I like that you haven't stopped teaching the basics after so many videos. Stan Lee said that every comic book is somebody's first comic book, and that applies to guitar building videos too.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

I like this a lot! I'm.planning on alternating crazy, ambitious builds, with more tutorial focused ones for a while and will see how that plans out.. 24 hour twin neck coming next! B

@SAMRACEDUKESSAMDUKES

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars sir can you please tell me how much length jave the bass neck and at the end of the neck means that the strings were going on the small piece what is the name of that thing

@musicman9901

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars The more builds and tutorials the better! I am attempting to teach myself to build basses with no prior teaching other than high school shop class. Being a musician, working on and looking at instruments has helped me but I am watching as many builds as possible to learn the order of operations and general rules or tricks used by Luthiers. In the previous video where you built the body, you mentioned avoiding hand tools to help simplify the process. Could you explain this a little more? I was actually thinking of doing my first build with as many hand tools, and simple small electric tools, as possible as I thought this would slow the process down and allow me to really think about how each step has a purpose and avoid mistakes. Budget also heavily plays into it as I have access to almost no large tools (router, planer etc) and have slowly accumulated smaller tools. I hope to be able to complete a build despite an extremely meagre shop setup. I figured the gradual nature of doing most of the work by hand would be more gratifying and educational for myself. In your opinion, am I making a mistake being under this impression and is it realistic to think I can make a bass with very limited tools? Thanks for any words or suggestions. Really enjoyed watching this bass come together.

@ZuoLuoT

Жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Well I've been following you since the beginning, and I can't find this series you speak of. 24 hour double neck build? Lovely ;p

There's never too much: 1. Clamps 2. Files 3. Chisels 4. Coffee 5. Basses 🤘

@torrinmcmillan1924

4 жыл бұрын

6. Masking Tape and Super Glue

@graham6229

4 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary talent as well

@RoyZenzo

4 жыл бұрын

Graphite rods

@robertsparkman8516

4 жыл бұрын

Crimson guitar videos

@theomitrentsis

4 жыл бұрын

And carbon fiber rods apparently :)

Lol yea, I'd let the wood on the fret board speak for itself. Maybe just some nice side markings.

@josephpbrown

4 жыл бұрын

It would be cool to make it fretless, that really does bring out the fretboard wood

@graham6229

4 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to add binding in coloured glass or good quality perspex ?

@rogerj412

4 жыл бұрын

@@graham6229 I dare say anything is possible. Better question would be how hard would doing a perspex binding be?

@graham6229

4 жыл бұрын

@@rogerj412 Thanks, I meant only for the neck. Going round bends on the body would be interesting 😊😊😊

@SonnySoltero

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just some blue abalone spots. That fretboard is just too beautiful for inlays

'ang on, what's going on with the numbering system? The last video was Ep 1 of 4. This one is Ep 2 of 5. At this rate, it'll never be finished.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

lol. you got me! sorry, it got a bit longer than I had originally planned.. isn't that always the case though? VB, B

@MrFuzzwuzzle

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars looking forward to part 17 of 25 XD

@franciscodanconia3551

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars that's what she said?

@belcarra

4 жыл бұрын

Francisco d'Anconia Oh, oh my... it’s a little longer than I, expected... uwu?

@mikeoxitchy5765

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars lol... Gold

Wow, I haven’t heard anyone mention ‘Araldite’ since that time I was walking my pet dinosaur. As always Ben, love watching your work.

Like? Where is the "Love" button? Such a satisfying video. Thank you.

That would look stunning without any inlays. Or frets. Just some gloss on the board and that's that. My god that'd be amazing!

After watching this I've realized that I've been using the fence attachment on my triton router in the wrong position all this time! Thanks Ben

Thank you so much for doing a bass build! I love watching you make awesome guitars but as a bass player this is pretty dam cool!

CHALLENGE: I always notice A LOT of waste during builds. Build a guitar solely from the waste of other builds. Love the vids, great work as always! :)

@MKYCmusic

4 жыл бұрын

The waste gets used to build handles for their tools!

@mikey1981g

4 жыл бұрын

Was thinking this also, a frankenstien build from joined off cuts for the body and fret board

@graham6229

4 жыл бұрын

Give him a break. Waste is absolutely minimal . Come on boys and girls, lighten up.

@stoutlager6325

4 жыл бұрын

Off cut pieces are an unavoidable part of wood working. Everyone who does it has a bin of them. They always get used in future projects or for other unrelated things. At very worst they might be used for firewood but my offcut bin rarely gets so full I feel the need to do that. Even sawdust is collected and used for certain things sometimes.

