I bought a Guild B-301 off Basschat about three months ago and it needed a re-fret.
So I looked up my local guitar repair people, I had a couple to choose from.
Being on a tight budget, I went with the cheaper quote and dropped the bass off
and gave him the instructions . . . . that was 10 weeks ago.
He said it would take about 2 weeks max, unfortunately during the first 1 week
he broke his arm !. He'd started the job so I decided to leave it with him but give
him 6 or 7 weeks before I rang him again.
After an agonising 7 weeks I gave him a call and he said he was ready to start work again.
and it would be ready by the end of the week, It wasnt and he went on holiday for a week
with out even telling me !.
Once he got back he said I've only got 2 frets to do and the set up, so I gave him another
week and went to collect it on Sunday.
I was faced with a complete pile of rubbish, the workmanship was crap at best
the last two frets looked like they had been put in by a 2 year old, none of the frets
had ben levelled and you could drive a bus under the strings !
When I pointed this all out to him, he was surprised and shocked ! He tried to set it up
but because the frets were so badly done there was no chance at all to get a bass that
was playable let alone a pleasure to play.
He decided to let me have the bas back and take no payment, which was fair enough
but now I have taken the bass to another local chap (Paul at Arrowhead)
YES I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH PAUL TO START WITH , I'M STUPID, VERY STUPID
If any one wants to know who the other guy is so they can avoid him, then drop me a PM.
So dont go by websites or what someone tells you they can do. Look at their work and
speak to their customes before you leave your prize guitar with a BUTCHER !