SWF Guitars
Description
I am a touring guitar technician. I work on shows, festivals and tours and are now offering full guitar set ups from Manchester City centre when I am home. Do you have a guitar that isn't performing as well as you'd like? I can give your guitar a full new set up giving it a new lease of life and making it feel like brand new.
Maybe you have fret buzz, high action or crackly pot's. Maybe you have issues with intonation and tuning. Or maybe your guitar has stopped outputting sound all together. I can sort all these problems and give you an instrument that is a joy to play!
Set ups include a full deep clean, fret polish, hardware check up, action setting, intonation setting, fret board oil; and electronics check and cleaning.
Guitars
Prices start from £35 a set up if you supply strings. £40 with strings supplied by me.
Basses
Prices start from £35 a set up if you supply strings, £55 with strings supplied by me.
Please get in touch for prices on other services.
Past clients include:
Cory Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
James Mcvey (The Vamps)
Max Helyer (You Me At Six)
Jason Christopher Rappise (Stone Sour, Sebastian Bach, Prong)
Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)
Matt Barnes (You Me At Six)
Sonny Mayo (Ugly Kid Joe, Sevendust, Head PE, Amen, Snot)
Ben Philips (The Pretty Reckless)
Shaun White (Bad Things, Snowboard/Skateboard gold medalist)
Mike Kingswood (Axewound, Glamour of the Kill)
Mark Damon (The Pretty Reckless)
Anthony Sanudo (Bad Things)
Sid Glover (Heaven's Basement, The Cruel Knives)
Chris Gomerson (Glamour of the Kill)
Jared Palomar (Bad Things, Augustana)
Rob Ellershaw (Heaven's Basement, The Cruel Knives)
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Davey Richmond (Glamour of the Kill)
Stew Milton (Dear Superstar)
Jay Bartlett (PRS endorsee, Counterpoint, Blackwater)
Ben Grimsley (Dear Superstar, Ashes)
Paul Travers (Yashin)
Adam Smethurst (Dear Superstar)
Dan Bremner (EofE)
Luke Bradley (EofE)
Testimonials
'Made up with how good my guitar sounds and feels after its set up. Cheers to Scott Findlay! If you need anything doing to your guitar, I highly recommend him!' - Andrew Williams
'This 12 string needed a set-up so I took it to Scott Findlay, guitar tech for Heaven's Basement and others. If he's good enough for Sid Glover and Corey Taylor, then he's good enough for moi! If you want anything doing with a guitar, see Scott, recommended. Scott set the neck up, took a milli off the bridge, oiled, cleaned, new strings, sorted! :)' - Ziggy C
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facebook.comHere’s a Fender Strat from a few days ago! 🎸Fully Cleaned 🎸Hardware stripped and cleaned in ultrasonic 🎸Low fret reprofiled 🎸Fret polish 🎸Electrics checked and cleaned 🎸Set up in E standard with 10’s 🎸Nut lubed 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Action set 🎸Intonation set 🎸Pickup height set All for £40 inc. strings! #manchesterguitartech #manchesterguitarist #manchesterbassist #manchester #northerquarter #northerquartermcr #nq #manchestermusic #manchestermusicscene #redcity #redcityrecordings #manchestermetal #bimmmanchester #rncmusic #lespaul #fender #strat #stratocaster
Here’s a Westone Guitars - Matsumoku Guitars Bass from this week! I was really impressed with the build quality of this Japanese made guitar. It’s a nice heavy old boy too! 🎸Fully cleaned 🎸Hardware stripped and cleaned in ultrasonic cleaner 🎸Fret Polish 🎸Fret board cleaned and treated 🎸Set up in E standard with 45-105’s 🎸Nut lubed 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Action set 🎸Fully intonated 🎸Electrics checked and cleaned 🎸Pick up height set 🎸Batteries replaced making 18v active circuit All for £55 inc. strings! #manchesterguitartech #manchesterguitarist #manchesterbassist #manchester #northerquarter #northerquartermcr #nq #manchestermusic #manchestermusicscene #redcity #redcityrecordings #manchestermetal #bimmmanchester #rncmusic #lespaul #westone #bass
Here’s something different! I installed a Stetsbar tremolo bridge onto this Gibson SG. I set this SG up a few months ago for a valued customer so it was nice to see it back on the bench. Similar to a Floyd Rose, these bridges tremolo flat and sharp and can be half locked off to resemble more of a traditional bigsby style bridge. 🎸Fully cleaned 🎸Neck cleaned and treated 🎸New Stestbar bridge installed 🎸Action set 🎸Fully intonated 🎸Nut lubed All for £35! *not including parts Thanks to my friends at MorMusic York for supplying the Stetsbar bridge. #manchesterguitartech #manchesterguitarist #manchesterbassist #manchester #northerquarter #northerquartermcr #nq #manchestermusic #manchestermusicscene #redcity #redcityrecordings #manchestermetal #bimmmanchester #rncmusic #lespaul #stetsbar #gibson #gibsonsg
