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[sam1049]

I'm currently doing some research for my grandpa who is going to help me make a bass. He has a fairly good knowledge of woods and with the help from this forum I should be able to make a good choice for the bass.

But I have a couple of questions.

First how do you get components like the neck truss rod. I've had a quick look around on the internet and can't find much.

Also for a through neck it it that you make the two sides of the body and stick them onto the through neck or is there a special technique I need to know about.

Finally for a warm tone on a bass what pickups and eq ciruits would you recommend.

[T2W]

The best place to buy everything you need to build a bass is www.stewmac.com, they dont have many pickups so you can get that on www.bestbassgear.com, they also have a couple good preamps. For a neckthrough, the one thing that is easy to forget is the channel for both pickups, the neck pickup will be hard to reach unless you do a channel on your neck blank before gluing it up to the wings. For pups and Eq configuration, best thing I would recommend is to go around the music stores and try different instruments, take note of the ones you like the most and check out the specs on the manufacturers website. Otherwise pups and Eq configuration is really about what tone you like and others on TB wont necessarily agree, its all about opinions and in this case, only yours counts.

Its absolutely beautiful to read that you will build this with your grandfather, absolutely beautiful. Grandparents are great, they have incredible life experience. My grandpa passed away 3 years ago, I have a lot of his tools now, and the first bass I built was entirely with his tools. In fact the only electric tool was a drill press for the bridge and ferrules, other than that I used chisels, rasps, files, sandpaper and spokeshaves to do everything ! I dont regret this, I developed very good techniques with hand tools which proved indispensable on my other builds.

I wish you good luck on your project and hopefully this experience will be one to remember, a great time with your grandfather to remember ! Peace.

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Originally Posted by sam1049

But I have a couple of questions.

Sam, you have more than a couple of questions . Read the stickies, especially the How To and FAQ, there is a lot of info there that will answer many of your immediate questions and then some.

[sam1049]

Thanks for the advice and encouragement

[Bryan316]

Yeah dude, it's just a loooong process of looking in every possible thread, visiting every possible manufacturer's website, visiting every retailer's website, reading everyone's build-tutorial threads, all the in-process pic threads, and spending a lot of time on the research.

Do not expect to get all your answers immediately. I thought I knew what I wanted when I started buying parts and materials for my project, and it's changed 75% from what I originally intended. I'm still considering changes, because I learn more, discover more, and understand more.

Just keep looking and reading and researching. You'll find more things that appeal to you, so consider them, cuz in the end, all the preparation and double-guessing and reconsidering will make you appreciate the final product much more.