Stag

+1 here as well

And I agree with the Cliff comment as well, was one of my main inspirations. And then Stuart Zender, oddly.

For me you cant go wrong with

Red Barchetta
Tom Sawyer
Spirit Of Radio

I have a liking for Red Sector A as well but I have never worked out why (?)

Paul - dont suppose you saw this thread did you....

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4563"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4563[/url]?

Would this be a job you'd be interested in and could do for a reasonable price? PM me if you can mate - cheers, Stag

Im sure Rosetti used to have something to do with Rickenbacker imports before? Might be worth giving them a call, if they're still about.

very fast reply from Jim later tonight - he can do it, just not yet as he's busy. Im prepared to wait as he has all the right credentials and has had a lot of good press on here and from others so I think ill wait around for him...?

Reply from Jim - cant do resprays at the moment...

...does anyone know someone who can do this work for me? There's money waiting but I am not going to get ripped off for it... :-)

Ah man, you cant knock Maximo! Seen them a few times now - one show in Brixton was awesome!

Ont his topic again...

THIS GUY has all the credentials and a good price guide for refinshing AND cheap courier service!!! Might be getting the job...

[url="http://www.guitarrepairman.co.uk/index.html"]http://www.guitarrepairman.co.uk/index.html[/url]

ill keep you all posted on how I get on... think this thread might end up becoming part of the recommended luthiers thread! lol

A couple more replies have arrived...

Guitar Doctor quotes £175 to £250 (depending on if it needs setting up etc)

Bass Gallery quotes £250 / £300 (a chap called Alex instead of Martin?)

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='54472' date='Sep 2 2007, 10:38 PM']I bought a "stripped" musicmaster bass for £100 a few years ago for my daughter's birthday and promised we'd paint it any colour she liked as the alder used was not very well matched in colour & it wasn't very pretty.

At a larger branch of halfords, she flicked through the colour books & chose a lilac used on some model of honda that I'd never heard of. The chap there mixed the paint & filled two cans (that was interesting for her to watch). I also bought some cans of white undercoat and clear lacquer. The paint job is nothing like a pro job as I did rush it a bit, but from a few feet away it looks fantastic and cost very little apart from a bit of hassle.

One semi-unrelated tip: If the pickup on the musicmaster (either a 6 pole strat or mustang guitar pickup) is a bit noisy and/or weak sounding, the humbucking Cool Rails strat pickups for £30 from brandoni guitars fit perfectly and sound excellent, the black enclosed version looks exactly like the bass's stock pickup. The hot rails is similar but sounds a bit clanky to me.[/quote]


Id like to think I could do this but if im honest with myself I know id bugger it up somewhere along the line... hence me wanting to get a luthier to do it!

Got a call this morning from Dave in Northumberland what warwichhunt put me in contact with - far more reasonable, looking at about £180 ish from those guys so so far they are getting "the contract".... shame thery're all that way up there though!!! Argh - courier charge as well... :-)

id never seen it before - very impressive!

As my bass is already stripped I would have thought that would reduce the price somewhat?

Anyway, ive emailed about 4 different luthiers now so let's see what they call come up with....

[quote name='Sibob' post='54176' date='Sep 2 2007, 01:49 PM']That sounds like a price for a full strip and refinish? but if its already down to the wood.......?!
I think the Gallery in Camden has re-spraying from £150, but it all depends on the actual job i guess, including what colour/finish you want.

Si[/quote]


I did tell him the bass was already stripped - im still recovering from the shock of that quotation!

(By the way, your solo bass stuff on your MySpace page is excellent - very chilled!)

.... but I must say I really like the look of this one, for a decent price as well!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-Fender-Precision-Bass-Black_W0QQitemZ330160205921QQihZ014QQcategoryZ64401QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-Fender-Precisio...oQQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Well, I got a quote from a local luthier who has been mentioned on these boards...

...quoted me £300!!!!

Surely that's too much? What's a decent ballpark figure for this job guys?

cheers guys - ill bear this helpful info in mind....

Bump

Anyone know anything about this?

Hi - has anyone had a luthier respray their bass?

I ask as im looking to get my Musicmaster refinished. Its down to the wood at the moment and I hate it. Just needs a respray rather than a full sanding etc as its ready to be painted now... how much will this cost me?

Oh, and if anyone knows of any luthiers in East Anglia who would do it for a good price, please let me know. Cheers!

[quote name='99ster' post='45377' date='Aug 14 2007, 06:56 PM']Been lamenting this poor thing in the eBay thread....
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4257"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4257[/url][/quote]

Oops - sorry bout that. Was just shocked at the state of it and had to post without using that oh so elusive search button....

What in GOD's NAME happened to this.... I mean.... it bring a tear to my eye, it really does...

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Musicmaster-Bass-Guitar-No-S831417-a-f_W0QQitemZ250154355327QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Music...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]

Blimey

I did quite well on my recent acquisition of a 76' Musicmaster for £200 (in need of a little work) in the back of a little shop in Beccles after it was brought to my attention by some nice chaps on this very forum that there was one there waiting for a loving home!

New stuff bargains, now thats what interests me. I used to think Sound Control when it was the Academy Of Sound was very very reasonable on price for new stuff but now its not as good...

Cetera's post - genius! Being gene onstage, well, they are gonna love that aint they?

I met my current flame at one of my gigs, been about 3 years now so thats doing quite well! Having said that in the past I have met a few [u]NUTTERS[/u] who've attached themselves to me (not physically I hasten to add) so its not all a bed of roses!

I'd like to hear a female's story on this, they must get LOADS of blokes cracking onto them. I mean, there's loads of foxy famous bassplayers.... fact....!

Anything by AC-DC or Guns N Roses
Smoke On The Water
Enter Sandman (at least once per week)

Thats a lovely shiny piece of kit. I really wonder why ive never owned a P-Bass...

Hmmm.... welll...

I went and tried it...

...and bought it! My GAS for an MM has been solved. It really is a very very easy thing to play. The neck is in pretty fine nick for such an old instrument, tuning doesnt appear to be a problem although as you said the E string is a bit "off" but nothing that cant be fixed with a new string and a proper set up. rather impressively the case that came with it had the original Fender neck tag with the bass testing dates on it, and the original owners manual! I've had a quick shufty on the Fender site and the serial number dates it to 1976.

As for the body again as said above its been sanded down BUT whoever did it did a fine job on it. I also wasnt aware of body or arm contours on the body of the guitar but the manual proudly states "Offset waist - easier to play when sitting (patented)" so perhaps it was supposed to be there? Either way, its in need of a respray and im canvassing a few people in the area to see what they would do it for. Got him down to £200 and to be honest on parts alone its worth that so im very happy with it! Tone pot is facked but thats a minor job. Even if it needs a new pot and just a bit of soldering that aint too hard.

Ill post a before / after pic soon, will get it refinned probably next month with a bit of luck.

Cheers all for your help!

Stag

:-)