Metro Guitar Service

Metro Guitar Service Metro Guitar Service is a full time guitar repair shop. Metro Guitar Service is a guitar repair shop. It's faster!
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We do setups, wiring, pickup replacement, hardware upgrades, acoustic pickup installations, general trouble shooting, custom work, etc. Call, text, or e-mail to set up an appointment to bring your guitar in to the shop. Please contact us at [email protected] rather than using Facebook messaging.

I’ll put up a few pics of the new shop soon.
08/01/2022

I’ll put up a few pics of the new shop soon.

After nearly 18 years… the final photo of the old shop.
07/31/2022

After nearly 18 years… the final photo of the old shop.

We’ve moved!New location:400 N. Washington St. Suite 200AFalls Church, VA 22046
07/11/2022

We’ve moved!
New location:
400 N. Washington St. Suite 200A
Falls Church, VA 22046

At the customer’s request... here’s a his cool green Sadowsky jazz bass on the bench at Metro Guitar Service.
07/28/2019

At the customer’s request... here’s a his cool green Sadowsky jazz bass on the bench at Metro Guitar Service.

Need new pickups? We're an authorized dealer of Lollar, Fralin, and DiMarzio pickups.
02/08/2019

Need new pickups? We're an authorized dealer of Lollar, Fralin, and DiMarzio pickups.

Ibanez only made 300 of these in 2008. I've never seen one in person until now. Autographed by Joe Satriani himself!
02/08/2019

Ibanez only made 300 of these in 2008. I've never seen one in person until now. Autographed by Joe Satriani himself!

1968 SG Standard... brought back to life. It came into the shop disassembled. Re-fret and inlay repair done by The Gui...
10/27/2018

1968 SG Standard... brought back to life. It came into the shop disassembled. Re-fret and inlay repair done by The Guitar Doctor of Falls Church. Re-assembly and setup done here at Metro. Pretty cool!

06/08/2018

Guitar stolen from Action Music. Be on the lookout.

When you have friends who play in '80s cover bands, you end up working on guitars like this.
05/10/2018

When you have friends who play in '80s cover bands, you end up working on guitars like this.

The science doesn't lie!
01/18/2018

The science doesn't lie!

Ouch. Been there. 😖

I like nerdy electronics humor.
01/16/2018

I like nerdy electronics humor.

Martin did take a stab at making an electric guitar back in the 60's. You don't see them very often. This one is the F...
01/12/2018

Martin did take a stab at making an electric guitar back in the 60's. You don't see them very often. This one is the F-55 model, from 1962.

Old original Spector basses are rare, but not as rare as an early Spector guitar!
11/21/2017

Old original Spector basses are rare, but not as rare as an early Spector guitar!

I'm a big fan of late '70s - early '80s guitars made in Japan. This Ibanez is from 1977. The first of the post "lawsu...
11/21/2017

I'm a big fan of late '70s - early '80s guitars made in Japan. This Ibanez is from 1977. The first of the post "lawsuit" models. Great guitars for a reasonable price.

Trini Lopez in the house!
07/31/2017

Trini Lopez in the house!

Breaking out the tap and die tools. Must be serious!
07/22/2017

Breaking out the tap and die tools. Must be serious!

Here's a weird one. Totally home made!
07/12/2017

Here's a weird one. Totally home made!

Mojo Jojo!!! This was a Craig's List find. It'll look good hanging on the wall at the shop.
06/30/2017

Mojo Jojo!!! This was a Craig's List find. It'll look good hanging on the wall at the shop.

All original 1967 Fender Jaguar. Candy Apple Red with matching headstock. The customer ordered it NEW in 1967. It spe...
06/12/2017

All original 1967 Fender Jaguar. Candy Apple Red with matching headstock. The customer ordered it NEW in 1967. It spent the last couple decades under the bed. You don't see 'em this clean very often!

