Simply the best. Gary is the only one who I would even consider trusting with my instruments. He's done work on my vintage 1976 Ibanez Artist, set up my Ibanez GB10, repaired my 1960's Martin Baritone ukulele (a family heirloom I wouldn't let anyone touch except Gary) and recently set up and worked on my Kala ukulele. Excellent work. I've been a musician for 60 years, I do know what I'm talking about, and my musician friends, all of them pros, feel the same way about Gary. read more

White Harvest Guitars - Guitar Stores Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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I have brought my guitars to most of the repair people on the island since I moved here, and searched around quite a bit with unsatisfactory results previously. I've been playing 50+yrs and have some pretty nice vintage and new guitars. Gary does top notch work. His workshop is well set up and organized, and is probably better tooled than the other workshops where you can't see what is going on. I've been to a few backrooms to watch people at work and Gary's setup is fine. It being in his garage, which another reviewer subtracts points for, is irrelevant. What is relevant is skill, and Gary is tied with one other person on the island in my estimation, but the other person is generally hard to get a hold of and takes forever. These two are the only people on the island who I would trust with my guitars (1961 Gibson lg-1, 1962 Fender Jaguar, 1965 Fender Coronado II, 1972 Gibson SG, 2009 Godin xTSA, 2015 Gibson Hummingbird Pro, 2020 Danelectro "1959" 12 string, 2024 PRS SE20e parlor guitar). I say this not to show off -- the vintage ones became vintage from me taking care of them and playing them, not collecting. I got them relatively cheap back in the day. Gary has done fine work on all of them, and I play at least one of them every day. I would not bring them to any of the others I have tried or interviewed, and I really checked around. Let me give an example to bring things home. I have a very nice Gibson Hummingbird Pro acoustic that had a particular neck problem that I just plain would not entrust to other island luthiers and such. Basically, there is a common problem of a little buckle in the neck that was causing one string to buzz on one or two frets, I tried another luthier I had read about, and they wanted to sell me a case, a humidity controller and talked a bunch of nonsense in general about the specific problem. They really talked a good game and they wanted me to buy a bunch of stuff, lock my guitar in the case, and blah blah before they would even look at it. They understood the problem to be me. When I asked what they would do if the problem persisted after getting all the gadgets, the other luthier shop was into defretting, planing the neck and resetting it, which would have cost a small fortune. The correct solution, which I knew from another guitar, is to not worry about planing the neck and adjust the frets instead, since we are talking a miniscule buckle. I played the other guitar that had had this problem for thirty years without a problem after the fret adjustment, and have had no problems with the Gibson's playability since Gary adjusted it five or six years ago. It took a couple of tries to get it there, but Gary worked with me, and we had to close in on it because of my playing style, not because he missed anything, so he did the first adjustment conservatively since he would have to replace the fret if he went too far. The more radical steps were available if the less invasive one failed, but Gary approached the problem as only someone with skills, wisdom, and years of experience could do. I could go on about the meticulous and knowledgeable work he did on my other guitars, but suffice it to say, he is where I have taken them for the past decade and where I'll keep bringing them. He's not the cheapest, but he is the all-around best if you care about your instruments AND play them. read more

So I've got to say the Gary is the only luthier who will ever work on my guitars. Period. Gary is also an authorized Fender repair shop having worked for them in the mainland for many years. I've taken an "EJ" Strat and a couple of Telecasters in for work and have come away happy with each visit. Gary has even helped me out by working with me on his off hours. If your looking for quality work in whatever your needs are with setups or repairs, I highly recommend this shop. Good work and craftsmanship takes time and last thing I would want is to have a quick turnaround done on any work I need done on a guitar.....I want setups and repairs to last and done right the 1st time....fast doesn't equal quality and that's what Gary is all about. Thanks again G! read more

Gary has been a blessing He has worked on my L5 and Chet Atkins CE other pieces as well I think he's straight up and a great craftsman. So yeah. I'll take more stuff to him. And my stuff is the goods!!! read more

Exceeded expectations for a very reasonable price. Gary knew what my guitar needed better than I did, but listened to me, took the time to help me select the ideal material for a custom electric guitar nut, and proceeded to do fantastic work. HeThe guitar is set up perfectly and sings. I can tell you this guy is a pro, and a great guy to talk to as well. Very generous with his knowledge and is an authorized Fender tech. In fact, he was lovingly restoring a pre-CBS Tele to its former glory when I came in. read more

Gary does the finest luthier work that I know of. He is concerned, caring, listens well, and is committed to results that meet the highest industry standards as well as player satisfaction. He is professional in every way and has an intimate knowledge of all things guitar (and bass and uke). He has my 100% trust for all my guitars for repairs, upgrades, and setups. There's no one better! read more

I had Gary remove a broken screw from the headstock of my bass and replace it with a new one. He also cleaned the fingerboard and replaced my old set of strings with a new set. All for $220. All I can say is get an estimate before you have any work done here read more