Here’s a Fender Precision bass from last week! A tasty low action achieved with this one! 🎸Full clean 🎸Hardware stripped and cleaned in ultrasonic 🎸Fret polish 🎸Electrics checked and cleaned 🎸Strung with 45-105’s 🎸Set up in E standard 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Action set 🎸Intonation set 🎸Nut lubed 🎸pickup height set All for £55 inc. strings!!!!! #manchesterguitartech #manchesterguitarist #manchesterbassist #manchester #northerquarter #northerquartermcr #nq #manchestermusic #manchestermusicscene #redcity #redcityrecordings #manchestermetal #bimmmanchester #rncmusic #lespaul #fenderpbass #fender
Here’s an interesting one! An old friend called me for an emergency job after he had fitted the stock pickups back into this Gibson Flying V and had not soldiered them correctly. The guitar was to be used that night in Vampires Rock at Palace Theatre, Manchester 🎸Fully cleaned 🎸Fully rewired 🎸Pots/switches cleaned 🎸Fret polish 🎸Fret board cleaned and treated 🎸Action set 🎸Intonation set 🎸Pickup height set Good to go all for £40! Go check out the show! https://m.facebook.com/groups/4201778300 #manchesterguitartech #manchesterguitarist #manchesterbassist #manchester #northerquarter #northerquartermcr #nq #manchestermusic #manchestermusicscene #redcity #redcityrecordings #manchestermetal #bimmmanchester #rncmusic #lespaul #flyingv #vampiresrock
Here’s one from last week, a Fender Jazzmaster! The rhythm circuit had already been removed by the previous owner. 🎸Fully Cleaned 🎸Hardware stripped and cleaned in ultrasonic cleaner 🎸Fret Polish 🎸Fretboard cleaned and treated 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Restrung with 10 - 48’s 🎸Nut lubed 🎸Action set 🎸Intonation set 🎸Pickup height set 🎸Electrics cleaned and checked All for £40 inc. strings! Nice low action was achieved on this even with the classic radius of a Jazzmaster fretboard. #manchesterguitartech #manchesterguitarist #manchesterbassist #manchester #northerquarter #northerquartermcr #nq #manchestermusic #manchestermusicscene #redcity #redcityrecordings #manchestermetal #bimmmanchester #rncmusic #lespaul #fender #jazzmaster
Leaving today was this Fender P Bass! The bass came in for a full setup as the customer wanted their action raising so he could dig in more. 🎸Fully cleaned 🎸Hardware removed and cleaned in ultrasonic. 🎸Electrics checked and cleaned 🎸Frets polished 🎸Restrung with D’addario 🎸Nut lubed 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Action set 🎸Fully intonated 🎸Pickup height set As soon as the truss rod was adjusted this bass changed from an ok bass to a great bass! Set up in Eb, it plays great! All for £35!
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Leaving today is this Yamaha Revstar. 🎸Fully Cleaned 🎸Hardware stripped and cleaned in ultrasonic 🎸Fret Polish 🎸Fretboard cleaned and treated 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Restrung with Ernie Ball Power Slinky’s 🎸Nut lubed 🎸Action set 🎸Intonation set 🎸Pickup height set 🎸Electrics cleaned and checked All for £35! Nice low action was achieved on this! It’s a very nice guitar that set up very well.
I’m at Maida Vale today with The Vamps. Recording something very special! It sounds badass!!!
Here’s one from yesterday! I set this loverly Gretsch Guitars Electromatic in E standard. 🎸Hardware stripped and cleaned in ultrasonic cleaner 🎸Fully cleaned 🎸Fret polish 🎸Fret board cleaned and treated 🎸Truss rod adjusted 🎸Restrung with Dean Markley Strings UK Helix 10-52’s 🎸Nut lubed 🎸Action set 🎸Fully intonated 🎸Pickup height set 🎸Electrics checked and cleaned All for £40 inc. strings! She plays great! Nice low action and silky smooth with the Helix strings!
Are you stuck for a present for a loved one that plays guitar/bass this Christmas??? Forget socks! Why not get them a present they will actually like and will improve their playing. I am a touring guitar technician offering guitar/bass setups that will make a guitar sound, play and look better. Setup's start from as little as £35.00 and will bring a smile to any guitarist this Christmas! Full details what the package includes can be found on the 'services' tab on my page. Past clients include: Corey Taylor (Slipknot,Stone Sour), The Vamps, The Pretty Reckless, You Me At Six, Lower Than Atlantis, New Hope Club, Ugly Kid Joe, Glamour of The Kill, Heavens Basement. — Products shown: Bass Full Set Up *Including Strings, Guitar Full Set Up Without Strings, Bass Guitar Full Set Up and Guitar Full Set Up *Including Strings.