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Kubicki!

sps500

sps500

In Memoriam
May 19, 2008
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#1
Guys, Just got my fretless factor reconditioned by Phil. What a difference! I can't say enough good things about the man, his workmanship and his basses.

I can only say to all you Kubicki owners if you haven't done it, get it done you will not regret it.

I spent about 4 hrs with the man and his patience and care in taking apart the bass and putting it back together and then to set it all up according to my liking was nothing short of amazing!

A point to note I noticed he did not answer the phone when he was working. He seems to be very focussed when he works, so if he doesn't answer the phone straight away give it some time he will get back to you, he did with me, you will not regret it.

So to all you bassists in Colorado... I am envious, you guys are getting a hell of luthier and a really nice guy.:)
 
#3
Vail Johnson =:eek:

Saw him at a tiny bar sitting in for a night, didn't realize who he was at the time, but OHHHHH:hyper: what a night! I had to go back to the bar the next morning to find my jaw.



That night he was playing a nicely broken in red P.
 
#4
So Phil is moving? He worked on my bass in the spring and he said he just got back from CO.

He really does treat all his basses like his children when they come back to the shop. he replaced all the machine screws in my bridge and rebuilt it. he even ionjected super glue under some flaking paint to stabilize it. I did not ask him to do these things, he was fittng a fretless neck for me.
I can't believe I've never read a bio on him anywhere. Not only did he re invent bass guitars, but the guy made Fenders for Hendrix, Clapton and George Harrison.

As he said to me about the rebuild-"You know, I'm not going to be around forever". He is a one man show pretty much, I don't think there is anyone to take over for him. Viva Kubicki!
 
#5
Yes, I have heard it said before that Phil will soon be shutting up shop for good, he's getting on these days! He was already a pro in the business when he was a Fender R&D man in the 70's!

However, he leaves behind a great legacy and I must say that when I had my Kubicki, he was absolutely fantastic to deal with.
 
#6
emblymouse said:
So Phil is moving? He worked on my bass in the spring and he said he just got back from CO.

He really does treat all his basses like his children when they come back to the shop. he replaced all the machine screws in my bridge and rebuilt it. he even ionjected super glue under some flaking paint to stabilize it. I did not ask him to do these things, he was fittng a fretless neck for me.
I can't believe I've never read a bio on him anywhere. Not only did he re invent bass guitars, but the guy made Fenders for Hendrix, Clapton and George Harrison.

As he said to me about the rebuild-"You know, I'm not going to be around forever". He is a one man show pretty much, I don't think there is anyone to take over for him. Viva Kubicki!
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Yup, I am not surprised he's moving to Colorado. He remarried in 2006 and his bride is from Colorado. He "honeymooned" there for a couple of months---partly why my custom was almost two years waiting. I have had several long conversations with him---and not just about basses. He seems to really interested in getting to know his customers. He did an absolutely beautiful job on mine.
 
#8
Sorry, 'ionjecting' is not a new technique, I misspelled 'injecting'. :rolleyes: Using a syringe,
he carefully injected super glue under the edges of an area where paint was worn off due to buckle rash so it wouldn't continue flaking.
 

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