You are so lucky to have such a beautiful bass guitar. I could only dream of having that. Gurgur and Gustav made you an Excalibur. Organic lower tones sound so much more fulfilling than an effect.
This bass is sick! And I saw Nate Navarro playing it, so heavy and so grave! Thank you guys for this video, God bless you all and greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷
Slugs in the garden, my favorite part of the build! 😃 Seriously, though, I'm a bass player, and I appreciate the time and craftsmanship it takes to create an instrument that's a work of art like this one.
Absolutely beautiful build. If you guys turned up the rapid feed speed on your CNC (when it is moving in between cutting passes), you should be able to quite drastically decrease how long it takes to run.
This is amazing. I am just beginning to build bass guitars, still in my living room putting together a shit-ton of saws in my spare room... It's an amazing journey and your channel is inspiring. This bass is a step in the evolution of the instrument. Congratulations!
The timing, just after i finished Rob Scallon's video on making an electric guitar --- BOOM, you upload making a bass guitar! 🙂 Excellent build quality, as always!
It's a joy to watch craftsmen at work! Though I can't help but think in a few years they'll be raising their work surfaces to save wear and tear on their backs. But...I'm that old, lol.
@@lignumchannel Keep them going :) wayy better than the ones they build these days. I run homags for a living, those are pretty sweet. Do your arms run straight g code? or an interpreter of sorts?
Sub-Octave and fan fret, I'm speechless! Four years ago you all were just amazing craftsmen, today you are easily some of the worlds best custom guitar and bass makers! Every item is unique and every item is special, I can't wait to keep seeing what you all have planned!
That turned out beautifully. I never get tired of watching you take that raw wood and 😅turn it into something impressive like that. I also enjoyed the commentary that you provided, too. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you very much! Yeah, I think it's much more interesting watching with some info rather than just guessing what is being done on screen.. It takes a bit more effort but it's worth it.
Yo, this guitar is sick. I thought you guys were already just guitar builders before seeing the house build series. Super awesome stuff. \m/ EDIT: I just realized this build is for Nate Navarro, mind blown. :)
Wowwww, Well done, a truly custom bass. Everything done in house amazing 👏, what I like the most is thinking out of the box 42 inch scale, beautiful design, overcoming the legacy boring designs. Well done again, keep on the good work and surprise us more in the future.
I really love your builds. One thing I would like to point out is the glue you use for layering. As far as I can tell, that's PVA glue. Now, it's an amazing wood glue in most cases, but luthiers don't really use it for building and repairing, because of a critical property. When it dries, it stays just slightly rubbery. In construction or furniture making that is in no way a problem. However when you're building an instrument, that thin layer of soft material between the good quality wood can lead to dampening of the vibrations throughout the body and neck. A much better option for laminating would be 2 component jeweler's epoxy. It sets up super hard, so it would be the ideal material for transfering vibrations. Another good option is Titebond original wood glue. It is made of aliphatic resin, that has better properties than PVA. You can do a really easy experiment. Put a dab of PVA and Titebond side-by-side on a piece of wood, let it completely dry, then try to sand it. You'll find that while the PVA will gum up the sandpaper and shred, you can beautifully sand Titebond. I hope this was at least interesting for you guys, even if you stick with your methods.
Kalium, the string company, has a 40 inch (1016 MM) scale bass they call the Quake that comes in both single and multi-scale options. I assume it was originally made so they'd have something to get a good tension to be able to show off the 0.266 gauge string that they make
I really dig the curvy veneer line on the body! Great detail! I’m also impressed by the surface finish from the robot cnc router! On camera it almost looks like a finished surface 😄
Beautiful build, my only recommendation is that instead of lining the pockets with "silver" foil, use copper, and solder on a ground wires that can be connected into the electronics.
