Making a Custom Bass Guitar

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Making a Custom Bass Guitar | Part 3

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In this video, I get the truss rods and carbon fibre rods installed in the neck blank!
Thanks to Sycamore Guitarworks for the pointers!
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@rosiesmiffy 6 жыл бұрын

yo yo yo, I’m not a camera woman by any means (and that camera is damn heavy and my arms are not very strong) but Matt asked me to help him out and it was a massively healthy change for him to have someone else filming with him, as an alternative to him filming on his own all day with a tripod. Why so serious y’all! matt works extremely hard at what he does and everyone needs a little break sometimes. I TRIED MY BEST PLZ STOP THE HATE

@timbeaton5045 6 жыл бұрын

Rosie s...Nope. Don't worry. Enjoyed the video, and if you like, you could always claim you have been influenced by the Paul Greengrass "ShakeyCam" look! Fun video, and makes a change from the usual one person locked-on-a-tripod stuff. Obviously you both enjoyed making this, and that comes across nicely!

@lydiarol7892 6 жыл бұрын

Its good to see you two having so much fun together. Please don't apologise for the camerawork , it's a trade learned by experience I think. Maybe you should help Matt more often.

@joshuas1767 6 жыл бұрын

You did great. It’s nice to see laughter. The amount of time it must take him to do a single 30 min high production value video is probably on par with a week at a part time job. Plus these dorks are just mad you get to play with Jon Snows hair, and not them.

@samsherlock3652 6 жыл бұрын

You were fantastic, please convince Matt to do more videos with you, I enjoyed having a laugh along with you both, also get him to buy another pair of ear defenders

@stevenjparkinson 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, nice to meet Rosie, you certainly seemed to have a giggle. One question, I'm thinking about getting a Lie Nielsen Jointer Plane and wondered about yours? Would you recommend a No7 or their No7 1/2 low angle plane? I'm looking for greatest flexibility. Ta. Regards, Steve

@robertgaut9396 6 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'm disappointed in the comments disparaging Rosie. I wasn't bothered by the camera work at all. It's nice to see two people laughing and having a good time. Don't mind the haters and do what makes you happy. As for the content, I'm hoping to build a guitar in the next year and this was extremely helpful. I'm really enjoying this series. Thanks!

@cooncum1 6 жыл бұрын

Your best video to date, not that the others were bad or anything, this one was just fun and had a lot of personality.

@samsherlock3652 6 жыл бұрын

Why so much hate on Rosie? I was enjoying the video too much to notice the shakes and out of focus moments loads of people seem to be complaining about, it’s great to see you two laughing together and making the viewers laugh with you. I say more videos with Rosie. As always it was an informative video with great content

@dave1812 6 жыл бұрын

I always use silicone at the ends of the trussrod and a small amount in the center to keep it from rattling, even if the fit is very tight

@Kojo2047 6 жыл бұрын

No, a woodworker can never have enough clamps. As soon as you think you have enough, you'll find a project that needs at least one more clamp than you currently own.

@kurtjohnston8370 6 жыл бұрын

the famous clamping paradox, yes indeedy

@timbeaton5045 6 жыл бұрын

Not unlike the "Correct Number of Guitars to Own..." syndrome...."One More!"

@wb_finewoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

While I’m not planning to make a bass it is very interesting to see your problem solving and router work. Hope your project comes out as expected. Rosie did a great job handling the camera.

@sycamoreguitarworks6367 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shout out Matt, It's coming together nicely. Good job mate!

@csozoli 6 жыл бұрын

I think this "Rosie video format" is different but (in my opinion) better. The usual is not bad , dont get me wrong, but with Rosie i feel like we can see Matt in his natural environment and i liked that! I really love your videos, and not just for the way you film it, the content is more important(and also one of the best in the youtube woodworking category), at least for me. Keep it up mate, i learnt so much from you! Thanks :) P.S.: Dont listen to the ugly haters :) #MoreRosie

@benbrockbank7505 6 жыл бұрын

As someone who makes videos for a living - though it's a little living, I will admit - I don't think there was anything wrong with the camera work, I've seen paid professionals do a much worse job. Plus, it'll do you good to be able to shoot the videos with people around, soon enough your channel will demand more people working alongside you, if it keeps growing at the rate it is. Ps. I love the channel, and if you ever need to outsource any editing I can put you in touch with some good people down here in Plymouth, UK.

