Hello Customers and Friends of Middle Tennessee, I'm back in the shop and currently accepting new guitar repair and maintenance work here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. After spending some time away from the bench for touring work throughout North America, I’m excited to be back working with both
Fretwork is one of the most important—and most overlooked—parts of guitar repair. If your guitar has fret buzz, sharp frets, uneven action, or notes that choke out during bends, there’s a good chance the issue comes down to the frets. Proper guitar fretwork is what allows an
I’ll be heading out on the road as a guitar tech with Maren Morris from April 14 through May 5, so shop availability will be a bit limited during that stretch. That said, my calendar is always up to date — if you’re trying to get something in before
This Martin OOO-18 came in with a binding separation at the waist. Unfortunately, this is all too common with newer Martin guitars. A common assumption is that you can just heat the binding and push it back into place. The problem is tension. If the binding has shrunk, forcing it
Big news, friends — Rhett’s Frets is now an authorized LR Baggs dealer! I'm excited to bring one of the most trusted names in acoustic pickups and preamps directly to you, my customers. If you’ve ever played an acoustic guitar through a great LR Baggs system, you
Hey friends, After a busy season out on the road taking care of Maren Morris’s guitar players across Europe and the U.S., I’m finally back in Middle Tennessee and settled into the shop again. It feels good to be home — and even better to get my hands
Hello from Europe! 🇪🇺 I’m writing this as I sit in a little restaurant in Paris, taking a quiet moment between shows on tour with Maren Morris, keeping guitars and guitar players happy for each night’s performance. Just a quick reminder: Rhett’s Frets will reopen for guitar repair
Hey everyone, I’m excited to share some updates about repair intake here. As many of you know, my touring schedule can make shop availability a little tricky, so I want to give you a clear picture of when I’ll be open for new work this fall and holiday
Hey everyone, I’ve got some exciting news to share—I’ve been given the opportunity to go on tour with Maren Morris. I’m incredibly grateful for the chance, but it does mean making a few temporary changes at the shop. As many of you already know, things at
Hey everyone, I'll be hitting the road this spring and summer as a guitar tech. That said, this does mean my availability will be limited for a while. Since I’ll be traveling rather extensively, I won’t be able to take in repairs as readily as usual,
Refretting a 1959 Gibson ES-225T: Working on a vintage guitar like this 1959 Gibson ES-225T is always an honor. The original frets were heavily worn, making playability an issue, but the goal was to restore it without compromising its vintage character. The biggest challenge was refretting the floating fretboard extension,
Every guitar has a story, but some have truly remarkable journeys. Recently, I had the pleasure of working on a 1985 Gibson Flying V that had traveled the world before making its way back home to Nashville—where it was originally built. A Journey Across Continents This Flying V left