As a kid I tried to make my own guitar at a scrap wood many different times and was told I couldn't and it was wrong this guy pulls it off and then some breaking down the lines of what's possible and what we're told by the industry, and it's great recycling
I've been told "You can't..." more times than I can remember. I stopped listening to those voices decades ago. You CAN. It's harder and takes more time to get there but how do YOU want to spend your life? Following others' paths or forging your own?
@tallwill38 technically this could be achieved with hand tools. It would just take a lot longer. The only thing that prevents you from being able to make something out of wood is either rot or severe cracks running through the entirety of wood that make it unusable.
theres something about building an entire instrument from pallet wood that's just so punk rock and also so modern and contemporary and forward thinking it's hard to express. here you are making this high quality item with the lowest quality materials and it just makes sense. It's amazing because inarguable to anyone who has used pallet wood in a project know this stuff is straight outta satans bunghole. so it has to piss off the tone wood snobs but it's environmentally conscious and aesthetically pleasing and i don't know...it's just awesome, i love it.
See, Tim. This is why I love your channel. You consistently break every rule of guitar building and end up with solid instruments. You ALWAYS force me to challenge what I think I know. We all know that old pallets are useful by now, but we also know that the nails are garbage…. Right… Apparently not.
I have two pallets down the side of the house. I have procrastinated about making an electric guitar for ages. Seeing this build has given me the impetus to go ahead and just give it a go. I don’t know why I have been dragging my feet though…….I built an acoustic out of pine and plywood when I was 20 and that worked just fine!
Even more Tragically Hip in the background this time: - Gift Shop (8:43) - Yawining or Snarling (10:00) - Nautical Disaster (10:08) - Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) (10:50) - Pigeon Camera (11:06) - Locked in the Trunck of a Car (11:18) - Fifty Mission Cap (11:32) - 700 ft. Ceiling (12:04) - Don't Wake Daddy (12:45) Did I miss anything? Awesome build!
LOL! I've been on an alt country kick, which I include TH in. The other thing getting over played in my shop right now is Son Volt, one of my favs. Jay Farrar's new stuff is just as good as the older stuff.
Tim has “Swayed” me to repurpose materials! Pallets, doors, etc! Fantastic bass Tim, No s**t! Love you and your effort to get people to repurpose and make and play good music! Tim, you are no slouch on that bass! Would be fun to jam with you! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Well I'm gonna have to say it, you really nailed it with this build and the pickups have a great tone. I do hope you keep that chimney cleared yearly burning all that pallet scrap , it's notorious for build up and the last thing ya need it a fire were you don't want it.
This looks cool. I've torn apart pallets and those nails are no joke. I recently picked up a 78 Harmony Guitars P Bass and I'm fixing it up. The body is furniture grade birch plywood and it's separating left and right of the neck pocket. I embedded some screws from the front and back to give it strength. Still have a lot more to do. Thanks for sharing.
This is really exciting. You have seemingly outdone yourself, Tim. Talk about boutique. I've always wanted to know what your instruments feel like to play.
come try them out! Like most builders, I started basically mimicking measurements and profiles from the major makers, but as the years go on I stray further from "standard" into something a little different. Making my own pickups and hardware, too (which I plan to do more of) also gives me the ability to stray even further from "off the shelf" designs.
Really glad it’s all coming together for you on this project. You have further democratised the art of instrument making. It’s still a beautiful art and it’s also, conceptually, more accessible now. Keep smiling.
Your videos always amaze me and it's been so cool to watch your designs evolve over the years into something unlike any guitars out there. From the hand wound nail pickups, the fret wire bridges, it reminds me of all the import guitars from the 60's, The Soviet guitars you've featured, combined with your own taste and reclaimed materials. It all gets distilled down into something one of a kind, you're an inspiration man, keep doing what you do and thanks for sharing your journey with us all
Your channel has rapidly become one of my favourite. Your recycling of material is inspirational. But it’s your artistic vision and willingness to experiment that I enjoy the most. Bravo sir!
