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Hey Folks, I just moved to the USA, and i'm excited to start this new build here, it'd be a modern concept but the core tone will be an "on...
Hey guys (and gals?), got started on my first bass build last week. I've built several guitars so when someone asked me about a bass I thought...
Hello all, my name is Mitch (hence the bass name), I'm 23 and have been a long time bass player and member of this forum. I've always wanted to...
I have started a Swinger bass build. I plan on using a Mustang bass pickup. I would like the pickup in the same location along the 30" scale as on...
Hey all, I got a gorgeous custom neck in a trade from @Minirehak 212. It's Birdseye maple with the smoothest ebony fretboard. It's just a little...
Guys! My time has finally arrived! After years upon years of drooling over all of your custom builds, I finally get to make a thread of my own. A...
the body came from here: SOLD - Fender MIM Precision Body LPB - Loaded :thumbsup: i slapped on a CIJ neck { a perfect fit } and a two year old set...
Hey All, I am beginning my first bass build and would love your input! Being that this is my first build, I decided to order a custom neck...
I want two new basses. Neither is made, nor is ever likely to be. I have neither the tools, ability or skills to do them. But I still want them....
I have been contemplating for a while of putting together a P bass, and finally I have found some time to do so. It started with an unfinished...
I didnt want to spend $900 on the MIJ reissues and as nice as the vm squiers are, $400 seemed a little steep for a bass that was not string...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just traded for this Precision style parts bass,with the older SX neck,with seems to be a Fernandes...
My new Fender American Standard Dimension IV bass build. American Standard Dimension alder body (bought the body loaded from Stratosphere Music...
[ATTACH] So I replaced the neck on my Fender USA Standard Jazz bass, rosewood for maple board... and wound up with a mint condition 2012 Fender...
I do a lot of work with a great cabinet maker. Well, I was given this beautiful Ash, so I thought I'd build a couple of bass bodies...a P Bass and...
Okay - I am expecting everyone to get a good laugh out of my design but I like it! I decided to do something totally wacky for my first bass...
[ATTACH] I don't know about you, but I just couldn't see shelling out 5k? for a Dusty Hill Custom Shop slab body. So, I got up the nerve to try...
Over a year and a half ago I started planning my ukulele bass project. After a short debate I decided it was a solid body bass that was my goal....
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Hello there bass friends. Just wanted to share my first build that I completed last spring. Its a fender mim standard 5 that I stripped down to...
My Warmoth P/J build has actually been done for a couple months, it just didn't have the custom waterslide logo on it, now it's officially...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] hey everybody, I just finished building my first bass. Really want to show it to some people because it is...
I have narrowed down to 2 finishes both having the Spalted Maple Burst, but one having their Black Burst finish added. My worries is with the...
I am getting close to finishing my first bass build and I can't decide on what type of finish to use. I'm looking for all of your experienced...
Beautiful John Kallas 1966 Jazz Bass. Kallas builds these as close to original spec as possible. That means nitro finish, period correct...
A few months ago I decided to launch off my first jazz bass build and I thought I'd share my project and its progress so far. :) This all started...
The back story; a rather severely "pulverized” collarbone incident a few years back left me with discomfort when playing my normal 34” scale bass...
May I share my NBD with you? In honor of Buck Owens and the Buckeroos, my bass build. Silver sparkle P Bass. Sent an Allparts one piece swamp...
SO this will be my first bass build. I have plenty of tools for wood working and DIY most things. I am from USA but have been living in South...
Thought I’d share these few here, I started on them a few weeks ago and they are now going into finishing. The body shape has been in our range...
Purchased a swamp ash body from B. Hefner and it arrived today. The last component I needed for this build. And by my bathroom scale weighs in at...
I probably built this bass around three years ago. Here's a the original build: Moonshine DC Bass build The plan was to build a bass out of...
So earlier this year I decided I needed something to take up some more of my non existent off time and music money lol. I've wanted another jazz...
I'm sure I'm not the first to consider this. I've lusted for a Modulus FU4 or FB4 for a long time but new and used are hard to find and too...
So a quick intro. I'm an industrial designer by trade. It's my job to make physical products function well and look good...everything from cars to...
Hey TBers! I'm currently building my "dream" bass. Here are a few specs: Warmoth P-bass body Warmoth J-bass neck Bill Lawrence P-46 pickup...
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...
In looking to build a bass, the only company I could find online who could make a neck closest to the specs I wanted was Musikraft. I was trying...
Hi TalkBass, Do you have experience building your own instrument? This may seem quite ambitious, but I am planning to build myself an electric...
So I began my journey to pursue the Upright bass career after playing Ella Fitzgerald's "lullaby of birdland" within my Black Jazz Ensemble course...
