15+ years at the bench
Experienced hands for first guitars, working instruments and treasured vintage pieces.

Fixed £65. We pick up your bass from anywhere in London and return it tight and even in 3–4 days — low action, fresh strings, and intonation set across every string. Mobile luthier service, no shop visit.
Every bass setup is a fixed £65 — pickup and delivery included. 4, 5 and 6-string basses, active or passive, short or long scale, set up for fast action and consistent tone.
Mobile guitar setup with free pickup and delivery across all London boroughs.
No shop trips and no mystery extras. One named luthier handles your guitar from doorstep to doorstep.
Extra repair work is quoted and agreed before it begins.
Choose setup, repair or electronics and share what feels or sounds wrong. We agree the service before collection.
Otto collects your guitar, completes the agreed work and contacts you before starting anything extra.
Your guitar comes back ready to play. A standard setup is usually completed in 3–4 days from collection.
Not sure what it needs?
Describe the problem in plain language. We’ll guide you toward a setup or repair without starting extra work before you agree to it.
Ask FretworkA £65 setup is the friendly starting point, not a reduced standard of work. The same luthier who handles vintage restoration and hand-carved archtops adjusts every everyday guitar.
Meet OttoExperienced hands for first guitars, working instruments and treasured vintage pieces.
Otto collects, works on and returns the guitar, so responsibility never changes hands.
You are told what the guitar needed and contacted before any extra repair work begins.
“Absolutely brilliant service. Having the setup done at my home studio saved me so much time — my Martin D-28 has never sounded better. The intonation work was perfect and the action is spot on.”
“I'd struggled with high action on my Stratocaster for months. The mobile service was incredibly convenient and the difference is night and day. Professional job, fair price, no trip across London.”
“As a music student I really appreciated the educational side — exactly what was being done and why. My acoustic now plays like a dream and the new strings sound fantastic. Great value.”
“Professional from start to finish. My guitar needed extensive work and they delivered exactly as promised. The mobile service meant I didn't have to worry about transport at all.”
Everything you need to know about pickup, what the fixed £65 includes, turnaround and how custom repair quotes work.
Yes — 4, 5 and 6-string basses are all covered by the fixed £65 setup, active or passive, short or long scale. We balance the action and pickup height for even string-to-string response.
We do both as standard. Pickup height is balanced for even output across the strings, and we'll check the battery and onboard electronics on active basses while we're at it.
Yes — a premium bass string change is part of every setup. If you prefer a particular brand, gauge, or flatwound/roundwound set, tell us when you book and we'll fit them.
We guarantee a 3–4 day turnaround from pickup to delivery, including weekends for scheduling flexibility.
Give your guitar the professional care it deserves. Book a mobile setup and we’ll take it from your door.
You can also sit down with Otto for a free consultation, by appointment, at Sixty Sixty Sounds on Denmark Street — London's iconic guitar row.
Questions? Call 020 8040 1883