First Custom

[yamdigame]

Hey I really want to make my own custom bass. And figured that I dont have the woodskills needed to do so. I thought that instead id buy the bass, do the finish and electronics and hardware.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Thats the link of the body any ideas on it?

[fish man]

Originally Posted by yamdigame

Hey I really want to make my own custom bass. And figured that I dont have the woodskills needed to do so. I thought that instead id buy the bass, do the finish and electronics and hardware.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Thats the link of the body any ideas on it?

hmmm you're going to need to use whatever type of pickup it was designed for, or else have sloppy gaps (or have to rout the p/u cavities bigger)... I wouldn't do it myself, but if that's the body style you're looking for and you can deal with it being pre-routed, go for it.

[g00eY]

quite honestly, building a bass is almost easy. i have the help of a woodshop teacher and 2 teacher's aids, but honestly i could have figured things out without their help. they just made things go smoother. if you know how to use a band saw and a router, you're good to go. it's not hard to use a sander or anything.

by the way that body actually looks pretty sweet.

[Geoff St. Germaine]

Originally Posted by g00eY

quite honestly, building a bass is almost easy. i have the help of a woodshop teacher and 2 teacher's aids, but honestly i could have figured things out without their help. they just made things go smoother. if you know how to use a band saw and a router, you're good to go. it's not hard to use a sander or anything.

Well, it's easy for some and very hard for others judging by the vast variance in the quality of basses that I've seen out there .

[Rodent]

Originally Posted by yamdigame

Thats the link of the body any ideas on it?

My main concerns:

* the fret slots - exactly how wide they are. If the slots are too wide, it is going to be a real pain to get the frets to properly seat without using epoxy and cauls.

* trussrod adjustment - that is one strange set-up. Without having the opportunity to inspect this further, I'd really be leery of having that much wood removed right where the neck and headstock join together ... this is traditionally the weakest part of the neck, and using a spoke adjustment there is asking for trouble

As for the p/u sizing, so long as the p/u's you plan to use are the same size or larger I see no problem. Looks like you'll also need a control cavity cover

all the best,

R