Adam's Guitar Setups
Making bad guitars good, and good guitars great!
Gift certificates are now available....perfect for that special someone who loves their instrument!
Hello everyone! Adam's workshop is in beautiful Tumbi Umbi on the Central Coast.
Taking pride in his work, he enjoys the satisfaction of making a bad guitar better, and a good guitar great.
More than just electric, acoustic steel string and classical guitars, he also specializes in setups, servicing, repairs and electronics for basses, banjos and mandolins.
Adam can also restring violins and get them up and running.
Adam's Guitar Setups carry a wide range of D'Addario and Elixir strings, plus access to Ernie Ball, Martin and GHS strings.
We also have access to replacement parts like DiMarzio, EMG and Seymour Duncan pickups, plus pots, switches and output jacks etc.
Adam's Guitar Setups is an authorised repairer for Walden, Michael Kelly and Loog guitars.Feel free to call or email, and we can discuss your needs about setups, servicing, repairs, restrings, electronic modifications and pickup replacements.
Gift vouchers are now available.
Adam looks forward to providing a high level of quality and service to the musicians of the Central Coast and beyond!
Besides becoming a respected tech on the Central Coast whilst working at Macron Music Erina for 21 years, Adam has been working in the music industry since 1987 with various bands across a wide range of styles both here in Australia and overseas on banjo, guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, oud, piano accordion, pedal steel, suitcase drumkit..and..glockenspiel. Adam has a diploma in audio engineering from the SAE in Sydney, and is a member of APRA.Adam is currently playing bass for his sister Jenny Marie Lang, banjo and slide guitar for Mark Moldre, and bass for Monstars Of Rock!Adam brings his years of experience, unique sense of curosity, problem solving skills, and fastidious nature together to bring out the very best result for your instrument.
I would like to give a shout out to Tim and Ann from Zero-Mod over in the USA.
Zero-Mod manufacture and sell bass thumb rests that use the exisiting screw holes... so, no modificatons or new screw holes needed.
From the Zero-Mod website, "I am an audio professional and bass player myself. We offer custom made premier quality thumb rests for some of the worlds finest basses and they do not require ANY modifications to the instrument.All our parts are CNC made from top quality materials in the USA, in a small, one man precision machine shop outside NYC."
I would also like to say welcome to Kyle Tricarico, founder of Labyrinth Guitar Pickups, as a new face on the Australian pickup scene.
Kyle worked for many years at Australian Music Supplies and has taken the step to open his own custom pickup workshop.
As an authorised installer for Labyrinth Guitar Pickups, I wish Kyle great success!
"At Labyrinth Guitar Pickups, our mission is simple: to craft high-quality, customizable guitar pickups for musicians of all ages and skill levels across Australia. Founded in 2024 by Kyle Tricarico, we are dedicated to enhancing your guitar experience with pickups that blend exceptional performance with affordability."
Check out the new website below.
Our Hours
The workshop is open 9am to 5.30pm Mon-Fri, by appointment only. I am happy to make appointments outside of these hours/days for instrument drop offs and urgent repairs when possible.
Address
8 Marilyn Crescent Tumbi Umbi NSW