@Scudpuddle 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode. Matt is funny by himself, but Rosie being there made it a lot more enjoyable. Great job 👋👋

@SeanEvelegh 6 жыл бұрын

you need more clamps Matt!

@RubenGarcia-kc3op 6 жыл бұрын

correct me if I am wrong but why so manny rods? I know is a 6s string! But most basses don’t even have one! Just a trust rod! Anyways they do no harm!just adding cost to the project!

@sycamoreguitarworks6367 6 жыл бұрын

All of the 6 string basses I've ever seen had 2 truss rods, carbon fiber reinforcement rods are not a must but they help that's why I've recommended him to use 2 truss rods and 3 carbon fiber rods, they are not too expensive either.

@vulcanville 6 жыл бұрын

Ah youth is wasted on the young. Well done Matt had a fun time watching

@mahntoaste2864 5 жыл бұрын

This video has to be in the KZfaq All-Time Top 5 for frequency of the use of "stiffening rod."

@elmadouf 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, I noticed you laminated you ash to the walnut strip with the grain running at 90°, as flat-sawn. Because you cut it in 2 and glued it back up, you could have turned it 90° to have it quarter sawn instead. Much more stable for a neck, and maybe you wouldn't have needed 2 truss rod and 3 carbon rods to stiffen it. As a matter of fact in any case is it a good idea to have so much stiffening in the neck. As a luthier, working on that instrument would imply I need to adjust 2 truss rods, make sure their tension is consistent from one to another so that I don't get a twist... And the 3 carbon rods would probably make it so stiff that it'd be a pain in the ass to tighten the truss rod... Truss rod nuts are usually made of crappy steel and tend to wreck when you apply too much force on them... and it's a nightmare to fix when they get messed up by the player. So overkilling it is really not a good solution in that regard : Use stable, quarter-sawn wood, one truss rod to adjust it and that's plenty enough.

@willb3698 5 жыл бұрын

François Madeu: Nearly every 6 string bass I have come across, or bought has had dual Truss Rods. Are you saying that as a 6 string Bass it is not required? hopefully you might see this, I am genuinely interested to know why you say this (or anyone else with real experience in building - who is reading this).

@MsTimrussell 5 жыл бұрын

Ok - just discovered these vids and watched 3 on the trot - AWESOME.....love the slip ups , glue all over the bench , forgetting to plug in the extractor , and the interplay with Rosie and her shaky camera.....more please . Reminds me of the late Keith Floyd's cookery programmes - except minus the alcohol . And a fantastic craftsman Matt

@markschofield576 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see people having fun, why does it have to be soooo serious, I'm in the workshop on my own most of the time and its good to have company.

@cluelesscleric 6 жыл бұрын

Dude, I'm loving this project! I wanted to chime in a say how much I enjoyed the camera work- have Rosie help out more often, if puts a fun spin on things.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

This is how long it took me to film the intro: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aKmJe7WQ3MjKg6c.html

@kurtjohnston8370 6 жыл бұрын

the banter between you two is what makes this so great Matt!! keep it up!

@cvgurau 6 жыл бұрын

y'all are cute as hell

@derekwilkinson7939 6 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video Matt and Rosie even though I hadn’t a clue what you were doing.

@soberlivingwithbrianfrankl8254 6 жыл бұрын

I'm new to this channel but I think this is the best video yet! I think she needs to be your permanent camera person!

@mook5286 6 жыл бұрын

Don't pay any attention to those negative comments, your work is amazing. Oh and the Logan Paul references were hilarious!

@blackfender100 6 жыл бұрын

A man never can have too many clamps.! nice work Matt.

@shanesmith5405 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like you both had a great time and I thourougly enjoyed watching. Really enjoying the series. Keep it up.

