Great place! Fast friendly knowledgeable service at a reasonable price. Highly recommended

Brought my bass here for a quick tune up. Jim was very welcoming and did a fantastic job. The bass itself looks revitalized and plays like a dream. I dont remember ever having the action this low and responsive. Will definitely be back!

I originally brought in my electric guitar for some conductive shielding service because it would constantly hum. He noticed it also needs a setup so I figured why not since it isnt that expensive.Well I am amazed how much easier it is to play. There were some songs I struggled with but now with this setup its a cinch.And the conductive shielding work eliminated the hum.Amazing work!

Jim did a great job with sorting out my Les Paul with active pickups that was a hot mess. Would recommend without hesitation - great work and a real pro.

I started taking my instruments to Artisan Luthiers when I inherited a 1983 Fender P Bass. I brought it in for a setup and fret work. Jim was extremely professional and told me exactly what was needed to get the bass back in playing shape! He was honest and fair with his prices, and didn’t suggest unnecessary work! From that first interaction, I knew that Artisan Luthiers would get my business from now on. They have since worked on two other projects for me, and I’ve been more than pleased each time.If you need dependable, great quality work done on your interest at a fair price, look no further than Artisan Luthiers!!

Jim Hobson is a fantastic luthier. He’s got a lot of experience and is very personable and easy to work with. I didn’t have to work very hard to express to him the set up feel I was going for; all he had to do was watch me play and he just knew.I’ve got Gibson, Fender, & Yamaha guitar – doesn’t matter. He knows how to set it up and get it to play like a dream. If you need some repair work or modification or improvement on a guitar, I can’t recommend Artisan highly enough. Next time I need one of mine repaired, Jim Hobson is the guy I’ll call.

You guys did an amazing job on my SG will be dropping my les Paul off soon, I was planning on a complete fret job and you guys let me know I didn’t need one and came in way below what I planned on spending👍 Thanks for the great work, it plays better than ever🎼🎼

Jim was super profesional throughout the entire process. I took a 12 string takamine for a requinto setup since he was the only luthier I knew that would work with that setup. The price was more than reasonable and he left the guitar looking better than new. If you are in the Atlanta area and need any guitar setup, especially a requinto setup, please stop by. You will be satisfied.

I had a vintage (40+ yr) guitar that need some work. Jim was very professional and patient with my questions. He made sure I knew exactly what he was going to do and the costs involved. My Mako has never sounded better and I would not hesitate to take another guitar to him in the future.

All I can say is Wow!! Jim and his crew are truly amazing craftsmen. Service and quality of work was superb. My daughter and I presented Jim with three acoustic guitars. Each needing extremely detailed enhancements along with set ups. One of these, an old Hofner acoustic I bought in Germany in 1978, went around the world with me during my military career, endured months of desert sand during Desert Storm, survived the South Georgia 500 year flood of 1994, where it was fully submerged for about two weeks, and 20+ years of storage in my attic. Jim and crew brought this treasure back to life and it plays and sounds better now than ever before. My old friend, has returned. Thank you Jim. I’m forever in your debt.

Talked with the owner for a while. Very knowledgeable and informative. Extremely pleasant experience. While I havent gotten my acoustic back yet Im pretty confident that it will be perfect. Ill be taking all my instruments there soon. (Heads up Jim!)

I took my brand new guitar to get a basic setup, when I got it back I noticed some gloss spots on the black satin finish ( which was flawless), obviously someone tried to buff out some scratches or strains that were made . I am very upset as to how this could happen, and how you could not cover the body and finish, to avoid any scratches or staining. Its a suddle cover up, but its absolutely unmistakable on a brand new guitar with a satin finish. I left this company a voicemail to call me back, but no response. All I said in the message was that I had a question about the guitar, so they know exactly why Im calling . I DO NOT recommend this company to fix your guitar unless you bought it at a pawn shop for $100.

