Servicing
Electric & Acoustic Guitars:
Feedback
I offer guitar servicing, repairs and tuition in the Barnard Castle area. I have 25 years of playing under my belt. In the mid 1990s I studied guitar for three years in London at the Guildhall School of Music, the Guitar Institute of Technology and the Gateway School of Music, Sound Technology and Music Business studies.
For a decade I worked with a dedicated team at Wesley Guitars Ltd selling 25,000 guitars, basses, mandolins and banjos worldwide - many of which I set-up personally. I now occupy my time making guitars (be it a £20 Encore or a £10,000 Gibson) play and sound as good as they possibly can.
Whether a guitar is electric acoustic or bass, and regardless of it value, it is a precision instrument that needs to be finely tuned. To get the best from your strings and from yourself as a player it is important that your instrument is set up to suit your playing style and your preferences. But whether or not you require a low action or not (and most players do) it is essential that your frets are level and smooth and your guitar is maintained to the highest possible standard.
My goal is to make your instrument a part of you, which in my eyes means that your friends can't play it !!
John Wesley (Guitar Services)
54 Victoria Road
Barnard Castle
Co Durham
DL12 8HR
0771 2892410
Guitar Lessons
I offer professional and personalised guitar lessons both in the comfort of your home in the Barnard Castle and Teesdale area. I teach many styles and skills on both the acoustic and electric guitar. Whether you are completely new to playing guitar, or you want to improve your skills, I will help you avoid the pitfalls self-taught guitarists often fall into.
From time to time I meet many guitarists who proudly proclaim "I am self taught." To them I say you've wasted 3 years of your life !