Repairing an Unplayable 50 Year Old Bass Guitar | The Repair Shop

Guitar restorer David Kennett tackles a worn-out bass guitar belonging to Tony Wilson, founding member of Hot Chocolate.



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[Edward]

He did a good job except I disagree with his approach with dealing with gouge in the neck. If it was me I would have preferred the gouge to be filled instead of shaved so that the neck remained exactly the same in terms of width and shape.

[Fred_Free]

It would have been a good idea to also show the whole guitar and the completed job at the end of the video. 🙂

[erockscott]

Wow...shaving the neck!!!????....fill it!!!!...the neck is probably NOTHING like the guy liked it its all different now...just wow..i would NEVER have done that unless the owner said ok.

[JPG]

How many bass players to change a light bulb…20…one to do it and 19 to tell him why he did it wrong

[chrisseaman]

I bet the frets worked just fine. no mention of the electronics? Why would he shave down the neck? That gouge could have been filled I think.

[davelock]

Back in the 70's I appeared on tv with my band in Berlin alongside with Hot Chocolate. The bass player from HC was the only person from the band who would talk to us. He was a really nice man. Good luck to him!

[nosbig]

Terrible job, shouldnt have touched that neck except filling it. He made the neck like new then decided to 'relic' the bridge cover???

[grantkoeller]

He was totally wrong to shave the You fill the neck gouge with wood putty or wood filler!!!;;

[DracoXtremE]

my favorite part was when i got to see the entire guitar finished an oh wait . . . . . . . . . .

[themobseat]

He just destroyed the neck profile by shaving off the wood. What a hack.

[brucesahroian]

One Secret to fast frets on a electric bass?! Use Banjo Frets?

[veigpws]

I don't understand why some bass players don't know how to take care of their instruments, especially if you're a pro and you can afford to pay someone to keep your gear in top-notch condition. I worked with a luthier for 2 years, and I learned how to keep my basses in great condition. I can do my own fret jobs, intonations, and electronics upgrades.

[ChrisHopkinsBass]

People criticising the luthier shaving the neck. I can’t see how else that could be fixed as it’s quite a nasty gouge.

[LittleC]

I don't know about the neck, but I would DEFENITLY wouldn't have put the tins back on. Bass players throw it off for a reason...

[tommystone]

Wow i love this!! Wow, you need to research P-R-O-M-O-S-M!!

[juiceplanet]

Are there any stories other than Caucasian stories? Repair is a small part.