Madman Repair / Gayle Guitar Co.

"Madison does good work, I needed a good guitar tech as I’m new to the area. Madman repair was recommended, so I used Madison. I’ve been playing for 45 years, I used to do a lot of my own work, but don’t have the patience for electronics anymore. Madison is a pro, he also builds his own guitars. So I definitely recommend him. Prompt, and professional."

"My first time going to Madison for a setup. Great communication, quick turnaround, great pricing and he brought my Taylor acoustic back to life! Will definitely be using him going forward and can't recommend him enough. Thanks, Madman!"

"I have taken several bass guitars to Madison over the past couple of years for setups and basic mods & repair. He does an extremely thorough job, and IMHO has a quick turnaround time & great prices. I have another project to take to him soon! I highly recommend Madison for all luthier work here in Wilmington."

"I found Madison online and decided to take my Yamaha acoustic as well as my daughter’s Baby Taylor and my brother’s 814CE for setups. I picked them up today. First of all, he got them done quickly and his prices are great. Now, I’ve been sitting here playing my guitar for the past couple of hours and it plays like a completely different instrument. The setup Madison did is outstanding. The action is wonderfully low and the intonation is perfect. I love how my guitar plays now. I will be taking my instruments to Madison from now on."

"So glad I was able to find Madison for the guitar work I needed done. I recently purchased a fender strat deluxe and wanted to convert it to all black. Upgraded to Fralin Split Blades and changed out almost all of the hardware to black. Finally researched and found a black saddle/bridge and wanted a black nut to complete the black out. The first luthier I contacted, Guitar Lab, Wilmington, NC said he could do the work and have it back in a week, "Promise." After nearly three weeks, the guy at Guitar Lab still had not started the work. I told him I would pick the guitar up and he responded, "That's fine, no charge." Really....no work and there was even a thought of a charge? Anyway, I did some more research and found MadMan Repair. I met with Madison on a Thursday and we went over all I wanted done and he happily said, "No Problem." Also told me that "at the worst, it will be ready next Wednesday. I received notification from Madison that my guitar was ready Tuesday, a day earlier than I expected. The craftsmanship, demeanor of Madison, and the quality of his work are outstanding. Bridge installed, graphite nut, new strings and complete setup and wait for it......120 dollars less than Guitar Lab was going to charge me for the same work. OUTSTANDING. I tool the guitar to my lesson last night and my instructor, a very accomplished musician, loved the work and the tonal quality of the guitar. I highly recommend Madison and Madman Repairs. I know without any doubt that should I need more guitar work done, I will be heading to Madman Repair. Thanks Madison."