3 string plywood bass.

[Ronbeast]

I have some scraps of plywood just laying around so I decided I might as well use them for something.I'm not really looking for a bass with an awesome sound,I'm just gonna build a bass that I think would be fun to play and cheap to build.I got the design for the body after seeing a headless bass that my friend owns.
I was just wondering,where could I get a pickup for a 3-string bass at a decent price,or could I just use a soapbar style pickup with a very wide string spacing?Also has anyone ever built a bass out of plywood?I know its considered the worst quality wood you can use for a bass but I'm only using it because I've got so much laying around here that I might as well do something productive with it.

 

[DRN-PWNS]

maybe use a strat guitar pick up

 

[ponticat]

Three Strings?
Do you have some BIG scraps?
Build a bass balalaika!

 

[Obese Chess]

Three Strings?
Do you have some BIG scraps?
Build a bass balalaika!

 

[Thangfish]

I have some scraps of plywood
--[snip]-- I was just wondering,where could I get a pickup for a 3-string bass at a decent price
--[snip]-- Also has anyone ever built a bass out of plywood?I know its considered the worst quality wood you can use for a bass but I'm only using it because I've got so much laying around here that I might as well do something productive with it.

Here is a thread you may find interesting.
Dano style plywood build
I don't think he has completed it yet.

Pickup....
I don't know about decent price, but half of a 5 string P pup would be perfect!

Tony Levin's 3 string 'ray (and the only existing pickup I presume) died in a fire.

This picture was ripped from Fender's web site:

 

[Ronbeast]

haha,thanks for the input and that other whatchamacallut looks fairly interesting too,i acctually have enough scrap playwood that I may be able to build both

 

[Ripper]

heres your 3-string excessively cheap plywood bass:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391618

 

[jbybj]

I have some scraps of plywood just laying around so I decided I might as well use them for something.I'm not really looking for a bass with an awesome sound,I'm just gonna build a bass that I think would be fun to play and cheap to build.I got the design for the body after seeing a headless bass that my friend owns.
I was just wondering,where could I get a pickup for a 3-string bass at a decent price,or could I just use a soapbar style pickup with a very wide string spacing?Also has anyone ever built a bass out of plywood?I know its considered the worst quality wood you can use for a bass but I'm only using it because I've got so much laying around here that I might as well do something productive with it.

Check out Krappyguitars.com. They make their own pu's for their custom basses, and might sell you a three string pu. They just seem like that kind of a company. Have fun. JBY