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Left-Handed Bass Kit - RK (Ash, No Binding)
Introducing our Guitar Making Kit: Rick-Style Bass, a must-have for bass players and DIY builders.
This bass kit is inspired by the popular RK bass, played by renowned players worldwide. It features a solid ash body, maple neck with rosewood fretboard, and a full set of RK style parts.
Key Features:
- Left-handed Rick-style design with solid ash body
- Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard
- Chrome bass hardware with Pre-wired electronic parts, and White pickguard
Start your bass building journey today with our Rick-Style Bass Guitar Kit!
Discover our Rick-Style Bass Kit specially crafted for left-handed players. With top-quality materials and components, this kit offers everything you need to build a high-performance bass.
Bass Build Levels and Challenges
The Ricky 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
- Body: Solid ash for durability and resonance.
- Neck: Crafted from Canadian maple with a Rosewood fretboard featuring white trapeze inlays.
- Hardware: Chrome bass hardware, including pre-wired components and a white pickguard.
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Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 864mm (34“) |
| Hand Orientation | Left Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Set-in Joint |
| Number of Strings | 4 |
| Bass 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 pilotholes except for the neck pocket. |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Bass Neck | |
| 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 |
| 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 with White Pickguard |
| Bridge | RK Bass Style, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 1 Mini Humbucker (Chrome) & 1 Jazz-Style Single Coil (Black) – H-J Configuration |
| Switch | 3-way toggle switch, Chrome with black tip |
| Machine Head | 2R2L, Chrome |
| Knobs | 2 volume & 2 tone |
| Strap Button | Chrome |
| Covers | None |
| 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.
