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Warwick Bass Body Repair
This is not a simple repair !!
Most repair shops are totally incapable of repairs like this one.
If you have a problem like this one I suggest you send
your instrument to me. This Warwick Bass was cut and
re drilled so that the owner could install a Neutrik jack
Here are close-ups of the disastrous mess made when the router bit chattered
and slipped.
This is a common occurrence when a shop uses dull or older router bits.
On a $3,000.00 plus instrument like this I would always
recommend using a brand new router bit.
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My shop repaired this Bass so expertly that it is impossible
to see the original mess
Here is the Bass in it's transition period
When finished it will be virtually impossible to tell anything has been done to it.
As you can plainly see there is absolutely no way to tell this wasn't a factory stock body.
We could show you how to do this but then we would have to kill you.
This one is a job for the experts.
Several years ago I did this same repair to a 1957 original Korina Vee. We can't show the job on the internet because the owner paid me a $1000.00 tip and asked for my secrecy. But be aware I can do the same thing to Natural Korina that I can do to Natural Bubinga. No one will ever be able to tell there was a repair ! Absolutely guaranteed !!!!! I personally don't like the Nuetrik Jack, It works well but it's too industrial looking. The customer wanted it so of course we installed it.
FRET JOB & CUSTOM INLAYS
The customer was so impressed with the job he decided to do a Moonscape inlay on the fingerboard. Of course to do the Moonscape we also had to redo the fret job
Always a good idea to heat the fret a little before
extraction
It takes a little longer but it's worth it.
(Most shops skip this part)
Removing frets on a Warwick is not an easy job
Warwick fret wire costs 4 times as much as regular fret wire. It is supposed to last 4 times as long. I discovered that it requires great skill to remove frets from a Warwick.
Warwick Bass Ready For Inlay
First Application of Moonscape Inlay
All inlays done at Ed Roman's are done entirely by
hand
Usually we use lots of colorful materials in our Moonscape Inlay jobs
Finished Warwick 6 String Bass