Category workshop

Mike Lull neck renovation

This bass has had a few owners and I clearly see why when it got here. The problem was that the truss rod did not work as expected but it worked at the beginning and end of the neck. This…

Wal pro 1 e neck rebuild

This Wal was totally unplayable when I got it into my workshop, these ones got severe neck issues including a warped neck often associated with the graphite layering under the fretboard. So apart from levelling off the fretboard I had…

Total neck recovery

Here is the culprit. A compression truss rod that had glue on the threads from manufacturing where the truss had simply stuck and couldn´t be adjusted anymore. What happens is that the truss breaks instead. How this bass got through…

Fender Precision ´68 resto-mod

routing off the fretboard. This is done in severaI stages to slowly relieve stress. will never heat off a fingerboard. One of the major problems with Fender necks is that the channel isn´t routed in an even radius, affecting mostly…

fretless ebony board conversion

Old late 70´s Ibanez MC924 on it´s way to former glory! You know, this was one of the basses I coveted as a youngster growing up. frets removed, onto the router for planing. As you can see, even after frets are…

Fender Jazz -66 Neck rebuild

{{ brizy_dc_global_blocks position=’top’ }} Sometimes when you get a bass in the workshop you instantly know it´s going to be… well not an easy job. This 1966 Jazzbass was a bass like that. The customer, a very nice local guy was…