Respect! Just sitting here remembering how a young me back in late 90s to early 00s with plenty of time on my hands wanted to learn to build guitars and didn't do so because all info I could find back then pretty much just shuned any effort I could do because everything supposedly required very specific tools and materials that I obviously did not have nor the means to acquire them, as well as the fact that I also lived in a place where no such materials could be found or be shipped to, and fast forward to the present, an older me with no time for out of work related stuff watches how somebody makes instruments out off all things a pallet .... I hope these newer generations actually take advantage of all this great deal of information out there now. Keep on the wood work and inspire others to do great things! I certainly wish I had seen this video back in my teenage years...
@@timsway definitely. One can only wonder how many geniuses and virtuosos may have been lost to time due to the lack of access to information, eye opening experiences and awe inspiring projects, and what things they may have accomplished.
You Sir are very clever, highly skilled, super patient and hard working. That bass is a work of art and that body really gives it some grunt. Thanks I'm blown away. 😅
Amazing! Music, art, recycling, not harvesting rainforests for "tonewoods," FABULOUS! (I personally don't really believe tonewoods are significantly any better than simply plain old top notch craftsmanship.) And the icing on the cake for me, the handmade pickups! I love this build! I've been watching some amazing artisinal builds this cold, Australian afternoon, and this one beats them all!
What do you think about the idea of impregnating the fret board with CA resin to harden it? It would allow the use of much cheaper and more sustainable woods while making them hard enough to resist wear.
yes, or resin. The downside is you're using all that CA glue and resin, which has environmental implications, too. You're better off Finding good, fast growing, locally sourced hard wood. Maple grows just about everywhere!
Awesome build, I love the vibe is has. So earthy. I love the reclaimed materials. I have an old pecan wood table top that will be one of my summer builds, with plenty wood left over for other projects. Keep inspiring us!
This is my kind of Bass Masters show. Those pickups are sounding great! And while the body may be slightly more conventional compared to what you've been doing, it clearly is working nicely here. 😁 Another fine addition to the collection. Thanks for sharing!
thanks. The fun part of imposing these limitations is making it work and finding the result. If I just grabbed another pallet, it'd be a totally different piece.
WOOWOWOW.. Very rustic .. it seems to be my ideal Bass guitar.. !! i cannot play anything .. i never learned it .. but i love Guitars Bass and Cigar Box Guitars .. (i built over 50 of them for real musician and enthusist in italy) .. so maybe i shall build one from pallet wood too ... it seems you like a lot the bridge system you encountered in the Russian Guitar you bought over ebay Tim ... because you did used it in this build... love your approach ... the melody and sound setup (amps and effect) you're playing reminds me of Cliff Burton Thou ... Hi from Italy my friend
That looks like quite a bit of embodied energy tied up in dismantling what seemed to be a good pallet (when I was a carpenter, the concrete skids were all returnable - not sure if that's still the case or regional...) Any way, I'm very much pro material re-use and a long fan of the channel, but as a genuine question, is there any thought or figuring into the added energy, expense, impact, Etc. in the processing of the materials? It's one thing to give continued life to an existing material, but using one's time, electricity, gas, and so on to turn an existing utilitarian object into another object (arguably less utilitarian but decidedly more awesome) just raises some thoughts with regard to sustainability - I question sincerely because I've wrested with the same on my own projects.
These are valuable questions I mull over ad nausea as I do the work I do, and there is certainly no single silver bullet approach to "saving the world" or whatever. Early in my career I made a coffee table from discarded wood and delivered itto the client's Manhattan apartment. The customer expressed his gratitude to me by saying "I love this new table, I can't wait to throw my old one away!" Honestly and personally, I am an artist first, then environmentalist. I choose to use reclaimed materials and make projects like this for exactly this reason: To get people to think about the choices they make. Making the world's guitar supply from pallets makes no sense on a global or business scale - all the wood would have to be made in to pallets, THEN guitars! lol!! And yes, almost all companies want their pallets back. However people still throw them away out of laziness, indifference, ignorance, etc., so I still pull them from the waste stream like all the other things I pull from the waste stream (closet doors in particular :) I can't solve all the world's ecological problems, but I can see a pallet in a trash pile, turn it into something beautiful, and hopefully inspire some others to think about the way they personally consume and how they can be better global citizens.
