Hello from Brisbane! Building my first bass (JB-4M)

[Luke3]

Hello everyone. I have just moved to Australia from the UK and I’m currently locked in quarantine. I have decided to use all the time I have to start building a bass guitar and I very excited! This will be my first DIY guitar kit.

I have got most of the tools with me that I need, except the most important one - a drill - I should be able to begin making the bass guitar and do things like levelling the frets, sanding and I can mark out where to drill all the holes for the bridge and other components. Anything I cant do now I will wait until after I get out of quarantine where I can get the rest of the tools.

The kit has just arrived today and I’m looking forward to starting it!

[robsmith]

Welcome to the UK.
Building a bass is certainly better than spending endless hours of daytime TV!

[Simon Barden]

Hi and welcome.

I had an Alfa in the mid-80s, a mere 1.5 Alfasud Mk 3 but still an Alfa.

Start a build diary and don't be afraid to ask questions.

[Luke3]

Thank you!

Sadly the picture if from the Goodwood festival of speed and isn’t mine. But my dad has had lots of alfas and we both love them!


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[Notthatold]

Notthatold first build expecting delivery soon, central coast NSW. Trying to navigate this site. What’s the build diary I keep reading about?

[jonwhitear]

Hi Notthatold, welcome to the forum. There's a "My Build Diary" section of the forum - just start a new thread there, and you can post any questions you have during your build, and updates on how your build's going, in that thread.

[Notthatold]

Thanks Jonwhitear. Once I get use to the site I’ll be okay