My Second Bass Build

[Biffa]

My first bass build was just a shop bought neck on a solid ash body I made, the second one came about when I managed to pick up some big lumps of mahogany from a job I was working on. They had come from a patio door frame and were free so if it all went wrong it wouldn't cost me anything. It was about five years ago and I didn't finish it completely but I did the important stuff. Main thing is I did it on a budget with the bare minimum of tools. I made my own fret cutting jig, there's loads of pics but I'll start off with the early ones. Ok so files won't load, I'll keep trying

 

[Biffa]

 

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[Biffa]

As you can see near the truss rod hole there's a mistake I made which I've filled, this bugged me slightly but it's all part of the learning curve

 

[Jisch]

As you can see near the truss rod hole there's a mistake I made which I've filled, this bugged me slightly but it's all part of the learning curve

It's not a mistake, it's a feature. A lot of my basses have such features.

 

[Thumpin6string]

View attachment 3391199 As you can see near the truss rod hole there's a mistake I made which I've filled, this bugged me slightly but it's all part of the learning curve

Veneer would fix that pretty easily.

 

[0volts]

Really like that headstock shape!

 

[Biffa]

Really like that headstock shape!

Thanks, I tried to be as original as possible without getting too carried away

 

[Gary_M]

Noice!

 

[Biffa]

This is as far as the build went. It got to a point where I realised it wouldn't reach completion, I was unhappy with too many issues, and it was always about learning more than anything. I bought a cheap headless bridge which is gonna require a new neck but that's not gonna happen now either. I removed a piece of rosewood from the heel end for another project in case you're wondering