Shop rate is $45.00 per hour FLAT… There is a $5.00 "BENCH FEE" for the first hour. THIS is for solder, wire, shrink wrap, tape, sandpaper, etc. – After all, I HAFTA PAY FOR IT TOO ! ! ! – LOL If it takes me a little longer than I give ya on an estimate, I usually diss it, or will CONTACT YOU to approve additional charges – This holds true for PARTS as well, and I ALWAYS include your old parts unless a trade-in has been previously been approved – We PRIDE OURSELVES at HONESTY and INTEGRITY here at Doc’s – I AUTOMATICALLY put up 5% of ALL SALES AND PARTS FUNDS into a SLUSH FUND for our younger, financially challenged shredders – I KNOW ONLY TOO WELL the HASSLE of trying to play a guitar that the action is set on like HIGH TENSION WIRES, and how FRUSTRATING it is for a beginning player to try and learn on a CRAPPY SETUP OR GUITAR – I have been known to provide parts, service, and EVEN ENTIRE GUITARS – FREE OF CHARGE to someone that has that BURNING DESIRE TO PLAY and can’t afford it – {Now…ALL you OLDER GUYS – FORGET ABOUT IT ! ! ! – WE have REAL JOBS and can AFFORD TO PAY – It’s just HELL for the kids to try to have service done on guitars that they SAVE FOREVER to just get ! ! ! ! }

A typical Floyd Rose setup will run you $50.00 {If you provide the strings – Otherwise add $5.00}, which INCLUDES a COMPLETE stripdown of the guitar, cleaning and oiling of the fretboard, a LIGHT polish of the frets and MINOR adjustment of the neck {If your neck looks like our Dobie’s hind leg or is SEVERELY bowed or backbowed, it will run MORE}

- On the BUSINESS END, we restring the guitar, clean, lubricate and adjust the height and float the Floyd, and adjust the action to your liking {Our SPECIALTY is DOWN AND DIRTY LOOOOW, LOOOOW ACTION ! ! !…If your neck is not TRASHED, I can usually get action at LESS THAN 1/16″ with NO STRING BUZZ ! ! ! !} and we TRY to get the INTONATION as CLOSE as we can as well { If it’s REALLY WACKED, it MAY run more } and pickup height is also adjusted as well…What you will have when we are done {God willing} is a guitar that SHREDS LIKE A BANSHEE! ! ! and plays EFFORTLESSLY – You SHOULD be able to fret your Metal Monster with YER EYELASHES, and a GOOD SETUP USUALLY INCREASES YOUR SPEED AS WELL ! ! ! – If you’re in town, we ask that you bring the guitar back in 10 days or so at NO CHARGE for a FINE TUNING as well.

Various OTHER work, such as rewiring, serious fret polishes and fretwork and all OTHER WORK will be AT THE ESTIMATED COST unless we contact you – NO PEARL HARBOR SNEAK ATTACKS HERE ! ! ! ! I generally try to keep my work at or below my estimate, even if I have to take a bath on it, so it will either come in at estimate or you’ll be pleasantly surprised…And ALL OUR WORK is GUARANTEED TO PLEASE YOU {Electronics work for AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE GUITAR ! ! } – We PRIDE OURSELVES in using ONLY U.S. MADE SWITCHCRAFT jacks, pots switches, etc. whenever available.

Regarding complete custom guitar builds, please don’t let my $45.00 hourly shop rate scare you off. Being very anal about guitars I build and putting MUCH more time in than is necessary, my hourly rate building guitars could probably be beat out if I were flipping burgers at some greasy spoon, fast-food joint. In other words, if a quote is given to build a guitar, I will come in at or below that quote, even if it means taking a haircut on my end. (Haircut? I don’t have any hair… lol)