Sohl Guitars — Local services in Harrison

I had a show to play in Dallas, Texas and I needed to get my Bass fixed quickly and to be honest, I had neglected that poor instrument for way too long. The neck was bowed, the bridge was whatever the opposite of Intonated is (Notonated, Untonated, Lacktonated...) and most of all the pots were bad. I would love to say it was from the vast amounts of sweat, blood and tear that had gotten into them causing them to short out but we all know I am not practicing 6-8 hours a day like I did when I was in college and didn't actually take a full load of classes. No, I was in the REAL world, where I drive a volvo and work a job nobody wants to do. That guy doesn't practice 6-8 hours a day anymore. The tears and blood were there only because I had lost my callouses but there was never enough to fault the pots. ANYWAY, my bass needed some TLC so I could play. I also needed it done fast and thankfully I got it back in time. So if you need someone to correct the bow in the neck of your bass, Balance the pickups, salvage or repair your pots, intonate the bridge, throw on a fresh set of string (because I am old and I hated putting on new strings even when I was young), well you only have one place to go. Go to Sohl Guitars, get that beat up Scheckter bass back into show room quality. I am not saying Matt dragged an Abizzal Deamon from the 4th Ring of Hell just so he could calibrate the correct amount of Cacophony needed to appease my Norwegian Black Metal needs. What I am 'suggesting' is maybe let him take a look at your rig, pull the gremlins out of your pots and make you smile ear to ear when you plug back into your stack of HellDrivers and Necromantic Amps. It will be the best decision of your Musical Life. Why are you still reading this...get...

Matt was recommended to me by, of all things, AI. I couldn't believe we have such a talented and experience guitar tech and luthier right here in our back yard in the Lakes Region of Western Maine. I've had issues with my 1983 Peavey T-27 guitar and went in thinking I'd need to get a bone nut, but he talked me out of it after checking it out, recommending a fret level and setup instead, saving me some serious money. It was only after he breathed new life into my guitar that I found all these reviews, and I couldn't agree with them more! I feel like I've got a brand new guitar and it plays and sounds incredible now! Matt leveled and polished the frets, raised the nut, straightened the neck, found and re-soldered a loose ground on one of my pick-ups, and wouldn't let me leave his shop until I tried it out--he did a thorough job and I couldn't be happier! No more fret buzz, the action is incredible. So charming too, his love for his craft and the gear just rubs off on you and I can't help but smile. I've recommended him to all my guitar friends and neighbors, I won't go to...

Living in a rural area, it's a challenge to find a good guitar tech. Matt is true gem in Western Maine- easy access from New Hampshire as well as the Maine Seacoast. My Rickenbacker bass had some bad fret buzz issues on frets 1-5 that was impacting sound and sustain. Matt was immediately able to diagnose the neck adjustment needed and get rid of the fret buzz. While he worked on he cleaned up the frets, fretboard and electronics. The low action I love is still there with no more fret buzz! Can't recommend Matt enough for the quality of his work and obvious expertise. Worth a visit!

Update to my review- just got back my 41 year old G&L SC-3 after Matt cleaned it up. It feels brand new again. He cleaned all the rusted springs and electronics, fixed the tremolo, and adjusted the action perfectly!! First two pics are of the bass, the others are...