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Set up, PLEK Service & Fret Work

PLEK Service

PLEK Service

Welcome to the innovative world of precision craftsmanship at Third Coast Guitar, where we proudly introduce the PLEK machine – a revolutionary tool that elevates your guitar-playing experience to new heights. The PLEK machine, a pinnacle of cutting-edge technology, is meticulously designed to bring out the best in your instrument. This state-of-the-art marvel takes precision to a whole new level. Imagine your guitar undergoing a transformation that transcends the boundaries of conventional setups. The PLEK machine employs a proprietary scanning system, mapping the intricacies of your guitar's neck and fretboard with unparalleled accuracy. This detailed analysis ensures a level of precision that traditional methods can only dream of achieving. Once the scan is complete, the PLEK machine seamlessly executes a series of adjustments, delicately addressing any imperfections in the fretwork. Whether it's correcting minor inconsistencies, optimizing string height, or enhancing intonation, the PLEK machine transforms your guitar into a precision-crafted masterpiece.

At Third Coast Guitar, we believe that every musician deserves a playing experience that feels tailored to their unique style. With the PLEK machine, we bring you an instrument that not only meets but exceeds your expectations. We are blown away by the unparalleled playability and exceptional tone this miracle of German engineering brings to the table.

Elevate your guitar playing journey – experience the precision, feel the difference that PLEK can make

• Standard PLEK Service$325

Full Set up

Our Full Set-up includes full diagnostics and inspection of the entire instrument, full inspection of all electronics, personalized recommendations for upgrades and improvements, full redress and polish of frets with 7 courses of fine sandpapers and micromesh with a complete high gloss buff on our arbor buffer, cleaning and oiling of fret board, tightening hardware, replacing any needed small parts or screws, restring, adjusting and polishing nut slots, lubricating truss rod nut (if needed), full truss rod adjustment, balancing tremolo or setting tailpiece, adjusting saddle height, setting intonation using even temperament methods, checking electronics, adjusting pick ups, detail polish and cleaning. Electric/acoustics get balance of output, and archtops and mandolins have bridge fitted to the top, located and glued in place. Fret levels include measuring and precision leveling of frets, recrowning with 4 courses of diamond files and redressing to a high polish.

• Standard Guitars$110

  Hard Tails, Les Pauls, Teles, Basic 4-string Basses, Ukulele, Acoustic 6-strings, Classical Acoustics, Stratocaster style guitars, Guitars with Bigsbys, Lap steels, 7-string electrics, 5-string Basses, Resonators

• Other instruments & More complex guitars$130

  Locking Tremolo Guitars (Floyd Rose trems), 12-string guitars, 6-string Basses, Banjos, Evertune Equipped Guitars, Resonators, 8- String or Multi-Scaled guitars or basses, Jaguars & Jazzmasters (Includes shimming neck, Teflon taping bridge and thread locking on saddles), Latin Instruments

• Mandolin or Archtop$140

  Includes cost of fitting bridge to top

• Rickenbacker Bass or 6 string guitar$140

  Includes glossing board & double truss rod adjustment

• Rickenbacker 12-strings$180

  Includes glossing board & double truss rod adjustment

• Steinberger Trans trem$240
• Buzz Feiten Retrofit, most electrics$280

  Set-up included

  $29 for blanks

• Buzz Feiten Retrofit, most acoustics$450

  Set-up included

  $79 for blanks

Restring & Tune

Remove old strings, clean fretboard and polish tops of frets, oil fretboard, tighten loose tuners and hardware, stretch strings, tune to pitch, full truss rod adjustment, adjust any equipped tremolo or tailpiece and polish guitar. Cost of strings is not included.

• Standard 6-String, 7-String, Banjo & Ukulele$50
• Classicals, Latin Instruments & Multi-Scaled or Strung Guitars$60
• Floyd Rose Trem Equipped$60
• 12-String, Mandolin, Baja Sexto, U Bass$65

Restring & Adjust

Includes everything in our Restring & Tune plus: light cleaning of hardware, adjust saddle height for proper string action, adjust pickup height and output, adjust intonation (how well the guitar plays in-tune with itself) and more detailed polish of instrument. Cost of strings is not included. THIS IS MOST SHOPS "SETUP"

• 6-String, 7-String, Banjo, Classical Guitars & Ukulele$75
• Floyd Rose Trem Equipped, Evertune Equipped, 12-String guitars, Latin Instruments, Resonators, Banjos & Jaguar/Jazzmasters$90
• Rickenbackers, Archtops, Multiscale or 8-strings & Mandolins$100
• Rickenbacker 12-String$120

