● Why would I want to build a bass

First and foremost, I am by trade an Industrial Designer. This is my full-time job and when I'm not designing gadgets for the company I write and play music. I am a bass player if you haven't figured that one out yet. I have been playing for about 30 years in and out of professional bands accross the planet called Canada. Also I like very much to design and build wood related projects in my own well equipped shop. As you can see, combining my tradesman skills with my hobbies of woodworking and music allow me the luxury to build a fine bass.

I'm certain that with a handful of woodworking tools and some essential "smarts" concerning tool safety and a little bit of stamina, endurance and drive you too can build a bass. Of course it would be exceptional if you had the availability of a flat worktable and a shop full of tools, but we are going to try to get this bass done on the cheap. This is going to be a litle unconventional for some people because I am going to use a pre-built neck. In my case I'm going to use a very old Fender Precision fretless (a real fretless,,,no fret pulls to make it fretless), and I will model the body around this neck. Later I will be building my own necks.

Bass necks are available everywhere from music stores to craigslist.com for cheap. Perhaps you have an old bass you can pull the neck from, or from a neighbor's garage sale. This would be a first starting point. Once you have this in hand the rest is simpler than you think.

As this is a blog which highlights day-to-day progress, (and I won't be doing this everyday) we'll get as much done in as short a time as possible. I'll see you later!