new build

After a few weeks of germination, I finally pulled the trigger on the neck & body for my first bass build today after selling ~3/4 of their cost in old pickups & pedals this week. I landed on a 32" scale Warhead neck in maple/maple w/ black block inlays & SS6230 frets (it'll get a bone nut from...

I am building a bassand can’t decide what to use to finish the wood, I have looked at Belhens products as well as Color tone, I worked as a yacht painter and varnished for many years and like Epifanes a lot and know how to use it very well, I am looking for a Matt finish, the bass is a thru neck...

Still haven’t come up with a name for her yet, but it’ll come. This is my first build, probably over my head with all the prices but, go big or go home right. So here she is: The wings are mahogany back, walnut top with maple in between with a bubinga strip running front to back. The body is...

Hi, all. I thought I'd push the envelope a little for my next build. The basic idea is to make a 5-string, make it headless, ergonomic, and make it from as much reclaimed stuff as I can. I looked at the prices of the ABM and Hipshot systems and decided to have a go at making my own bridge and...

I'm going with 1 of these 2 tops for my new Commissioned build through Devon Smullen. The neck will be 3 piece Maple and Ebony top with Abalone Circle inlays. Body will eith be Alder or Ash and I'm thinking of Bartolini Quad Coils with Coil tap and Bartolini Preamp.

Hey all; I thought you all would appreciate my recently finished project. I wish I could say I own it, but it was built for a client. They wanted a bass that combined a 51 Pbass and a modern P bass. It's an alder body finished in Seafoam Green nitro (done by MJT), the neck is a beautiful...

Hey everyone, i'm thick in a new build, and am now having design re-considerations. It's a Daphne blue P-Body. Originally, i was going to go blue with white pearl (everything) and chrome, then I saw a black block inlay neck and liked it. I had also considered having a local artist paint a few...

Hello again friends... Taking a break from the Arachnophilia build, because...well several reasons. :confused::dead::rollno:(pain in me arse!). This next one is somewhat of a departure of my usual hippie sandwich...because the client requested solid wings, 28 frets, and a dye job. Otherwise it...

I've got a mental logjam about what looks best on a new jazz bass I'm putting together and would appreciate yer thoughts. It's all about the hardware aesthetics here, purely glam at this point. I have a chrome bridge and chrome clover hipshots. I was shielding the body today and popped the...

I'm having a new Warrior Dran Michael Custom built and want to have a Blue burst Poly finish done. I've found a couple I really like but can't decide what is the better finish. The wood will be a Spalted Maple over Alder body. Wanted to get some feedback from my TB brethren on what is the best...

Hey all, I've lurked around for a long time. Have been playing on and off for around 10 years. Finally finding more time to play. Recently built the MIM P-bass I have wanted for years! Let's get to it! I have always wanted a P-bass growing up, most of my bass heroes rocked the p-bass. I loved...

Ok so here's the situation. I have a friend who is building guitars and he asked if I would like one built. He's jonesing to build a J. Good and easy so far. But I want to go fretless (as I've never owned one) and want to know should I buy something like an SX (due to not being too terribly...

Hi all, new to this forum, been a member over at Sevenstring.org for a few years though, I've done a few guitar builds here and there, but this is my first from-scratch bass build. It started as a fretted build as evident in some of the pics but I already have a couple fretted basses and decided...

I've started a new build, my second one from scratch but i have a few Warmoth assemblies under my belt. Just thought I'd share it after lurking here and watching all of the other builds going on. Mahogany single piece body and neck, double P arrangement, EMG pups, headless set up, fretless...

Welp... I bought me a kit from China.. only $52 shipped. I bought a few more higher quality parts to swap out for the cheap stuff like neck, pickup, bridge and controls. Body is basswood, it feels solid, I would rather stain it but this is my very first wood working and build and am nervous...

I currently own a pretty crappy Ibanez Soundgear, and it happens to be one of the extra-cheap models that only has the two middle pickups (p-bass pickups). I've done a lot of custom work to it however, including changing the bridge and nut, changing the tuners, modifying the paint job, and...

Thought on twin neck bass project. I have been looking at the forum for some time, and have finally got around to joining at last. I am based in the UK, and have played bass for a many years on and off, more off than on. Recently I started a renovation project on a bass guitar, but as usual...