I just don't get it

[JetFixxxer]

People pay to have their strings replaced!! WTF is up with that.

I also don't get why people can't change out their own pickups or adjust their own truss rod. I can see why people would be hesitant about other repairs.

[horns666]

Well, I set up and string my own shit. When I was young, I'd pay "pros" for set ups just to change it when I got home. That got old! I can set up any guitar or bass and make it play like butter..unless the neck is fucked. I'm a hack when it comes to repairs. I never learned to turn a screw. I replaced a pickguard once and thought that was brain surgery..so..yeah.

You don't want me playin' with a soldering iron..people get hurt that way.

[Axewielder]

I've been slowly transitioning to doing my own setups, and am going to learn how to do a full refret over the course of the next few weeks. I would only attempt something like that myself on a low-dollar guitar, though. Also, there are truss rod horror stories floating around that seem to scare some people.

[CharvelRocker]

For a string change, that is something you should only pay for once or twice IMO. Let a pro show you the first time and then do it yourself. Or even better, have your guitar teacher show you for free.

Pickup changes I can kind of see, as some jobs are fairly complex, but it's something that is learnable. Setups now... I think MORE people should pay for setups. Very few people learn to do it right or a number never bother to. And a lot of those that do setup their guitars often don't do it right, leading to more issues.

[texasfury]

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[horns666]

That's CRA-ZEEEEE! Before you know it, people will actually pay extra for someone to pump gas in their car for them.

That was my very first job at age 14..that was crazy..WTF??!!

The summer of 1978 ..Van Halen just came out and gas was 56 cents for regular and 57 cents for unleaded.

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

That's CRA-ZEEEEE! Before you know it, people will actually pay extra for someone to pump gas in their car for them.

that would be in Oregon. you can't pump your own gas.

[thetroy]

The only things I don't do myself are paint, refrets, and routing. Paint I don't have the patience to do it right, the others I just haven't needed done yet because I sell guitars before they need to be refretted!

[JetFixxxer]

I pretty much do all my work.... When the time comes I will do my own refretting..

[dg]

Paying for stringing seems nutty, but I deal with people all the time who have zero mechanical ability, so I don't blame folks for leaving their soldering & setups to techs. There is plenty that can go waaaaay wrong on a guitar if the wrong set of hands gets on it.

[hippietim]

That was my very first job at age 14..that was crazy..WTF??!!

The summer of 1978 ..Van Halen just came out and gas was 56 cents for regular and 57 cents for unleaded.

I too was a petroleum transfer technician for many years

[JACKSONFREAK]

I do everything myself Except for fret work. (ie replacing filing) I do fret dressings and polishing all the time. Paining guitars is fun. But i usually dont get it right for that like new glossy smooth shine. But im workin on it. It's fun. I enjoy and learned from the one of the areas best.
Gil

[toejam]

that would be in Oregon. you can't pump your own gas.

You can't pump your own gas here in New Jersey either.

[straycat]

I found that odd last time I was in NJ.

[javert]

Last time I was soldering, I soldered my finger. The iron rolled over due to a stiff cord. Fortunately, it hit my finger and not my new KV2--and I pass myself off as an electrical engineer