logo JD Kustom strives on a daily basis to offer the highest quality of craftsmanship and technical support to the customer at all times. It is JD Kustom’s priority to make sure that the customer feels 100% confident and satisfied when booking in his/her instrument and leaving it in the capable hands of a professional repair department.
 

Guitar maintenance

Basic maintenance

All basic maintenance can be completed while you wait and are a great way to freshen up your instrument before a gig.

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Restringing

The JD Kustom Re-String includes a polishing of the frets, a re-conditioning and oiling of the fretboard, a changing of the strings, pre-stretching of strings, a tuning and a cleaning of the instrument. The re-string does not include strings.

JDK Tweak

The JD Kustom Tweak offers you the option of adjusting your instrument at an affordable price to get it up and running without any major work, this setup is aimed at clients who need a minor adjustment on an instrument that is in good condition or at an entry level price bracket.

Basic maintenance

restringing

All basic maintenance can be completed while you wait and are a great way to freshen up your instrument before a gig.

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Restringing

The JD Kustom Re-String includes a polishing of the frets, a re-conditioning and oiling of the fretboard, a changing of the strings, pre-stretching of strings, a tuning and a cleaning of the instrument. The re-string does not include strings.

JDK Tweak

The JD Kustom Tweak offers you the option of adjusting your instrument at an affordable price to get it up and running without any major work, this setup is aimed at clients who need a minor adjustment on an instrument that is in good condition or at an entry level price bracket.

guitar setups

Perfectly balance your instrument and get it to play to the best of its ability with our different levels of Setup.

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JDK Standard setup

The standard setup offers you the option of perfectly balancing your instrument without the fret alignment, this setup is aimed at clients who have had a professional setup done within the last 3 months.

The JDK Professional Setup

The professional setup offers you the option of maxing out and perfectly balancing your instrument so that it is ready for the next gig and the many enjoyable moments you will spend with it.

guitar setups

guitar-setups

Perfectly balance your instrument and get it to play to the best of its ability with our different levels of Setup.

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JDK Standard setup

The standard setup offers you the option of perfectly balancing your instrument without the fret alignment, this setup is aimed at clients who have had a professional setup done within the last 3 months.

The JDK Professional Setup

The professional setup offers you the option of maxing out and perfectly balancing your instrument so that it is ready for the next gig and the many enjoyable moments you will spend with it.

Fretwork

Bring your instrument back to life with a fresh set of frets of your choice according to your playing style. This procedure is best suited when divets are too deep or frets have been completely worn.

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Re-Fret

The comes a point in any guitars life where the fret wear cannot be minimized with an alignment of the fretboard, this is where a re-fret comes in. This procedure gives you the option of replacing all the frets at your own specification according to width, height and material (Nickel or Stainless Steel).

Defretting

It is also possible to de-fret your instrument and fill in the fret slots with a laminate maple in order to get the feel of a fretless instrument.

Board Planing

Board planning enables the wood of the neck to be perfectly straight in order to install the fret as level as possible to minimise the fret alignment process. This is very effective if a hump is formed on the neck over time.

Fretwork

guitar-fretwork

Bring your instrument back to life with a fresh set of frets of your choice according to your playing style. This procedure is best suited when divets are too deep or frets have been completely worn.

Read More

Re-Fret

The comes a point in any guitars life where the fret wear cannot be minimized with an alignment of the fretboard, this is where a re-fret comes in. This procedure gives you the option of replacing all the frets at your own specification according to width, height and material (Nickel or Stainless Steel).

Defretting

It is also possible to de-fret your instrument and fill in the fret slots with a laminate maple in order to get the feel of a fretless instrument.

Board Planing

Board planning enables the wood of the neck to be perfectly straight in order to install the fret as level as possible to minimise the fret alignment process. This is very effective if a hump is formed on the neck over time.

guitar electronics

Modify your sound or repair an existing problem with the different electronic procedures that we have to offer.

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pick up installation

Pick-Ups come in many different forms and are a huge upgrade to the sound that comes from the instrument to your amplifier… Whatever your requirement we will guide you and install any Pick-Up on to your instrument.

rewiring

When it comes to Guitar Electronics there are endless possibilities to what can be achieved. Whether a fault appears or you need a specific requirement, we will achieve the most complicated to the simplest configurations that you opt for.

guitar electronics

guitar-electronic

Modify your sound or repair an existing problem with the different electronic procedures that we have to offer.

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pick up installation

Pick-Ups come in many different forms and are a huge upgrade to the sound that comes from the instrument to your amplifier… Whatever your requirement we will guide you and install any Pick-Up on to your instrument.

rewiring

When it comes to Guitar Electronics there are endless possibilities to what can be achieved. Whether a fault appears or you need a specific requirement, we will achieve the most complicated to the simplest configurations that you opt for.

structural repairs

It is never to necessary to say good bye to your prized instrument when we are here to repair the most complex and challenging damages to your instrument.

