DavidMPires Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hey fellow Londoners I had a guy from a local shop (Erith) doing a set up for me on my Ibanez soundgear, and that came bad. I paid £55.00, I don't know if that price was fair but the set-up wasn't good at all. I asked low action it came higher, my fretboard is not properly levelled, my volume knob had to be fixed (i did that myself.) Well and he took a week to do it. Can you please tell me where to find good guys to do the job, doesn't need to be cheap I rather to pay a bit more and have a good job done. Thanks www.myspace.com/davidbassportugal "And then the magical unicorn will come prancing down the rainbow and we'll all join hands for a rousing chorus of Kumbaya." - by davio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikef Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hello there, Check out The Gallery in Camden on Royal College Street. Had set-ups and a fret stone done there recently; no complaints at all. They are good guys. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I was going to recommend The Bass Centre in Spitalfields near Liverpool Street but not sure after Dave Sisk's post elsewhere. Still probably worth a try maybe. I've had work done by the Bass Cellar in Denmark Street. The Gallery is a great place though, and within walking distance from my house. About 10 minutes walk from Camden tube. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Lawson Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Definitely The Gallery - Martin is the best bass repair man in Europe, in my humble opinion - does an incredible job, is pretty cheap, friendly, and you get to go and hang out in a really cool shop. Chris at the Bass Centre does a good job too... Steve www.stevelawson.net StevieLand - go on, you know you want to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 You really need to learn to do that yourself and it is not difficult. There are plenty of threads that walk you trough a proper set-up. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Or search for Gary Willis' site. He has a step by step guide. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Martin is a great repairman/bass builder -I'd concur and the Gallery is worth a visit anyway. The staff are decent and down to earth too and incrdibly helpful. It's worth going just to see so many basses crammed in such a little space. Probably worth ringing first to let them know when you are visiting. http://www.thebassgallery.com/ http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny B Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I'll throw another one out at you - I forget his name, but in the basement of Andy's in Denmark St is a workshop - he's been great for me. He does guitars generally rather than specialist bass repairs/set-ups, but did great job on my electric bass and acoustic guitar. The bass player's job is to make the drummer sound good - Jack Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondoray Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Lenny , the name of that guy is Graham Noden . He's been there for years and is a very nice bloke. Somebody else did a job for me years ago at andy's and he was a thick , horrible ++*&. Ithink Graham is on his own now . 1977fender telecaster bass . Washburn status, ch guitar 8 string , schecter elite diamond series 5 string. Steinberger xm2 custom.the list goes on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny B Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 That's the chap - very nice bloke indeed. Happily, i don't need to go and see him at the moment, but he's certainly come to my rescue on a couple of occasions! Cheers The bass player's job is to make the drummer sound good - Jack Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 One look at the state of repair of Andy's makes me think: nah, I'm not trusting this bunch with my guitar. Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Andy's did a relly botched repair on my old GK combo, it's completely unusable. I appreciate that the amp repair is a done by a different guy and the guy who did mine is now left. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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