@bothann 6 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this one. Keep doing what you're doing!

@OstiguyBass 2 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to build the first ever OstiguyBass 6 strings fretless!!! Thx for the help I subbed to You!

@DoughnutBoardingBros 5 жыл бұрын

Love that you call them ear defenders

@rickym29 4 жыл бұрын

Working my way thru ur vids and very impressed with this one! Installing a truss AND showing you're an Irn Bru man 😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@Flipertyblink 5 жыл бұрын

I know it’s a year on, but we’ll done Rosie for the camera work. Really enjoyed this episode.

@Sneakymacd 6 жыл бұрын

You can never have too many clamps. Honestly, I would have used more ;) I thought this was a fun video. I didn't mind the motion. I even think it added a certain charm. Better focus would have been nice, but it wasn't as bad as some commenters would make you believe. I wouldn't have done a better job. It looked like you were both having fun and that's what made this a very enjoyable video to watch. Rosie, I hope to see you in more video's.

@crashwebb4715 6 жыл бұрын

Rosie laughed at your "stiffening rod"

@henrysiegertsz8204 6 жыл бұрын

I was just wondering from a mechanical point of view, I was confused at why the truss rods are installed on the same side of the neck as the strings? Surely if they are to balance out the tension of the strings, they should be recessed into the back of the neck to apply equal and opposite tension to the neck in order to keep it from bending?

@kenbuteau2620 6 жыл бұрын

Aeneas Izichi, I believe that these truss rods will be elongated, put under compression, on the same side of the Neutral Axis, N.A., (a line running down the neck where there is zero axial force, located at the transition from tensile to compressive forces) to counter act the tensile force of the strings. To balance forces you can either resist with a force in the opposite direction on the same side of the N.A. like this (rod compression to counteract the string tension), or you can resist with a force in the same direction on the opposite side, like a tensile truss rod on the back of the neck resisting the tensile forces of the strings. A good analogy is to think of a seesaw, to balance a weight on one side you cab either push up on the side of the weight or you cab push down on the other side. This is also why he has two in this fan tail neck, it will allow the balance and straightening of the neck in the plane of the fretboard. I know this was a long winded answer, with some explanations of some basic engineering/physics concepts, but I wanted to simplify it as much as I could typing on my phone so as many people could understand it, and the concepts, as possible.

@elmadouf 6 жыл бұрын

After the neck is carved, it is pretty much in the center of the neck, and it probably makes little difference anyway. However, recessing it from the back means having a visible rout that you need to fill. It's easier and more aestheticly pleasing to do it from under the fretboard.

@mrm1dn1ght53 4 жыл бұрын

damn this neck is OP as fuck with two truss rods and three carbon fiber rods

@timbeaton5045 6 жыл бұрын

"...up to the nut!" Fnarr, Fnarrr!

@mdrk4950 6 жыл бұрын

Did you consider placing a caul board on top of the fret board when gluing/clamping? ... If so, you may have gotten by with fewer clamps fwiw. As always, entertaining video. 👍🏻

@rentregagnant 6 жыл бұрын

Matt is clearly all loved up... Happy days.

@nord_laender 6 жыл бұрын

We all need more clamps... (and bass guitars...)

@willb3698 5 жыл бұрын

Power Tools with dangling earphones - you naughty boy. Great Series - I wonder how stiff that neck will be in the end? Seems serious so! Someone else said if you had quatersawn the centre wood it would only need 1 truss, but on a 6 string Bass? Mine all have 2. Defo looking forward to the rest after my Harsh Critique! Thank you!

@etheroar6312 5 жыл бұрын

The correct number of clamps to own is all of them, plus a few more. No such thing as too many, much less enough.

@argh02 6 жыл бұрын

Rosie clearly diverts your attention...

@danjones9999 6 жыл бұрын

Ahh young love! Lol FOCUS!

@Lejackal 6 жыл бұрын

You did good Rosie, and you added some flare to the video so tell the haters to go to hades

@carlrichardson1636 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video and your camera work as improved greatly haha

@jimblack2331 6 жыл бұрын

I really liked this one Matt. It shows you having a sense of humour and the fact your girlfriend isn't a made up one - unlike a lot of the trolls on here! ;o) Anyway - I'd have been cacking myself routing those grooves out buddy, top job! And Rosie - never enough clamps, ever!

