How I built this Ukulele Bass out of one piece of wood.

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In this video I am building a ukulele bass from scratch, out of one piece of beech (and a little bit of plywood), using only hand tools (well, I didn't have a hand drill so an electric one counts as a hand tool) . This build is a part of the #usewhatyouvegot challenge. Sound test at the end of the video!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - The Neck
6:38 - The Body
17:14 - The Finishing
20:23 - The Hardware
21:40 - The Test
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@ramizculfa 2 жыл бұрын

This is arguably one of those really rare builds where almost no professional equipment is used to craft such a wonderful piece of art. Stunning!

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I don't necessarily have anything professional on hand, but the problem is that I don't have where to store them even if I did have them, as I still live in a student accommodation. Glad you liked it!

@JARottenHeart 2 жыл бұрын

great building process, you did the best out of little things. Not many tools or space. Awesome!

@ginopezzini Жыл бұрын

That’s craftmanship !!! Many compliments!

@garryyoung8945 6 ай бұрын

Very nice to watch. Thank you for posting this

@seanedwards9787 10 ай бұрын

This is one of my favourite things I've seen in ages!

@unicyclopsgallant7698 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! Great design.

@Nukh 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really stunned by your talent. So much hard work and the outcome is an absolute beauty. Sounds and looks amazing. This is really impressive! Congratulations my friend...

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@MarkErikEE 11 ай бұрын

Impressive. Sounds amazing, too.

@7stringbassist Жыл бұрын

That's brilliant. Refreshing to see hand tools being used. The combined bridge and thumb rest is ingenious 👍👍

@davidandrassimon9713 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@Koospa 2 жыл бұрын

I love the thumb rest-bridge, it's such an awesome build!

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

@eseijin Жыл бұрын

I love this fingerrest design. great work!

@alpesta Жыл бұрын

Really good handwork and impressive instrument!

@kristopherrobin7069 6 ай бұрын

With out the test at the end I'd of said "there's no way this thing can play even 3 notes"...but you proved me wrong ;)

@WRXBase Жыл бұрын

Beautiful build. Love the song selection.

@axelmorisson Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@peetyw8851 Жыл бұрын

I agree with everybody else. Wonderful process, execution, and result!

@ItsMeAndru 2 жыл бұрын

RESPECT!

@BenD_Bass Жыл бұрын

I never thought to use a picnic table as a work bench lol. Great video, gave me a couple ideas for my next mini bass build

@eduard_schneider 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!!! Epic build & video

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm very honoured, especially when it's coming from you!

@robertreid2241 3 жыл бұрын

Looks wicked, love the performance at the end

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Really appreciate it!

@haolejohn Жыл бұрын

Very organic and has a soul of it's own.

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jeroen9637 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Well done 👍

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@christofferniemonen8872 2 жыл бұрын

great tone

@kmichaelp4508 3 жыл бұрын

You’re quite the craftsman Pal. I love to see this kind of spirit for a young man 🤐

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! Really appreciate it! 😁

@barryashton1404 10 ай бұрын

Respect

@wallylozadaguitarrista Жыл бұрын

Gran trabajo 👏 👍 💪

@stephencoxbass Жыл бұрын

Very nice instrument! It looks and sounds great! I like the way you have a separate saddle for each string, I'm sure that helped the strings to have a more equal volume. Excellent work!

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate it!

@chihauccisoilconte4474 Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@DadPlaysBass 11 ай бұрын

That bass sounds amazing. Better than any other counterparts

@marcos338 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations, it's an excellent work

@BogdanBacila301 25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@pralkatv3485 Жыл бұрын

I am really impressed. I am guitar lover.

@javierandresmesa Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ❤ Greetings from Colombia!

@mauroalfredo9874 2 жыл бұрын

Muy bueno el proceso, sobre todo para aprender distintas técnicas de construcción

@cmjudco Жыл бұрын

Well you definitely got a physical workout making that guitar that is for sure! It’s a beautiful guitar and it sounds great

@WalnutAnimations 2 ай бұрын

This is cool

@saulgoodeguitars 2 жыл бұрын

So glad this popped up in my feed again

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Hope you're doing good! ❤️

@saulgoodeguitars 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 thanks mate, still in hospital, been fighting fevers the past five days but slowly getting on top of it

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

@@saulgoodeguitars great to that! Definitely a slow process but it's great to hear it's getting better😁

@reinjuriasu2105 Жыл бұрын

100% very good job sir more videos to do of you its so amazing creation 😃😃😃

@xhibitionism 2 жыл бұрын

A great project, cheers.

@xhibitionism 2 жыл бұрын

Did you find the string are stretching very long?

