CPCustomdubwise Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Just wondering when people stopped "making" basses (and similar stuff) and started "building" them.... I realise this is a vanishingly trivial thing in a world apparently heading to hell in a handcart, but on a dull February morning these things can start to itch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Personally I associate building a bass, or anything else, with assembling a bunch of pre manufactured parts, but making a bass, or anything else, with actually making the body, neck etc from a raw material, ie wood. As the body and neck could be made but all of the hardware will (usually) be off the shelf then I can see why it may be referred to as building a bass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Building, manufacturing, assembling, constructing, creating, crafting. Eat a thesaurus, basically. People will load certain words in an attempt to differentiate or seem more than they are when they all mean the same thing at the end of the day - where once there was not a bass, now there is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 I've built/assembled/constructed tons of guitars & basses. Obtain the necessary bits, nail them together, some mild fettling might occasionally be required. However I lack the necessary skills (or time & motivation to learn them) to actually make/create a functioning musical instrument from scratch. Projects like my headless Rickish mess and, for example, @Andyjr1515's incredible Psilos bass are on completely different planets. I am in both awe and envy of the creativity displayed in BC's' Build Diaries folder. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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