Refurbishing your EBMM at the factory?

[PEIProgrocker]

Hi there,
My apologies if this has been asked before, I wasn't able to find anything though. A friend of mine mentioned you could get your EBMM instruments refurbished at the factory but I haven't been able to confirm it anywhere. I'd love to get my JP6 back to factory specs but don't want to trust anyone else with things like redoing the frets. Can minor paint chips in a mystic dream finish be repaired as well?
Thanks!
Rodney

 

[paranoid70]

Good question. I'm sure they would do fret work - they did a leveling job on my 20th a few years back, but not sure about surface repairs.

 

[Tanax]

All I know about the finish is that they'll have to repaint the entire guitar. E.g. they can't "fix" a ding by just spraying it over. With that said, they may provide this repaint service, I will leave that unsaid as I have no idea.

 

[A.J.]

We absolutely do fret work, set ups and electronic work. We do not offer refinishing services though.

 

[PEIProgrocker]

We absolutely do fret work, set ups and electronic work. We do not offer refinishing services though.

Thanks for the reply! What is the rough cost for these types of things? Do you do stainless steel frets for models that didn't originally have them?

Oh well, the paint chips (as sad as I was each time they happened) just show the guitar has been played often

 

[DevRock]

Speaking from memory, I think they only charge like $215 or so for a re-fret, which is a great price. I have 4 guitars that need fret jobs, so I can't tell you when I sill be sending mine in... :/

 

[yellowv03]

I think you need to give AJ a call.

 

[A.J.]

PM Sent!

 

[A.J.]

Also, $240.00 for refrets. We don't retrofit instruments with stainless steel frets if they did not come with stainless steel originally.

 

[Big Jazzer]

Recently, a pedal dropped off the shelf into the guitar rack and took a good chip out of the paint on the face of my gold evh - of all the guitars it could have hit!
The chip was intact on the corner of the pedal, so I thought it would be easy to set in place with some super glue. I lay the chip in the glue, and the poly finish melted, ruining the piece - aaargh!
As it is such a rare and valuable guitar, would the factory be able to repair the paint (no wood was removed)?
Here's hoping.

 

[Spudmurphy]

@big jazzer
Man sorry to hear that - what a bummer. Hope you get a favourable reply - otherwise you may just as well send it to me at a reduced cost

 

[AndyK]

Recently, a pedal dropped off the shelf into the guitar rack and took a good chip out of the paint on the face of my gold evh - of all the guitars it could have hit!
The chip was intact on the corner of the pedal, so I thought it would be easy to set in place with some super glue. I lay the chip in the glue, and the poly finish melted, ruining the piece - aaargh!
As it is such a rare and valuable guitar, would the factory be able to repair the paint (no wood was removed)?
Here's hoping.

Ouch! I would bring it to a respected finish place in the UK. I'm sure there are many instances of chipped Les Pauls and Strats that need to be fixed there!

 

[Tollywood]

Recently, a pedal dropped off the shelf into the guitar rack and took a good chip out of the paint on the face of my gold evh - of all the guitars it could have hit!
The chip was intact on the corner of the pedal, so I thought it would be easy to set in place with some super glue. I lay the chip in the glue, and the poly finish melted, ruining the piece - aaargh!
As it is such a rare and valuable guitar, would the factory be able to repair the paint (no wood was removed)?
Here's hoping.

So sad. I'm sorry to hear the news. Good Luck!

 

[fbecir]

Recently, a pedal dropped off the shelf into the guitar rack and took a good chip out of the paint on the face of my gold evh - of all the guitars it could have hit!

I feel your pain.
There are some very good luthiers in UK. Every month, I read the UK magazine Guitar & Bass, and there are a lot of articles on UK luthiers. I am sure you can find some guys who will be able to do a great job.

 

[Big Jazzer]

I thought the pain might dilute vicariously, so thanks for sharing it.
I'm getting used to the chip, which is not large.
I would be happy to ship it to EBall for a perfect job, although if that was done with a vintage classic, it would reduce the value. Perhaps it is best left alone. She is my supermodel, albeit with a broken nose.

 

[Soulkeeper]

I feel your pain. I recently "re-stocked" with MM basses after having been MM-less for several years. While none of my MMs have any serious paint damage yet, they are being used. So they will be damaged.

I'm mentally preparing myself to deal with it by interpreting it as "added mojo" instead of a loss.

If you collect instruments, damage is bad and to be avoided. If you play instruments, damage (wear and tear) is unavoidable and adds character. It's part of the process of playing the darn(ed) thing. And that includes pedals falling down on the guitar because it's sitting accessible in a guitar rack instead of protected in an armed glass showcase.

I suspect that's why people "relic" guitars, btw: They're collectors who want to look like players.

 

[KazJY]

EBMM does do frets, as discussed.

as far as the chip.....

I pulled the trem up too high on one of my guitars this weekend, leaving (the first of) two impressions on the body.

Another (a year ago or so), I was having buyer's remorse, so I decided to tune it up one more time, play it, and decide whether or not I was going to even keep it. Well, I couldn't get one of my cable ends to my Strobo Stomp to unplug... and in the pulling, the pedal ended up flopping into the guitar, taking a chip out of the lower bout (!!!).

I was bummed for a minute (because of what "I" did to each), but each time, I just ended up playing the SNOT out of the guitars afterwards - no inhibitions anymore! Looks like it's a keeper after all! ;-)

It's not fun to have this stuff happen, but they are meant to be played, played, played. Damage is unavoidable. Each ding will have a story to tell.

 

[coldsummer]

I play every guitar in my collection, some more than others

 

[straycat113]

Wow cool to know about the re-fret price as that is a great price and you know the job is going to be perfect.