So glad to have Jim work on my guitars! Fantastic communication and a fast turnaround time! All work is quality! Clean, precise, and the way you want it! Best in the South! Dont take your guitars, basses, etc. to the phony bologna big corporates! They wont take their time to do it correctly! These guys WILL! Worth the wait and price! Thanks again!

I could not be more grateful for Jim and his work on my classical. Quite a miracle worker (my bridge popped off, some serious reconstruction). Extremely pleased with the outcome and price. Very very happy to have found such a nice guitar repair company, thank you!! :)

Jim did a great setup on my 5-string bass. It is a budget model Sterling Music Man, and hes made it play like a much higher-dollar instrument. Good low action and fast playing with solid intonation and minimal fret buzz. I will definitely be going to him again to work on my other guitars!

I give you 5 star because I can’t give you more.Jim is a Magician.One of the nicest guy on the planet, not only he did an amazing job in setting up my Bass Guitar, he also arrange a pick up closer to my place to save me some time.Price is very good as well as the overall experience.Keep up with the amazing job you are doing! Definitely a returning customer when needed.

Highly recommend Artisan Luthiers. Jim is obviously very skilled and knowledgeable, performed a setup and adjustment for my electric guitar. On top of that he’s easy to do business and all round nice guy...

Jim resurrected my 80s Ibanez and made it to Guitar I knew it should be!

Our number 1 trusted place to have our guitar tuning, and service, while learning so many valuable lessons on keeping and taking care of the instrument.We highly recommend Artisan Luthiers. Wonderful experience and well be back for more insightful knowledge as well as service. Thank you!

Had a pickup swap done on my strat. It came out phenomenal. They were professional, and had a very fast turnaround for the scope of work required. Highly recommended. Very competitive pricing for the level of work done. Your instrument will be in the best hands.

Ive had my Taylor 414ce for about 5yrs now and have never had it serviced by anyone. A few weeks ago, I noticed some of the warmth that I loved about this guitar start to subside and figured this was a good time to try a professional setup.Ill be honest, I was nervous leaving my guitar with someone Ive never met. Jim and I talked about the issues I was having, and he walked me through everything he would be doing in the process. His guarantee was that my guitar would sound noticeably different. He did not lie.My guitar sounds as good as the day I bought it.I really appreciate your help Jim. Will definitely be back!

Jim did exceptional work repairing a headstock crack on my son’s Strat. I appreciated the attentive care given to assessing the damage and planning the repair. So often, that part of the process and conversation is perfunctory, if it happens at all. Quick turnaround, professional communication, and a great result. Very glad to have Artisan as a resource close to home.

53 reviews and every single one of them is five stars, and with good reason. With less than 24 hours before I needed her for a gig my Gretsch White Falcon Rancher Cutaway electric acoustic, Angel, needed some work. He squeezed me in on a Saturday at 4pm, and had her back to me by 6:45 singing, well, like an Angel.

Great business and workmanship excellent. Jim was professional and competent with his repair on my GIBSON ACOUSTIC.If you want a strap, be aware that Ethos Custom Straps are not a company I would recommend. Check them out for reviews and you will see how I was scammed when I placed an order that never arrived, just excuses and phony tracking numbers, never returning phone calls, texts or e- mails. Caveat Emptor.

Awful Service.I called to ask how they do their work, got the appointment after sending them my guitar. I just needed a setup, I was supposed to get it back on Wednesday which was 5 days away. I didnt get any answer that day, so I called next day, they were supposed to tell me that friday if it was going to be ready on Saturday, that Saturday I didnt get any answer back to at least let me know the current status of my guitar. So, I decided to pick it up, and still had to pay a 20 usd fee for a knob collet repair that I explained them myself how to get it off and it still doesnt work well. Lost my time, spent gas and still had to pay a 20 bucks for nothing.Just took me 20 min do all the setup by myself. Extremely dissapointed.

