VWG VWB074S

5 String Style Spalted Maple Build Your Own Bass Guitar Kit

Name: 5 String Style Spalted Maple Build Your Own Bass Guitar Kit
Brand: VWG
SKU: VWB074S
Price: 210.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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Five strings, two soapbar humbuckers, and a spalted maple top that looks like it's keeping secrets. The 5-String Spalted Maple DIY Bass Guitar Kit is the kind of bass build that earns compliments at every soundcheck — and a few from people who don't usually compliment bass.

Basswood body with the spalted maple veneer up top, bolt-on neck with frets and dual-action truss rod, predrilled and routed, pre-sanded. Two soapbar humbuckers, two volumes and two tones, plus a 34-inch scale for proper low-B clarity. Modern bass tone with old-school wood character.

Shipped from the USA, backed by Vibeworks. If a part shows up defective, we replace it free — no return required, no haggling. Build your own bass guitar that holds its own visually and sonically. Spalted maple is the kind of detail that makes people lean in.

Predrilled and routed body
Neck with frets and dual-action truss rod installed
Bridge and turning hardware
Pickups, Pots, and Wiring Components
All wood parts are pre-sanded, ready for your final sanding and a finish to be applied.
Some bodies and/or necks may have binding in place

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*Usually. Carrier delays may happen, and remote locations might take a bit longer.

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Specifications

Style: Bass

Body Wood: Basswood, Spalted Maple Veneer

Neck Wood: Maple

Fretboard Wood: Rosewood

Fretboard Radius: 12 Inch

Neck Joint: Bolt-on

Number of Frets: 24

Pickups: 2 Soapbar Humbuckers

Controls: 3 Volume, 2 Tone

Bridge Type: Adjustable Saddles

Hardware Color: Black

Truss Rod: Preinstalled, Dual Action

Scale Length: 34 Inch

Nut Width: 1-3/4 Inch

Bridge Width (E to E):

Difficult Rating: 3/5

Approx. Finished Weight: 8.0 lbs

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Fun budget build project

The good:
-The price is great
-Well packaged, the box arrived quickly and had no damage from shipping
-Maple veneer looks fantastic
-Kit comes with basically everything you need to assemble the instrument
-Everything fits snug, no loose hardware after assembly
-The instructions were good

The less-good:
-Bridge seems to be mounted 1/4" too close, insufficient saddle travel to properly intonate the low string (.135 tuned to Bb)
-Fairly significant flat spot on the back of the neck (looks like from trying to remove an imperfection)
-Slight visible gap where the bottom of the neck meets the body (much less visible after finishing)
-Would've liked some of the scrap wood to test finishes on

Additional notes/comments:
-I will be replacing the bridge ASAP; it's not a good design and not meant for a thicker B string. That's not a complaint against the kit, just the reality of a product at this price point.
-The rest of the hardware is much better than the bridge. I'm still planning to replace most (if not all) of it down the road, but it's fine for the time being.
-The frets are mostly ok, but I feel like some are not fully seated or centered on the fretboard.
-The flat spot on the neck was basically a non-issue as I was going to spend some time thinning the neck down anyway (new to bass, used to thinner Jackson guitar necks)

Overall, I'm very happy with the value of this kit and am looking forward to my next one. You can make a pretty nice instrument with some hardware upgrades, a good setup and a proper finish.

I love this DIY 5 string bass!!!

The bass looks gorgeous. I love the spalted maple. When I first took it out of the box, I worried that it would look boring because I barely saw any of those black lines. But once I put the finish on it, the beauty came out. The only bad thing I can say about this guitar is that the it has a basswood body. Its a soft wood that can easily ding and dent if mishandled. I wanted a tru oil finish on the vaneer and the back of the guitar but I rather use a lacquer finish. The pickups sound great. The neck is 12.28k ohms and the bridge is 12.38k ohms. I used different pots because the ones that came with the kit were very cheap that two of them broke while I was trying to put the knobs on. Great bass none the less. I orignally bought it because it reminded of an ESP bass guitar. Highly recommended.

not great

scratches against grain on neck board - divot in neck board that cannot be removed unless frets are removed. neckboard is 2 pieces glued together and not glued together well. obvious spots of glue/gaps. dip in body by knobs that can't be removed due to veneer - if i try to level out the body the veneer will be gone.