kemra

I would love a Gecko, they look fantastic and Warmoth has such a good reputation for quality. But I think i'll need to wait for my apyrise to kick in before i take the plunge on one.

[quote name='neepheid' post='271878' date='Aug 28 2008, 04:26 PM']That's been on eBay for ages, which suggests that it's overpriced. I personally wouldn't take it on for the following reasons: 1) holes already drilled for tuners, limiting your choices. They're also not drilled very straight (as in aligned with each other). 2) pickup routs are HUGE, pretty much limiting you to large soapbar pickups 3) I don't care too much for the placement of the control holes 4) there are 2 broken screws stuck in the headstock 5) the wood's not all that bonnie. It would have to have some kind of amazing figure in it for me to put up with/put right the issues listed above. Everything is fixable, but if it's your first go, I'd suggest that this needs a little too much TLC. If this is your first go, why not give this a try - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360082226020"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=360082226020[/url] It's not exciting, but you can't really go wrong for £70 for everything.[/quote] Very good points. That P Bass kit does look interesting, if i cant find anything else before that auction is up I may just pick that up. Thanks for the replies so far guys both very helpful

Hi all, I have been looking at some of the build diaries today and have been hankering after a project to fill my time with. I was pondering doing a J Bass project preferably using a real Fender J Bass body and going from there. However I found this whilst browsing Ebay today: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIVE-STRING-CUSTOM-BASS-PROJECT-EXOTIC-WOOD_W0QQitemZ180281007943QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180281007943&_trkparms=72%3A12|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIVE-STRING-CUSTOM-B...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] I like the look of it but as my knowledge of exotic woods is minimal I wasn't sure what woods these were and if it was a good deal at all. Do you guys think that this would be a great bass to build on or would it just be better to find a Fender J Bass body to start a project with? **EDIT** Not sure if this is in the right place, was a bit unsure to be honest. If it is could a Mod kindly move it to the correct place? Many thanks!

Thanks for the friendly welcome guys. It's certainly refreshing switching from "the darkside" . Looks like there is a wonderful community here so I think I will learn a lot here !

Hi Guys! (and Gals!) I've just signed up here so I thought I would drop in and say hi. I'm very new to bass having only been playing for a month or so but have played a six-stringer for about 3 years now. I'm hoping with the help of this forum my bass playing will progress nicely. Hope to get to know everyone better soon! Bye for now.