Oh, man! It sounds AMAZING. I never heard a sub-octave bass and after all that manufacturing runtime it sure was cool to hear somebody play it. Watch as I hurriedly post my Steinberger L-2/5 on eBay so that I will have the funds to purchase one of these SUPER AMAZING SOUNDING bass guitars. Wow! Are you in a band or do you just employ those mad bass skills as a session player. Again, thanks for being the first time I got to HEAR such an amazing SOUNDing instrument.
Bunch of questions. Why no carbon fiber rods in the neck? What are the scale lengths? How many frets? What are the string gauges? Where did you get strings that long? Which fret is the 'straight' one? Hope you will take the time to respond!
Yeah we made a few guitars with hooks lately but I'm not sure we will stick to that design. Also the knobs, I like their design but not the method of production. Bog oak ones would fit it much better.
@@lignumchannel That's good thinking. The hooks took this seriously good work down to some redneck DIY level. It hurts, especially after seeing what you guys are capable of ;)
Really love what you have done with the magnetic access covers, great idea I'll have to try - thanx Why did you make so many truss rods - please let it be so you can make more of these. Does it have to be unique? Couldn't this be a prototype? If you were making mk2 what would you do differently? What price are we talking? My attempts at the sub-bass concept failed miserably due to only increasing string gauge and not scale length. What gauges are you using? To my mind hearing it the E0 could do with being thicker and under greater tension. Seriously interested in this as product as well as this beautifully made work of art.
Again, great work... TBH, I don't remember have you been asked about how you introduce neck angle? Or everything is perfectly straight and neck angle substituted with bridge height?
We have a standard neck angle although we made a few guitars lately with straight head. The little hooks hold the strings down. Although I'm not entirely sure if we will continue with this design.
"Relatively affordable" CNC wood working is an amazing achievement. How much longer (and more costly) would an instrument like this take to produce without it?
The author does like to from scratch, ruclips.net/user/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.
What suspension bridge did you steal those strings from.. Them are crazy fat. Beautiful and innovative build mates. Now I MUST seek sound demos for that beastie!
Momci, ovo zbilja brutalno izgleda. Samo nijesam siguran za one alkice na vrhu (ono nije da me ko pita :) l... drugu gitaru vec smisljam sta bi moglo... Mozda da se napravi od nekog profila od inoxa/aluminijuma/celika pa ofarba? Npr promjer 5-7mm sa rupom - bilo ravno, bilo zaobljeno na vrhu, donja strana moze i da se skine da bude manja i na nju masinski navoj - sva tvrda drveta mogu da se narezu masinskim ureznicama bez problema i drze.. jos CA glue kad se navidaju i vjecno
Whoa, what an awesome instrument, didn't even know these were a thing. On that note, that finishing process where the router takes more time lifting and repositioning than cutting pains me. What CAM program do you use? You could set it that the tool stays down the whole time and just circles back for the next cut (no horizontal lifting motion) or you could even let it do climb cut and conventional cut passes alternatingly, which is fastest but might not give you a the desired surface finish, so use with caution. Hope this helps you optimize your process.
Yes, this is a prototype but hopefully we will build more. 😁As for the milling, after years of working on a robot and testing all the speeds, feeds and milling methods, I concluded that the best surface finish on wood is achieved when tool always goes in the same direction, and the total time on the project is also the shortest. It would be faster milling part to have it mill around without lifting but I would have to make additional extensions on 3d model where tool would change direction, otherwise it would leave a mark which would take more time to sand and leaves less precise surface. This is more of a problem on a robot arm than our cnc because it is not as rigid as cnc and each direction change is quite noticeable especially at higher speeds . The plus side is that robot hand can move up to 2500mm per second ( I never go so fast because I just feel it's not safe or good for machine, usually set to about a meter per second) so time in the air is a fraction of total milling time. Setting up the 3d model this way would usually take more time than using just down cut and do something else with extra time while machine works. Although for instances where we have multiple identical pieces, I agree it is the way to go. I suspect if we buy more quality cnc with lead screws instead of gears on x and y, marks from direction change would be much less of a problem.
