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Uncle Wally's Guitar Repairs
4.3 ★★★★☆ 55 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Englewood, Florida
Music store specializing in guitars and basses, including repairs and spa treatments.
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
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (941) 475-6402
- Website unclewallysguitarrepairs.weebly.com
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–2 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“However, most are on consignment as far as the electrics are concerned.”
“Wally is amazing, I take my bass guitars there for a 'spa treatment' -new strings, cleaning, and what ever else they may need including repairs.”
“I bought a used epiphone guitar that someone had screwed up the wiring.”
“Wally is amazing, I take my bass guitars there for a 'spa treatment' -new strings, cleaning, and what ever else they may need including repairs.”
“Did a great job installing a pickup in my Ukulele.”
Brands they deal
“Did a fabulous job repairing the top and bridge on my wife's B25 Gibson.”
“I bought a used epiphone guitar that someone had screwed up the wiring.”
What players say again and again
“I had a guitar that needed a neck adjustment and a basic setup.”
“If you want to talk to an expert in guitar than Uncle Wally is the place.”
From the reviews
Today I went to Uncle Wally’s Guitar repair In Englewood Fl. I had Messaged Wally on Sunday and explained that I was in town from NY this week and had a local gig this Friday. I had a guitar that needed a neck adjustment and a basic setup.
I had some extensive rewiring of my guitar done with new Fishman Fluence pickups and a battery pack installed as well. Angelo did an amazing job on the wiring and the service was fast and reasonably priced. I will definitely get these guys to help me with any future projects.
It's amazing to have a luthier in Englewood Florida! Wally and Richie are both amazing guys and will work with you on repairs or customizations or any thing else you might have in mind. Decent selection of Used Guitars. However, most are on consignment as far as the electrics are concerned...
Wally is amazing, I take my bass guitars there for a 'spa treatment' -new strings, cleaning, and what ever else they may need including repairs. He is good! And prices are more than fair. Way above and beyond! Plus a super nice guy🙂
Selling or trading gear at Uncle Wally's Guitar Repairs
Uncle Wally's Guitar Repairs comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Uncle Wally's Guitar Repairs
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Uncle Wally's Guitar Repairs. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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