Just a quick note to thank you so much for all you help, patience and advice over the last few weeks.

The Burny Lemon Drop is just stunning and plays like a dream, you and your guys did a fantastic job on the setup and installing the bone nut for me.

During my search for a new guitar I’ve tried many guitars, Gibson Les Paul’s included, and none of them came close in terms of playability, I know I’ve got a keeper here and at a fantastic price.

Next time I’m looking for another guitar, (well you can’t have too many can you), I will be beating a path to your door.

Many thanks again.

Very best regards

David

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So whilst I am really proud of the growth in the business as a whole and the expansion of my quality used guitars service, this all requires one specific resource – guitar technical services.  IE The guitar workshop!

I know my customers are happy to wait a few days for their guitar to make its way through the workshop and I know how much they appreciate the final result – however, I have noticed more and more often that a specific guitar that I want to promote cannot be photographed yet because I want to show it in its full glory POST setup, not how it has arrived in!  When the workshop is so fully allocated to sales and private customers misc. jobs then my own guitars for promotion have to wait.

Sooo…..  I have to balance the benefits of having an active workshop with the negatives of the potential business that could be generated if I could get my used guitars for sale listed all the more quickly!  Tricky!

Another outcome which I REALLY do not want to occur is to have a showroom with a growing number of guitars that LOOK second hand.  I take great pride in the fact that if you come to my showroom you would never know the difference between a used and a new guitar – its a wonderful sight to see when you tell someone “oh yes, thats £200 off retail price because it is in fact used!” .  “WHAT! – REALLY?!” is the normal response!!  On a personal level this aspect of my business is incredibly important – the difference factor!

So I hope this all giving you a sense of why I have decided to make the following decision…

Workshop Services Now Offered

Full Setup including strings  (£55)

String Change including pre-tensioning (£15 + Strings)

Pickup Replacement (£20 then £10 each subsequent pickup)

Other work carried out at my discretion dependent on resources available.

There are two technicians who I know of:

http://www.abguitartech.co.uk (Stratford)

http://www.guitartechnicalservices (Warwick)

Both of whom provide guitar repair services who can help I am sure.

My focus is of course to provide a dedicated & truly bespoke World Wide specialist service in the provision of the finest playing guitars and so anyone who wishes to purchase a guitar from me will appreciate the need to focus on this area of my business, rather than building the workshop services side which I fear could become a distraction from my my own personal objectives.

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My Faith Saturn left handed guitar arrived safe and sound on Thursday afternoon and it’s a stunning looking guitar. I have been practicing every day which means I am typing this message with my toes, as the fingers on my right hand are so sore, but I guess that will pass with time.I’d just like to thank you once again for your professionalism, patience (three hours goes above and beyond the call of duty) and enthusiasm, along with the sound, sensible advice that you showed me on my visit to your shop. My two hour plus journey from York was certainly not a wasted journey, as I came away feeling that rather than you just wanting to ‘sell a guitar’ it was more important to you, that you helped me choose a guitar that was ‘right for me’.I would say to anyone who has seen your website and is considering buying a guitar from you as I did, that the passion and honest ethics that you promote are not a sales gimmick, but real. Thanks again.

Paul

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Just a quick note to say the guitar turned up safe and sound today! It was superbly wrapped so no damage!

Also, it plays like an absolute dream! It has instantly made me sound like a better player. It is set up perfectly! Another very satisfied customer here! So much so, when i look to purchase an acoustic in a few months time, i will be coming straight back to yourself!

I will be highly recommending you in future!

Many thanks

Andy

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Just thought I would bring you some pics of the showroom.  I have a lot of my new hangers up now which show off my collection nicely – all front facing so you can see the guitars as they should be seen – not all racked up side by side like hanging lumps of meat!!

I am really proud of my collection.  2012 is set to be an exciting year with some really great developments.  I am not allowed to say too much right now but if you are a fan of World Class Jazz guitars you may want to keep in touch!!

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The Breedlove C250/CM is the first guitar for me to present to you for 2012. 

Many guitar brands have their “pitch” – all the waffle that is designed to convince you that these are the ones which stand head and shoulder above the others.  Well Breedlove is no different and their “pitch” DOES sound pretty impressive.  However, as always I totally ignore all this because as far as I am concerned I just want to know whether it brings something new to my collection of recommendations.  If the answer is yes, then its in!

So what makes the C250 so special to me?

For a start is has more than a passing resemblence to my babies from Stonebridge (Check out the Durango series) visually with its satin solid cedar top and mahogany back and sides.  I just love this look but it can only be achieved if the finishing is excellent which it really is on these.  So far I have had a couple of this model in for sale (sold the first model within minutes of opening it from the box!) and they were both extraordinarily high quality.  The primary difference of course being A) The on board electronic tuner with backlit display.  This sounds stunning and I am led to believe that this is an LR Baggs system branded for Breedlove and B) The incredibly price of just £499 for an electro where as the Stonebridge models are £650 without electronics.

Historically £499 has been an awkward price for me with electro acoustics – it is the higher end of Cort production yet Faith start at £600 and Stonebridge start from £600 without a pickup!  Breedlove have finally bridged this gap in the most wonderful way – finally I have the brand that provides me with an electro acoustic that I can be proud to demonstrate.

This isn’t the only electro they do at £499 and soon I will be bringing you pics of the wonderful OM/MME – another stunner at £500 but thats for next week maybe!

The C250CM comes with a quality gig bag too which is always nice at this price and of course I have to remind you that when you buy from me you receive a personalised setup taylored to your playing style and quality control second to none. 

I can assure you of a perfect instrument in every way.

Buy Breedlove C250/CM

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