Custom & Repair Shop

COMING SOON -- Fat Cat Custom Guitars online store! In the meantime, if you are interested in one of our custom guitars, please contact us for a personalized quote.

You'll find the best repair, customization, and setups in the area at Fat Cat Guitars, all performed on-site under the supervision of owner Scott Bond. An experienced guitar builder, innovator, designer and technician, Scott is known for his unique combination of outstanding technical knowledge and a player's understanding of what makes a guitar feel great. (We call him "The Guitar Whisperer," though lots of people just call him "Dr. Bond.")

We are happy to take in your instrument for repair at any time, but if you are headed in specifically to see Scott, please call first to ensure that he is available. He is a busy guy and we don't want you to be disappointed.

Yep, that's him there, with a fully custom, scratch built Fat Cat Custom guitar. (photo and graphic design courtesy of F3 Studios)

Guitar & Bass Repair

The Fat Cat Repair & Custom Shop offers setups, electronics replacement, general repair, great quality fretwork including complete refrets (yes with binding too), and much, much more. When you bring your guitar in for repair or customization, you can expect great quality work and surprisingly quick turnaround for a very fair price.

Need your pickups replaced? We are a fully authorized dealer for Seymour Duncan, EMG, Rio Grande, DiMarzio, and Lace, and we can help you create that elusive tone.

Our Repair Shop Pledge:

We will treat you and your guitar with courtesy and respect.
We will really listen to you about what you want.
We will give you honest advice and present options whenever possible.
We will bring a thorough, creative, and quality-oriented approach to your job.
We will complete your job as quickly as possible without compromising quality.
We will contact you when your job is complete.
We will always strive to make your guitar play and sound better than you ever imagined.

Custom Shop Guitars & Basses

We build guitars both from scratch and from existing parts, and the custom process can be very simple to very, very complex. Guitar enthusiasts from casual players to collectors to road-hardened pros have discovered that some of the best-playing, best-sounding, best-value guitars money can buy are being made right here on Randall Road. There are always several Fat Cat Customs available in our store to try, and we guarantee that you'll find some exciting surprises among them.

Many of our Custom Shop guitars are built to order for our customers and never make it to our sales floor. From finish to pickups to neck profile to body style, if you can dream it, we can build it, probably for less than you might think. Give us a call or an email if you would like to discuss creating the guitar of your dreams!

Fat Cat Custom Guitars have been spotted on stages all over the country -- will one turn up in your hands next?

Click here to check out lots of custom work photos!

Hours, Picking Up, & Dropping Off

We typically have a technician on-site Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, though if you're in the midst of a crisis we always suggest you give us a call before driving an hour to get here. We feel the pain of the gigging musician and will always do our level best to help when emergencies arise.

Guitars can be dropped off to us anytime during regular business hours: M-F 1-8, Sat & Sun 11-6.

When your guitar is ready for pickup, we will give you a call. Of course you are welcome to call for a status update anytime, but we promise: we will always give you a ring when your job is ready.

Thanks for checking out our Repair & Custom Shop! Our reputation is our most valuable asset – your total happiness is our goal!