854 Madison Square, Madison, Tennessee  37115

615-865-8797

Nashville's Premier Repair and Restoration Facililty

Check the Clayton Instruments section for guitars and basses hand built in our facility!

Welcome to Big Joe's Guitarworks. Please make yourself at home. We offer the very best in stringed instrument repair, vintage restoration, and custom building. In addition, we carry a limited, but quality inventory of instruments. You can always find an interesting Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Dobro, Amp, or nearly any other stringed instrument in our inventory.

We bring many years experience in the stringed instrument repair business.  "Big Joe" has operated the largest repair facilities in the world for nearly two decades.  His vast experience in the field now affords you the best in repair knowledge and his team presents the finest in skills for both repair, restoration, and custom building.  Josh was the top repair person for a major instrument manufacturer and is a recognized Master Luthier in his own right.  "Big Joe" worked side by side with Charlie Derrington, often called the modern Lloyd Loar, for many years until Charlie's passing a couple years ago.  Josh apprenticed under Charlie and learned the right skills the right way.   Our team is not just "techs", or "repair persons", but actual Master Luthiers.  There is a difference!

We do work for people all over the United States, and even further parts of the globe.  When you want the finest in repair, look no further than Big Joe's Guitarworks.  There are none better!