AM Guitar Works

Alan is awesome to work with. I dropped my guitar off for a setup and got it back a week later and it plays super well now. Can't really recommend enough. Will definitely come back for future services. Shops like AM Guitar Works is the reason why you should support local businesses.

Allen does a great job!

Alan just did a setup on my Takamine that hadn’t been set up or worked on in over a decade, he crushed it. The intonation down the entire neck is perfect, action is nice and low and the guitar finally feels good to play again. Thought the price seemed fair and he even threw in a set of strings for a promotion they’re running. I’ve had guitars set up by some of “the best” in Los Angeles and couldn’t tell you any difference between theirs and Alan’s.nnI’ll certainly continue bringing my guitars here.

Had to have a major repair on my bass and A.M. did a phenomenal job! Quick, easy and well priced!nnI also recommend his lesson programs and his shop inventory!

Always friendly and courteous. Guitar set ups are relative, depending on what your preference is. I’m used to Paul Munden’s low action setups with perfect intonation, but he’s in Texas now. Paul’s skills with guitars around here is legendary, he was offered a job by Fender guitar because of his skills, so it’s not fair to make comparisons to him. Set ups at AM’s shop have been ok but not great. The price for his set up has always been at the high end of the spectrum. And I found that extra work would be done without asking me first, that I did not ask for, which raised my bill. So started taking my guitars elsewhere but brought my amps into AM.nnI recently took my fender vintage tube amp in because it would cut out on me off and on. After a few weeks the amp was finally ready. When I went to pick it up I was told the problem was just a loose socket. But Alan decided to do a mod on my vintage amp that cost a lot more money without contacting me first and asking me if I wanted it done. I was told that he is getting out of the amp repair business because it takes time away from his guitar work. I have no problem with that, but when I noticed I have a cricket sound after I got it back home and contacted him to see if he could see if it had anything to do with his mod, he dismissed it and said he told me he used it for teaching sessions after his repair and never noticed the cricket sound so it must be a new problem. And then told me again he doesn’t repair amps.nnI’ve been a professional salesman for a Fortune 500 company for over 28 years. I went out of my way for my customers and busted a gut to make them happy, and gone the extra mile sometimes at my own expense. Nice guy at AM, but under the surface seems more concerned about the money.