onesecondglance
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Guitar tech around Reading?
#1008847 - 17/09/12 09:20 PM
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I'm looking for a guitar tech in the Reading area. Whilst I no longer live anywhere near
Reading, I work in the centre so I'm in and around virtually every day. I used to go to
Guitarworks and was gutted when they closed. Any recommendations?
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SecretSam
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1008900 - 18/09/12 08:34 AM
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Spend 50 minutes driving to Kew and use Chandlers.
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onesecondglance
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1008989 - 18/09/12 03:06 PM
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thanks Sam, but Kew is around two hours from home for me. i was hoping for someone within
lunch hour range of Reading. i may have sourced the number for the fella who used to do
set ups at Guitarworks, so i'll give him a call. other suggestions are welcome, though.
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Dan Bo
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009036 - 18/09/12 10:06 PM
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Max is in South Oxford. He's very good  Dan
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zenguitar
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009044 - 18/09/12 11:17 PM
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Indeed, Max is more than very good, he's tres excellent. And that does beg the question,
as you aren't actually in Reading but just working there, where is home (roughly) as there
may well be someone 'not in Reading' who is actually closer to where you live who might be
worth recommending. Andy 
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onesecondglance
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009126 - 19/09/12 03:12 PM
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home is Lambourn, near Hungerford. i'm rarely home before six, so if there's someone
who'll do weekends or evenings that would be grand. i'd assumed no self-respecting 'tech
would do unsociable hours, though...
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Brisey
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009152 - 19/09/12 05:23 PM
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Hi There
Julian at Guitarworks left his details stuck to the shop door when the store
closed and I've just managed to find them. He was working from home in Reading. I have
pm'd you the details. Hope that helps.
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onesecondglance
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
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#1009219 - 20/09/12 07:45 AM
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Thanks Brisey, very much appreciated!
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arkieboy
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
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#1009223 - 20/09/12 08:07 AM
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Andy Can you ask Max if he would be up for potting a pair of pickups for me,
and maybe giving my amp rig a once over - all for proper money rather than the bottle of
JD he requested for fixing a switch and a pot on a couple of rack units ... I've only ever contacted him via a PM here Steve
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Dan Bo
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009242 - 20/09/12 09:29 AM
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Andy hope this is ok?
Max can be contacted at:
[Email]Maxtech.audio[at]me.com[/Email] or you can go to his web page with the same
name.
Onesecondglance - Pay a "quick" visit to Max...I say a quick visit but
it'll be nothing of the sort. You'll find yourself chatting for hours
He's
only 20 miles up the A474? and I guarantee you'll be happy with his work.
Dan
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Edited by zenguitar (21/09/12 12:22 AM)
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arkieboy
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
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#1009263 - 20/09/12 12:03 PM
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Quote Dan Bo:
Pay a "quick" visit
to Max...I say a quick visit but it'll be nothing of the sort. You'll find yourself
chatting for hours
Seconded! And
you wouldn't want it any other way :-)
Steve
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zenguitar
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009268 - 20/09/12 12:15 PM
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Perfectly OK to give the link. Forum rules specifically allow members to share links to
3rd parties that might be of interest to other members.
And besides, it's Max
we're talking about!! He's more than earned a reference and link for his efforts over the
years
[Email]Maxtech.audio[at]me.com[/Email]
Just in case
you missed it 
Andy
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Dave B
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009273 - 20/09/12 12:28 PM
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Actually, it would be a quick cruise up the A34 for those near Hungerford! Also - Andy : could you alter the posts so that we reformat the email address (replace @
with [at] or such) so that those nasty scrapers don't start flooding the poor chap's email
address with spam? Oh .. and yet another recommendation from me. For the work
he does, he criminally under-charges..
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onesecondglance
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: onesecondglance]
#1009278 - 20/09/12 12:45 PM
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cool - i will definitely give Max a ring. i miss him hanging around here - was always a
voice of reason.
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zenguitar
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Re: Guitar tech around Reading?
[Re: Dave B]
#1009363 - 21/09/12 12:24 AM
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Quote Dave B:
Also - Andy : could
you alter the posts so that we reformat the email address (replace @ with [at] or such) so
that those nasty scrapers don't start flooding the poor chap's email address with spam?
Already done Dave. It bugger's
up the links but so what
Andy
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