Build advice - Parts

[Stroopy121]

So,

I'm looking to put together a PingRay. P-Body with P pups in the 'sweet spot' and a hummer in the bridge. All black hardware and a really obnoxious orange or lime green or pink sparkley finish (maybe some form of stripes or polka dots containing two of those).

Anyway, I've sourced a P body [url="http://www.guitarfetish.com/P-Bass-Lightweight-Body-Unfinished_p_1999.html"]HERE[/url] but I want this lady to have 24 frets...

I've had a poke around and found [url="http://www.warmoth.com/bass/necks/Bass202124FretBoards.aspx"]THIS[/url] but Warmoth aren't exactly cheap... My other concern is that with that kind of overlap, will the last few frets be unplayable anyway? I'd be willing/able to carve up the lower wing on the body to improve access but would have to draw something up to see how that'd look.

so my question is - how feasible is the whole, 24fret PingRay idea? Is there anywhere to get a cheap (<£100 ideally) but half-decent quality 24fret neck -Ideally with a paddle headstock but I'd take pretty much any head shape I could get - that would either fit a P-Bass blank or that I could mod the body to take it? I don't know how the extra frettage would affect the scale... etc...


Thankies!


xx

[Rumple]

Blimey those bodies are cheap!

You could get a neck made by a luthier over here for about £150, a bit more then you wanted to spend but you do get exactly what you want.


R.

[Stroopy121]

[quote name='Rumple' post='1341741' date='Aug 16 2011, 12:07 PM']Blimey those bodies are cheap!

You could get a neck made by a luthier over here for about £150, a bit more then you wanted to spend but you do get exactly what you want.


R.[/quote]

I know, Right? Absolute steal!

£150 doesn't sound too painful but a little more than I'd hoped for - I want the whole lot to clock in under £300.

If I get a neck built, will it mess with the scale etc? I assume I'll need to route the neck slot on the body in closer to the bridge to hold the extra? If I do that, I think it's safe to say I might end up with the same playability issues on the uppermost frets as i would with one of the warmoth extended fingerboards?

xx

[Rumple]

That's right, I'm no expert but you would need to route a bigger neck pocket or have an extended fingerboard, you can't just bolt on a 24 fret neck as the scale length would change, getting to the upper frets might mean reshaping the lower cutaway.

As I say I'm not an expert but it might be worth a chat with a luthier before shelling out money on a Warmoth.

[Rumple]

This P body has just been posted in the 'for sale' section! might save you a few quid as it is £40 posted

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