Add-Ons & Adjustments

• Adjust Action or Intonation$30

  Included with set-up

• Adjust Truss Rod$25

  Included with set-up

• Blocking one side of tremolo$75

  $40 with set-up

• Blocking second side of tremolo$30

  $20 with set-up

• Filling nut slot$15

  $3 each additional · First included with set-up

• Keyholing bridge slots$15

  Requires set-up

• Lower nut slots$30

  Included with set-up

• Glossing fingerboard$48
• Masking fingerboard$20
• Clean electronics$30

  Included with set-up

• Dowel and drill strap button$20-30
• Lowering nut shelf on Floyd Rose nut$45

  With set-up $25

• Strap button install$20

  With set-up $10.00

• Shimming neck$20

  With set-up $10 Plus $10-13 for laser cut shim

• Shimming side of neck pocket$20

  With set-up $10

• Very Dirty Guitar or Rusty/Frozen Hardware$25-75

  Requires set-up

• Removing stickers$25-50

  With set-up $15-30

• Saddle installation for Strat Style$90

  Includes Restring & Tune

  With set-up $20

• Saddle installation, Gibson style$100-120

  Includes cutting slots and Restring & Tune

  With set-up $30

• Tuner mounting, drop in, 6 string$20

  Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up

  With Full Set Up $10

• Tuner install, with reaming & drilling 6 string$60

  Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up

  With Full Set Up $30

• 12 string tuner install$110

  Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up

  With Full Set Up $60

• Tuner install, non-dog ears (Sperzels, Schaller, Fender)$75

  Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up

  With Full Set Up $45

• Pick guard mounting, cutting and shaping required$45-90

  With set-up $25-$50

• Pick guard mounting, LP style, no screws$20

  With set-up $15

• Pick guard mounting, Strat style, drop in$40

  With set-up $25

• Shimming in strap button$15

  Included with set-up

Custom Pickguards & Inlays

• Strat style guard$300+

  Plus materials $30-75

• LP or Archtop style$150+

  Plus materials $25-75

• Custom style$250 & up

  Plus materials $25-100

• New acoustic pickguard, hand cut and fitted$185

  Plus materials $12-55

• Mounting pre cut acoustic pickguard$60-90

  Including removing old guard and adhesive

• Hand made Back or control plate$75+
• Inlay fretboard dots, full board (10-12 dots), rosewood$275

  Plus materials $10-35

• Inlay Fretboard dots, full board (10-12 dots), maple$550

  Includes Full Touch up of maple board · Plus materials $10-35

• Inlay single dot$60

  Each additional $30 · Plus materials

• Inlay side dots, full board, no touch up needed$180
• Inlay side dots, full board, with touch up$250 and UP
• Inlay trapezoid or block inlays, With refret, no binding$675 Plus Refret

  Plus materials $65 and up

Nuts

Includes hand cutting and shaping new fingerboard nut from scratch, and fitting it specifically for each instrument. Some variation in pricing is due to the unexpected difficulty in removing some nuts. It is highly recommended each instrument be set up to ensure optimal playability. Restringing is NOT included. Price excludes cost of blank ($8-15 for high quality bone/synthetic)

• DIFFICULT REMOVAL OF NUT$45
• FENDER STYLE$120

  With Set up $110

• Gibson style, acoustic or fender w/ binding$130

  With Set up $120

• 12 String$220

  With Set up $200

• Fit & adjust Pre-cut Nut$60

  With Set up $45

• Hand Made Graphite, Nylon or Delrin$20 Upcharge
• Hand Made Brass or Steel$100 Upcharge

  Blanks are $10

• 5 String Brass Bass Nut$180 Upcharge

  Blanks are $25

• Mandolin$200

  With Set up $190

• Martin Style (with flared edges)$140

  With Set up $120

• Adjusting Floyd Rose Nut Shelf$60

  With Set up $30

• Install LSR Roller Nut w/rout$180

  With Set up $150

• Install Floyd Rose nut w/rout$180

  With Set up $150

• Shimming up and Recutting Nut$60

  With Set up $30

• Raising Nut Slots$15-65

  1st three included in cost of Full Set Up

Binding Work

• Reglue Loose binding on top, side or back with touch up$250 First side

  This is a very difficult repair and can require lots of touch up to make it work and look good.

  Each additional side $150

• Repair Binding that is missing, cracked, disintegrating$300 1st side

  This is another very time consuming repair. Often, we may recommend refinishing the whole guitar.