Thanks for doing what you do Tim. You are an amazing inspiration when it comes to making instruments. I love your philosophy and your methods so much that it inspired me to begin building my first custom guitar out of an old black walnut coffee table that I found on the side of the road. The body is coming along great, and I'd love to show it to you when it is finished. Much love and respect - Zack
Wow another amazing build! your stuff inspires me so much! I'm only doing refinishing for now but one day I'd love to build a full guitar out of scraps like you rock on man !
Unbelievable craftsmanship sir, I was NOT expecting this to turn out SO GOOD.... fantastic job Brother. And I dig that you played throughout the whole video. I very VERY much enjoyed this build. I'm blown away !!!!! You have a very happy subscriber bro.
Very nice! It took me a bit to figure out that it was glow in the dark. I must have missed that until the end. I've seen a couple of your videos. I'm thinking I need to see more of them. I'm also one to not listen to others & learn for myself. I love to see how cheap I can get & have fun doing it. Keep up the entertaining videos. It earned a Like & Share.
I love the "invisible tailpiece" idea! Seen it first on the Chrimson Guitars Channel. I wanna implement that in an upcoming build too. I was wondering if the bass strings tension would bend the material.... How stable do you think this method is?
I also ike the fact you're listening to the Tragically Hip in the background.... I was wondering if you had ever tried using tuning pegs like violins / upright basses made from, well, pegs? Would make one more aspect of the build out of reclaimed material.
I do hope to make all my hardware in house one day. I'm personally not a fan of violin pegs. they're kind of a PIA to adjust. I'm hoping I can do better :)
This is so friggin' awesome, inspiring and downright responsible. This is the head space that more of us need to be in. I've recently been questioning my assumptions regarding quality and value, and this video speaks to that in a very profound and meaningful way. Would I purchase an instrument made from a pallet? If care and expertise is brought to bear on those materials, you bet I would. Your hand-made creations are wonderful, but I think it would be great if someone applied some processing to this idea and turned out more affordable, landfill-shrinking instruments. Utterly inspiring, man. Very happy to have stumbled upon your channel.
The bottom line is large corporations will never do that, in any meaningful way at least, unless it becomes more profitable for them. However there are all sorts of smaller businesses like mine that will. My instruments don't cost any more than the American made, big-name guitars at the box store. The best (and only) way to make change is to stop supporting the businesses that aren't forward thinking in every way. Only then will they either evolve to meet the new consumer needs, or they'll fail.
Burn up that scrap warm up the place put a smile on your face. Smart recycle... You took junk and made art and beautiful music ... Hats off to you it sounds and looks great.
I thought about nails for frets but wanted to make this guaranteed playable. I have used nails and split cotter pins in the past on more "cbg" like instruments. Haven't cracked the diy tuner code yet but am thinking about it.
Its weird people gotta hate on the cnc machine. You're turning rubbish into something with so much potential. In my mind, that's a bit wizard like. You can see things, even garbage, as something much more then transform it into that. That's kind of mystical in my opinion.
I was part of the "not real woodworking" camp myself, I admit, until I realized I was just intimidated and afraid to learn something new. I got over that hump and it opened new doors for me beyond my wildest dreams almost immediately. Not because it's a "magic box" that can do anything I think of, but because I had to learn to think and design to the 1000th of an inch in a new way to get the tool to do its job. Not only have the skills I've continued to learn about the cnc made me a better cnc user, but the cnc skills I'm learning have also made me a better traditional woodworker. like when you learn a new word and hear it all the time, now I can literally see and feel distances much smaller than I could before. And that's just one of the numerous benefits to my own personal abilities cnc has given me.
This has so much character, I love it! Sounds great too. You were able to bend those nails back really easily before putting the strings on, what are the chances that string tension will straighten them out again and slip off?
