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Summon Guitarmos: anyone have experience building a guitar?
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:37 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap I don't mean literally carving the wood or anything but buying a body, electronics and neck separately and either assembling it or taking it to a guitar tech to set up?
I really love the features of the Fender American Elite P Bass. Both P and J pickups plus active/passive switch. Perfect bass for a cover band bass player who only wants to have 1 bass.
I'm not crazy about the neck. It's not as chunky as a classic P bass but I prefer thinner. It seems like the body can be purchased new for around $700 and a new jazz bass neck for around $300. The bass as is retails for $2,000 so I could potentially get my preferred version of it at half the price.
Anything I should be wary of? Pitfalls? Anything I need to do to ensure the neck will fit? |
Date: November 20th, 2017 9:41 PM Author: dull bateful sandwich queen of the night Creepy thread.
I've been watching all these youtube videos lately. I can't stop.
Seems tough without a righteous set of tools and know how. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:55 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap what kind of guitar do you want to put together? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735939) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:01 PM Author: dull bateful sandwich queen of the night Bc rich gunslinger (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34736002) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:41 PM Author: pungent shrine A little bit. I almost bought a new body for a guitar so I had to look into this a lot.
Obviously with a body and a neck you want to make sure that the heel of th neck is the right size. Meaning both width and depth. Lots of them are different. Then there might be considerations of how high the bridge and action are compared to the body, etc. but normally if the neck heel is the right fit for the body you should be alright. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:42 PM Author: pungent shrine Any link to the body and neck you are looking at? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735833) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:52 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap Body: https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOADED-2017-Fender-American-Elite-P-BASS-BODY-Precision-American-3Color-Sunburst/362151640115?hash=item5451eb7c33:g:OLMAAOSw9hdaAPy8
Neck: Ideally, I would put a geddy lee J bass neck. https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--c_JkWLm9--/a_exif,c_limit,e_unsharp_mask:80,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_south,h_620,q_90,w_620/v1492190297/jjhyfmluggygbmfrfakl.jpg |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:45 PM Author: iridescent mental disorder Why are you so hung up on Neck width? I'm 5'4" and play P Basses. If the neck is too thin, I have a tendency to want to play too fast (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735864) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:53 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap my hands are small man. i like to pretend im good and play fast. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735922) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:50 PM Author: cerebral stage hairy legs Billy Sheehan once put a Tele neck on some day-glo flourescent purple beater and won bassist of the year, and a baseball bat for a guitar neck makes for killer sustain yet Billy was a fast player too. I came here thinking it was to talk luthier related topics, about building acoustic guitars which I know a little something about. You should title your threads more precisely and less misleading. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735903) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:53 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap don't be a faggot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735927) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:01 PM Author: cerebral stage hairy legs There are Tele bass necks, for real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KguYqILGwoo
He discusses the neck and its origins (Buffalo, NY) in another video. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:51 PM Author: Pea-brained topaz incel LJL a u making a guitar better than a Gibson (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735914) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:54 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap (michael doodikoff) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735934) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:37 PM Author: pungent shrine I don't agree with this regarding basses though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34736292) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:29 PM Author: racy hyperactive jap base There is no better time than the present to build a guitar better than Gibson can (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34736244) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:38 PM Author: Pea-brained topaz incel (It's 2014) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34736300) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:54 PM Author: racy hyperactive jap base Right because unlike 2014, 2017 is coming up all Gibson.
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Date: June 19th, 2018 5:17 PM Author: Diverse lettuce (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#36273684) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:52 PM Author: Aggressive Weed Whacker Brethren best hand made guitars in the world are made in Staunton Virginia, Huss & Dalton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awFeDMNiKX4 |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:54 PM Author: cerebral stage hairy legs Collings (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735928) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:54 PM Author: Aggressive Weed Whacker Brethren Bourgeois (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735935) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:55 PM Author: cerebral stage hairy legs Santa Cruz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735946) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:57 PM Author: Aggressive Weed Whacker Brethren C.F. Martin, Pennsylvania, circa 1930 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735952) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:59 PM Author: cerebral stage hairy legs Halcyon (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735971) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:54 PM Author: concupiscible tripping menage I’ve messed around with building and altering guitars. Never turns out as good as you hope. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735938) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:55 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap damn. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735941) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:57 PM Author: concupiscible tripping menage Still fun. I wouldn’t cut my teeth on a $1000 worth of parts though. That’s just asking for it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735957) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:00 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap I was thinking about buying the body and neck then bringing it to my guitar tech. He's reasonably priced and reliable. Prob would be like $150 for assembly and set up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34735995) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:02 PM Author: concupiscible tripping menage Talk to him first, then buy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34736011) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:38 PM Author: pungent shrine This. Listen to your guitar tech
Get detailed specs on the neck heel dimensions and dimensions on body |
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Date: November 21st, 2017 2:01 PM Author: twinkling floppy mad-dog skullcap ty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3804171&forum_id=2#34740477) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:43 PM Author: cobalt home never played a partscaster I particularly cared for
guitars should be built holistically, where decisions about the body impact decisions about the neck and vice versa. |