I see the neck build now. Thanks. Didn’t realize I was watching part 2 before. Lol

Good luck to you in the Guitar Buildoff Challenge with Texas Toast Guitars ! We as the viewers are impatiently waiting to see it go down !!

Well, my morning suddenly got a lot better!

Now, I'm pretty sure of what he's ACTUALLY saying, but it still surprises me every time to hear him say "Bernhard" in the intro.

some men dream of escaping work to sit on a beach. I dream of leaving the Information Technology world to become a Luthier. SO MANY TOOLS!!! damn. Buying as I go, learning as I watch and do. thanks for sharing the expertise, Sir!

So awesome 🔥

Great working skills.

Brilliant!

Im just starting to learn on luthiery and Im so glad Ive found your channel! Id done a bass before but doing something on my own is another talk. I have someone that helps me now and then but your vids are helping clearing my mind up on some points of the procedure, especially on silly things that I get stuck in. Thanks for this! Really cool

nice video ben.

Excellent video production! Fun to watch this build

Epico! That Oak is beautiful!

Great to see a Bass build. More please!

It's gonna be beauty!

Thank you, very nice.

New to the channel, and I'm loving this build.

Nice to see you build a bass guitar

Loving that wood man.... This is going to look wicked!

I really love your work! Thanks for sharing it with us and greetings from Germany!

Beautiful fretboard!

That fretboard excites me GREATLY

That neck is going to look nice !!

I love the bass heavy tracks you have in the background, good call.

This is going to be an insanely cool bass

this fretboard is amazing...the whole building is amazing... I can't wait to hear the sound of this creature

Inlays from the offcuts of the neck the wood choises for this bass are astonishing 😍

I really like how Peter Malinoski dowels the neck and fretboard together through the area between the nut and first fret. Once I’m at the point of building from scratch I’d like to experiment with that kind of thing.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

When I have a board that already has slots cut in I use teo small dowels, toothpicks really, drilled straight through fret slots at either end.. frets cover the dowels and you get perfect alignment. B

@Terrible_Peril

4 жыл бұрын

Crimson Custom Guitars great tip! Malinoski’s are... part decorative, part drastic? He’s got some stuff I reckon you guys would dig, and may have seen in the boutique circuit here and there.

You can never have too many clamps I always say. Nicely done. I love the way the fretboard looks.

Love the build and the videos! Great to watch while stuck inside. Can't wait to see the end product! Yeah, no inlays. That fretboard is gorgeous.

I love inlays, especially block inlays on my basses. But this fretboard is screaming to be naked. Just side markers.

wow that Freboart looks amazing ! Good job .... i wish i can build my own collection in youre workshop

You do make it look easy.......

gold hardware + evo gold + no inlay would look incredible with those woods

The hammering-in of the graphite rods was immensely pleasing!

Loving the build so far, and I love p basses so win win. Definitely no fret markers, that fret it stunning on its own.

I believe it's the first time I've seen you build a Bass! Well done Brother, I wonder what else I've Not seen you build? Be Well Ben, Be Well All!

I'm loving this build, you finally decided to make a bass! Also your craftsmanship is amazing as always. By the way I'm actually building a bass too right now (a P/J with a soapbar) and it's the most satisfying thing I've ever done. If only my country wasn't on lockdown I'd have a finished neck by now :’(

Yes as the comment down below, nice to see Araldate in use, such a versatile glue; as is superglue to search and penetrate splits and repairs; yes an excellent and informative video Ben... Mark Phillips.......

Loving this series, Ben! I hope it is one of many bass series to come :)

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

You know what? I hope so too, I am really enjoying the change. B

@MKYCmusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Hollow body neck through bass next. As cool as this build is, its not really a challenge building a P Bass with templates!

Unrelated note here but I just ordered my first guitar kit with some tools from your shop. I can't wait to start building my own guitar, thank you!

Gotta say I miss Ben’s chatter, but I can see why some may prefer this video style. For me, his digressions are enjoyable and instructional and give this channel its unique flavor.

Good video. I took a break from your videos for a month or two, and i like the streamlined flow. I like the way you’re using music now. The old songs were starting to drive me nuts

i love the masking tape super glue technique but ive never seen it used for making a neck, it totally makes sense and if i ever decide i dont want to buy my necks i will remember that

Finally a real instrument well done. 😎

This is lovely! And fun. But remember this is a P Bass. Which means simplicity and beauty,,, That wood is so beautiful with minimum ornament!

Even better than the body vid. Do one with LEDs! Do a videos on preamps and machining hardware! I’m in love! Thank you, sir!