@@lignumchannel I think you're misunderstanding, in my CAM-software (Fusion 360) it's just a setting that makes the cutter move through the air on the same z-plane to get to the start of the next cut instead of lifting. I found that this works a good bit faster. No need to model extra geometry or something like that. If your software doesn't have this though then I have to excuse myself.
You can send us an inquiry on our email, info@lignum-art.com We will reply you shortly so we can discuss all the details, materials, finishes, electronics, time required, price etc.
It’s amazing to see how my bass came together! Thank you so much for sharing your talents, Gurgur and Gustav. The bass is a real treasure. 😁🙏🏼
Can't wait to hear you play it!!
It was our pleasure to build this bass for you. We are very glad that you like it and hope it serves you well for years and years.😁
Really, your talent deserves instruments like this ! Hope I 'll reach the point I share ideas with a luthier or manufacturer !!!
You are so lucky to have such a beautiful bass guitar. I could only dream of having that. Gurgur and Gustav made you an Excalibur. Organic lower tones sound so much more fulfilling than an effect.
@@lignumchannel how much would it cost to build one of these?
It's a tiny detail, but I really like the little loops that hold the strings on the headstock. An interesting alternative to string trees.
This bass is sick! And I saw Nate Navarro playing it, so heavy and so grave! Thank you guys for this video, God bless you all and greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷
WOW! An electric octobass! Can't wait to hear this in action!
and ------ I was not disappointed!! Awesome work guys!
Slugs in the garden, my favorite part of the build! 😃 Seriously, though, I'm a bass player, and I appreciate the time and craftsmanship it takes to create an instrument that's a work of art like this one.
Glue is the unsung hero of this build. Amazing how the layers of wood can be subjected to such stress and stay together.
Fantastic build.
The stand is as unique and beautiful as the guitar! Bravo!!
😁glad you like it! The making of the stand is somewhere on this channel too;)
LOVE the no talking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a beaut of a bass!!!
Thank you very much!:)
Absolutely beautiful build. If you guys turned up the rapid feed speed on your CNC (when it is moving in between cutting passes), you should be able to quite drastically decrease how long it takes to run.
This is amazing. I am just beginning to build bass guitars, still in my living room putting together a shit-ton of saws in my spare room... It's an amazing journey and your channel is inspiring. This bass is a step in the evolution of the instrument. Congratulations!
The timing, just after i finished Rob Scallon's video on making an electric guitar --- BOOM, you upload making a bass guitar! 🙂
Excellent build quality, as always!
Thank you very much!:)
It's a joy to watch craftsmen at work! Though I can't help but think in a few years they'll be raising their work surfaces to save wear and tear on their backs. But...I'm that old, lol.
Nice job dude, really nice tools...wow...
Outstanding craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing. A beast of an instrument for a beast of a musician.
I love the variety of machinery you guys use. You guys clearly take care of them too which is great to see
We try🙂 some of the machines like the old jointer are around 100 years old..
@@lignumchannel Keep them going :) wayy better than the ones they build these days. I run homags for a living, those are pretty sweet. Do your arms run straight g code? or an interpreter of sorts?
So nice seeing a bass guitar being created. 👏👌🎸 Thanks.
Wow 😮 Even the trussrod was made in-house 😳 Talk about custom…
Sub-Octave and fan fret, I'm speechless! Four years ago you all were just amazing craftsmen, today you are easily some of the worlds best custom guitar and bass makers! Every item is unique and every item is special, I can't wait to keep seeing what you all have planned!
😁not sure we are near the top but thank you nevertheless..we have so many ideas and so little free time hehe..
I was impatient for this one, and I'm not disappointed !
😁Glad you like it!
What a wonderful work! Saw Nate's video, The thing is a beast!
It sure is! I wonder if that camera effect at Ziggo dome was added later by Nate or the sound waves messed with the camera hehe..
