When does your guitar need a setup?
Hard to play? Buzzing strings? Here’s when a setup can help.
Read moreKnow your instrument.
Enjoy it more.
Practical guides to guitar and bass care, repair costs, troubleshooting and better playing.
Fret dress or refret: what’s the difference?
Learn when frets can be repaired and when they need replacing.
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Bringing your guitar in for repair
What to tell us, what to photograph and what happens next.
Read moreRepair prices
Guitar repair costs in Toronto: what affects your quote?
Compare Favaran’s setup and fretwork labour guides, understand parts and assessment fees, and know what to ask before approving a guitar repair.
Read moreSetup & playability
Guitar fret buzz: how to narrow down the cause
Find out what open-string, single-fret and widespread buzzing can tell you, what to check safely, and when a setup or fret repair may help.
Read moreInstrument care
Guitar humidity care for Toronto winters
Learn how to monitor your guitar’s storage conditions, spot possible humidity problems, and avoid mistaking seasonal movement for a routine setup issue.
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Why your guitar keeps going out of tune
Separate tuning instability from intonation problems, check the recent changes that matter, and know when nut, string or hardware work may be needed.
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Guitar action too high: setup, saddle or neck repair?
Understand why high strings can have different causes, what information helps an assessment, and why lowering the saddle is not always the answer.
Read moreElectronics
Guitar has no sound or crackles: what to check first
Use a simple signal-chain check to distinguish cable and battery problems from guitar electronics faults before requesting a wiring or pickup repair.
Read moreStructural repair
Acoustic guitar bridge lifting: what to do next
Recognise a possible loose bridge, avoid repairs that can make it worse, and understand what a workshop needs to check before quoting the work.
Read moreSetup & playability
Changing guitar string gauge: when to check the setup
Switching to heavier or lighter strings can change playing feel. Learn what to tell your technician and which setup checks may be needed.
Read moreBass repair
Bass guitar setup in Toronto: what to discuss before booking
Prepare for a bass setup with clear playing goals, your preferred strings and tuning, and useful notes about buzzing or uneven response.
Read moreRepair decisions
Is your guitar worth repairing? A practical decision guide
Compare repair scope, replacement cost and the feel you value without assuming that the cheapest guitar or biggest repair bill decides the answer.
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