flat wound players be like "theres some life left in those strings"

@svenjansen2134

18 күн бұрын

They looked good as new!!

@Tooshabby

17 күн бұрын

There is some life left in any string u can still pull to tension

I woul not call it restoration, it is whole rebuilding. Great job man!

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

I appreciate a pick-guard that can stop small arms fire.

@nationalduo4945

19 күн бұрын

You weren’t joking !

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

When you live in Ukraine, you need to be prepared for anything😉

You won my respect when you recreated the pickups using what you had of the old parts, looks like someboddy mightve robbed this bass of its magnets.

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Thank you, the magnets were lying around, but in the end, it was decided to replace them

Very nice job man and thanks for using no distracting background music. All the little noises like that fret rounding thingy make great asmr. Thanks for keeping instruments alive and also what a very nice paint job!

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for posting this vlog. It is a joy to watch a craftsman at work.

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Thats.. certainly something George would do to his guitar....

Of course it’s easy, if I had those tools, two hundred hours, good taste and this much talent I’d do the same

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

😉

not sure if i would have done the graphics but it sounds nice

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Excellent, it's beautiful. Glad you used the original parts.

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

I wanted to replace all the parts with new ones, but then I discovered nickel plating. And in my opinion it turned out well

That's really nice man. So glad you decided to with a different visual. It's a unique and special piece. Thank you for posting.

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! I've been wanting to do something unique for a long time

It went from trash to art… that you can make more art with. Incredible work and great imagination seeing what it could become. Beautiful bass. And I’ve been wanting to do nickel plating for a while, too. Next project I have an excuse to, I will.

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Wow a floating bridge on a bass..very cool guitar, great work.

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@williamharris9529

17 күн бұрын

My 1968 Gretsch bass also has a floating bridge. Back in the day they were common.

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

And don’t forget about classic Hofner violin also has a floating bridge.

Wow, never saw a DIN-type connector on a guitar before.

@mr.k1t

16 күн бұрын

it`s 5 pin soviet style cable

@dieselrider

16 күн бұрын

it's true,soviet factories used to put these connectors on all types of their guitars, they were called "SG-5". the truth is, when the damned union fell apart, our musicians here in Ukraine rejoiced,when they switched to standard "jack-type" connectors, because those SG-5 were simply terrible and impractical, those damned terminals were constantly bent and so more :)

Wow,it's crazy beautiful renovation,thank you for your work(mostly - art)as asual!) Idea about painting very cool,it's super special for "ukrainian 70's moustache funk/bigbeat psychedelic" context,it's really about ideas and culture(Pryimachenko-style paint),literally precious! Warm greetings from Lviv,your work priceless💔

@mr.k1t

16 күн бұрын

Дякую, ідея полягала у тому, щоб підкреслити ідентичність українських музичних інструментів тих часів і здається в мене вийшло☺️

@dieselrider

16 күн бұрын

@@mr.k1t все вийшло дуже добре,це цілий арт-проект,бачу цей бас в Музеї гітар в Києві))) Українські сімдесяті дуже недооцінені,на жаль( Вартує раз послухати хоча б ВІА Червона Рута,щоб зрозуміти,наскільки це була несовкова і цікавв,новаторська поп-музика! Було би прикольно ще взяти якусь Jolana Diamant і зробити з нею також щось схоже(умовно змішати цю вищезгадану естетику з західним психоделік-арт),як бачите - людям зі всього світу це страшно цікаво :)

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

Я відновлював декілька таких басів людям, досить не погані інструменти, особливо та, що була з палісандровою накладкою. Взагалі прикольна задумка, залишилось знайти вбиту Йолану)

Beautiful pattern, I can’t believe I like it this much!

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@svenjansen2134

18 күн бұрын

Yea at first I found it childish but then I saw the result and was convinced. It's beautiful 😍

Easily one of the best restoration you've done on your channel so far! The amount of work and time you spent on this one is insane I guess... I'm not a fan of the paint job though, but it's just a matter of taste. Congrats for giving this bass a second life! I hope the future owner will be happy with it, and will take care of her.

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

Thank you my friend. I really put a lot of effort into this project and I appreciate your words🙏

Ready for the Tulip festival

Awesome!!, congratulations. Montevideo-Uruguay.

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thank you!

The brushstrokes really make it! Very nice.

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Oh . . . and I loved the paint!!

