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    ah thats not a bad idea at all.. i actually have an old squire p bass in my closet i could use, tottally forgot i had that until u said that.. haha. now, say in the future i would possibly want a j pickup in there, is that going to affect the p position, and ill be doomed if i do it that way now? or can i just add a J under it
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    Hey, im building my first bass, and im going with P style pickups. No J for now, but maybe in the future if all goes well. anyway, what is the best way to decide where to position the pickup? is there a certain distance from the bridge/neck that i should use? thanks.
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    yea, i have decided not to make the neck out of solid mahogany, and instead, i am going to use maple, with two 8th inch walnut stripes in between to kinda tie the neck and the body together. 50 pounds per string??? i had no idea.. i got alot to learn!
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    why are they banned??
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    Hey, Thanks for all of the input guys. You Rock Hey, what i would suggest to do is go to a local music store and play around on some of the guitars. When you find the tone your looking for, get the info on that guitar and find out what pickups it uses. I am building a bass and that helped my decision alot. Pickup choice is a very personal preference. You could also try the electronics section of this forum for a more pickup educated crowd
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    well, after some more thinking, ive decided to stick with a maple neck, but have 2 mahogany strips running down the length of it. My only concern is that it wont look good with the type of wood im using, but im hoping that the thin strips (a little over 1/8 in) will work for what im doing as i only want two darker then maple strips down the neck to match the bodys look. The body is a walnut laminat with two strips of maple down the center. I dont have enough walnut the length i need so thats why i wanna see how mahogany works. Here is a picture of the body blank to give an idea of what the body is going to look like. Does anyone think that this would look odd? mahogany is a little redder then walnut is, but i think that at that thickness, it really wont matter. not to mention that i need to lose weight anywhere i can on this puppy!
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    hehe, i knew the bodies were mahogony but i didnt know the necks were. Kinda hard to see through the paint on the les pauls i have played. Les pauls are also glued on necks, not bolt on, so im not sure if that makes a difference or not. Has anyone bulit a bolt on neck instrument and used mahogany as your neck wood?
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    Hey everyone. I am new to this forum, i stumbled upon it while looking for this very question, so i will ask it here. I know mahogany is what is used mostly on acoustic guitar necks. But is there a reason i have not seen it used on electric guitars or basses? does it have anything to do with the neck joint not being strong enough if its not like its done on an acoustic? I am making a custom bolt on neck bass guitar and i wanna know what my options are. I would also imagine that mahogany possibly isnt strong enough to hold the bolts tight like maple is. My other option is laminating maple and mahogany. Let me know
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