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Then it might as well be a neck-through...:)....which I'm designing now.

Thanks gentlemen...for the nice comments and the responses. I was pretty sure I couldn't go wrong using P or J bass specs....but this helps shove me down the path. Thanks again.

Thanks! Here's a link to my first model guitar. I'm on my third now. I'd probably be using this layered approach to building the first bass as well. http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Stuart_Keith_Guitars/library/

Btw...if those replying could be so kind as to include what their string gauge preference is...that would also be helpful. I'm assuming .045, .065, .085, .110TW is right in the middle somewhere. Please let me know if I'm wrong.

I'm not seeking to clone any particular guitar...rather...I'm trying to get the scale, neck shape, dimensions, ect. together for a common bass...so that what I make as a first effort feels normal for players. I have a Fender Jazz Bass for recording but I'm a guitarist primarily and haven't...

New member here. I have a question for bass players. I'm a luthier...a little ways from actually making a bass but I'm designing tooling these days to accommodate various scale lengths. I need to get the basic design work done on the longest instrument I intend to make in order to...