Fight sticks. Built, modded, and shipped back tournament-ready.
The stock lever is where the journey starts, not where it ends. Sanwa and Seimitsu levers and buttons, gate and spring changes, full builds assembled from a box of parts, replacement PCB swaps, and wiring done like someone will have to open it again someday. Sticks travel well and this crowd ships them: mail-in from anywhere in the U.S., every job quoted after we look — parts plus labor, one flat quote before any solder moves.
What we do on the fight stick bench
Quoted after we look. The number comes from what the stick actually is inside, not from a menu.
Diagnosis
$49The $49 diagnosis answers the real questions first: what the stick is inside, which parts fit it, and what the whole job costs. Free when you approve the work, and free when the honest answer is that the stick you sent isn't worth another part.
Sanwa / Seimitsu installs
Quoted after we lookLever swaps, button swaps, gate and spring changes, tension choices. The parts you pick, mounted square and centered properly, with the wiring done like someone has to open it again someday. Parts + labor.
Full builds from parts
Quoted after we lookYour case, your PCB, your parts, our hands: a complete stick assembled from the box up — lever mounted, buttons wired, tested on the bench button by button and direction by direction before it ships. Parts + labor.
Modding existing sticks
Quoted after we lookThe stick you already love, made better: quieter buttons, a different gate, a replacement PCB swap so one stick works on everything you own, and the dead microswitches replaced while we're in there. Parts + labor.
Button layouts & wiring
Quoted after we lookEight-button layouts, all-button and leverless boards, and the spaghetti underneath sorted: solid connections, strain relief, and wiring you could hand to the next modder without apologizing.
Why the fight stick bench exists
Sticks fail in patterns, and the FGC already knows all three.
Stock levers feel like a marshmallow
The stock lever that comes in the box is a compromise for everybody. A proper lever and buttons are the classic first mod — the biggest feel-per-part upgrade a stick can take.
The dead stick in the closet
Worn microswitches, a snapped cable, a gate that cracked years ago. A dead stick is bench work, not e-waste, and often the fix is one honest part plus one honest hour.
Mail-in is the norm
This crowd has always shipped sticks to whoever does the work right. Pack it well, send it anywhere in the U.S., and it comes back with a flat quote's worth of work done and every input tested.
Walk in or mail it in
Sticks travel well: buttons taped, lever secured, padded on all sides. However it reaches the bench, the quote comes before the work.
How a stick goes
- 01Walk in. 2224 Sunrise Dr, Longmont · Mon–Fri 9–6, Sat–Sun 10–3. Or mail it in from anywhere in the U.S.: request an RMA number online first.
- 02We look. The stick gets opened, the inside gets checked, and one flat quote covering parts plus labor goes out by email or over the counter. You approve before any solder moves.
- 03The work. Parts in, wiring done right, and every button, direction, and input tested on the bench before it's packed.
- 04Home. Shipped back or picked up, with a 90-day labor warranty and the straight story of what was done.
What we don't do
Scope stated plainly, so you know before you ship anything.
Honest limits
- You pick the parts. We quote what the job takes and the quote lists parts and labor separately. The taste is yours; the fit check is ours.
- No custom PCB design. We install established replacement boards and hand-wire what the layout needs. Designing or manufacturing our own boards is not the lane.
- Consoles and handhelds live on their own benches. Console repairs and console mods are the console bench's job; handhelds have the Game Boy bench. One-off commissioned builds and art cases live on the custom bench, quoted per project.
Fight stick questions
The things people ask before they box up a stick.
Straight answers
Yes. Your case, your PCB, your parts, our hands: lever mounted square, buttons wired cleanly, the whole thing tested button by button and direction by direction on the bench before it goes home. Bring the box or mail it in — quoted after we look, parts plus labor.
Quoted after we look. A mod is parts plus labor: we open the stick, check what it actually is inside, list what the job takes, and hand you one flat quote before any solder moves. Diagnosis is $49 and free when you approve the work.
Yes, anywhere in the U.S. — the FGC has always shipped sticks to whoever does the work right, and this bench is set up for it. Request an RMA number online, pack the stick so the lever and buttons cannot shift in transit, and ship it. We look within 3 to 5 business days of arrival and email one flat quote. You approve before any work starts.
That one is taste, and it is your call: both make excellent levers and buttons, and players argue about the difference the way guitar players argue about pickups. You pick the parts, we install them cleanly and fit-check the build — and the quote lists parts and labor separately either way.
Yes. Dead sticks are repair work on the same bench: worn microswitches, a snapped cable, a cold joint, a PCB that gave up. The $49 diagnosis finds which, and the quote comes before anything is replaced. If the honest answer is that the stick is beyond saving, the diagnosis is free and we say so.
Yes. All-button and leverless boards are layout-and-wiring work like any other: the buttons you choose, mounted and wired to the board the layout uses, tested input by input before it ships. Quoted after we look, like everything on the bench.
That stock lever deserves better.
Call the shop any time: our AI receptionist answers around the clock and a human follows up. Or run the repair wizard for a first-pass assessment before you commit to anything. Walk-ins welcome at the Longmont bench, and the mail-in lane reaches every state.