Grangur Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) In the time I've been here I've learned that not all BCers are able to tweak their basses or do soldering jobs. So, this list is for those who could do with a hand to do those small jobs. Some folk listed here may do the job for free, others may make a small charge, or charge for parts. The cost is down to you to negotiate with the other member. If you'd like to be added to the list, simply post in this thread. ' timestamp= said: Note to those looking for help: Don't forget this community is essentially an online community. If you have a problem with a bass, try asking on the forum. It's possible your answer is easily answered online. The list is vaguely North -> South. North UK Fionn Outer Hebrides, Scotland - the top bit Neepheid Aberdeen acebassmusic 7 miles south of Aberdeen Rmcki Argyll EmmettC Edinburgh Meddle - Edinburgh Geoffbyrne - Glasgow - (set-ups and tweaks) thepurpleblob - Glasgow TwinCam County Durham - Electrics, necks, bodies - most things. Pete1967 - Leeds Steve-Soar - Wirral - Also teaches bass Jaybass-70 - Wirral andytravis - Manchester - Electrics, repairs, de-frets Midlands UK Andyjr1515 Derby - Andy will do most things. chazzjeuk Ashbourne, Derbyshire bassislife16 - Clifton, Derbyshire jebroad Stoke / Derby bassulike66 Rugeley, just north of B'rum T-Bay Tamworth, just north of B'rum Roger2611 Northampton Manton Customs Shropshire/Staffs Wales UK Jimothey Denbigh North Wales Gelfin Cardiff, S. Wales - Set-ups, Electrics East Anglia lownote12 Diss, Norfolk/Suffolk - (Setups and tweaks) Lonestar North Essex/Cambridge West England MoonBassAlpha Oxford Dudgeman Swindon Central & Southern Inc London Twigman Dunstable, Beds Grangur Herts/Essex - think Stansted Airport - Electrics, fretwork, re-finishes. Not much I don't do. Gary-mac - Herts / North London - Fretwork, necks, electrics. Number6 East London ahpook London dudewheresmybass North Kent, Near Dartford(ish) Obbm Farnham, Surrey Neilp - Crawley (also does DB!) Beedster Canterbury KioGon "Sunshine Coast" (Hastings, Sussex; not Queensland, Australia) Mykesbass Sussex, Crawley/Brighton mickhardup - Near Portsmouth Jimryan Portsmouth Chienmortbb Poole, Dorset. May be able to go to Southampton too Telebass Dartmoor/SW Devon/SE Cornwall Mainland Europe marcoelwray - Belgium - Marco does most things on basses Edited January 14, 2020 by Grangur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Me, Aberdeen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Down South on the sunshine coast - I'm always doing odd jobs not least of all wiring repairs, setups, minor repairs, mods - feel free to PM, you don't get if you don't ask I do usually make a small charge for most things lots of pots & parts in stock, my man cave is currently undergoing restoration, but work as normal. If you do drop in you'll be most welcome John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Me in Cardiff, S Wales. Most things except fret work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Good thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Canterbury, pretty good with basic electrics and woodwork re bass and guitars with shedloads (literally) of spare parts. Don't ask me to play the bloody things though, I'm crap. Yes, good thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1453562054' post='2960581'] Canterbury, pretty good with basic electrics and woodwork re bass and guitars with shedloads (literally) of spare parts. Don't ask me to play the bloody things though, I'm crap. Yes, good thread [/quote] I love it! Thanks Beedster. I'm good with woodwork repairs and setups, sorting electrics on passives and soldering. I've sprayed bodies and necks, done some veneering, done re-frets and fixed a truss-rod. Happy to look at most things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) General set ups and pickup replacement/Jack socket issues etc. Manchester (Swinton/Worsley) And I've just finished my workbench Just remembered I do a mean defret too...😂 Edited January 23, 2016 by AndyTravis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Great thread rich I'm not too handy, but did adjust a truss rod successfully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manton Customs Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yep, good idea for a thread . I'm Shropshire based but travel frequently to Staffordshire so can cover parts of that area too. No job too small or large and any Basschatter will get a significant discount! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1453561401' post='2960572'] Good thread... [/quote] Needs to be pinned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Great idea Rich - happy to go on the list for basic set-up work (truss rods, intonation, action). In Sussex, halfway between Crawley and Brighton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1453559911' post='2960550'] Down South on the sunshine coast - I'm always doing odd jobs not least of all wiring repairs, setups, minor repairs, mods - feel free to PM, you don't get if you don't ask I do usually make a small charge for most things lots of pots & parts in stock, my man cave is currently undergoing restoration, but work as normal. If you do drop in you'll be most welcome John [/quote] I'd like to vouch for John's work!! Exceptional stuff!! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Excellent idea. Put me down for London. General soldering, wiring, basic set-up. General electronics too, so if that pedal needs a look, I may be able to help. Edited January 23, 2016 by ahpook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Me too in County Durham. Fret work (leveling, crowning, 4 stage polish see pics), general and advanced set up work, some small repair work, soldering pot replacement, pre amp installs etc, Amp capacitor replacement. Recent example of work. BEFORE [URL=http://s330.photobucket.com/user/Twincam2008/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_17_06_39_Pro_zpsidi5drah.jpg.html][IMG]http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l415/Twincam2008/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_17_06_39_Pro_zpsidi5drah.jpg[/IMG][/URL] AND AFTER [URL=http://s330.photobucket.com/user/Twincam2008/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_20_33_21_Pro_zps7xmrttwo.jpg.html][IMG]http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l415/Twincam2008/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_20_33_21_Pro_zps7xmrttwo.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Edited April 10, 2016 by Twincam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Always happy to help with basic set ups for guitars and basses and simple soldering jobs. North Essex/Cambridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 [quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1453580070' post='2960830'] Me too in County Durham. Fret work (leveling, crowning, 4 stage polish see pics), general set up work, some small repair work, some soldering, Amp capacitor replacement etc. Recent example of work. BEFORE AND AFTER [/quote] Excellent job there Twincam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1453580354' post='2960835'] Excellent job there Twincam! [/quote] Thanks my fret work is very good if anyone from bc needs any doing I'm happy to help, even by post (ie a neck sent and returned) Edited January 23, 2016 by Twincam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Just north of Derby. I can help out with most things except spray jobs. Do stuff mainly as a hobby so for fellow BCers, happy to do small jobs for free or just the cost of the bits, low rates for medium jobs and a mere kings ransom for the bigger ones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Just south of Oxford, I can do set-ups and soldering, surface-mount component rework, fret levelling. I don't charge for work, as it's been mostly for friends and bc'ers. I'm Jules, btw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I can do pup replacements, set ups, electronics, jack sockets/ pots etc, and most repairs. I won't do anything involving routing and what I term major cosmetics I'm based in North Kent, about 20 mins from m25/ bluewater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Me setups and wiring soldering and pickup replacement No fretwork or woodwork though Dunstable Beds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1453559911' post='2960550'] Down South on the sunshine coast... [/quote] I should point out this is down south on the Sunshine Coast near Hastings, not down south on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Just to be clear. P.S. John is a very nice man and his work is of the highest standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453666034' post='2961606'] I should point out this is down south on the Sunshine Coast near Hastings, not down south on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Just to be clear. P.S. John is a very nice man and his work is of the highest standard. [/quote] Ahh.. ok. Anyone want to buy some flight tickets to Queensland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hmm, bit of a gap between me and the next person - no other helpful BCers in Scotland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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