Testimonials

Recently I had a tuning machine break on my Gretsch 5120 and had a concert the following day. I had never met Barrett before but I had heard of his guitar repair skills and his website gave his contact info. I knew it was a longshot, but Barrett helped me on a Sunday (that in itself, is rare) and he quickly got my Gretsch up and running again. I was so impressed with his work and his willingness to ‘go the extra mile’, that I had Barrett also work on my Yamaha Super Axe 700 (80’s 335 copy) and re-fret my Rickenbacker 660 (no simple task!). He also changed out the nuts and dressed the frets and set up the action meticulously on all 3 guitars. Everything turned out perfect. I love his work and will continue to bring Barrett both my electrics and acoustics from here on out. I suggest you do, too.

- Marv Ross (Quarterflash, The Trail Band)

I have used Barrett to set up and customize my guitars for the past 15 years. I have taken over a dozen guitars to Barrett and always gotten excellent service and a great playing instrument. I have come to rely on Barrett to guide me regarding purchasing instruments and to keep my legacy guitars in prime playing condition.

- Robert Adrian, Guitarist/Instructor

I have a private recording studio and own several guitars. Barrett maintains all of my guitars and they record awesomely as a result! In 2000, I painfully came to the realization that my Gibson needed some serious guitar repair. I’ve been the sole owner of this Gibson J-50 so I was very reluctant to have just anyone work on it. I needed to have the right Luthier who would preserve all the wonderful mojo that had developed through the years. I had the Gibson worked on by another Luthier in Portland and was extremely disappointed in the poor craftsmanship that was performed on my guitar. Later, a trusted musician friend referred me to Barrett! Barrett assured me that he could get the playability back into my guitar. He was right, when I got the Gibson back in my hands, it played better than it ever had. This guitar continues to be my favorite! I would highly recommend Barrett for any type of work. Thanks for being a master Luthier and a good friend

- Jim Huntington (Sound Sketching)

We have worked with Barrett Coughlan at our shop for many years, and in that time we have always had extremely satisfied customers. He consistently provides top of the line work. I would not trust anyone else to do the work on my own personal instruments

- Ken Scandlyn (Wat’z Up Hillsboro Music Co., The Shemekia Copeland Band)