I don't know Jack about instruments but have been following for years because you push what people can do with reclaimed material. I have remodeled my house and it has old hollow core doors and I have some old pallets I've already processed. Now I just need to figure out what I want to do with them.
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As a kid I tried to make my own guitar at a scrap wood many different times and was told I couldn't and it was wrong this guy pulls it off and then some breaking down the lines of what's possible and what we're told by the industry, and it's great recycling
I've been told "You can't..." more times than I can remember. I stopped listening to those voices decades ago. You CAN. It's harder and takes more time to get there but how do YOU want to spend your life? Following others' paths or forging your own?
Who the hell said you cant make a guitar out of....wood?
As an adult I suggest you go cut up some wood as see what you Can make.
Yth would they say that?
@tallwill38 technically this could be achieved with hand tools. It would just take a lot longer. The only thing that prevents you from being able to make something out of wood is either rot or severe cracks running through the entirety of wood that make it unusable.
theres something about building an entire instrument from pallet wood that's just so punk rock and also so modern and contemporary and forward thinking it's hard to express. here you are making this high quality item with the lowest quality materials and it just makes sense. It's amazing because inarguable to anyone who has used pallet wood in a project know this stuff is straight outta satans bunghole. so it has to piss off the tone wood snobs but it's environmentally conscious and aesthetically pleasing and i don't know...it's just awesome, i love it.
See, Tim. This is why I love your channel. You consistently break every rule of guitar building and end up with solid instruments. You ALWAYS force me to challenge what I think I know. We all know that old pallets are useful by now, but we also know that the nails are garbage…. Right…
Apparently not.
you ever see this one? :) th-cam.com/video/N5Qp9vgp6ZU/w-d-xo.html
@@timsway Wow, that looks more like torture device, I suggest you call that one "the punisher".
I have two pallets down the side of the house. I have procrastinated about making an electric guitar for ages. Seeing this build has given me the impetus to go ahead and just give it a go. I don’t know why I have been dragging my feet though…….I built an acoustic out of pine and plywood when I was 20 and that worked just fine!
Even more Tragically Hip in the background this time:
- Gift Shop (8:43)
- Yawining or Snarling (10:00)
- Nautical Disaster (10:08)
- Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) (10:50)
- Pigeon Camera (11:06)
- Locked in the Trunck of a Car (11:18)
- Fifty Mission Cap (11:32)
- 700 ft. Ceiling (12:04)
- Don't Wake Daddy (12:45)
Did I miss anything?
Awesome build!
LOL! I've been on an alt country kick, which I include TH in. The other thing getting over played in my shop right now is Son Volt, one of my favs. Jay Farrar's new stuff is just as good as the older stuff.
I dig the sound on this one.
I got to play it myself at a music festival, it’s plays well too.
Nail removing gun looks so satisfying
Man! Most people see firewood, Tim see's artwork that will be around for generations. Such a creative tallent man, thank you for sharing.
those paf’s are a good idea. especially since you made a bass version of them.
Either next week or a week later I'll have a vid demoing some of the guitar pickups. stay tuned!
Tim has “Swayed” me to repurpose materials! Pallets, doors, etc! Fantastic bass Tim, No s**t! Love you and your effort to get people to repurpose and make and play good music! Tim, you are no slouch on that bass! Would be fun to jam with you! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Cheers. I paid the bills on the 4-string for about 15-20 years, but I rarely play more than to try out instruments nowadays. I'm rusty.
You are an inspiration, thank you.
Outstanding! Very creative
damn... i got some goosebumps at 2:20 when the saw catches 2 or 3 nails.....
you never cease to amaze me with your creativity and resourcefulness. thank you tim sway.
Well I'm gonna have to say it, you really nailed it with this build and the pickups have a great tone. I do hope you keep that chimney cleared yearly burning all that pallet scrap , it's notorious for build up and the last thing ya need it a fire were you don't want it.
It looked like he was using the pallet wood as fuel to melt the wax for the pickups
@@DevinJuularValentine well he definietly got the warmth into the tone!
