A custom set from Newtone (UK based string manufacturer)
@petedazer33813 күн бұрын
Very nice work, I’m considering doing the same thing here. You’ve convinced me!
@mantoncustoms3 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad to help
@lesblack4137 күн бұрын
There are many ways to drill these holes. The method shown here seems to work ok but I prefer to drill to depth using the index pin instead of just marking the hole location then drilling without the index. I think my way is more accurate. I would also run the brad point drill much faster than shown here as it is more accurate and produces no tear out of fibres. I also think that drilling on a mill using a digital readout, X-Y coordinates etc., is a bit of overkill and not needed, but each to his own method. Thanks for providing the video. Cheers...
@mantoncustoms6 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yep, lots of different methods. Keeping the index pin in place also works great too. Just was easier to film this way. If I used a mill and digital read out there would be little point posting a video about it…as these videos are supposed to help people and few people will have that equipment… it’s also not needed for drilling 6 holes which can be drilled perfectly accurately like this.
@lesblack4136 күн бұрын
@@mantoncustoms Totally agree. Keep up the good work!! Cheers...
@brywestwhit8 күн бұрын
Learned something new, cool trivia about the old yellow sunbursts
@mantoncustoms8 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@user-rk4zm3nb5f10 күн бұрын
I drilled mine on a mill using a digital readout, X-Y coordinates. Dead nuts. I had previously tried the template route. Nowhere near as accurate.
@luismtz911413 күн бұрын
Great build! I am working in a pine 54 P bass right now. Your build looks awesome! Greetings from Mexico.
@mantoncustoms12 күн бұрын
Thank you very much. I like the early p basses…good choice! Hope it turns out great!
@It_is_I_Stupid14 күн бұрын
Wow, it looks actually feasible! I was thinking of doing this to my Washburn 6 string. Thanks!
@mantoncustoms14 күн бұрын
Glad to help, good luck!
@JDGuitar8215 күн бұрын
What exacly is the blue tape you used?
@mantoncustoms14 күн бұрын
The masking?…3M fine line, they do it in 6mm or 3mm width
@darrenjohntaylor115 күн бұрын
What type of Acetone are you using? Great Video Mate!
@mantoncustoms15 күн бұрын
Thank you! It’s approx 99.8% pure acetone, you can buy them online in 5l bottles
@jrockofages541316 күн бұрын
Good for chords, maybe, but then you lost me
@milogeorge17 күн бұрын
What’s it like bending strings on such frets? How different is it bending across a fret that moves “forward “ vs “backward” from the note’s original spot on that fret?
@mantoncustoms17 күн бұрын
No real difference in feel. There’s a video of the inventor on KZfaq demonstrating I think it’s called “the bends”
@K1500Project17 күн бұрын
Timely video - I was just starting to look into how to add leather to a guitar body. I've got my eye on some cheap hot pink leather snake skin for a classical which had been converted (poorly) to a fretless.
@mantoncustoms17 күн бұрын
Great! Good luck with the project. Sounds fun 🐍
@TheVampireKit19 күн бұрын
🖤🤍
@Hague997520 күн бұрын
Great job, it sounds amazing in P bass mode
@mantoncustoms20 күн бұрын
Thank you! Yes, a great P sound!
@ChrisHopkinsBass20 күн бұрын
Maybe whoever fitted those EMGs only liked the "both on" PJ setting. I've got a set of PJXs fitted to an Aria SLB bass and I find the P pickup too boomy and the J pickup too shrill but with both on it's a really good sound. Awesome work sir!
@mantoncustoms20 күн бұрын
Thank you…Yep I like the both on sound too! Actually the demo at the end was recorded with both on. Good to have the option of just selecting one though!
@optimoprimus460821 күн бұрын
🤘🍻
@Tooshabby23 күн бұрын
i love this, im thinking of making one for my dc junior!. where did you buy the Vulcanized fibre board from. Im having trouble finding it in the uk.
@mantoncustoms23 күн бұрын
Thanks! Here’s a link to an eBay seller www.ebay.co.uk/str/gfgplasticsltd?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=4pKUCQI7T5S&sssrc=3418065&ssuid=qmui1sLfSUy&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY. They’re calling it phenolic sheet there.
@Tooshabby23 күн бұрын
@@mantoncustoms thank you so much!
@luismtz911428 күн бұрын
very nice bass you made there! Greetings from Mexico.
@mantoncustoms28 күн бұрын
Thanks very much! 😃
@jasonmare3328 күн бұрын
do the frets work when not straight what do they call that thanks
@mantoncustoms28 күн бұрын
Check out True Temperament on google….that’s what’s these frets are
@damianrf630929 күн бұрын
I love it. Great job!