It's not a trick Mr Ben. It's a technique. Entertainers have tricks that produce rabbits from hats. Artisans, craftsmen and professionals rely on solid fundamentals, knowledge and use of tools and execution of technique within an order of operations in order to ACTUALLY produce something from nothing. You also happen to do it in an entertaining fashion. Thanks for that. I did a small project at the house today and really got my juices flowing. Man do I miss the cabinet shop! -✌🏼

Loving the captions on these new vids - as someone who has zero woodworking experience (though is very interested in changing that), I often don't know what things are called and mishear things and suchlike - really helpful to see it as well. Looking forward to see the end result of this :-)

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Martin, I am hoping to do more videos aimed at demystifying the process.. You'll be building soon I hope! B

@empeda

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars That's the plan, I've 'built' a guitar recently using a pre-cut and routed body and pre-fretted neck, next logical step is to actually build at least one of those things myself. Thanks for all the vids and inspiration :-)

you can never have too many clamps; and removing them is just like unboxing christmass gifts :)

6:11 for a split second i hoped you named your router Routy McRoutyface

You are the MASTER bro.. I taught me shit i overlooked..lol. Thanks bro, and i am subscribing today!!!!! By the way, i made specific zigs for about everything i do: thank God for routers man..lol

Gold and Diamond inlays!!!

You can look smug Ben, it's already gorgeous.

Awesome stuff, do we have to wait til next Wednesday for the next episode? Boooooo!

No need for inlays!!! Fret-less would be very cool as well. Great job Ben love to see your work!!! Cheers!

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

I'm considering a fretless sister instrument using the same fretboard wood.. I have a bit more to play with! B

I'd love to see sorta minimalist wood inlays, it's not a p bass if it isn't simple! Very excited to see what comes next!

To inlay or not inlay... Hmmmm... like you will ever make things easy for yourself Ben... of course you will inlay! Great video as always :)

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

actually I decided to leave them this time.. I am however going to be taking on a timed challenge build early next week.. a twin neck built in 24 working hours should be fun to watch and complex enough to feed my addiction for craziness.. B

Yes I agree a plain fretboard looks more sophisticated, and edge markers are better for the bassman to see.

Minimal Inlay, a small something at the 12th, perhaps. Side dots are necessary, of course. Appreciate the return to the tutorial style. I enjoy the challenge builds, but as an aspiring builder, both are beneficial.

Inlays=YES.

Goodstuff.

Cool

I’m a bassist and that’s cool

Clamps are like guitar cables. You never have enough.

I sure hope this bass is fretless to further feature that beautiful burled oak. I almost feel like frets or inlays would be a disservice to that beauty of a fretboard.

I would like to see some inlays on this. Go for aluminum tube. And make them offset. Bass-side on the lower frets and treble-side on the higher frets. Subtle and classy!

My vote is for small inlays, yes!

Oh! I’ve got another one! There are no videos (that ive seen) about how to put a fancy top (or “facings”) on a body WITH a forearm contour (like a jazz bass) Another video idea!... a 3D NS style body! I hear it’s really hard to do it well because any imperfections are multiplied in finishing. Just ideas for you. Thank you again, so much!

@nwimpney

4 жыл бұрын

I know carvin (now kiesel) showed one of their guitars being made where they actually bend the maple top to fit the contour. You can probably still find it if you look there. A lot of people just have a weird line where they contour through the top, but I always thought that looked a little weird.

12:37 That's a lot of clamps. 20 seconds later: okay, now THAT's a lot of clamps!

Hey Ben, great build as always. Hope the lockdown isn't affecting you too badly.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.. I am having fun with this one.. we are struggling a bit with vastly reduced staff but are still open for online orders, for now at least.. we live in interesting times! I am planning on a quick twin neck build against the clock then will move a few tools home and see what I can do from there.. B

@chrishainey

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Are the students bullying you in to a twin neck as well as a bass?

@medicallyunexplainedsymptoms

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars A guitar & bass double neck would be nice :-)

I hope it become a natural bass, i always like the natural look of wood.

ive left this comment before , but not sure if you saw it , but just for "funsies" a cool challenge might be to see how well you can "eyeball" , where fret slots should be cut , and frets installed. maybe on a bolt on neck. just to see who can get the closest to correct

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

That would be very fun.. no one would be even close, I am sure.. we use too many jigs these days tbh. B

@jawshwaa

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars oh im sure it would be a healthy mix of "holy crap that note is right," and "cringe" lol

The masking tape trick is great, but a little redundant when gluing sandpaper to a radius block I found. Just glue the sandpaper to the taped block and you're golden.

