Guitarfetish.com Bass Kits

[Metaldood19]

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Guitar-And-Bass-Kits_c_74.html

Has anyone purchased one of these? They look pretty cool and seem like a fun weekend project. I wonder how they play once they're built.

 

[Kmonk]

The bodies are made from paulownia wood which is also used in some brand name guitars as a core wood and the topped with another wood. The Dean ML XM has a paulownia core that is then topped with mahogany. The necks are made from maple. Might be a good project for someone who wants to build their own bass. I have doubts about how it will sound.

 

[Diogenes]

I've never used a kit much less one from GuitarFetish but at that price point I'd say go for it. Assembling your own bass is a great learning experience and this is a good option for people who don't have a decent wood shop at their disposal. However I wouldn't expect too much from the kit. I would bet that the pickups are underwound and that it will most likely need fret work. On the plus side (and an advantage to modifying a pre-built bass) you get to choose the headstock shape and the neck and body are raw wood so there's no stripping involved.

 

[blubolt]

actually, the pickups are really nice and at that price really a steal. I've used the over wound models in a few projects and I'm not at all disappointed in the sound.

 

[wilfred]

I was looking at these the other day, i'd like to try one some day just for fun! i love building guitars! and this would be my first bass build.

 

[wilfred]

The pickups in the kit are not the same GFS bass pickups. But i do really like the overwound p bass pup i have in my frankin bass.