Jono Bolton Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's relatively easy to find replacement necks for sale, and there's a wealth of information about which ones are good quality and give you bang for your buck, but there's not as much about replacement bodies. I've got a 'bitsa' P Bass with a body from an old Mexican Fender which seen better days; there's several dings and scratches which are fine by me, but there are a few unsightly chips in the finish, the worst being where a previous owner has tried fitting a bridge cover and caused the finish to split and chip out in a 5mm circle around the screw holes. I'd quite like a natural finish but as it's Mexican it's a bit Russian Roulette as to what the wood's like under the finish, so a refin doesn't seem like a feasible option, so does anyone have any recommendations for well made and reasonably priced P Bass bodies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 How about something a little different: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carved-alder-Guitar-Body-for-Precision-Bass-/261584344766"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carved-alder-Guitar-Body-for-Precision-Bass-/261584344766[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 It's really hard to find a finished natural Ash body, that's all I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I got a 2 piece Ash body from TMG in Germany (on ebay). It was cheap (about £90-£100) and decent. The wood was excellent, with lovely grain. However, the negatives were ....... no bridge earthing hole drilled (had to get a long drill bit). The neck slot was actually routed about 1cm too short to get the scale length and pickup position just right, so I lengthened it by 1cm with my magical Dremel. After that it was awesome, but did require quite a bit of fiddling to get it in that state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedave Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've used guitarbuild.co.uk a fair bit now. Good quality stuff. I can recommend Wudtone for finishing too. Nice any easy to apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 [quote name='davedave' timestamp='1410336805' post='2548186'] I've used guitarbuild.co.uk a fair bit now. Good quality stuff. I can recommend Wudtone for finishing too. Nice any easy to apply. [/quote] Cheers davedave, their site looks decent, and I like that you can pick a pre-made one and see exactly what you're getting, there's some nice grains going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1410430914' post='2549312'] Cheers davedave, their site looks decent, and I like that you can pick a pre-made one and see exactly what you're getting, there's some nice grains going on there. [/quote] I agree. Somehow I'd not known about them before. I would definitely consider them in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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