First off, I apologize in advance to all the fine luthiers and Woodworkers here as those barely qualify as "building" basses.
I bought on a whim a Harley Benton PB50, fiesta Red, Lefty, so I could make a Dusty Hill kinda bass.
https://images.app.goo.gl/mq4ggnT6psE7B3v7A
The thing is, I was so pleased and suprised with this that I bought a second one, sunburst, lefty, so I could toy around.
I did play a bit on the second one, but the neck dive was too much, and the controls were in the way, so i decided...
to buy a third Harley Benton Fretless, and swap the reverse maple neck on it. And, instead of selling the lefty body, well... I bought a Squier Mike Dirnt neck.
So, what we've got here is three project basses, with a total starter investment at 400€.
One Full Lefty (body and neck) P51, to be modded with a quadcoils pickup assembly. Probably be Sparkling Gold.
One Lefty body p51, modded with Two side by side P51 pickups, wired through a Telecaster Control plate, with a Right hand neck Will probably be beaten to deth be Relic'ing.
One Jazz Bass, wired with EMG X Vol Vol Tone + Bass/Treble Stacked, with a reversed maple Neck. Will probably end up with a coat of shel pink and light relic'ing to show the Sunburst underneath.
Further investments are the lipstick single coils for the quadcoils setting and the Telecaster plate (50€, thank you China and eBay)
a full set of EMG Jazz with plate and everything, 120€
Three sets of lightweight tuners (AllParts, 150€)
And most probably new bridges (150€ again)
About 30€ for the painting cans
Will it be worth it ?
Economically speaking, sure no. But the fun doing this is immense.