Unmatched Fretwork That Sets Us Apart
Fret Dress
A Southeast Guitar Repair Fret Dress also referred to as a fret level, will have your instrument playing better than the day you bought it brand new. If your guitar has some buzzing issues, you may notice some wear on the frets. Those grooves or divots in the fret will no longer be an issue after we get our hands on it. We level, re-crown & polish all of the frets completely even, making sure the string makes contact with each fret exactly as the next. Our fret dress includes our signature "Southeast Setup". Southeast Guitar Repair fretwork is impeccable.
* We do not use a Plek Machine at Southeast Guitar Repair. We have done the corrections to those guitars that have had a plek job else where. The latest one we had to bring back to life has its own Highlight on our Southeast Guitar Repair Instagram page. Our customer Ian wanted to try out the free plek at a local music store & unfortunately was left with not just a bad job, but also some damage in the finish on the body. In the end, a Plek job is only as good as the tech doing the work on it and the setup in the end, is done by a person not the Plek machine.
* We do not use a Plek Machine at Southeast Guitar Repair. We have done the corrections to those guitars that have had a plek job else where. The latest one we had to bring back to life has its own Highlight on our Southeast Guitar Repair Instagram page. Our customer Ian wanted to try out the free plek at a local music store & unfortunately was left with not just a bad job, but also some damage in the finish on the body. In the end, a Plek job is only as good as the tech doing the work on it and the setup in the end, is done by a person not the Plek machine.
Refret
If your guitar frets no longer have enough meat to dress (or level down), a refret is what your guitar needs. Our refrets include a hand carved bone nut, a light dressing & are finished up with our signature Southeast Setup. After a Southeast Guitar Repair refret, your guitar is good for another 10,000 miles! A PROPERLY done refret will not hurt the value of your guitar at all. As we all know, a guitar isn't worth nearly enough if you can't play it. We have thousands of refrets under our belt, we are not practicing with your guitar. Your guitar will be better than it was the day you bought it. We guarantee all of our work!
A word of caution-
We see it way too often—a customer brings in a guitar after paying someone else for a refret, only to have us fix their mistakes. And every time, we hear:
❝ Now I know why you guys cost more than the competition. ❞
❝ I see why people drive an hour or two just to get to your shop. ❞
❝ I should have just had you guys do it from the start. ❞
Don’t let this be you. Do your research before trusting your guitar to just anyone.
How to Find a True Expert
Flexible Payment OptionsBecause a refret is a significant project, we allow you to:
✅ Make payments over time
✅ Put down a deposit at drop-off and pay the rest at pickup
Get it done right the first time—your guitar deserves it.
We see it way too often—a customer brings in a guitar after paying someone else for a refret, only to have us fix their mistakes. And every time, we hear:
❝ Now I know why you guys cost more than the competition. ❞
❝ I see why people drive an hour or two just to get to your shop. ❞
❝ I should have just had you guys do it from the start. ❞
Don’t let this be you. Do your research before trusting your guitar to just anyone.
How to Find a True Expert
- Look beyond the shop name. Who’s actually doing the work? A guitar store’s repair area isn’t the same as a luthier’s bench.
- Read real reviews. Be sure they’re about the tech, not just the store. Forums and personal experiences matter more than paid Yelp reviews. (We don’t recommend Yelp—did you know they offer to remove bad reviews for a fee?) Try Google or Facebook instead.
- Ask other musicians. Word-of-mouth recommendations are powerful. If a shop is great, players will talk about it.
- Find out if the work is outsourced. Some stores send repairs to third-party techs. If you can’t contact the person working on your guitar, you might have trouble down the road.
Flexible Payment OptionsBecause a refret is a significant project, we allow you to:
✅ Make payments over time
✅ Put down a deposit at drop-off and pay the rest at pickup
Get it done right the first time—your guitar deserves it.