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DIY Electric Bass Kit — Jazzmaster-style, 5-string mahogany with spalted top
A Jazzmaster-style 5-string bass kit for builders who want to create a Jazzmaster-inspired instrument. Features a solid mahogany body with a spalted maple top, a Canadian maple neck, and an ebony fretboard for a brighter, richer sound.
Number of strings: 5 | Scale length: 864mm (34") | Hand orientation: Right handed | Neck/body joint: Bolt-on | Body wood: Mahogany with spalted maple veneer | Fretboard: Ebony
- Canadian maple neck with ebony fretboard
- Solid mahogany body with spalted maple top
- Jazzmaster-style design for DIY builders
This DIY Jazz Bass kit pairs a solid mahogany body with a striking spalted maple top for a true 5 string jazz bass DIY build. Assemble and finish your own 5-string instrument with this complete mahogany kit, dispatched from our UK warehouse — see more options in our DIY bass guitar kit range.
Key Features
- Solid mahogany body with spalted maple top.
- Canadian maple neck with ebony fretboard, 22 frets, white trapeze pearloid inlays.
- Chrome hardware with Accu-cast bridge; H-J pickup configuration (1 double-coil humbucker bass + 1 Jazz Bass); solderless wiring.
Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 864mm (34") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| Number of Strings | 5 |
| Bass Body | |
| Wood Type | Mahogany with Spalted Maple Veneer |
| # of Wood Block | 2 to 3 blocks |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing & cover plates |
| Pilot Predrill | No pre-drilled pilot holes except for the neck pocket |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Bass Neck | |
| Scale Length | 864mm (34") |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 14 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Inlay | White Trapeze Pearloid |
| Nut | White Bone Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 22 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CuproNickel |
| Neck Radius | 305mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Double action, on the head side |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Bass Hardware | |
| Colour | Chrome Set |
| Bridge | Accu cast, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 1 Double Coil Humbucker Bass and 1 Jazz Bass (H-J Configuration), Black |
| Switch | None |
| Machine Head | 4R1L, Chrome |
| Knobs | 2 Volumes & 2 Tones, Metal Chrome |
| Covers | Back cover for knobs, Black |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