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

They did stretch quite a bit, yeah, and they also took some days to completely settle down. It was after about a week when it started being stable and not drift out of tune

@Octavian-Dan 3 жыл бұрын

Well done Bogdan!

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@HarlemFingerboards 8 ай бұрын

its cool to see you working on what looks to be your apartment/neighborhood park table. I noticed the chain around the tables leg so i can only assume its not your backyard. Good inspiration to those who don't have a workshop or a readily accessible space to feel confident and comfortable to woodwork.

@BogdanBacila301 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I used to live in a student accommodation so this was what we had there. Honestly, those tables made amazing workbenches, there's a certain magic in working out in the sun at a slow pace with hand tools. It just makes you pay attention to the work so much more. Now I don't live there anymore, so I don't even have the luxury of having that anymore, I don't even have a backyard and I need to be careful of the noise that I make in the apartment. So woodworking is, unfortunately, pretty much impossible for me at the moment. But maybe this limitation will give birth to something new ;)

@KingBespokeCreations 3 жыл бұрын

Super cute and sound fantastic! I might have to make one! 👍

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! Absolutely, I can't recommend making one enough, theoretically something like this can be thrown together in a couple of days if it's not raining or snowing in your workshop haha. No fancy stuff, no truss rod, no separate fingerboard, this was just a little instrument to get rid of some leftovers I had around.

@KingBespokeCreations 3 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 cool. What scale length is it?

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

It's around 510mm, the strings can go up to 21" so I wanted to get close to that, just for that little more tension and "thump"

@urielfranciscofloreslozano5149 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, never seen a fretless U Bass, looks perfect

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ChrisFranklyn 3 жыл бұрын

Who needs the gym when you can make guitars on the bench outside you flat! Serious respect!

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about all the tanning you get from hand sanding in the sun for 5 hours. The perfect vacation care-package ;) Thanks!

@edt.5118 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I think about building any kind of ukulele I watch one of these videos.

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

The hardest part is to start haha, just go for it! Nothing can go wrong ;)

@user-qb1wo2ds3m Жыл бұрын

Тест звучания что надо)))))) главное что автору понравилось

@brendanhilgeman1395 Жыл бұрын

Random as heck. I was just watching Rocky Road to Dublin covers and then watched this. Thought my Spotify was glitching 😂

@_BigLife_ 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@realitystudioscustomshop 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, that is cool as... well yes it's cool and I want one :D well done!

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Aah I wish I could have sold some as well, but when I do, you'll definitely get notified and we'll sort something out!

@realitystudioscustomshop 3 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 it's a great idea love it :D

@mark64tanner 3 жыл бұрын

What a great build. Very well done Bogdan. Sure takes the stress out of fret positioning (still gotta get the bridge right, but sounded like you did and love the thumb rest. I would have chickened out and made it moveable) really cool All the best 👍✌😎

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mark! It was indeed a bit scary to have the bridge fixed, but it seems to be fairly decently positioned. With these strings and their frequencies the intonation will always be slightly off even with nicely positioned frets.

@paulolopes3726 2 жыл бұрын

Great 😁👍👏

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@Obxhatman 2 жыл бұрын

Peter Dinklage makes bass ukuleles , hell yeah man , rocking

@sinrockcompany7487 Жыл бұрын

ขอบคุณ ขอบคุณ ขอบคุณ

@milklover45 Жыл бұрын

nice

@tiagoamado6330 Жыл бұрын

Top

@roylivingston9085 11 ай бұрын

Thats an awesome build.What kind of strings did you use.

@PastelComGini 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, I love it. A mini bass, I thought the body was too small but the final product is harmonic, maybe the dark finish helped on that. Sounds nice, I didn't even know about these (silicone?) strings.

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I thought the same about the body. At the end of the day it was the limitation of the size of material but I was relieved to see it wasn't that bad at all.

@flonay5261 10 ай бұрын

What is the scale length of that bass? Also what strings did you use bc im making a ubass right now and i know i will want to make another after this. Great video👍👍 (I want to make my next one a travel version with a partial metal frame btw)

@TheMCEnthusiastPlays 2 жыл бұрын

hey bro just saw this on a Snapchat story, really cool stuff man! keep it up :)

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Glad you liked it!

@SatanSupimpa 2 жыл бұрын

It's like a much more pleasant looking Ashbory.

@snuffying 3 жыл бұрын

0:00 - 10:00 traba niste ulei de firez. thats a nice workout! good job bro!

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaaa, man, trebuie niste ulei pentru umeri, aka vin:)))) rezolva ala toate problemele instant:)) Multumesc mult!

@Gatherersmusic Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, great ideas to make use of what you have. You should do a GGBO entry for sure.

