5 string for todays minimalist

[StolenSpector]

Sick of searching for the perfect bass so I just decided to build it myself. Alder from the local mill cost me a whole 12 bucks. Picked up a cheap Ibanez for parts. I plan on buying Nordstand pickups (any suggestions?). This bass will have 1 pickup and minimal electronics.

12-4 Gluing body

[ctmullins]

Sweet! What are your plans for the neck?

Nortstrand anything is a win. It really comes down to your preference for single-coil versus humbucker (though most of their humbuckers can also do single-coil).

[maumari]

Originally Posted by StolenSpector

Sick of searching for the perfect bass so I just decided to build it myself. Alder from the local mill cost me a whole 12 bucks. Picked up a cheap Ibanez for parts. I plan on buying Nordstand pickups (any suggestions?). This bass will have 1 pickup and minimal electronics.

12-4 Gluing body

yeah!!! that's the way I started building instruments, if you've got "the hands" you can build your killer bass. keep on and update.

ciao
Mauro

[StolenSpector]

Originally Posted by ctmullins

Sweet! What are your plans for the neck?

I bought an Ibanez gio for the neck and hardware. Definitely a cheap bass but the price was right. Pulling that thing apart I could really see the poor workmanship (they missed the holes in the neck where it bolts to the body haha) I'm going to mod the neck a bit (reshape the headstock, slightly tweak the radius and maybe defret it) and make it my own.

[ctmullins]

Originally Posted by StolenSpector

I bought an Ibanez gio for the neck and hardware. Definitely a cheap bass but the price was right. Pulling that thing apart I could really see the poor workmanship (they missed the holes in the neck where it bolts to the body haha) I'm going to mod the neck a bit (reshape the headstock, slightly tweak the radius and maybe defret it) and make it my own.

Good plan. That's how I started - new body for an existing neck. Have fun, and post lots of pics!

[StolenSpector]

Headstock, neck and defret

[StolenSpector]

Cut out the shape, routed the neck pocket (poorly) and lined up the bridge. Here are my results after a long date with the rasp and sandpaper.