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@andydunn82605 ай бұрын
"It feels like the universe is assigning me a project ... and quite frankly I couldn't stop myself from working on it, even if I wanted to." I love this channel.
@marco-ls9fm5 ай бұрын
Its a life quote to live by
@ryan.noakes5 ай бұрын
My sentiments exactly.
@behelit19974 ай бұрын
I read it at the same time i heard it
@Notsram775 ай бұрын
I want to live in whatever universe David exists in. What do you mean you just walk into thrift stores and they have vintage audio equipment? A place where people just throw historic musical instruments in the trash? XD It's madness and I want it!
@jamesfetherston11904 ай бұрын
Historical?
@ebarteldes4 ай бұрын
That is true. I walked into a thrift store in Oyster Bay, NY and found a child-size Gibson Flying V. I paid $ 35 for it. Heck, just the pickup on that beauty is worth more than that!
@JoBot__4 ай бұрын
I want this but with computers and technology rather than instruments and audio equipment. :D
@rickwilliams9674 ай бұрын
It was ALLEGEDLY in the trash if you believe the title 😂
@ebarteldes4 ай бұрын
Ever seen that Polish guy who creates instruments from obsolete computer equipment? @@JoBot__
@mikecunningham46825 ай бұрын
"I think the inside of this kinda looks the hold of a pirate ship" David, you have the purest soul and i love you
@BaddaBigBoom4 ай бұрын
I thought it looked like a nightclub!
@quadrillage38384 ай бұрын
@@BaddaBigBoom i thought it looked like the inside of a fiddle bass
@A-Name-1015 ай бұрын
One man’s trash, is another man’s treasure! Great restoration!
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
How do I find some much cool stuff? I've been thinking about this, and I think it's a bunch of factors: 1. Being on foot helps. I look for stuff whenever I'm out walking and I walk a lot. 2. I go to thrift stores about once every few weeks. I'm not obsessive about it, and the truth is I only find something really good about twice a year. Still, you can't win the lottery without buying a ticket, and over time it adds up: I have a long list of cool things I've bought at thrift stores over the years. 3. Part of it is cultural: I now live in a city where it's customary to put things you no longer need on the curb. Often, folks (self included) will intentionally put the good stuff out a few days before trash day with a sign that says FREE so that people have a chance to grab it. In my experience, not every city is like this. I lived in San Antonio and _never_ found anything on the street there. Chicago was hard, too, because the trash was all in back alleyways. I also lived in NYC and Providence, and while I sometimes got lucky with street finds in both places, I did better with junk shops in both cities. 4. The real reason: I live in a very high turnover city with a lot of artists and musicians. I imagine you can get similarly lucky in some neighborhoods of Austin, Portland, or Asheville, NC. People rent for short stints and then move. Almost everything I've ever found has been put out on the last weekend of the month. In other words, someone's lease was up, they were leaving and just didn't feel like moving something they never use or plan on fixing. When my wife and I left Providence, we did the same thing. We watched with glee as some college age kids scored a busted guitar, an old drum set, and a beautiful air organ. For all I know, they made an awesome art project out of them. Anyway, that's all the comes off the top of my head.
@stoodsea32215 ай бұрын
Damn, i guess I gotta move to somewhere like that
@jericnepomuceno38435 ай бұрын
Hey Dave, I just wanted to tell you that your video on the bassitar sent me down a rabbit hole of wanting to play a bass guitar. I've always wanted to play instruments but bounced off things such as the piano and ukulele. Seeing your video gave me so much inspiration to not let my past experiences with instruments dissuade me from picking up the bass. 6 months later, I now have a bass and can play 2 songs! Love seeing your videos everytime Dave, thanks for the inspiration. Long live the bass!
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
that’s really cool!
@christiancyfus76515 ай бұрын
Hello David, thank you for the great inspiration and a really good song. Sounds very British 😍 have a great day. Chris
@goblinnnn5 ай бұрын
good instrument pick
@chessaccount41555 ай бұрын
i never comment, but seeing as a fellow learning bassist is here, might as well. heres my picks for some show off basslines as a very inexperienced player: seven nation army come together under pressure money another one bites the dust i (kenderick lamar)
@App.ollo_2 ай бұрын
Welcome to the low end brother, hope you have fun in your journey
@kiregenofficial5 ай бұрын
THE SONG! THE SONG, YOU RELEASED IT! THANK YOU, DAVID!!
@bhaswardutta48905 ай бұрын
Yay!! A Dave Hilowitz video!!
@scillyautomatic5 ай бұрын
Just can't tell you how much I like these videos. Always a relaxing break for the work of the day.
