Shop Setup Tools Kit for Guitar & Bass

The String Action Gauge is one of the most useful tools available for guitar setups. It allows for the most accurate measurement of the height of each string and is accurate to 0.1mm or better. The gauge can also be used to accurately measure many other critical measurements including saddle height, saddle slot depth, fret slot depth, nut height and pickup pole piece height.

A Notched Straightedge is a unique tool for inspecting the straightness of a fingerboard while avoiding the frets.
Checking the straightness of the fingerboard rather than just the frets is important during fretwork and setups as the frets may be straight while the fingerboard is not.

Nut files are used to create or modify the slots in guitar and bass nuts. 5001 Guitar set gauges inluded .010" .013" .017" .024" 0.32" .036" .046" .056"

The Allparts Bench Wrench™ guitar adjustment wrench set includes all the tools you need for basic adjustment of guitar bridges as well as for removing and installing screws.

Allparts Truss Rod Wrenches are specially designed to fit the hexagonal nuts on guitar truss rods.

The Maton Truss Rod Wrench adjust the neck on all Maton acoustic guitars except Maton Mini's.

The Tele Truss Rod Crank is made for heel-adjustable truss rod nuts. It is perfect for setting up the neck relief without removing the neck from a Tele. The straight and diagonal ends let you work without unstringing the guitar.

The Allen Keys/Hex Wrenches are the correct size for our truss rods as well as many popular guitars. They are high quality and made of hardened steel.

Music Nomad’s Premium Work Mat and 5-in-1 Cradle Cube neck support will help you do repairs and maintenance on your string instrument safely and securely.
The large, high-performance work mat is made specifically for musical instruments. Developed using a special biodegradable TPE material that is safe on all finishes and is durable yet soft to help avoid scratching your prized instrument.

The Digital Nut Slotting gauge quickly and precisely measures the heights of the strings over the first fret, so you can file nut slots more accurately than ever before.

Multi Spanner can be used to tighten and untighten any size nut used on a guitar including jacks, machine heads and switches.

Radius gauges are perfect for quickly and accurately identifying the radius of a guitar fingerboard. or for checking the radius in a fingerboard you are making.

The precision set of 20 Thickness Feeler Gauges can perform a wide variety of functions including measuring string action, measuring the correct nut slot depths, fret slot width, string to fret clearances, and other hardware installation tasks.

The pickup gauges allow you to quickly and accurately set the space between the string and the pickup, allowing for fast calibration of pickup heights.

String Spreaders are a simple and useful solution to get the strings out of the way when you doing a job on the nut or fretboard.
The curved brass spreaders fits behind the neck, to capture the strings and give you room for filing, cleaning, polishing or light repairs.

These sturdy steel deep-socket nut drivers are the right size for common guitar hex nuts.
They allow for a lot of downward force on the socket, this reduces the chances of marring the nut and damaging the plating. The large comfortable T-handles give you plenty of grip.

The Bullet™ guitar jack tightener is a must-have accessory for every guitar player, guitar tech or luthier. The patented Grip-Tip™ holds the jack while tightening, preventing damage to wiring and solder joints.

The Nut & Saddle Sander allows you to sand the bottom of a nut or saddle perfectly flat and square and adjust its height accurately.

Tremolo Spring Installer is a tool specially designed for effortless installing the stubborn tremolo springs while also protecting the fingers and guitar during the process.

The Fret Rocker is the quickest and most accurate tool to check if there are any high or uneven frets in a guitar, bass or other fretted instrument.

A good tuner is one of the most useful tools for a guitar maker or repairer. It not only allows you to get instruments in tune but is used for setting the intonation. The Snark 8 Rechargeable Chromatic Tuner is the most accurate and reliable tuner we have found for guitar, bass, ukulele and most other instruments.