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I actually did, if you check my channel, I won 4th place in the first GGBO, the one where it was still called "unofficial". In fact, the materials used here are the leftovers from that build, I'd appreciate if you checked it out :)

@Gatherersmusic Жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 awesome, I will do 😃

@bradleyl.9785 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing build even without it being hand tools only. Hand tools only shows your amazing craftsmanship on top of the build. I’ve never seen a U Bass before this one. Very interested in building one in near future. Did you have some plans or at least general dimensions that you based anything off of or was it just all hand drawn to fit on wood you had.

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, unfortunately, I didn't have many plans, just drawn everything on the wood itself. I obviously followed some standard ubass dimensions like scale length and nut width and all that, but that's about it.

@bjornpiper 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Man I want to build one, do you have the measurements you used? I know near nothing about guitars but I still want to give it a shot

@BogdanBacila301 25 күн бұрын

Thanks man! Unfortunately I don’t have any measurements, it was built from scraps and that kind of dictated the dimensions and shape and everything. But we’re in the same boat haha, I also don’t know much about them, but if you start, I’m sure you’ll get something done ;)

@janisjoplinredmi7104 5 ай бұрын

Saya suka

@JhonatanSordan 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, man! Really beautiful and inspiring. What kind of tuning machine did you use?

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Soo, the tuning pegs were bought from Wish actually...the issue is that they are rather bad, I would not recommend them at all, it feels like they will crumble at any point. I'd recommend going for the proper brand name ones.

@JhonatanSordan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply!

@saulgoodeguitars 3 жыл бұрын

Great build Bogdan, definitely stealing how you clamped the body around the 13 minute mark When’s the next strong man competition? My body hurts just thinking about all that sawing and rasping

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Aah, that was the only way I could do it, could definitely use a bench and nice vice. And honestly, there's barely any effort put into the sawing, with the correct posture and technique. It was definitely more painful to hand sand everything in the sun and also got a little burnt haha.

@saulgoodeguitars 3 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 oh yeah I wouldn’t be able to do it, I have crappy posture 😂 Perfect video for the use what you’ve got challenge though I remember cutting the back of a headstock once and I clamped the neck in a doorway in my shed at the time It wasn’t pretty but it worked

@thewabisabicollective7170 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice!! Was wondering what soldering iron you use? Thanks! ~Beauty & Peace~ Kyle-

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kyle, thanks for the question! I used a TS-80, it's a great little USB-C powered iron, usually enough for any normal soldering but it's amazingly portable and can always be on the road with me in case I need it.

@diopappa Жыл бұрын

What kind of strings did you used and which is the scale? Great result anyway

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

They are Aquila red thunder if I remember correctly. I don't remember the scale, but I know I made the maximum that the strings had written on the package

@gbond00 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video and beautiful instrument! Was that Monkey Shoulder whiskey you used?

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think it was a Glenfiddich one if I remember correctly

@zodak9999b 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful instrument, Bogdan. I would have loved to see the bridge being done. I watched twice to make sure I didn't miss it. I'm utterly unfamiliar with electric ukelele... I guess there's (a/some) piezo pickup(s) under the saddles? Is that right?

@zodak9999b 3 жыл бұрын

Never mind, I'm a dumba... The "I'm surely going to watch that later" video had my answer.

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

@@zodak9999b Hahaa no worries! thanks! Yeah, I had the bridge video posted earlier this month because it needed some explaining as well rather than just throwing it out there.

@PatNetherlander 2 жыл бұрын

Two pieces… You don’t need the clickbait title Bogdan. Your beautiful handcraft speaks for itself. Nontheless one helluva u-bass!

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

That's right, apologies for that, there's also one more that was not entirely correct, it's not a hand-tool only build but I'm using a cordless drill, just because I don't own a manual one 😅 Regardless, thanks for the appreciation!

@user-rs7hc6sd7b 3 ай бұрын

Какой применяется звукосниматель и как подключить к компьютеру?

@raijinrasetsuii8820 Жыл бұрын

Looks legendary! But fretless?

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

The challenge was to build an instrument with thing that I had on hand... at the time I didn't have any frets soo yeah😅

@gregpruitt1647 2 жыл бұрын

This is a huge amount of manual labor going into the construction of this instrument!

@RichardGarcia93 11 ай бұрын

21:57 Jesus can play some good bass!

@chichilahachepe 2 жыл бұрын

Blueprints please, beautiful job

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

Apologies, I don't have any for the bass, it more or less built itself from the available material, in this case I could not afford to have a blueprint made before😅

@jandebuyssere Жыл бұрын

So you did this with no plans? How? The bridge, nut and strings need to have specific dimensions in order to sound good, no?