@@lignumchannel Looks like an effect added in post to me, but i'm sure the thing can shake venues ! (you made me look the video again by the way)
That turned out beautifully. I never get tired of watching you take that raw wood and 😅turn it into something impressive like that. I also enjoyed the commentary that you provided, too. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you very much! Yeah, I think it's much more interesting watching with some info rather than just guessing what is being done on screen.. It takes a bit more effort but it's worth it.
@@lignumchannel We certainly do appreciate the effort.
Dudes! You have a clamps hoarding issue! 😆 Great job luthiering that epic bass for the excellent Nate Navarro.
this video trumps everything bro
Really beautiful instrument
The workmanship is phenomenal, I bet there ain’t another bass like it, Am sure Nate will make it sound as good as it looks 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👌🏽🏴
Nate played the sound track.
Did you even listen?
@@carpediemarts705 👍 I did
Yo, this guitar is sick. I thought you guys were already just guitar builders before seeing the house build series. Super awesome stuff. \m/ EDIT: I just realized this build is for Nate Navarro, mind blown. :)
Just watched the demo on Nate's channel. Disgusting, just disgusting... ;) \m/
I hope that as time goes by, the guitar business becomes a major part of our work.. I'm glad you like the bass! Thank you😁
Nice work. I like the fret tang trimming jig. And silicone sealant in the trussrod channel is a great idea! Thanks for the video. Subscribed...
Wowwww, Well done, a truly custom bass. Everything done in house amazing 👏, what I like the most is thinking out of the box 42 inch scale, beautiful design, overcoming the legacy boring designs. Well done again, keep on the good work and surprise us more in the future.
Thank you so much 😀 yes this build was a challenge. We had our concerns about a lot of things but in the end, we think it turned out great.
I really love your builds. One thing I would like to point out is the glue you use for layering. As far as I can tell, that's PVA glue. Now, it's an amazing wood glue in most cases, but luthiers don't really use it for building and repairing, because of a critical property. When it dries, it stays just slightly rubbery. In construction or furniture making that is in no way a problem. However when you're building an instrument, that thin layer of soft material between the good quality wood can lead to dampening of the vibrations throughout the body and neck. A much better option for laminating would be 2 component jeweler's epoxy. It sets up super hard, so it would be the ideal material for transfering vibrations. Another good option is Titebond original wood glue. It is made of aliphatic resin, that has better properties than PVA. You can do a really easy experiment. Put a dab of PVA and Titebond side-by-side on a piece of wood, let it completely dry, then try to sand it. You'll find that while the PVA will gum up the sandpaper and shred, you can beautifully sand Titebond. I hope this was at least interesting for you guys, even if you stick with your methods.
Kalium, the string company, has a 40 inch (1016 MM) scale bass they call the Quake that comes in both single and multi-scale options. I assume it was originally made so they'd have something to get a good tension to be able to show off the 0.266 gauge string that they make
Always a treat to watch your craftsmanship
It's a true masterpiece!!
For me, this kind of videos are PEAK ENTERTAINMENT ❤️♥️
you folks have the coolest shop tools
Koji ste vi carevi!!! Svaka cast. Pozdrav iz Srbije
Brother that thing is fkn gorgeous. What an attractive shape.
Amazing job!!!
The quality of cheap instruments went up a lot with the advent of CNC, and it's a lot of fun to watch one carve precious wood slabs.
sick looking bass, wish i could have one!
So this is how the things I always wanted looks like.
I wonder how much would it cost with cherry wood as base.
Beautiful bass. No expense spared.
I like the hanging bridge design. More should implement that even on more standard scale lengths.
Real piece of art ! But i'd like to ear it !
Excellent craftsmanship! 👍
Sounds so cool, amazing guitar
Fukin play it next time
Link to a sound demo is in video description
stari,,tri dana gledam tvoja videa,,,,rasturas!!!!! zelm ti svako dobro i puno pozdrava
can yall make more?? I want one toooooo
Contact us on info@lignum-art.com and I'm sure we can work something out:)
Yay more videos
As aways an innovative and beautiful bass
Thank you! :)
Impressive.
