Electric upright bass

Quick electronics fix on this electric upright bass. Not a major repair, but a pretty cool, unique instrument.

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GUITAR SETUP WORKSHOP SERIES AT BASONE

If you have a guitar or bass that doesn’t sound right, and you’re dying to open it up and fix it yourself, we can help! We are starting a series of workshops, the first one focused on setups and maintenance. Some of the topics we will cover are:
– guitar diagnose (assessment)
– intonation
– adjusting the truss rod
– guitar radius
– action
– pick-up height & pole alignment
– electronics cleanup
– fingerboard care
– sticker & goo removal/polish
– nut & saddle check
More info here:http://basoneguitars.com/services.htm#setupworkshop

Four Broken headstock fix & refinishing

4 guitars, all broken headstocks. Pale blue les paul, epiphone acoust, black gibby SG (was broken at headstock & detached from body at neck joint), & a cordoba acoust. These were bad breaks. After the surgery,some tight color matching, and knowing where to start & stop, we will give them clearcoats, setups. 4 more guitars that we rescued this week!

Charvel Guitars

Basone is now an authorized dealer of Charvel Guitars! These babies are made in the USA, are very light weight, have killer tone and look sweet! Check them out at store.basoneguitars.com or stop by our shop!

Gibson Junior upgrade

This Gibson Junior’s volume knob was way too close to the pickup, and the jack output was in the front of the guitar, right under the volume knob. To get them out of the way, we moved the volume knob down and the jack to the side of the guitar. Add a new pickguard based on the original, and there’s a much more playable instrument. Minor routing involved – bas

G & L Tribute Fiorano and Ascari models NOW AVAILABLE at Basone!

G&L Fiorano and Ascari models now available at Basone!

G&L founder Leo Fender had a vision for a new guitar. G&L’s Steve Grom uncovered the sketch three decades later in Leo’s workshop, and the result is an instrument that’s steeped in rock-guitar history but groundbreaking: the Fiorano, the first set-neck, 25½”-scale, three-tuners-to-a-side guitar G&L has ever offered.

It joins the pioneering 24¾”-scale Ascari in G&L’s Tribute Series, and it delivers on its promise.The 24-fret neck and Gagon-designed humbuckers are made for brutal riffing and detuned/drop-tuned heaviness – but the Fiorino cleans up beautifully when asked.

Said The Whale frontman helps building his custom guitar

We agreed that the MOJO factor would benefit from the artist being a part of the build, we thinks right, thanks for the help- BEN of SAID THE WHALE…what a craftsman & here’s to KAYA! bas

Burns marks guitar refinishing – before and after stain

finally chose the color for the Jem & finalized the torch burns! will show more as the clearcoats progress!

Marshall Limited Edition Pin Up Custom Shop Amp

Basone now carrying Marshall Amps & products!! This limited edition 5w All tube head & matching hand-screened cab is the perfect gift, 3 different pin-up girls to choose from. Class A , sounds sooo good, feels good, if you’re in Vancouver come down to our shop & pick one up! If not we can ship to you, payment by Paypal or by phone, just ask us!

Paint stripping, oil finish

This guitar arrived at the shop in terrible condition. Someone tried stripping it down and the corrosive material went through the paint causing major imperfections. The Basone team stripped it down evenly and gave it an oil finish