J Thomas Davis Guitar Maker

I get all my guitars and basses set up here! Super nice guys who do amazing work! (And play really cool Irish music on Sundays at Claddagh’s Irish Pub!)

These guys can do everything from perform a perfect setup to repair a vintage guitar to build one from scratch. I’ve had three electric and acoustic setups done and a delicate repair performed on an Ovation and I’ve been super pleased each time. Steve in particular is great to deal with.

I did some business with Mr. Davis a few years ago when I had purchased an acoustic guitar into which I wanted a pickup and jack installed. He talked me into a passive piezo pickup (uses crystals to convert vibration to electricity and no battery), which I haven’t been that happy with because of the high impedance, low output signal it generates, but that is not his fault. I knew what i was getting into.
What is worthy of remarking on is how pleasant Mr. Davis’ demeanor was and the neatness and precision of the work he executed on my guitar. He is indeed a very skilled luthier who has built guitars for major performers like Leo Kottke. And the price of the work he did for me was reasonable considering the care he took. Maybe someday I’ll be able to afford to contract with him to build me a guitar.