In order to setup your guitar successfully, measurements and adjustments need to happen in the right order. A correct setup of the guitar neck, the string height or action, the radius, the string length or intonation will determine the playability and the sound of your guitar. Next the pickups will be set at the right height and the tremolo system will be fine-tuned with the spring tension in the guitar. The frets are measured and when the guitar becomes hard to setup, fret leveling can be a perfect option. In case fret levering isn’t possible anymore, Fretting of a guitar neck can be carried out. Replacing the original nut or the original bridge saddle by a handicrafted bone nut or bone saddle can be an great improvement and can give your guitar an important upgrade. Finally all remaining parts of the guitar will be checked and the guitar will be cleaned and re-strung.

Base price for setup, restringing and maintenance is €75 (VAT 21% included). In this process, the strings are supplied by the customer. In case extra work like fret leveling, fretting of the guitar neck, making a new nut or bridge will be carried out, this will be first discussed.

For more information, please use the entry form on this page or contact us by phone.

• Thomas Baert from Ghent, guitarist at Radio Barba: “Hi Dirk, thanks for the educational session last Saturday!” – February 2026
• Jochen De Smaele from Balegem, bass guitarist at Indie Folkrock Band “Et Encore” and singer-guitarist at Coverband “John and the Fancy Boots: “Hi Dirk, thanksd again for the nice workshop. I played the whole night on my new set-up guitar and I couldn’t let go of the guitar anymore. It plays wonderfully, my wife had to drag me away from my studio. Thanks!” – January 2026
• Wout Valcke from Berlare: “Thanks very much for the workshop, I found it very interesting en I learned a lot!!” – December 2025
• Yoni Weyns from Stekene after setup of Jackson electric guitar: “Many thanks, the guitar plays wonderfully now!” – December 2025
• Corina Klein from Hamme: “A master with golden hands. My 43 year old guitar is an instrument full of history and personal memories. Over the years it had been badly damaged. Honestly? I brought it to the repair shop and I didn’t have much hope. I thought it would not be repairable anymore and at least not playable anymore. But to my big surprise when I got it back … this is pure magic. Dirk has not only repaired my old guitar, but he literally gave it new life. Each detail, every crack, any uneveness has been taken care of with so much care and precision. You can just feel that he’s working with passion and that he puts a piece of his heart into every repair. The result is not only technically perfect but it feels as if the guitar has regained its soul. I’m extremely grateful to Dirk for his craftmanship, his patience and for the love he has put into my guitar. I can highly recommend Guitar Saloon to anyone who wants to trust his instrument to someone who really understands what music, craft and emotion mean.” – November 2025
• Eric Smet from Sinaai, following the purchase of a Michael Kelly guitar: “A good service deserves a good referral!” – November 2025
• Thomas Cacciapaglia from Fleurus, music production studio Moonophony, following the purchase of a Godin 5th Avenue guitar: “The guitar is one of the best I’ve ever played and it’s exactly the sound I was looking for.” – October 2025
• Danny Broeckx from Oostmalle: “Thank you for the pleasant welcome and for the tips and tricks.” – October 2025
• Nicholas Gerlo from Temse: “Hi Dirk, the Telecaster plays excellently. I will definitely recommend Guitar Saloon to my friends.” – October 2025
• Matteo D’haese from Waasmunster: “Today was my 3th workshop at Guitar Saloon! Together with Dirk Verschueren I managed to set up 3 beautiful guitars to the best level! Recommended to all guitarists! What a fantastic workplace!? The first time I fell in love instantly with the Gibson Les Paul en the second time with the Gibson Epiphone! After some dreaming I added my most wanted guitar to my collection. Now I can further evolve as a guitar player! Thanks Dirk for all your help! In case you’ll miss your guitars you’re more than welcome in Barelza to admire them!” – October 2025
• Lieven Van Landschoot from Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe: “Thanks for the warm welcome and for sharing your expertise. I’ve learned a lot today.” – September 2025
• Dries Deturck from Vrasene following setup of his guitar and handicrafting a new bone nut: “I’m very grateful for the nice and hard work that you’ve put in my guitar. Is it a personal feeling or has my guitar now become an excellent instrument thanks to your interventions?” – September 2025
• Yannick Broothaers from Mechelen: “Thank you Guitar Saloon for the workshop! Recommended for everyone who wants to know more about setting up a guitar .” – August 2025
• Gabriele Cusumano from Maasmechelen: “I want to let you know one more time that I liked the workshop a lot, thankx. Maybe an area for improvement, when I’m attending a job-related session or course, we always get a survey at the end asking us to evaluate the teacher, the teaching materials, the location, etc. I think/I know for sure that you would score greatly on all levels.” – August 2025
• Matteo D’haese from Waasmunster: “Thank you for all your help today! I’m very pleased and I will certainly continue on this new experience! Next time I’ll have a guitar which is hard to play, I’ll contact you again.” – August 2025
• Patrick D’haese (father of Matteo) from Waasmunster: “Thanks for letting Matteo be part of this nice experience. He had (quote) the day of his life.” – August 2025
• Sven Pribnow uit Zoetermeer (NL): “What a nice gift from my deer colleagues! After 30 years of guitar playing I finally get why all these screws are meant for. As of now I won’t bring my guitars to the specialist anymore for the finer setup work, but I can do it myself now. Very very cool! I’ve learned so much today and I had a nice and pleasant time together with met Mardi Kruijt, Tim en Dirk Verschueren of Guitar Saloon. Highly recommended by the way in case you don’t only want to play guitar, but also want to understand why it sounds as it sounds (or not, because after this day it isn’t the guitar anymore which is to blame …)” – July 2025
• Kristof Bolland from Kontich: “Thanks a lot for the perfect service and for the care of working on my guitar. Enjoy your training in the US!” – May 2025
• Bert Heyvaert from Baasrode: “Great experience, I went home with a ‘new’ guitar. Highly recommended!!!” – May 2025
• Peter Strackx from Nijlen: “Higly recommended workshop! Clean neck, clean body, shining frets, my Martin looks like new!” – April 2025
• Heidi Van de Heyning from Ravels: “Just finished the workshop setup your guitar together with some students of 12PlayGuitar … very nice experience!” – Februari 2025
• Jonas Defrancq from Ghent: “Everything was very clear, I found it very informative. Thank you for the interesting workshop.” – January 2025
• Erik Lauwerijs from Stabroek: “The PRS guitar is in no ways comparable to the guitar before the setup and maintenance. Thanks a lot.” – January 2025
• Heino Labeeuw uit Wevelgem, gitarist bij Tummelkröd: “Iedereen die mij een beetje kent weet dat ik een passie (of eerder obsessie) heb voor gitaren. I could already tinker with it quite well myself but I have now also taken a professional guitar tuning workshop with Dirk Verschueren of Guitar Saloon. Very informative experience on how to adjust a guitar substantiated and with measurement methods so that it always stands correctly. Because a guitar which is well set up, plays much better! In the 12-step course, you will learn all sides of the instrument in a cozy space. Highly recommended!” – November 2024
• Kane Adams from Gelrode, guitarist with Desmond Dandies: “The guitar plays fine now, the action is very good. I’m very satisfied with the setup”. – Oktober 2024