Al's Guitar Workshop

Al's Guitar Workshop By appointment only. I offer full service guitar and bass repair. I am also available outside of the listed hours for those who need other options. Thank you!

Here is more about what I do in the shop:
-upgrade, replace and repair electronics
-complete set-up services including fret buffing and polishing
-buy and sell used electric guitars and basses
-repair finishes, fill in and repair cracks and chips
-authorized dealer for several parts companies, including pickups and pre-amps
-The hours listed are times that the shop is open for pick up and drop off. An appointment must be made with me as I do not take walk-up or drop-in business.

Huge shout out to and .kristintaylor for traveling to NYC to honor their mom Carrie who succumbed to Ovarian Cancer in ...
05/10/2026

Huge shout out to and .kristintaylor for traveling to NYC to honor their mom Carrie who succumbed to Ovarian Cancer in 2018. The ladies got chosen for front row and were all smiles during live class for Mother’s Day. It was the most amazing way to honor Carrie’s memory. I did the ride from home as did .gillotte and . We are all really proud of Kris and Chelle!!!

There are gigs, and then there are GIGS! This one was a total blast. I got to play with and at long last got to play a ...
05/09/2026

There are gigs, and then there are GIGS! This one was a total blast. I got to play with and at long last got to play a gig with ! Thank you for having us again. Always a great time!

It has come to my attention (lol!!!) that my posts have been implying that I’m doing this work myself. Hardly!!! is the...
05/07/2026

It has come to my attention (lol!!!) that my posts have been implying that I’m doing this work myself. Hardly!!! is the company knocking this job out of the park! I can’t say enough good things about those guys! Job done in just 3 days!

My new mini series for all you home improvement fans. I’m calling it “7am 7pm”
05/04/2026

My new mini series for all you home improvement fans. I’m calling it “7am 7pm”

Rather than use my palm router, I’ve switched over to the Foredom router. It’s a much better tool for pickup routing and...
04/25/2026

Rather than use my palm router, I’ve switched over to the Foredom router. It’s a much better tool for pickup routing and battery box routing. I remove most of the wood with forstner bits on the drill press, then I use the Amana bit from in the Foredome. I get much greater control with the foot switch using gradual and easy acceleration and deceleration. And if you do routing but haven’t bought routing jig, you need to get this tool. It’s great for clearing fret slots but it’s also fantastic for general routing. The lights are really a genius idea. And the Amana drill bit is relatively expensive but totally worth the money because it lasts longer and it has a collar guide that rests on the side of the routed wall at a certain depth so that as you go lower the bit cuts evenly with the initial rout. Makes the job much easier.

Customer came in not knowing exactly what the back story was on this neck that he had bought from a good friend and band...
04/25/2026

Customer came in not knowing exactly what the back story was on this neck that he had bought from a good friend and bandmate of his. They are both older guys like me and are great players. I told the customer that the neck seemed either fake or seriously altered. The shape and logo seemed right but the fretboard radius was 12” and the nut slot depth was much more shallow than a Fender. Today he came to pick it up and had gotten the full story from his buddy. Turns out that the neck is a true Fender and had been refretted by a local looth who was just getting started in those days (about 1980). The looth had re-radiused the fretboard and had taken off a lot of wood, leaving a shallow nut slot as a result. That looth has gone on to a very successful career so it was pretty cool seeing his early work. In the guitar case was the original receipt for that refret. Pretty good price for a refret back then!

Realized I never posted the beginning of this report. Here is a brief summary of the project. Thanks to for designing a...
04/22/2026

Realized I never posted the beginning of this report. Here is a brief summary of the project. Thanks to for designing and making this headstock jig. Thanks to for support, ideas, encouragement and friendship. You guys rock!

Spent all day on cosmetic work. Last video was shot at 5:45pm. On to the chip on the body…
04/21/2026

Spent all day on cosmetic work. Last video was shot at 5:45pm. On to the chip on the body…

showed me how to use his parametric shim model along with the neck angle calculator he developed. Custom shims that do ...
04/20/2026

showed me how to use his parametric shim model along with the neck angle calculator he developed. Custom shims that do the job perfectly. Thanks for providing the opportunity to tremendously grow my knowledge and skills!

Came in very handy!
04/18/2026

Came in very handy!

Address

Spurlock Court
Fairfax, VA
22032

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 2pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 1pm
Thursday 8am - 12pm
Friday 8am - 1pm

Telephone

+17039448396

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