So I found this business through Google a while back and took an unnamed Les Paul style guitar up to Jim and it was in decent shape when I brought it in, but it definitely needed some serious attention. The guitar was free to me but you could tell it was a lower end guitar. By the time I got it back I was blown away! He had that thing playing like a $1000 guitar and I knew that there’s no one else I’d trust to work on my guitars. Well let me tell you it was definitely NOT a fluke! I dropped off my grandfather’s Fender Strat Vintage Reissue for a setup and it plays like a dream! This man is the only person in Georgia who should touch your guitar besides you. Very friendly and knowledgeable and just a pleasure to work with all around. I can’t recommend enough! Id be willing to bet that he will exceed expectations with any task you bring to him regarding your instrument. Matter of fact I made a gmail account just to be able to review this business. Top notch service! Thanks Jim!

Ive had my Ibanez Gio Bass for over 8 years and never had set it up. I also had a Jackson Minion (over 2 years) that had massive intonation problems. Little did I know that I was fighting them while learning that fight (taking some of the fun out of playing). The Jackson was put into outstanding working order too. Jim not only took that fight out; both actually seem that they have more depth and punch. The bass seems to have more kick (with active pickups turned down) as it did with them turn all the way up. While I have learn to be more delicate with the bass, that is easy to learn. It looks great and sounds awesome.Jim definitely does a great job! Thank you.

Absolutely brilliant experience. Now my Bass is like New & sounds awesome.Thanks Jim, You are the Man. Outstanding job & I am happy that you treat it like yours & work on it.It was totally worth the drive, all the way from Alpharetta.

Jim and his team absolutely blew me away with their work, attentiveness and friendliness! I was having major pickup issues with my Taylor 414 and reached out to Jim for help. He not only spent a ton of time talking with me on several occasions, but spent even more time researching potential solutions and ideas. After a couple of weeks, Jim and I ended up deciding to replace the pickup completely. When I received the guitar back from him not only was the install done with excellence, but Jim also went the extra mile to clean/polish the guitar and dress the frets as well. Totally unexpected! Great folks, very fair pricing, and excellent customer service! Artisian Luthiers has gained a loyal customer!

Jim is a craftsman! My Stratocaster had developed an awful buzzing. Jim was able to solve the problem and now my guitar has zero humming. Cannot thank Jim enough. Very reasonable rates! Go to him!

Artisan is a very good place to go for guitar repair in Kennesaw. They are more attentive than the big guitar stores. They did a very good Strat guitar setup and the cost for the guitar setup was extremely reasonable. I was able to provide them with the strings so that saved some money too..

Just got my Schecter KM6 back from these guys yesterday. all I got to say is WOW! My guitar plays so much better and has this aggressive output like Ive never heard from this guitar before. I cant recommend these guys enough. Great Work!

Wow, thanks for everything Jim. This man is incredibly gifted at what he does and he is also an amazing person. Gave the best service and the best price in all of Atlanta. If you go anywhere else for guitar repair then you are missing out.

Easy to work with and upfront about what needs to be done. Got my guitar back in a week with my guitar fixed, setup, and cleaned. Fair prices too.

Ive had Jim tweak up 3 guitars and a bass - all came back playing better than ever. Top notch in all respects - if youve got something with wood and strings take it to Artisan Luthiers and unlock the instruments full potential.

So helpful and just seems like a great person. Jim went out of his way to help me find a Christmas present for my husband even though he didnt carry it he pointed me in the right direction.

Super friendly and does amazing work!

I found Artisan Luthiers on Google and chose them based on the 11 positive reviews on Google to handle my guitar setup. Make that 12. I thought it was setup pretty well, save for a buzzing on the E string, but I can now feel how much easier it is to play and how well it stays in tune all the way up the neck. Jim was very easy to work with and had my guitar ready exactly when he told me he would. Dont put off getting a good setup on your guitar and dont hesitate to trust Artisan Luthiers to get it done. Highly recommended!

