Striving for perfection... One instrument at a time.
(714) 596-5050
Striving for perfection... One instrument at a time.
(714) 596-5050
Our new location is at 16462 Gothard St Ste E (northeast corner of Gothard and Heil)
Is your instrument difficult to play? Buzzing in random areas? Going out of tune all the time? You need a setup. 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.
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-6PM, Sat 10AM-2PM No appointment required. Just come on in!
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. Stop by and try out some of our Plek'd guitars.
13th Street Guitars
Specializes in Repair Only
We are not a guitar store.
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 and are famous for our setups.
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 Center for Taylor, Takamine, Ibanez, Guild, Cordoba, and Ovation
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
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.
A look inside our workshop
A look inside our workshop
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%.
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, 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!
the optimum in tone and playability
the optimum in tone and playability
Here's some of the notable players who have had their instruments Plek'd at 13th Street Guitars lately:
Doug Wimbish - Bass Legend - Living Colour, The Sugar Hill Gang, Mick Jagger, James Brown, Seal, Mos Def, etc
Brooks Wackerman - Avenged Sevenfold, Solo Artist
Bryan Beller - Bass for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Dethklok, The Aristocrats (with Guthrie Govan)
Randy Bradbury - Pennywise
Noodles - The Offspring
CJ Ramone - The Ramones
Wayne Sermon - Imagine Dragons
Joe Escalante - The Vandals - Sweet and Tender Hooligans
Steve Soto - Adolescents, Agent Orange, Manic Hispanic
Rose Deocampo - Cowgirls From Hell (all girl Pantera Tribute), Infinite Death
Diego Verdusco - Ill Nino
MLB Slugger & Guitarist Mark Trumbo
Joe Morgan - Morgan Amplification
Nils Akkerman - founding member of The Vandals, Anarchy Taco
Dave Nassie - Willie Nelson Family, No Use for a Name, Bleeding Through
Dan Root - Adolescents - CJ Ramone
Flashback Heart Attack (80's Tribute)
Jordan Griffin - Them Evils
Trevor Green - Cole Clark Artist, World Touring Solo Performer
Christy Lichtenstein - Spector Artist, Studio Session Bassist