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Have you played a Michael Dolan instrument
- Thread starter MAJOR METAL
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I currently own one. I had another built by him 3 years ago. I am currently in the process of obtaining my 3rd Dolan. He is (IMO) the best independent luth in the business. His work (and his business ethics) are second to none. His reputation for repair/restoration/refinish work is also excellent (never had that done myself, but I've heard from many who have). You couldn't choose a better luthier.
What stands out about his bass building?, do you exclusively play his basses or do you still play others?.
I used Michael Dolan as my luthier for years when I lived in the Bay Area...excellent work and a great guy to boot!
If you can dream it....he can build it and at a very reasonable rate.
He also does some of the best refinish work in the business at very low rates.
I can't recommend him or his services high enough!
If you can dream it....he can build it and at a very reasonable rate.
He also does some of the best refinish work in the business at very low rates.
I can't recommend him or his services high enough!
Dude said:I used Michael Dolan as my luthier for years when I lived in the Bay Area...excellent work and a great guy to boot!
If you can dream it....he can build it and at a very reasonable rate.
He also does some of the best refinish work in the business at very low rates.
I can't recommend him or his services high enough!
Thanks Steve, I think Michael might be making my dream a reality.
Dude said:I used Michael Dolan as my luthier for years when I lived in the Bay Area...excellent work and a great guy to boot!
If you can dream it....he can build it and at a very reasonable rate.
He also does some of the best refinish work in the business at very low rates.
I can't recommend him or his services high enough!
Yep--He did an amazing refinish on my Curbow. And, the set up on it when I got it back was the best set up since it was brand new 10 years ago.
Dolan rocks! I would send him anything to work on and trust him to build just about anything.
I think he is very fair in his pricing also.
I think he is very fair in his pricing also.
you say reasonable..... but how much did you guys pay for your instruments? (list all the goodies, of course 
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After my talk with Michael tonight it looks like my dream really can happen, something for me i will never find in a stock instrument.
Offbase said:
Cool, how long did your bass take to build and is their anything about your expirence with having your bass built by Michael you can share?.
I am going to have Michael build me a bass like this http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=13700 in Greenburst completely hollow with F holes flamed maple top and neck highly grained swamp ash body . I am between aero's , barts or hofner pickups.
Sorry to take so long getting back to you. Working with Michael is great. While he's usually busy, he's good about returning phone calls. He sent me update pics & kept me up-to-date. Took somewhere between 7-10 weeks, as I recall (he's very fast compared to others). I just can stress enough what an overall great experience it is to deal with Michael.
Offbase said:
Great, any pics of your Dolan bass you could share with us?.How is his wood selection?.