I clean the flue every season. I burn cord wood as well as my scraps (which can be harder on the flue)
👍👍@@timsway
That was an awesome build. Love how you used nails and all. Great sound out of it. She's a beauty. Thanks Tim.
Love your bizarre, but inspired creations Tim! Keep ‘em coming please!
There's no such thing as scrap wood. Just wood we haven't used yet! Great bass, Tim.
This looks cool. I've torn apart pallets and those nails are no joke. I recently picked up a 78 Harmony Guitars P Bass and I'm fixing it up. The body is furniture grade birch plywood and it's separating left and right of the neck pocket. I embedded some screws from the front and back to give it strength. Still have a lot more to do. Thanks for sharing.
Can even begin to tell you how much I love this video, what you make, and your skill
This is really exciting. You have seemingly outdone yourself, Tim. Talk about boutique.
I've always wanted to know what your instruments feel like to play.
come try them out! Like most builders, I started basically mimicking measurements and profiles from the major makers, but as the years go on I stray further from "standard" into something a little different. Making my own pickups and hardware, too (which I plan to do more of) also gives me the ability to stray even further from "off the shelf" designs.
@@timsway A customer at my workplace totalled my vehicle and I'm doing my best to get into a vehicle. Once I'm mobile again I'll have to make a trip!
Really glad it’s all coming together for you on this project. You have further democratised the art of instrument making. It’s still a beautiful art and it’s also, conceptually, more accessible now.
Keep smiling.
Brilliant, Tim. Love it. Great concept and execution.
Your videos always amaze me and it's been so cool to watch your designs evolve over the years into something unlike any guitars out there. From the hand wound nail pickups, the fret wire bridges, it reminds me of all the import guitars from the 60's, The Soviet guitars you've featured, combined with your own taste and reclaimed materials. It all gets distilled down into something one of a kind, you're an inspiration man, keep doing what you do and thanks for sharing your journey with us all
Your channel has rapidly become one of my favourite. Your recycling of material is inspirational. But it’s your artistic vision and willingness to experiment that I enjoy the most. Bravo sir!
thank you very much! I'm not afraid to fail, that's all :)
Absolutely awesome. With you making your own pickups now I feel like there's nothing you can't do
very impressive and inspiring
Very cool build Tim! I’m glad you sorted out your pickup issue. The “nail” dot inlays are genius!
Not simply a fine bass, but an ethical one as well. Kudos, sir!
Respect!
Just sitting here remembering how a young me back in late 90s to early 00s with plenty of time on my hands wanted to learn to build guitars and didn't do so because all info I could find back then pretty much just shuned any effort I could do because everything supposedly required very specific tools and materials that I obviously did not have nor the means to acquire them, as well as the fact that I also lived in a place where no such materials could be found or be shipped to, and fast forward to the present, an older me with no time for out of work related stuff watches how somebody makes instruments out off all things a pallet ....
I hope these newer generations actually take advantage of all this great deal of information out there now.
Keep on the wood work and inspire others to do great things! I certainly wish I had seen this video back in my teenage years...
I have similar memories from the same era. Me of 1998 would be soooo thankful if TH-cam and the me of today were available back then.
@@timsway definitely. One can only wonder how many geniuses and virtuosos may have been lost to time due to the lack of access to information, eye opening experiences and awe inspiring projects, and what things they may have accomplished.
I love the design of the body on this one. Looks fun to play.
I love the making your own pickups thing! Thanks! ✌️😎🌞🎻🪕🎸🙂
I love this challenge.. One question, is there a truss rod? One more was this a hardwood pallet? I have access to many soft pallets.
yes and yes. Look where they sell concrete and heavy metal things to find hardwood pallets.
@@timsway If you have an outdoor store, the pallets that gun safes ship on are all hardwood.
@@timsway cool, I'll do that.
Dude you're right in Meriden!? That is freaking awesome! I feel a custom commission order comin' on LOL. Awesome work Tim. Keep it up!
