I figure we have quite few gear heads in here maybe someone else has built a guitar here other than me. I baught a busted 80's LP classic a few years back and fixed it up. It fell out of a truck after a gig and part of the fretboard lifted, and the entinre neck snapped off and the body was rather fucked. I trimmed the neck down, grooved in a new peice of wood, fixed the fretboard and turned it into a bolt on neck. I baught a mahogany blank, and a maple blank. I ended up making a bolt on les paul body with a maple arch top. I made a pearl binding around the whole body. It came out like complete and total shit but plays and sounds good. You can clearly see where I joined the 2 body woods together on the side but I am still proud of it.



Since I am getting real antsy to get back to my bass playing (not sure why when bass players rarely ever get any respect) I have been looking into building a bass. For the work and time I spent on the les paul, and the quality of the product, I kind of want no part in making my own neck or body. I got no problem moding a neck and body to my liking, but I don't want to get into body making again. So basically I am thinking about spending some cash on a warmoth gecko neck and body. While thinking about it (to replace my current bass) I figured I'd talk to some of the guys here and see what you have done, or if you have any idea's.

dont buy new warmoth. too much bling. ebay up those parts boyeeeeee

I've done it.

chect out the nealmoser.com forum.

there's a section there called brotherhood of wood and a how to built a guitar FAQ.

http://mcs.acidpit.org/index.php

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there is NEVER too much bling! I'd like to build a maple neck, ebony board, koa wood stained finish gecko.... sick combo there.

Ive done it...pain in the ass, but if its what u want, then cool.
Dunno if you can put ebony on maple.

Pourous/non-pourous dont mix or some shit.

maybe its the other way around, I dont remember and Im a bit drunk.

the ebony board on my maple neck carvin 7 dont gots no problem.

nah, practically half of high end production and signature guitars are ebony necks on maple boards.

aliphetic resin doesn't care which wood is which.

the only things that you really have problems with are very oily woods like cocobolo or purpleheart.

I think every maple necked ESP has an ebony board.

I own one maple neck/ebony board bass, and 2 guitars

one of my friends did this, the guitar is heavy as all hell, but the sound is awesome.

still a classic.

with that wood above I want to talk about wood. Walnut, mahogany, koa, or something else?

Josh I'm a real big fan of mahogany bodies. They're really bright and if paired with the right pickups they sound phenomenal, my red RG3120 was mahogany and it ruled. I'll have to let you play my ESP sometime to check out how the maple fretboard feels. I'm torn between maple (my les paul also has the maple fretboard) or ebony.

My dad built a superstrat back in the 80's and it's awesome. His floyd rose trem route was handcarved and looks like absolute garbage, but man that thing can play. I'd love to build my own guitar someday when I'm more financially stable.

Totally didn't read anything and just realized you're building a bass

Doesnt matter bro, wood is wood and it will always have the same tonal properties. My fender has a maple board. I dig it, but I am going to go with an ebony board no matter what.

this is not true. wood is not just wood. different woods have different properties and characteristics, which in turn have more or less desirable qualities depending on your style, philosophy and what you like.
the age and maturity of the wood also play a factor. wood is wood, but there are still lots of variables.

stewart macdonald

I fully agree. I meant like a mahogany guitar will have the same properties as a mahogany bass. Or at least give you a rough estimate. I didn't mean all woos sound the same.

Mahog/maple is what I was drunk thinking of.
U wont find a maple fretboard on a mahogony neck.
Much easier while sober.

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I built a beauty with Chris Stambaugh here in NH. He builds some killer guitars.

He's reknown for his custom basses.

http://www.stambaughdesigns.com/home.html

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