Yamaha Acoustic We had a Yamaha acoustic guitar come in that needed a setup, but the customer was also preparing for his first gig and wanted a way of amplifying it. After discussing a couple of options we decided on a TGI soundhole pickup. These can be fitted as a temporary fit or hardwired in, … More Yamaha Acoustic Guitar

Burns Bison Bass Here’s one for you bass guitarists out there! We had a Burns Bison bass guitar come in needing a restring and setup. After removing the old strings we gave the fret board a good clean with lemon oil to remove any grime, and rehydrate the wood. We then cleaned the rest of … More Burns Bison Bass

A nice start to 2020! We had a nice start to 2020 with a job that came in. A lady brought a guitar in that her dad had built, and she had used when she was younger. Having not been used for many years, the plan was to clean and restring the guitar and then … More A nice start to 2020!

Christmas opening hours Roberts Instrument Repairs is now closed for its Christmas break and will open again on January the 2nd at 10.00. We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. 

  Fender Telecaster We had a nice black paisley Telecaster come in that needed some tlc after being left in its case having not been played for a while. After removing some very rusty strings, we gave the guitar a good clean and polish. Then we checked and tightened any of the hardware on the … More Fender Telecaster

Epiphone Acoustic Guitar Imagine the sickening feeling of looking forward to spending some time playing your guitar, only to find the bridge had completely come away from the body! Well we had a customer come in with that very problem. On closer inspection, we found that the bridge had been glued directly to the lacquer … More Broken Guitar bridge

Eric Johnson pickups We had a well gigged early 2000 Fender Strat come in, which the customer having spent the last 6 months gigging on a cruise ship, had started to feel the guitar was feeling a bit flat and uninspiring. So before his next 6 months at sea, he wanted some Eric Johnson signature … More Eric Johnson Pickups

D’Addario XT Guitar strings I’ve been a D’Addario string user on my acoustic and electric guitars and also on my mandolin for many years now. On all my electrics I use the XL strings and have always found them to be consistent in tone, intonation, feel and life span. When I was asked by D’Addario … More D’Addario XT guitar strings

Rickenbacker 330 We had a 90’s model Rickenbacker 330 in Jetglo come in that had been left in its case and not played for many years. I’ve always had an affection for Rickenbacker’s owning a 330 12 string myself and having  a love for the sound of early 60’s music. From the Byrds to early … More Rickenbacker 330

Gibson J-45 Acoustic guitar. We had a beautiful Gibson J-45 acoustic in that needed a good clean and restring. After removing the strings, we checked and tightened all the hardware. We then cleaned and condition the fret board with lemon oil, restoring the rosewood back to a nice dark finish. We then cleaned the guitar … More Gibson J-45 Acoustic guitar