Sean Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 I'm doing a Shuker Bass/Guitar maintenance course this weekend. Anyone else going? Anyone else been? What's it like? What did you learn that you weren't expecting to? Any advice? Quote
Dood Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Advice: Dood says, take biscuits!! Jon is absolutely brilliant - The course will be well paced and he's totally understanding, patient and a great teacher as well as a first class luthier. His work is stunning with an attention to detail that is highly respected. You're gonna have a great time! Quote
yorks5stringer Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Take plenty of warm clothes, it's very cold up there at the moment and if it's being held on his premises, it's a workshop, not a nice warm office! Quote
umph Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 jon is well stingy with the heater. Hes a great chap though! Quote
Len_derby Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) I'd love to do one of those courses. Please share your experiences with us afterwards. Anyway, the reason I've put up this post is that I was up around the vacinity of Jon Shuker's place yesterday on a delivery. Expect snow. It's lying about 5cm thick at the moment and there's more forecast from Friday midday. Edited January 16, 2013 by Len_derby Quote
Sean Posted January 16, 2013 Author Posted January 16, 2013 I'll be travelling up there Friday evening so it should be entertaining to say the least. I'll be wearing my motorcycle layers in the workshop; I hate the cold :-) Quote
Sean Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) I've also booked the build course being run in April as a birthday present. This is the one with two other people where you can build a P or J type bass or a T or S (I assume) type guitar. Edited January 17, 2013 by Sean Quote
Barefootbassplayer Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 Take dog biscuits and give Ruby a stroke for me!!! You'll have a blast, Jon is fantastic! Quote
Johngh Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Barefootbassplayer' timestamp='1358425844' post='1938859'] Take dog biscuits and give Ruby a stroke for me!!! You'll have a blast, Jon is fantastic! [/quote] Yeah, I was going to mention Ruby, she likes a lot of fuss. I'll also be up at Jon's on Saturday morning to pick a bass up. I've also thought about doing the course so I'll maybe ask him about it while I'm there Quote
Sean Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 This weather thing is getting to be a bore. I wondering if I'm going to be able to get there - the forecast is dire but it doesn't match what's out the window Quote
Sean Posted January 20, 2013 Author Posted January 20, 2013 I managed to get there unscathed however almost stuffed the car on the A53 between Leek and Buxton trying to avoid a quarry truck that stopped sharply in front of me. I managed to slide round it and up on a snowy verge. Very scary! The course was superb. Two of us turned up and Jon took us through fret dressing, levelling and crowning; truss rod adjustment; getting the action right; intonation; setting pickup height; replacing frets; recutting the nut. I'm sure I've forgotten some. I learned loads and had a great day and now feel much more confident about getting instruments playing better. The results I had with the new BB424 I took with me just blew me away; I'm staggered at how well it plays now. I also managed to do a complete fret job and set up on my 1987 US Strat and that's playing beautifully too. Taking it apart gave me a reminder of how well made it is, the neck pocket is snug. I would recommend the course to anyone who is interested; Jon's a natural tutor and has lots of patience. Quote
Len_derby Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Glad you got there and back and glad it was good. Quote
Doddy Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1358684507' post='1943184'] I managed to get there unscathed however almost stuffed the car on the A53 between Leek and Buxton trying to avoid a quarry truck that stopped sharply in front of me. I managed to slide round it and up on a snowy verge. Very scary! [/quote] I live in Leek..it always gets a bit hairy on that road,especially when the weather gets bad. Glad the course was good though. Quote
Jazz Bass 65 Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 I'm hoping to get over soon and hopefully have him fix the seized truss rod on my G&L L2500. Quote
CPBass Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Does Jon advertise these courses?? Any links with prices, local digs etc? Cheers Col Quote
seashell Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1358711236' post='1943888'] Does Jon advertise these courses?? Any links with prices, local digs etc? Cheers F Col [/quote] +1 to this. I'm completely hopeless at any of this stuff and would love to learn more. Quote
discreet Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1358711236' post='1943888'] Does Jon advertise these courses?? Any links with prices, local digs etc? [/quote][size=4][quote name='seashell' timestamp='1358713620' post='1943971'][/size][size=4]I'm completely hopeless at any of this stuff and would love to learn more.[/size][size=4][/quote][/size] [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/courses.html"]http://www.shukergui...uk/courses.html[/url] Edited January 20, 2013 by discreet Quote
seashell Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1358713747' post='1943972'] [size=4][/size] [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/courses.html"]http://www.shukergui...uk/courses.html[/url] [/quote] Cheers Mark. I know you're thinking 'why didn't they just google it?' :-) My excuse is I'm posting from my phone and its a bit fiddly. And I've had a couple of vinos. As usual. Quote
Owen Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 V cool. Must do this. It cannot be that hard but I have never had the confidence to get stuck in.. Quote
discreet Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1358714323' post='1943989'] Cheers Mark. [size=4]I know you're thinking 'why didn't they just google it?' :-)[/size] My excuse is I'm posting from my phone and its a bit fiddly. And I've had a couple of vinos. As usual.[/quote] Ha, ha! [size=4] How well you know me. No excuse necessary, you're welcome.[/size] Quote
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