Building my own

[Seelesauger]

I have a shop class, and I was thinking about the possiblities of building my own bass. I'm not sure how exactly to do it but my main concern is the fret spacing. If people could just leave maybe somewhere to find plans or recomendations. I was think of making it fretless with lines.
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[reddogbass]

There's lots of people building their own. I've built two, and starting another now. A good place to start would be www.stewmac.com

They have an on-line fret scale calculator as well as a good supply of tools and parts. There are tons of other places with parts as well. Do the google thing- you'll be amazed at the wads of info.

[Nick Ioannucci]

if you would like to make a standard jazz or p bass, there are plans that you can purchase online. also, if you want you can always just build the body with the said plans, and then purchase a warmoth neck if the neck construction goes awry. ive been thinking about building one myself as well, and these are the things ive found so far. if you go to the luthiers forum, theres loads of information there on building your own bass, standard custom and what not.

[jeffhigh]

You can buy pre slotted and radiused fretboards from LMI and Stewmac and other places, this saves on making jigs for fret slotting and fingerboard radiussing.

[Rodent]

a search of the many threads on the Luthier's Corner (Ask the Pro's section) will benefit you greatly. be sure to check out the great wealth of resources in the FAQ as well - it will save you loads of posting questions that have already received a significant number of threads, and help keep all the information gathered togehter for easier future reference

all the best in your building efforts,

R

[Seelesauger]

wow, thanks for all of the posts.

[borden]

Originally Posted by Rodent

a search of the many threads on the Luthier's Corner (Ask the Pro's section) will benefit you greatly. be sure to check out the great wealth of resources in the FAQ as well - it will save you loads of posting questions that have already received a significant number of threads, and help keep all the information gathered togehter for easier future reference

all the best in your building efforts,

R

+1 on Luthier's Corner........Stickies, FAQ....Search option... This place is packed with useful informations about building your own.

Mimf (Musical Instrument Makers forum) would be a great site to consider also. Just make sure you double check available information before asking questions! - i must admit, i sometimes ask stupid question