@davidjennings9253 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt - I was surprised you made such hard work of routing the outside carbon rod slots. Rather than lose you marking out just set up a straight edge on your lovely bench to guide the router. You did a couple of odd things too - you didn't glue your carbons in ( potential rattles late in life ) and you left your masking tape on under the fretboard, minimising the amount of glue in the joint each side?? its good to mask off the rods but better to remove the tape before you fit the fretboard. Also a dab of silicone at the ends keeps the rattles away. - Dave

@curl-E 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work. Good video and camera work 👍. You can't have enough clamps lol

@candlecrown8717 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for your valuable video :)

@arnonothstein4043 5 жыл бұрын

just perfect :)

@groovinhooves 4 жыл бұрын

The answer to the clamp question is, if you need to be wondering, you should not be in woodworking at all. Or, if you like it simple then of course "are you out of your mind?" is the correct response.

@mikegrindle5214 6 жыл бұрын

awesome video. whats the point if your not having fun.

@sparkyenergia 4 жыл бұрын

Okay. So I own one chisel, one crappy tenon saw, one crappy panel saw and 16 clamps. I think my vote goes to the clamps.

@qigong1001 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work...any plans to make a violin?? That would be so cool.

@LucasRichardStephens 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent Matt

@swinthom 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know why Matt chose to do a straight peghead instead of an angled one. Thanks.

@gaoxiang6770 6 жыл бұрын

you enjoyed it soooo much .... :)

@TheSarcasticEngineer 5 жыл бұрын

Was anyone else happy to see Irn Bru?

@MattEstlea 5 жыл бұрын

I was

@TheSarcasticEngineer 5 жыл бұрын

The new stuff any good? I moved to Australia. We have a supply of the old stuff and I'm slowly murdering it, one can at a time.

@shotgun2a 5 жыл бұрын

Without reading all 109 (to date) comments, has anyone pointed out the carbon fiber rods are put in sideways?

@danandratis 4 жыл бұрын

You can never ever have enough clamps!

@nbass3d 6 жыл бұрын

Did you remove the tape over the truss rods or you leave it? I did not notice if you said it.

@KlemmyConQueso 6 жыл бұрын

Question about this design... (sorry for not staying on topic of GF.. it didn’t bother me at all.. lol) What made you decide that you needed so much stiffening? 2 truss rods + 3 carbon rods seems like a lot.

@sycamoreguitarworks6367 6 жыл бұрын

That was me lol, I've advised him to do so; 2x truss rods is a standard for a 6 string bass, carbon fiber reinforcement rods are not a must but they help.They are not always used in mass-produced guitars/basses but a lot of boutique builders do use them even on 6 string guitars/4 string basses.

@tomgrant6563 6 жыл бұрын

Wow ebony wood.... how's you get a hold of that? Where did it come from?

@SkelliwagJones 5 жыл бұрын

Cool build so far mate. Great that your girl got involved. Keep being awesome and ignore the keyboard warriors bullshit :)

@capacitiveguitarresistance 5 жыл бұрын

Did you leave the tape under the fretboard?

@peterk2455 6 жыл бұрын

I find it ludicrous that entire movies are filmed with a shaky hand help camera, that people will sit through 90min of stomach churning motion, applaud the cinematography and directing. Yet they will slam this vid when it was funny, entertaining.& informative.

@willgibbs24 6 жыл бұрын

Not sure who I fancy more 🤔

@samuelhall9961 6 жыл бұрын

I love how you act differently when your girls there, it’s cute. Like you are more playful and comedic

@klijnsmitguitars2979 4 жыл бұрын

That carbon is close to the edge.

@hvkville9246 5 жыл бұрын

Allways need more clamps

@JoshSheckler 6 жыл бұрын

More clamps!!

@ceeg93 6 жыл бұрын

If you haven't got clamps, buy some! If you have got clamps, buy some more!