@ryanbailey69005 ай бұрын
You might want to see if there’s a neck plate that can fit the bass. This is usually used to add stability to the screws that hold the neck in place. Also it looked like the top wasn’t glued down all the way in one spot. But cool instrument , I’m glad you saved it.
@bowds74 ай бұрын
I’ve rebuilt a number of violin basses over the years, one thing you might like to do is make up a metal plate that fits on the back of the body. That holds the neck on. All of the Japanese violin basses have it from what I have seen, it will give greater strength for the neck under tension.
@noonesfang1315 ай бұрын
The body was likely made in the Matsumoku factory in japan. A ton of brands used that factory during the "lawsuit era" including Epiphone, Aria, Univox, and a lot of others. I have a Lyle full hollow ES-335 shaped 30" scale bass. The pickups are similar to the way the Hofner ones are with screws and rectangular slugs. Sounds great and i use it more than my other bass. I have the exact same bridge and tailpiece you bought as mine was also missing both. When i was trying to drill the headstock for tuners that actually fit (they were a non standard size hole originally) i ended up splitting the headstock, so i threw some Titebond in there and it is solid as ever.
@hydroponicgard5 ай бұрын
Your videos have been a major inspiration for me to finally sit down and try making music. I applaud your amazing talent, David, keep the great work up :D
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
That’s so great to hear
@RockStarOscarStern6344 ай бұрын
@@DavidHilowitzMusic You might wanna get some new Sperzel Bass Trimlok 2L/2R tuners so you can have 4 strings on the Bass again.
@RockStarOscarStern6343 ай бұрын
@@DavidHilowitzMusic I hope your new machine head tuners are ready to put on the Bass so it'll have 4 strings again
@LeoGarrote5 ай бұрын
Nothing makes me happier than watching Dave use an instrument with less strings than intended
@NewGoldStandard5 ай бұрын
That thumbnail!!! It was like the Universe was assigning me a video to watch. And now that I've watched it? After playing guitar my entire life, it was just in the last year or two that I've gotten confident in doing my own setups. Now it's clear I need to take that to the next level. Thank you for this wonderful content and for being the conduit through which the Universe assigns me projects!
@thecutmusic15 ай бұрын
Being a Patreon of yours gives me the drive to write and record some of my own tracks with the instruments you sample. Every month when you release a new sample. I fall in love and explore the sounds and endless possibilities. Thank You!
@ninjaowl98815 ай бұрын
All of your videos bring me such peace and joy. Thank you for your videos!
@Tehrawrzorz5 ай бұрын
Homie back at it again with a BANGER
@Jezzinator855 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the hard work you put into your videos! Your videos are always an instant click from me.
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
So glad you like them!
@serious_about_men5 ай бұрын
respectfully, the universe has gotta start assigning some of your projects to me
@robertnilsson82134 ай бұрын
Beautiful bass David. That's a real Jem right there. How anyone can just throw it away is just beyond me. Hope you can find the missing part to attache the last string as well. Good luck!
@Guaxipunk5 ай бұрын
What a stunning video! Very inspirational as always, thank you so much, David!
@crichtonmusic5 ай бұрын
David, your videos are always so well constructed and FUN!
@HotStrange5 ай бұрын
Something about your videos just hits the spot. Always so interesting and inspiring. And Decent Sampler has made its way onto so many of my projects. Thanks for what you’re doing!
@MottoTone5 ай бұрын
I love your work! Every video inspires me to create. Thank you David.
@art_nich3 ай бұрын
The way you're singing that it sounds exactly like a Cake song!
@alextinu88414 ай бұрын
I don't know what's most relaxing, the video or the way you tell the story of your work! Great stuff! 🎸❤️👀🎸
@CandyPossum5 ай бұрын
Awesome video, awesome song! Thank you for all the work you do
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@BasementEraAudio5 ай бұрын
You never fail to inspire! Thanks for another great video
@itsJustJayMusic5 ай бұрын
David, thank you, for making music, videos, and for being you.
@SHADOWBEAR827635 ай бұрын
I've been fixing busted and burnt guitars and basses since the 80s, and you did a nice job on this one. Just one thing... your strings wind the other way on the tuners. Cheers!
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
thanks. it's still a work in progress. and you're definitely right about the strings. :)
@alcaphonesound5 ай бұрын
I love these ugly ducklings, I've adopted a lot of them too. But my eyes are bleeding from the way you wound the strings on the tuners from the wrong side :-) Anyway, it's admirable how you can use the instrument in a meaningful way before you even finish the basic setup!
@connordylan52804 ай бұрын
Recently bought a similar project guitar. Cant tell you how helpful it is to see your process. Thank you!
