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There's a $100 bass challenge thread that came up recently. All the rules have not been finalized, but I'm going to go ahead and start a thread for my build. At first, I wasn't really wanting to participate as I really don't want to put a lot of time and effort into a bass that wouldn't be very good. I just thought that too many corners would have to be cut to make a bass for $100.00. But then, my husband made reservations for the Phoenix Comicon, which is coming up at the end of May. We go every year.For the past couple of years, I had thought it would be pretty cool to go to the Comicon as Marceline, the bass playing vampire from the animated series Adventure Time.The series has gained a lot of popularity over the past several years, and she is a popular character there. However, of the 20 or 30 Marlines at the Phoenix Comicon, none of them use an actual (or is that axe -ual) bass. They're all props. I thought it would be cool to have a real bass as a prop. I also thought I could make a battery operated amp to play it through while walking the floor. But that's a subject for another thread.So I started doing a little research, and found I was able to buy a Fender/Squier bridge, Gotoh style tuners, and an inexpensive set of Jazz pickups for under $40.00 shipped. I placed the order.While we were out and about later that day, I saw we were just a few blocks from the wood store, so we stopped by and saw this:6 board feet of genuine mahogany for $24.00. A little less with my 10% rosewood club membership (which basically covers the sales tax). That should be enough for the entire neck and body, with some left over.I spent a little time in Adobe Illustrator this morning putting together a design.I can't really go any further until I receive the parts from Amazon, which seem to be scheduled for delivery early this week.The specs are as follows:4 strings30" scale to help prevent severe neck dive, and for greater maneuverability on the Comicon floorFretless per the original design (and to help keep costs down)Mahogany neck and bodyNeck-through designJazz bass style pickupsPer the original design (and stuff in the parts draw) 2 knobs, maybe volume and blend?Enamel red/maroon rattle can finish (Rustolium?)I still have to order a truss rod ($16.00 at Best Bass Gear) and I'll need to figure out what to do about the lower strap lock. It seems to be some kind of spike.We currently have a few home projects going on right now, including enclosing the car port (resulting in an enclosed, air conditioned shop area for me, yay!). So work may be slow for a few weeks, but I need to have this done by May if I want to use it this year at the Comicon. Whether or not the $100 bass challenge comes together, I'll be moving forward on this for my costume.So anyway, current build cost:Tuners, bridge, pickups = $37.90wood = $24.00I'll post progress and costs as I move forward.