So today I stumbeled upon an add which read ''Stagg Jazz bass - complete package to assemble your own bass. Price: 40''
I snatched it. Figured that even if the parts aren't worth a lousy 40, it'd be a great learning experience.
I was actually looking for a passive fretless P or J, but now I think I'll just take my time to convert this sh**** pile of parts I now own into a semi-decent bass. I'll keep scavenging second hand sites for parts, because I'm pretty sure the Stagg hardware, electronics and pickups are going to suck. My aim is to put not a single new part in this project - all second hand.
So the question is: if you could assemble your own passive fretless P, J or P/J bass (4 string btw, Jaco only needed ...
), what pickups and hardware would you use (and what are the tonal qualities of the parts you'd like to use, in other words describe the sound of what you would want to achieve with it).
I snatched it. Figured that even if the parts aren't worth a lousy 40, it'd be a great learning experience.
I was actually looking for a passive fretless P or J, but now I think I'll just take my time to convert this sh**** pile of parts I now own into a semi-decent bass. I'll keep scavenging second hand sites for parts, because I'm pretty sure the Stagg hardware, electronics and pickups are going to suck. My aim is to put not a single new part in this project - all second hand.
So the question is: if you could assemble your own passive fretless P, J or P/J bass (4 string btw, Jaco only needed ...
), what pickups and hardware would you use (and what are the tonal qualities of the parts you'd like to use, in other words describe the sound of what you would want to achieve with it).