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! It's nice to know that you liked my solutions

Чернигов бас. Молодец ресторатор. Приятно смотреть как из хлама восстанавливается инструмент. Оригинальное решение нового дизайна - хиппи раскрас от Дж.Харриссона, при полном сохране оригинальной конструкции. Ортодоксальные коллекционеры не любят и малейших изменений, наверно будут ворчать про то что снят советский полиэфир. Они по своему правы. Но тут такое доброе изменение. Отлично.

@mr.k1t

16 күн бұрын

Спасибо 🙏

@ElGreyoCardinallo

11 күн бұрын

Ресторатор это тот, кто занимается ресторанным бизнесом 😂

4:41 When you used a flat screwdriver for a crosshead screw, it seemed appropriate, given the state of the guitar!

Nice work, man 👍 Very cool art and it has a really pretty sound to it. I'd be happy to own that bass!

@mr.k1t

12 күн бұрын

Thank you, it turned out really well, I'm really happy about it

That’s a beauty of an axe. Good job!!

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Stunning work from all of you! Mesmerising scene when the artwork is put on. Thanks a lot for sharing.

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thank you for your feedback!

Une vidéo reposante et un son doux à la fin. C'était agréable.

I think you restored the bass very well, diverse skills at work here.

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thank you!

That's a great restoration, I love the artwork! It might have been better to paint the body and neck at the end of the process but it made better sense for you this way with the available time ? That fretboard is thick as hell !

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Thank you, we covered it with a layer of matte acrylic, the neck is really thick since it is without a truss rod

Excellent sound! Personally I think painted a solid color would be preferred but it is a matter of choice

@mr.k1t

20 күн бұрын

Thanks! I've been wanting to draw something on a guitar for a long time, and this time nothing was holding me back😉

Это же надо быть таким красавчиком,умным,и так понимающим в таком сложном деле, естественно Лайкосик❤👍👍👍

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

😉

Amazing! Awesome!

Huge project! Love the artwork

@mr.k1t

20 күн бұрын

Thank you!

wspaniała praca,piękny instrument.gratuluję i pozdrawiam

@mr.k1t

11 күн бұрын

Дякую 🙏

Adorable colour & decoration!, makes me think about decorated flour jars, cooking utensils, etc. from my childhood... It was a retro style, popular in the 70:s, then mostly with printed decor, inspired by earlier hand painted things from the 40:s(? )... I also had a relative, Lena Marcus, ceramic artist, which did things in a somewhat similar style. The Nastya, is she by any chanse ceramic artist?

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

We were inspired by the paintings of Maria Primachenko from those years. Nastya does not paint on ceramics, but is actively involved in pysankar(Easter egg painting.)

Stunning result. Master craftsmanship! Congrats brother

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

Unique bass. 👍🏼👍🏼

Nice BEHS!

When the hand plane entered the chat I was very surprised! I guess there was significant back bow but wow that’s a quick (and brutal) way to get a lot of material off in a hurry, not sure I’d have the guts to try that! I don’t understand how it didn’t cause some tear-out when the blade crossed the fret slots but obviously it worked 👍

What a great job in this bass, congrats!!!!!

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Yikes on that paint job. But to each their own...

What make of bass guitar is this please? Great job!

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thanks! Chernyhyv factory in Ukraine 1973

@user-jb6ko5wt9b

13 күн бұрын

Тогда уж в СССР, а если точнее УССР

Nice job well done 🤘👍

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Sensacional! Um belo e minucioso trabalho. O resultado foi esplêndido! Congratulações!

@mr.k1t

11 күн бұрын

Obrigado!

Soviet era guitars are weird but this one is something special fr

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Yep, it`s ukrainian one from 1970`s I was delighted with this brass pickguard.

Not my vibe, but I love how you remade the pickups.

@mr.k1t

12 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Nicely done 👍

@mr.k1t

16 күн бұрын

Thanks!

i like how the pick guard came out

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

me too

Fantastic job! You earned my subscribe. Don't listen to the few idiots on here who are dogging the guitar. The only thing they've ever created is disappointment for their parents.

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! i will😄

It may be a soviet bass, the output is a 5-pin connector

Great job my friend !!!

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Красавец получился, звук своеобразный но так даже аутентичней 🤌

great job

@mr.k1t

11 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Very cool

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thanks!

awesome man. looked and sounded great

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Great job ! Aesthetically it is not my taste. But I recognize the work and that you have clarified its duration. Plus the bass sounds amazing...

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Nice!

Ted would love it. Superb work!

