“Now back in the nineties people weren’t necessarily thinking” -Part of a quote, Tim Sway, 2021.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! I mean, I'm sure some people were concerned... I was in my 20s, and grew up in the 80s "Me" generation. A lot of us were more self-centered then (and now?), compared to the more socially and environmentally aware millennials and gen Zers .

The minimalist look is great, and the philosophy of using reclaimed materials is even better.

Very cool for a proto. I love the bridge idea. I have never really comprehended why fretless players want a complicated multi-adjustable bridge when a simple one does the job equally well.

When someone says you’re not capable of doing something, that should be fuel for your fire

@timsway

Жыл бұрын

100% !!!

2:18 "Don't give up on your dreams. It might just take a little longer to get there than you thought" Thank you

You're a madman. I love this idea. It would be really cool if the entire top of the bass was radiused.

@xanderdaniels8284

3 жыл бұрын

Why stop there? Radius the back too a la Spector

I love the concept! That shape is cool and it's sounding pretty good.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

thanks man.

Really digging the one piece top concept! I’ve been playing with that idea in my head, but it’s great to see the master take action on it and I’m looking forward to see your future iterations!

My boi delivers, even if you don't deserve it, but you need it. Ya big boi.

I do like the look of seeing one, single, black pickup on the face. It doesn't ruin anything.

Beautiful look back to your journey, thank you for sharing it 💖💖💖

Love the design, the ethos and the innovations in the bass. As always fantastic work - never stop what you're doing.

Very promising design, Tim! Thank You for all the enjoyable videos.

I love the look. Absolutely beautiful. can't wait to see the next version of this.

Really cool. I really like your videos and innovative approaches to sustainability. Rock on!

Amazing video. I very much appreciate your story of pursuing your dream and sharing it with us, every step of the way!

Love it Tim,,controls at the back is brilliant,,,,what a gift you have,,thanks mate!

been thinking of doing a one piece guitar for a while now and this is proving to be super helpful. thanks tim!

I look forward to the next build! Nice job.

Roasted maple fingerboard would look sweet. Active pickups on bass are the way to go for sure

This design looks like one of the few that might benefit from headless tuning. Though the added body hardware might take away from your intentions with it.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

exactly. maybe i could hide some type of tuners on the back...

@YeshuaGod22

3 жыл бұрын

@@timsway and I guess making it multiscale would add virtually no extra difficulty to manufacture?

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

@@YeshuaGod22 no, but a ton of extra difficulty to the player! lol (unless we added cheater lines for some visual aid)

@multi.instrumentalist

3 жыл бұрын

@@timsway classical guitar style tuners might work - the slits could be an artistic part of the design, and the pegs would be less visible. you could even hide the slots completely, with a veneer or something.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

@@multi.instrumentalist I like that idea. I make a guitar like that and am a fan...

whoah, now this is a really beautiful idea! thanks for sharing it along with your thoughts and process, i love to see and hear the stuff you make

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for the kind words

So awesome! Love the style

Wow What a piece of art! Gorgeous. Cheers!

my brother made me a fretless bass for my 18th birthday out of our old (one piece for body and neck) and new (fretboard) kitchen bench.

I love how it looks! Seems comfortable, sounds good

This is really neat! I am excited to see some future iterations.

On a random note your bass-baritone voice makes your bass builds that much more resonant...

Looks amazing!

So awesome! Thats a super cool design

I'd suggest that making the bridge and nut integral means that the grain orientation in them is sub-optimal, and could be a point of weakness. Perhaps milling slots with the CNC for a separate wooden bridge (similar to an acoustic guitar bridge) and nut might produce a more durable and adaptable instrument. Part of sustainability is designing products so that they'll continue to work for a very long time - think about the player/luthier dealing with the instrument in 2121.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

sure, if you wanna take the easy way out :)That's what I'll do if I HAVE to... lol. Violins, cellos, basses, have end grain bridges (tight maple).

@m4r1ush.60

3 жыл бұрын

@@timsway I’m not sure what’s available to you but I think if it’s around maybe hickory would make for a good top because of how hard and durable it is, and I was thinking It might handle the strings better than the oak. But there’s probably a reason not to use hickory. It was just a thought. I can’t wait to see where this project goes

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

@@m4r1ush.60 I had a bunch of hickory offered to me but it was all warped and crappy. I would like to give it a try, some day.

@m4r1ush.60

3 жыл бұрын

@@timsway yeah I have the same problem, I’m hoping to find someone who has good hickory where I am but it’s very expensive for wood that’s not warped beyond use

Very nice build. Bass sounds great 👍🏼

Luv that design Tim!

Love the look of both of them, new one sounds fantastic

Brilliant,thank you for the entertainment and the insights.

Amazing design and beautiful. 👌🏻

What a beautiful idea and execution! What an inspiration you are man

Love the design, love the concept, great stuff!!!

Great concept and execution.

Cool idea, and it sounds great!

Sounds AWESOME !!

spectacular work as always!! i'm currently building a 36 fret 3 octave guitar from scratch right now for my own experimentation, kahler bridge, single emg pickup, walnut fretboard, and mahogany body and neck. i must say your work has definitely inspired me so so SO much!

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

sounds wild. share pics!

@AllThroughALife

3 жыл бұрын

Is the 36 fret guitar inspired by the Hamer Virtuoso? They only made a handful, but it's an interesting guitar.

I actually really like the shape of that. Dope prototype and look forward to seeing more!

