diy bass

So, I've been piddling around with some ideas for a headless bass tuner set that could be easily ordered from someplace like Send Cut Send for non-machinists like myself who want something they built themselves. One of the complaints I've often heard about DIY headless bass tuners is that the...

Anyone have a great experience with a bass kit? I'm taking about one of those assemble yourself bass kits made by various manufacturers. For example, Solo Music Gear in Canada offers several, BexGears has some I found on Amazon, there are a ton of these out there, and the selection seems to...

So after the resounding success of my electric upright buld, I have the itch to build another bass. Keep in mind that this is in the early planning stages, so details may (will) change. I learned how to play bass on a Music Man (HH Stingray) and it has kind of set the tone standard for me as a...

Greetings, longtime reader, finally bothered to get an account to post a build thread. I built several guitars years ago in highschool, and have always wanted to build a bass. This year I finally set my sights not only on building a new bass for me, but building an EUB. I play 5 string electric...

Hi everybody, this is my attempt at building a half scale (430 mm) travel bass, clearly inspired by Wing Bass but with a twist of my own. This is my first instrument build ever, so it's full of imperfections, defects and noob mistakes. I also don't have a shop, shed, garage or basement so I...

(Copy pasted after asking in the wrong thread lmao) hey guys! Sorry for the bother, but I need help with a present of mines that I'm planning to make for my boyfriends 19th birthday :). I was thinking on buying a used bass, sand it and paint it afterwards. However I'm not sure if sanding is a...

hey guys! Sorry for the bother, but I need help with a present of mines that I'm planning to make for my boyfriends 19th birthday :). I was thinking on buying a used bass, sand it and paint it afterwards. However I'm not sure if sanding is a good idea because I'm worried it'll affect the sound...

Hi all! I am planing on making a SR500 or similar ibanez bass for a school project, however i have only been able to find a CAD file for a 6 string 506 bass without a neck. i was wondering if anyone knew of a cad file which includes a neck of one of the SR 4 string basses that i could use for my...

In the 3 builds I have finished, it's the first time I pretty much got what I envisioned and the first time felt I needed to initiate a NBD post! Going for what I would call a "semi-industrial" look. Consequently, some imperfections are actually on purpose though I may not say which ones ;)...

Hello all, I am a 14 year old bassist looking to purchase a diy bass for a fun day project for some father son bonding. Can somebody link an affordable diy bass on ebay? I don't really mind which model or body shape, except for a stingray (already got one). Send the links my way!

Hi… new user here so I apologize if a similar question has been answered and I just can't find it. This is the first time I've undertaken this level of tinkering; I'm cobbling together my own customized fretless Fender Jazz Bass from a 2019 Daphne blue Squier Classic Vibe (fretted) Jazz Bass...

I want to buy a cheap bass DIY kit to try it out, see if I like it. Is the Harley Benton j-bass kit a good kit? Im buying it because it's cheap and I've never done this before. Also is Thomann a reliable website? (link to bass kit): Harley Benton Bass Guitar Kit J-Style – Thomann United States

Hi, I was thinkig to build myself a bass and my budget is very low (like sub 200/250€). (yes, I know a lot of people ask abut this but I haven't found answers for my questions, or some are dated) My idea was to use one of this cheap ebay kit and mod it with new pickups. I was thinking to pick a...

All right. Recently went to my local Canadian Tire and came across these two products. Both seem to be water-borne 3x type thick polyurethane durable enough for floors... so they should be pretty good for guitar bodies and necks? Water-borne poly, really thick, self-levelling, doesn't yellow...

Hello, I’m planning on assembling (via a build kit) my first bass in the near future. I’m looking to do something like the blue bass pictured but in shell pink. My trouble is I’m having difficulty finding a body in that style that is routed for P bass pickups (see link below). I don’t have the...

Greetings.. I wanted to make my own electric upright bass, im pretty good on woodworking, i can figure a good wood to start. Anyone have blue print, or maybe pattern for that project, i have no idea the dimension, thickness, neck angle, length, etc.. Please share any information for me.. Thanks.

I'm on a tight budget here, but I had an idea that's either insane or brilliant. I was given a broken home theater subwoofer a little while back, and I wasn't really sure what to do with it. I messed with it enough to figure out that the speaker cone is good, but the rest of the electronics are...

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hi all, I just got into building basses and guitars this summer/fall. I had never done any real wood work prior but I was able to get a lot of good info from this forum and others like it, so thanks for the good posts. So, I kind of went a little crazy with the number of builds I did in a...

Put aside his fetish for guns for a moment. I like this guy's builds. He decks out kit basses really nice.

Hi first time poster so go easy on me... :) I've been reading the threads for quite a while regarding DIY bass cabs, I've tinkered with this stuff for years but really got inspired when I discovered multiple threads on DIY bass cabs from all the experts willing to share fantastic information on...

Hello Guys I'm planning to build some bass guitars with better ergonomics and balance, for both stand up & sitting down playing. They would be for pro players who have trouble (tendonitis/tension) with the fretting hand and overall unconfortable ergonomics (and sick of Neck Dive). I've made...

Hello everyone.... Long story if you want to share my misery. Otherwise I will put a TL/DR at the bottom. I purchased an Albatross style DIY bass kit from Ebay. It came complete with pickups, pots, wiring, etc. To say that this kit has fought me every step of the way would be an...

Not sure if to post it here or in the Luthier's Corner but since I'm far and away NOT a Luthier, posting it here instead (Mods move if needed) I've been interested in giving one of these a try for a while now. I also do not have a PJ bass in the collection so I figured why not... I...

I am thinking about making a guitarfetish diy jazz bass kit in to something a lot better. I want those active dragonfire pickups (not expensive) and a passive wilkinson humbucker. Routing isn´t a problem, it is the wiring. I was thinking about three volume knobs and one of those as double knob...

Anyone had much experience using these kits with basic components and then just upgrading the pickups? Maybe additionally down the line a better bridge, tuners or even neck etc. I have absolutely 0 experience in building basses or building anything for that matter, but like the idea of a...

This guy did wood burning to get most of the design done. It was from a DIY kit company in Australia who gets their kits from a manufacturer in China. He won build of the month on their forum and it was a gift to his bass teacher. It looks amazing but I am guessing that it is a display piece...

Here is something fun i built for silent practice. Super easy to build and works really well, even for a supremely unhandy person like me. I love the visceral feel of a huge bass cab but needed a way to practice at home without waking up my baby. Headphones get tiring and a small practice amp...

Before my trip to the Chicago Music Exchange, I was contemplating building a P bass from Warmoth parts. I've gotten comfortable over the past few years working on guitars, setting them up, and doing some light soldering work that I felt relatively comfortable building a bass from parts, but I...

Hi Talkbass, This is my first time posting here. I am curious about what you guys think about those bass kits that come with unfinished wood and fretboard and you snap and screw together. Its my understanding that most kits come with crappy electronics but those can be simply replaced by high...

Im in the quest to doing a combo cab that do as a guitar cab or bass cab. First i think that I need two 10" speakers one of bass and one of guitar. Still IDK what is the relationship in watts. I know that you need more watts in the bass speakers and less in guitar speaker (I was in a band)...

I'm waiting for any opinions:) There are a lot of bumps of course:) This was played o my homemade bass

My latest acquisition, an Ibanez BTB 405 has proven to be a very versatile instrument with solid sound on most all neck positions. Notes coming from this bass are very stable, have good sustain and formidable clarity in a band. Of all the basses I owned thru the years only a few had better...