I have done many kits over the last few years and these are by far the best kits I have come across, especially for this price point! I bought four of these kits and they vary quite a bit. Two of the kits (purchased on one order) had a much different, darker fretboard that looks synthetic, like Richlite. Not a major deal, mind you, as it is perfectly serviceable. The two kits I ordered later appear to be laurel. Frets are nice and clean and from a quick run, all level right out of the box. I will check a lot closer when I get around to building them. Neck to body fit is TIGHT! SUPER impressed with that! The bodies are three (and in one case four) pieces, and with 3/4 of them screaming for a solid color finish (see photos). One of the four I got was nice enough that it is going to get a clear coat finish because the body grains match close enough and the color is lovely. The quick connect electronics are super nice and make it easy for just about anyone to do these without needing a soldering iron. Now for the stuff that I think is what sets the Leo Jaymz kits apart from so many others. The bonus stuff. First, there is a nice strap. Not the cheap one that comes with low end instruments and kits...this is a bonafide cloth strap that feels nice in the hand and sits well on the shoulder, but here's the kicker...REAL strap locks. GOOD strap locks. They are a name brand knock off, but perfectly serviceable and super nice and secure. Put all this together and you get a steal of a deal on an absolutely stellar bass that will last a good long time and will play quite well. Leo Jaymz continues to improve their processes and quality with each passing day and I am super impressed with the continued improvement. They seem to WANT to get better for the customer and to me, that's awesome. I cannot recommend these kits enough! GREAT value! Read more

Impressive quality given price. Assembly is easy for anyone with minimal DIY experience. The key for complete satisfaction resides in a good setup once the bass is assembled. I repeat, setup, like for all strings instruments is key. If you are well versed in DIY, look for guitar setup videos on the web. If you are not too handy, bring it to a guitar tech. You, like me, will soon realize that for great number and range of situations, it is useless to pay for high end, very costly instruments. Well put together with a good setup, this bass goes a long way. The next most important upgrade: quality strings. Those provided with the kit are probably the lowest quality on the planet. They play like they’ve been used for years. So, while you take care of setting this thing up properly, use that opportunity to put brand new strings of the kinds you like. I put DR stainless Lo-Riders for the brightness and low-end that I am looking for slapping the bass. Give this thing a try anyway. Incredibly worth every penny! Read more

Good kit. I used Truoil and it gave a great finish. The headstock I made to traditional fender bass shape. Very nice looking guitar. Plays well. Awesome for a bass guitar. The plus. The body and neck is good. Strap lock are a great extra. Looks really nice. Plays well. The not so good. Holes missing for middle pickups. Connectors easily break. Hole in wrong place for the string tree. The screws are weak and can chew up. Don’t use a powered screwdriver. Strap lock screws needed extra wood into their drilled hole as the hole was too big for them. Read more

5 stars is for value for money. Overall quality would be 4 stars. For reference, this is the newer P Bass version that has the EBMM style humbucker bridge pickup. Just did a dry fit. Everything is well made and fits together nicely. Tuners are a little stiff but that's better than too loose. Electronics snapped together nicely. Sound was fine, I'm a guitar player building a beater to leave at my recording spot., so I'm not the right person to be picky about that. Love the option of the EB HB pickup though, and that was the primary reason for me choosing this over the "LB" version. I can tell you that that HB (even though I know it's gotta be cheap as hell) is meaningfully different from a J pickup, so very happy with that. Imperfections: - There are several high frets that need addressing, although overall playability was decent out of the box. But it'll take a bit of work to get that extra level. - Would have preferred a snap-in bridge ground wire. I'll be making one myself. - The most annoying one: no screw holes for the P pickup. It is *not* pickguard mounted like on a standard Fender P, but rather mounted to the body with springs and wood screws like the HB. So I had to a dry fit align to put those screws in. - Those same pickup screws are pretty soft and prone to stripping so I'm having to buy some extras. For 90 bucks, those imperfections don't knock off a star. They're the kind of things you would expect, and in fact I thought there would be a lot more annoyances I would have to deal with, so I'm quite happy with my purchase. Edit: included strings are really low output. I expected them to be bad, but this bass was 12 dB quieter than another bass I have. Again, this is certainly within reason for a cheap kit. I mention this to say that the pickups are not defective. I thought they might be when the bass was so quiet. It was the strings. Got some Ernie Balls on and it's fine. The included strings really only should be used for a assembly / function check and then replaced as soon as possible. Read more

I ordered this kit to add a Jazz bass to my tool-kit. I am a bass player and have played bass for 30 years. I had a Fender OEM bass neck that I wanted to use to build a Jazz bass, and took a chance that the body and parts in the Leo Jaymz kit would be compatible. I was absolutely delighted to find the MIM Fender neck fits perfect on the Leo Jaymz body, in fact all the screw holes lined up perfectly and the neck is tight in the pocket. The body was well finished , and I did final finish with 4 coats of Tru-oil finish, it looks spectacular. The supplied pickups sound quite good, I originally expected to upgrade them , but I may not do that now. The kit comes with a bunch of unexpected extras. Including copper shielding tape, guitar strap and even a 1/4 inch instrument cable. The assembly was trouble free, and I had zero issues with the hardware. At this price point, I fully expected some screws to snap during installation , but they all appear to be a good grade quality. The control panel has mini pots , and they are linear taper. The ceramic pickups have a good tone and are very hot, but they are dead quiet (no 60 cycle hum) with the shielding installed. There were no assembly instructions in the box but I believe you will find them online. I am pleased with the quality , and this kit would suit any level of musician. Some setup to adjust for personal playing preferences is required, but that’s part of the learning process. I want to thank the manufacturer for providing such a nice product at a very low price. Read more