I'm having problems getting the proprietor to contact me about returning my guitars to me and it has been over a year. This is my second review about two Squier Telecasters. Jim is a good guy, very knowledgable; I hope he's OK, in good health. I JUST WANT MY GEAR (2 Squier Telescope, one gig bag - two bass capacity, and my straps). PLEASE CONTACT ME JIM. read more

Jim has had two of my Squier Telecasters since September of 2022 for setups and new pots. He has returned only one email "Not Done". He has failed to return three subsequent emails. His shop is a rat's nest and I'd bet he has lost my guitars and the double bass gig bag they were stored in due to the clutter and his inattention to customers. I'm sorry I trusted him with my business. He may do great work, but he doesn't do it very often. I give Precision Guitars one star because zero stars is not an option. read more

TLDR: Quoted 4 weeks, took 7 months to get a hold of them and get my unrepaired guitar back. Wanted to support the little guy so I brought my guitar here for a cracked head stock. Should've turned around the minute I walked in because it's a rats nest of guitars inside. They said 4 weeks, and after 2 months of nothing, I started calling and showing up during business hours and got no response. After SEVEN months and probably 5+visits I finally showed up when he was there. He'd misplaced it, lost the tag, (he has no digital inventory system so he couldn't reference a system) AND hadn't even repaired it. Went to Guitar Center and had it fixed next week. read more

you just responded to my post and said you never sold me a pick guard. You are a LIAR. Reverb is working with me on it right now. You DID sell me an ET270 pickguard for over 50 dollars and I have not seen it. Answer your phone! Answer your emails!! Give me what I PAID FOR read more

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I purchased a tortoise pick guard from Jim. Super cool guy. Joe was extremely patient with me and even gave me his own personal suggestions on what color would look good on my bass guitar. I don't get the negative reviews. I wouldn't put much thought into them. I highly recommend. He seems like a straight up honest man. read more

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Have to give Precision Guitar 5 Stars! Jim does just a fabulous job. I needed a new sound for my 96 Jackson Dinky and he suggested a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P90. I could not be happier with this new pickup and the quality of craftsmanship! read more

Precision Guitar - Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P90 pickup in the bridge position - Guitar Stores Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Do not buy from this place. I ordered a pick up Guard for my Sterling and never received it. I tried calling with no response. I paid with my Paypal and will be disputing it. read more

I went in after sending a detailed email for a custom pick-guard. The owner is a bit weird, but super knowledgeable and nice to chat guitars with. After leaving him with my custom body and picking out the tortoise shell I liked, he told me it would be about a week. I took the invoice he wrote me and left. Flash forward a couple weeks, I send an email to no response. Flash forward another two weeks I ask for an ETA on the pick-guard. Flash forward another week I let him know I'm coming in, he responds that he'll be there. He never touched my order. Guy seems completely disorganized in there. No money for loss of time, just disappointed in how sad the business is. It's one or two guys taking on way too much. Regardless of how knowledgeable he is, if you need something done efficiently, go somewhere else. read more

OOPS --- My Bad. It appears that there is more than one "Precision Guitar", and this is the wrong one. I can't take the review back, but I apologize because I have no experience with this business. PLEASE DISREGARD THIS REVIEW. read more

Jim was a wealth of information on the effects climate has on instruments and things to look out for. He also make custom pick guard. I had an antique white mother of pearl made for my fiesta red PBass. read more

Installed new tuners and a nut on my Strat. Great setup, as well. The work was done professionally, quickly, and for a great price. I highly recommend Precision Guitar and plan to come back for any work I need done in the future. read more

Messaged these guys a while ago about a custom pickup for my Strat, initially had pretty fast and regular responses asking about the specifics. Then went about a week with no response, so I asked for an update, nothing. After a few more days I said I was taking my business elsewhere, and IMMEDIATELY received a multi paragraph copy-paste response about how I'm impatient, the kind of person to cancel my order and leave bad reviews... well, you reap what you sow buddy. I told them it doesn't matter how good your product is when your customer service is nonexistent, and they told me I was never a customer. Don't waste your time. This business is horribly managed. read more

