Here’s my first attempt at building a guitar (other than a cigar box one) - something I’ve been wanting to do for many years.
Key components are:
Body: Alder PJ Bass from GuitarandBassBuilds.com
Neck: Jazz bass neck from Twin—cam on ebay.
Stain: Wudtone Hot Auburn and Goldenrod burst for the body.
Pickups: I picked up a set of second hand (but barely used) EMJ Geezer Butler pickups on ebay - which included a full plug and play wiring loom.
Other bits: mostly new and used parts from ebay.
The build has mostly been quite straightforward - the most involved aspect being the staining of the body and neck.
I was pretty pleased with the wudtone kit. I’ve spent a lot of time mulling over colours and eventually decided to try a burst effect. The application process was actually fairly easy and I’m very pleased with the result, although the contrast between the two colours is not quite as pronounced as I had imagined.
i finally got the guitar finished yesterday and have managed to get the action and tuning set up fairly well after a couple of hours of fiddling with it.
It sounds and plays great (to my limited experience).
Now I’m thinking about my next build for which I think I’d like to do my own body shaping and routing and possibly build my own neck.
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Here’s my first attempt at building a guitar (other than a cigar box one) - something I’ve been wanting to do for many years.
Key components are:
Body: Alder PJ Bass from GuitarandBassBuilds.com
Neck: Jazz bass neck from Twin—cam on ebay.
Stain: Wudtone Hot Auburn and Goldenrod burst for the body.
Pickups: I picked up a set of second hand (but barely used) EMJ Geezer Butler pickups on ebay - which included a full plug and play wiring loom.
Other bits: mostly new and used parts from ebay.
The build has mostly been quite straightforward - the most involved aspect being the staining of the body and neck.
I was pretty pleased with the wudtone kit. I’ve spent a lot of time mulling over colours and eventually decided to try a burst effect. The application process was actually fairly easy and I’m very pleased with the result, although the contrast between the two colours is not quite as pronounced as I had imagined.
i finally got the guitar finished yesterday and have managed to get the action and tuning set up fairly well after a couple of hours of fiddling with it.
It sounds and plays great (to my limited experience).
Now I’m thinking about my next build for which I think I’d like to do my own body shaping and routing and possibly build my own neck.