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Bridge Re-glue

Very often the bridge of an acoustic guitar eventually pulls off the top, this is ver common when the top is painted first and the bridge is attached to the finish. Humidity is another huge contributing factor to bridges separating from the body.

broken headstocks

Very often the bridge of an acoustic guitar eventually pulls off the top, this is ver common when the top is painted first and the bridge is attached to the finish. Humidity is another huge contributing factor to bridges separating from the body.

bracing

Bracing forms an integral part of your guitars structure, due to a fall or age, sometimes bracing comes loose or breaks. Using technology and luthiery expertise, we are able to fix this issue

cracks

Due to under or over humidification or a serious fall, your guitar may develop a crack. Using our tried and tested methods we are able to repair even the most serious of cracks. We are also able to Re-Spray the instrument to completely camouflage the repair

Structural repairs

guitar-structural-repairs

It is never to necessary to say good bye to your prized instrument when we are here to repair the most complex and challenging damages to your instrument.

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Bridge Re-glue

Very often the bridge of an acoustic guitar eventually pulls off the top, this is ver common when the top is painted first and the bridge is attached to the finish. Humidity is another huge contributing factor to bridges separating from the body.

broken headstocks

Very often the bridge of an acoustic guitar eventually pulls off the top, this is ver common when the top is painted first and the bridge is attached to the finish. Humidity is another huge contributing factor to bridges separating from the body.

bracing

Bracing forms an integral part of your guitars structure, due to a fall or age, sometimes bracing comes loose or breaks. Using technology and luthiery expertise, we are able to fix this issue

cracks

Due to under or over humidification or a serious fall, your guitar may develop a crack. Using our tried and tested methods we are able to repair even the most serious of cracks. We are also able to Re-Spray the instrument to completely camouflage the repair

cosmetic repairs

Change the look or refurbish the finish of your instrument back to factory spec.

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Resprays and finishing

We offer a range of cosmetic procedures and repairs. We are able to assist with complete re-sprays, modifications and custom designs. We also offer cosmetic repairs to instruments that have suffered damage to the finish, for a specific quote, kindly bring the instrument in to our workshop.

Buffing and Polishing

The JD Kustom Buff and Polish is a buffing and polishing of the instrument to remove micro scratches and give the instrument a “like-new” shine. This is all achieved with traditional Luthiery methodology.

cosmetic repairs

cosmetic-repairs

Change the look or refurbish the finish of your instrument back to factory spec.

Read More

Resprays and finishing

We offer a range of cosmetic procedures and repairs. We are able to assist with complete re-sprays, modifications and custom designs. We also offer cosmetic repairs to instruments that have suffered damage to the finish, for a specific quote, kindly bring the instrument in to our workshop.

Buffing and Polishing

The JD Kustom Buff and Polish is a buffing and polishing of the instrument to remove micro scratches and give the instrument a “like-new” shine. This is all achieved with traditional Luthiery methodology.

maintenance plans

As we know, musical instruments are prone to constant change during the course of their lives, forever moving and stabilizing to the different climates and environments they are exposed to.

Maintenance Plans

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As we know, musical instruments are prone to constant change during the course of their lives, forever moving and stabilizing to the different climates and environments they are exposed to.

kustom work

Turn your dream into a reality by modifying your guitar by using all the techniques available at JD Kustom.

kustom work

guitar-custom-work

Turn your dream into a reality by modifying your guitar by using all the techniques available at JD Kustom.

parts

Upgrade your tone with our hand cut bone nuts and saddles. Replicate old parts that are no longer available with the use of our CNC machine and 3d Printer.

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CNC & 3d printing

Thanks to modern  technology we are able to cut materials to the highest tolerances to achieve complicated repairs, reinforcements or duplicate parts that are no longer on the market. We also have raw materials available to make Kustom scratch plates or wooden components to embellish the appearance of your instrument.

Guitar bone nut

We cut Bone nuts up to spec according to the size and shape of your instrument in order to achieve the best playability and tone from your instrument all with ethically sourced materials.

Guitar bone saddle

We cut Bone saddles up to spec according to the size and shape of your instrument in order to achieve the best playability and tone from your instrument all with ethically sourced materials.

parts

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Upgrade your tone with our hand cut bone nuts and saddles. Replicate old parts that are no longer available with the use of our CNC machine and 3d Printer.

Read More

CNC & 3d printing

Thanks to modern  technology we are able to cut materials to the highest tolerances to achieve complicated repairs, reinforcements or duplicate parts that are no longer on the market. We also have raw materials available to make Kustom scratch plates or wooden components to embellish the appearance of your instrument.

Guitar bone nut

We cut Bone nuts up to spec according to the size and shape of your instrument in order to achieve the best playability and tone from your instrument all with ethically sourced materials.

Guitar bone saddle

We cut Bone saddles up to spec according to the size and shape of your instrument in order to achieve the best playability and tone from your instrument all with ethically sourced materials.

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