Bass Kit User Guide – Rickenbacker
Step-by-step guide for the full build process.
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Left-Handed Bass Kit: RK style, ash body
Left-handed Rick-style bass kit with solid ash body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and RK-style parts. Includes chrome hardware, pre-wired electronics, and a white pickguard.
Orientation: Left-handed | Body: Solid ash | Neck: Maple | Fretboard: Rosewood | Hardware finish: Chrome | Electronics: Pre-wired
- Rick-style design with RK-style parts
- Includes white pickguard
- DIY kit for bass players and builders
Discover our left handed RK bass kit in ash, specially crafted for lefty players who want to build a Rick-style instrument from the ground up. With top-quality materials and components, this diy bass guitar kit gives you everything you need to assemble a high-performance bass, in a true left-handed orientation.
Bass Build Levels and Challenges
This left handed Rickenbacker bass DIY kit suits intermediate builders, thanks to its more advanced painting, assembly, and setup requirements. The ash body is highly porous and needs at least two coats of grain filler to achieve a smooth finish, while the intricate curves demand careful attention to avoid paint drips.
Assembly is more complex than a bolt-on design, as the RK features a set-in neck that must be perfectly aligned, checked for scale length and string action, and glued in place, an irreversible step. The hard ash wood also requires pre-drilling before screwing.
Wiring is made easy with a solderless system, and while the bridge must be accurately positioned, the process remains approachable. For sound and playability, the non-removable neck emphasizes the importance of accurate preparation, but the high-mass bridge provides full adjustability for intonation and string height, the nut is easily replaceable, and the lack of neck inclination helps streamline the string action setup.
Key Features
- Body: Solid ash for durability and resonance.
- Neck: Canadian maple with Rosewood fretboard and white trapeze inlays.
- Hardware: Chrome bass hardware, including pre-wired components and a white pickguard.
Prefer a clean look? This is the lefty RK bass kit with cream binding on the body and neck, for a classic vintage look. Explore more options across our diy guitar kits range, or browse the full left handed guitar kit selection for southpaw builders.
Specifications
| Scale Length | 864mm (34") |
| Hand Orientation | Left Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Set-in Joint |
| Number of Strings | 4 |
| Body Wood | Solid Ash (2–3 blocks) |
| Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck & Wiring routing |
| Pilot Predrill | No pre-drilled pilot holes except neck pocket |
| Body Finish | No lacquer, sealer, or finish |
| Tuner Hole Diameter | 14 mm |
| Neck Wood | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Inlay | White Trapeze Perloid |
| Nut | Black (42mm) |
| Frets | 20, Jumbo, Cupronickel |
| Neck Radius | 305mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Double action (head side) |
| Neck Finish | No lacquer, sealer, or finish |
| Hardware Color | Chrome with White Pickguard |
| Bridge | RK Bass Style, Chrome |
| Pickups | 1 Mini Humbucker (Chrome) & 1 Jazz-Style Single Coil (Black) – H-J |
| Switch | 3-way toggle, Chrome with black tip |
| Machine Heads | 2R2L, Chrome |
| Controls | 2 Volume & 2 Tone |
| Strap Buttons | Chrome |
| Covers | Chrome bridge pickup cover |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
