ATTN Mark Fucking Richards, Niccolai, or anyone else on the south shore[views:1824][posts:11]______________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 2:32pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] I'm looking for a good place to get my Les Paul set up. I tried it myself for the first time, and I think I did more harm than good. I know there's the guitar doctor in Whitman, but I know little about him. Any recommendations? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 3:11pm - Niccolai ""] Eric, The guy that owns guitar doctor doesn't do much anymore, there's a younger kid named todd there and he is excellent. Is it set neck or bolt on? If it's bolt on and needs a shim to get the proper neck angle, then it can get a little pricey. Gibson bolt-ons never have properly angled neck pockets. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 3:55pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] It's a bolt on. Define pricey? It's a 76 leftie deluxe. It was made when Gibson had switched plants for a while, definitely not one of their better guitars. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 6:38pm - corpus_colostomy ""] crossroads or music unlimited are good doods. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 6:50pm - brad weymouth ""] south shore music |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 6:51pm - arilliusbm ""] Don't go to the guitar doctor. That dude held my dad's vintage guitar hostage for a good 5 months. It was obviously played when we got it back. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 6:58pm - Grizloch ""] is there a way for a vintage guitar to look not obviously played? just curious |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 8:01pm - Niccolai ""] not to mention, I don't see the guitar being left there for 5 months for a setup |
| _________________________________ [Feb 23,2008 10:18pm - xmikex ""] brad%20weymouth said:south shore music South shore music has screwed me on several occasions. Once I almost didn't get to the van rental place on time because I waited almost an hour for them to do intonation on a bass. I had dropped it off with them over a week in advance. |
| ___________________________________________ [Feb 24,2008 10:40am - corpus_colostomy ""] i make it a point NOT to go to those guys. music unlimited does some good setups and are pretty straight bros. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 24,2008 11:43am - Niccolai ""] a setup is a setup. it's done by the books and string heights/intonation are exact measurements, not something that's going to be drastically different everywhere you go for a setup. That being said, go to whoevers going to get it done faster with the best turnaround time. I suggested guitar doctor because they are actual luthiers. Music unlimited/ssmusic etc don't have any actual luthiers working there and in the event that you need a shim, or your frets need to be crowned, a place like music unlimited won't know how or have the proper tools to do it. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 24,2008 1:23pm - corpus_colostomy ""] fine but theres a difference in price between 'a setup' and actual luthier work. i do my own set ups and adjustments but back when i didnt i used to go to 'MU' and found them to be decent guys. |