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Your cart is empty. Building your own homemade electric bass just got a LOT easier, thanks to the "G-Bass" kit from C. B. Gitty!
This kit includes all of the parts you need to build your own short-scale (30-inch) 2-string electric bass, tuned to G-D. This tuning and setup makes it easy for NON-bassists and NON-guitarists to get started playing bass along with their favorite cigar box guitar songs... we even include a how-to-play section in the assembly guide walking you through playing along with your first couple of songs!
We named this the "G-Bass" kit for three reasons: it's a play on the classic "P-Bass" released by Fender in the 1950's; it's tuned to Open G; and it's designed and made by Gitty!
Featuring a solid hard maple neck and box-through brace, and a genuine mahogany fretboard/fingerboard. The box is cut from 1/4" and 1/8" Arctic Birch plywood, which has superior tonal qualities. We include two chrome bass guitar tuners, a hardwood bridge, and a custom stainless steel tailpiece of (cut here in the C. B. Gitty workshop). The fully pre-wired pickup harness features a classic-style black covered bass pickup, volume pot and standard mono jack. Includes decorative nickel-plated box corners and chrome strap buttons.
The kit includes an unfretted fretboard marked using the shorter 30-inch scale made popular by Fender's "Mustang" model back in the 60's. The shorter scale makes it easier to play a 2-string bass, since you don't have to move around quite as much. Overall assembled length of the instrument is 40 inches.
This kit includes a full assembly guide packed with photos and detailed how-to information. You will need basic tools (drill, drill bits, clamps, sandpaper, files/rasps, etc) to assemble this kit. The body of the instrument is a laser-cut plywood box specially designed by Ben "Gitty" Baker for strength and sturdiness; this box comes in its natural "blank slate" wood state, so that you can stain, decorate and apply finishes as desired.
James Gebhart
June 2, 2025
I got this because I wanted to learn to play an instrument and a bass that only has half as many strings sounded easy.Instructions where easy and I only needed wood glue, clamps to hold it together while it dried a hammer and a screw driver. I did not need any special tools or anything.Putting it together was very fun. Took me 3 days to do so because I wanted the glue to dry before doing the next step. I was pretty proud of myself when I was done.I painted it before attaching the shiny parts and it looked great. I like how it is coming out so far.I am in the process of adding frets to it. It is more complicated than I thought. But I know I will spend many hours playing it.It is so easy to pick up that on the first night, I could play the chorus of seven nation army pretty well.NOTE: I recommend you get C. B.Gitty’s fretted 2 string bass over the non fretted.I will be looking at other stuff he has in the future.
nic
January 11, 2025
The.tools needed to build this cost more than the kit
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