bakerster135 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Just thought I should give a shout-out here to The Bass Gallery, Camden, for anyone looking to get their vintage basses (especially maple fretboards) refretted. I've had my 79 Stingray and 75 Jazz Bass in over the last couple of months, and Martin and John have done a fantastic job on them! They've taken the time to assess the necks and remove any unevenness. The varnishing is done incredibly well, keeping the vintage tint to not look out of place, but I now have what essentially feels like a new neck on both basses! Amazing job, and would thoroughly recommend for anyone looking to have this important work undertaken...Pics to follow (when I get chance! ;-)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Yes Martin certainly knows what he's doing... I've always used him for any work I need doing on basses and guitars. You've only got to look at the basses he makes to see the standard of his workmanship. Edited October 9, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1444378704' post='2882652'] Yes Martin certainly knows what he's doing... I've always used him for any work I need doing on basses and guitars. You've only got to look at the basses he makes to see the standard of his workmanship. [/quote] Definitely, the Sei basses are truly works of art! I was playing the Stingray before work today, and it's just sublime...I was on the verge of trading it in for a Classic Stingray, but it's been given a new lease of life and is certainly a keeper now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Never been to the Gallery myself but I have heard nothing but praise for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 They sorted out the neck and frets on my knackered 83 black / maple precision a long time ago, it hasn't needed a setup since. I moved out of North London so I don't get to go as often as I used to, but I don't think I trust any other place with setups, I just wouldn't take my basses anywhere else. They're excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Their defrets are pretty awesome too. I had the defret my old MM USA SUB. They refilled the fret cuts with maple, removed the dots and filled them with rosewood so that they were almost invisible. A top job and nice chaps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Never heard a bad word for The Gallery. I've had a couple of jobs done there, one of which was to fret a lined fretless Brubaker. I returned a week later to be told that it originally been fretted and the fretboard had been "levelled", so they had to remove all of the original levelled frets to put new in. No extra charge, and a superb job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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