WELCOME TO GEORDIE RIFFS
Your “One Stop Geordie Shop” for all things guitar in North Tyneside. We provide professional guitar setups, guitar lessons and guitar services. Our staff are fully qualified and endorsed by some of the biggest names in the business. Contact us with any queries. Available by appointment only
GUITAR SETUPS
Our professional guitar setups are available for electric, acoustic and bass guitars. Your guitar won’t have ever played better! We also offer other services including, rewiring, modifications, nut adjustments, refret, fret dress, repairs, relicing and everything else you can think of. We’ve partnered with some of the biggest names in the industry so we can supply parts at discounted rates!
PROFESSIONAL LUTHIER
Natalie is our luthier and guitar repairer! She’s an approved and certified Taylor Factory Authorized Service Technician and also worked alongside Fender, PRS, Seymour Duncan, Allparts and Rotosound. She’s the queen of guitar setups with over a decade of experience! She’s fully qualified to do everything from a restring to a refret and endorsed by manufacturers so you can buy parts direct from us!
GUITAR LESSONS
WE DON’T TEACH LIKE ANYONE ELSE!! No grading, no set curriculum, minimum theory and MAXIMUM PLAYING! We create guitar lessons solely for you based on your playing goals! Our focus is getting you playing what you want, fast! You’ll gain all the skills to become an accomplished guitarist! Guitar lessons are backed up with custom handouts, video recaps and MP3 recordings with 24/7 support.
EXPERT GUITAR TUTOR
Graeme has over a decade of experience in giving guitar lessons! He’s a fully professional musician and worked with bands such as Catfish and the Bottlemen, Reverend and The Makers, Doves, The Futureheads, Shed Seven, Hot Club De Paris and many more. He’s an artist for IK Multimedia (Amplitube and Tonex), Paul Reed Smith (PRS), Mannmade USA, Old Bones Pickups and Blackstar Amplification!
SAVE WITH SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
As a Geordie Riffs customer you receive exclusive discounts in house on guitar setups and services. You also receive special discounts from top manufacturers and stores such as our partners Fender, Seymour Duncan, IK Multimedia, Rotosound and the list goes on! This includes guitar bodies, necks, hardware, pickups, recording software, pedals, straps, gigbags and cases, picks and everything else in between!
FREE JAMMING SESSIONS
Want to have the experience of playing with a professional musician? Come along to our free jamming sessions with Graeme on a Saturday! We’ll play the songs you’ve learnt from your guitar lessons through the studio together! You must be able to play a few songs in order to attend and be a current student. Jamming sessions are on a first come first served basis and are hugely popular..so get in quick!
TAYLOR REPAIR CENTER
APPROVED AND CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER
Taylor Guitars has certified warranty Service Centers available in various locations around the globe. Service Centers, such as ourselves, have successfully completed the training required by Taylor Guitars and are authorized to perform warranty services. Warranty claims can be made directly through ourselves. You are not required to contact Taylor Customer Service prior to visiting us. However, please call the Service Center prior to shipping your guitar.
If you require any form of service to a Taylor guitar please contact us by clicking this link
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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY…
HOW TO FIND US
Please use the interactive Google Map for directions by clicking on the blue arrow! This will take you directly to the workshop and studio. But if you do have any issues please get in touch using the details on our Contact Us page.