I kind of like the forearm carve but think it would look awesome if you do the opposite on the lower side of the body as well. Make a similar carve starting at the volume knob side of the body and roll towards the start of the lower horn. This way the forearm carve is flowing to the butt of the body while the lower carve flows toward the front end of the body. It would not need to be as extreme as the forearm carve but enough to show a little walnut. Hopefully this makes since. It would be a kind of a Ying Yang effect. I think it would balance the visual effect of the carve and look awesome. Great build so far and I think it looks much better now after you reduced the size of the horns on the body.
The carving is really nice and I love how that brings out the contrast in the wood types. I have never used an angle grinder so not sure I could do that.
im enjoying the series, i love the wood of the guitar, the fretboard looks amazing. its just the headstock.... i dont like it at all, but each to their own. keep em coming
Angle grinder seems much easier than the 6 bass s I've with rasps a sanders though the carving and sanding is very therapeutic and absorbing cool meditation in the feel and reveal of what the grain is doing a very labor intensive and time consuming process. My electric cello was mus easier and faster because of the shape (axe) and simplicity of the carve it was all handheld belt sander
Love the carving and especially the reveal between the diffe2rent woods. Also, as an aging bass player, I really appreciate the attention the thin body to keep the weight down.
Oh, I meant to ask you something. Say you have a book matched top but have (somehow) lost your neck centreline referenced to the neck pocket by a couple of mm, and the neck now longer matches up to the body c/l. Do you not worry? I’d guess you still have to re-draw your body centreline to ensure the strings run true to the neck, and obvs position the bridge, pickups, etc, according to the new centreline? Have I answered my own question? 🤣🤔
Absolutely always redraw the centre line onto the body once you've done the neck pocket for this exact reason. Sometimes you can stray off the line my a mm or 2 over the length of the guitar body, so you won't see it, but the strings may not line up on the neck properly. We can try as hard as we want, but lining up the neck never goes 100% right every time.
Looking really nice. The contrast between the ash top and the walnut body are going to look great once finish is applied I have always liked walnut. I refinished an old second hand dresser once that had been painted with black paint. Once I stripped the paint off I found walnut plywood and solid walnut and was just incredulous that anyone would paint over such beautiful walnut. I was a bit surprised when you routed what looks to be a standard single coil pickup cavity. With that being a bass I was expecting a different style of pickup. Keeping us guessing I think. LOL
Interesting position indeed for the pick up, I think it will give pretty much the same sound as the first ever P bass. With a wooden pick guard? I am still curious if the neck carve is final. Or will there be some rounding off, of the edges?
No pick guard for this one! Direct mount. This is the final neck carve, no more rounding save for a little bit to remove sharp corners. I've been wanting to do a Faceted neck for ages
When you say nice and thin, how thin? I have a body blank that's just a hair over 40mm unsanded. I think I may need to add some more meat to this hippy sandwich.
Hello good sir, I’m just wondering which category you are in for the great guitar build off 2022? Other people have the great guitar build off logo/water mark I guess it makes sense that you are in the pro category since you teach at crimson
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Routers are Angry and Lazy, love that. I’m gonna use that one. 👍
And I thought carving with the grinder was going to be scary, that was until you showed me how easy and fun it actually was!
What's not easy and fun about quickly turning a lump of wood to dust!
love the 90 degree angles with the organic curves. looks great
Thank you! I was going for the "lines and curves" contrast across the board
Beautiful shape to that body. Well done.
I kind of like the forearm carve but think it would look awesome if you do the opposite on the lower side of the body as well. Make a similar carve starting at the volume knob side of the body and roll towards the start of the lower horn. This way the forearm carve is flowing to the butt of the body while the lower carve flows toward the front end of the body. It would not need to be as extreme as the forearm carve but enough to show a little walnut. Hopefully this makes since. It would be a kind of a Ying Yang effect. I think it would balance the visual effect of the carve and look awesome. Great build so far and I think it looks much better now after you reduced the size of the horns on the body.
Personally I love the asymmetrical nature of the carve and the build as a whole. I'm a big fan of offset guitars, though, so I may be biased heavily
I'm loving everything about this guitar!
Thank you!
The carving is really nice and I love how that brings out the contrast in the wood types. I have never used an angle grinder so not sure I could do that.
The angle grinder is scary for sure, but it's a great tool once you get used to it.
I'm in love with that arm carve! It looks so good, and I love walnut so bonus points for more of it being exposed ;)
Nice job. The carving technique is brillant!
