Two days with you gentlemen have resurrected the magnificent soul of this guitar – its notes ring on and on and it is such a pleasure to strum one single chord and listen to it slowly die away over a few minutes. I am so pleased with it. So thank you very much for your good work . . . Jim Drury was full of praise for the quality of your craftsmanship . . . and he wasn’t wrong!

Regards, Paul Gillam

This guitar has an enormous bass response without sounding boomy.
It has a very strong mid-range which gives the melody lines (usually
played on the top two strings) a real "thickness" more
akin to nylon string guitars than steel string. The guitar also
has more clarity than any guitar I've ever played. Michael Berk

I can recommend LA guitars for any guitar repair or
set up. Work carried out to time with pleasant
friendly service. Geoffrey Saunders

Peter Ostrin PoW Guitars -Haim, gave us a guest lecture. He was awesome. He is a full time luthier and philospher in London. He really knows the shit. The class was riveting. Haim gave his views on all sorts of things from the soul of trees to his theory of 5 minutes to five. This was a great treat. Peter Ostrin's Guitar blog and other Stuff (Algranati-Guitar-Course)

After searching for ages for a place to have my guitars cared for, L.A. Guitars was recommended to me and I haven't looked back. In 2002 I took an old Gibson 335 which was literally unplayable and they brought it back to life. I have had my other 'workhorse' guitars looked after by David and Haim and will not trust my gear with anyone else. They are so thorough that when I pick up a guitar they have repaired or set up they will not allow me to leave the workshop without trying it just to make sure it is right for me. I have sent several of my students to the shop as well and they have been very satisfied with the work carried out on their guitars. These guys are tops. Adam Behren

'These guys have the knowledge, skill, understanding, creativity and the ability
to put you at your ease so that you get the best result for your guitar.
They not only know what they're doing, they know what you're doing too { however
weird it is!} Chris french 'pale marble movie

I have always insisted on my guitars being set up properly and adjusted to obtain their maximum performance and often take my guitars to various technicians for set ups, pick up changes, fret work, minor adjustments etc. A few years ago I wanted some urgent work done to an Ibanez SZ 520, which I picked up for a song and as all the local ‘techs’ in my area, were busy, decided to try ‘LA Guitars’ in North Finchley. Upon arriving I instantly encountered an incredibly warm and friendly greeting from Heim and Dave, ‘LA Guitar’s’ highly experienced guitar technicians. What instantly impressed me was the passion they had for guitars and their natural willingness to discuss all the various possibilities with me, before deciding what work needed doing. It was the type of place where my friend and I felt instantly at home and when looking at our watches, upon leaving realised, that we had been talking to them about all sorts of guitar issues for over an hour! The fret work they did to the Ibanez was extremely high quality as well and the guitar, purchased for a few hundred, now plays better than some of £1000 plus guitars I have had in the past. Since then I have always gone back to ‘LA guitars’ and refuse to go any where else. Other fine jobs they have done to many of my other guitars, include replacing pickups, split coil wiring, upgrading machine heads, bridges and nuts. Recently they put active EMG 81TWs and 89s in my Dean ML 30th anniversary and carried out special fret work to my John 5 triple Fender Deluxe in order to obtain an extremely low action without any choking out when bending the strings, despite the low fingerboard radius. It plays like a dream! If you ever need work to your guitars and want the work done by highly experienced technicians who really care about guitars and what the customer wants, I suggest you forget others and head down to LA guitars. Even if you don’t need work doing, why not take your existing guitar to them for a check up – You may walk away from these ‘guitar magicians’ with a guitar that plays better than you could have possibly imagined. Tony 'T'