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Guitar Shop Starter Kit


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Our 3 most popular pro tool sets, combined
FREE Fret Work book and luthier's digital caliper included


When you're ready to make the dream of your own repair shop a reality, we're ready to help you get a good head start. We've combined our three most popular guitar setup and repair tool sets, and included a FREE Fret Work book and luthier's digital caliper.

These are the same professional tools we supply to leading lutherie schools, designed by luthiers and used every day in shops that depend on high quality, durable, innovative tools for their livelihood. Good tools that quickly pay for themselves and help you grow your business.

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Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
4942 With inch String Action Gauge Yes
$473.21

4942-M With metric String Action Gauge Yes
$473.21


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Our Guitar Shop Starter Kit includes:

The Essential Fretting Tool Kit
 Fret Cutter
 Deadblow Fretting Hammer
 6" Fret Leveler
 Double-edge Fret File
 Fret End Dressing File
 Dressing Stick
 Fret Rocker
 Fret Work Step-By-Step Book (included FREE)

The Basic Setup Kit
 String Action Gauge
  (Metric version included with #4942-M kit)
 18" Precision Straightedge
 Set of 9 Understring Radius Gauges

The Essential Nut Making Tool Kit
 Set of 4 Double-edge Nut Files
 Set of 2 Nut and Saddle Shaping Files
 Gauged .010" Saw
 Feeler Gauge Set
 Nut and Saddle Vise
 String Spacing Rule

FREE Luthiers Digital Caliper



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Guitar Shop Starter Kit
Guitar Shop Starter Kit
 
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5 3-21-2013
Guitar shop starter kit

Hi to all. Well just got my kit today very happy with it, look out guitars here I come. postage was quicker than I expected, could have fitted more tools in the box. Will be buying more tools next time and soon so as not to waste space in the next shipment. Have been wanting a shop like this for ever,thank heavens for the Internet

Squizz  Newcastle Australia
2 10-26-2012
$$$$$$$$$

Vary expensive for what you get;A small saw,plastic hamer,cuple files,pair of pliers,small vice & a straight edge?? For the money you charge, thats bad.

Lacelle  Blind River Ontario Ca
5 6-05-2012
A great intro.

This doesn't come cheap, but as the saying goes, "Buy Cheap, Pay Dear". I have used every tool in the kit on my first couple of fret jobs and set-ups, and have found them invaluable to complete the work; and for my first attempts, they came out very well. Saddles and nuts are a sinch with the tools included. It's a great start, especially if like me, you had two screw-drivers and a file as the only tools to your name. I would have preferred an extra couple of tools thrown in such as notched straight-edge and radius gauges, but then again I did get a digital-caliper set for free. If your budget stretches to it, you won't go far wrong with this starter set.

Franky  London, England Read my reviews (8)
5 5-02-2012
A great start

My starter kit arrived complete and as advertised. Two guitars, a mandolin, and an ukulele later the kit has been very valuable already.

Duane Gallaher  Rainier, WA
4 3-05-2012
Great start, but......

I think this a great way to start, however I feel that for what you get the price is a little bit much.

Bearded Moose Guitars  Blue Ridge, SC Read my reviews (6)
4 1-18-2012
Not everything, but very close

I would've preferred a fret puller to cutters and over-string radius gauges to under; otherwise pretty rock solid.

EdwardElias  Hendersonville, TN Read my reviews (3)
5 1-12-2012
Yes, It is

I use every thing in this set, good for fret job setup nut/setup guitar

niponz  Thailand Read my reviews (32)
4 11-04-2011
Guitar shop starter kit

This is a good basic kit for setups and nut making. I wish it included the neck jig or straight edge with the string slots and both crowning files for frets.Make it a real bargain and throw in one of those three.

abieber  arizona Read my reviews (3)
4 9-07-2011
A pretty good start....

This kit is well worth the $$$, if you have it. Within minutes of opening the box I was well on my way to making my 78 LP Goldtop play like butta using the straightedge, feeler gauges, fret rocker, understring radius gauges and a few files.

Based on my initial experience, perhaps a Gibson and Fender truss rod wrench should be included. All the tools seem well made but you can tell right away that the numbers on the files will rub away eventually. I'm going to add numbers to my file handles with a label maker.

Thom Abell-String Theory Guitar Repair  Mount Juliet, TN Read my reviews (20)
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5 8-18-2011
a god send..

this is an absolute fantastic kit, and truly is good enough to fix any guitar issues! I can't go on tour without these now

JMOGuitars  Cardiff, UK Read my reviews (5)
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