Recommended Luthiers

[Rick McLaughlin]

If you make it to greater Boston, Gian Pangaro is the cat.

https://www.studiopangaro.com

[PainInTheBass]

I'd like to give a shout out to Chris at Hightide guitars in Rusper (West Sussex)
https://hightideguitars.co.uk/

He carried out a fret dress and setup on my Squier Affinity PJ - which turned a cheap bass with fret work worse than English teeth, into something remarkable and now very much playable.

Edited March 5 by PainInTheBass

[Bagman]

Peter Stephen - Lyttleton Canterbury NZ 

 

he's unlikely to break the land speed record but always A+ work 

[BassTool]

In the Northeast, specifically Newcastle and surrounding areas, Gary at Sylva Guitars.

 

From Custom builds to set ups, repairs etc..

 

https://www.sylvaguitars.co.uk/

 

See my fretless to fretted Vigier conversion in Build Diaries on here.

 

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/509739-vigier-passion-ii-fretless-to-fretted/

 

Recommended 👍🏼

 

 

Edited March 14 by BassTool

[Steff]

Hi hive, 

 

Would you recommend a luthier / builder around West London or generally west and northwest of London surroundings? I went through the list but not sure who is still active and who’s got a good reputation? 
 

Work I need done is more on the building side - I have a body that needs a light neck socket widening, also filing down and glueing a nice top on, then lacquering. Thanks in advance! 

[basexperience]

Hey there - could you add Julian Mullen on the list? He’s based in Reading, Berkshire - he does excellent work, he fitted a GK-3 and OBP-3 into a 6 string I have, plus did lovely setup work including shims on a fretless of mine. 
 

http://julianmullenguitars.co.uk/Contact.htm

[basexperience]

Hey there - could you add Julian Mullen on the list? He’s based in Reading, Berkshire - he does excellent work, he fitted a GK-3 and OBP-3 into a 6 string I have, plus did lovely setup work including shims on a fretless of mine. 
 

http://julianmullenguitars.co.uk/Contact.htm