Dj0neralGr00ves
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Do guitar center guitar techs route guitars for new pickups?
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Just know that the tech's going to be taking your guitar back to his house, to put on his routing table; because he doesn't hide a full workshop in the back of the music store. And the store-owner is unlikely to have insurance to cover your guitar being stolen out of the back of the tech's Honda Civic - You'd likely only be offered store credit or a replacement off of eBay; once the store-owner has scraped the cash together.
You have to call and ask - They'll (hopefully) pass the message to the guy; and he'll get back to you.
GC gets local guys to sideline as their tech; the same as anywhere else. If you have any non-GC stores in your area, ask them with the expectation that they beat GC's quote - No matter how cool the manager of that particular GC is, most techs who want to keep a positive reputation won't associate with GC.
I myself subcontract two local stores for repairs, at better rates than GC would offer - The store-owners take a minimal commission; and that lets me keep my prices down.
Just know that the tech's going to be taking your guitar back to his house, to put on his routing table; because he doesn't hide a full workshop in the back of the music store. And the store-owner is unlikely to have insurance to cover your guitar being stolen out of the back of the tech's Honda Civic - You'd likely only be offered store credit or a replacement off of eBay; once the store-owner has scraped the cash together.
I'm a tech at Guitar Center and none of what you said is true. Yes we route for pickups, yes we have a workshop in the store and yes we have insurance to compensate you in the unlikely event that something disastrous happens to your guitar. Now, I haven't been to a lot of other GCs to check out their tech set up, so it might vary from store to store, so do call ahead and make sure they can do the work you need.
I'm a tech at Guitar Center and none of what you said is true. Yes we route for pickups, yes we have a workshop in the store and yes we have insurance to compensate you in the unlikely event that something disastrous happens to your guitar. Now, I haven't been to a lot of other GCs to check out their tech set up, so it might vary from store to store, so do call ahead and make sure they can do the work you need.