clean when needed. As I mentioned in my other review, Andrew is the man!! Thanks dude u rule !!

Just got my Ibanez Xiphos back and I was ecstatic ! Andrew took a guitar I got off of eBay awhile back and did his magic.i had been playing it pretty much off the shelf as it was when I reconnected with Andrew. I brought him the pickups/strings  and in 2 days he was finished. What I got back was a tricked out guitar that not only looks bad ass but plays/sounds just as well . Thanks Andrew!

I found Andrew based on the Yelp reviews. I had purchased all the parts for a custom Fender strat job. I just needed a professional to put it all together for me. Andrew was great. He was very communicative and friendly (which is rare in the music business). He works out of his home, but I was reassured when I saw some of his personal custom jobs. He really knows his stuff and has been doing this professionally for years. It only took him two days to complete the job, even though he had to do some extra work to get all the parts to fit properly. The bridge I bought didn’t fit quite right and he needed to make a few other modifications. You can’t even tell he had to modify the body. The guitar looks great and sounds even better. I’m definitely going to be a repeat customer.

Andrew was great. He was able to set my guitar straight in no time at all. He diagnosed and corrected the issue while I waited. If you have a guitar issue, I recommend South Austin Guitar Repair.  I know I’ll be going back with any future guitar problems I may have.

I grew up kind of poor and resultantly learned how to set up and perform most repairs on my own instruments.  I’ve actually never had to take an instrument into the shop for a repair or modification I couldn’t perform.  Recently, one of my guitars, a neck through (harder to work on), developed an issue with its nut; mainly because it was one of the cheap, plastic nuts that Ibanez seems to use on all but their super high end guitars.  The issue was causing 1st fret buzz on the low E string regardless of how much relief was put in the neck.  I was also having an issue with the D string slot being lower than all the others.  The nut itself was also deeper than most.  I didn’t have the tools, the time, or the knowledge to fix it, so I started looking around Austin for shops and found Andrew.

Andrew looked the instrument over for a few minutes and quoted me the repair price to cut a new nut from brass.  (I change strings and tunings a lot and bend quite a bit and was worried about wearing out a bone nut like I had the plastic one.)  It turns out the nut was too deep for Andrew to use standard nut stock.  He informed me that he’d have to source some other brass stock and that it would likely add an additional day to the repair.  I said no problem and went on my way.

Imagine my surprise, then, when I received a call almost exactly 48 hours later from the time of drop-off that my instrument was ready.  The repair job was seamless despite Andrew having to cut through the clear coat of the neck to remove the old nut (Ibanez and their overspray.)  The nut was perfect, requiring no adjustments after its installation and will likely never need to be replaced again unless/until a refret is required.   Total charge, even with having to source different brass stock, $75.  I have absolutely no complaints.

Andrew is GREAT! He’s the oasis in the desert, a beacon of light in the cold dark night…

There are a lot of music shops in austin with repair centers and we have tried all of them. They all suck. Once, perhaps, they ruled but that was in the past and boy do they suck now. We take our guitars in about twice a year for general maintenance, we were used to just getting shoddy service and cut corners, at a high price. I mean that’s just Austin, right?
NOPE!!! It is so relieving to find a place like South Austin Guitar Repair. As long as Andrew is around we will be sure to keep taking our business to him! Here’s why:

-He’s an all around nice dude! Doesn’t make you feel like an idiot.

-Super fast & efficient. He took 2 days to set up 3 guitars (jazzmaster, wilshire, mustang bass), the other places we used to take em to would take a month!

-Insanely affordable, moreso than anyone else in town. A third of the price.

-Competent. The intonation and action is superb. In addition, we had an issue with a jack on one of the guitars which was stripped by another repair shop in town that we continued to frequent. Every time we asked them to fix it, they’d just wiggle it in slightly and say they couldn’t, charge us $20 anyway in addition to their $60 set up charge. Andrew replaced the jack for $5. Set-up charge? $25. Holy moly!!! Ima cry…

Only a few cons that are slight things in compared to his awesomeness, just be aware of em and don’t let them scare you away:
-Yes it is in North Austin, not South Austin…right by Alamo Village.
-He works out of his home, so it’s kind of a tucked away spot down a tiny street up three flights of stairs.
-He does this stuff in addition to his real job so be sure to plan ahead!
-Because it is not a shop you will have to make sure to get your strings ahead of time. But you already do that, right?

Overall, incredibly pleased. Do hit him up!!!

Although Andrew is not located in South Austin, I’d still recommend taking your gear to him. He brought my 96 telecaster back to life, installed two pickups replaced the switch, fixed the shorted in the wires, and set it up. He also fixed my chromatic tuner pedal by replacing the 9 volt connector. very good price, the kook at guitar center wanted to charge me 150 (without the pedal) and Straight Frets told me 160! Andrew saved me 30 bucks! plus I dropped it off to him Friday afternoon and he called me to pick it up Saturday evening! THANKS ANDREW!

