Your next guitar?

[robogone]

Giving some thought to pulling the trigger on parts for my bass. Got a bridge and pickups in mind, and it should come to around $130 after shopping around.

[Ian B]

Is that spalted maple Ian? It looks good whatever it is. The headstock is nice also in that its original but not TOO ORIGINAL if you know what i mean

It is Dean, only a cap but that's to be expected at the price. I never really took much notice of the headstock tbh, I'm not one of those where a shape/size can be a deal killer, it'd have to be really obnoxious for me to take offence at one.

Once the frets have been levelled and dressed it'll be a killer. I could, and would, do it myself on a cheaper guitar but I'd rather not take the risk, and my tech is good.

It's provisionally booked in with my tech for later this week, hopefully it'll be picked up Thursday or Friday afternoon. The downside is my tech is snowed under with work atm, so it may not be done as quickly as usual, but I'm hardly short of guitars

It seems I'm going to be in for a disappointment regarding the action, I had a quick muck about with it earlier and while it *may* be possible to get a action as low as I'd like, that'll take some time and effort to avoid choking on the top E beyond the 16th fret

[Ian B]

Is that spalted maple Ian? It looks good whatever it is. The headstock is nice also in that its original but not TOO ORIGINAL if you know what i mean

It is Dean, only a cap but that's to be expected at the price. I never really took much notice of the headstock tbh, I'm not one of those where a shape/size can be a deal killer, it'd have to be really obnoxious for me to take offence at one.

Once the frets have been levelled and dressed it'll be a killer. I could, and would, do it myself on a cheaper guitar but I'd rather not take the risk, and my tech is good.

It's provisionally booked in with my tech for later this week, hopefully it'll be picked up Thursday or Friday afternoon. The downside is my tech is snowed under with work atm, so it may not be done as quickly as usual, but I'm hardly short of guitars

It seems I'm going to be in for a disappointment regarding the action, I had a quick muck about with it earlier and while it *may* be possible to get a action as low as I'd like, that'll take some time and effort to avoid choking on the top E beyond the 16th fret

Now put off till Thursday or Friday next week My tech had car troubles so it couldn't be picked up and he'll be away for a couple of days this week, all in all it'll be about 2 weeks before it's done.

[hibidy]

Bummer, I personally hate to wait

[Ian B]

Bummer, I personally hate to wait

So do I, now all I have to do is resist the temptation to tinker with the fretting myself. If it was a real cheapo I'd do it, but not this guitar, plus a few frets need levelling as much as dressing.

[hibidy]

Bummer, I personally hate to wait

So do I, now all I have to do is resist the temptation to tinker with the fretting myself. If it was a real cheapo I'd do it, but not this guitar, plus a few frets need levelling as much as dressing.

Resist temptation!

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Sorry to that Ian, At least you know that it will get sorted and you trust the person doing the job. hibidy you could use finding an independant person to do the stuff you want doing as and when as it will be cheaper, quicker and most likely better than chain store setups

All the best

[Hink]

Sorry to that Ian, At least you know that it will get sorted and you trust the person doing the job. hibidy you could use finding an independant person to do the stuff you want doing as and when as it will be cheaper, quicker and most likely better than chain store setups

All the best

yeah, all he has to do is pack up his stuff, get up early one morning, look to see where the sun is rising and start walking 'til he reaches the 'right' coast and I'll hook him up...I wont even charge him labor

[Ian B]

Sorry to that Ian, At least you know that it will get sorted and you trust the person doing the job. hibidy you could use finding an independant person to do the stuff you want doing as and when as it will be cheaper, quicker and most likely better than chain store setups

All the best

Yeah, it'll be worth the wait, and as I told my tech, it's not as tho' I'm short of guitars I won't name him or the company he works for, suffice to say it's a big chain of music shops, but he does all my work on the side. I get lower rates and avoid VAT and he gets cash in hand, a win-win situation for both of us

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Giving some thought to pulling the trigger on parts for my bass. Got a bridge and pickups in mind, and it should come to around $130 after shopping around.

