youngie Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 alright, am new on here. im a new player, and fancied building a bass of my own. Have many of you done it before? not too bothered regarding tools as im in the building trade, so may end up getting a mate to do the woodwork etc. is it worth the hassle, and what is a good budget to have etc. ta very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 firstly welcome to basschat it is a lot of work for what you get. . I tried this i spent over £200 getting all the tools and stuff and had an absolute blast doing it. but the bottom line is i could have got a good bass for that money. So if you are doing it simply for plesure then go for it but if you are trying to save money i wouldnt recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 p.s stick a message under the intro thread and tell us a bit about yourself. music tastes etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 [quote name='youngie' post='110936' date='Dec 30 2007, 01:35 PM']alright, am new on here. im a new player, and fancied building a bass of my own. Have many of you done it before?[/quote] I've assembled one, but not done anything more ambitious than that yet - next project is the next stage, I've got a couple of Warwick 5-string necks which will be going onto a body which I'll be making myself. Are you talking about a complete build from well-nigh raw materials, or using some pre-built parts like the neck, or a pre-cut fretboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I've been working my way up to it for the last coupla years, from buying a cheapy and switching everything out to figure how stuff affects to the sound, defretting and refretting, and most recently, I got a outline blank body and used the neck off my first electric to make a new guitar: Problem is my huge accumulation of spare parts and butchered intruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I've been thinking about buying parts off of ebay such as a body/neck/pickups/hardware and assembling a fender type bass. Are there any problems associated with this? I've been told that the neck and body might not join up properly and throw off the intonation and alignment, is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 [quote name='jono b' post='111143' date='Dec 30 2007, 08:55 PM']I've been thinking about buying parts off of ebay such as a body/neck/pickups/hardware and assembling a fender type bass. Are there any problems associated with this? I've been told that the neck and body might not join up properly and throw off the intonation and alignment, is that true?[/quote] You could buy a kit, eg. [url="http://www.themusicking.co.uk/build-your-own-electric-guitar-kit-p-bass-style"]this P-bass kit[/url] (which has got the wrong description on it). Though bits and pieces [i]should[/i] fit together OK, as they should be made to identical standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Also, buying bits off Ebay isn't necessarily the cheapest way. Often a body will sell for around the same price as a whole bass. Might be best off scoping a cheap Squire, SX or other solid wood reasonable rep cheapy and resculpting it for your needs. If you want the personal touch, without the finding the bits don't fit, get a kit, hit up ebay for some random upgrade parts as they come cheap, pass the drying and sanding time that way. There are plenty of bridges for not much on ebay and my experience of them has been good, I like the coutour ones, as long as the is enough grub screws, it should all lock together and you can adjust the action and intonation to suit. If you are local to Bristol, I'll gladly give a hand or pointer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elom Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 [quote name='finnbass' post='111206' date='Dec 30 2007, 10:34 PM']If you have no previous experience, you might want to consider starting off with a kit like this: For £70, you can't go too far wrong. [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/layla_bassguitar_kit_pstyle.htm[/url][/quote] I did that and made 'Mavis Cudicini', my surprisingly playable backup bass. Well worth the effort and a valuable learning exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) [quote name='BeLow' post='111205' date='Dec 30 2007, 10:29 PM']I would advise buying a book - i used this one to more or less build from scratch - you don't have to follow exactly but it helps explain things - others have different books they have used - but this worked for me [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Your-Own-Electric-Guitar/dp/0953104907/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199053445&sr=8-1"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Your-Own-Elec...3445&sr=8-1[/url][/quote] Copy of [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Electric-Guitars-Hollow-body-Semi-acoustic/dp/3901314075/ref=pd_sim_b?ie=UTF8&qid=1199053445&sr=8-1"]Building electric guitars by Martin Koch[/url] - £12 or so Girlfriend's face after seeing the book - priceless Edited January 1, 2008 by tauzero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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