Your personal guitar tech and custom guitar builder in the Pleasanton / Dublin / Livermore Tri-Valley and surrounding Bay Area.
100% Satisfaction guaranteed! Flexible appointment hours including nights and weekends. Free consultations via phone or email.
‪(925) 396-5966‬ (mobile)
Own your Tone!
Premium Setups
Is your guitar difficult to play? I can help.
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Most new guitars come with a "factory setup" which basically means very little unless it's a high end guitar. Your strings are probably too high, your intonation is likely not perfect, and you have to work harder, not smarter to play your instrument. For a modest investment, your guitar can be setup to be so much more! It will be easier to play and will sound much better!
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Please inquire for more information.
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(Not sure what a setup is? Read this article!)
Repairs and Maintenance
Things happen.
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Sharp fret ends poking your fingers? Noisy electronics? Pickup not working? Buzzing frets? Notes out of tune? Broken neck? There are many possible issues a guitarist may have, but fortunately almost all issues are solvable.
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Please request a custom quote via email.
Custom Hardware, Electric Guitars and Basses
Own your tone!
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I offer component changes such as pickups, electronic components, nuts, saddles, bridges, tuners, knobs, strap buttons, pickguards, etc.
I also partner with individuals to design and construct custom electric guitars and basses to a set of specifications.
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Quotes available upon request. Please send me an email with your interests for a custom guitar build and I will respond with a preliminary cost estimate and lead time.
Customer Testimonials
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I want every customer experience to be a 5-star experience. I will give you my best every time!
"I've had my Dimebag Darrell Signature Washburn for 20 years. It was always unplayable. Three previous shop setup attempts failed to make it any better. I finally took it to Dan, who spent hours restoring this guitar. He got rid of all the fret buzz, straightened the badly bowed neck, and set the action and intonation perfectly. It now sounds and looks amazing, stays in tune for the first time ever, and is effortless to play. It's become my #1 guitar in the rotation for hard rock and metal."
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(Sound sample after work completed)
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- John Bowling, Guitarist - Suburban Outcast (Pleasanton, CA)
Washburn Dimebag Darrell - Full setup + fret dressing
"Dan is a true craftsman who understands how to bring out the best in an instrument. Every guitar he has worked on for me or friends has become an instant favorite, because they're so easy to play and so stable after Dan's magic touch. For me he has worked on an acoustic with a hairline crack in the headstock, a customized bullet strat, and a superstrat with jumbo frets and a fully-floating Floyd-Rose. They are all singing now and my previous favorites are feeling lonely and wondering what they did wrong!"
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(Bullet Strat sound sample after work completed
Martinez acoustic sound sample after headstock repair and setup.
Mitchell Floyd Rose sound sample after floating setup.)
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-Robert Taylor (San Francisco, CA)
Multiple guitars: Squier Bullet Strat - Decked Trem and Setup; Mitchell Floyd Rose setup; Martinez acoustic setup.
"Dan, you put the FUN back in playing! My 18-yr-old guitar is SO much easier to play thanks to you! Plus the sound is fantastic!! It's so much more resonant than before. I'm not even sure how that's possible?!? You worked some serious magic. Truly blown away by the results you were able to achieve. I thought lowering the action was all you would be able to do, but what I got back is like a whole new instrument!"
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(Sound sample after work completed)
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-Emma Rudie (South San Francisco, CA)
Big Baby Taylor - Elixir String Install & Full Setup
About
I have played guitar for 33 years, and have been working as a process and materials engineer for 16 years. Many of the skills I have refined during my career working in R&D and design have afforded me a special attention to detail and appreciation for high quality that allows me to do guitar work with confidence. Servicing guitars requires patience, precise measurements, practical problem solving, materials knowledge, and manual dexterity. These are things I excel at.
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As a musician, I've been influenced by many: Pat Metheny, Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen, Paco de LucÃa, Greg Carmichael and Nick Webb, Michael Hedges, Eric Johnson, Jimmy Page, James Hetfield, Geddy Lee, Tony Iommi, Larry Carlton, Nathan East, John Scofield... the list goes on....
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Share your thoughts and concerns with me, and we will develop a plan together.
Contact
I perform my work in a small studio at my home in Pleasanton, CA 94566. Address information is provided after agreement upon scope of work. Thank you for respecting my family's privacy.
‪(925) 396-5966‬ (mobile)
