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Geoff Benge's Guitar Shop
4.8 ★★★★★ 55 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Chicago, Illinois
Guitar shop for setups, repairs and installations by appointment, plus knowledgeable service.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (773) 919-3697
- Website chicagoguitarrepair.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I dropped my Les Paul on a concrete floor and the neck just about cracked in half at the headstock.”
“Geoff has been workig on my basses for 15 years.”
“He put new life into my vintage strat while retaining it's unique character and integrity.”
“Brought in 2 of my guitars , both with issues that other guitar repair shops could not fix (even after even after 2 months of me returning guitar to be corrected) .”
Brands they deal
“And also some other stuff done on the neck to clean up some issues from the Gibson factory.”
What players say again and again
“I went in fully expecting a re-fret and he took a look at my Larrivee and said it just needed a good filing and clean up of the frets.”
“Impossibly great setup on my new Les Paul, which was so much work to play when I first got it.”
“I'm not very knowledgeable about guitar electronics and Geoff explained things to me in an easy way, which was helpful in making a decision on how to wire up the guitar.”
“He gave a thorough explanation and the work was timely and affordable.”
From the reviews
I dropped my Les Paul on a concrete floor and the neck just about cracked in half at the headstock. I wasn't sure if it was salvageable to be honest. Geoff took a look and said "I can fix this". My guitar plays better than it ever has and you can't even see where the neck was almost cracked in half. Unbelievable work!
Geoff is outstanding. I went in fully expecting a re-fret and he took a look at my Larrivee and said it just needed a good filing and clean up of the frets. He did a phenomenal job. He repaired a friends Taylor that had a separation. Did an awesome job.
Took my Gibson ES-275 to Geoff. The neck was warped and seemed to be beyond repair. Goeff was able to straighten it and the cost was reasonable. Unquestionable pro doing incredibly high quality work.
I had some ThroBak pickups installed on an ES-355 and a setup done. And also some other stuff done on the neck to clean up some issues from the Gibson factory. I mentioned that the tone toggle switch was rattling in the middle position, kind of passively in the context of our conversation, and I noticed that it isn't…
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