81 Guitar Works

81 Guitar Works Guitar setups, repairs and servicing. Main workshop based in Lowestoft. Drop off available at Noisy Hammer in Norwich. [email protected] to book in.

Check out my youtube and instagram 81 Guitar Works specialise in servicing, set ups, repairs, modifications and restoration of electric, acoustic and bass guitars. Based in Maidstone Kent, we offer a wide range of repair and customization work, from a loose strap pin, to, fret work, electrical repairs, to headstock breaks and re finishing. Supplying:- Seymour Duncan, Lace Sensor pickups and Towner

Vibrato systems. My experience has been gained through years of being a gigging and touring musician. What started as me learning to set up my own guitars, grew to friends guitars, and then into a business. I have a keen eye for detail but always striving to learn more about guitars and luthiery. Drop off can be made at either my home, my print studio (in Ashford) via courier or in person. If you have any queries or would like to talk about booking your guitar in with us at 81 Guitar Works, please get in touch. [email protected]

Bunch of guitar shaped things from the depth of my phone that I forgot to post! Refretted this cool Ibanez rs. The res...
04/09/2026

Bunch of guitar shaped things from the depth of my phone that I forgot to post! Refretted this cool Ibanez rs. The rest….. I can’t remember, think I made one a new nut. Probably some fret work 🤦‍♂️. Anyways, got a guitar that needs a setup or service? Slide into my dm’s. Drop offs available in Lowestoft and Norwich.

Re posting these! Super happy with how this came out. And surprised at how much love it got at the shows I took it to. ...
02/09/2026

Re posting these! Super happy with how this came out. And surprised at how much love it got at the shows I took it to. I’ve got a bunch of Brazilian mahogany stashed up, and thinking an all hog one might be on the cards. If you want to check it out in person. Give me a shout and pop up the workshop.

This cool, Gibson came in for an overhaul. It had had a previous neck break that had been glued together. I filled the m...
01/09/2026

This cool, Gibson came in for an overhaul. It had had a previous neck break that had been glued together. I filled the missing pieces and gave it a spray over. While it was in, it got a refret, new bone saddle and nut. Absolutely killer sounding guitar. Got a guitar that needs a setup or service? Drop offs available in Lowestoft and Norwich.

Re posting this build from earlier in the year. Super figured poplar burl, black limba body, 5a flamed roasted maple nec...
30/08/2026

Re posting this build from earlier in the year. Super figured poplar burl, black limba body, 5a flamed roasted maple neck, ebony board, 27” baritone, stainless frets, brass nut, 81 “grumpy dumplin” p90 sized humbucker, matching k***s, Schaller bridge, Hipshot tuners. Want to chat about your own custom build?? I’ve got some CRAZY tips stashed away, or we can chat about crazier paint ideas!!!

Clear coats going on. 2k on the yellow. Nitro on the green. Got a body that needs painting? Hit me up.
29/08/2026

Clear coats going on. 2k on the yellow. Nitro on the green. Got a body that needs painting? Hit me up.

Few big boy desk top pedal boards have gone out recently. Big enough to hold a quad cortex, perfect for desk top recordi...
29/08/2026

Few big boy desk top pedal boards have gone out recently. Big enough to hold a quad cortex, perfect for desk top recording or demos. I’ve got smaller ones available as well. Link in the bio to my Etsy (until I update my website) or hit me up on here.

Check this out!!! 56 Les Paul in for a re fret. Yuuki P-G-V worked some absolute magic on this thing! When I first saw i...
28/08/2026

Check this out!!! 56 Les Paul in for a re fret. Yuuki
P-G-V worked some absolute magic on this thing! When I first saw it… it was a basket case, all kinds of messed up. Make sure you check out his page to see what was done. Not blowing smoke up his arse, but honestly the restoration work he’s done on this is next level. He then tasked me with doing a re fret. There was some twisting to the board and a bit of a hump. I managed to sand everything level and square without burning through all the wear in the neck. Stuck some new frets in. Made a nylon nut for it. Set it up. Job done. Killer guitar. Thanks to Yuuki for letting me be part of its story. 🫶

First two projects in the spray booth today. A charvel going graffiti yellow and a telemaster going a cool light greeny ...
26/08/2026

First two projects in the spray booth today. A charvel going graffiti yellow and a telemaster going a cool light greeny sort of thing.

SOLD! The wasp nest B2S has gone to its new home this morning. Big thanks to Gary and I’m looking forward to seeing pic...
25/08/2026

SOLD! The wasp nest B2S has gone to its new home this morning. Big thanks to Gary and I’m looking forward to seeing pics of it being played all over Suffolk!! Gary also owns the walnut B2S I made a few years back, he has gigged it pretty much every week for two years, only thing it needed was some contact cleaner sprayed into the volume pot!!

Had the best weekend with Tree Swift Goods Learning to make some knives! Got two Japanese style kiridashi’s made and t...
23/08/2026

Had the best weekend with Tree Swift Goods Learning to make some knives!
Got two Japanese style kiridashi’s made and the start on a pair of kitchen knives, which are a beautiful kui mai damascus, which will be completed at a later date.

Luke is an amazing teacher, everything was well explained and demonstrated. I’ve learnt sooo much this weekend and being in someone else’s workshop that is as much of a nerd about his craft as I am is really inspiring.
He really is a master of his craft! And…. Made pizza for lunch!

Get yourself on one his courses if you want to make your own knife or check out his website to see his available stock and grab one of his mater pieces.

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