@kylehunter20125 ай бұрын
Actually super glad I stumbled on this channel, it’s actually inspired me to save my first guitar, an old epiphone special that’s been in a closet for years as it stands barely functioning. love the channel dude, can’t wait to see what your next project will be
@avi47675 ай бұрын
Just about the greatest content our on this platform. More guitars!
@hammies.5 ай бұрын
your videos are always so inspiring
@danielmontiel71914 ай бұрын
Ever since I watched the blue guitar video I've been thinking about the song. Glad it finally got released, I love it. Love the fact the instruments you restore get to be used in your music. Keep making videos like these, they inspire me to keep playing and try to restore stuff of my own
@are-bass595 ай бұрын
These videos are so calming,interesting and really inspiring!
@gregdolecki85305 ай бұрын
Life Changing
@krivlyashka5 ай бұрын
These are my favorite type of videos!
@smittenthekitteninmittens26794 ай бұрын
Hey David! greetings from North Wales..the song reminds me of the dismemberment plan.....you are so lucky finding instruments to repair!! I'm left handed guitarist and i used to play upside down....had a house fire and lost all my musical equipment and record collection...so I only have a Glary Tele copy!!!
@Hochmann25 ай бұрын
As usual, top quality video with a great story. And a cool song to boot! Good job and cheers from Mexico City, David!
@garydiamondguitaristАй бұрын
I love that every instrument of David's has a story, either the one of him owning it throughout the years and what he used it for, or the one he makes when he rescues something, restores it as best he can and then adds it to his collection. Bonus points for doing a version of Rick-O-Sound with the two pickups having separate outputs - the difference being Rickenbackers use a stereo Y splitter to two mono jacks, so if anything David's method is better because you can use standard guitar 1/4" jack cables. Sounds great, almost like a good acoustic bass with flatwounds on it.
@SMarcey4 ай бұрын
Your channel is so awesome. These videos are so interesting and entertaining.
@DinoSoldo5 ай бұрын
Seems you’re really lucky finding things around your home. I love spending time watching your vids
@fajarsuryantoro70255 ай бұрын
always enjoying your videos
@Flat_Lloyd_Wright3 ай бұрын
Great Video and song! That bass tone is really nice!
@TNMPlayer5 ай бұрын
Fantastic work as always
@capnskustomworks5 ай бұрын
Excellent rescue!!! And the track is awesome!
@pixelfrenzy4 ай бұрын
I love these 'found in the trash' videos, and the excellent music is the cherry on top. Thank you!
@AidinZolghadr5 ай бұрын
Love everything you do.
@ritofuturito4 ай бұрын
This is excellent! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@harrysachz54085 ай бұрын
Great video, man!
@pibstarr4 ай бұрын
Cool song and cool bass keep up the great work!
@haisemitsu5 ай бұрын
Hey man great video once again! I made some progress on working on my own plugin since last video it’s been a blast. :D please continue to bless us with your amazing work.
@Brendan-Black5 ай бұрын
Interesting as always. Thanks, David.
@vk-fb4ox5 ай бұрын
As always. Good video
@Brendan-Black5 ай бұрын
You've got a Shinsy J. Mercer thing going on, love it. I haven't checked out your music before but I'm off to check out your Bandcamp to hear more. Great stuff! 🎶
@chizurisu20864 ай бұрын
Yours is one of my favorite channels on KZfaq
@pinguplays15 ай бұрын
I love this channel
@user-de4fk8jv7f5 ай бұрын
This is amazing!!
@Reign2294 ай бұрын
imagine a video thats 3 second short and its just a guy saying it can't with this thumbnail.
@samuelzetterman5 ай бұрын
I would love to see more videos of this instrument if you decide to continue working on it. I have a hobby of building unique instruments out of factory defect husks from china and I recently bought a violin bass husk. This was a fun bit of inspiration as all your videos often are.
@deannye15435 ай бұрын
David, I can totally relate to what you just did with this Coral. Just a few weeks ago, I found a Conrad violin bass- with no hardware, not even a nut- at a thrift store for $17. Like you, I felt like I had to rescue it, so that's what I'm currently doing. So far, I've got tuners on it. Next stop- the same Hofner style bridge and tailpiece. I had planned on installing some single coil Vox bass pickups, but after watching this video, I might go with the lipsticks instead. Your bass sounds great, and so does your song! Thanks for the inspiration to keep going on my own violin bass!
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
that’s really cool! I still haven’t found the 4th tuner for mine. some day… :)
@zedxxx95 ай бұрын
The bass sounds and looks great! Looking forward to the sampled instrument with round robins! ;-)
@aryabanerjee11794 ай бұрын
This literally has all the good things about music in one video, what a beautiful attitude towards music!🎉
@NLBassist5 ай бұрын
Great video!
