Guitar Remedy II

I picked up my guitar today. I cut my finger chopping romaine lettuce for a salad over the weekend so I could not play it, but Paul explained what he fixed. The final bill was the $300 he quoted, and he did not charge me the initial $75 consultation fee.

The bass, however, is a different story. The output from the bass has been low since I purchased it used. My friend did some maintenance, but I do not believe he altered the electronics. Paul said the active pickups are bad, and suggested I replace both with some new EMG ones. I am not too familiar with guitar/bass electronics, being primarily an acoustic guitar player, so I went with whatever Paul recommended. The final bill was $50 for initial inspection, $200 of labor, $100 x 2 for pickups, and $25 for a three-way switch. He is basically gutting the electronics and rewiring everything. The $500 repair bill is likely more than I paid for the used bass, but the body and neck is in really good condition, and he said the bass will sound much better than anything I can buy at that price.

So, the total bill for both guitar and bass is about $800. I really do need to play both instruments more often now.