mrjones200x Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Just wondered as ive seen some really nice bass guitar projects for sale on ebay and wanted to know about scale sizes and stuff? Is the fretboard the same and nut just different.? Obviously would need diff pickups and machine head holes is that about it? Would the bridge be in diff position? Thanks. Really lookin to throw the boat out on my next project!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Yeesh. Even a short-scale bass such as an EB-0 is 30" from nut to bridge. A regular bass is more like 32", even 34". You can't just 'move the bridge' since its position is pretty much set by the fret spacing; the bridge has to be as far from the 12th fret as the nut. To compensate for the increased scale length, the strings would have to be tight as drums (they'll probably break a lot) and I don't know if the thing would stay in tune as you go up the neck. Besides, where are you going to get strings that are that long? And before you ask, the same is pretty much true for trying to turn a guitar into a bass. Not going to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 If it's a bolt on and you can change the neck to a guitar neck(plus nut and tuners), then a bridge and new pups will be enough to work. It's possible, yes. But you're pretty much using the bass body as a finished piece of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 "Can you convert a bass guitar, to a 6-string?!" To a 6-string BASS, maybe...like the old Fender 6-string bass. But, to a 6-string Guitar??? WHY??? LOL! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 As Ian has indicated, either way, you are going to need a new neck. No way you are getting six bass strings on a four-string neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Well, on the opposite side of that idea...I think the guy from the band 'Local H' has a Bass pup installed on his guitars, since they are a 2 piece. You can find pics of that out there. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Well' date=' on the opposite side of that idea...I think the guy from the band 'Local H' has a Bass pup installed on his guitars, since they are a 2 piece. You can find pics of that out there. Interesting.[/quote'] Well bass parts have been used on guitars before. I've seen hot-rodded strats and teles with P-bass polepieces, really define the bends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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