@whitey211 4 жыл бұрын

Waaaait just a minute. You guys put BUTTER on ham sandwiches?

@crandallwoodworking2988 3 жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as enough clamps. I'm not sure why people keep asking that.

@barnsnoble7066 5 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else notice the How Its Made music?

@Expendible1971 6 жыл бұрын

Enough clamps, yes... Too many clamps, never!

@cashcadegaming1916 6 жыл бұрын

Frodo!

@ebenenkahn7773 4 жыл бұрын

You can never have enough clamps

@onlyme7939 6 жыл бұрын

Blasphemous comments from your woman Matt! I have suffered the same abuse, it's a known fact, you can never have enough clamps💁🏼🔫

@carlcomputer9686 5 жыл бұрын

You have enough clamps when you can't see your walls any more

@ciri151 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have enough clamps she said.....

@crashwebb4715 6 жыл бұрын

Never enough clamps

@alamaralaa 5 жыл бұрын

It would have been better to epoxy the carbon fiber rods in place so they become an integral part of the neck. Also it would have been better to use original Titebond which would make it easier to remove the fretboard with heat and moisture if that's ever necessary.

@contactolequotidien8492 5 жыл бұрын

Overdoing the rods a bit...

@thetredog 5 жыл бұрын

IRN BRU !!!!!!!!!!!

@braiansingh9730 6 жыл бұрын

you never get enough clamps.... :)

@leondecarvalhoeriksson5121 6 жыл бұрын

Did you not have a festool router?

@adrianbarber7490 6 жыл бұрын

More clamps

@negotiableaffections 6 жыл бұрын

Einstein's unknown theory of workworking contains a mathematical proof that the number of clamps owned is inversely proportional to the number of projects completed since new clamps were purchased. Rule of thumbs says a woodworker will nearly always be short at least 2 clamps. Or the short answer to your question is: NO.

@robertsparkman8516 6 жыл бұрын

Too many clamps, never!

@AJbassist 6 жыл бұрын

y did u go for 2 truss rods ? please get a proper spreader instead of using ur cards :( , he needs MORE CLAMPS !!!!!!

@artothevid 6 жыл бұрын

You should rely on the tripod! It keeps the camera steady and it doesn't distract you nearly as much.

@ejtakach 6 жыл бұрын

I'll wait fo rthe tripod.

@vincentecabrera6728 2 жыл бұрын

@baldyoldfart5828 3 жыл бұрын

duh

@kurtownsj00 5 жыл бұрын

Really, rolled up masking tape to keep truss rod from rattling instead of even like a piece of a shim or something? Come onnnnn :P

@arnjhon 6 жыл бұрын

This video was very messy I think.. It can be good for once in a while having rosie there, mostly for your sake I guess.. However I think you should mainly stick to your usual format :)

@johnthebaby 6 жыл бұрын

no.....

@jamesjones-ly3qi 6 жыл бұрын

@tragicvision775 6 жыл бұрын

You've just routed through most of the glue joint which holds the neck together.............

@samsherlock3652 6 жыл бұрын

Tragic Vision he only routed a few mm’s in to it and the neck is very thick so I’m sure he’ll have no issues, especially with the ebony fret board glued on also

@henrysiegertsz8204 6 жыл бұрын

Looks as though the router only went about 6mm, (1/4") deep, If the neck is over 25mm (1") at the thinnest there'll still be a 19mm (3/4") bond depth, plenty enough to retain structural rigidity.

@flagmuffin1221 6 жыл бұрын

Many, many guitars have necks of this style with three woods laminated together, it's fine.

@andrewwilliams4801 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry Matt but I had to stop watching. I had motion sickness. With the greatest of respect - girlfriend tripod.

@davidjohnston249 6 жыл бұрын

Andrew Williams enjoyed vid however must agree had to look away a few times as was also feeling a little motion sickness. Not complaining just trying to be honest

@macbilling6410 6 жыл бұрын

Please, please don't put your girl friend in charge of the camera. my head's spinning now, in and out of focus, not steady. Other wise great watching you at work