Strap lock locations are more functional on the back of the body.
Absolutely beautiful work of art.
Thank you very much!
Sounds great
I so wanted to hear it played at the end…
You can see the whole video of it play on Nate Navarros channel, link is in the video description or 10 seconds before the end on end screen links.
Nice instrument for the great player
I really dig the curvy veneer line on the body! Great detail!
I’m also impressed by the surface finish from the robot cnc router! On camera it almost looks like a finished surface 😄
Yes I think it lifts the design a lot. The robot can be very precise if you give it time to do it's magic. The more you rush it, less precise it gets.
That is a bad ass instrument. Wish they would have played it.
Link to sound demo by Nate Navarro is in the description. Also those 3 music pieces you could hear in the video are played on this bass.
Beautiful build, my only recommendation is that instead of lining the pockets with "silver" foil, use copper, and solder on a ground wires that can be connected into the electronics.
It's beautiful. Both the knobs and the string loops seem like they should be better, higher-grade to be in keeping with the rest of the instrument.
Awesome! Great attention to detail.
From building houses to Bass ...Bravo....plz make a 7 sting guitar too 😁
I'm sure we will one day;)
Where do you even get strings for instrments like these?
Amazing work. I'm blown away!
Oh, man! It sounds AMAZING. I never heard a sub-octave bass and after all that manufacturing runtime it sure was cool to hear somebody play it. Watch as I hurriedly post my Steinberger L-2/5 on eBay so that I will have the funds to purchase one of these SUPER AMAZING SOUNDING bass guitars. Wow! Are you in a band or do you just employ those mad bass skills as a session player. Again, thanks for being the first time I got to HEAR such an amazing SOUNDing instrument.
oh wow i really want this
So… would you potentially make more of these if someone were to want to order one? 👀
Of course, You can always contact us on our mail info@lignum-art.com
All right; off to buy a lottery ticket so I can get one of these.
Bunch of questions. Why no carbon fiber rods in the neck? What are the scale lengths? How many frets? What are the string gauges? Where did you get strings that long? Which fret is the 'straight' one? Hope you will take the time to respond!
Beautiful bass and awesome job!!
Fascinating video!
Just fantastic! Thank you so much.
Wonderful bass. Have you ever looked into resin casting for the knobs?
An amazing work of art. I'd love to own that bass even though I don't play bass! ✌️
I need this bass
Are any of those tools from this century? That stuff was built to last.
That radial arm type saw is the most dangerous thing I have ever seen in a shop.
The only thing I'd change is the 3D Printed knobs. Didn't even sand off the layer lines 😕 The design of them was cool though
Amazing work up unitl the cheap eye hooks you used to guide the strings to the head?
How about the plastic knobs too?
Yeah we made a few guitars with hooks lately but I'm not sure we will stick to that design. Also the knobs, I like their design but not the method of production. Bog oak ones would fit it much better.
@@lignumchannel That's good thinking. The hooks took this seriously good work down to some redneck DIY level. It hurts, especially after seeing what you guys are capable of ;)
What’s the stringh height at 12th fret?
To naši! Jeben bas💪
Mohini Dey should see this one
Excellent work
Thank you very much!:)
Amazing skills from you guys. Absolutely brilliant.
Thank you so much 😀
Gorgeous!
Really love what you have done with the magnetic access covers, great idea I'll have to try - thanx
Why did you make so many truss rods - please let it be so you can make more of these.
Does it have to be unique? Couldn't this be a prototype? If you were making mk2 what would you do differently? What price are we talking?
My attempts at the sub-bass concept failed miserably due to only increasing string gauge and not scale length.
What gauges are you using? To my mind hearing it the E0 could do with being thicker and under greater tension.
