Custom Guitar Building – Guitar and Bass Service & Repair in Tampere

Guitar Building and Service – Always with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee!

GAS Guitarworks is a one-man custom shop located in Härmälä, Tampere, dedicated to building and servicing instruments with uncompromising craftsmanship.

I have worked as an artisan since 1989, with the past 20 years as an entrepreneur, luthier, and a trusted service and repair specialist for guitarists and bassists.

GAS Guitarworks has two goals: the best-sounding guitars and the most satisfied customers.

Carefully selected materials, long experience, and proven tools and methods come together to create something truly exceptional.

Some of the most dedicated players have commissioned multiple instruments, with collections of 5–10 guitars built here.

Professional Guitar and Bass Service & Repair

GAS Guitarworks offers comprehensive guitar and bass service and repair:

• Electric and Acoustic Guitars
• Bass Guitars
• Setups, fretwork, electronics, and structural repairs

All work is carried out with great care and finished according to the player’s needs — always with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Does your instrument need service?

Handcrafted Custom Guitars – Built to Inspire

The foundation of your custom guitar can be chosen from GAS’s own designs, existing market models, or created entirely from your own ideas. The workshop stocks a wide selection of premium tonewoods, from well-known classics to unique reclaimed and submerged woods that are hundreds or even thousands of years old, each with a history and soul of its own.

Together, we will find the combination that sounds best for you.

GAS is a workshop where strong emotions and moments of discovery are part of everyday life. Seeing how a custom-built instrument can become a powerful source of inspiration for its player is one of the most rewarding aspects of the work. You are warmly welcome to explore the tonewoods, try finished instruments, and discuss your ideas in person.

You can explore custom guitars currently for sale in the GAS online shop:

Subscribe to the GAS Guitarworks Newsletter for a Chance to Win a Brand-New Viva La Prima Custom Guitar!

A Handcrafted Custom Guitar - for Free?

I recently came up with an idea for a new guitar model line - Viva La Prima by GAS Guitarworks. As a small anecdote, the name traces its roots back to a timelessly elegant car model released in the 1960s.

As the saying goes, a name doesn’t make the man — and in this case, thankfully, it doesn’t harm the guitar either. The reception for the new offset guitar has been excellent, and discussions are currently underway regarding the model’s international distribution.

As a small marketing initiative, I decided to launch a giveaway with a brand-new Viva La Prima offset guitar handcrafted in Härmälä workshop as the prize.

Joining is easy! Subscribe to the GAS Guitarworks newsletter and you’ll automatically be entered into the draw to win a brand-new Viva La Prima guitar. You’ll also receive the latest news, special offers, and tips straight to your inbox.

You can read the giveaway rules here.

Official True Temperament Partner in Finland

Gas Guitarworks is now the official True Temperament partner in Finland. Here in Härmälä, you can also experience this revolutionary fret technology already used by artists such as Steve Vai, Marty Friedman, and Sarah Longfield.

Welcome to Visit the Workshop in Härmälä

You are warmly welcome to explore the tonewoods, try finished instruments, and discuss your own project. Let’s create the instrument of your dreams together.

You can find the contact details for the GAS Guitarworks workshop here.

You can also visit the website of my other company, R-Go Instruments. We have filed an international patent application for a highly ergonomic neck profile based on individual anatomy.

Kind regards,

Pekka Mäkinen

Luthier & CEO
GAS Guitarworks