Sooo more than six years after I ordered a modified EX-4 kit and after a lot of help here in the forum, I think I should finally start a build diary (no, the bass still isn't finished at all...)

I never built an instrument before, and I am not a craftsman. So modifying a kit was not because I knew what I was doing at all...
My goal was to learn a little bit about the instrument I'm trying to play for many years - I was not (and am not) expecting the result to turn out competitve with professional built instruments. Therefore I decided to built at least something unique with features I cannot get anywhere else, even though it might end up looking like something a teenage heavy metal kid might design and grown up musicians might consider silly.
So please don't feel offended as a musician or luthier if in this thread "features" like bottle opener, mounts for pyrotechnics or lasers or similar stuff might appear (if I ever find the time and motivation...).

I do like explorer-derivatives, especially my Charvel Star Bass but also my Dean ML, Aria Pro II ZZB (and meanwhile a Solar E2.4 PN), so of course I wanted something explorerish.

I ordered the then available EX-4 kit in summer 2019 as it was the only shop I knew where I could get modifications on my kit. A good reason for me to order it on the other side of the globe (I live in northern Germany).

What PitBull Guitars offered back then:

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And my very first sketch after finding out there are customizeable bass kits without any further research

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sooo.... with these information and idea I started to plan what to order....