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

Thanks!

excellent job, you rebuilt something that many would consider trash, it possibly looks better than in its good years. te luciste pa.

@mr.k1t

12 күн бұрын

Thank you! I wanted to give this bass a little more than just stick it together.

fantastic job - second life for this bass!

@mr.k1t

13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Very good job 👍👍👍

Nice 😮

@mr.k1t

8 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful piece of art i would say...

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Ahh, the Gibson grabber bass… World renowned for it versatility and uncompromising tone

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

They were clearly inspired by this

Now you need to 'relic' it... 😉

@mr.k1t

8 күн бұрын

Time will do all the work for me😉

прекрасная работа 😊👍

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Дякую😉

You mentioned you wanted to bend the neck into a slight back bow as there was no truss rod.. how did you manage that?.. some use heat and a straight bar and apply pressure to the middle back.. i hope you did some of this work BEFORE it was painted.. lol.?.. excellent job on this considering where it started.. excellent work..

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thank you! No, I did it after, you can see in the video that I work with the neck when it is screwed to the body. I press the body with straps to the table and watch the bend I get

So many questions: what was the bass originally? What kind of strings are those? Is it clearcoated to protect the paint? Also what are the background music tracks?

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

and I will give you the answers Bass guitar from the Chernigov factory, produced in 1973 (btw, on my Patreon there is a detailed description of this bass guitar, it’s free😉) The strings are dadario nylon tapewound Drawings covered with acrylic And what kind of music are you asking about? What am I playing? or double bass in the background?

@BoredoldPunk

19 күн бұрын

@@mr.k1t yes, the background tracks.

Great Job. Huge Respect. Аграмезны рэспэкт за вялікую працу. Гучыць цудоўна, выглядае вельмі прыгожа.

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Дякую!

Great restoration! The paint job is awesome! Next time fill in that gash in the body with ramen noodles I hear that’s the proper way to fix that 😉

@mr.k1t

9 күн бұрын

Thank you! I have to admit, I had this idea😉

Perfect 👌

@mr.k1t

23 сағат бұрын

Thanks!

What do I think,bloody awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the paint job you chose- fits well with the style/ year of the bass

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Thanks!

What was the black powder filler used on the side to fill in the space…Great video 😎

@mr.k1t

19 күн бұрын

Thanks! It was graphite dust

Great Job! I love it! Just two questions: 1.-What’s the black dust material at 6:27? 2.-Why did you paint the frets, with a marker at 22:20? Thanks in advance! Congratulations for that beautifull job!

@mr.k1t

11 күн бұрын

Thank you! 1) this is graphite dust 2) to understand the difference in fret heights when levelling

That Nitor Lack is the best

Dude, that's beautiful...

@mr.k1t

12 күн бұрын

Thank you!

bravo!

@mr.k1t

12 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Рисунок адовый. Ещё металлические части требуют доработки. Слишком много царапин. От работы над грифом получил удовлетворение.

Sorry if the question was answered before in the comments or later in the video as I'm just at the start, but seeing the dismal state of the bass when you got it got me curious: do you get a great instrument rebuilding this because the wood is from the 70s etc and there's something you can't emulate regarding the age of the guitar or is it, even with restoration, just sounds worse than an off-the-shelf Ibanez or Yamaha and you're simply using this as an exercise? Either way, love your videos :D

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thank you! Hmm, I've been repairing guitars for so long and a lot that I can no longer tell you what a “Good” or “Bad” sound is. Trends are constantly changing and every sound from any bass guitar can be used in an interesting way. I was pleased with the sound of this bass, it gives exactly the old sound that I expected from it, but still, I prefer the sound of a good MusicMan😏

Lovely

Imaging job!

@mr.k1t

23 сағат бұрын

Thank you!

funny looking fella..maybe szech /russ/poland? ..has a vintage DIN out and a very flat fretboard radius..you could also do some slight upgrades..better bridge..I think the position of neck/body is slightly off, maybe the nut must be redone, the string spacing is off..but interesting build

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

It’s Ukrainian one I did 9.5 here

Unlucky 13th fret? 😉 Does this bass have a truss rod? Lovely art by the way. I had a cream strat with brilliant original fairy art but a drug addict friend stole it not long before he overdosed. 😢

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes, it is without a truss rod Sad story

Hermoso resultado!

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

Thanks!

I'm sorry, but the whole knife/zip lock bag thing did it for me.

