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“A very satisfied customer” – David Gilmour pickups

Thanks a lot Rich, the David Gilmour pickup look and sound really great . I really like the quality of workmanship on the wiring, it is also nice to see good quality parts presented in such a nice way . Thanks a lot for your help, I will definitely be getting in touch again.

Thanks again for a first class job and giving a much loved guitar a lovely new rich (no pun intended) tone.

Speak soon,

A very satisfied customer,

Nic

Nic P

“nothing short of magnificent” – Andy P, Fender FR50

I accidentally came across Richard Setford and Tonefinder while searching on line for a used resonator guitar in late 2015. Little did I realise at the time that I had found the true master guitar “fettler”!

The Fender FR50 he prepared for me, to my requirements, is nothing short of magnificent! Richard changed the setup completely from a conventional setup to lap-slide configuration with raised nut and at a fantastic price.

I think Rich takes more pride in his workmanship than making a living out of his work, as it seems more of a labour of love and passion for workmanship than making a living.

As soon as my son mentioned he was after a used but nice electric blues guitar, I had no hesitation in contacting Rich for this next challenge. And of course, he has done us proud once more, finding then “fettling” a previously unloved Tokai with the usual Tonefinder imagination and skill, replacing inferior components with new refinements, creating another work of art.

I can not praise him enough and have no hesitation in recommending Tonefinder for all things guitar-like!

Andy P Leeds

“an instrument that’s now a dream to play” – Ibanez electro-acoustic

Big Thank you to Rich of Tone Finder for setting up my guitar, turning a mid range cheap guitar into an instrument that's now a dream to play, even my bad playing is easier and a pleasure to listen too. If you're looking for a guitar revamp at a more than reasonable price go to www.tonefinder.net Thanx Richard.

Mark W Havant

“the work you did on my Epiphone LP has just transformed it!” – Epiphone Les Paul Standard

"Hi Rich, just wanted to let you know the work you did on my Epiphone LP has just transformed it! Taken to a couple of practices, just so much more usable. Any bad sounds are now down to my fingers...

Roger S

“A truly remarkable service at an outstanding price!”

There is always that nagging feeling when you buy a piece of second hand guitar gear that, although you may have got a killer deal, it just isn't performing as it should. For me this feeling was compounded when I purchased a Marshall JCM900 SLX and after 2 practises the input socket had begun to fail and it just didn't seem to be producing the power you would expect of a 100watt valve amp.

In a bid to rectify any problems I was pointed in Rich’s direction by my father whom had recently had a Hank Marvin Burns expertly set up by Rich. A quick phone call later and within the hour I had taken my amp to Rich to discuss possible problems and subsequent options. It was decided the best way forward was to service the amp, replace the jack and re-valve the amp.

After leaving the amp with Rich I received a phone call a few hours later, thats when the panic set in… Has something else gone wrong? But my panic was misplaced, the SLX is somewhat of a unique beast and Rich had phoned to say he had done some research and talked to other techs regarding my amp and suggested the use of a different brand of valve to ensure I got the high gain results I wanted, advising me of the difference between the original choice of valves and the new one.

A week later and I’ve got my SLX back and I couldn’t be happier. It is a completely different beast than when I dropped it off and is everything I had originally hoped it would be! It sounds fantastic and the level of care that went into the work is unquestionable. It’s also great to be kept up to date by Rich’s tracking system which allowed me to know what and when was going on with my amp.

A truly remarkable service at an outstanding price! Thanks Rich!

Luke V

Lonely Dakota

Luke V

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