Thank you very much!
Loving the build mate!
Thanks a million!
im enjoying the series, i love the wood of the guitar, the fretboard looks amazing. its just the headstock.... i dont like it at all, but each to their own. keep em coming
Nice work! Love the design
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Angle grinder seems much easier than the 6 bass s I've with rasps a sanders though the carving and sanding is very therapeutic and absorbing cool meditation in the feel and reveal of what the grain is doing a very labor intensive and time consuming process. My electric cello was mus easier and faster because of the shape (axe) and simplicity of the carve it was all handheld belt sander
The angle grinder sure is easier and a lot faster! Rasps and planes and chisels etc are a lot more relaxing though. By far my favourite method
Am definitely enjoying this build mate, and like how easy you make that carving look....seems so much easier than when Ive tried it lol😊
Enjoying the build, thank you.
Should the title read ‘video 7’ ?
Love your work Sean. Another excellent video. ✌️
Thank you! I don't know if Rikki passed on my thanks for the present you sent, but I love them!
@@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars He did my friend. I'm so glad you liked what I sent. ✌️
Looks great, just needs a 1st fret marker for me.
Funny, I used to do 1st fret markers on every build, but then people thought it was a mistake and laughed at me!
This is shaping up to be an awesome bass! Was that an intended pun? Maybe? :p
Heh, nice one!
Looking great! I really have to move to power tools for doing the carves, shinto gets tiring very quick!
I hate to admit it, but power tools all the way for me now! I love hand tools, but you can't argue with the efficiency of an angle grinder
The wood is beautiful and the clean simple design is perfect. Enjoying this build.
Love the carving and especially the reveal between the diffe2rent woods. Also, as an aging bass player, I really appreciate the attention the thin body to keep the weight down.
I'm glad you like it! More and more I'm also growing to appreciate a thin body, I find them more comfortable too
Another one here who’s enjoying this build - but if a router is angry, what then is an angle grinder?!
Oh, I meant to ask you something.
Say you have a book matched top but have (somehow) lost your neck centreline referenced to the neck pocket by a couple of mm, and the neck now longer matches up to the body c/l.
Do you not worry?
I’d guess you still have to re-draw your body centreline to ensure the strings run true to the neck, and obvs position the bridge, pickups, etc, according to the new centreline?
Have I answered my own question? 🤣🤔
Absolutely always redraw the centre line onto the body once you've done the neck pocket for this exact reason. Sometimes you can stray off the line my a mm or 2 over the length of the guitar body, so you won't see it, but the strings may not line up on the neck properly.
We can try as hard as we want, but lining up the neck never goes 100% right every time.
Looking really nice. The contrast between the ash top and the walnut body are going to look great once finish is applied I have always liked walnut. I refinished an old second hand dresser once that had been painted with black paint. Once I stripped the paint off I found walnut plywood and solid walnut and was just incredulous that anyone would paint over such beautiful walnut. I was a bit surprised when you routed what looks to be a standard single coil pickup cavity. With that being a bass I was expecting a different style of pickup. Keeping us guessing I think. LOL
Interesting position indeed for the pick up, I think it will give pretty much the same sound as the first ever P bass. With a wooden pick guard?
I am still curious if the neck carve is final. Or will there be some rounding off, of the edges?
No pick guard for this one! Direct mount.
This is the final neck carve, no more rounding save for a little bit to remove sharp corners. I've been wanting to do a Faceted neck for ages
When you say nice and thin, how thin? I have a body blank that's just a hair over 40mm unsanded. I think I may need to add some more meat to this hippy sandwich.
Looks great! Say, how thick is the body now? I just got carried away with planing and got a 32mm body, wonder if I can get away with that..
I’m sorry, did I miss where you got the control cavity template from? Do you have a link?
Also, love the carves, looks great. 😎
The cavity template is the universal control cavity template from crimson Guitars. They should have them on their website!
@@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars Thank you! 😎
Looking very cool 😎. What grit did you use on the angle grinder?
I used a saburrtooth carving wheel first for the bulk of the waste removal, followed by a worn 80 grit flap disk
@@AwenLutherieCustomGuitars thanks 👍
Hello good sir, I’m just wondering which category you are in for the great guitar build off 2022? Other people have the great guitar build off logo/water mark
I guess it makes sense that you are in the pro category since you teach at crimson
What grit do you use on the angle grinder for the arm carve please?
I usually use a saburrtooth grinding disk for carving. Generally I'm usually the coarsest one, too.