Some will be aware that I began this build over a long time ago...about a year and a half, I think.
What I really like about this kit is that it is very light, yet the center block makes it very stable. My vicarious experience with gibson ES guitars is that the 335 types are actually pretty heavy, and the 330 types (no center block) go out of tune with every little temperature or humidity change. The nice thing about the PB body is that it uses a very light wood for the center-block so the body is considerably lighter than an 335, but much more stable than a 330.
What I don't particularly like is the neck. It's not bad, but it just does not have the Fender Jazz feel that I like best. It has Dano pickups that sound cool, but have the Dano weakness of lots of hum.
I wanted to take what I have learned from building the ES4-B. So I set out to see if I could make a bass with a humbucker in the P bass position, a Jazz Bass style neck. An ES4 type body. I started to consult with folks here in the "mods" section...
https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...ck+gibson+body
...After six pages there this is beginning to seem like a build diary, so better here I think, since it's not a PB guitar. Better late than never?