Ashby, MA luthier & guitar repair
Life's Too Short For a Bad SetupTM
Expert guitar repair & setups
that bring your guitar to life.
"Fast turnaround on my Strat. Fantastic job as always." - Billy F
like butter. Fretwork Smooth frets.
Happy hands. Electronics Clear, reliable,
noise-free tone. Repairs Structural, cosmetic,
and everything else. Gear & Merch Shop finds, shirts
and bench goods.
Through the years, thousands of guitars have passed over this bench.
Setups, fretwork, mystery rattles, pickup installs, wiring rescues, acoustic problems, bass repairs and instruments that needed a straight answer before they needed another part.
If it still fights you after pickup, text me and I will make it right.
Bring it back the way I set it up — same strings and tuning — and we'll get it done.
Fast turnaround on my Strat. Fantastic job as always.
Would recommend Bad Monkey to any guitar or bass player.
My guitar came back playing better than it ever has.
Getting it "playable" is not getting it "right."
Straight answers. Clean work. No mystery buzz.
Buzzing that was not fret buzz. Tremolos balanced by wishful thinking. Pickups installed backwards. Guitars that were "fixed" three times before they got here.
BadMonkey MusicTM is a luthier bench, not a sales counter that also takes repairs. Players come here for straight diagnosis, practical repair advice, and a guitar that feels right when it gets back in their hands.
Repair-shop clarity with some bite
Setups, fretwork, pickup installs, wiring, acoustic repairs, bass service, parts, accessories and honest bench advice.
Make it feel right
Relief, action, intonation, nut and saddle attention, tremolo balance, cleaning, fret polish and final feel.
Setup detailsFix the fight
Buzzing, dead spots, sharp ends, worn frets and guitars that never settle down after a basic adjustment.
Fretwork detailsClean signal, less mystery
Pickup swaps, output jacks, pots, switches, scratchy controls, grounding problems and custom wiring ideas.
Electronics detailsGuitar repair and luthier work near Fitchburg, Leominster and Lunenburg
The BadMonkey Music repair bench is in Ashby, MA, serving nearby electric guitar, acoustic guitar and bass players by appointment. Common work includes complete setups, fret buzz diagnosis, fret leveling and polishing, pickup installation, output-jack and wiring repair, nut and saddle work, and seasonal playability problems.
Looking for a nearby luthier or guitar tech? Read the detailed service pages for Fitchburg guitar repair, Leominster guitar repair and Lunenburg guitar repair.
More nearby service areas
Gardner, Townsend, Pepperell, Groton, Westminster and surrounding Central Massachusetts communities.
These are service areas, not separate storefronts. All visits are scheduled with the Ashby shop.
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