Amazing store literally right out of my childhood with almost everything an enthusiast and professional could want at reasonable prices. Surprisingly good selection despite the layout and mess. This is not a typical guitar shop and much more caters as a parts shop, with occasional treasures. They are always slammed with repairs and do an incredible job with those and setups. Worth your time if your a hobbyist, or looking for a hard to find part or need something repaired. For the faint of heart or OCD it is catastrophically messy but such is life. read more

Atrocious customer service. Asked a question about my order, no response until after a week when I requested a refund. The responses after that were anything but professional. THEN he posted on my facebook Business page about our interaction COMPLETELY MISSING THE POINT. Besides the fact that the only business involved in this interaction was Precision Guitar. This was for a guitar that I OWN. Had nothing to do with my business page. This speaks volumes to how unprofessional you are. Good job. read more

I always have had my custom work done here , I have brought in numerous guitars and they have always done what I asked for. As far as the negative reviews of the owner I have never had a bad run in with him . He is an awesome musician & craftsman in his trade. I will continue to do business with him & his shop read more

Precision Guitar - Love how my guitar came out thanks a lot for the rad , speedy work done . - Guitar Stores Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I brought in my very sentimental guitar to Jim at precision guitar and he went above and beyond to fix multiple issues with it at a very affordable price with great care. He was very friendly and knowledgeable and even referred me to a place to get lessons. Would recommend precision guitar to anyone read more

Unreliable and dishonest. I bought a pickguard from this charlatan online and upon receipt it did not resemble the reference image that he had supplied. I contacted him and he agreed to replace with another pickguard if I would mail him back the original. After I confirmed his receipt of the returned pickguard with USPS and a few days had passed by I followed up regarding the replacement pickguard. After two weeks and several more messages having been ignored I started a claim with my credit card company, at which point I received a response immediately. Now he wants a restocking fee and cannot supply a replacement. Beware this thief, if there is a problem he resorts to cowering behind the computer in his shop and sucking his thumb. His word means nothing to him, there's a cog missing somewhere inside this pathetic individual. read more

I'm starting to think maybe something might not be right at this shop. I hope and pray he and his family are ok and in good health. read more

I went down there looking for a plate for the back of my electric guitar. I'd already been turned away from Guitar Center, and Central Music so I wasn't too hopeful. But when I went in I was warmly welcomed by the owner. He was very willing to look at my guitar and seemed VERY knowledgeable. In no time he found a plate that fit perfectly and screwed it on. I know, some people might say that that wasn't allot to do, but the kindness and willingness he expressed to help me was worth a million. I would HIGHLY recommend Precision Guitar for all your guitar needs, I know this won't be the last time I got there for sure! read more

Great shop. You'd never know it's there on North 7th Avenue as there's no sign. They do guitar repairs/set ups, and sell a variety of parts. Thumbs up for Precision. read more

Precision Guitar Great, Yelp messaging not so much. Created a problem.

Took my Jackson Soloist in to have my input jack soldered because the audio signal was cutting out to my amp. I later discovered the employee replaced the original Jackson humbucker bridge pickup with a used B.C. Rich pickup from who knows where or what, saying that was the problem. Years later, the problem continues, it's not my only guitar. Then I open it up to see the input wire the input jack is loose, not soldered. Not only did I pay for nothing, I lost the originality of this guitar. read more

Great work. A little hard to find, shop's a mess, but Colin knows what he's doing. I would recommend to anyone.

