Papi’s Guitar Repair and Setup

 

Music would not be as what it is right now if not because of a guitar. From the way a rocker shows off his lead guitar skills, or an acoustic artist who plucks a melody that tunes up with his own voice, we can say that a guitar is very important for music itself. Guitars can be costly so it is important to always have it maintained by an expert every now and then. There are various issues that may arise if a guitar will not be maintained properly, and of the most common issues is when the guitar starts to sound rather odd than it used to.

 

There are various reasons as to way a guitar will start to deteriorate in terms of its sounds, and one of the reason lies beyond its frets. If the frets or a fret of a guitar will be damaged, there is an almost 100% guarantee that the guitar will start to sound bad. There are no worries though as refretting can fix this issue, and one of the best in the Philippines in terms of refretting is Papi’s Guitar.

Although Papi’s Guitar is a guitar repair and setup shop in general, the owner mainly focus on refrets. They are located at 78 Scout Fernandez Street Quezon City, Philippines. Mico, Papi’s Guitar’s owner, stated that fret jobs is an art. His professional skills and talents with regards to frets started with his love for guitar – just like any other expert musicians.

 

There are mainly four reasons why a guitar should undergo for a refret. One reason is through maintenance. As said earlier, all guitars must undergo a series of maintenance to preserve its original sound or tune, which is why even if the guitar still sounds good, you may want to have it checked already to see if there is a need for a refret.

 

 

 

 

Another reason is corrective. This is when the guitar already starts to sound like it is damage and the reason behind are the frets. It can be that the frets are old, or damaged physical, or has been over used.

 

 

 

 

Next reason which is a very common one is when the guitarist simply wants to refret the guitar for modification purposes. There are various guitarists who wants a specific tuning or sound for their guitars, and some of it can be attained through refretting. There is no need to buy a new guitar to find that specific tune or sound, just refretting will do!

 

 

 

 

Lastly, a partial damage to the frets can also prompt refretting. The expert may only require changing the damaged fret, depending on the fret’s availability or the extent of damage that has been done.

 

 

 

 

So, if you are someone who owns a guitar who has any of these fret troubles, contacting Papi’s Guitar Repair and Setup shop right here can be your best option! Their services are not costly, hence their works are one of the best. They sell nickel silver refrets and white stainless refrets; all with high quality and affordable prices. Prices vary from bolt to the setnecks/neckthru guitars; whether if they are bounded, number or strings. They also offer fret gauges which best sellers are; the 57110 jumbo, and the 47104 medium jumbo. Last but not the least, they also sell high quality chickenpicks which are comparatively cheap compared to other sellers.

 

 

 

 

Papi’s Guitar is one of the best choices in terms of guitar repairs and setup. There are various professional guitarists who visit this shop for their services. One of the pros who regularly visit here is Francis Reyes of The Dawn. Francis is a good friend of Mico Ong, and also his former bandmate in GILT, a little pop rock band back then.

 

 

 

 

If you happen to decide to try out Papi’s Guitar’s services, make sure to set an appointment first at their Facebook Page. Mico only cater appointments as of the moment, and could not handle walk-ins yet because of his vast customers. He usually work and do repairs alone, so his schedule can be hectic at times, the reason why he can only cater appointments as of this time. Even though, his Facebook Page is very active, and he should be able to give you a reply as soon as he can!