Yes I am! I love keeping it local :)
This is so cool. Love watching the builds on this channel, very creative and resourceful.
Glad you enjoy it!
You Sir are very clever, highly skilled, super patient and hard working. That bass is a work of art and that body really gives it some grunt. Thanks I'm blown away. 😅
Take something discarded and make something beautiful out of it. Very nice work, I love it!
Congrats, Tim. This bass is a piece of art both as an object and as a concept. Love your work
Amazing! Music, art, recycling, not harvesting rainforests for "tonewoods," FABULOUS! (I personally don't really believe tonewoods are significantly any better than simply plain old top notch craftsmanship.) And the icing on the cake for me, the handmade pickups! I love this build! I've been watching some amazing artisinal builds this cold, Australian afternoon, and this one beats them all!
thanks man!
Whats not to love about your channel and your work hopefully your show will be online for all us you tubers to see Peace and guitars.
What do you think about the idea of impregnating the fret board with CA resin to harden it?
It would allow the use of much cheaper and more sustainable woods while making them hard enough to resist wear.
yes, or resin. The downside is you're using all that CA glue and resin, which has environmental implications, too. You're better off Finding good, fast growing, locally sourced hard wood. Maple grows just about everywhere!
What about black locust wood for fretboards?
Perhaps that would be hard enough to hold up.
@@timsway How about black locust for fretboards?
Hard enough to stand up to years of playing?
@@fortj3 I use that a lot - it's local to me and it glows under blacklight! th-cam.com/video/JKpd2Z34CAE/w-d-xo.html
That is insane!!! Fantastic job!!! Incredible.
The Tetanus Bass
you really NAILED it!
Love that nail extractor!
So very very impressively cool!!
Está muy bueno!! Acá en la fábrica tengo muchos pallets,voy hacer uno para mí.
I loved the green body filler. Great job on the build!
Awesome bass and video. Lots of details to love. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🐒
Awesome build, I love the vibe is has. So earthy. I love the reclaimed materials. I have an old pecan wood table top that will be one of my summer builds, with plenty wood left over for other projects. Keep inspiring us!
old tables make great guitars :)
This is my favorite series
This is my kind of Bass Masters show. Those pickups are sounding great! And while the body may be slightly more conventional compared to what you've been doing, it clearly is working nicely here. 😁 Another fine addition to the collection. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds pretty good! Nice work using the elements of the pallet, featuring the different woods.
thanks. The fun part of imposing these limitations is making it work and finding the result. If I just grabbed another pallet, it'd be a totally different piece.
that is a fantastic bridge solution, do you think the nail posts will hold up long term? thanks for sharing the build.
so far no problems (about 3 weeks under tension)
Another great one! Thanks for sharing
P Bass now stands for Pallet Bass.
Nice work. Again.
And, I like your fuzz pedal.
lol. punny. The lighter pallet fuzz is made by Shoneswoods and the heavy phone fuzz is by Sehat Effectors. Two friends.
@@timsway I’m a punny guy
WOOWOWOW.. Very rustic .. it seems to be my ideal Bass guitar.. !! i cannot play anything .. i never learned it .. but i love Guitars Bass and Cigar Box Guitars .. (i built over 50 of them for real musician and enthusist in italy) .. so maybe i shall build one from pallet wood too ... it seems you like a lot the bridge system you encountered in the Russian Guitar you bought over ebay Tim ... because you did used it in this build... love your approach ... the melody and sound setup (amps and effect) you're playing reminds me of Cliff Burton Thou ... Hi from Italy my friend
Man, incredible build! Great work!
Great shape on the body too. Really cool.
This bass is one of the coolest bass I seen and heard! We’ll done! Your the best!
thank you
Gorgeous. I was totally hoping you were gonna save the yellow painter board as an accent piece
Unfortunately I had to process the wood too much to save the paint on it. I like to do stuff like that on tables, etc.
Beautiful. Sounds great. I'd play the living tar out of it daily and never yearn for a "big box" logo on the head- much love brother!
Man really enjoyed your wicked jamming throughout it too- when you got distorted it got super funky and angry- loved it.
