


SERVICES
CUSTOM BUILDS
FREE ESTIMATES
Re-strings
Full Setups
Refrets
Crack and Binding Repairs
Brace Repairs
Hand-Crafted Bone Nuts
Saddle Repairs & Replacements
Electronics Repairs
Pickup Installations
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ALL STRINGED & FRETTED INSTRUMENTS!!
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We specialize in installing instrument components you have chosen such as pickups, Floyd Rose bridges, etc. We also hand carve bone nuts and saddles that are filed and polished to maximize your tone and personal playing style. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned player, we can make your instrument come to life and play and sound better than you ever imagined. You don't have to spend rock star money to sound like one.
We give free estimates for the cost of your repair or enhancements as well as the time we expect it to be completed, up front, no charge. If you want to move forward with all or part of the estimate, we put you right in the queue. If you want to wait or get a second opinion, it's no problem. We will be ready when you are.

El Segundo Guitars, LLC was founded in 2025 by Blake Jarrell and Chris Pietrangelo in Memphis, TN after they became Certified Guitar Repair Technicians under the tutelage of Barrett Culpepper, owner of Southeast Guitar Repair and Southeast Guitar Repair Academy near Atlanta, Georgia. They learned from the best in the business. For over twenty-five years, Barrett Culpepper, has repaired, modified, and restored thousands of guitars and stringed instruments. He is an industry recognized expert in all aspects of stringed instrument repairs, is widely known for the quality of his fret and bone work, and he is certified by many manufacturers, including Fender and Martin, to perform their warranty repairs. Barrett and his wife Mindy still provide friendship and guidance to us if something comes in that is a little crazy, and we always refer warranty work directly to them.
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Because we don't sell guitars, our assessments of your instrument are completely unbiased. We take time to get to know you, learn what is important to you in terms of the settings and sound of your instrument, then make your vision come to life. We are up front with the costs when you need a repair, give you options if it is something that can wait, and provide you with a free estimate so you can make an informed decision that is best for you.
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One of our passions is in dispelling the myths and false perceptions about what it costs to own a professional playing instrument. One of the greatest guitarists ever, and one of our guitar heroes, Jack Pearson, played a Fender Squier he picked up in a pawn shop for eighty-seven dollars. If you or your child are about to embark on learning the guitar and you don't want to invest a lot, please don't think we can't help or won't be interested. We can take even a $100 instrument and give it a proper setup that will make it easier to play. It will make your playing experience so much more enjoyable and increase the likelihood you will stick with it! Also, even if you spent $5k on a custom guitar, if it isn't set up properly and to your playing preferences, what you spent on it doesn't matter...you will not like it. Let us help you get the best out of your instrument. Bring it in for the El Segundo setup!
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You don't have to need a repair or setup to see us. If you are guitar shopping, we encourage you to play some of our house instruments we have customized and set up to our highly exacting specs so you can feel how a professionally setup guitar plays in your hands. There is no dumb question!!! Ask us anything you would like. Feel the action, explore various string gauges, listen to various pickup tones, etc. then decide on what you like before you purchase. You can sit down in one of our comfortable chairs, plug in the amp headphones, and play all you want without worrying about being pressured to buy a guitar because we don't sell them. You will leave well-informed about exactly what you are looking for and not be intimidated by the hundreds of guitars on the wall in a big box store and the technical jargon you sometimes get from salespeople. When you find the instrument that speaks to you, bring it to us so we can set it up properly to exact specifications that will make you LOVE it! ​​
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Whether it's a re-string, full setup, repair, maintenance, or custom installations of pickups, bridges, tuners, etc., we are Certified Guitar Repair Technicians specially trained to work on your instrument. Contact us to schedule an appointment.
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Until then, Play It Smooth.
