Saker Guitar Works

I have an original 1963 Twin Reverb. I am very careful who I let work on it. The owner was very knowledgable and was able to get it back in shape every time it decided to bug out.
I would also get my my guitars adjusted and set there. He always nailed exactly how I like my guitars.
The owner (I forget his name) always remembered and addressed me by my first name. This is incredible since i would only go every 6 months or so.

Be wary. Brought in an old acoustic guitar to have the action lowered and was told the guitar needed a reset and that it wasn’t worth doing. Except I brought it to another shop and they adjusted the nut and worked on the saddle and for less than $ 100, the guitar plays beautifully.
I overheard him tell a customer while I was there that a Cort acoustic was every bit as good as a Gibson or any high-​end guitar. Um, no it’s not.
I stopped in at another time and when I asked him a question about a guitar on the wall, he started yelling at me that I wasn’t going to buy anything just like everyone else who walks into the shop, so why yank his chain?
I guess everyone has a bad day, but his rudeness was appalling. I quizzed a few other friends about the shop and they had similar stories of rudeness or being told their guitars were unsalvageable.
I guess if you need a guitar cleaned, he could do it. But I would go elsewhere. Planet Woodstock, Barcone’s Music, Rosendale Guitars… have all done work for me with politeness and quality results.
Interesting that several legitimate negative reviews have been «filtered,» including mine!
My review is legit. All that I wrote is 100% true! I stand behind every word!

I was with a coworker passing out posters and such for a local event today and stopped in to Saker Guitar Works. I play guitar and thought it would be cool to buy something from the store since they were giving us some free publicity.
I’ve been wanting to learn a little slide guitar, found some brass slides on the counter, and asked for the price (here’s a nice little item I can buy from this lovely, local guitar shop, I thought.) After the man behind the counter told me the price I noticed it had a decent amount of scratches along the surface of the slide and replied, «Is that the used price?» See, I never really like to pay full price for used items, and thought it was a relatively simple yes or no question. I was dead wrong.
«LEAVE, YOU’RE AN IDIOT!» he calmly explained.
After a good minute of trying to figure out how I had been deemed an idiot for asking an easy yes or no question, and being called an idiot 4 or 5 more times, I picked up our brochures and bid farewell. I even got snarled and barked at by the dog for good measure.
This guy is a grade A jerk and I really have no idea how a business owner can justify the behavior of a guy calling a customer an idiot several times for asking a legitimate question. Apparently he has no problem calling someone a «fag» in front of a child either.
They sell bullshit guitars, have awful customer service, and try to pass off used equipment at full price. Thanks for your time Saker Guitar Works. It was truly a pleasure not doing business with you!