Greetings from Wisconsin, USA; Hope you, your family and fellow workers are all well with this pandemic were in. Love it! Just some small black dots instead of inlays would be my preference. However it would be very hard to make that neck look bad without a major boo boo.

Love the look of that fret board! Worried it may be too soft though....

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

Not too soft, it is still oak after all, it just doesn't have the same strength as normal oak as the grain is, well.. all over the place. Should be ok though.. I hope! B

Ebony and mother of pearl inlay would look awesome

Oh man that burl oak looks good, hope it'll come up that well on my Frog! Hope you're all doing well! Stay safe everyone!

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Miss you dude!! B

@martrocksnuts

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars back at ya brother! Can't wait to get back to it!

use the fretboard off cut to make dot inlays and stain then purple, that way they would blend in a bit and not distract from the grain :)

Beautiful work as always !! Definitely do enlays . Something extraordinarily different for a bass ?

My god man! Those woods look amazing and we haven't even seen them with a finish on yet! Difficult choice to make, I always like inlays but that burl Oak is gonna be busy and beautiful to look at when finished and inlays "may" be a step too far in the busy on the eye department! Loving it so far Ben! Looking forward to the next installment. Thanks for sharing bro.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Natster, I agree.. I was thinking about 'ghost' block inlays but will leave that for a J bass I suppose.. no inlays on this one at all.. B

@natsterjam

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars ooooh Ghost Block, niiiice! Have to go with the no inlays choice too though! Thanks Ben! It's great that you like to interact with the KZread community.

@ianthomson9363

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Hooray! Personally, I've found fretboard inlays to be redundant- I use a long strap on my bass and that and increasing girth means I can't actually see the face of the fretboard. I fitted cubic zirconium side dots and they're all I need, and with a 'broomstick' left hand position they give a tactile reference as well.

wow, four carbon rods !!!

I would have made this bass a semi-accoustic with an 8th note for the sound hole and instead of just the one p pickup, I would have added two musicman humbuckers (one by the neck and one by the bridge) and since it'd be semi-hollow body, a piezo pickup.

I wish it was somehow cost-efficient for manufacturers to utilize more exotic and abnormal woods for fretboards. Maple, rosewood, and ebony are great, but there are so many beautiful woods that could be used..

The burl fretboard. Will it, in your view, require stabilization? I would think to ensure the stability and requisite hardness of the material, used as a fretboard and as the anchoring material for the frets themselves, that some form of stabilization of the burl would be needed, if not, at least advisable. I've used a lot of materials for fretboards over the years, but never any burl wood of any species. I came close to using a very unique and finely detailed burl Redwood, and recently was nearly convinced to use a stunningly beautiful piece of figured burl Claro Walnut. In t he former case the client changed his mind when he saw several new options and chose a gorgeous piece of figured Cocobolo, with just an edge of the lighter sandy colored sapwood, and in the latter, the client decided that Ziricote was going to fit this build, and that the piece of figured and burl Claro Walnut will make a better book matched top to a more classic design like an early V or a single cut of some kind. I would not have used either burl piece as a fretboard without stabilization, but maybe your slice is of considerably more hardness and stability than were the pieces I have. Looking forward to seeing the finished build.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

I was prepared to stabilise if needed but at heart it is oak and very hard.. similar to rosewood etc at least and will do well.. has little strength as it doesn't really have a grain tbh, hence the multitude of carbon fibre.. B

@Metalbass10000

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars I appreciate the response. I wondered what the factor of it being oak would be, given typical physical characteristics of many types of oak. Take care.

Bob would be proud #clampchamp

Bass looks incredible already.! Ben, can I request once the apocalypse is over, that crimson starts selling a fret scale rule for basses. I'm starting a 30'' short scale project which is a pain cos no one seems to sell rules for basses. A 34" / 30" scale rule would go down a treat. Please and thank you ;)

Mr. Crowe sir - that is a thing of beauty, personally, I think inlays might detract - however a crimson logo inlay at the 12th might be cool and indeed beans. Just a thought. I await the next installment with bated, bated bits. Please keep on being 'kin splendid.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

Bated bits?? I agree.. no inlays this time, that fretboard is too damn beautiful. B

@Smegness

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps I should have proof read that first, it sounded better in my head! Suffice to say I am looking forward to the progress of this one.

With that fretboard, I'd love to see it fretless. Not sure that goes too well with a P-bass, but it sure would look pretty.

A subtle 12th fret inlay would look great

No inlays on that gorgeous piece of wood. I’d love to see fretless.