✅ Clearwater’s Guitar Repair & Setup Specialists

Looking for professional guitar repair in Clearwater? Hank’s Guitar Shop specializes in guitar setups, fretwork, electronics repair, pickup installation, crack repair, restringing and general maintenance for acoustic guitars, electric guitars and basses. Whether your guitar has fret buzz, tuning problems, high action or electronic issues, our experienced technicians can help restore it to peak playing condition.

🔧 Your Guitar Doesn’t Have To Be Hard To Play

🎯 Professional Guitar Setups

Many guitar players assume fret buzz, tuning problems and high string action are simply part of owning a guitar. In reality, most playability problems can be corrected through proper setup, repair or adjustment.

At Hank’s Guitar Shop, we evaluate each instrument individually and make recommendations based on the guitar’s condition, playing style and intended use. Whether you’re a beginner struggling with sore fingers or a professional musician preparing for a performance, our goal is to make your instrument easier to play, more enjoyable to own and more reliable when it matters most.

You’ll get a guitar that plays smoother, stays in tune longer, and just feels right in your hands.

Common Guitar Problems We Fix

Every week we help guitar players solve problems like:

• Fret buzz and dead notes

• High string action

• Tuning instability

• Scratchy controls and switches

• Loose output jacks

• Pickup problems

• Worn frets

• Sharp fret ends

• Cracked acoustic guitars

• Lifting bridges

• Broken hardware

• Intonation problems

If your guitar isn’t performing the way it should, we’ll identify the cause and explain your options before any repair work begins.

🛠 Repairs You Can Trust

From buzzing frets to broken jacks, our team handles it all:

• Fret leveling & crowning

• Crack & brace repair

• Pot & jack replacement

• Bridge re-setting

• Pickup swaps & electronics upgrades

• 90-day warranty

All repairs are done in-house by experienced techs — no outsourcing, no shortcuts.

A professional setup is often the single best investment you can make in your instrument. Florida’s humidity, seasonal weather changes, string gauge changes and normal wear can all affect how a guitar plays.

Our guitar setup process addresses neck relief, string height, nut slot depth, pickup height and intonation to help your guitar play comfortably and sound its best. Many customers tell us their guitar feels like a wonderfully different instrument after a proper setup.

📍 Serving Clearwater & Surrounding Areas

Whether you’re from Dunedin, Largo, or just up the street, our shop is worth the visit, but if you want to avoid the Tampa Bay traffic, we have pickup and delivery service for you!

📞 Book Your Setup or Repair Today

Call now or stop in — walk-ins welcome. (727) 228-0125

Guitar Electronics Repair

Electrical problems can be frustrating and difficult to diagnose. If your guitar cuts in and out, produces unwanted noise or has controls that no longer function properly, we can help.

We regularly repair and replace output jacks, switches, potentiometers, pickups and wiring. We also install replacement pickups and electronics upgrades for players looking to improve their tone.

All electronics work is performed in-house by experienced guitar technicians right here in Clearwater.

Fret Repair & Fretwork

Frets gradually wear from months of playing. Flat spots, grooves and uneven frets can cause buzzing, poor intonation and uncomfortable playability.

If caught in time, your frets can be “renewed” at no extra cost as part of our MasterPro Guitar Setup^TM

If fret wear progresses too far, a level & crown may be required. If the wear becomes severe, a complete refret may be the better long-term solution – (costing several times what a level & crown costs).

We perform refrets, fret leveling, crowning, polishing and other fretwork services designed to restore smooth playability and improve overall performance. When appropriate, we’ll explain whether a fret level or complete refret is the better long-term solution.

Why Guitar Players Choose Hank’s Guitar Shop

Unlike many guitar shops and music stores, guitar repair and setup work are not side services for us—they are the heart of our business.

Musicians throughout Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, Largo and surrounding communities trust Hank’s Guitar Shop because we focus on quality workmanship, honest recommendations and measurable results.

Every setup and repair is backed by our 90-day warranty. Our technicians use precise measurements rather than guesswork, helping deliver consistent results that improve playability, tuning stability and tone.

• Pro-level work at fair prices

• 90-day warranty on all setups & repairs

• Every guitar is inspected by certified techs

• Quick turnaround times

• Locally owned and trusted since 2013

Serving Clearwater, Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough Counties

Every week, musicians visit Hank’s Guitar Shop from Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, Largo, Seminole, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, Tampa and communities throughout the Tampa Bay area.

We understand that Tampa Bay traffic can make even a simple guitar repair visit frustrating. That’s why we now offer convenient guitar pickup and delivery service throughout much of Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough Counties.

Whether your instrument needs a professional setup, electronics repair, fretwork or general maintenance, we’ll pick it up, bring it to our shop for evaluation and service, then return it when the work is complete.

Pickup and delivery starts at just $25, and for qualifying repairs and setups, the pickup fee may be credited toward the cost of service—making pickup effectively free for many customers.

🎓 Want to Learn the Craft?

We also offer hands-on guitar tech training at our in-store school, Guitar Tech Academy. Learn the same setup and repair techniques we use every day in a real shop environment.