I wondered if there was a (non-adjustable) truss rod installed, because I could see an inlay in the back of the neck - what do you think? If there's nothing there at all, how is that neck not bent in two? :-D Also, I was intrigued by the 5-pin (?) DIN connector instead of a 1/4" jack. Was that a common way to hook up to an amp in that region at that time? Beautiful restoration, I really didn't expect that.

@mr.k1t

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes, this is a semblance of a stiffener, but time has taken its toll and the neck was very bent. The neck itself is very thick and should hold string tension well if done correctly. This 5 pin connector is typical for Ukrainian SSR guitars In the Soviet Union, the same connector was used in telephony, in order to reduce the cost of production, they were also installed in audio equipment; in fact, this is a very impractical, constantly breaking connector that has no right to life in a guitar.

Хорошая работа!

Of all things why the "Pennsylvania Dutch" designs?

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

This painting refers to the Ukrainian artist Maria Primachenko, since the bass was made in Ukraine in the 1970s, I wanted to emphasize this

Guessing this wasn't meant to be used since you painted pictures on the back of the neck? Probably would have fixed those drill holes first...

Судя по разъёму пятиштырьковому штекера ОНЦ-ВГ-4-5/16-Р (СГ-5) и отсутствия анкера - это гитара из СССР примерно 1965-70 года. Так же "узнаваемы" звукосниматели по 9 руб. Но такой формы колков (попарно на одной планке) я не помню. Интересно бы узнать историю этой гитары, какую ценность она представляет? Только в этом случае был смысл реставрировать инструмент из такого плохого состояния. Впрочем - мне интересен этот ролик - как "обучающий" фильм: у меня хобби - ремонт, восстановление гитар, а так же сборка и настройка (из готовых комплектов). У таких мастеров - есть чему поучиться: у каждого мастера есть свои хитрые приёмы и способы ремонта. ЗЫ. Субъективное мнение - Пикгард, изготовленный в корпусном цехе судоремонтного завода, лучше было бы заменить на другой, например из белого перламутра. И конечно, вывести проводок "заземления" на струнодержатель. 👍👍👍 Респект

@ManO0waR

18 күн бұрын

Это редкий черниговский бас, примерно 75 года. Был, пока его не изуродовали

@old_falc

18 күн бұрын

@@ManO0waR Вторая жизнь в коллекции раритетных инструментов 😉. Обнаружил такую гитару на просторах интернета VK в коллекции гитар Владислава Силиванова. Действительно там установлен такой мощный пикгард из нержавейки

@ManO0waR

18 күн бұрын

@@old_falc Да, коллекция Владислава выше всех похвал, мне пока далеко до него) Только пикгард не из нержавейки, а из хромированной латуни толщиной 2 мм.

@old_falc

17 күн бұрын

​@@ManO0waRБогатая у нас страна была: хромированную 2-х мм накладку из цветного металла на электрогитару могли себе позволить..... 😊

@user-tj7dl8vb7b

17 күн бұрын

50лет назад был комплект этих гитар на заводе .Черниговские.У меня есть фото я с такой ,только 6 стружка.

Awesome! Is it short scale?

@mr.k1t

8 күн бұрын

Thanks! Yep, 30’

Excelente

I wood cover the neck with the protective layer, otherwise all the beautiful painting will rub off.

@mr.k1t

17 күн бұрын

We covered it with a layer of matte acrylic

Ah man I love everything about this until you made it 2 volume knobs only. You could’ve made it a more versatile bass by making those pots be stacked concentric knobs. Each controlling volume/tone for their respective pickup. You should revisit this idea in the future

@mr.k1t

12 күн бұрын

I'll do this later, I only had ordinary potentiometers at hand. there was an option to make 1 volume (for two sensors) and 1 tone, but in the case of two volumes, it seemed more varied to me

Absolutely amazing bass. Love your content as always. Wish I had one!

@mr.k1t

18 күн бұрын

I appreciate you watching my videos😉

Great job you're really talented. Don't do the snapping of the fingers with a before and after shot as its cheesy. Do your own thing as you have the talent to be original ❤

@mr.k1t

13 күн бұрын

Thank you, I will take your comment into account. But in the case of the electrolyte, I simply forgot to make a video of how I prepared it🙃

прекрасно!

Top 🤓

This was the best video ever

@mr.k1t

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! It's nice to read comments like this😉

@sytsebloem1979

3 күн бұрын

@@mr.k1t i was lying down with a cold beer carefully watching everything. Super inspiring and relaxing.