landwomble Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Fancy building myself a franken P bass. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F153544967873 Some cheap, reasonable bodies out there. Chances of a standard Fender/Squier/Warmoth neck fitting? I was thinking of getting a body, painting and if it looked pretty, building up into a bass and didn't fancy investing the time if the end result might not fit or intonate properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamboy Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 The body looks to be a fair approximation of a P bass body. If the body sent is made from the same wood as that in the photo, it isn't Maple as listed in the description, (a solid maple body would be unlikely to weigh only less than 3lbs. as listed) it looks like paulownia, also called 'Empress Wood', a light fast growing wood with a tone described by some as similar to ash. G&L make some of the bodies for their Tribute models from it. The listed measurements of 50cm (20") - 33cm (13.2") - 4cm (1.6") are pretty close to the dimensions of a USA Fender body, usually 52.5cm (21") - 32.5cm (13") - 4.3cm (1.75"). The body being a bit short might be a problem, though the numbers quoted in offers like this aren't always correct. Often neck pockets on replacement bodies are a bit tight or loose, but that can apply to better quality ones at many times the price, as well as cheap Asian ones.... Unless someone posts with actual experience of having used one of these bodies, it's a bit of a gamble, though they're cheap may well be quite serviceable. Good luck if you decide to give one a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I bought one of these made out of similar 'barrel material' in 2018. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Guitar-Unfinished-Body-Barrel-Material-for-Strat-ST-Guitar-DIY/283051735079?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 IMHO too soft for a decent guitar, although it looks OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks folks. I'm tempted to get one, paint it and see if I can make a decent job of it, before buying any of the rest of the hardware. That way all I'm out is time, paint and 30 quid. Would be nice to know if the neck pocket looks approximately right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 This very similar listing gives sizes for neck pocket. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Muslady-DIY-PB-Style-Bass-Guitar-Body-Barrel-Sycamore-Wood-Unfinished-Parts-W6C4/113838735528?hash=item1a815140a8:g:jFIAAOSwBJxdPoDU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 My pocket was a bit oversize BUT it wasn't a fender neck - in fact I have no idea where it came from (before the skip where I found it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landwomble Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 Thanks folks. Second one dimensions look like Fender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Used Squier bodies turn up quite often on eBay. I'd look for one of those. At least you know the dimensions will be there or thereabouts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 61mm neck, gear4music sell a neck to fit that quite well. I made 3 P basses that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 28/08/2019 at 00:01, landwomble said: Fancy building myself a franken P bass. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F153544967873 Some cheap, reasonable bodies out there. Chances of a standard Fender/Squier/Warmoth neck fitting? I was thinking of getting a body, painting and if it looked pretty, building up into a bass and didn't fancy investing the time if the end result might not fit or intonate properly... I've used one, albeit a jazz bass body and it was a total swine to grain-fill. I finished it out of dogged determination but if i'd had any sense I'd have burned it. See my Olympic White jazz with a difference build diary thread. As an aside, the back jazz pup rout was wrong, having the size of a bridge pup, but the lug placement of a neck pup. The jury is out on the neck rout as I've not yet found time to fix the neck issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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