frankenbass

Hello all! I've been incredibly lucky living in Brooklyn. Today I found a vintage P bass neck out to the GARBAGE. So I picked it up and am...

[ATTACH] Purchased from our very own @PhatBasstard . Shout out to him for shipping international too. Warmoth Leland Sklar P Body, MIM Fender P...

Here’s the backstory. I’ve tinkered with basses and guitars since I began playing, more out of lack of funds than anything. I recently took a pro...

Some pics from beginning to end of my new-like-used beater bass. I should probably explain a little why I recently [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...

Here is my freshly refitted Talman, it started life as standard, black TMB105BK. The first mod I did shortly after purchase was swapping out the...

I bought a maybe-Fender J-P Frankenbass locally. The seller says a friend built this from an American Fender Jazz neck and an unknown body maybe...

Hi! Doing a BC Rich Warlock bass build project using a 2000s era NJ body and a Platinum 24-fret neck. Have much of the hardware aready: Grover...

So basically I am re-redoing the electronics in my bass as the pots currently in it are cooked well done, and whilst scavenging components from...

Hello all! I bought this interesting looking fella online thinking I'd have a good project for a drop-B bass. It had a fender-shape and...

I was playing my only frankenbass (an 85' Peavey Foundation body with a '78 T-40 neck) and it never occurred to me how crisp and loud the G string...

This got needlessly rambly... so the TL;DR; -- I need advice on how many knobs I can comfortably fit into a Precision control cavity. Although in...

Greetings! I have a 1979 MM Stingray Bass. Lovely sound, but the truss rod is broken and the neck is bowed. I need a new neck. If you are...

Not sure if its an old mustang, or a modified SG bass. Looks like he has Headshot tuners.. [ATTACH] Happy Halloween! :p

I have a bass that I was told has a MIJ body and pickups and a MIM neck. The neck is definitely MIM as the serial number is MN4129343, which...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I got too caught up in excitement to mod this bass that I completely forgot to take pictures and record sound samples. The bass...

Hello, fellows! For some time I've been GASing for a '51 Precision style bass. This is my first assembled from parts. I finished putting it...

Nameless, brandless, feckless, built in my garage... I’m just gonna seal it over top of the scuffs, pencil parks, and splattered shielding paint....

$325 Shipped Con USA. Will ship elsewhere for an upcharge EDIT 5/30 Price drop Part-out prices on this listing: For Sale - T-40 neck, custom...

Noticed that there are lots of these clubs for owners of certain styles and manufactures of basses and cabs and such, but in searching the forums...

Whoa Nelly! I like this. I’m just in the beginning stages and I’m not even sure what neck I’ll use, but this could be something special. ATK...

Hey guys! I thought this may be a good place to start. I am looking to branch out and design a bass from scratch. I definitely don't have the...

Kind of a feeler to see what is out there. Bass plays great and is super comfortable. 1968 body, neck plate, and pickup. Body has a battery...

Less than a week ago I miraculously came into possession of a T-40 body w/pickguard & pots for less than $40 shipped. First thing's first I'm sort...

I'm very much considering buying parts online to make a frankenbass. I'm looking at a Fender Noir P bass body with a red tort guard and a neck...

I apologize to T Series Peavey and Ibanez Roadstar II Standard purists, graphic content inside. I also hope this doesn't raise a conflict of...

I'm so happy with how my latest FrankenBass turned out! It didn't take as much as some of my other ones, as the basis was a Lowe Ridler IV which...

Hello all, I just ordered a 5 string Music Man Stingray neck on ebay and I want to "build" a P bass for it. I'm not a "luthier" compared to some...

I'm trimming down to essentials since my wife is in between jobs. This unique bass began its life as a USA-made G&L SB-1 (split P-bass style) from...

[ATTACH] I have been interested in building and repair for a long time, and assisted in a workshop building guitars and basses back in 2004. Then...

*****CLEANED UP AND REBUILT BASS CAN BE SEEN ON PAGE 5***** Just picked this up in a local pawn shop ...I talked them down to $150 out the...

Hey everybody! Ok, so this summer I'm planning on making another Frankenbass to add to my collection. Right now I'm planning on buying a...

Hey everyone, I figured I should probably post in this section more often to help motivate me to get some projects off my bench. I'm still...

Hey everyone. 62 year old new to bass, new to blogging and new to music making. Decided now or never and after lurking in music stores, I bought...