Problem Child Guitars

A customer brought in two guitars for service—a Fender Malibu Acoustic and a Fender Telecaster 🎸🎸

Both guitars received a full cleaning, fret polish, fresh strings, and a complete setup.

The Malibu had some fret buzz that was traced to a high fret. A little spot leveling and recrowning took care of the issue and restored clean playability.

The Telecaster had a choking issue on the 1st and 2nd strings around the 15th fret. After a closer inspection, I found several high frets and a gouge in the 21st fret. I leveled frets 12–21, addressed the high spots, and dialed in a low-action setup per the customer's request.

Both guitars are now playing smoothly and sounding their best. 🔥

🎸 Is your guitar playing its best? If not, let's fix that.

At Problem Child Guitar Shop, I offer professional guitar service, repair, upgrades, and custom builds with a focus on:

✅ Clear, responsive communication
✅ Fast turnaround times
✅ Quality workmanship
✅ Fair pricing

Whether you need a setup, fretwork, electronics repair, pickup swap, Floyd Rose service, or a complete restoration, I've got you covered.

Looking for something unique? I also build and customize guitars to your exact specifications—from simple upgrades to full custom projects.

🔥 In-stock upgrades include:
• EMG Pickups
• Seymour Duncan Pickups
• DiMarzio Pickups
• Authentic Floyd Rose bridges and replacement parts

Whether you're chasing better tone, improved playability, or a one-of-a-kind instrument, Problem Child Guitar Shop can help bring your vision to life.

📩 Send me a message to discuss your project, schedule service, or get a quote.

Your guitar deserves better than sitting in a case. Let's get it playing like it should.

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The Band Battle winner came in with two guitars—a Fender Telecaster and an Epiphone Wilshire—to cash in his reward and stack some extra discounts 🎸🔥

Both guitars got the full treatment: cleaned up, fretboards conditioned, frets polished, fresh Ernie Ball strings, and low-action pro setups. I also replaced two broken Fender tuners and a pickup selector switch tip.

All dialed in and stage-ready!

A customer brought in six guitars for service and repair 🎸🔥

Featuring: Epiphone Les Paul (Alex Lifeson signature), Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty (Joe Bonamassa signature), Epiphone Fauta SG, Epiphone Les Paul (Alex Jones signature), Epiphone ES-330, and a PRS SE Acoustic.

Each guitar got the full treatment—cleaned, fretboards conditioned, frets polished, fresh D’Addario strings, and a pro setup with medium action. I also replaced a broken tuner on the Lifeson LP.

Awesome collection—and that artwork on the Alex Jones and Fauta really stands out!

A customer brought in a custom Strat-style guitar for some major upgrades 🎸

I reworked the electronics from a Volume/Volume/Tone setup to a more traditional Volume/Tone/Tone configuration, installed a Kahler tremolo to replace the Bigsby-style unit, and finished it off with a full setup.

Big thanks to my mentor Chris at Flippin' Guitars for his expert support on this project—great teamwork to get it dialed in! 🔥

A customer brought in an Ibanez BTB 605 for some custom electronics work and service 🎸

He wanted to replace the stock pickup blend pot with a complex 6-way rotary switch, along with a setup and restring. After inspection, I found the setup was already nearly perfect and the strings were fresh, so I only made a few minor adjustments at no charge.

The main job was rewiring and installing the new rotary switch—now this bass has a whole new range of tonal options and is ready to go. 🔥

Special thanks to Chris at Flippin' Guitars for the guidance on the complex wiring approach.

A customer brought in a Fender Stratocaster and a Reverend Flatroc for some TLC 🎸

Both guitars got a full refresh—cleaned up, fretboards conditioned, frets polished, fresh D’Addario strings installed, and a low-action pro setup.

Now they’re playing smooth and sounding great. 🔥

Custom Stratocaster build fresh off the bench 🎸🔥

This one features a double-bound vintage sunburst body, maple neck with stainless steel frets, Gotoh locking tuners, Dunlop strap locks, and a traditional 6 hole Vintage Tremolo.

Loaded with a Lace Sensor Hot Gold / Hot Bridge pickup set (6.0K / 6.0K / 13.2K) for everything from smooth cleans to aggressive lead tones. Finished it off with D’Addario 10–46 strings and a low-action setup for effortless playability.

This build looks, feels, and sounds incredible.

One of our Band Battle finalists cashed in his free setup—and stacked an extra discount by bringing in multiple guitars 🎸🔥
1. Rickenbacker: Pro setup—simple and dialed in.
2. PRS: Fresh strings + pro setup.
3. Squier Precision Bass: Full TLC—deep clean, fret polish, new pickguard, all-new electronics, pickups secured, restring, and a complete setup.
Everything is now playing and sounding its best!