I would like to thank everyone at Artisan Luthiers. Jim and his team went above and beyond on my Stratocaster. I couldnt have asked for better hands to take care of it for me.

This is a super sweet small business, and you can really tell that the owner loves what he does and is good at it too. He Will truly go the extra mile to make sure he accommodates you and exceeds your expectations. He dropped everything to help me when i needed an amp fixed and he got it working in no time flat and explained everything along the way. 11/10 would reccomend and he is now definitely my go-to guy

All I can say about this is that everything in the whole process was fantastic. Jim took a badly damaged guitar with a cracked neck and multiple surface dings and made it look like new. He went out of his way in the time of the home confinement thing to work with me on getting the guitar to him. The price was great, The service was beyond great.

I trusted Artisan Luthiers with my brand new Paul Reed Smith guitar. It was the first time using them so I was a bit nervous. The guitar had a few dead notes in the lower fret board. Jim and his team did an absolute fantastic job! Very professional and technically sound workmanship.

I was very excited to find this shop in my backyard.He made my 32 year old Yamaha BB450 Bass look sweet.He gave it very nice setup, thorough detailing, replaced the tone pot. And I can honestly say, that my Yammy never sounded better. Thank you Jim!

Excellent work! Insane value!Kept me apprised of all the ongoing work. Gave me back a whole new instrument. I cant say enough good things. If you need work done, or want to do some mods, or just arent sure about the specs on your instrument GO SEE ARTISIAN!

Jim was incredibly polite and easy to work with. He was also very flexible with his hours and worked with my schedule to figure out pick up and drop off times. He also works very fast and charges a VERY reasonable price and his work is definitely worth a tip on top of what he charges.

Jim just finished a setup on my D18 that I have had for almost 50 years. It has never played or sounded better than now.

Jim -the owner - was friendly, personable, accommodating and did a great job of setting up my Taylor Guitar... At what I believe was a very reasonable price.

Jim did an excellent job setting up my 5 string bass. Highly recommended if you want great work done at a fantastic price.

I bought an Ibanez RG off a Craigslist transaction and spent the next several months fighting with the tremolo and intonation to the point where I wasnt sure if the guitar was salvageable.Jim was able to bring the guitar back to consistent tuning, adjust the tremolo height and playability, and cleaned up the fretboard, and it now plays like a dream.Not only did Jim do great work on the guitar, he came and met me for the pickup to save me a trip to Kennesaw, and he did an extensive phone consultation with me before starting on the work to ensure he knew what I was trying to accomplish.I will definitely bring my guitars to Jim moving forward for adjustments and fixes.

Jim is amazing to work with. His work setting up my Warwick was wonderful and reasonably priced. I appreciated how fast he managed to set up my bass and his consistent communication.

Awesome experience. They did a setup on my daughters guitar and the sound difference is night and day. They also did a guitar repair for an electrical problem. Artisan has earned my business!

Great service and excellent set up on my Taylor and Martin. Both play and sound great now! Tough to find great luthiers anywhere and Jim is one of the best

I highly recommend Jim and this firm! He beautifully restored my father-in-laws guitar as a gift for my husband, carefully preserving the characteristics that made it unique to our family.

Jim at Artisan Luthiers is the best guitar tech I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I was provided a very customized experience where I did not feel like just a number in the assembly line like you get at all the major music stores here in the north metro Atl area and any other location I have taken my guitars to be worked on for that matter. He actually cares about your needs as a player and works with you to get the best results. I was even provided little extras like photos of my guitars showcased with a backdrop and cool lighting when they were ready. Excellent quality, great communication, and extremely reasonable prices. Thank you! You have a customer for life.

Did a fantastic job reworking the nut on my partscaster neck. Believe me, it was a mess!! More than fair price and excellent service. A great experience all around.

