Wal pro 1 e neck rebuild
This Wal was totally unplayable when I got it into my workshop, these ones got severe neck issues including a warped neck often associated with the graphite layering under the fretboard. So apart from levelling off the fretboard I had to do some dirty jobs with this one, vacuumcleaner with dust particle filter was totally […]
Total neck recovery
Here is the culprit. A compression truss rod that had glue on the threads from manufacturing where the truss had simply stuck and couldn´t be adjusted anymore. What happens is that the truss breaks instead. How this bass got through QC just amazes me. Here´s the other end (headstock end) where the threads were contaminated with […]
Fender Precision ´68 resto-mod
routing off the fretboard. This is done in severaI stages to slowly relieve stress. will never heat off a fingerboard. One of the major problems with Fender necks is that the channel isn´t routed in an even radius, affecting mostly around 4th and 14th fret. Hence the "s" syndrome on these Fenders. Look at the […]
fretless ebony board conversion
Old late 70´s Ibanez MC924 on it´s way to former glory! You know, this was one of the basses I coveted as a youngster growing up.frets removed, onto the router for planing.As you can see, even after frets are removed and half of the fretboard is gone the neck is quite twisted and in a bad […]
Fender Jazz -66 Neck rebuild
Sometimes when you get a bass in the workshop you instantly know it´s going to be… well not an easy job. This 1966 Jazzbass was a bass like that. The customer, a very nice local guy was not TOO impressed with the guitar workshop who refretted the neck and suggested this would help. Well, not really, […]
Mark King´s Artist bass
I am thrilled to share the story of building a special bass for Mark King of Level 42. Mark King is one of the top ten bass players in my book, and working on this project was a true honor. The process involved many emails to ensure the bass met Mark's specifications, and it was […]
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