Fat Cat Custom Guitars & Repair

Fat Cat Custom Guitars & Repair Guitar repair for the finicky, killer custom guitars, used guitars, and guitar accessories.

Fat Cat Custom Guitars & Repair is dedicated to the pursuit of great playing, great sounding guitars. We repair, modify, customize, and build guitars with the objective of helping every player get maximum enjoyment and use out of their instrument. From minor guitar repair and setups to heavy modifications all the way to intricate and unusual full custom builds, we bring our exacting standards and

highest quality work to every job. Your satisfaction is our highest priority and we are here to help you achieve your goals in music making.

My good friends Leslie and Skully Alvarez could use some help with things as Leslie goes into hospice care. She has bee...
08/11/2026

My good friends Leslie and Skully Alvarez could use some help with things as Leslie goes into hospice care. She has been fighting cancer so bravely for so long, but it's been an uphill battle. They both have been part of the music scene around here longer than I have. They are both wonderful people. Any support you could give would be appreciated. We love you Leslie! We love you too Skully!

I am creating this fundraiser for my wife as we face the heartbreaking end stage of her deca… John Alvarez needs your support for Support My Wife’s Final Care

Hey Southpaws! I finally have some left-handed guitars in stock! This is a 2024 Gibson sg '61 Standard. Excellent condi...
05/22/2026

Hey Southpaws! I finally have some left-handed guitars in stock! This is a 2024 Gibson sg '61 Standard. Excellent condition. It features Gibson custom burstbuckers, Locking gotoh tuners, Schaller roller bridge and a Bigsby B7 mounted on a vibramate. That means there are no extra screw holes in the body, it can be returned to stock no problem. Orginal bridge/tail is included along with the hardshell case. $1499

Hey Southpaws! I finally have some left-handed guitars in stock! This is an almost-new Fender Stratocaster ultra LH. Thi...
05/22/2026

Hey Southpaws! I finally have some left-handed guitars in stock! This is an almost-new Fender Stratocaster ultra LH. This has been Plek'd for ultimate playability. It features Fender noiseless single-coils, S-1 switching system, Made in the USA! With original hardshell case and case candy. $1500!

Hey Southpaws! I finally have some left-handed guitars in stock! This is a very clean Ibanez RS135 in all black, maple ...
05/22/2026

Hey Southpaws! I finally have some left-handed guitars in stock! This is a very clean Ibanez RS135 in all black, maple neck and fretboard, black matching headstock. It has a vega trem bridge upgrade. (Original is included) with a hardshell case $499!

For Sale: Fat Cat Custom Fat-o-Catster superstrat partscaster. I built this back in 2008 with Mighty Might body and nec...
05/09/2026

For Sale: Fat Cat Custom Fat-o-Catster superstrat partscaster. I built this back in 2008 with Mighty Might body and neck. I've got it on consignment here. It features the aforementioned Mighty might ash body. (A bit on the heavy side), Pearl white finish with matching headstock. Wicked birdseye Mightymite neck, Lace Hemi humbucker set with Lace ChromeDome middle pickup. Licensed import Floyd Rose locking tremolo. It comes with a sweet snakeskin hardshell case. Very good condition $699

For Sale. Blackstar HT Metal-1 1-Watt tube amp. w/ matching cabinet. Awesome snakeskin tolex, clean and distortion chann...
05/09/2026

For Sale. Blackstar HT Metal-1 1-Watt tube amp. w/ matching cabinet. Awesome snakeskin tolex, clean and distortion channel. amazing amount of gain and volume from this little monster. Has reverb and line/headphone outs. $550

For Sale: Peavey Bandit 65 solid state 65 watt amp. 80s era. Cool vintage vibe and tones. lots of EQ and gain k***s. ...
05/09/2026

For Sale: Peavey Bandit 65 solid state 65 watt amp. 80s era. Cool vintage vibe and tones. lots of EQ and gain k***s. $249

For Sale: Used Schecter Hellraiser Special FR. Active EMG pickups. Metal machine. $479
05/09/2026

For Sale: Used Schecter Hellraiser Special FR. Active EMG pickups. Metal machine. $479

For Sale: Fender HSS Stratocaster. Flame top burst. Maple Fretboard. Made in Mexico. $649
05/09/2026

For Sale: Fender HSS Stratocaster. Flame top burst. Maple Fretboard. Made in Mexico. $649

For Sale: early 2000s Squier Showmaster Neck-Through super strat. 24 frets, Floyd Rose Trem. Anyone who knows me knows...
05/09/2026

For Sale: early 2000s Squier Showmaster Neck-Through super strat. 24 frets, Floyd Rose Trem. Anyone who knows me knows I love these things. I own 5 of them in various iterations. Good guitars stock, awesome to trick out with upgrades. This one is in good shape. It had a headstock repair but is super solid. no issues. Made in Korea $449

Address

55 Douglas Avenue Elgin, Il (Not South Elgin)
South Elgin, IL
60120

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+18478880000

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