Hello Guitars

Hello Guitars Helping You Get The Most Out of Your Guitar. We believe all guitars should be:

1. comfortable to hold.
2. fun to play.
3. inspiring to hear.

We refurbish, customize, and maintain guitars for people who want to feel more creativity in their lives, so that you can get more expression out of your instrument. Let us bring more life out of your guitar!

Is this guitar account dead? No. Are new guitars going up for sale soon though? Yes.
08/11/2021

Is this guitar account dead? No.

Are new guitars going up for sale soon though? Yes.

How to bring life BACK to an acoustic guitar: ⠀⠀On the road to restoring this gorgeous Martin acoustic courtesy of my ma...
05/20/2021

How to bring life BACK to an acoustic guitar: ⠀

On the road to restoring this gorgeous Martin acoustic courtesy of my man

He brought it to me feeling like the sound has “dulled” over time, as well as having a few loose electronics. ⠀

Here’s what I check when it comes to bringing that shimmer and richness back to an acoustic:⠀

1. strings - are they the right (and fresh) set?⠀
2. frets - are they shiny or corroded?⠀
3. humidity - is the wood healthy?⠀
4. nut & saddle - are they stable? ⠀

Address these and you’ve usually got a guitar in great health. 😊

Wish you could refurbish your guitar? 🤔⠀⠀We can make it happen! Your guitar doesn’t have to sit there gathering dust. It...
05/10/2021

Wish you could refurbish your guitar? 🤔⠀

We can make it happen! Your guitar doesn’t have to sit there gathering dust. It can be something that excites and inspires you! ⠀

Think your old guitar is in too terrible a shape? It doesn’t matter! ⠀

This 7-string was years into neglect: rusty, perpetually, out of tune, not living to its potential.⠀

A couple weeks with me and now it can take down 90% of what’s on the wall at your local guitar center. Super comfortable to play, a rich sound, and a creative extension of its owner. ⠀

Got an old guitar you need fixed? DM me and let’s put some more music back into your life!

🌚 Things I Learned Building / Refinishing Oscura:⠀⠀This is Oscura— a D standard KILLER I refurbished for  ⠀⠀and here’s a...
04/12/2021

🌚 Things I Learned Building / Refinishing Oscura:⠀

This is Oscura— a D standard KILLER I refurbished for ⠀

and here’s a few tidbits I learned on the journey:⠀

•heavier gauge strings need a slightly higher action to resonate. their size literally require more space to oscillate.⠀

•lower tunings benefit from more articulate pickups, picks, and tone capacitance. This baby plays in D standard. To play those low notes clearly, gracefully, and not just wobbly, you need to compliment the setup with brighter attributes. ⠀

•all black guitars can be pretty graceful too. Against my predictions, this thing is more angelic than it is metal. Think Sephiroth.

Something I harp on a lot— you never know how good your guitar could sound until it’s been correctly setup! ⠀⠀And maybe ...
04/05/2021

Something I harp on a lot— you never know how good your guitar could sound until it’s been correctly setup! ⠀

And maybe you might think otherwise from some bad experience with expensive, snotty big box guitar shop (cough cough GC)... but a good luthier will make all the difference! ⠀

This gorgeous thing came landed on my coffee table playing out tune with a bowed neck and hazy frets. The same thing that happens to all guitars as they sit on their stands through the changing seasons. ⠀

A quick servicing now has this baby playing even better than it looks. And even more important than that— it sparks joy in its player’s hands again. ⠀

Consider getting your old guitar a setup. It could open your world!

🎶 Tuning your guitar goes WAY beyond turning the tuner heads. ⠀⠀easy to grasp, yet surprisingly complex— intonation is a...
03/29/2021

🎶 Tuning your guitar goes WAY beyond turning the tuner heads. ⠀

easy to grasp, yet surprisingly complex— intonation is an absolutely crucial step in your guitar’s setup and build. ⠀

Here’s your crash course towards beginning to understand getting your guitar to play in tune across the ENTIRE fretboard! ⠀

Have any questions about guitars?⠀
Looking to get some work done on yours?⠀

We’re here to help! Just shoot us a message!

📖 If you’re unhappy with your current guitar, you probably just need a fresh pro setup! 🎸 ⠀⠀A good setup is absolutely e...
03/23/2021

📖 If you’re unhappy with your current guitar, you probably just need a fresh pro setup! 🎸 ⠀

A good setup is absolutely essential to having an amazing feeling guitar. Swipe to learn about setups and make an educated decision!⠀

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Experimenting with some educational content posts. If you like this one and want to me to share more knowledge, let me know so I can keep making them! 😇⠀⠀
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And if you need any guitar work done, you can shoot me a DM! Always happy to hear from my fellow guitarists.

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