@kerfwya4 ай бұрын
Your song gives me “Cake” vibes. Love it!
@TheHairlipDog5 ай бұрын
It's giving Cake. Love the song. Love the vid. Great job
@TheOddTimesMusic5 ай бұрын
Great bass guitar, Great song, And great video! New sub!
@likwid-official5 ай бұрын
Was having a bad day, but David Hilowitz released a new video. No longer a bad day. Keep making videos man, love these :)
@UmasPapa5 ай бұрын
Hey, fantastic tune! It's interesting how a particular instrument can inspire songs of a certain ilk.
@PaulaBean4 ай бұрын
Such wholesome content!
@scillyautomatic5 ай бұрын
Wait. The widest parts are called "bouts" aren't they? An acoustic guitar usually has and UPPER bout and a LOWER bout. (Now I'll research this - I could be totally wrong).
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
I could be wrong! I know on the violin the inner part is called a "C Bout"
@Loki_FPV6665 ай бұрын
Wow what a cool find!
@hardtailhenry14055 ай бұрын
its always such a good day when we get a new video from David
@are-bass595 ай бұрын
This made my day!❤
@lurkinguy5 ай бұрын
The song was worth finishing! Good stuff!
@GrumpyTy34er5 ай бұрын
Thank God you found out that it was a Danelectro company because I knew that longhorn base looked familiar but I could not remember the company that made it. You saved me at least 5 minutes of frantic googling.
@DonutShoes5 ай бұрын
Love those vocals! Big CAKE vibes 😎 excellent build David!
@LenLynch5 ай бұрын
Tasting notes of: Cake and ziggy-era Bowie. Well done!
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
@@LenLynch bowie is definitely a direct influence
@LenLynch5 ай бұрын
@@DavidHilowitzMusic Me too... Thanks for engaging when *The Universe* taps you on the shoulder! May it be blessed.
@App.ollo_2 ай бұрын
This bass looks so damn cool, I'm glad it found you
@gavinalmeida19944 ай бұрын
Very cool song , interesting Bass , beautiful sound
@Shoehazer5 ай бұрын
Awesome. You inspire me.
@benjadock_4 ай бұрын
Love the song and the build, excellent work! I love the historical rabbit holes you go down finding musical "trash". I knew straight away that the pickups were going to be lipsticks when I saw the holes, and got excited because I love lipstick pickups. I have a harley benton hollowbody bass, the humbucker pickups that came with it were terrible and microphonic, I threw in some alnico lipsticks and it's a surprisingly great and versatile bass now.
@kikkirow5 ай бұрын
You’re amazingly talented
@jacobtapianieto96554 ай бұрын
I love the "Beatle style" bass sound due to its warm sound.
@mattmatt2223334 ай бұрын
Dude! Cool video!
@paullawson86105 ай бұрын
It's very cool project build that bass sounds great
@sonijam5 ай бұрын
Love the song!
@CinematicLaboratory5 ай бұрын
It's been an amazing video to watch this video from a car wreck into a gorgeous song and the bass sounds amazing.
@DDAWGslap5 ай бұрын
I love your guitar videos and the intresteing story of the guitar
@Navigatortrue4 ай бұрын
A very nice piece of work very New York sounding like Television feeling think the bass is one of those finds that are inexplicable gifts.
@didle65 ай бұрын
These kind of videos always make me a little emotional, giving new life to an instrument that may have been scrap otherwise 🥲
@jrburger955 ай бұрын
Pretty cool dude, I enjoyed it
@pawel83655 ай бұрын
Yet again, outstanding video.
@DavidHilowitzMusic5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. It was a ton of fun to make
@pawel83655 ай бұрын
@@DavidHilowitzMusic It's always such a pleasure watching your work, it's well researched, to the point, and at least to me, quite inspiring. I only wish my neighbourhood threw out instruments that frequently 😆😆
@Gear-Tube5 ай бұрын
Your content is top tier.
@ChristianIce5 ай бұрын
Welcome back to the planet, little warrior!
@jonnydion6994 ай бұрын
New subscriber! Cool find!
@kasBRG5 ай бұрын
Good video, really nice song! The way you put on the strings is a bit of a thorne in the eye though. Especially considering the beauty of it!
@craftedaddict435Ай бұрын
your music kind of has a cake vibe, i love it!
@adrimathlener80085 ай бұрын
A very fruitful environment you're living in. Suprised how many stuff you find in the neighbourhood 🙂