  Each additional side $175

• Replacing binding, on any part of guitarQuote only
• Replacing binding on any Vintage Gretsch$5000 minimum

Guitar Bridge Work

All prices are for 6 strings except where otherwise noted. Add $10-20 extra for 12 strings. Restring is NOT included unless otherwise mentioned.

Acoustic Guitar Bridges

• Saddle, hand-crafted bone$60

  High Quality Bone Blank $8

• Saddle for 12 string$75

  High Quality Long Bone Blank $10

• Bridge remove and reglue, Martin style 6 string$280

  Includes Restring & Adjust Service or Add $35 for full setup

• Bridge reglue on Polyurethane finished top, 6-string$350+

  These are difficult to get off and on, often need touch up.

  Includes Restring & Adjust Service

• Bridge Reglue on Classical Guitar$325

  Includes Restring & Adjust Service

• Plane OR Rout Bridge$120
• Plane and Rout Bridge$280

  Complete Setup is included in cost · New saddle is often needed to complete this repair properly

• Build new bridge$450 & up

  Includes new saddle and full set up

  Plus Materials $15-50 · Fancy Bridges require a quote

• Restore Bridge Plate$120

  Maintains Original Bridge Plate

• Cap Bridge Plate$225

  Plus Materials $20

• Remove & replace bridge plate$300

  Plus Materials $20

• Keyhole Acoustics, 6 string$20
• Sealing cracked bridge, "Jet Glue"$25-75

Mounting Bridges During Setup for Electric Guitars

• Drop-in Tune-O-matic or hard tail style$30
• Mount Tele Bridge$40
• Mount new Tremolo$40

  Strat Tremolo or Floyd Rose Style

• Mount Bass Bridge$35

Installing Electric Guitar Bridges

Some woodworking, Add cost of Complete Set Up

• Tune-O-matic$100

  plugging/drilling holes, plus full setup cost

• Tremolo$130

  plugging holes/carving rout, plus full setup cost

• Bigsby Install$100

  plus full setup cost

• Bigsby Install on Tele$450

  With bridge install, cups, trem, plus full setup cost

• Tele$400

  mounting, drilling holes through body, plus full setup cost

• Bass$75-100

  plugging/drilling holes, plus setup cost

Rout for Tremolo Install

Cost includes disassembly, bridge locating, routing and woodworking, reassembly and full setup.

• Strat (no existing trem)$400

  Includes Set up

• Evertune Install$575

  Tremolo Style or Tele

• Evertune Install$625

  Les Paul Style (but not SGs)

• Floyd Rose original$500

  No Back Rout, Install Locking Nut, Full Set Up included

• Floyd Rose with back rout$575

  Back Rout to Pull Sharp, Install Locking Nut, Full Set Up Included

Guitar Electronics

• Minimum Bench fee or diagnosis$30
• Hollow body add-on$30-120
• Pick up installation$70 first One

  $100 for two pickups: Les Paul Style · $120 for three pickups: Like a Strat! · $90 for Tele Bridge · $120 for Tele Set

• Rewind Pickup (Not including install)$135

  Single Coil $135 · Humbucker $175

• Rout body, Flat top$120 1st

  Each additional $60

• Rout Body, Les Paul or Archtop$140 1st

  Each additional $70

• Rout Pick Guard$70 1st

  Each additional $45

• Install Preamp System in Electric Bass or Guitar$120-360

  Cost varries on type, size and function

• Fishman Fluence Install$200+

  2 pick up, 2 pots, jack & battery $200 · 3 pick up Strat or Noiseless install $250 · Les Pa325

• Acoustic Pick up Install, Undersaddle$90

  With Set up $60

• Acoustic Pick up install, K&K$100

  With Set up $70

• Acoustic Pick up install, K&K Trinity or Tonewood System$125

  With Set up $90

• Banjo or Mandolin pick up install$130
• Sound Hole Pick up Install$70
• Ribbon Transducer Install$100

  With Set up $90

• Install On-board acoustic pick up system$250+
• Clean Electronics$30

  Top load (Strat style)

• Clean Electronics$25

  Back Load (LP style)

• Replace Pot$70

  Two pots $90 · Three pots $130 · Four pots $150

• Replace Switch, Les Paul style$70
• Replace Switch, Strat/Tele style$85
• Push Pull Pot Install$75

  Each additional $50

• Tap Switch Install$65

  Each additional $40

• Total Rewire$150-300

  Standard Guitar Wirings

• Total rewire$175-475

  Hollowbody

• Shield Guitar Cavity, Copper$125-250

  Plus materials

• Shield Guitar Cavity, Paint$150-300

  Plus materials

• Taylor ES1 Retrofit (full), ES1 kit included, no set up and no sales tax$300
• Taylor ES2 Retrofit (full), ES2 kit included, no set up and no sales tax$375
• Wax Potting Pick ups$30

  Does not include uninstall/reinstall

  Each additional $20

• Install Sustainiac or Sustainer$350+

  Does not include cost of making backplates. Price may vary.