@mantoncustoms29 күн бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@skoobie296229 күн бұрын
Such a cool idea.
@mantoncustoms29 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@bigcatchilly6210Ай бұрын
Cheers mate! I just came across your channel. I recently picked up a second hand Squire Jazz bass that I want to refinish. I'm going to this. Did you make your spray handle, or did it come from a luthier supply shop?
@mantoncustomsАй бұрын
Thanks for watching! I made the handle from mild steel tube and 3/4” plywood. Stew mac also make one…but it’s expensive! You could hang the body instead if you’d prefer. Good luck with the bass project!
@bakeman2Ай бұрын
Perfect video. No BS, just step-by-step, quality knowledge. Excellent craftsmanship too mate - what a stunning finished product!
@mantoncustomsАй бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@JerseyBillMiller-vl9ikАй бұрын
Superb job! I'm have my luthier/guitar refinisher paint a mahogany Tele body and neck for me. He's never done a TV yellow finish before. He's having a lot of difficulties. I will have to share this video with him. I'm afraid that he going to have to remove everything down to the bare wood and start again.
@mantoncustomsАй бұрын
Thank you! Yes TV yellow is quite a tricky one. Hope he gets it sorted for you 😃
@thmmke6926Ай бұрын
What an amazing thorough fact filled video, just what I am searching for and, so, like, thank you very much,
@mantoncustomsАй бұрын
Glad it was useful! Thanks for watching
@mrenergy5364Ай бұрын
B MINUS ONE standard tuning. Damn son.
@dixontj936Ай бұрын
I don't understand why you just don't drill though the body with the 1/8" bit from the top. Then remove the bridge and drill your 5/16" string ferrule hole. Any slight burring on the back from the 1/8" bit will be hidden by the larger bottom hole. This would save scratching up the front trying to get the index bit into the six different holes. I suppose you could tape up the front to reduce the chance of marring. I suppose the other way to be even more careful with the front, is to place the pin in the guitar (assuming shallow holes) and move that pin into the MDF hole so you are marring up the MDF and not the face of the guitar.
@mantoncustomsАй бұрын
The point of the indexing pin is to make sure the holes are straight and in line. If you drill the 1/8” bit all the way through the body, the holes will be crooked on the back. The bit will wander as it passes through the body and you will not have straight holes. Yes, there are ways to protect the top if you’re worried, about that part.
@adrianfursik65382 ай бұрын
please tell me what strings you used for this project. I'm also looking to build a long scale guitar but can't find strings long enough.
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
They are from Newtone (UK). They can make up to 50” in length, so just long enough for this scale and a short headstock.
@adrianfursik65382 ай бұрын
@@mantoncustoms Thanks a lot
@bobgadzilan2 ай бұрын
Is it thicker than a regular SG? Looks quite a bit beefier)
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Yep, there are a quite a few differences compared to an SG…thicker, longer neck tenon, Les Paul neck pickup position, revised cutaways, more extreme carves!
@drgonzo3052 ай бұрын
How to turn oak into wenge, looks good
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😃
@danielblank99172 ай бұрын
Nice
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
😃 🙏🏼
@SPACETVMUSIC2 ай бұрын
Genial 👍
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😃
@TheSkarocker562 ай бұрын
A huge improvement to the nasty quacky standard Strat
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@rodimoff2 ай бұрын
Хороший звук👍
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😃
@user-up2yz7tj2l2 ай бұрын
Gorgeous!!!😮
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@pcschick2 ай бұрын
great, informative video. thx!
@mantoncustoms2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 😃
@musicmaestrodj3 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤️ bass and great choice of materials used. It is refreshing to see more and more people flocking to 32-in scale basses. I bought my first brand new base in 1981, an Aria Pro II TSB-400 which has a 32-inch scale and I've been playing it ever since. I noticed lately a lot of KZfaqrs praising the 32 inch neck scale. There are only now figuring out something that I've known for over 40 years and that is how perfect a 32 inch scale bass is for both playability and sound quality. I'm going to be reaching out to see what you charge for a custom 32 inch bass. Keep up the great work! 🤗
@mantoncustoms3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! 32” is definitely my favourite scale length too. I’m not convinced any great thought went into settling on 34” in the first place. But going against anything traditional (like a 34” scale length) is always hard going in the guitar/bass world and people take ages to accept anything different! Glad they finally seem to be doing so. Would be happy to chat about a build and thanks for watching 😃.
@reijerlincoln3 ай бұрын
Very nice result!
@mantoncustoms3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@edwardippoliti6263 ай бұрын
Beautiful guitar ,very nice craftsmanship, sounds as good as it looks too , but i could go on too ,really enjoyed watching,and listening,thank you for sharing!!
@mantoncustoms3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@edwardippoliti6263 ай бұрын
Your welcome, keep up the great work!!