This is the most beautiful thing I've seen! I love the thumbrest design, I love the whole continuity... looks so natural and... uninterrupted. Tonewise oak is actually perfect for fretless bass, don't know how much it would last though. The bridge, OMG! phenomenal! Also changing the plastic cover for a pickup with a wooden one would do the trick with hiding it and easier to do than just having the pickup fully hidden underneath the single-piece top, though it would break the flowiness of the design. Would love to see the final version.

Beautiful bass!!

I love it! looks great. I like that it has so many octaves

@johanneswerner1140

3 жыл бұрын

Well, in principle all have them, they are just very hard to reach. But yeah, I really like that as well! Now I really need to do some more instrument building (by hand, that's what I enjoy, since I am not feeding a family with it and I don't even have a power outlet in my 2m x 2.5m basement compartment). Keep up the great work, you are an inspiration!

I think this is my favourite of your builds. I've been trouble shooting a bunch of these ideas myself for a future build, but you've done so much more. Very cool and inspirational stuff. Love your videos. Much love, from down under, Western Australia

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

cheers. a big part of the journey is trying things that may or may not work, then moving on with the results. Sometimes the only way to figure out what will work is make it and find out! :)

Very cool I like what you're doing video is educational and informative. You make it look easy..

Very cool, Tim! Definitely has a futuristic kind of look about it.

I love your creativity, you really are inspirational. 😎🎙🎸✅

i love this. i love this so much. i may have to start saving for one!

I dig the bass. Controls in the back is something I never would of thought of lol! Fretless looks like a lot of fun too, I haven't ever even seen one in person.

I really like the idea of having all of the controls in the back. I've never seen that before, it looks awesome.

I like it sir! Great job!

Tim your work is truly endlessly inspiring!

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

thank you

To hide the pickup, you could setup the CNC machine to cut out the top layer in reverse orientation, so to mount it to the body you would flip it. Instead of going all the way through with the pickup route, leave 0.5-1cm or so of wood at the bottom. Then mount the pickup in the body before you glue the top on and it is hidden.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

yes. I plan on doing that on the next one, doing a two sided carve on that piece and carving access to it in the back.

That's a really interesting design. I never thought of putting controls on the back. I like it a lot

Love the shape!

Great looking bass, love the ideas behind it as well! I think if I were to buy one I'd want the top edge of the horns rounded a little match the contours that you added!

Dude...i love it. When i have enough I'm going to purchase 1.

Nice Job! Beautiful

Slick looking bass, mate, and sounds awesome too!👍🏽 Seriously loving the minimalist look...👌🏽

good video once again. thanks!

That fretboard is so fucking awesome

I like it a lot, It makes me want to try to learn base guitar. Great Job.

Dig it. Great ideas and nice execution.

Very nice, I find the same with my "through fretboard" bass - there is not enough space under the strings to pop. Looks and sounds great!

Wild! I really like this

Great project, I'm glad I watched, sounds nice too

Wow that’s a really ballsy idea, would never thought that an all two piece construction like that would work, certainly would never occur to me! Looks like you got it down, awesome stuff.

Nice, sounds good!

Beautiful bass man.

think this would lend itself to a headless system with the tuning mech on the back - would take some design acrobatics when passing through the body. Think it going in the right direction - love it!

@leonah2137

3 жыл бұрын

1000% agree -- a 5 or 6 string in this shape, but headless would be so amazing

@paulsangemino9430

3 жыл бұрын

I missed the part about the 32" scale length, my bad. I like the idea of the profile ledge above and below the stings as with the MM pickup I find my hand positioned too far back for long-term comfort. So this is a possible solution - mitigation. Playing right at the end of the neck is where I find fretless sings.

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulsangemino9430 I don't think I mentioned the scale in the vid. My bad

Pretty original brother, great build!

It's amazing bro!

One of the coolest things I’ve seen

It's one of those "why didn't anyone do this before?" Ideas. It looks very organic, like it grew that way. I like this design aesthetic the most of all your work. Having the bridge just rise out of the top like that is so cool--but it means this design can only be fretless.

That’s gorgeous! I would absolutely buy one

AMAZING, nuff said!!!

Maybe the easiest way to "hide" the pickup is to build a replacement pickup cover from the same wood as the top. It would have the outline of a pickup, leaving it still visible to the onlooker, but harmonized with the face.

The bass looks really good and sounds really good. I'd like to own that wow.

I was thinking of this design too! Although my reason is lack of budget and hand tools. I also like carved things that doesnt look too smooth

LOVE IT!

That is a really intriguing design!

Im digging it!

Now that's awesome!

Beautiful design

Damn that a beautiful bass. I love everything about that bass.

Great body style for a bass! I dig your mods.

Love the way the strings go thru the body and the cable comes in the back but I think that the pots in the back are not so easy to use

Very clean and minimal front... Cool.

Really cool design.

Love it!

Really cool!!

Zowie! You're onto something here. Such a sexy base, like playing a sculpture. Maloof and modern. Hidden pickup would be so clean. Can't wait to follow the evolution. Mahalo for sharing!🙂🐒

this sounds amazing! a single cut design could also look pretty cool!

Amazing job! I can not wait for the final product. I really love this style of super clean, minimalist instrument build and i was thinking about hiding the pickup beneath a thin layer of the same wood of the bass but, maybe, without seams, with some kind of continuation of the whole body... well... some custom pickups have a wood cover and they work normally... have you ever thought of doing something like this?

@timsway

3 жыл бұрын

Next version!

She sounds and look awesome mate!!!! Nice one. Greetings grom Serbia 👌❤️🤟😇😎

Dude.. this is the wierdest guitar i've seen and now i want 2. It's the strangest, genius idea i've seen.

Beautiful bass, Tim! I would very much like to see a version with frets!!!!