About AM Guitar Repair

Alan Morrison, owner of AM Guitar Repair, has been playing, repairing, customizing, and building guitars for over 25 years. "I started doing this type of work in the 80's, working full time at a music store, where I gained a lot of experience with guitar and amplifier repair. Since then I have continued to build and customize guitars and service amplifiers for myself and others as well."

"I believe in getting the full potential out of a guitar. It should play and sound the best it is capable of. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, your guitar should be all it can be. It should play well, in tune, and look and sound good. If it does all that, you can take it to the next level with upgraded electronics or hardware modifications." - Alan Morrison

AM Guitar Repair is located in Davenport, IA. Guitar and amplifier repairs are made by appointment only. Contact AM Guitar Repair

What can AM Guitar Repair do for you?

Guitar Setup

For a student, if a guitar is not properly set up, it can make learning the guitar more difficult and can be frustrating (not to mention painful!) For the pro - you want to be able to play for hours at a time with a nicely set up guitar that plays in tune. A guitar setup is a series of adjustments that make the guitar as easy to play as possible. The intonation is adjusted so that the guitar will play in tune all the way up the neck. If a guitar has not been adjusted in the past year, chances are it could play better than it does. Because guitars are made of wood and metal under tension from the strings, weather changes and time effect them.

Even most new guitars can benefit from a setup. Guitar factories adjust to their specifications, which may not suit your particular style. Action (distance from strings to frets) is sometimes set high to avoid buzzing frets. Most players prefer a low action for ease of playing. Factory adjustments may also "drift" between the time they leave the factory and end up in your hands. I recommend having your instrument set up upon time of purchase and maintained at least on an annual basis. Click here for more details on guitar setup and mechanical repair.

Guitar Repairs - Electronic and Mechanical

Is your guitar not doing what it's supposed to? No sound on certain settings? Scratchy controls? Parts broken? Not staying in tune? Frets cutting into your hands? Strings keep breaking? AM Guitar Repair can fix these type of problems and more!

Guitar Modifications

This can include replacing pickups with ones better suited to your style, or changes to the electronics such as coil taps, series/parallel, phase switching, etc. "I play in a variety of musical situations and I like my guitars to be versatile as well. I like to be able to switch between sounds without switching guitars. The Guitar Repair and Modifications - Electronic page includes my favorites. If you're looking for something else, let me know." - Alan Morrison

Amplifier Repairs

No power? No sound? Sound cutting out or weak? Controls scratchy? Loud hum? Tone not what it used to be? AM Guitar Repair can fix it! Alan Morrison has over 25 years experience servicing guitars, amplifiers and other music related equipment. "I grew up around my dad's TV shop and learned how to use a tube tester and soldering iron at a very early age. I received an Electronics Technology degree in the early '80s (when tube technology was still part of the curriculum). Besides the technology, being a musician I understand tone as well. An amplifier doesn't just need to work. It has to provide the tone you are looking for." Click here for the Amplifier Repair page.

Custom Built Guitars

In my "spare" time, I enjoy building and painting custom finish guitars. Click here for the Custom Guitar Photo Gallery. If you would like a new one of a kind guitar contact AM Guitar Repair.

Thank you for checking out the website

I look forward to serving your guitar and amplifier repair needs. Customer satisfaction is my number one goal.