I provide bass guitar repair & set up services for bass players in North Yorkshire. Although many of my customers find me through this site, a lot of my work comes from repeat business & word of mouth recommendations, my bass set ups are second to none & I can tame even the most hideously set up basses (There are a fair few of those about).

Whether its your trusty old bass guitar you have been playing for years, or a brand new bass, straight from the music shop, most bass guitars can benefit from a precise set up.

• Shim & adjust neck angle (bolt on neck basses only).
• Adjust the neck relief  using the truss rod for consistent playability & action across the entire neck.
• Adjust the individual string heights on the bridge saddles for optimum balance between playability & quality of tone.
• Set height and balance of the bass pickup for balanced volume across all strings, set individual pole pieces height if applicable..
  Remove strings, clean & oil fingerboard (rosewood boards only)
• Refit new bass strings.
• Adjust intonation on the bridge for optimum tempered tuning across the neck.
• Check wiring, earths, and clean pots and jack sockets.

• New Pickups installed
• Active circuits fitted
• Upgrade bridges & machine heads
• Rewires, alternate wirings, new pots & jack sockets fitted
• Bone nut fitted for better action & cleaner more sustained tone

I studied for two years at Leeds College of Music as an electric guitar maker and repairer. I was privileged to be taught by Gordon Whitham, founding partner in the respected UK guitar company Gordon Smith Guitars.

Over the two year course I built two solid body guitars (one electric bass & one six string electric guitar). I also undertook countless guitar repairs from a basic guitar set up, to more complex repairs such as re frets, fitting new fingerboards and even repair of a snapped neck on a vintage Gibson Les Paul custom.

Whilst I no longer have access to a full workshop and tools, I still take on minor guitar repairs and set ups. I’m also an electronics nerd so if its a wiring problem or a dead active circuit I can usually quickly diagnose and repair.

I tend to specialise on setting up bass guitars, but I am equally happy setting up 6 string electrics too.