Schroeder Amplification

Spoke with Sam this morning for a quick intonation checkup and setup. He said to swing by if it was quick. The place was very clean, the two techs including Sam were very professional, the tool benches were clean and organized.
I asked Sam if I could see what he was doing to understand what he was doing to the guitar and he invited me to the workbench. He very quickly checked the intonation, set it up, and checked the electronics. As he did everything he explained what he was doing. He was very clear, did not exaggerate what was wrong (I think that of course comes with some knowledge in my part talking his language).
Definitely my go to repair shop from now on. If you are new to Chicago or if you are considering changing techs (especially from the terrible ones up north who claim to have been the techs for famous artists) look no further, this is quality work and zero attitude.

Great people, and very knowledgable on the repair side. Wilco uses their handmade DB7 amps too. — that should be sufficient that this isnt your standard repair shop.

Over the last couple years, I’ve taken at least three of my amps and two guitars here for work, everything from new tubes, to setups and even bringing an old rusty bass back to life. Besides one problem amp, everything has come out top notch. I just got my favorite guitar back after a refret and I couldn’t be happier.
They are awesome at taking the time to talk through all of the options you have for your repairs and upgrades without pressuring you on the upsale. I wouldn’t say they’re the cheapest shop around, but they are always friendly and do great work which is worth the price.
Recommended.

I’m a drummer but own the bass gear my band uses. I don’t know much about amplification, but the dudes here are really personable and friendly. I’ve taken a few items in there, and they have always been super cool and straight up. They charged me less than what they quoted me for. And once I needed a speaker replaced like 2 days before leaving for tour. they hammered it out and got it done for me. Very professional and very friendly. Highly recommend getting your amp worked on there.

I’ve been going to Schroeder Guitar & Amp Repair for years now and have never ever been let down. Every single employee is knowledgeable and polite. I think what I like most about this shop is their willingness to work with you instead of approaching the customer like it’s their way or the highway. I’ve had Tim work on a marshall JTM 45 mk II completely re cap and re tube WOW! I’m not a noob but it really made a difference sonically that I wasn’t expecting. He respected my budget and worked with it (I’m a poor musician). After that (on a budget once again) knowing it absolutely wasn’t going to be cheap had them set up and wire my pedal board BEAUTIFUL! Worth every penny and then some. I have a few guitars that have needed major work and this is where I think this shop really shines, we actually sat down and discussed my budget and how we could get my guitars road ready without me feeling like I was being taken advantage of. Overall this shop is a shop for musicians respecting what we have to go through as far as maintainance and working for us to make sure our amps and instruments sound the best they can while understanding the financial issues we have as musicians. Great work always guys. Thank you.

They seemed like good folks but they must not understand how to set up a Floyd Rose guitar. I took it in to get a setup done since this guitar is older. When I got it back the bridge looked way different then I had been setting it up. I figured they probably knew more than I did so let it go.
Later on, I found the setup instructions for this guitar and I was in the right. The bridge should be parallel to the top of the guitar. They had it at a HUGE angle to it. It hasn’t played the same since.
Now I need to take it elsewhere and will end up paying more in set-​ups than I paid for the guitar new 12 years ago.

Hands down this is the finest repair shop in the city. I’ve had a fair amount of fret work done here and it was all top notch with a great deal of care.
Their rates are a little higher than 3^rd Coast and others but you certainly get what you pay for. If you value about your instrument this is the place to go.

This place is very friendly and professional. They don’t make you feel dumb for not knowing everything about guitars.
They make it very clear how much it will cost. They call you as soon as they encounter any issues with the repair that may impact the price. When I had my guitar set up and new pickups installed they called me 2 or 3 times to keep me posted on status and let me know my options.
They guarantee their setups for 30 days so you can bring it back for a tweak if you notice a buzz after you get home.
The place is a little hard to find, you need to go to the back of the building and the entrance is off the alley.

This place is full of professionals who eat, breath, and sleep guitar repair.
Even though my particular injured instrument was an unimpressive brand in an unimpressive state, they really understood that it had nostalgic value, and did great work.
No upturned noses or record store elitism at this place… just awesome down to earth explanations of what can be done, and how much it would cost. In the end, I walked away with a freshly re-​glazed, newly fretted baby boy. They even took it upon themselves to flatten out the mangled bridge.

Pretty nice work done here. I’ve taken a couple of amps in for repair & also had some pick-​ups installed here. Repairs were done relatively fast. Only had one problem with something repaired that ended up breaking again. However, they were not the first to have «solved» the problem, but they said it was fixed & I trusted them. I would have rather saved the money in the end. They’re very thorough and as a result recommend fixing a bunch of other things which can (and did, me) get quite expensive, but you can’t fault them for that. Just a heads up to specify what you’d like done or how much you’d like to have fixed.