Time For a Shave

Andy Brown · Jan 28, 2006

... a neck shave that is. I just rec'd my Valenti (Warmoth Deluxe 5) neck back from Michael Dolan who shaved the profile down so it is now similar to my F Bass and Sadowsky. Let me tell you he does incredible work. It feels like it was originally made that way. It's definately worth the money. Thanks to Poon for tipping me off to this.

MAJOR METAL · Jan 28, 2006

How do you like Michaels work?

Andy Brown · Jan 28, 2006

MAJOR METAL said:
How do you like Michaels work?

Perfect.

PasdaBeer · Jan 28, 2006

im glad i live 10 min from michaels shop..

hes an awsome guy, does great work, and really takes care of his customers.

im pricing out a 5 string fanned fret with him, i cant wait.

Ryan L. · Jan 28, 2006

I had never heard of having this done before. Interesting.

robb. · Jan 30, 2006

flea used to have his MM stingrays shaved and shaped to his tastes. now he plays his modulus live.

robb.

Tony G · Jan 30, 2006

I had that done on my jazz bass with a satin oil finish on the back instead of that 1/4 inch of lacquer that fender puts on there.

Hollow Man · Jan 30, 2006

Is Michael Dolan receptive to people just contacting him about performing these neck shaves, or was this more of a favor? I wouldn't want to request this of him and have him react negatively.

Andy Brown · Jan 30, 2006

HollowMan227 said:
Is Michael Dolan receptive to people just contacting him about performing these neck shaves, or was this more of a favor? I wouldn't want to request this of him and have him react negatively.

He was perfectly fine with me. I had no contact with him before the request.

Pickebass · Jan 30, 2006

I bought a neck here on talkbass that was made by Michael Dolan. The worksmanship is incredible. This bass is one of my favorites because of the neck... I'd put it on par wit ANY boutique bass including Sadowsky, Ken Smith or anybody else!

He's one of those guys who probably we know but doesn't have the recognition in the bass community. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

MAJOR METAL · Jan 30, 2006

I am going to have Michael work on a custom project for me , glad to hear he gets good reviews.

Jean Baudin · Jan 30, 2006

HollowMan227 said:
Is Michael Dolan receptive to people just contacting him about performing these neck shaves, or was this more of a favor? I wouldn't want to request this of him and have him react negatively.

Besides doing customs, Michael does a lot of repair work. He's worked on several of my instruments (my alembic, my ralph 5, pac-9, and the hideous claw) so he definitely works on stuff other than his own. Great for me because he's local, does great work and is reasonably priced.

Hollow Man · Jan 30, 2006

Awesome, thanks for the heads-up, AJ and Jean. I have one neck that maybe could be a bit trimmer, but nothing too dramatic. If I ever need him in the future, it's great to know that he's around and willing to lend a hand.

ptidwell · Jan 30, 2006

AJ Brown said:
... a neck shave that is. I just rec'd my Valenti (Warmoth Deluxe 5) neck back from Michael Dolan who shaved the profile down so it is now similar to my F Bass and Sadowsky. Let me tell you he does incredible work. It feels like it was originally made that way. It's definately worth the money. Thanks to Poon for tipping me off to this.

AJ,
Can you let me know how I may contact him.
feel free to PM me if necessary. If I can get my Valenti 5 (Warmoth) neck to feel like my F Bass neck; WOW!

willgroove2 · Jan 30, 2006

mike made me a neck several years ago, wonderful craftsmanship and rock solid

Andy Brown · Jan 30, 2006

ptidwell said:
AJ,
Can you let me know how I may contact him.
feel free to PM me if necessary. If I can get my Valenti 5 (Warmoth) neck to feel like my F Bass neck; WOW!

PM sent.

For those who wish to contact Mr. Dolan, the info from his website is:

Michael Dolan Custom Guitars
3222 Airway Drive #4
Santa Rosa, CA. 95403
(707)575-0654
http://www.dolanguitars.com

The shaving takes roughly 3-4 weeks depending on his workload. Please solidify cost with him via phone or email. Also, I asked for a 'shallow C' and gave him profile dimensions at the 1st and 12th frets. The profile dimension is the 'thickness' measurement from the top of the fretboard to the back of the neck. Calipers come in handy for this.

bikeplate · Jan 30, 2006

HI

Roger and his crew just reshaped my Sadowsky 5 neck for me. Slimmer profile plus I had the nut taken from 1 7/8ths down to 1 3/4rs. Feels amazing. Fits my hand perfect

Rob

PilbaraBass · Jan 30, 2006

bikeplate said:
HI

Roger and his crew just reshaped my Sadowsky 5 neck for me. Slimmer profile plus I had the nut taken from 1 7/8ths down to 1 3/4rs. Feels amazing. Fits my hand perfect

Rob

that's interesting, rob...so I take it not only did they slim the profile but that brought in the width as well? or just the nut?

bikeplate · Jan 30, 2006

HI

Yea. Just completely did it over. Reprofiled the back and now the nut isnt as wide. I guess they just slowly sanded everything down so a shorter nut would now fit. He also refretted it(didnt need it) and refinished it. Feels like its new again

Rob

TuckLM · Jan 31, 2006

Has anyone had a later model Ric neck shaved or reshaped?

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