Here's an interesting guitar. It's a 1958 Martin 5-18 "terz" guitar. 21.4" scale, tuned a minor third above standard. ...
06/02/2017

Here's an interesting guitar. It's a 1958 Martin 5-18 "terz" guitar. 21.4" scale, tuned a minor third above standard. The smallest Martin you could get. Marty Robbins was known for playing a Martin 5-18.

This is a Gibson Explorer fingerboard with some of the nastiest frets I've ever seen. Here's a before and after photo. ...
05/07/2017

This is a Gibson Explorer fingerboard with some of the nastiest frets I've ever seen. Here's a before and after photo. It took some serious elbow grease to bring them back to life.

Another super cool guitar on the bench today. It's a one-owner 1966 Mosrite Ventures Model. It literally sat under a b...
05/02/2017

Another super cool guitar on the bench today. It's a one-owner 1966 Mosrite Ventures Model. It literally sat under a bed for over three decades! It's so clean, it looks like a reissue!

It's not often that I get to work on a bass as cool as this one. It's a REAL 1960 Fender Precision Bass. Non-original ...
04/07/2017

It's not often that I get to work on a bass as cool as this one. It's a REAL 1960 Fender Precision Bass. Non-original pickguard, but who cares! They don't get much cooler than this!

I think this is my new favorite guitar brand.
11/19/2016

I think this is my new favorite guitar brand.

Possibly the worst headstock design I've ever seen. It's for an 8-string guitar. Thank you China!
11/05/2016

Possibly the worst headstock design I've ever seen. It's for an 8-string guitar. Thank you China!

TWO Les Paul Personal Models in the shop at the same time!
09/02/2016

TWO Les Paul Personal Models in the shop at the same time!

Here's a cool guitar that is on loan to us from Shelton Electric Instruments. The model is called the Timeflite Custom V...
06/27/2016

Here's a cool guitar that is on loan to us from Shelton Electric Instruments. The model is called the Timeflite Custom Vintage. 100% made in the USA. Next time you're in the shop, ask to check it out. For more info, go to sheltonsguitars.com

How often do you get to see two of these in one place?
06/07/2016

How often do you get to see two of these in one place?

New Zealand's ambassador to the United States brought his guitar in for a setup yesterday. This kind of thing happens h...
05/18/2016

New Zealand's ambassador to the United States brought his guitar in for a setup yesterday. This kind of thing happens here in the DC area. In case you're wondering, he plays a Taylor.

L7's abound! This one is from 1947. Originally a non-cutaway guitar, but was sent back to Gibson for a Florentine cuta...
05/03/2016

L7's abound! This one is from 1947. Originally a non-cutaway guitar, but was sent back to Gibson for a Florentine cutaway.

Gibson Wes Montgomery L5. This is a serious guitar!
05/02/2016

Gibson Wes Montgomery L5. This is a serious guitar!

This is NOT proper soldering technique!
04/06/2016

This is NOT proper soldering technique!

This is my first sighting of one of these guitars. Shelton Electric Instruments "Fire-arrow". Made in USA. On loan to...
03/11/2016

This is my first sighting of one of these guitars. Shelton Electric Instruments "Fire-arrow". Made in USA. On loan to Metro Guitar Service. Check it out the next time you're in the shop. Pretty cool!

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Be on the lookout!
At the customer’s request... here’s a his cool green Sadowsky jazz bass on the bench at Metro Guitar Service.
Need new pickups? We're an authorized dealer of Lollar, Fralin, and DiMarzio pickups.
Ibanez only made 300 of these in 2008. I've never seen one in person until now. Autographed by Joe Satriani himself!
1968 SG Standard... brought back to life. It came into the shop disassembled. Re-fret and inlay repair done by The Guitar Doctor of Falls Church. Re-assembly and setup done here at Metro. Pretty cool!
Guitar stolen from Action Music. Be on the lookout.
When you have friends who play in '80s cover bands, you end up working on guitars like this.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/guitar-maker-gibson-brands-files-for-bankruptcy-1525177170
The science doesn't lie!
I like nerdy electronics humor.
Martin did take a stab at making an electric guitar back in the 60's. You don't see them very often. This one is the F-55 model, from 1962.
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