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Black Walnut Tele Style Control Plate
$16.95

5.0

01:21 19 Aug 20

Absolutely the best. Had a stainless steel refret on a 1995 Taylor 810ce and it plays as if it was brand new. Greg also... replaced the nut and raised the E and A just a bit. This has helped playing through a new Fishman Loudbox Artist immensely. I almost returned the Fishman because I was disappointed with how the Taylor sounded through it. Now it sounds fantastic, the resonant feedback is gone (don’t ask me how, but it is), and it is much easier to play without the divots in the frets. Completely satisfied and heartily recommended.read more

J Mo

20:00 31 May 20

Had a full stainless steel refret done on my Superstrat. Finished in less than a month, and the frets were leveled as... if done by a Plek. Perfect work, and FAST! Thanks, Aperio!read more

Steve Sheroan

07:18 11 Mar 20

I had a refret over a year ago now, and it was perfect then and it’s still perfect now! Greg is THE man to talk to... about stainless frets, hands down. I even had him measure and attempt to match the feel of one of my other guitars, and that odd request was met with an open mind by Greg and he was able to nail the feel I wanted as well! As a working guitarist in the Nashville area, I can testify to the outrageous prices and wait times in Nashville that Greg talks about on his website. It is not Greg trying to throw a sales pitch, it’s the truth. I’ve had my guitars worked on by Nashville’s “top” luthiers and I can say, unequivocally, that my work done at Aperion was far less expensive, faster, and BETTER! Maybe best of all I didn’t feel like I was being stared at down the nose, as is often the case in Nashville. Can’t say enough good things about the whole experience.read more

DoodleMeister

13:24 31 Dec 19

Greg is an perfectionist and an artist. His work is flawless. I went to Aperio to refret one of my guitars and... lo&behold I ended up taking most of my guitars for this service! The craftsmanship is fenomenal. Plenty of information available on their webpage describing the why's and how's so I'm not going to repeat that. Thank you Greg!read more

Ricky Gunter

03:20 18 Jun 19

Fixed a botched Nashville refret for me. The guitar is now perfect. No one does a better job than Aperio.

Edward Holcroft

01:35 14 Jun 19

I recently took delivery of my second Strat-style Aperio-necked guitar assembled and set up by Greg Hails. With Aperio... maple neck and their signature stainless steel frets, I am thrilled with how it looks, feels and sounds. Greg shared some of his vast knowledge of the Strat freely and helped me make the right component choices. He would not let my guitar leave his shop until it was perfectly set up to his exacting standards. All this comes at a very reasonable price-point too. I am delighted with this unique, rock-solid, workhorse instrument that matches or surpasses any Fender Strat I have owned in terms of tone and playability, yet cost less than half the price. I cannot recommend Greg's work strongly enough.read more

Steven Vineis

23:03 05 Apr 19

I have nothing but great things to share about my experience with Greg. I live in North Carolina and needed a re-fret... done on a relatively rare 1981 Gibson 335-S Deluxe Professional. Those “fretless wonders” just weren’t doing it for me, but I liked the husk of the guitar as a whole. Local luthiers in my area had outrageous prices or just flat-out seemed disinterested in working on my guitar. This guitar had grown to be quite precious to me, and I wanted to get it some help. I found Greg at Aperio via Google, and read all the entries on his informative site. He responded back to my initial inquiry very quickly with an obvious wealth of knowledge. I had no qualms about shipping my guitar to him after we had a brief exchange. Boy, let me tell you something. Greg was completely transparent, sending me photos of the guitar upon arrival and then more photos as he got to work. I knew my beloved guitar was being treated with great care. Greg relayed his findings after receipt of the 335-S, made his remarks, and I told him to go with what he felt was right because he has the experience I lack. He was apologetic (when he didn’t need to be) about his shop’s wait time, and he kept in touch throughout the process just to make me feel comfortable. When he discovered that the wire gauge I requested may not be the best option, he contacted me immediately with his thoughts and I went with his suggestions. He also found fault with a certain switch, and immediately told me how he would handle it. I picked up the guitar today after a full re-fret and setup. It’s perfect. The work is just gorgeous and he took tremendous care in making sure I received it just as I sent it. It’s got a whole new life and will probably outlive me. I am ecstatic with the work and I wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to send him others. A good luthier is hard to find. I’d go out of my way to make sure Greg worked on my guitars. I love modding and tinkering with my instruments, but when I need a pro, I’ll always call Greg. He is the best.read more

Y X

15:21 10 Sep 18

I had Greg do a stainless steel refret on my maple fretboard Stratocaster. Two luthiers told me they would need to... refinish the board for a re-fret, but Greg was able to do it without refinishing! Greg was super informative and transparent by sending pics and detailed assessments throughout the entire re-fretting process. Highly recommended for stainless steel re-frets.read more

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