bass build

Hey all lookin for some input as I'm putting together another bass, a jazz this time from a bunch of parts I have available and some choice input...

Earlier this year I completed my first ever “from scratch” instrument build, it took me two years! I finally had time to compile the photos, I...

My sister was throwing out a beaten up Mahogany shelf and wondered if I wanted to make a guitar out of it. Instead I opted for a step up from my...

Hi all, well it hasn't actually arrived yet (that why sorta) but looking for suggestions to finish out this walnut CV P body just won from an...

I'm very close to ordering an ampeg ba210v2 from ams. I played gk for years. Love that growl. You really gotta push the amps to get it to come...

Greetings, TBers, I am prowling for a bass project and just came across Eden Guitars on eBay. Has anyone done a bass build project with their...

Hiya folks, I have a neck from a short scale Squire VM Jaguar Bass kicking around and I'm really eager to build a body for it. Going to check out...

Hi all :) I've searched the forums for quite a while and I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for so here I am, yet again adding to the...

Hi all, Realise there are probably a million posts about this, apologies to add to the pile but none of the posts I've found have been all that...

I am going to build a Warmoth Bass and would like it to have a really Low down P bass sound. I am going to use a sadowsky pre because I love the...

Some of you may remember my resurrected lefty 6 string, which I completed recently - 19 years after starting the project. In that thread, I...

My first bass build was just a shop bought neck on a solid ash body I made, the second one came about when I managed to pick up some big lumps of...

I'm on the hunt for a CNC machine that can build bodies and necks as well as be used by the whole fam with all their projects. I really like...

Hi all just notifying everyone of my new YouTube bass educational channel. It’s early days but I have video lessons up already, some with free...

Other than playing at Church, I am just not playing enough to justify keeping such a nice bass so I have decided to put this up for sale. I...

[ATTACH] This week I finished piecing together a really cool “Frankenstein”, made of parts from the New Fender player series basses. Buttercream...

can anyone help with how to wire these passive pickups. How many pots ect. A diagram would be very welcome.

Can anyone give me advice on how i can wire these passive pickups. May have to ditch the jaz and just use the P and MM. How many pots i have to...

[ATTACH] 5/25/18: I'm starting a build out thread for a Cliff Bordwell custom bass I'm having made. I'd never heard of Bordwell Basses until I saw...

Okay, so the first bass build can be viewed here. This was more just trying to get an understanding of the fundamentals. Although, I did add some...

I'm pretty jazzed (ha!) about how this turned out. It's my 2nd build and my 5th bass. It consists of: Warmoth swamp ash J Bass body (finished by...

A repeat customer just sent me a deposit for this so I might as well kick off a thread while I'm waiting for materials to arrive. He already has...

I got some progress shots of my new Custom Devon Cocobolo 5 string being finished. He has the body and neck almost finished. Going to do the...

So we are in the process of starting an INXS tribute band and we are going for the really authentic look. And it appears Garry Gary Beers plays...

Hi I am considering an MJT body for a p bass project. I have several MJT guitars that I've built and love them. Can anyone from experience tell...

I'm thinking about building a new 4-string bass for my bass-player wife. I'd really like to clone her Ibanez SR700 in a short-scale and...

So I am contemplating assembling a bass and am looking for input on pickup configuration and strings. I currently own two basses: Fender MIM FSR...

This has been an idea of mine for about 10 years. I was lucky enough to finally make it a reality. It's a Warmoth wenge neck and pickguard,...

Jazz Bass build, 32" scale, all new parts, no trades, shipping to lower US only. Fender MIM jazz replacement body Brad Lowe 32 conversion neck,...

I finally got to put together a bass I've always wanted. My absolute favorite look on a bass is a black body with a maple black block neck. I've...

I started playing several years ago with just some random cheap Jackson i found on craigslist. Since developing myself as a player and getting...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Charles Fox is the instructor, and Paul "Pablo" Bristow is also there in class to assist. The bass is going to be...

Hi all I have been a lurker here for a long time, and have wanted to build a bass from scratch for a a number of years. I have built a kitset...

I'm going with 1 of these 2 tops for my new Commissioned build through Devon Smullen. The neck will be 3 piece Maple and Ebony top with Abalone...

Hello Talk Bass community!:):):) I'll be building a double bass and posting my process here. My plan in for a Busetto corner bass, maybe a 5...

Brand new just completed Jazz Bass build, everything is new. New high gloss Candy Apple metallic red a/m body from Japan, all new passive...

RESOLVED!! Edit- Ok! The issue is resolved. I don't know exactly what the problem was. I looked in the control cavity and a few of the pieces...

Sorry if this is a bit messy and/or rambly. I'm in the process of building a singlecut semihollow 5 string fretless with mahogany body wings, a...

Brand new Jazz Bass build...every part and screw is brand new. Made in Japan a/m body in Fiesta Red is loaded with smooth face Korean EMG copies...