Very cool! Love the aesthetics on this.
Good job man. You are an artist and almost a true ecologist!👍🏻
I know someone who’s made many things from old pallets, but not instruments
I will have to show him this channel
Cool stuff
Amazing just amazing Tim.
Looks and sounds fantastic
Really incredible how you used everything!!!! Does neck have truss rod? I love how this bass is one of a kind!!
thanks and yes! plus a little graphite stiffener in there.
Great build, and caught a little bit of Rebetika and The Globe from Son Volt around 8:40
deep cut!
I loved the idea for the stringing, but isn't there any danger of the strings just popping out of the nail?
Yes! But it hasn’t happened yet ;)
Fun build, and sounds good too!
That looks like quite a bit of embodied energy tied up in dismantling what seemed to be a good pallet (when I was a carpenter, the concrete skids were all returnable - not sure if that's still the case or regional...) Any way, I'm very much pro material re-use and a long fan of the channel, but as a genuine question, is there any thought or figuring into the added energy, expense, impact, Etc. in the processing of the materials? It's one thing to give continued life to an existing material, but using one's time, electricity, gas, and so on to turn an existing utilitarian object into another object (arguably less utilitarian but decidedly more awesome) just raises some thoughts with regard to sustainability - I question sincerely because I've wrested with the same on my own projects.
These are valuable questions I mull over ad nausea as I do the work I do, and there is certainly no single silver bullet approach to "saving the world" or whatever. Early in my career I made a coffee table from discarded wood and delivered itto the client's Manhattan apartment. The customer expressed his gratitude to me by saying "I love this new table, I can't wait to throw my old one away!"
Honestly and personally, I am an artist first, then environmentalist. I choose to use reclaimed materials and make projects like this for exactly this reason: To get people to think about the choices they make. Making the world's guitar supply from pallets makes no sense on a global or business scale - all the wood would have to be made in to pallets, THEN guitars! lol!!
And yes, almost all companies want their pallets back. However people still throw them away out of laziness, indifference, ignorance, etc., so I still pull them from the waste stream like all the other things I pull from the waste stream (closet doors in particular :)
I can't solve all the world's ecological problems, but I can see a pallet in a trash pile, turn it into something beautiful, and hopefully inspire some others to think about the way they personally consume and how they can be better global citizens.
Love this one....Great tone....
Those pickups are absolutely sick!
they sound WAY better than I expected :) Stay tuned to hear the guitars. In a week or two.
Thanks for doing what you do Tim. You are an amazing inspiration when it comes to making instruments. I love your philosophy and your methods so much that it inspired me to begin building my first custom guitar out of an old black walnut coffee table that I found on the side of the road. The body is coming along great, and I'd love to show it to you when it is finished. Much love and respect - Zack
I'd love to see it. Old tables make great guitars!
Great project! Congrats!
Pickups sound great tim! Keep it up!
Sir, can you elaborate the gree dye you are using with the epoxy resin, please.
black diamond pigments glow in the dark
Wow another amazing build! your stuff inspires me so much! I'm only doing refinishing for now but one day I'd love to build a full guitar out of scraps like you rock on man !
Unbelievable craftsmanship sir, I was NOT expecting this to turn out SO GOOD.... fantastic job Brother.
And I dig that you played throughout the whole video.
I very VERY much enjoyed this build. I'm blown away !!!!!
You have a very happy subscriber bro.
Thank you very much!
wow Tim the way that you are playing your new bass guitar it really reminds me of the classic cliff burton of mettalica keep up the great work
Absolutely amazing
Nice as always Tim! Dig the Volvo Bass head. How long until you start making your own frets out of pallet nails?
Very nice!
It took me a bit to figure out that it was glow in the dark. I must have missed that until the end.
I've seen a couple of your videos. I'm thinking I need to see more of them. I'm also one to not listen to others & learn for myself. I love to see how cheap I can get & have fun doing it.
Keep up the entertaining videos. It earned a Like & Share.
