Repair Services

GUITARS, STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, AND AMPLIFIERS 

Curbside Pickup Available

Guitar and Stringed Instrument Repair

Pittsburgh Guitars offers full-service repairs for guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukes, and more. For over 30 years we have been trusted to repair vintage and new instruments for thousands of customers in the Tri-state area.

Scott Johnson has been repairing and maintaining guitars at Pittsburgh Guitars since 1981. He has worked on many outstanding musicians’ guitars, including Bruce Springsteen, The Pretenders, Feist, Cheap Trick, Larry Coryell, The Fixx, The Moody Blues, Rick Nielsen, and, of course, yours.

There is no job too large or small for Scott to tackle.

Here is a sampling of services that we provide:

  • Restrings
  • Set-ups — includes adjusting the neck, setting the action, setting intonation, nut and bridge adjustments, cleaning the electronics, tighten all hardware, restring, clean, and polish (strings are not included in price of set up)
  • Headstock / Structural repair
  • Pickup installation / Replacement
  • Input jack repair
  • Tuning machine replacement
  • Fret Level and polish
  • Refrets
  • Mods and custom work available
  • Authorized warranty center for Fender & Gretsch

Some Incredible Example’s of Scott’s Work

Before- Humidity Damage

After- demonstrating the importance of using a humidifier in the cold months

Before – Be careful where you lay your guitar!

After

Before – Check out this unusual headstock repair!

and after!

Amplifier Repair

Pittsburgh Guitars offers a complete musical instrument amplifier repair service for most major brands.  We are an Authorized Warranty Repair Center for Fender and Vox. And we service what we sell.

Amp Technician John Wagner has over 25 years of experience in amp repairs and has been with Pittsburgh Guitars since 1997.

A musician himself, John understands not only how an amplifier works but how it should sound. With a commitment to customer satisfaction, no work will be done without direct authorization from the customer, and all completed work carries a full 60-day parts & labor warranty.

If the stack just doesn’t sound right, the combo is blowing fuses, that vintage tweed amp is making strange noises, or that old pawnshop job is just dead as a doornail, let our experienced staff get you back up and running to maximum performance!

Common amplifier services include:

  • Tube & Solid State/SMT Technologies
  • Complete & thorough circuit diagnostics
  • Tube replacement / Upgrades
  • Capacitor replacement / Upgrades
  • Speaker Replacement / Upgrades
  • Part of the Mercury Magnetics™ Service & Support Network*
  • Rush Priority Service Available
  • We are an Authorized Warranty Repair Center for Fender, Marshall, and Vox

We will ask for a bench charge deposit of $69.95 when you drop off your amplifier. That fee is applicable to any repairs made, but covers John’s time and expertise in the event that you decide not to go forward with repairs.

*Copyright © 1954-2022 by Mercury Magnetics. All Rights Reserved. All other companies, products and trademarks mentioned on this website are trademarks of their respective owners. Unless otherwise noted Mercury Magnetics is not affiliated with any of these companies.

Contact Pittsburgh Guitars

Call

412-431-0700

Email

john@pittsburghguitars.com

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