Maintenance, repairs and custom builds for acoustic, electric and bass guitars in the Bendigo and Castlemaine area.
Doyle Guitars covers all service, repair and restoration work for all acoustic and electric guitars including bass guitars and other stringed instruments. With over 10 years experience playing, working on, touring and dealing with countless musicians, Doyle Guitars understands how precious your instruments are to you, and so, are treated with the upmost of care. Custom builds are also well within
our capabilities - why not ask about the upcoming Dingo model to stake your piece of Australian guitar history! Proudly Australian, we endeavour to remain as contained as possible within these shores. Many larger companies from overseas often lack the attention to detail that we pride ourselves on.
This beautiful hand-crafted custom D18 crossed my bench today, constructed from 90 year old mahogany that once served as the bar at the Footscray RSL. What an incredible piece of Australiana! 😎😁
I exorcised a gremlin from the piezo pickup!
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BENDIGO and CASTLEMAINE! We're back on-board after a significant hiatus!
Call now to book in a love-and-scrub on your electric, acoustic or bass guitar!
A standard setup includes:
* Complete restring
* Fret polish
* Action and intonation adjustment
* General clean-up and neck oiling
All jobs completed are finished with detailed measurements of before and after works for future reference, a 10% discount on your next booking (limited time only) and a four-week action re-adjustment period to make sure that you are 100% happy with your instrument!
General repairs are also available!
For any further questions, don't hesistate to call Adam now on 0437 171 817 because you can't have an awkward instrument in the way of what you're trying to say!
This is a 1978-79 Stratocaster-shaped brick I had the pleasure of working on today! Big and beautiful 😎🤙
Edit: Perhaps 'brick' is a bit insulting... what I mean is that it's just very, VERY heavy!
I promise not to ask questions when your instrument comes in for repairs. I know how it can be sometimes...
BENDIGO - for the next TWENTY first-time customers who book their instrument in, I will offer a FREE stainless steel Doyle Guitars bottle opener. They look absolutely fantastic, and are an asset to many households!
They are also available at $15 each plus $5 postage Australia wide, so get in now for your own piece of 100% Australian made essential summer equipment - CHEERS!
I built this Esquire four years ago and luckily got to sell it to a close mate (he loves it as much as I do!) it came back to have some renovations; a neck pickup installed! Not just ANY pickup, a GOLD FOIL pickup.
I reckon the colour theme here is pretty magic...
Australian rock has lost its right hand.
~ Malcolm Young ~
Thank you for the influence and the music that became such an identity to so many of us! The legacy lives on indelibly. May he rest in peace ✌️
G'day Bendigo - its damn good to be here!
Books open next week for setups and small-scale repairs - exciting stuff! The books will open for full scale repairs and custom builds in 2018.
For now - book in your instrument for a well deserved love and scrub to handle those summer shows you've got lined up!
A standard setup includes:
- Fresh set of strings
- Relief and intonation adjustment
- Action adjustment if necessary
- Fret polish
- Fingerboard clean and oil
- Electronic corrosion clean up
- Tightening of any loosened hardware
- General clean and polish
All for only $85! 🤙
AND if you're not 100% happy with any of the above work conducted, bring it back and I'll make sure it's right at no extra cost! You can't have something like a guitar get in the way of your creativity!
Call Doyle 0437 171 817 🎸
Just a friendly reminder guys that there are only THREE WEEKS LEFT of my trading in Alice Springs!
Books close on the 1st September! Book in now!
A good customer is selling this gorgeous Maton EM325C. It plays and sounds fantastic, and has been kept in an excellent condition, I have also just given it a good service - I'd buy it myself, but just don't need the additional luggage when making the move down south!
Asking price is $1250 + $80 for the hard case. If you are at all interested, please send me a private message and I will send you the sellers contact details! I really do hope this one finds a good home! 🎸
Hey Alice Springs, just thought I'd better let you all know that I'll be wrapping up trading in Alice Springs at the end of August.
Jess and I have bought a property just east of Bendigo that we will be moving to to build our home together, both very excited!
Once we have settled in and are all set up, I will reopen trading, only this time from the new location in Bendigo/Eppalock.
WATCH THIS SPACE!
Thank you to all of you who I have had the pleasure of dealing with, I hope that you all continue to make your music! I'd be more than happy to help out however I can over the phone/online if you have any concerns. I'll be back at some stage, but for now, I'm onto the next chapter! I'll miss this place!