Frets & Fingerboards

• hand Fret level & re-crown, Standard 6 String, including full setup$220
• Fretless Conversion$600+

  With PLEK Service and Full Setup

• Fret-end File$90

  With Set up $60

• Re-humidify and level frets$240
• Seat & Seal all Loose Frets full board Rosewood or Ebony$80

  Finished fretboards are $70 extra and may require touchup

• Re-seat first 5 frets$30

  Each additional $15

• PLEK Service including full setup$325
• Heat set Neck$125

  Only guaranteed with refrets

• "roll" Fretboard Edges$120

  With Setup $60 . Finished fretboards may be extra

• Scallop fretboard, no refinishing$775

  Includes Set up

• Replace fretboardStarting At $1200

  Includes Full Refret

• Replace Fender USA Strat Truss nut$475

  Includes Set up

Partial Re-Frets

Includes fret level, re-crown and set up on 6 string

• 1 Fret$250
• 2 Frets$265
• 3 Frets$280
• 4 Frets$300
• 5 Frets$325
• 6 Frets$340
• 7 Frets$350

  7 Frets is the Maximum for a Partial Refret

• Guitar with Binding$10 per fret add on cost

Full Re-Frets

Includes PLEK Fingerboard Plane, fret slot slot clean and seal, fretting, PLEK level/crown/polish and a Complete Set up. Material cost $18 per re-fret, $35 for stainless steel or $45 "EVO gold" fret wire. Compound radius can be done at no extra charge.

• Unbound rosewood or ebony$600
• Unbound Maple$600
• Bound Rosewood or Ebony$700
• Bound Maple$700
• Bar Fret Refret$1200

  Plus extra material costs

• New nut with re-fret, 6 string$100

  Plus materials $8

• New nut with re-fret, 12 string$200

  Plus materials $10

• Refinishing fingerboard with re-fret, glossy$200
• Refinishing fingerboard with re-fret, matte$175
• Hand rubbed finish with re-fret$60

  Gun-stock finish

• Stainless Steel fret upcharge$100

  Labor only

  Plus Materials $35

Fingerboards

Does not include cost of materials. Must quote.

• Build, fret and install unbound rosewood or ebony fingerboard$1000 & up
• Build, fret and install bound rosewood or ebony fingerboard$1400 & up
• Rebind fretboard, touch up and re-fret$1200 & up

Necks

• Mounting neck, no drilling$70-130

  With Set Up $40-70

• Mount Neck, with drilling$100-150

  With Set Up $75-100

• Dowel and drill stripped neck$100

  With Set Up $50

• Bolt set cheap acoustic$400+

  Great solution for cheaper old guitars!!!

• Replace or fix truss rod$750 & up

  Includes Set up

  Plus Materials approx. $30

• Heat set neck$150

  No maple. Rosewood/Ebony only.

  Not a guaranteed repair

• Reglue Loose Neck, Celebrity style$365

  Includes Set up. 6 Strings ONLY!!!

  Not a guaranteed repair

Neck Resets

Includes Set up and new saddle. Proper playability is not guaranteed without a full refret.

• Traditional dovetail, no binding$650

  With Refret Included $1100 · Plus Materials

• Guild, Gibson Acoustic or touch up required, no binding$875

  With Refret $1325 · Plus Materials

• Taylor (pre NT) or other bolt-on, no binding$400

  With Refret $850

• Taylor NT neck reset$75

  Plus Set up AddOn cost

• Les Paul$1075

  Includes touch up and set up

  With Refret $1525 · Plus Materials

• Hollowbodies (Gibson ES style) or Archtops$900 and up

  Includes set up and touch up

  With Refret $1350 · Plus Materials

• Any guitar with binding add$50-100

Cracks & Structural

Headstocks and top cracks. Guitars with multiple cracks will be done at a discounted rate per crack. -25% per each additional crack.

