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07-20-2010, 06:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | Anyone know a good bass tech in MA?
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Lookin for some pretty basic repairs to be done on my bass
Western Mass area
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07-20-2010, 07:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Norton, MA | | | Mouradian Guitar in Winchester is supposedly one of the best in MA. I've never been, but they have a great reputation. It's a father and son thing, I think. As Hank Hill would say, "Ask for the father." lol
What are you looking to have done?
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07-20-2010, 08:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | i have to get my jack plate changed
the hex nut is frozen and I need new holes for the screws
apparently someone at gerrys music said that if they tried to get it fixed they might screw up the wiring so im trying to find someone who can do it who wont make me buy a new output jack
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07-20-2010, 08:40 PM
|  | Registered Bass Offender | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambria, CA (Central Coast) | | | A jack is cheap. What you're really paying for is experience and quality work.
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07-20-2010, 08:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | well i have 30 bucks to my name so
gas/work/and if they need a new jack would maybe be all of it
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07-20-2010, 09:11 PM
| | Registered Bass Offender | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambria, CA (Central Coast) | | | I don't think $30 is enough; you should plan on about $60 plus parts.
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07-20-2010, 09:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | bah
youd think taking a nut off, making 4 small holes, and putting pieces on would be the easiest job ever......
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07-20-2010, 09:26 PM
| | Registered Bass Offender | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambria, CA (Central Coast) | | | You can say "bah." Let us know what you find out.
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07-20-2010, 09:41 PM
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I setup & repair guitars & basses | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kensington, Ca | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Hutzbordello  bah
youd think taking a nut off, making 4 small holes, and putting pieces on would be the easiest job ever...... | Don't like paying someone? Do it yourself.
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07-20-2010, 11:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | i lack the tools to do this, as do apparently every shop in the immediate area, also i dont wanna screw it up
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07-21-2010, 12:06 AM
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Manufacturing: Pedals, Cables, Instruments. | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon | | | Wow its not like its rocket science. Any decent repair shop should have BASIC soldering skills if they detach any wires. They should also have the appropriate socket wrenches to loosen the nut......Sounds like you are just running into people who DON'T want to help you. I would say that $30 for that is more than fair.
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07-21-2010, 12:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | this one shop said that the nut is frozen on but yea man...........its really dissapointing to have to go all over the place to find someone who can do this.
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07-21-2010, 12:43 AM
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Manufacturing: Pedals, Cables, Instruments. | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon | | | well, if you lived here in Oregon......
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07-21-2010, 12:43 AM
|  | Tuxedo BassŪ - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | | A jack replacement? Nobody is skilled enough?
There's some other dynamic going on here.
The jack is cheap and the soldering skill for this is just slightly above "Caveman" or Rhesus monkey, so I don't see a big problem.
Maybe they're afraid of the solder or the tool is so dangerous that they might poke out an eye? Jeez. |
07-21-2010, 09:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | | seriously, i was hoping some TB'er could do it for me somehow.....
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07-21-2010, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello i lack the tools to do this, as do apparently every shop in the immediate area, also i dont wanna screw it up | What bass is this? On most instruments this is a total no-brainer, and the tools are nothing special. Non capisco... |
07-21-2010, 10:03 AM
| | Tuxedo BassŪ - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Hutzbordello seriously, i was hoping some TB'er could do it for me somehow..... | I make housecalls within reasonable distances, but you might be slightly out of my 1-tank of gas rule and too far away.
Recently went to replace the 'cables' on a bass - which turned out to be a set of strings. Thankfully it was downtown Palm Springs, so like I hadda be there anyway at the bank - and took care of it.
Hopefully they won't call me to adjust the cables next week.
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07-21-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Ewo What bass is this? On most instruments this is a total no-brainer, and the tools are nothing special.
Non capisco... | LTD ESP Ex-104
i guess theres a plastic encasing of the output jack which makes it a little wierd to work with
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07-21-2010, 10:29 AM
| | Tuxedo BassŪ - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | | It was built by a human and can be repaired by one. |
07-21-2010, 10:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Western Massachusetts, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SurferJoe46 It was built by a human and can be repaired by one. | try telling them that! lol
but thanks for the vote of confidence
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