Fifth Avenue Fret Shop

The guitar tech, Shawn, is what makes this place go. He works hard and can be obsessive about making my instruments as perfect as possible. He is friendly, informed and engaged. He understands that his customers are connected to their instruments and he treats their instruments accordingly. In the world of guitar repair where much remains a mystery to most customers, Shawn is consistently honest, transparent and friendly. Some day I imagine he will have his own shop. He certainly has the skill set as a guitar tech and the friendliness to maintain a loyal customer base.
5 7 years ago (22-12-2017)

Phil is great. Can sometimes be a little pricey but you pay for what u get! I would rather pay more and get the job done right that have to take it somewhere else and then have to pay more for them to fix it. Same thing I had to do with my bass. Took it previously to Little German Village Shop and they did some work on my custom bass at a great price but jacked it up. Lucky Phil came to the rescue and fixed it back!
5 7 years ago (03-04-2018)

Very , very knowledgeable and experienced staff. I was more than pleased when I got my 1973, 4001 Rickerbacker Bass back from being repaired. Highly recommended!
5 7 years ago (01-03-2018)

I'm a player for 30+ years, worked in the retail music industry and did basic guitar repair myself. I like to tinker and loved working on guitars...my favorite job to this day followed closely as a Indy car mechanic...it's been a long strange trip! And it continues, may wind up in Tibet before all is said and done. Lol...anyway...First experience: Dropped off a Gibson custom shop es335 for some loose pots and a professional set-up. I'm lazy now... Got back a COMPLETELY different guitar...it's was a killer to begin with but after Shawn finished with it, it has become the BEST playing guitar I've ever owned, and after tweaking the pickups etc...it's sounds PERFECT! All the years of playing and working on guitars I had NO IDEA what a REAL HONEST luthier/pro can do with a guitar. I'm AMAZED at how much better the guitar is, and as I said it was my favorite guitar to begin with! Next up was a vintage 57 J-45. It needed a new pick guard and set up. Once again I could not be happier. Plays and sounds fantastic now. Lastly I took a vintage 62 es330 in for serious and comprehensive work. Needed a total fret job, planing, electrical clean up, a hole filled and repaired, new nut, and bridge. Phil did it in less time than expected and quoted and I simply cannot put into words how Fu^}~£¥ing unbelievably Supercalifragalisticly awsome this guitar...and Phil's work is. Flawless. Won't be screwing up any more guitars by pretending I know ANYTHING about them anymore...just going to hand them over to 5th ave. Thanks Fellas!!!
5 7 years ago (11-04-2018)

Excellent vibes. VERY professional. Wonderful work and care. VERY knoweledgable guys. They're passionate about what they do and they have so much wonderful knowledge to share.
5 7 years ago (21-01-2018)