Accepting necks for epoxy mods on a limited basis at this time. Updated March 2023:

• Four string fretless necks sending neck only: $600; sending whole bass w/ setup: $800
• Four string fretted necks sending neck only: $700; sending whole bass w/ setup: $900

  Issues that arise upon examination may incur extra charges.

  *A setup includes restringing, intonation, truss rod, saddle height, pickup height, lube tuners and saddles, clean electronics and check for loose parts. Electronic rework and customization is available.

  NOTE: PRICING SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.

  HOW IS THIS EPOXY DONE AND WHAT BRAND DO I USE? I get asked this often. Officially I must remain silent on this issue. It is very easy to badly damage a bass with both tooling and epoxy, and working with chemicals can be dangerous to your health. Either of those issues are very good reasons to distance myself from any responsibility that may result from offering advice. There are a number of processes and unusual pricey tooling that are employed that would challenge an experienced luthier let alone a do-it-yourself-er, and it has taken me many years to perfect this process.  Sorry! :-)

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Special Notes :

• To determine if your fretted neck is a good candidate for a fretless conversion, flex the neck when the strings are off. If you can flex it easily visible to the naked eye, it may not be strong enough to provide stability as a fretless with close action. 
• An unstrung neck with no truss rod tension should be fairly straight. I can level out necks to a certain degree. Check to see if there is any twist along the length.
• Rosewood or darker fretboards make the best conversions. Some harder woods such as ebony, pau ferro and wenge, as well as older and poorly refretted necks, tend to chip out a bit more easily when frets are removed. I do my best and they will be good looking after fillers are applied, but additional labor charges may apply.
  Synthetic fretboards such as Steinberger or Modulus Graphite are NOT suitable for my epoxy process.
• String Nuts: In order to surface the epoxy properly, the nut must be removed. I do my best, but often groove mounted nuts (Fender style) will not come out without breaking, and is difficult on already fretless basses because the nut material in the groove is so thin. Years of aging glue, use of the wrong glue, and finish may refuse to allow it to release despite my gentle coaxing. I install new bone  nuts and accurately shape them to replace and improve upon the old one. This service is around $44 for 4-strings, $55 for 5 strings, and $66+ for 6 or more strings. Graph Tech, Tusq, Delrin, plastic and Corian are also available if you wish. Any factory fretless nut that comes out whole can be reused with a shim under it to accomodate the higher epoxy. Here are samples of a new custom made bone nut in bleached and natural:

   

• There may be minute micro craters visible on the finished surface due to tiny embedded bubbles. These are very small and may be seen only when closely examined. They will not affect playability or tone in any way. I do my best to eliminate them, but some seem to appear regardless.
• There will be a smidgen of hologram flake tastefully applied over the last fret, and is difficult to be seen without close examination in the light. This is done to authenticate an original HG Thor epoxy finish (along with a signed invoice), and helps to verify it for warranty status.       Here are examples (position along the fret may vary):

       

• Necks previously worked on may require additional labor.
• Sales tax applies to New York State shipments. Return shipping extra.
• Approximately three + weeks in-shop turn around.
• Three year warranty for labor and materials to cover epoxy delamination under normal use.
• Absolutely no refunds!

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