Seriously interested in this as product as well as this beautifully made work of art.
Wow, absolute master, no mistakes allowed. Bravo🙌
Again, great work...
TBH, I don't remember have you been asked about how you introduce neck angle? Or everything is perfectly straight and neck angle substituted with bridge height?
We have a standard neck angle although we made a few guitars lately with straight head. The little hooks hold the strings down. Although I'm not entirely sure if we will continue with this design.
"Relatively affordable" CNC wood working is an amazing achievement. How much longer (and more costly) would an instrument like this take to produce without it?
The author does like to from scratch, ruclips.net/user/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.
Nice video great idea. I was however expecting to see an acoustic base why idk.
Maybe one day.. ;)
What suspension bridge did you steal those strings from.. Them are crazy fat. Beautiful and innovative build mates. Now I MUST seek sound demos for that beastie!
I wish I could have heard it played.
You can, nate Navarro made a video about it, link is in the video description.
Looks to me like someone got their hands on an old furniture factory, door or other big wood item facility. Dang!
have you tried normal octave strings on it? so its the same scale length and octave as a double bass?
Momci, ovo zbilja brutalno izgleda. Samo nijesam siguran za one alkice na vrhu (ono nije da me ko pita :) l... drugu gitaru vec smisljam sta bi moglo...
Mozda da se napravi od nekog profila od inoxa/aluminijuma/celika pa ofarba? Npr promjer 5-7mm sa rupom - bilo ravno, bilo zaobljeno na vrhu, donja strana moze i da se skine da bude manja i na nju masinski navoj - sva tvrda drveta mogu da se narezu masinskim ureznicama bez problema i drze.. jos CA glue kad se navidaju i vjecno
The guitar is absolutely spectacular. Are they special pickups, or special strings?
I'm not much of a bass player, but I want it. Kinda wish it was a 5 string, though.
5:02 What's the tune you whistle there? Great work!
I want one!
Whoa, what an awesome instrument, didn't even know these were a thing.
On that note, that finishing process where the router takes more time lifting and repositioning than cutting pains me. What CAM program do you use? You could set it that the tool stays down the whole time and just circles back for the next cut (no horizontal lifting motion) or you could even let it do climb cut and conventional cut passes alternatingly, which is fastest but might not give you a the desired surface finish, so use with caution. Hope this helps you optimize your process.
Yes, this is a prototype but hopefully we will build more. 😁As for the milling, after years of working on a robot and testing all the speeds, feeds and milling methods, I concluded that the best surface finish on wood is achieved when tool always goes in the same direction, and the total time on the project is also the shortest. It would be faster milling part to have it mill around without lifting but I would have to make additional extensions on 3d model where tool would change direction, otherwise it would leave a mark which would take more time to sand and leaves less precise surface. This is more of a problem on a robot arm than our cnc because it is not as rigid as cnc and each direction change is quite noticeable especially at higher speeds . The plus side is that robot hand can move up to 2500mm per second ( I never go so fast because I just feel it's not safe or good for machine, usually set to about a meter per second) so time in the air is a fraction of total milling time. Setting up the 3d model this way would usually take more time than using just down cut and do something else with extra time while machine works. Although for instances where we have multiple identical pieces, I agree it is the way to go. I suspect if we buy more quality cnc with lead screws instead of gears on x and y, marks from direction change would be much less of a problem.
@@lignumchannel I think you're misunderstanding, in my CAM-software (Fusion 360) it's just a setting that makes the cutter move through the air on the same z-plane to get to the start of the next cut instead of lifting. I found that this works a good bit faster. No need to model extra geometry or something like that. If your software doesn't have this though then I have to excuse myself.
is Kinga Glyk gonna play that bass?
do you do 5 and 6 string basses....
When can i purchase this bass?
You can send us an inquiry on our email, info@lignum-art.com We will reply you shortly so we can discuss all the details, materials, finishes, electronics, time required, price etc.