Tim, what's the glow in the dark pigment with the resin you mixed with? I can't find it in the starbond shop.
www.blackdiamondpigments.com/
I love the "invisible tailpiece" idea! Seen it first on the Chrimson Guitars Channel.
I wanna implement that in an upcoming build too. I was wondering if the bass strings tension would bend the material.... How stable do you think this method is?
there's a chance it'll fail and I wouldn't be surprised, but it's been under tension for 2 weeks now without a problem
@@timsway i was thinking about using small titanium rods.... Should provide more strenght ... Well maybe ....but good to know! Many thanks
@@themaschi I've used regular old steel, too
Now that was an awesome Bass build Tim! I am officially dubbing you the "MOPB" (Master Of Pallet Builds). Keep up the great & innovative work! 👍👍😉😉🎸🎸
I also ike the fact you're listening to the Tragically Hip in the background....
I was wondering if you had ever tried using tuning pegs like violins / upright basses made from, well, pegs? Would make one more aspect of the build out of reclaimed material.
I do hope to make all my hardware in house one day. I'm personally not a fan of violin pegs. they're kind of a PIA to adjust. I'm hoping I can do better :)
THat really has a nice tone. Looks great, too.
This is so friggin' awesome, inspiring and downright responsible. This is the head space that more of us need to be in. I've recently been questioning my assumptions regarding quality and value, and this video speaks to that in a very profound and meaningful way. Would I purchase an instrument made from a pallet? If care and expertise is brought to bear on those materials, you bet I would. Your hand-made creations are wonderful, but I think it would be great if someone applied some processing to this idea and turned out more affordable, landfill-shrinking instruments. Utterly inspiring, man. Very happy to have stumbled upon your channel.
The bottom line is large corporations will never do that, in any meaningful way at least, unless it becomes more profitable for them. However there are all sorts of smaller businesses like mine that will. My instruments don't cost any more than the American made, big-name guitars at the box store. The best (and only) way to make change is to stop supporting the businesses that aren't forward thinking in every way. Only then will they either evolve to meet the new consumer needs, or they'll fail.
Burn up that scrap warm up the place put a smile on your face. Smart recycle...
You took junk and made art and beautiful music ... Hats off to you it sounds and looks great.
Have you thought of a way to create tuners. How about use nails for the frets?
I thought about nails for frets but wanted to make this guaranteed playable. I have used nails and split cotter pins in the past on more "cbg" like instruments. Haven't cracked the diy tuner code yet but am thinking about it.
That distorted tone had some serious Cliff Burton going on, very cool..!
Its weird people gotta hate on the cnc machine. You're turning rubbish into something with so much potential. In my mind, that's a bit wizard like. You can see things, even garbage, as something much more then transform it into that. That's kind of mystical in my opinion.
I was part of the "not real woodworking" camp myself, I admit, until I realized I was just intimidated and afraid to learn something new. I got over that hump and it opened new doors for me beyond my wildest dreams almost immediately. Not because it's a "magic box" that can do anything I think of, but because I had to learn to think and design to the 1000th of an inch in a new way to get the tool to do its job. Not only have the skills I've continued to learn about the cnc made me a better cnc user, but the cnc skills I'm learning have also made me a better traditional woodworker. like when you learn a new word and hear it all the time, now I can literally see and feel distances much smaller than I could before. And that's just one of the numerous benefits to my own personal abilities cnc has given me.
Love the gnarly sound-track
Well done
Sounds awesome!
This has so much character, I love it! Sounds great too.
You were able to bend those nails back really easily before putting the strings on, what are the chances that string tension will straighten them out again and slip off?
That could very well happen but hasn't yet. If it does, I'll do something else. No big deal, y'know? Only way to learn is to try.
I thought the same... amazing build! but I worry about those strings slipping off the nails
Love the front grill from a Volvo on your amp! 😁
I don't know Jack about instruments but have been following for years because you push what people can do with reclaimed material. I have remodeled my house and it has old hollow core doors and I have some old pallets I've already processed. Now I just need to figure out what I want to do with them.