Looking for custom bass builder

Good luck on that one. Just add up the parts needed for that bass.

 

If you were willing to go with a neck-through you could get a Dave Pushic custom for 1500 or possibly less. He doesn't have the best reputation but it seems like he's putting out quality stuff now.

 

I don't know about $1500 but Nino Valenti could do something like that for a little over $2000. You may find something in the classifieds or on his website. www.valentibasses.com

 

+1 on Nino. You won't get it for $1500, but you'll get quality at a very reasonable price. I think that if you do get someone to do it for $1500, you'll get something that sacrifices quality.

 

Yep, and Nino never sacrifices quality. He's very detail oriented.

 

Try www.wishbass.com You'll need to start with one of their "Non-Traditional" standard models, which are all neck-through, but you could have everything else for way under $1500.

 

The only way around this, that I can think of, is to buy the components (from a reputable source(s)) and have a luthier put it together for you. Construction and set up is at least half the bass IMHO

 

Try Steve Benford. He has done great work for me.

www.benfordguitars.com

 

TRy Michael Dolan in Santa Rosa, Ca-he's an absolute genius with hid woodworking and a great guy to deal with

 

Might be able to watch the classifieds and get something close, but the price really limits choices.

 

Check out Stambaugh guitars. His base price fo a four string bolt on is $1600.00, but it's well worth the extra money. Another option for you is to put it together yourself. Check out Warmoth's webpage for the neck and woods and Best Bass Gear for the hardware. It's not difficult to do it yourself and the project should cost you less than $1000.00