I am happy to continue the string of stellar reviews for Andrew’s work. I had him set-up and replace the pick-guard on my G&L Legacy and cannot be happier with the results. The price was more than fair and the turn around time was quicker than I expected. I will not hesitate to have my guitars repaired at South Austin Guitar Repair in the future.

Andrew provided excellent setup service for my guitar, was quick to get it done, very reasonable priced, and was friendly as well.  Hell, even his cat was friendly.  Can’t think of anything else you could hope for.  Even gave the same price for a 12 string as a 6 string!  
I highly recommend you give him a try.

Read the reviews here and decided to take my guitar in to have the setup checked.  Andrew immediate saw that changes were needed; had the changes made and ready same day for $25.  Nothing but good things to say!!

South Austin Guitar Repair’s name is a little misleading since they are actually located in North Austin.

I initially took my Ibanez to Guitar Center where it sat for almost 6 weeks without being touched. Brought it over to Andrew who diagnosed the issue that day and had the needed parts on order that evening.

Labor prices were more than reasonable, service was quick and thorough and the overall experience exceeded my expectations.
If you need any service for your guitars I would highly recommend Andrew.

I had Andrew install 2 custom pups in my les paul. Andrew was honest and the best price around (I checked with about 5 places in Austin). He works out of his home. You just drop off the gear and he calls you when it’s finished. The work was quality. Also.. he had a quick turnaround time and while I was picking up my guitar another guy showed up to drop off about 3 more.

I needed some work to be done on a hollow body guitar – swapping pickups, adding a new bone nut and giving it a setup. I found Andrew after researching reviews here. He did a terrific job on all of it and finished it on the same day – action and intonation was just right and the nut was cut out perfectly. Andrew has thorough answers to all questions about guitar or bass repairs and equipment. Quality, great communication, unbeatable price. Highly recommended.

I had Andrew set up the Floyd Rose tremolo on a used guitar I just purchased, and it was a great experience.

He did an outstanding job for a really reasonable price, and the turnaround time was amazing, particularly given my experience with some other people here in town.

Andrew works out of his house, so you’ll need to call and arrange a time to drop off your instrument, but he was very flexible, and it’s definitely worth the effort.

Andrew was exactly as advertised – prompt, professional and friendly.

I brought him a fire-damaged vintage guitar, given to me after the death of one of my best friends who was a musician.  It’s value to me is immeasurable, and once it got damaged in the devastating fire we experienced, I felt about as low as possible.

I found Andrew on Yelp and called him.  He was patient as I explained my problem, and positive that he could help.

After drop off, he called me back within a day to quote a price which was more than fair I thought.  Within two more days he contacted me to come pick it up.

As I hold my 1968 Harmony Rocket in my hands today, it looks as good, if not better, than it did before the fire.

I told Andrew how much it meant to me to have this back and clean and working, and he seemed genuinely touched.

Five BIG stars for South Austin Guitar Repair – even if they’re really not in South Austin anymore.

Andrew did a great job in a short time for a great price.  Could not be happier.  He is very knowledgeable and courteous.  Will have all my future repairs and setup done through him.

Took my jazzmaster to Andrew for a setup and to fix a loose volume pot. He got it done the same day and for a very reasonable price.

Andrew did an amazing job installing my pickups & giving it a set up. if I need more help with my guitar, I’m using Andrew again

I dropped my guitar off at about 5:45pm and was told it would be ready the next day. He called me at 7:00pm same day. Super fast service, genuinely nice guy and lowest price in town.  Go here!

I recently picked up a used Jackson DK2 that needed a fair bit of TLC.  I usually do my own setups but I just could not get this one exactly where I  wanted it.  So I got in contact with Andrew based on the reviews here.  He got that extra little bit I was looking for.

He’s professional, honest, and quick.  Highly recommended.  If I ever need someone else to do a setup for me, I won’t hesitate to call him again.

Andrew was very cool and professional. He did a terrific job setting up my PRS.

Andrew set up my Ibanez seven string and loaded it with Dimarzio pickups. He did an excellent job and got my guitar back to me the same day. It plays and sounds great now. I highly recommend him for your instrument repair. The dude is a pro, knows his stuff and is very affordable.

I am forever indebted to Andrew for my reunion with my old friend, a Harmony arch top that was made in the late 50s or early 60s. I had been playing it since 1966. The neck had started to become dislodged from the body and I had taken it to a few places that basically wouldn’t even touch it. I called Andrew and he told me to bring it on by and he had it fixed in a few days for a price lower than the other places quoted, if they would have “had the time to work on it.”

He did a great job with the repair and did not charge too much and I am extremely happy with what he did and the way he did it as well. He is an extremely nice guy, who has an extensive knowledge about guitars and I would recommend to anybody to give him a call, especially when you get tired of trying all the places listed under guitar repair, only to be told they can’t fix your guitar.

Andrew was great.  Very professional and thorough.  I had dusted off an old electric that was sitting in a garage for ten years.  He got it singing like new in less than a day.  The man knows his guitars.  Check him out.