Finished my tele bass

[bkim]

Finally finished my bass. It has a chambered Alder body with a poplar top, flame maple neck with sperzels. 31" scale w/ zero fret. Pickup is a tapped single coil 1/4 lb SD tele neck p/u (scavenged off my tele). Krylon Ivory Gloss with Deft Nitro on top of it. Home machined bridge plate, saddles, control plate and pickguard. Output jack in place of tone control for the time being.

 

[kickupthejam]

That's really nice. The preamp looks a little wonky, but that just adds character. I want it

 

[Ampeg SVT]

That looks cool, sound clips???

 

[bkim]

That's really nice. The preamp looks a little wonky, but that just adds character. I want it

What does wonky mean?

I'm guessing it means either wierd or crooked. Its funny, the plate does look kind of crooked in these pictures, but it doesn't look crooked in person.

 

[Baird6869]

I like it. I bet it might sound similar to a Musicmaster?

 

[godofthunder59]

That is just to cool !

 

[Jared92]

Fender would be praised by many if they made the guitar type Telecasters.

 

[Sub5ound]

You stole my idea!!! Really though, mine was to put a 51' style at the bridge with the lipstick at the neck. Good job! How much?

 

[bkim]

You stole my idea!!! Really though, mine was to put a 51' style at the bridge with the lipstick at the neck. Good job! How much?

I thought about the 51 bridge/lipstick too! Maybe at some point I will do that. If you wanted a jazz at the bridge, I see these bridges turn up on ebay sometimes that have a hole cut out of the bridgeplate for a jazz PU. Its not slanted though, so...

This was done on a serious budget.

So here is about what I spent:

45 tuners
13 truss rod
10 frets
25 lumber
8- 2 cans Krylon Ivory (old formulation)
15-2 cans deft nitro clear
10 Dunlop straplocks
1 pickguard material (TAP plastic cut offs)
4 aluminum for control plate
3 bridge screws
10 strings
4 knob

$148 total

I already had the pickup, switch, jack and aluminum for the bridge. The bridge saddles are made from an exacto knife handle.

 

[bronzehydra]

Dude, I love that thing!

I'm thinking about making my own bass sometime in the future.

But this thing is far better looking than anything I can do!

 

[iplaybasstexas]

so you made that neck

if you did, PM me!

 

[rodl2005]

Beautiful JOB BKIM!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOP JOB!! VERY Envious! well done.

 

[bassplayertom77]

Very classy.

 

[debassr]

Let me know if you ever want to sell this. Seriously.

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Now THAT is a Telecaster bass! Hopefully, your guitar player has a similar telecaster guitar?

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Thats wild man, its a classic !

 

[VegaV77]

looks great man good job!!!

 

[Chunky_Lover]

oops...i just came a little...damn that sexy bass!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[andrew]

Great looking bass! Good job!

 

[fenderplayer]

awesome!