Most the fun of a kit is the “figuring it out” process. If you wanted an instrument to play immediately you wouldn’t have gotten a kit, so enjoy the challenges as they pop up 
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DIY kits?
- Thread starter Gobnous Gretch
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I agree with this completely. When my daughter asked me why I was building a bass I answered some people put together puzzles I'm building a bass. I was just surprised at the particular set of challenges that presented themselves. I anticipated having to do major fret work and that part is actually really good. The entire neck is well done. I didn't anticipate trying to come up with a creative way to cover up a quarter of my flamed Maple top because the holes for the pots are so badly unevenly spaced. I would think if that was the kind of thing where I was making more than one instrument I would create a template instead of just doing it freehand. But it's okay. Like you said, it's the challenge of overcoming the obstacles.Most the fun of a kit is the “figuring it out” process. If you wanted an instrument to play immediately you wouldn’t have gotten a kit, so enjoy the challenges as they pop up
Schecter used to offer all kinds of exotic wood necks and bodies to build your own bass. They had Zebra wood and Purple Heart Fender Precisions with
solid ebony or rosewood necks and a variety of a gold and chrome plated pickguards and hardware. They were beautiful to look at and quite heavy to play.
solid ebony or rosewood necks and a variety of a gold and chrome plated pickguards and hardware. They were beautiful to look at and quite heavy to play.
I have a destroyed schecter that I am working on converting into a fretless. It's rather heavy so since it's already garbage and I'm experimenting with it I'm planning on giving it one of those spector scoops in an attempt to lighten it up a little. If I ever hit the lottery one of my first calls would be to the Spector custom shop.
