The Repair Zone

I brought my Squire Strat into Buck and we worked together to upgrade the bridge and tuning machines. He also fixed a wiring problem (my doing :)) and slammed to bridge. And finally, a full setup. I have no words to describe this guitar when it was all finished. It just plays amazing! I personally have never played a guitar that plays like this one does now. Honestly, I want to quit my job now just so I can play this guitar all day. Thanks so much Buck! I will TRY to exercise enough restraint to keep my job. But only so I can afford to have you do to my Les Paul what you did to my Strat!
Chris

I took my 30+ year old Mountain guitar in for eval. Fred spent time with me examining the guitar and making recommendations, explaining every one in detail. In the end we decided to make no changes except for string gauge. These guys are the best. They have recently expanded their shop and showroom. They do honest, excellent work. I have all my guitars and basses done there.

have been using Fred and crew for years. mainly for guitar setups. If you buy a used guitar and have a 30-​day return (ie Guitar Center) make sure you have Fred take a look at it to see ifs it’s a keeper. I’ve also learned a lot from talking to the guys thru the years, esp. about guitar pickups. if you are wondering about a pickup, there is a good chance Fred has either installed it or torn it out. This is true small business in every sense of the word, make sure you support them.

Fred did a fantastic job of repairing the broken head stock on my Les Paul. Ten years later it sounds just as good. I have had it there for set ups many times and have only good things to say about this shop! Thanks!

I was getting a weird buzzing from my amp. Called Repair Zone and they gave me Jeffs number. I called him and explained to him what was going on, and told him I think a tube went bad. Immediately he got an attitude basically telling me I was wrong, and he had been been repairing for 30 years so he knows what he’s talking about. If it were any other circumstance, I would have hung up and went somewhere else. But I was desperate and needed it fixed. He had my amp for about a month, then texted me saying that it was something only Hughes and Kettner was able to fix. So I pick it up and take it somewhere else. By the end of the day, I found out it was a bad tube. JUST LIKE I THOUGHT.
Jeff, for 30 years of experience, you should be able to distinguish a blown tube. Pull your head out of your ass and lose the attitude.

My father gifted me his first Yamaha guitar from the mid-​1980s, the one he learned on, so when I decided to start taking lessons, it was in need of some serious TLC. And since it has some real sentimental value I wanted to make sure it would be in good hands for repair. My guitar teacher recommended Repair Zone and I couldn’t be happier with the service and level of care to my guitar. Not to mention they finished the repair in one day to give me time to practice before my next weekly lesson. I am a huge fan of great customer service and the team at Repair Zone were stellar. Can’t speak highly enough about how satisfied I am with this business. A+++

I trust all my babies to Fred and his staff. I’ve had them work on everything from my 200 dollar «Kramerstein» to my 1986 Les Paul and my 1997 PRS CE 24. I’ve always been very impressed with their work.
They’re not the cheapest (but they are very reasonable) or the fastest (they’re busy… a good thing!) but absolutely worth every penny and I cannot recommend them enough.
I also want to put a plug in for Jeff Snider. JS is one of the best amp techs around and I’ve trusted Jeff with all my amps. The Repair Zone is a dropoff point for Jeff so if your amp is sickly give Jeff a try.

Very happy with the service and the quality of work. Takes the time to understand your real concerns and gets it all right on the initial repair. Fairly priced and highly recommended.

Fred, Jeff, and Buck are a solid team of highly knowledgable craftsmen. I am a professional guitarist, by trade.
The ONLY place I trust my guitar with is The Repair Zone.
It does not get any better. I have been going to Fred for 25 years. He never ceases to amaze me. I have a custom guitar that he built, a strat a with scalloped fretboard. Last weekend, I presented my new Eastman jazz archtop. He styled that baby out like only he can do. It plays like butter, with .014 gauge flatwounds on it.
FRED is the MAN

I have been playing guitar for 30 years and, thus, been going to repair shops for almost as long. I have been taking my guitars to Repair Zone for about the last 5 years. I have always received top-​knotch treatment and the repair work has been perfect. Everything from simple set-​ups to pickup and tuners install to a re-​fret of my Strat – it’s all been done perfectly. The prices are exactly what they should be. And Fred is a seriously nice guy. I don’t know how he does it with all of us players bugging him all day long! No complaints, all complements. Repair Zone is the place to go for guitar work in San Diego.

The dudes at The Repair Zone were so rad and did such a great job on my old Japanese git-​fiddle they have prompted me to get back on this thing. It’s not like they need any more testimony, but hell, here’s one more for the books. Awesome guys, fair pricing, quick turn around. The bees knees. The cats meow. The cats pajamas. The peanut butter to my jam. The ham to my burger. The lamb to my tunafish. Yaaaas.

