Ninow Guitar

I won’t let anyone else touch my basses, PERIOD! The level of service I receive from Robert is top notch always. I send everyone I know to him.

As a lefty it was impossible to find someone to dial in a guitar, until I found rob, he’s dialed in 5 of my guitars and I couldn’t be any happier, thanks rob

I recently purchased a beautiful semi-​hollow body Tele and I still remember how great it felt the first time I picked her up and played her. Robert Ninow came recommended to me by my bandmate who said that if I wanted my guitar set up right the first time that I had to take it to Rob.
Robert Ninow is as professional as they come. After having a good look at my guitar Rob gave me a run down of everything he has to balance and tighten– the labor alone was true to price, but the phenomenal service and the peace-​of-​mind is priceless.
What really impressed me was when I got my Tele back was that she felt and sounded not just noticeably– but significantly better. Nice low action and all of the hardware felt nice and secure. To top it all off– Rob put a rush on the set up without sacrificing labor quality, and got my Tele back into my hands in record time our full rehearsal that Monday.
Big thanks to Rob for finding my Tele’s true and honest voice and REALLY making her sing. Rob is an experienced pro with a sharp eye and sharper ear who offers dependable work that yields a reliable instrument with its best tone possible. Robert Ninow will definitely be the man my band and I take our business to. Thank you again!

Wow! I just got my guitar back from Robert, after he gave it a full tune up, and I can’t imagine how it could get any better than this.
Seriously, this is the guy to go to for anything guitar related. I’m pretty new to guitars, and had just picked up an ESP LTD MH-​1000 for a steal, but it was tuned to drop C and had insanely high action, along with the Floyd Rose having about a 30° angle from the body of the guitar.
Wanting to play it ASAP, I searched around and emailed a few shops in my area to set up an appointment. Robert responded back in the morning saying «he was free that day could have it back to me that evening» HOLY CRAP! I was expecting to wait at least a week, but he told me to head on over, so I did.
When I got there, Robert went above and beyond what I was expecting. Like I said, I’m relatively new to guitars so we talked a bit about string selection, tuning, what I’m going to be playing and gave me his personal opinion on what he would do with it. He also took the time to break down every aspect of the guitar; like explaining how to work with and tune a Floyd Rose and explaining the differences between the pickups.
Next thing I know it had been an hour of us talking and figuring out what I wanted out of the guitar. I learned so much! and he gave me some great tips.
When I picked up my guitar later that day, I was amazed! I’ve never seen a setup with this low of action and no fret buzzing! He even took the time to fix a few screws that were stripped out and modded my volume knob so it has a more natural step up in sound.
I can’t recommend this guy enough!
He went way above and beyond the already high expectation I had after reading the other reviews here.
He has just gained a lifelong customer, and definitely quite a few more after all my guitar playing friends tried out my setup. They couldn’t believe how easy it was to play!
Long story short,
Hands down the best guy to go to for tuning, while providing the best customer service I’ve ever received. Don’t even think twice, just get in contact him and you’ll see what I’m talking about. My guitar is operating on a completely new level.
Thank you so much Robert!

I found Robert through some mutual friends here in San Diego, when we met we realized we go back to our LA circle of friends too. I’ve had only the «best» service my basses and guitars over the last 20 years and Robert is one of the them. It’s hard to find someone you trust 100% with your babies, Robert is that guy.
The first instrument he worked on was my vintage 76 Fender Jazz bass, it has NEVER felt and played so well in my life. Roberts pricing is great, in reality he should charge double for the quality of work. Did I mention he is a great guy to hang with too? I highly recommend Robert to anyone from beginner to pro.
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Robert is a great guitar tech, teacher and all around great guy; he does top end repairs, modification and restoration of all types of stringed instruments. He has worked on 6 of my electric guitars, my acoustic guitar that had to high action so it rarely got played, now it plays so nice, I love playing it again. I even had him set up my electric bass guitar, even though I rarely play bass but just wanted my bass to play as nice as all my other guitars! I wouldn’t even think of taking my guitars to any other guitar tech in San Diego. I’ve found Robert to always be fair, honest and that he only wants a happy customer and stands behind his work (which is excellent). And, if you’re looking for lessons for you or your kid give him a call, he has a great teaching style for all levels and knows how to make the complex music stuff fun while keeping you on track and taking your playing to the next level. He’s a great guitarist as you might expect and plays in a cool local rock band too! Give him a call and you’ll see what I’m talking about and if you love guitar like me then you’ll be glad you met Robert Ninow of Ninow Guitar.

My son (12) and I have taken lessons from Robert for almost a year now. I have learned more practical guitar skills from Robert in less than a year than I did in the first 27 years I played guitar.
I have a handful of guitars. I RECOMMEND his technical Guitar Tunning skills 110%. He will help you sound better, play easier, and look better where ever you are playing. A guitar tune from Robert is a must. I have turned many of my friends and family members on to his technical guitar Tunning skills and they all are amazed what he can do.
Thanks for everything bro…