We are fully open to the public. However, you must have an appointment to drop off an instrument for service. This system prevents us from being overwhelmed with work and turnaround times dragging out for weeks. Turnaround time from your appointment date should be less than a week for most jobs. If you find a repair shop that isn’t busy, it’s for a reason.

Call 714-596-5050 to make an appointment. We do not arrange them via email or DM’s.

Thanks for being cool.

-Hugh

Why get a setup?

Is your instrument difficult to play? Buzzing in random areas? Going out of tune all the time? You need a setup (and possibly fret work). It's like taking your car into the shop for a tuneup. Our specialty here at 13th Street Guitars is making your Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Etc... play better than it ever has. We aren't snobs and don't care if your gear is inexpensive. We work with beginners, hobbyists, aspiring musicians and the pros. Everyone gets expert service and the utmost attention to detail. We are not the cheapest in town. We don’t have the quickest turnaround. We are very good at what we do, however. All work is 100% guaranteed. We stand behind that promise.

You can find us in Huntington on the northeast corner of Gothard & Heil (second driveway on right)
Mon-Fri 10AM-5:30PM, Sat 10AM-12:00PM Call to make an appointment 714-596-5050

Plek is the ultimate in fret dressing and setups. It is a computer controlled robotic machine that allows us a level of precision never before attainable by hand. You have to play it to believe it. We have Plek’d nearly 5000 Guitars and counting. Once you experience it, you’ll never go back.

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13th Street Guitars is a repair shop. We don’t sell any guitar brands other than our own brand Clockwork Guitars

Electric Guitar

Let us set your guitar up and get it playing better than it ever has.  Tight action, eliminate nasty buzzing and dead notes. We can dial in your Floyd Rose or other floating vibrato/tremolo systems. Alternate or Drop tuning, etc... Strobe tuner intonation for great accuracy, Pickups and electronics upgrades, Precision Fret Work

We've serviced thousands of electric guitars. We’re famous for our setups.

Acoustic & Classical

From setups to serious acoustic guitar repair, we've got you covered. We can get that old guitar playing like new again. We can make your inexpensive guitar play like a higher end instrument. We can turn your acoustic guitar into an acoustic electric.

Factory Authorized Service for Taylor, Takamine, Ibanez, Guild, Cordoba

Bass Garage

The Bass Garage is a full-service bass custom shop at 13th Street Guitars. We are experts at repairing and setting up your bass. 4 string, 5 string, 6 or more strings. We work on them all. We do custom modifications - Pickups, hardware, bridges, custom woodwork such as routing the body for added electronics - Active Pickups, preamps, Fretless conversions

Factory Authorized Service Center for Spector Bass, Fodera, Ibanez

Ukulele

We work on a lot of ukuleles here at 13th Street Guitars. We understand and address the needs of this special little instrument. We can make yours play its best, too! Many ukes have very high action when they're new. This distance of the strings to the frets can make it difficult to play, as well as making it pull sharp when you fret it. We can tighten that down as well as dress the frets to make sure it rings every note out clearly. Want to switch to a low G? We can dial your uke in so it sounds right.

Hugh Thomas

Luthier & Shop Owner

Hugh comes from a long line of woodworkers and is continuing the family tradition. Staff Sergeant with 10 years of electronics repairs in the United States Marine Corps, Top of his class at Musicians Institute, and now thousands of happy clients later... Hugh is still keeping quality of work as his #1 priority. Constantly learning and evolving the field of stringed instrument repair - Hugh has developed techniques and attention to detail that keep clients coming back again and again. Fine fret work, setups, electronics installations with meticulous quality, custom projects, modifications, etc...

All work performed at 13th Street Guitars is done using Hugh's techniques and strict quality control. All work is guaranteed 100%.

Factory Authorized

Warranty and Non-Warranty Service Center

We are a factory authorized repair center for several major brands, as well as some boutique companies.

We can repair your instrument while it's under warranty with many brands.

We cannot honor store extended service plans. You must go to the store you purchased the plan from.

We work with Spector, Fodera, Kauer, Taylor, Ibanez, Guild, Cordoba, Takamine, Hohner, Ovation, Lanikai and more.

We work on almost everything. We have repaired thousands of instruments from major brands and small boutique builders. Just ask if you're not sure!

For answers to some Frequently Asked Questions and articles that may be of interest, click here to check out our Blog/FAQ.

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