does anyone here make their own guitars or basses?
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haha wow you must be very talented. i just started playing guitar and am totally addicted. will you check out my last two questions and give me some advice? :) thanx
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Whew! I don't think so but......Are you building a custom guitar with unorthodox neck length?  ♫♪♫
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Find your local instrument store and pick up a used acoustic bass (no amps, no cables, ready to go) a cheap ten dollar tuner and a book with CD that shows scales and riffs. You can prob'ly leave spending under $200 on the right day. Or, Guitar Center or one of the other big stores sells fairly decent starter sets including the bass amp cord tuner bag book and some other thing under $200. But decent means when you learn what you're hearing you'll wanna sacrifice your instrument to the gods. But ya gotta start somewhere.
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Try a variety of picks.  Also, practice finger-picking.  And when you practice, spend a lot of time playing along with songs you know and like.  This will make the session more enjoyable as well as challenge you to learn different techniques, rhythms, chord structures, and familiarize yourself with your own abilities and limitations.  This will speed you along faster than practice alone and reward you when you are actually able to play a bass line.\n\nDon't worry about spending money on high-end equipment until you feel you need to invest in it.  Go to a pawn shop, used music store, or classifieds for used bass heads and amps.  You will find some good deals, and many used amps actually sound better than new equipment because it has aged and been played.  New equipment tends to sound "new" and may take time to break in.  Take your bass with you when you try out amps, most places don't mind and actually encourage you to try out different amps.
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pickguards.com\nwarmoth.com\n\nboth deal with pickguards, and warmoth can even customize one for you.  warmoth also deals in parts and pieces of every imaginable sort for guitar and bass.
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I think I read in January 2004 Bass Player Magazine that his favorites are the Gibson Thunderbirds. He probably has others too, but I think these are his primary instruments.
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Here...make your own:
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Nope, but I've got a Baboon you can get, cheap!*wink*\n\nSeriously though,  try craigslist in your area, you can find the most amazing stuff!  Look in the musical instruments category, or post a want it ad.
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An incredible but really cheap way of making really great guitars, laptops, and cars. Okay I sound like such a man.
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are you asking how to make a sex toy for your enjoyment or how you make yourself a sex toy for someone elses
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MUSIC!!! start a band:Dplay guitar together:D
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lol, i hate to say it buy my first bass was a.... wait for it... first act... thats right... a wal*mart brand bass... but it did the job... i learned on it.... now im rocking out on an ibanez &#92;m/... it would be smarter to buy a beginner kit, they usually come with a bass, amp, strap, bag, book, and some other things too to help you get started....
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I've been playing bass for ten years now and got my degree in music with the bass as my major instrument.  I personally have never been that excited by Fender basses.  To me they have no character in their tone and they just seem very generic.  BUT alot of other people fell every different. MY advice is to spend some time in a number of music shops (if possible) and play every bass they have.  I would even take in your amp and other equipment because that can have an effect on the sound as well(again if it's possible) once you find the bass that has the right sound feel and of course price then you have found your bass and don't care what company made it.
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don't think so. i do that too. like, i play the piano, and halfway play my guitar, but i was at the music store buying a music book with my 30% off coupon and the guy was letting me try and play some of the songs in it, and i got to play on this really nice, expensive grand piano, opposed to my litte not-very-expensive yamaha i have at home...
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WOW!Great question.I don't know,but if you are trying to build an axe,fender has necks,bodies,etc....that they sell.Blueprints of guitars,though,are probably a little harder to get,unless you know someone working for them.My advice..Write to them and ask them.What can they say?
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I started some 2 years ago - got myself a good soudn card like Creative platinum series and some software - a keybord and off you go.\nI have steinberg cubase as a recording software and you get a nice range of add ons such as guitars, digital effects and you can make some real neat stuff and best off all in your time and pace.\n\nNeed any help to get started - send me a not and i can help you out
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Check out Cabelas OR Pro bass .com they have eveything. good luck