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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dave recently did some work on my Fender Custom Shop Telecaster, and he made what was already a great guitar into my perfect tele! A genuine craftsman. I would use him again in a heartbeat, and woul... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service from these guys today! Ricky and Mark gave me advice after I purchased a Yamaha APX500 and then set it up for me the same day! The results? Brilliant!! it’s like playing a different... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have visited East Durham guitars on several occasions with my 10 year old son in the past few weeks. We have had both an electric and acoustic guitar repaired. Both have been expertly repaired. They... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

East Durham Guitars is a fantastic addition to the area, offering not just your usual guitar related needs such as re-strings and setups etc, but unique services such as guitar building and guitar s... See more

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Custom Guitars , On-site shop , Building School & Professional servicing and repairs Unit 6 , Front Street Industrial Estate Shotton Colliery DH6 2ND 07546 656143 East Durham Guitars offers a number of services all under one roof. We can build your dream guitar or teach you how to build your own. We supply parts and timber, can repair and service your instrument or supply workshop and machining services . We also have an online shop and on-site shop selling guitars and accessories.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Guitar Set Up Course

I attended the guitar set up course today at East Durham Guitars.

I had a fantastic day learning how to set up my guitars. Dave was very warm and welcoming. The course was informative and interactive, I got a chance to do all parts of the set up work including filing frets, changing the nut and filing the nut slots. As well as learning some new skills I was able to talk about guitars and music all day, it was brilliant.

March 14, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very good day working on my…

A very good day working on my instruments under the master's tuition. Martin took us through theory and practice covering basic set up, neck relief and truss rods, fret board clean up etc. I'm very pleased with the new nut made during the day.

November 26, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fender Custom Shop Telecaster

Dave recently did some work on my Fender Custom Shop Telecaster, and he made what was already a great guitar into my perfect tele! A genuine craftsman. I would use him again in a heartbeat, and would recommend him to friends and family without reservation.

November 12, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/10

Great group of guys. Set up and restrung all my guitars for me. Perfect service every time and very well priced! Great little shop too bought a couple of pre owned bits from them again cant fault the service!

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September 5, 2024
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Many thanks Andy really appreciated

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Basically everything !

Basically everything !! Martin couldn`t have been more helpful, little bit of extra work done all for a good price and delivered really quickly. Even threw in a bit of binding for free. Will use them again and recommend them to everybody.
nigel hansen

August 20, 2024
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Many thanks Nigel, glad we could help,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These guys are proper pros and really…

These guys are proper pros and really nice to talk to.
They did an excellent job on sorting the action out on my guitar, totally brilliant and well priced,I'll have other work for them to do as well 👍👍

July 18, 2024
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Many thanks for the review Benny,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant place and really polite and…

Brilliant place and really polite and friendly staff. They serviced and repaired my acoustic and it’s like a new guitar. I’ll definitely be using them as my go-to shop in future. Highly recommend!

June 28, 2024
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Many thanks for your kind words Tom, see you again soon,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Comprehensive repairs to a Strat and an…

Comprehensive repairs to a Strat and an acoustic. Friendly, knowledgeable talented people. I'm very happy with the work and the whole customer experience. I'll be back for some more great service soon. I am not affiliated or connected to EDG in any way just very pleased to have found them.

May 17, 2024
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Many thanks Pete, much appreciated,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really friendly and very helpful

Really friendly and very helpful. Great place for guitar parts and guitars will always go here in future. Definitely worth a look for anyone who needs anything guitar related.

May 14, 2024
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Many thanks for the review Chris,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic experience

Fantastic experience!
I had a few questions and I got an almost instant reply.
Really helpful, really knowledgeable and not expernsive IMO.

April 17, 2024
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Many thanks for the review Peter,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Called in to East Durham Guitars for…

Called in to East Durham Guitars for some carbon neck rods which you just can’t find anywhere else. The guys were a great help and picked them up at a reasonable price. They took the time to show me some of their tonewood stock and explain their facilities. Picked up some nice back and sides for my next build and will definitely make them a regular port of call . Highly recommend them .

April 25, 2024
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Many thanks for your Review and calling in,

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