Hey robojam dude, You know its mandatory to at least list pre-specs and post-specs or even just the bits that you are upgrading, Pics are always most desirable but not mandatory

Basically i want to see your bass guitar good Sir

All the best your way as always

Dean

[Dean Aka Nekro]

Sorry to that Ian, At least you know that it will get sorted and you trust the person doing the job. hibidy you could use finding an independant person to do the stuff you want doing as and when as it will be cheaper, quicker and most likely better than chain store setups

All the best

Yeah, it'll be worth the wait, and as I told my tech, it's not as tho' I'm short of guitars I won't name him or the company he works for, szuffice to say it's a big chain of music shops, but he does all my work on the side. I get lower rates and avoid VAT and he gets cash in hand, a win-win situation for both of us

Sounds like that to me also, One of the guy's i learned a few things off myself worked in a store which shall remain nameless but did exactly the same thing and it worked out just the same as the deal you have. He ended up leaving the store as he was sick of to quote his words as i can best recall them "I can make much more doing work from home, The drive to and from work each day is long, I have to deal with morons who spend alot of money on fine guitars yet can not even restring the things themselves, Then there are the real anal sort that really piss me off. They want the impossible or rather they tell me what they want but they do not know how to bleeping explain exactly what they want so i end up doing alot of guess work/to-ing and fro-ing between them bringing their instrument(s) in, taking them home, playing them and finding another thing that is 'wrong'. When they could simply try their intrument out in store as its not like the place is short of amplification options, pedal options and even other instruments to compare with! These guys dropping thousands on PRS artist models, Private stock, Fender Custom Shop and Master Built guitars and Gibson or Heritage premium priced models and then saying they are 'broken' simply because they broke a string or the setup is not to thier liking but can not explain that. You would think that people with that sort of money invested in thier guitar would at least be capable of informing me what exactly it is they want doing to thier 'broken' guitars, I have had enough as i have to be overtly diplomatic and bend over backwards sometimes and alot of them have not even got a basic set of manners. That is why i started to do side jobs for people whom I like and know exactly what they want but do not have either the time, the confidence, facilities/set of tools or a combination of all three which is completely understandable. So i am able now to do the rounds/make a much shorter trip(s), Be treated like a human being heck even get along with client's/have a brew/chat about stuff when picking up a weeks worth of work say which range from simple tweaks to full on refinishing for less than the store charges but i only was paid a fraction of the stores price charge, Most of the other long timer's have left anyway and now i can make it a proper business without a boss and being overrun with jobs that are taken on when there is too much on and i have to tell the retail guy's an estimated time, Its not the retail department's fault as it is thier job but the f"cking greedy boss/manager whom would fire any of the retail guy's if they were not getting the most money possible out of customers, They will not even allow to have an assistent, apprentice or fellow tech which would sort the backlouge problems out as it means paying out. Im sick of it all but it is what i am/do as my trade. I have asked quite a few (on the side/cash in hand/personal time) people I do jobs for what they think, So whilst we are talking about it what do you think?" - Or something very similar/along the same lines. I said to Him Listen i can see exactly what you mean as i have had the pleasure to see quite a few of the c"nt-like guys mouthing off when i have been trying stuff out or dropping in for some strings, plectrums and the like. The other stalwart's left for a very good reason and you are still intouch with them as friends and i bet they could & would send work your way. I know i am not in the same position as you man to fully empathize but my opinion is to definately go for it! The worst thing that could happen is you end up with not enough customer's so end up going back to work in a store again but you are certainly good enough that any shop would hire you. He did it

Not just a fine guitar technician but also equally skilled at sorting out anything on stringed instruments to full on mods/makeovers he also was/is fine at modifying pedals or building custom requests, from a qucik revalve & rebiasing, fully servicing, modifying any amplifier to big nightmare looking overhauls. A great tech, Unfortunately I have not seen Him for a few years as he moved further away, Got a girlfriend, had kids and is now married and all that but a top bloke whom did/does exactly what you ask for in one go...Aslong as you tell Him exactly what it is you want doing and it is realistisc

Also He is the only person whom I know personally that confessed to following through/shat himself in excitement donning just his dressing gown one sunday morning when his persoanl favourite live show/take of Edward Van Halen ripping out a rendition of 'Eruption' - True story (Do not know why he felt compelled to confess that though )

A little long winded (sic) but it reminded me of good times and a good bloke Ian, Cheers man and all the best

Dean

[trimph1]

I have a tech up here that works wonders on my synth stuff but to find someone that can work on my guitars?

And I really have trouble explaining what I need done to them sometimes...my words do come out my mouth kind of convoluted ...there is a sort of technical aphasia that I suffer from that drives me and whoever I get bats...

Maybe because I am bats.

[tapper mike]

I've got two guitar at my barbershop guitar store. They are amazing but they aren't luthiers. They also work on brass and woodwind instruments. They are perfectly comfortable with someone watching over them and they explain everthing. If I could just get them to refinish they'd be excellent.

I actually know a first rate luthier who will build or rebuild you anything. His prices are through the roof but his workmanship is first rate. I just hate his logo. If he builds you a scratch instrument it goes on. I figure for the prices he charges the logo should have my name on it.

[Hink]

I dont have a tech

[hibidy]

There is a guy in town that has one of those plex things. I guess I could call him up to see what that would cost