Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor" Former owner of Ross Music Stores with Over 50 years experience in Guitar and all stringed instrument repair FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY

Formerly of Ross Music now Specializing in Guitar repair, setups, re-strings, fret work, bridges, nuts, tuning gears, pickups and electronics etc. All stringed instrument repairs Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Violin, Cello, Ukulele and anything that has strings on it!

This Weeks "On The Bench" This Fender USA Stratocaster came into the shop. It was quite the challenge to get this guitar...
09/07/2025

This Weeks "On The Bench" This Fender USA Stratocaster came into the shop. It was quite the challenge to get this guitar back into condition. I'll explain in my comments on the photos how I went about bringing this guitar back to life. Thank You for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

I just want to give a big shout out to the You Rock School of Music in Cranston. This is a school of music like no other...
09/06/2025

I just want to give a big shout out to the You Rock School of Music in Cranston. This is a school of music like no other, teaching all ages to play, write, and perform music. Students even get to form their own bands. We went to see the 3rd annual You Rock The Neighborhood music festival today where 13 You Rock School bands performed, and we were very impressed. If you or your children have an interest in music, I highly recommend contacting You Rock School of music located in eastern Cranston near the Warwick line.

This Week's "On The Bench" This beautiful Orangy/Red Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster came into the shop with lots of fre...
08/31/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This beautiful Orangy/Red Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster came into the shop with lots of fret buzz. After examining it, I realized that no normal setup was going to fix the problem. I will comment on the photos on just how I saved this beautiful guitar. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" Many of know me as a guitar and bass doctor; however, I also have many other stringed ins...
08/24/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" Many of know me as a guitar and bass doctor; however, I also have many other stringed instruments come into the shop for various repairs. During the 1960s, my dad worked as a repairman at Axelrod Music downtown. During that time, a German Violin maker named Mr. Bergstrom taught him the trade. When I was in high school my dad was working from his home, and he taught me how to repair all band instruments including violins, cellos and upright basses. I then started doing guitar repairs when we opened Ross Music store in 1975. I continue to repair all stringed instruments because this is my passion. Here are some instruments that I have repaired over the last month in addition to guitars and bass guitars. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar (and anything stringed) Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" These two late 1970s Westerly Rhode Island made Guild guitars came into the shop in need of ...
08/19/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" These two late 1970s Westerly Rhode Island made Guild guitars came into the shop in need of repairs. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" This 1970's Kramer guitar came into the shop with extreme noise issues. I will comment on th...
08/17/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This 1970's Kramer guitar came into the shop with extreme noise issues. I will comment on the photos on why, and how I remedied the problem. Thank You for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" This early 90's Takamine EN-20CE came into the shop with the bottom busted. This is part of t...
08/12/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This early 90's Takamine EN-20CE came into the shop with the bottom busted. This is part of the Kalifornia Karl collection. The guitar fell off of a wall hanger. This one was quite the challenge and took some figuring out on how to fix it. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" This 70's Ovation Balladeer came in with a strange issue. This was a first for me! I'll expl...
08/10/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This 70's Ovation Balladeer came in with a strange issue. This was a first for me! I'll explain in my photo comments exactly what I found and how I fixed it. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross " The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" This Vintage Gretsch Jet Firebird guitar and case came in for a setup and some restoration wo...
08/03/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Vintage Gretsch Jet Firebird guitar and case came in for a setup and some restoration work. This guitar is part of the Kalifornia Karl collection and it was made around 1958 to 1960. I will comment on the photos about a few very interesting things. Thanks for Reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" This 1991 Fender USA Stratocaster came into the shop for a setup and could not be done. I wi...
07/28/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This 1991 Fender USA Stratocaster came into the shop for a setup and could not be done. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thanks for reading. Dave Ross " The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" I've had quite a few valuable vintage collectible guitars come into the shop lately. This 1...
07/20/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" I've had quite a few valuable vintage collectible guitars come into the shop lately. This 1958 Gibson Les Paul now part of the "Kalifornia Karl Collection" was originally owned by the Blues Guitarist "Kid Anderson". It came in for some minor restoration and to be made "Stage Ready". I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

This Week's "On The Bench" This Vintage 1954 Gibson ES-295 came in for a setup and general cleanup. This originally bel...
07/13/2025

This Week's "On The Bench" This Vintage 1954 Gibson ES-295 came in for a setup and general cleanup. This originally belonged to the late and famous Danny Gatton and was brought in to me by one of his producers. I will comment on the photos as usual. Thank you for reading. Dave Ross "The Guitar Doctor"

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