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What do you do when you're without bass

#141
Caca de Kick said:
How many music stores are in your area? Can you call them and ask if they have a recommendation or in-house?
In my area, there have been several local techs that advertise on craigslist.

Of all places, the closest Guitar Center once gave me a freebie setup voucher. Now, I always do my own, but I thought this one time heck why not. They have an outside guy that comes in and works in their 'repair shop' a few days a week, and he did a fantastic job on my bass. So my guitarist has been taking his axes to him and is happy.

A setup doesn't take more than an hour and a half to do on a bass that doesn't have uneven/worn frets.
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Good question, I just searched it and I got 63 suggestions for stores near me a promising one is only 7mi away, they also have lessons, which I've been meaning to get, but that question is better for a different forum. I'm going to keep looking though, and try out a few different shops, and see who I like the best
 
#142
Ok, just got off the phone with my luthier, and I got a bit more clarification on why it was going to take so long(I know some of you were wondering why) . So far, he has checked through every single part of the bass. He rebuilt the tuners because one was loose, figured out was wrong with the bridge(reason I took it to him in the first place), standard truss rod set up, fret job, fretboard cleaning/oiling, electronics check, standard string replacement(went with some DR rounds this time), and worked on the nut as well.
 
#143
RxFunk said:
Ok, just got off the phone with my luthier, and I got a bit more clarification on why it was going to take so long(I know some of you were wondering why) . So far, he has checked through every single part of the bass. He rebuilt the tuners because one was loose, figured out was wrong with the bridge(reason I took it to him in the first place), standard truss rod set up, fret job, fretboard cleaning/oiling, electronics check, standard string replacement(went with some DR rounds this time), and worked on the nut as well.
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That's still an hour of work tops. My turnaround for that kind of work is about 3 days.
 
#144
bootsox said:
That's still an hour of work tops. My turnaround for that kind of work is about 3 days.
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I told I had only had it for a month before I took it to him, and he said I should have told him that when I brought it in, because he said he would have given it back in three days. Apparently, there were 60 instruments in front of mine, which is, I guess the real reason it took so long.
 
#147
I asked a local shop here in Tucson. It's the big box local shop with a "repair center"

They said the turn around on setups is two weeks atm. That time frame is all about how far back in the line you are. They do simple truss adjustments on the spot and usually don't charge for that.

When I told them I couldn't be basslets for two weeks they told me I could schedule it and get it back in two to three days depending on what day/time I drop it off. But it would be two weeks before I could drop it off.

I'm waiting for some strings to come in then will decide. In the meantime I will call around.
 
#152
bootsox said:
That's still an hour of work tops. My turnaround for that kind of work is about 3 days.
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I the key is how they schedule things. So they make you drop it off, but they know they won't get to it for three weeks? That's crazy. When I brought in my bass for a pickguard replacement they told me something similar. I told them "That's crazy - I'm not going to leave it here if you aren't going to touch it. Put my name on the list and call me a day or two before you'll get to it - THEN I'll bring it in." They agreed.
 
#153
Spectrum said:
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when i clicked on this i was thinking "this better be dethklok"

2-3 weeks is what they always used to quote me around here. probably just wanting me to pay extra for a quick turn around, which i'm not going to do. always had them back in under a week.

finally learned to set them up myself. not the best at it yet, but I get the gist. heard so much "be scared of your truss rod" and "intonation is hard to do" that I was worried. both of those statements are false.
 
#154
DwaynieAD said:
finally learned to set them up myself. not the best at it yet, but I get the gist. heard so much "be scared of your truss rod" and "intonation is hard to do" that I was worried. both of those statements are false.
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I'm a bit concerned about messing up the truss rod. But setting intonation? That's easy. A person's got to be some kind of stupid to not be able to twist a screw one direction if the note's flat and another if it's sharp.
 

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