If you have any kind of stringed musical instrument, you need not look further and must bring it to Fred and his team for repairs or maintenance.
15+ years my mom bought me a Squire Stratocaster from a pawn shop, it sounded like crap but nevertheless I was thrilled to have my own electric guitar. I kept on playing it thought the years and always had special place in my heart. About 5 years ago I took it into The Repair Zone, Fred and Co. Got it to a decent shape (given that it’s been very beat up and over 30 years old) they cleaned up the wiring, set up the pickups and just general maintenance. I couldn’t be happier with the results.
Fast forward to this week, I took in my Fender Thinline Modern Player Telecaster for setup and they adjusted the pickups height for best performance, I already liked the action so no need to adjust, but they did an awesome job of cleaning it up and now it feels and sounds so smooth. The best part was that I dropped it off at 5 pm and got a call at 1 pm the next day that it was good to go.
Don’t waste time, take your guitar/​bass/​etc to The Repair Zone. Just do it.

I read some reviews on here and I had a bit of an emergency so I thought I would give this place a try. Fred was the person that helped me. He was already working on a guitar when I walked in and he greeted me right away.
I am getting married in 3 days and my Fi wanted me to play a song I wrote so it was very last minute. Fred helped me out big time and is going to have it ready for me in time.
I really appreciate the fact that he took the time to explain everything that he is going to do to it and even asked my preferred tuning.
These guys are top notch.

I cannot find a better place to get my guitar serviced now that I have moved away from San Diego. I got my Gibson SG standard set up here and the price was extremely fair and the work done was just exceptional.
Fred knows what he is doing and is very knowledgable. If I am ever in town again I’ll take all my guitars there.

I was considering a strap button for my Martin D28 and was hesitant to do it. I also was considering electronics for it, but wasn’t sure. I called Fred and he told me he would do the strap button for me. I hadn’t said anything about the electronics. When I got there, Fred looked at the guitar and talked me out of the strap button, which I though was really cool. He could have just charged me for it and done the work. I told him I was considering electronics. He not only put them in for me but did it in about an hour and a half. He also threw in a complete set up. That guitar plays better than ever and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve had two such experiences with them. Amazing! If you are looking for the best, these guys are it. Thanks Fred, you guys are fantastic!

I couldn’t be happier with the work i had done at The Repair Zone.
I purchased a new guitar neck with non schaller tuner reams, which needed to be larger.
Fred took care of the holes, installed the tuners, and dressed my new neck.
He priced in @ a very acceptable rate, was super accommodating and enthusiastic about his work, and did a fantastic job.
The crowning s look perfectly uniform.
Affordable
Friendly
Immensely Skilled
Go here.
Fred and his gang are awesome.

I’m going to keep this quick.
My guitar was in bad shape after years of neglect. The Repair Zone was able to get it setup in less than 24 hours and have it in my hand at the quoted price. I can’t imagine it playing or sounding better.
I will bring all my guitar setups here in the future.

The Repair Zone… it’s not a fancy name, but the work they do is fan-​freakin-​tastic! I had done my research and finally figured out what pickup I wanted in my ukulele. Did more research and found the lowest price. Now… the install. I was going to have a local luthier do the install, but by this point, I was pretty impatient and the luthier is difficult to get a hold of sometimes. So I Unilocal’d and found this place.
Fred is a great guy! I thought I might get a funny eye because it was a uke and not a guitar, but Fred seemed excited to see it. He gave me an install price that was very reasonable, but he also pointed out that, in the future, if I wanted to install a pickup into another uke, that I should consider purchasing it from his shop. While their pricing was more than my internet purchase price, the install was included! I would’ve ended up saving a few bones by going through Fred in the first place. Lesson learned.
The work was impeccable. He even reconditioned the fretboard! I was very happy. I was so happy, I came back the next day with another Craigslist special uke. This one had cosmetically marred head and a loose jack. Because this uke had f-​holes, I thought for sure there was going to be major issues and lots of money to fix it. But Fred said, «Oh, that’s easy!» and within 5 minutes, it was good as new. He didn’t even want to charge me for it! So definitely, I will be back after the holidays and have him fix up the head.
Truly a great place to go! Don’t just take my word for it; check out all the other 5-​star reviews. I will be taking all my uke work here from now on!

I have been to the repair zone with almost most of my guitars since five years. Every time I find awesome service, honest estimates and a friendly smile.
I brought several Ibanez 6 and 7 string, a strandberg 7 string, and some older instruments and it was always a great experience talking to Fred. Highly recommended!

I went in recently to see Jeff about repairing my guitar, and he offered me a sandwich, and asked how my family is doing. He then fixed my guitar so well that it now doubles as a sliding trombone! I couldn’t believe it!
Now every time I take things to jeff, he smokes a cigar with me and we watch old boxing matches on youtube, and drink whisky. Its’ too the point where I keep breaking my guitars purposely, just so I can go in and have my instruments serviced by the best guitar tech this side of the Mississippi.
Jeff has also paid my rent over 14 times. He is a true God send and legend.
The Legend Of Jeff.