no, that's what luthiers are for. How many bass players want to mod their $2k+ basses? anyway, i don't think the op would ask for alternatives for a $2k bass...we are probably dealing with something a bit more reasonable here.
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Low-cost luthiers in the Seattle area?
- Thread starter fourstringbliss
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Low cost luthier...
The VERY FIRST THING that I thought when I read that was "Discount Sushi"...
Then I saw Dr. Nick, holding a router saying "Hi Everybody! Today, we are going to put this pickup thingy in the neck pocket and see what we get!!!"
Good point. I don't like Safeway Sushi.
All of what I said in starting this thread was out of ignorance.
We're talking about a 2001 Ibanez BTB510E. It originally sold for around $1200. I replaced the pickups with Nordstrand Big Splits and the preamp with an Audere Classic 4-Band. Because of this, and because of the Ibanez stigma, and because not everyone is into the body shape I'd have a hard time selling this bass for $500, let alone $2k.
Regardless, I don't want a lousy pickup route marring the surface of a bass I really enjoy.
What I'm doing here is putting a Nordstrand MM4.2 Musicman type pickup in between the two BS's. I'm going to wire the BS's up to a DPDT on-on-on switch as a pickup selector switch and then to the Audere preamp as the "neck" pickup. I'm going to wire the MM4.2 up to a DPDT on-on-on switch for series/single-coil/parallel options and then to the Audere as the "bridge" pickup. It should turn out to be a very versatile bass.
Sure. My point is that this job doesn't require a luthier to be done correctly. Just because someone isn't a luthier doesn't make them "Dr. Nick with a router"
Professional woodworkers and luthiers are not the only people who can use a router correctly
True enough. I've stitched up my own wounds before, but in retrospect, I probably should have just gone to the doctor. Less of a scar, better meds.
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PM back at ya
and no offense taken on my part - I caught the spirit of what you were intending to say
all the best,
R
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JP is exactly who I recommended. Jack is a very skilled builder with reasonable pricing. he did most of my body finishes in 2007/2008
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