I'm mainly a percussionist, but I've started learning to play bass. I love building instruments, and latley I've been toying with the idea of building a bass.
I'm thinking of making a Fender P Bass clone. I don't have a very big budget, so my plan was to buy a crappy Squire P Bass from the flea market or something. A really cheap one, but with the neck in good shape.
I would use the neck from that guitar, but make my own body, I'm thinking Zebrawood. I could use the crappy old body as a template too. I'm pretty comfortable working with wood, I've built furnature, art pieces, percussion instruments, and a bunch of other stuff.
Does this sound like a good idea, or am I crazy?
Any other ideas?
Cheers,
o'malley
