A team of specialists supporting your musical life with repair and adjustment techniques.
TC-TUNE isTCGAKKIAnd this is Advance Guitars' dedicated repair team.
Some people might wonder, "Why would a secondhand/vintage shop need a dedicated repair team?"
The role of "TC-TUNE" is,TCGAKKIIt's about "creating products."
TCGAKKIAll instruments sold at TC-TUNE undergo repair, adjustment, and inspection. We completely disassemble all instruments we purchase from customers, clean them thoroughly, repair any broken parts, and perform proactive adjustments to maximize the instrument's potential.
TCGAKKIAdvance Guitars values delivering "usable instruments" to its customers, and TC-TUNE supports this philosophy behind the scenes.
A store specializing in secondhand and vintage items.TCGAKKI・For Advance Guitars, having a dedicated repair team is absolutely essential.
"TC-TUNE does more than just repair instruments."
We are a specialized repair team that restores items to a condition befitting a "secondhand/vintage item" store.
TC-TUNE focuses on maximizing the potential of instruments and improving playability. We want our customers to choose an instrument based solely on its "appearance" and "sound."
We don't want you to choose an instrument based on factors like, "I like the look of this one, but it's hard to play..." or "This one doesn't look as good, but it's easier to play, so I'll choose this one." That's why TC-TUNE focuses on maximizing the potential of each instrument and prioritizing playability.
Also,TCGAKKIAt Advance Guitars, we believe that our relationship with our customers doesn't end with the purchase of an instrument; it's just the beginning.
TC-TUNE, as a repair team, aims not just to provide instruments that are "problem-free at the time of sale," but rather instruments that "customers can continue to use for a long time," and our goal is to walk alongside our customers throughout their musical lives.
"TC-TUNE also plays an important role in the buyback process."
TCGAKKIAdvance Guitars primarily deals in used instruments.
TC-TUNE plays a significant role in this situation as well.
We believe that TC-TUNE can increase the value of an instrument by bringing out its full potential. That's whyTCGAKKIAt Advance Guitars, we are confident in offering high purchase prices.
TC-TUNE also supports the concept of "buying and selling items that only a specialist store for used and vintage goods can offer."
"Make any instrument easy to play and produce a beautiful sound."
TC-TUNE has repaired and adjusted numerous used and vintage musical instruments over many years.Regardless of age or price range, we carefully assess the condition of each instrument and perform the optimal setup for that instrument.We receive over 30 requests per month.I've worked with a wide range of instruments, from 1950s vintage guitars to memorable Japanese vintage guitars, bizarre guitars, the latest high-end models, and guitars for beginners."I wish this place was more like this.""It would be amazing if it could make a sound like this."We have turned many such voices into reality.
TC-TUNE's track record
・We repair and adjust approximately 2,000 musical instruments annually.
TC-TUNE handles the repair and adjustment of approximately 2,000 musical instruments per year.
Most of them,TCGAKKIThis is an Advance Guitars product. We handle instruments from a wide variety of manufacturers, both domestic and international, and the price range of instruments we repair and adjust ranges from tens of thousands of yen to tens of millions of yen.
・TMG Guitar・MG BassResponsible for final adjustments to domestic shipments.
TCGAKKITC-TUNE is responsible for the inspection and final setup of TMG Guitars and MG Basses, for which we are the official distributor.
TCGAKKIWe deeply understand "the excellence of Fender and Gibson from the era when XX was the distributor" and "the importance of inspecting and setting up overseas brands according to Japanese standards." Based on this belief, we strive to ensure that you can use TMG Guitars and MG Basses with confidence.NewWe perform adjustments to ensure that even instruments that are not in our standard range can be considered "usable."
・100OEM production of some products
"hundred" is,TCGAKKIThis brand offers truly usable products, produced with a practical, on-the-ground perspective.
TC-TUNE was in charge of manufacturing some of those products.
Leveraging the technical skills honed through repairing used and vintage instruments, we produce a small number of high-quality, handmade products.
・「ReFine seriesCo-produced "
TCGAKKIThe "ReFine series," jointly produced by TC-TUNE, is a series that redefines instruments from the era known as "Japan Vintage" with the concept of being "suitable for modern music."
TCGAKKIThis series was born from the fusion of our extensive experience handling Japanese vintage instruments and TC-TUNE's know-how in repairing and adjusting them to make them usable again. We are confident that we have been able to offer new value.
・Playful modifications
TCGAKKIAmong them, the most playful isLight-up knobModification of "[ ]".
This was also done by TC-TUNE.
I believe that the appearance and design of a musical instrument are important factors that have a significant impact on its usability.
TC-TUNE also loves customizing instruments in a way that satisfies the user and allows them to enjoy their instrument even more.
Chief Repairman
Soichiro Tanaka
Born in 1988
Originally from Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, he became interested in the mechanics and structure of musical instruments during his university years, and put his studies aside to immerse himself in tinkering with instruments.
At the same time, I was in charge of PA (sound engineering) in a band club, where I learned the importance of creating the overall sound of the band, not just individual instruments. After graduating from university, I enrolled in the ESP Guitar Craft Academy.
After graduation, I went to The Used Musical Instruments Shop (currentTCGAKKII applied for a sales position, but was told that they were planning to set up a repair booth, so I ended up working as a repair specialist.RecruitIt will be done.
With the cooperation and support of many people, and through repeated trial and error, we launched the current TC-TUNE from scratch.