@DE_Razor_Shaving3 ай бұрын
😮🔥👍🏼
@mantoncustoms3 ай бұрын
😃
@danielwiebe21233 ай бұрын
What did you use to seal the decal before dipping it in water? Nitro? Something else?
@mantoncustoms3 ай бұрын
This type of decal does not need sealing. I believe you do that with ones you print yourself.
@danielwiebe21233 ай бұрын
@@mantoncustoms Yes, I’m making my own. Was planing to use acrylic enamel spray to seal them. Just wondering if it will be compatible with the nitro.
@TheUlesifah823 ай бұрын
Cool build! I just got a tele w p90s and I’m gonna rewire it , what size pots and caps did you use w those bare knuckles?
@mantoncustoms3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Was a while ago, but pretty sure 500k and .022
@carsgunsandguitars4 ай бұрын
nicely done
@mantoncustoms4 ай бұрын
Thank you 😃
@esteraivan34604 ай бұрын
so nice please tell me is black gloss paint with or separated paint +laquer many thanks
@mantoncustoms4 ай бұрын
Thanks! It’s black nitro paint with top coats of clear nitro lacquer
@esteraivan34604 ай бұрын
@@mantoncustoms thank you
@awscustomguitars4 ай бұрын
How long did you wait for the laquer to dry before applying the decal? The next day? Im currently planning on 10 days which is what stewmac recommends for the absolute minimum time before polishing the colortone laquer. And I assume I have to have a decent polish under the decal when I apply it or is the orange peel invisible due to the adhesive?
@mantoncustoms4 ай бұрын
Overnight is plenty of time before applying the decal. 10 days or more is for the final polishing the lacquer, not level sanding. You don’t need to polish under the decal, just spray a nice wet coat (with no orange peel) and don’t sand it before the decal goes on.
@NunchucksHabit4 ай бұрын
I 'auditioned' several guitars with P90s to find the one whose tone I liked best. From a crappy Harley Benton Les Paul Jr clone, to the Epiphone LP Jr version of same, two Gretches, a Gibson Les Paul Jr, a Les Paul with 2 P90s, and a Godin. The best P90 I played, by far, was a Fender Noventa Telecaster with one P90. Mexican build. Whatever it was about the Fender P90s, they were SO much better. I bought the Strat version with 2 P90s. I had the Jazzmaster with 3 P90s, but returned it the next day, it was too heavy & 3 P90s is just cosmetic. The Bare Knuckle 'Pig P90s seem to be the top of the lists, with Fralin & Seymour Duncan's "antiquity" series mentioned often as well.
@fire32054 ай бұрын
Can you share the dimensions of the neck seat?
@mantoncustoms4 ай бұрын
Sorry this bass left the workshop some time ago, so I no longer have it to take measurements from.
@roger-thesoundofmusic9984 ай бұрын
Hi Manton Customs, I appreciate your video very much. Presently I also try to put a decal on a type of "roasted headstock" (dark wood). I put 3 coats of wipe-on poly (excellent laquer) on the headstock, then placed the decal on it and put another 3 coats of wipe-on poly over it. Like in your video (starting at 5'50min) I then tried carefully to wetsand over the decal, to bring the outlines down and to remove the "opague" white shadow under the decal. I tried that with a 1500 grid wetsand-paper. At the very beginning it worked outstanding, but what a pitty, suddenly I sanded into the decal somehow and the letters in the decal were ruined. I can't understand, how this was possible, because I was very careful and the 3 coats of laquer couldn't be sanded through this fast, because I didn't use pressure while sanding. Could you tell me , what I did wrong ? Would appreciate your advice very much. Cheers Roger
@mantoncustoms4 ай бұрын
Hi Roger, Thanks for watching and glad the video was helpful. Sorry to hear about the decal sand through. There’s a few possibilities for what caused it - 1, the poly wasn’t dry enough to withstand sanding and it was sanded too soon. 2, the decal wasn’t stuck down flat and had ridges in it which were higher than your top coat. 3, there wasn’t enough poly on top of the decal…I don’t have a lot of experience with wipe on Poly, but the ones I have used, have been really slow to build and each coat is quite thin. I’d recommend spraying the headstock even if you’re using wipe on poly for the rest of the neck.
@llllillilii3 ай бұрын
You have to use lacquer spray
@brentkoch4 ай бұрын
So glad you told that story about doing that when you were 15. I just did with all 4 headstock screws and I feel so stupid. My 10th guitar first time it’s happened. After watching this video I’m confident it can be fixed. Thank you so much! I’ll keep you posted.
@mantoncustoms4 ай бұрын
You learn the most from the mistakes...you probably won’t do it again! Good luck and thanks for watching. Glad it was helpful