Reviews

31
Sage L.
 
"My Wife came here with her first guitar. This was an accoustic model and nothing high end. (passed down from her Dad)."
Mark took his time and cleaned the sh*t out of it, tuned it and added new threads. This guitar really got a ton of love! It was really dirty and Mark treated it to some awesome kindness.
32
Roy S.
 
I found Mark and his service through Craigslist, the one hour drive to his place (he lives in Emeryville about 50 miles away) was certainly worth it, when I got my guitar back it looked brand new and now I have to admit I don't even want to play it, I just want to put it on the wall or something and just stare at it... but seriously he did a great job at making the necessary adjustments with the action and neck, and cleaning up my guitar which he refers to as a "precision instrument" that I should keep.
33
Peter Y.
 
"Mark (Nuke) is amazing!"
He's setup two acoustic guitars for me so far, I am planning on bringing in my 12 string for him to fix. Great guy, amazing work, prices that CANNOT be beat for the level of pure awesomeness that he brings my instruments to, they never played so well, even when I first got them!!! I wish I could give him more than 5 stars, I won't be taking my guitars anywhere else.... ever.... If you love your instruments, you are doing them a disservice by not taking them to Nuke’s.
34
Ryan M.
 
"If you need your guitar setup go to Nuke's."
I'm starting off and know nothing about guitars. Mark was very patient with me and took the time to ask what type of music I was into to anticipate the best beginner setup to suit my needs. I picked up an old Stratocaster that had some pretty horrendous fret buzz. I bought it not really knowing what to look for in a used guitar. Mark set me up with some new strings and a basic setup. He even swapped out a couple of worn frets at no additional costs. After a few days there were some additional adjustments that I wanted him to take a look at. He was able to set up a time for me to bring the guitar back and made the additional adjustments for free. He provides this service for all his setups.
If you want to go to a guy with decades of experience who is personable and cares about his work, you can trust Nuke’s.
35
James D.
 
"I am so happy I found Mark. I have played guitar for 30 years and gone to a few less-than-stellar techs that did poor work for the money."
With Mark, his prices are reasonable and easily worth twice what he charges for the quality you receive. Mark has worked on most of my guitars, from a cheap travel guitar, to a Telecaster, to a higher-end Strat. Each one of them has come back sounding better than I could have imaged, so much so that I hung onto to a guitar I was planning to sell. Having a great setup by a professional like Mark makes all the difference in the world. Mark's also just an all-around good guy, super nice, no ego and willing to go out the way to do the job right. I can't say enough great things about the guy. Seriously, if you live anywhere at all in the Bay Area it is absolutely worth it to have Mark work on your guitars.
36
Brian J.K.
 
"I am grateful to be Nuke's (Mark's) customer!"
He completely rewired my 1994 Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II and reset it. The bottom line is that it plays like an entirely different (and much better) guitar. He is a very talented tech and he is kind and honest to boot. I strongly recommend that you trust him to work on your guitars.
37
Paul B.
 
"I've wanted to learn to play the guitar for a long time. And, finally, I decided to go ahead and just do it. I ordered a guitar and accessories from Amazon (after researching, of course)."
Friends who play all recommended having the guitar setup before I started. I had no idea what they meant, so I checked into it. After looking into it, it made sense that having the guitar properly set up made sense, especially for a newbie. I turned to Yelp for recommendations and found Mark. I took my guitar to him and he told me what he was going to do. He also recommended changing the strings to make it easier for me. While I'm still at the beginning stages, I'm grateful for the service and advice that Mark gave me. And when I get a bit farther along, I might take a lesson from him just to have him check my progress.
38
Alan K.
 
"Nuke has been an amazing aid for my guitar fretwork."
My guitars mostly years in action and years apart needed some serious TLC. I count on the Nuke "Meister" to get me back to being the best player I can be With his work it brings back years of life to a fretboard that has had some serious wear and tear! When you get a chance get to hear Nuke play his Les Paul. What else can I tell you, but your gear and ears will be pleased!
nukesguitarsetups.com © 2014
e-mail: nuke1@me.com
Tel: 510.928.NUKE (6853)