Shout out to John (Noise Works, Coventry) for fixing bass neck

[Clarky]

Just a quick message to let everyone know that John of Noise Works did a fantastic job  of fixing an awful banana neck on an eBay-acquired 1979 Shergold Marathon bass. 

 

I bought said bass a couple of months back and did everything I could (truss rod, low tension strings, filed some proud frets etc) but the bass was virtually unplayable - looks like it had sat in its case unplayed for years with high tension Rotosound steels.

 

I tried the Shergold forum on FaceBook (thanks @ash for reminding me of this forum) and some peeps recommended John. Eventually I went with their advice. Over the course of a few weeks, John heat clamped the neck, fixed the dents and bumps on the back of the neck and levelled/polished the frets. The result is a slick playing, low action bass with loads of 70s/80s cred.

 

Very reasonable price and friendly service too. Recommended!

Edited yesterday at 11:11 by Clarky

[Old Man Riva]

I’ve known John W for nearly 40 years, and he’s always been superb at his craft.

 

It’s great to see him getting a deserved mention. A proper hidden gem, and a lovely guy with it!

[Burns-bass]

Wonderful to bring such a cool bass back to life. 

[axr624]

+1 - had some work done on a few basses now, been happy with the result every time. Also sold me a wonderful Sandberg. Good egg!