@joaquinguadarrama5803 Жыл бұрын

Hello, would it be possible to put the measurements of the body and the nec, please

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Hi, in sorry, but I don't have them unfortunately, however, I chose the scale length to be the maximum recommended for those particular strings.

@simpleton8148 10 ай бұрын

Rename this video “Off grid pain”

@ArtyomOutdoor 6 ай бұрын

Очень сложная басовая партия, я бы так не сыграл :)

@marcos338 2 ай бұрын

How can I get the plans to build one? Please

@BogdanBacila301 25 күн бұрын

I do apologise, but I don’t have any plans for this particular bass, it was something put together from scraps, and that dictated all the dimensions and shape.

@greenPBCH 10 ай бұрын

А в каком месте она из цельного куска, если она из нескольких + слой фанеры?)

@danielmarshall6106 2 ай бұрын

What bridge is that?

@BogdanBacila301 25 күн бұрын

That’s a custom bridge that I built myself, you can watch it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fsulp5iDrcfeYJ8.html

@JoseEduardo-vb6ko 2 жыл бұрын

What string was used?

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

This was a set of Aquila thunder reds.

@JoseEduardo-vb6ko 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 Thanks and happy New year!

@t.g.998 24 күн бұрын

Very nice, but not from one piece of wood. Because of the top laminate.

@bhartissimo 3 жыл бұрын

Lots and lots of hand sawing!

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Yuup, I think you're also familiar with now it all feels haha. But the hand sanding was the hardest part though.

@bhartissimo 3 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 I hate sanding. I don't think anyone in the world likes sanding.

@ClumsyFlounder 2 ай бұрын

whats the scale length

@BogdanBacila301 25 күн бұрын

I can’t remember exactly, but I remember answering this question before in the comments, you can have a look over there and you might find a suitable answer!

@bhaibhai-qp6fh Жыл бұрын

Can you pls provide the dimensions . Its like a dream project for me

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I don't really remember the dimensions, I just played it by ear with the dimensions of the wood that I had. For scale length I used the maximum allowed by the strings, written on the pack.

@citizencyclops406 10 ай бұрын

One piece of wood? Is plywood wood?

@alexmaiskiy2763 Жыл бұрын

надо попробовать поиграть на бас гитаре, весьма вероятно что я лучше играю чем Богдан Бацила. Бодя, без обид))))))).

@user-pf3dn4fs5j Жыл бұрын

какая сложная басовая партия.

@georgevillanueva6926 Жыл бұрын

Noiice work man but when u solder for ur safety man don’t take that big inhale before u blow away the flux burn or wat not this is a message from ur parents threw my spirit 😂

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks for the tip! I really do need an extractor

@yellowcat1310 2 жыл бұрын

uh, one piece? then whips out a piece of plywood for the top? maybe i need a better pair of reading glasses. i might have missed something.

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Oh, I also said hand tools only and then whipped out a powered drill, oopsiee 😅

@SuperNunien Жыл бұрын

Le contreplaqué c'est péché.

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

I do agree with you on this. However, if you read the description carefully, and follow the playlist from which this video is coming, you will find out that this build was a challenge called "Use what you've got challenge". That means, building an instrument with only the materials that you have laying around. I only had that, so I built something with that ;)

@zokraft 3 жыл бұрын

Lemnul se va trage si se va desprinde de placaj sau va crapa. In rest fain lucrat!

@BogdanBacila301 3 жыл бұрын

Mulțumesc! M-am gandit si la asta, si sunt sigur ca in timp se va deforma, mai ales ca e fag si ii place enorm sa absoarba umezeala si sa se indoaie. Sper sa il mai ajute uleiul si ceara, dar daca se întâmplă asta este, am învățat ceva macar din experiența asta.

@anamercado331 2 жыл бұрын

@@BogdanBacila301 ce fel de muzica este la final? Irlandez? Ai nevoie de o melodie cu o parte de bas care evidențiază mai bine basul.

@BogdanBacila301 2 жыл бұрын

@@anamercado331 da, este irlandez, știu că aș fi putut ales ceva mai bun, dar atunci nu eram foarte stăpân pe fretless, mai am puțin nevoie de studiu😅

@NeoRazor 10 ай бұрын

I dunno man there's a lot more than just one piece of wood here. There's like...metal? Plastic? Electronics? Some kind of rubber? Misleading title.

@Dogetheun 5 ай бұрын

Well no duh it’s gonna have rubber plastic and electronics but yeah this is definitely not 1 piece of wood.

@atropiperio Жыл бұрын

the tune is not right ,just saying

@BogdanBacila301 Жыл бұрын

Considering that the strings were fresh, didn't really have much time to settle in properly, and I have never had any experience playing fretless intruments, without any markers on the fingerboard, I think I've done quite a bloody good job. Just saying.