[quote name='thebrig' post='1300232' date='Jul 11 2011, 07:50 PM'][i][b]Jazz Bass[/b][/i]
Mighty Mite Body £120
Mighty Mite Precision Neck with ‘Ebonal’ board £75
No-Name Deluxe Tuners £40
Gotoh 201 Bridge £35
EMG Active Pickups £110
Natural Ash with 'Tru-Oil' (gunstock oil) £8
Total [b]£388[/b]
[i][b]Precision Bass[/b][/i]
Squier VM Body £40
Mighty Mite Jazz Neck with maple board £75
Wilkinson Tuners £24
Gotoh 201 Bridge £35
Wizard Thumper Pickup £50
Tortoiseshell pickguard £15
Total [b] £239[/b]
As you can see, quite a big saving was made on the precision, because I only needed one pickup, and the body only cost me £40. I purchased the Squier Vintage Modified bass for £125 from ebay, I then sold on the neck, tuners, scratchplate and pickups for a total of £85. The body was in great condition, so no paint job was required.
Admittedly, building your own is not that cheap, but you do get the satisfaction of choosing the parts and look, and I must say, for a little over £600, I have myself two very nice basses, that play and sound as good as anything I have tried in the shops, including US Fenders.[/quote]
Thanks! I've been after a fretless P for a while and I think your price list may have just sold me!