Artisan did a fantastic job with the two guitars I dropped off.1. A martin that had loose binding and needed a set up. I knew this was a great guitar but didnt feel like i was getting the best out of it. After they did their setup on it I can feel the difference in play-ability and the binding is returned to the state it left the factory (maybe better).2. I gave them an old Harmony archtop that my great uncle got out of the trash and glued together. it was essentially impossible to play before I dropped it off. They sanded down the floating bridge, cleaned and greased the tuners, and repaired a crack on the body. This guitar now plays wonderfully. I was very surprised at how well it played as I half expected them to refuse to work on it based on its condition.I will now look first to Artisan luthiers for any guitar work as they have proven to be great craftsmen with reasonable pricing.-Zac

Jim does great work for very reasonable prices. He is very knowledgeable and is very communicative during the process. Would recommend for everyone!

I have a project Hofner violin bass that I built from a kit. The floating bridge just wasnt quite right so I began looking for a guitar shop near me and found Artisan Luthiers. Jim got the bridge set right as part of a bass setup. He also lowered the action and got the intonation perfect! When I got it back, I saw that he had also given it a great detail and polish service. Its like having a brand new bass!(cross posted to Facebook)

Great service. They repaired my pedals with ripped cables and tuned up my guitars to look and sound good as new. Thanks Jim and Son!

Hello, its Woody from TX - I bought a Music Man 110 Fifty guitar amp from Artisan Luthiers. Jim was very prompt, personal and professional throughout the transaction and shipping - he updated me on the status of delivery, the amp was packed very well, and it looks and sounds exactly as advertised! I am very pleased, and I recommend Artisan Luthiers greatly!

If you need work done on your guitar this is the place! A+++ Fast, friendly, affordable. Highly recommended.

Jim is a super nice guy and an excellent luthier! He has handled two projects for me - a restoration of a 60s hollowbody, and a highly customized job on a Jaguar. I consider these two projects to be opposite ends of the spectrum, and he nailed them both!! He came up with unique ideas to make my dream Jag a reality, and handled my hollowbody with the utmost care. I will not let anyone else work on my instruments !!!!!!!!!

Jim was very nice and easy to work with. I had a 53 year old classical guitar that had the bridge come off the body. This guitar was my first guitar I had as a kid 53 years ago and was the guitar my daughter loved to play on when she was a kid 13 years ago. So this guitar has a lot of sentimental value to us. I had tried to glue the bridge back with expoy and had the glue run out of the bridge all over the body making it an ugly mess. Jim took this impossible looking repair and was able to remove all the expoy from the body and resent the bridge. He went way past the initial repair and had the intonation corrected and respray the the top. He also dress and clean the frets and fret board. He also stayed with the original price quote even though he did all this extra work because he felt that this guitar had so much sentimental value to my daughter. You dont get this kind of service from most businesses today but Jim is not like most businesses he a really nice guy to work with and Im going to have him setup my 1982 RI 57 Strat soon . GREAT WORK AND INCREDIBLE SERVICE!

I was looking for a guitar shop near me in Kennesaw to do some fret work for me and found Artisan Luthiers. Jim did a great job and got my guitar playing and sounding great again!

Outstanding customer service! Very quick turnaround on my acoustic/electric.

I took my Fender guitar to Artisian for a professional set up. I met with Jim who was very friendly and professional. Couple of days later I picked up my guitar and it felt and played like a custom guitar. I would highly recommend Artisian Luthiers if you want to guitar to be done the right way and at a very reasonable price. Matter of fact I’m taking my own advice and bringing Jim my Stratocaster for a set up now.

I have finally found a luthier in the Atlanta area whom I trust implicitly. Jim has the correct attitude about his work- he loves guitars and it shows. I am in the process of bringing my entire collection of vintage guitars to Jim, so I’ll know they’re set up perfectly, because when your instrument is happy, you play better. I would highly recommend Jim to any kind of guitar owner, but I’m still going to try and keep him my secret weapon. Thanks again, Jim!