Leo JaymzDIY Electric Bass Guitar Kits - Mahogany Body, Roasted Maple Neck and Ebony Fingerboard - Fully Components Included (AX)

In guitar class in school we were building guitars and I bought this kit for class. As soon as I found this kit I pounced on it. I am a big cliff Burton/ Geddy lee fan and I’ve always wanted to own a real rickenbacker, except they are way out of my price range. I spent about 2 months painting the kit. It was my first time painting a guitar so I watched a lot of YouTube videos on it. It ended up coming out really nicely and looks very professional. I had a hard time trying to figure out how to get a nice glassy final coat on the body and neck like a real rickenbacker and I figured out clear wipe on poly did the trick. My one complaint about the kit was that for some reason it did not come with an instruction manual. This really wasn’t a big deal. The kit is very straightforward and even someone like me who is doing it for the first time should be able to figure it out easily. Top 2 holes are for volume and bottom 2 for tone. It took me about 2 hours to put it all together and string it up. The first time I ever played it was live at a saint patricks day gig, which in hindsight wasn’t the greatest idea but I was really, really impressed with the sound. The humbucker is really, really loud and the Magnets are super strong. What I am most impressed with is the versatility of the sound. I can go from a Geddy lee or jazz tone with that punchy humbucker or a metal sound with the mudbucker neck pickup. That mudbucker can absolutely RIP through fuzz. It’s incredible. Honestly this sounds like a thousand dollar bass and is perfect for any genre of music. I would absolutely play it at any gig. I feel very comfortable grabbing this thing off the wall. Also I ended up getting a road runner hard case for it. It fits like a glove. All in all I had a great time putting it together and I am very proud of my work. Great sounding bass. I get compliments on it all the time. I would recommend this kit to anyone.Thanks to Leo Jaymz for making this awesome kit!

Very neat project and only needed minor adjustments once completed and it plays as well as my Ibanez and Fender basses

Be aware,parts are much cheaper than I anticipated,not even musiclily quality in my opinion.body was nicely cut but four pieces that varied widely in color and grain.2 of the tuners did not turn more that 3 or 4 turns before seizing completely.it took some pretty serious shimming of the neck pocket to get any resemblance of a proper neck angle,pick up cavity had router tear out that required repair to mount the pickup.I made it playable because I have enough experience,if. Your looking for a kit that falls together you can do much better.price point should be less than a hundred dollars in my opinion.very shallow frets,pickups,as I said, you can do much better

What do you expect for this price? It was a VERY cheap, poorly made kit. The holes drilled into the neck and neck pocket were VERY off. I bought some dowels and plugged, sanded and drilled them. The holes for the tuners were off and the tuners were tilted weird angles (back and forth, not all the same way). So I got some toothpicks and more glue, plugged and redrilled those holes too. The wood is unfinished so be aware. The frets were HORRIBLE. But I expected that and after a few hours with some files and fret dressing they are passable. So, is it an explorer bass kit? Yes. Is it better than an air guitar? Ehhh.. kinda. I used a kit from another vendor as the basis for a 3d printed guitar and that was WAY better. The next project is a 3d printed explorer bass with a hockey stick headstock, and this was the only one I found and I almost wish I didn't. I will be removing the body from the neck and throwing it in the trash, and will be keeping the neck for my project. As a usable bass? It's barely passable.

Checked if neck drilled holes were straight and not off to one side. Wood condition and basic sanding looked good. Did not check how level the frets were yet. So far in general it looks good.

Neck cavity not wide enough by 2mm and not deep enough by 4mm. Without a Dremel, it would be a big problem.

I really enjoyed putting this together, and for anyone having wiring issues there is a video in the product description/questions area that has a schematic, BUT, using that schematic, my tone knob wasn't functioning as it should. I tried a different post on the pot and got it working, it might have just been the way I was looking at the schematic and where I thought it led me. It was about 2 hours to build with no finish at all. It didn't come with an instruction manual, so if you're not familiar with building/tearing apart a guitar I'd advise watching some videos on that. That's also the main reason I gave it a 4/5. I assume most people buying these kits don't have that knowledge and it would definitely help them. The video in the description does show all the steps very well, but an instruction book would definitely be helpful for a lot of people while building. The only other "issues" I had with the kit is having a nick in the neck upon delivery. The cuts at the neck pocket were a little rough, but I also wasn't expecting a flawless guitar for $160. So I can't be too upset about either of those. This was my first diy kit and I was hesitant on them quality wise, but I'll definitely be building more after this.