Recent content by jellebrinkt

Hey guys, I just finished high school and im taking a gap year. I would like to spend some time abroad making music and travelling. When I check google I mainly find weekly bass camps in America, but I would rather find something a bit longer and in South or Central America. If any of you guys...

Yes definitely! I finished it with hard wax oil but I'm not sure if it will last this way, do you have any experience with that?

Haha ja;) I have two separate two way switches to split the coils, one three way switch pickup selecter, master tome and master volume. The guys from rebelrelics in Amsterdam helped me a lot with the wiring, really recommend them !

hey everybody, I just finished building my first bass. Really want to show it to some people because it is probably gonna be sitting in my room from now on;) Specs all parts neck 34 inch WSC splittable pickups Mahony body quilted maple top Rotoh tuners Please tell me what you think!

Thanks for the tips, i think i will have to use some cheap parts with my budget. Luckilly i have 100 euros to spend on the neck, i hoped to get all the other parts and wood and finishes for under 200 euros. Dont know if this division of my budget is wise, but i thought i couldnt get a neck for...

Hey, nice to see so much interest in the research part;). My research will only consist of gathering and compiling already existing information, so I will not do any tests. I will use books, the internet sources and hopefully some guitar builders to sum up and explain the factors wich influence...

Will post a thread on the forum! great tips. I was thinking maple or mahogany, but im not sure yet. I have sent a quotation to the fijnhandel. I will first try to determine which factors are most important for the bass sound, so that i can focus on those things when im building the guitar...

Thanks! great site but cant find a 5 string neck. Invalid Link Removed Did find this bridge though, do you think its decent?

Hey! My first ever thread for my first ever bass build. For my thesis i chose to build my own bass guitar and to research the dominant influences on the guitar tone. I want to build a five string bass. Since my only experience is building a harley benton guitar kit, i thought it would be smart...