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Hey all. I've been planning out a bass for a while now and I hope to start soon. I have limited woodworking experience but I am going to buy a premade neck and I have a luthier friend who is willing to help and let me use his shop. I've done a lot of reading about stuff, and I made a list of...

I am in the final stages of planning out my first build, and I have a couple questions. How does a warmoth body blank compare to say...wood from home depot? Can I pick up wood of the same quality from a relatively inexpensive local place? As far as finishing goes, I am looking for...

So I'm looking to wire a bass as follows: Nordstrand Dual Coil at the bridge position with a two-way switch to select series or SC. Nordstrand NP5 at the neck position. Each will have an individual volume knob. The tone knob will be for both. Random Questions: I want an on/on switch...

Nordstrand makes dual coil pickups, which you can read about here. I have a couple of noob questions about them. It doesn't specifically say whether they are active or passive, but I'm assuming the convention is that if it doesn't specifically say it's active, then it's not? It refers to...

If a bass has two passive pickups (say a j and a p) and volume and tone knobs for each pickup, does it need a switch for anything? On that note, would it make any sense to have a bass with a humbucker at the neck position, and a p-pickup at the bridge, and then have a 3-way switch with...

Okay so I'm organizing my first build, figuring out all of the components and stuff, and I am totally overwhelmed by choosing electronics. Should I have active or passive pickups? How many options should my switch have? What will it do? What kinds of pickups should I use? Where should they...

I am planning out my first bass, and I want a tight sound which isn't too bright. I also want a bright purple and black theme. I am currently planning to use a bolt-on maple neck with a purpleheart fretboard and ebony veneer. Can anyone help me decide what to do with the body, both with regards...

I am hoping to build a five-string bass, which will be my first bass building project. Here are my questions: Bridges: Is the Schaller 496 bridge worth spending 70 dollars on? I can afford it, but I am trying to save money where possible. Also, is string-thru worthwhile? Another thread on this...