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DIY Electric Bass Kit - RK (Ash, No Binding)
The RK Guitar Bass Kit invites you to embark on an exciting journey of crafting your own iconic bass. Ideal for intermediate builders, this kit features high-quality solid ash wood for the body and Canadian maple for the neck, both left unfinished to let your creativity shine. The solderless electronics make for an easy assembly process, even with the set-in neck, while ensuring top-notch sound quality. With its customizable options and elegant design, you'll create a personalized masterpiece with ease.
Enjoy the benefits of worldwide shipping and fast delivery, with lifetime support included, making your bass kit build an inspiring and rewarding experience. Unleash the full potential of this electric bass kit by delving into painting and assembly, where each step refines your skills and culminates in an instrument tailored perfectly to your style. Whether mastering the intricate curves of the ash body or setting up the high-mass bridge, your RK bass will embody craftsmanship at its finest.
Explore the versatility and craftsmanship of our DIY RK bass kit, featuring customizable body options for your unique artistic expression. This best-selling kit comes with top-notch components, ensuring an enriching building experience.
Bass Build Levels and Challenges
The RK Guitar Bass Kit is ideal for intermediate level builders due to its more advanced requirements in painting, assembly, and setup. The ash body is highly porous and needs at least two coats of grain filler to achieve a smooth finish, while the intricate curves demand careful attention to avoid paint drips. Assembly is more complex than a bolt-on design, as the RK features a set-in neck that must be perfectly aligned, checked for scale length and string action, and glued in place—an irreversible step. The hard ash wood also requires pre-drilling before screwing. Fortunately, wiring is made easy with our solderless system, and while the bridge must be accurately positioned, the process remains approachable. For sound and playability, the non-removable neck of the Ricky emphasizes the importance of accurate preparation, but the high-mass bridge provides full adjustability for intonation and string height, the nut is easily replaceable, and the lack of neck inclination helps streamline the string action setup.
Key Features
- Solid ash body with no binding for enhanced flexibility
- Canadian maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, featuring an elegant headstock design
- RK-compatible hardware set with chrome finish and a classic white pickguard
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Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 864mm (34'') |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Set-in Joint |
| Number of Strings | 4 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Solid Ash Wood |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | Undefined |
| Body Height (H) | Undefined |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck & Wiring routing |
| 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 Wood |
| Fretboard | Rosewood Fretboard |
| Inlay | White Trapeze Perloid Inlay |
| Nut | White Bone Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 20 frets |
| 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 | |
| Color | Chrome set |
| Bridge | RK Bass Style, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 1 Mini Humbucker Bass, Chrome & 1 Jazz JB, Black (H-J Configuration) |
| Switch | None |
| Machine Head | 2R2L, Chrome |
| Knobs | 2 volume & 2 tone |
| Strap Button | NA |
| Covers | Classic white pickguard |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
*This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way connected to Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Gibson Brands, Inc., PRS Guitars, Rickenbacker International Corporation, Ibanez Guitars (Hoshino Gakki), Music Man (Ernie Ball, Inc.), Epiphone, Squier, LAG Guitars, Gretsch, Schecter Guitar Research, Jackson Guitars, ESP Guitars, or any other registered trademarks of these or other companies.
