Broken bass

Starla · 2nd September 2003, 01:57 AM

Hey there. Being scared of music shops +all, can someone tell me the best place in Glasgow to get my bass fixed, without having to give them my life savings?

Danke schoen.

Ross · 2nd September 2003, 01:48 PM

Merchant City Music tends to be the cheapest for near-enough anything. What's wrong with it anyway?

Tommy Sports · 2nd September 2003, 08:42 PM

my old bass used to break all the time, my dad always fixed it.
the most common problem is that the piece of metal in the socket that the end of the lead clips against has been weakened from the strain of the lead, you just have to bend it back into place. and make sure to hook your lead round your strap to take the wieght off it.

Starla · 2nd September 2003, 10:21 PM

It's fooked. Lisa borrowed it, fuck knows how she got it into such a state.

There isn't a bit to plug the cable into, just a hole with wires hanging out of it, and the strings vibrate like fuck. I've been told the bridge needs raised, or something.

Anyway, taa Ross. Merchant City, here I come.

Ross · 3rd September 2003, 06:14 PM

You're welcome. That shouldn't cost too much to fix either. You should ask them just to give the whole thing an MOT while you're at it, in my opinion

C.I. State · 4th September 2003, 04:04 PM

Academy of Sound (used to be CC Music) off Gibson street have a guitar techy guy who lives in the back. I dropped my guitar and fucked the neck so that wherever you played on the fret board it played the same note. Most upsetting. He fixed it nicely though, and it didn't cost that much..

Ross · 4th September 2003, 04:07 PM

That's a good shop, but i've only ever really passed through it rather than had a good look- i definately have to check that out. You might actually get that fixed quicker because that shop isn't in the city centre

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Starla Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dundee... I mean, Glasgow Posts: 2,065	Guitar repairs Hey there. Being scared of music shops +all, can someone tell me the best place in Glasgow to get my bass fixed, without having to give them my life savings? Danke schoen. Last edited by starla : 2nd September 2003 at 03:24 AM.

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2nd September 2003, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ross Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lenzieshire Posts: 3,613	Merchant City Music tends to be the cheapest for near-enough anything. What's wrong with it anyway?

2nd September 2003, 08:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tommy Sports Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,650 Band: Juliet Kilo	my old bass used to break all the time, my dad always fixed it. the most common problem is that the piece of metal in the socket that the end of the lead clips against has been weakened from the strain of the lead, you just have to bend it back into place. and make sure to hook your lead round your strap to take the wieght off it.

2nd September 2003, 10:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Starla Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Dundee... I mean, Glasgow Posts: 2,065	It's fooked. Lisa borrowed it, fuck knows how she got it into such a state. There isn't a bit to plug the cable into, just a hole with wires hanging out of it, and the strings vibrate like fuck. I've been told the bridge needs raised, or something. Anyway, taa Ross. Merchant City, here I come.

3rd September 2003, 06:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ross Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lenzieshire Posts: 3,613	You're welcome. That shouldn't cost too much to fix either. You should ask them just to give the whole thing an MOT while you're at it, in my opinion

4th September 2003, 04:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
C.I. State Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 109	Academy of Sound (used to be CC Music) off Gibson street have a guitar techy guy who lives in the back. I dropped my guitar and fucked the neck so that wherever you played on the fret board it played the same note. Most upsetting. He fixed it nicely though, and it didn't cost that much..

4th September 2003, 04:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ross Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lenzieshire Posts: 3,613	That's a good shop, but i've only ever really passed through it rather than had a good look- i definately have to check that out. You might actually get that fixed quicker because that shop isn't in the city centre