Doyle.
You don't have to be over the moon about Joe, but he makes a very good point - use what you've already got!
All of the guitary stuff 🤘
There's a lot of tough folk that saw a lot of tough times so that we wouldn't have to.
Lest we forget their service to our country and our lives, and carry that respect with us so that we may never have such times again.
Flu season is coming! Don't leave it too late, book in your check up now!
G'day folks! Just a word that I'll be closing for the year at the end of November (Wednesday).
The mountain of jobs that I have on at the moment will be finished off, but unfortunately I won't be able to take on any more work at this stage.
Not sure of when I'll be back up and running next year, but keep an eye on the page for details 😊👍
IKEA are now stocking Cole Clark guitars! Here's an example of an assemble-your-own 12-string! 😅
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Convenient and low-profile for easy transportation!
Here they come...
This is what an ancient, thirsty, guitar having a drink looks like in slow motion, after a long re-bridging session...
I'm currently booking in customised pick guards, control plates, bridges and neck plates to suit TELECASTER style guitars!
Get in touch if you're after a touch of personalisation! Names, shapes, patterns all available, anything you can think up!
Maybe you're thinking of changing the neck pickup to something different, but don't have the options you want? Check in here!✌️
I'm still here! Ive moved workshops, so I took the time to build a little bench top drawer to hide the mess in! 😅 I've had some violins, double basses, and heaps of electrics lately, so this should help keep me tidier 👍
So how IS your guitar? Remember, small problems can very quickly lead to BIG problems out in the central Australian climate! Sick of the same old electric sound? I've got a bunch of mods up my sleeve to tweak the tone too 😁
Hello Alice Springs!!! WOW!!! Times are SOOOO busy in the workshop, I've had to seek some additional help to get the influx of jobs under control! 😅
As a result of this current work load, I regretfully will be unable to take on any more jobs through May until the beginning of June!
This time will give me a chance to not only get on top of the jobs that are currently booked in, but also streamline the workshop into a more efficient workspace when the diary opens up again on June 1st.
Please accept my apologies if this has inconvenienced you at all, but note that if you currently have a job in with me at the moment, it is the highest priority and won't be far off!
I'll still be contactable on my details as listed, including Facebook instant messaging for quick responses if you have any queries at all. Thanks so much for your understanding folks, and I'll see you all in a few weeks! 👍
I've been pretty busy these last few weeks! One of the major jobs that I've completed in that time is this gorgeous lever harp that came to me in two sheer pieces after a traumatic fall!
After structurally reassembling and reinforcing the neck with some 1/2" oak dowel and some custom laser cut polished stainless steel brackets disguised as gum leaves, she's back in working order and making lovely music again at the incredible hands of her talented owner, Tamlyn 😊
The most bizarre looking guitar I've ever seen...
Free to good home. No idea what brand or what the timber. As is.
Could be a project guitar? Could be a crafty ornamental thingy...
Whatever, just come get it! Ilparpa
Here's a quick video of a standard setup and what's involved, I cover new strings, action, intonation and neck relief as well as fret polishing and a general all-over clean.
This all falls under the standard $85 setup!
Featuring "Voodoo Blues" by Super Saloon
Glad to hear we're on for 2016!!!
THE ALICE SPRINGS DESERT MUSIC CLUB IS BACK!!!
Back WITH popular demand, and as promised, the JAM NIGHT will be back up and running for 2016 on FEBRUARY 28th at MONTES LOUNGE!!!
As per usual, bring down your banjo/harp/public saxophone/blender/box of tacos (anything that makes a noise) and put your name down on our board for your spot!!
Stay tuned for more details!
P.S. The little music birdies tweet melodic whispers that there will be a new regular event in town too...
Eppalock, VIC
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This is what an ancient, thirsty, guitar having a drink looks like in slow motion, after a long re-bridging session...
Here's a quick video of a standard setup and what's involved, I cover new strings, action, intonation and neck relief as well as fret polishing and a general all-over clean. This all falls under the standard $85 setup! Featuring "Voodoo Blues" by Super Saloon
Some big news to share with everyone! New ventures, new friends, a new life! I'll have to be limiting my workload here in Melbourne in the lead up, but please keep in touch with anything at all that you may have on your mind! Big love! P.S. Please excuse my 'less-than-professional' camera face...
Three boys singing the honky tonk women blues! This was a fun jam with the new owner of the EC WAS HERE build featured!
