As Cobain once said," forever in debt to your priceless advice"!!!! Thanks Chris ive learned o so much from u and I just wanted to again say thank you!!!
Great Build. Thx for the close up crowning footage. Great bass to have...the first Highline Bass ever. Definitely get someone to play it for a bit or maybe the buyer can send something in. Merry Christmas.
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I really enjoyed the explanation step by step. And the final outcome! The finish is so great looking! Great series!!!
Looks nice, Chris. I especially like the more aggressive, or, "pointy," (smh) silhouette, and how the contours accentuate and enhance that profile. That said, I can see that the curves you created on that body outline are different from a lot of other similar body shapes in subtle, yet still very noticeable, ways. Two of my Luthier/builder mentors did agree with my view, that the fret fall-away was used more due to the increased thickness of the neck, and the fact that this region of the neck is either screwed, bolted, or glued, to the body of the instrument, making this portion of the neck far more rigid, and far less responsive to any truss rod adjustments to create relief.
Fall-away has been around on acoustic guitars long before electrics existed. Acoustics have none of the features you describe. Fall-away was added as a way to reduce string buzz at the upper frets where the amplitude of oscillation for the strings is at its greatest.
Much like most jobs it seems that the first 90% of any job takes 90% of the time... then the final 10% takes another 90% of the time :) By which I mean, there's a lot more finishing work involved that one assumes.
Awesome Chris! Great job buddy, I'm in the process of building my 1st bass, I've built many guitars but never a bass and my wife plays bass and piano, So I told her I'd build her a new bass for Christmas, (Lot easier than building a piano! 😂) But It's almost done, I don't think It will be done by tomorrow but it's getting there!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us on You Tube, I always refer back to your builds if I get stuck on something... Thx. Chris and have a Merry Christmas!! .... Mike.
Why don't you use ebony for pickup covers ( or all ebony pickups)? Does it change the sound? Thanks I've seen all episodes.and love this beautiful bass.
@@HighlineGuitars Oh I thought the ebony pieces left after cutting the fingerboards were big enough to make some H pickups, knobs and maybe for binding!!!!
@@blacktipbassmods8837 I'm a fulltime builder and have been for 15 years. To survive, you absolutely cannot waste time or money. If it's a custom build, I can and have made parts like this many times. Check out my 7 string multi scales with their totally fabricated pickups: www.highlineguitars.com/img/portfolio/fullsize/5.jpg or the hollow body SG I made with a hand fabricated tailpiece: www.highlineguitars.com/img/portfolio/fullsize/3.jpg For a RUclips spec build, I'd be stupid to go to so much trouble.
Incredible content as always! Inspired me to create my own channel documenting repairs and hopefully some builds in the future! Would love some support! Thanks!
As Cobain once said," forever in debt to your priceless advice"!!!! Thanks Chris ive learned o so much from u and I just wanted to again say thank you!!!
Glad to help
Very nice build. Appreciate your attention to detail. The CNC work really make it pop.
Love the series! I’m very keen to do my own bass build, what an amazing set of lessons to get on the right path! Thanks so much 😀
Glad you enjoy it!
An excellent series. Thank you for sharing.
Just wonderful as always. You inspire me. Merry Christmas. Thank you for all you do.
Great Build. Thx for the close up crowning footage. Great bass to have...the first Highline Bass ever. Definitely get someone to play it for a bit or maybe the buyer can send something in. Merry Christmas.
I really enjoyed the explanation step by step. And the final outcome! The finish is so great looking! Great series!!!
Looks nice, Chris. I especially like the more aggressive, or, "pointy," (smh) silhouette, and how the contours accentuate and enhance that profile. That said, I can see that the curves you created on that body outline are different from a lot of other similar body shapes in subtle, yet still very noticeable, ways.
Two of my Luthier/builder mentors did agree with my view, that the fret fall-away was used more due to the increased thickness of the neck, and the fact that this region of the neck is either screwed, bolted, or glued, to the body of the instrument, making this portion of the neck far more rigid, and far less responsive to any truss rod adjustments to create relief.
Fall-away has been around on acoustic guitars long before electrics existed. Acoustics have none of the features you describe. Fall-away was added as a way to reduce string buzz at the upper frets where the amplitude of oscillation for the strings is at its greatest.
I have to agree with Chris, it's simple. Hit any string on a guitar and notice how much the string vibrate at the higher frets
Beautiful bass, the new owner is a lucky guy, Merry Christmas to you.
As a Bass player i especially like this build Chris id really love to see u build a bass thats more shall we say "boutique"? Anyways thanks as always
Awesome I finally watched part 9 about an hour ago and here's part 10!
Much like most jobs it seems that the first 90% of any job takes 90% of the time... then the final 10% takes another 90% of the time :) By which I mean, there's a lot more finishing work involved that one assumes.
Awesome Chris! Great job buddy, I'm in the process of building my 1st bass, I've built many guitars but never a bass and my wife plays bass and piano, So I told her I'd build her a new bass for Christmas, (Lot easier than building a piano! 😂) But It's almost done, I don't think It will be done by tomorrow but it's getting there!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us on You Tube, I always refer back to your builds if I get stuck on something... Thx. Chris and have a Merry Christmas!! .... Mike.
Merry Christmas and be thankful your wife doesn't play the tuba. That would be a challenging build, to say the least.
@@HighlineGuitars Ha! You got that right!!
Looks really good Chris. I really like the body shape!
What caused the frets to rise and make the string buzz, and why not just hammer it in?
It's one of the great mysteries of life. No one knows. The use of a hammer could be damaging to the patient. The use of a file is more considerate.
Why don't you use ebony for pickup covers ( or all ebony pickups)? Does it change the sound?
Thanks I've seen all episodes.and love this beautiful bass.
The cost to benefit ratio would be ridiculous.
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Oh I thought the ebony pieces left after cutting the fingerboards were big enough to make some H pickups, knobs and maybe for binding!!!!
@@nmnmnm9509 I suppose they could be, but that's a lot of work for almost no benefit.
@@blacktipbassmods8837 I'm a fulltime builder and have been for 15 years. To survive, you absolutely cannot waste time or money. If it's a custom build, I can and have made parts like this many times.
Check out my 7 string multi scales with their totally fabricated pickups:
www.highlineguitars.com/img/portfolio/fullsize/5.jpg
or the hollow body SG I made with a hand fabricated tailpiece:
www.highlineguitars.com/img/portfolio/fullsize/3.jpg
For a RUclips spec build, I'd be stupid to go to so much trouble.
Yep, two layers, at least, of tape to protect the instrument. Always.
Incredible content as always! Inspired me to create my own channel documenting repairs and hopefully some builds in the future! Would love some support! Thanks!