• CA seal crack, up to 3"$150

  No Finish Touch Up, Only Wet-sand & Buff

• CA Seal Crack, up to 6"$200

  No Finish Touch Up, Only Wet-sand & Buff · OVER 6" MUST QUOTE

• Repair Crack, up to 3"$200+

  With Finish Touch Up, Wet-sand & Buff · Plus Materials ($8)

• Repair Crack, up to 6"$400+

  With Finish Touch Up, Wet-sand & Buff · Plus Materials ($10) · OVER 6" MUST QUOTE

• Splint Crack, up to 6"$450+

  With Crack Clean-Up, Wood Inlay, Color Match, Finish Touch Up, Wet-sand & Buff · Plus Materials ($10-15) · OVER 6" MUST QUOTE

• Seal Cracked Bridge (Jet Glue)$30-90
• Headstock Reglue, no touch up$350+

  Includes Complete Set Up

• Headstock Off, no rebuild required$400+

  Includes Complete Set Up

• Headstock with Expert Touch up$550 & up

  Includes Complete Set Up · Plus Materials ($10)

• Rebuilding Headstock$1250 & up

  Includes Complete Set Up · Plus Materials ($20 and up)

• Loose Brace Reglue$75 First one

  Each additional $55

• Off Brace Reglue$100 & up
• Brace, Build and Replace$120 Each
• Remove back for repair$450 Minimum

  Includes back reinstall and complete touchup

Buffing, Wet Sanding & Polishing

• Buffing Out Top, Acoustic$90
• Buffing Out Top, Electric$180

  Includes Disassembly and Reassembly

• Buffing Out Whole Guitar, Acoustic$210
• Buffing out whole body, bolt-on electric$250

  Includes Disassembly and Reassembly

• Wet sand and buff out top, acoustic$175
• Wet sand and buff out top, electric$210
• Wet sand and buff out whole guitar, acoustic$310
• Wet sand and buff out whole guitar, electric bolt-on$375

Touch-Up & Partial Finishing

• Touch up$350-750

  Air brush touch-up includes filling in body damage, sealing up finish, color matching, airbrushing, clear coat, and wetsand/buff whole effected area

• Drop Fill$175 & up
• CA Touch-Up$75 & up
• Spray clear over signature$275 & up
• Refinish neck$275-450

  No set up, post removal

• Refinish top$650 & up

  Clear or standard color. Not including bridge removal on acoustics

• Refinish top on Martin$1350

  Or similar (requiring neck, bridge and pick guard remove/reinstall)

• Refinish side$300 & up
• Refinish Back$350 & up
• Refinish Headstock$200 & up

  Plus Materials

• Re-decal headstock, Fender style$60-150
• Fender Custom Color Faceplate Matching$300 & Up

  With color matching and re-decal

  Plus Material and Decal Cost

• Clear over headstock$100 & Up

Total Refinish

Includes sanding and color. Price includes cost of Restring & Adjust. Full set up add $50. Any custom paint must be paid in full $35-75. Standard in-stock colors are $30 per guitar.

• Remove Polyurethane paintAdd $300
• MetallicAdd $75
• White finishAdd $75

  Difficult to do right!

• Candy ColorsAdd $400
• SunburstAdd $150
• With binding and color on NeckAdd $90
• With body binding and color, per sideAdd $120
• Bolt-on, Fender style Body Nitro or Poly$800 and up

  Standard color, body only

  Neck and Body $950 and up · Plus Materials

• Set-neck body and neck$1100

  SG or like, no binding

  Plus Materials

• Set-neck with binding on body and neck$1500

  Les Paul Standard, No Burst

• Martin or similar guitars$1800

  Requiring neck, bridge and pick guard remove & reinstall

• Acoustic Refinish$1600

  Requiring bridge and pickguard removal & reinstall

• Custom "aging" job$200 & up
• Clear Coat, Glossy$600

  Over body only

• Clear Coat, Matte$450

  Over body only

Parker Work

Parkers take a special know how to do properly

• Full Set up, with Fretboard mask$150
• Full Set up, with Fret level and Fretboard mask$400
• Seat, Seal and Level all Frets w/full Set up$750

  Replace fret or reseat completely loose fret, Add $25 each fret

• Replace Parker top nut$75-120
• Replace Parker Jack with Ribbon cable mod$120
• Minimum Electronics bench fee$90
• Replace original Parker ribbon assembly$400

  With Ghost AcoustiPhonic System

• Install Full Midi Hexpander complement$750

  With Ghost Hex+AcoustiPhonic System