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Hi! So, I've been thinking of building a electric bass and was wondering where to start. I pretty much have all the tools I need to build a bass.
Here are the options I can think of:
4-string Jazz bass:
+ Easy
+ Can find templates easily
- Kinda basic and meh
5-string Jazz bass:
+ Quite easy to build
+ 5 string is a plus
-+ Templates kinda hard to find
5 or 6-string bass, neck thru:
+ good playability
+ good looks
- Hard to build(?)
- No templates
-designing it is gonna be hard.
- finding blanks long enough is hard where I live.
Also if I do end up doing the neck thru, do I need to do laminate neck or will 1-piece maple neck be enough?
First build questions!
in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat
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Thanks for the reply! I was thinking of using neck and pocket template and design my own body shape. I might just ask the local luthier who sells timber and stuff to make me 5 string jazz bass template. He did do custom templates we'll see. He also sells slotted fretboards so that gonna be good. I will probably just using the j-bass shape and do some contours on the body and heel joint to make it more modern.