Guitar repairs

[pits]

Anyone recommend someone for guitar repairs in the Newport ish area, as I have finally broken all my guitars
I need 3 re wires, two restring and set ups and a few other bits and bobs done, and I just can't be arsed to do it, don't really want to use the other guitars as they are either stupid ones to play or rare.

So any recommendations

[Callyuk]

Not in newport but im sure Gamlins in cardiff would sort you out.
Have to ask the which guitars have you got as im currently looking at the gibson sg raw power but funds dont allow atm lol

[pits]

I am not a fan of music shops everytime I have handed a guitar in for setup I have always got them back the same but with new strings for a lot more cash than I wish to spend.

Guitar wise I have
Ibanez RG270 black (no longer available in black)
Tanglewood something or other Strat copy first guitar
Schecter C-1
Ibanez SA320
Ibanez IC300
1978 Ibanez Iceman
Ibanez Jem 555 (might sell this I never play it)
Explorer black and gold
Les Paul in bits, just falls apart hate the LP so much
Washburn Dimebag Darrel Lightning
Burns Brian May Red Special MK1 they dropped the signature and a few things
Flyin V gothic a truly horrendous guitar to play, looks good though.
Telecaster copy
BC Rich Warlock (gheylock) never play it, horrid to play
Kramer 5150 EVH custom build, only a handful ever made and unlike the liscenced ones, this is actually 100% perfect copy (without bragging I look awesome playing Jump on keyboard whilst doing the guitar aswell)
A few other custom ones kicking about, sure I have forgotten one or two, some acoustics

At the moment I am saving, well I have been saving since 1999 to find and locate an 1999 Ibanex Jem 7BSB in unplayed condition but they are rocking horse st, I passed the oppurtunity up once, I have regreted it ever since "I am happy with my Jem 555 even if it is the cheap one" now I never play the Jem and yearn the BSB more, and an SG1275 probably be the Epiphone as I won't spend money on Gibson.

[Callyuk]

good collection you have there i only have a cheap one atm first guitar its a shine something again strat copy but really need an upgrade as the wife wont let me play her fender jaguar special HH in artic white.
Supprised to hear that about the les pauls alsways thought of them as ne of the best

[pits]

Callyuk said:

good collection you have there i only have a cheap one atm first guitar its a shine something again strat copy but really need an upgrade as the wife wont let me play her fender jaguar special HH in artic white.
Supprised to hear that about the les pauls alsways thought of them as ne of the best

The problem I have with the Les paul is that it is just to heavy which causes the strap to fall off alot, I just can't get on with, neither Fender aswell, the problem I have is that I break guitars because I play them hard, and the only guitar I haven't broken yet is my Schecter, it was rewired partially by someone which has now failed and needs a new input, I have had the guitar since 2001 I think, so not doing to bad

[Callyuk]

iv noticed the same thing wit the strap on fender its just seems too heavy for it and has a tendacy to fall off.
Sorry i cant help you anymore with your orignal request hope you do find someone to sort it for you

[sorrento205]

A friend of mine would sort you out, i'm sure, but he lives in Beddau. I can ask him if you'd be willing to travel?

[Mr MoJo]

Eliot Gibbins or Grant Tilbury are your men. Both live in Caerleon. Grants on tour in the US with the band he's managing at the moment. Should be back in about a week or so. Was with Eliot tonight. PM me and I'll see what I can do, or pop into Boleros a week Wednesday and there'll be a choice of people who can help you out.

[Ti22]

A friend with a nice collection of custom LP's and PRS's uses a guy in bath - vintage & rare guitars I think.

Long waiting list but excellent. His everyday BFG LP was awesome to play after it came back.

[pits]

Mr MoJo said:

Eliot Gibbins or Grant Tilbury are your men. Both live in Caerleon. Grants on tour in the US with the band he's managing at the moment. Should be back in about a week or so. Was with Eliot tonight. PM me and I'll see what I can do, or pop into Boleros a week Wednesday and there'll be a choice of people who can help you out.

I know Grant, went to school with my brother and I went to school with his brother Ross, didn't know he got that big into his music, his brother mentioned something.

Kinda need it soonish, if you could find out of Elliot if he could rewire a
Schecter C-1
Burns Red Special
Set up Ibanez Jem 555 with new strings

[Mr MoJo]

Pits YHM.

[pits]

Cheers Si, will give him a call, they aren't to specialist well the Burns is but the Schecter is fairly normal just a very rare and hard guitar to hold off, and the Jem is just an Ibanez with a floating trem, but since now finding my Bad Horsie 2 pedal I am in the mood for screaming out some Vai lol

[Mr MoJo]

All sorted ?

[pits]

sadly not, I just haven't had 5 minutes to sit down and ring him, let alone get out, been a long week, it's 1:20am and I am still on a job in Plymouth lol. Will try and call him tomorrow if I get 5