I've taken my guitars here several times and the last time I went they made a custom pick guard for my Sterling music man Albert Lee signature Guitar and I am way beyond impressed and the quality of the work is very professional and excellent. I trust them with my instruments. Thank you for your exceptional work!!! I'll keep coming here all the time!!! Beginning of a beautiful relationship with me and Precision Guitar!!! read more

On the phone, the guy was polite and helpful. I explained I'd be down during the week to get an appraisal. I verified their hours. I showed up the next day around 12:45pm. Doors were locked and no one answered the phone. It was super frustrating driving a long distance with a toddler. If you want their help I guess you need to make sure someone is actually working there first regardless of posted hours. read more

Precision Guitar saved my axe! I bought a Chinese knock off of a Brian May hoping for the best. At first it was fine, but unfortunately after our first rain storm after I got the guitar. The neck freaked out and the strings were laying on the neck. Sadness sets in. The truss rod was adjusted and I reset the action and wuala playable once a gain. After a while, I was playing the guitar and noticed some frets choking out at the second fret and played other places no problem. I took the guitar to to Precision thinking the worst like we can;t help this guitar. Not only did the they save my guitar, they made awesome. Fixed problems I didn't know I had. And extremely fair price. For all the work they did and me being such pain - these guys are awesome. The guys are really nice and patient with everyone that come through the door. I want to thank Precision Guitar for saving my guitar. Oh - dont buy a Chinese guitar - if you do, bring it to Precision and they will get it playing. THANKS guys -- YOU ROCK!! read more

I needed help figuring out how to connect my microphone cable into my Bose Sound Dock II. The owner stayed late so I could bring in my equipment to show him. He pulled together all the cables and connectors that I needed. He had two of the three items that I needed. He wrote down the name of the third connector that I needed from Fry's Electronics or Radio Shack. I appreciated his helpfulness and knowledge base. Tip: this store is hard to find in the dark. Call for directions. read more

They did a good job on my start with the set up and having frets leveled. Great small business with knowledgeable people.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! My sons guitar needed a tuning peg and you went out of your way to help me! It was so appreciated. I will contact you to lower the strings in December. You were very helpful and friendly! Thanks again! read more

Took my Strat in to be serviced about nine months ago because of some fret buzz. They fixed the specific fret buzz but now it buzzes in several other places and I have some dead bends. Go somewhere else. read more

I don't even live in Phoenix and yet I use these folks to fix my guitars. I have had them set up and repair two acoustic guitars of mine and both times I have been impressed with their repair skills. I asked for one guitar to be set up, which they did nicely, but they pointed out a loose section of the bridge and had to fabricate a piece of wood to fix it properly. Well done. The other visit with my other guitar they had to reglue a section of the top and also repair the nut which had been badly adjusted by another shop during set up and now it is like new. read more

I've had setups down and minor repair work ( tone pot had to be replaced) here. Great work, great price. Just a cool spot with some cool local cats working on your gear. Cant get any better than that. read more

Great customer service! They went out of their way to fix my guitar that I needed for work on Monday. Thank you very much...Your company rocks! Will tell all my friends that's the place to go. Precision charged me less, fixed it faster, replaced and tuned my guitar, and made me one happy customer! read more

Ive taken 3 guitars of mine to these guys so far and have been very pleased in every aspect, service and quality of work is excellent and they do it for a great price. I've recommended them to friends and family and have to say we are all pleased with the work they do. they're friendly and very knowledgeable, check em out! read more

Awesome Work! I brought my Signature Tremonti PRS to these guys for a basic set-up and some toggle switch issues I was having. They fixed everything for a decent price. I am definitely bringing more of my guitars there. I definitely recommend. read more

I also took my HSS Strat to Jim at PrecisionGuitar for fret buzz and some dead bends a couple years ago and his work is still holding up. He lowered my action too. This involved cutting the channel for the steel nut of the Floyd-Rose system to sit lower since it was much too high out of the factory. It's a rare thing to have a Fender curved fretboard and be able to have both very low action and constantly bend strings to the max without deadening out AT ALL. When I'm enjoying this guitar I often think how valuable Jim's work is to me. He has done fret & neck work on a couple other Fender's I have as well. I've paid handsomely to other Luthiers (for total re-frets among other things) over my 40 years of playing - sometimes with painful outcomes - and so I know what a valuable resource to AZ musicians this shop is and I take great pleasure in recommending Precision Guitar. PS: Did I mention reasonable pricing - like I said, VALUE! read more