: A very nice sounding bass! I could be mistaken, but I think the body is a kind of mahogany. Not sure about the neck, it could be maple. The fretboard looks like rosewood. I built my one of a kind electric bass by myself about 22-23 years ago when I was a university student. I used Javanese mahogany for body and neck, bengkirai (not sure the name in English) for the back body core, and sonokeling (a kind of Javanese rosewood) for fretboard. The pickups are Seymour Duncan BassLines 5 jazz bass. It's a 5-string lined fretless - I use stainless steel flatwounds. The sound is rather dark, the sustain is not long enough, almost acoustic-like. Still figuring out why it doesn't sound like other "normal" fretless basses. Maybe it's because of the wood I used, or may be it's because of my lack of carpentry skill, or both. But never mind. I love my bass that I made by myself. One of it's kind in the world. I still play it regularly at the church today and for years to come... 😊
Truly beautiful, congratulations! ...and congratulations on your sound and your approach.... but is your luthier friend by any chance willing to make another bass like this? 😄
I have an instrument that is currently just "sitting in the closet" ... I hope to someday play it again, but the pre-amp in it isn't really all that dependable and I just put it away so in a sense I identify with your story.
@@DrNickReynolds How about Veillette?? Similar because of the chambered electric w an acoustic style bridge aspect. Very cool. Plus, I believe those two makers collaborated back in the 80s
We need more music from you❤
Incredibly interesting. Love your sound and feel.
Thanks 🙂
Thanks for the insides.
Suggestion for improvement: Move the microphone closer to avoid room reverberation for better speech intelligibility.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do that. 🙂👍
edit: insights 😅
Crazy that it's the first bass he made. There's so much mojo behind that sound. A beautiful union between two artists and their crafts.
Thanks 🙂
Very nice. Thank you!
Thanks 🙂
: A very nice sounding bass! I could be mistaken, but I think the body is a kind of mahogany. Not sure about the neck, it could be maple. The fretboard looks like rosewood.
I built my one of a kind electric bass by myself about 22-23 years ago when I was a university student. I used Javanese mahogany for body and neck, bengkirai (not sure the name in English) for the back body core, and sonokeling (a kind of Javanese rosewood) for fretboard. The pickups are Seymour Duncan BassLines 5 jazz bass. It's a 5-string lined fretless - I use stainless steel flatwounds. The sound is rather dark, the sustain is not long enough, almost acoustic-like. Still figuring out why it doesn't sound like other "normal" fretless basses. Maybe it's because of the wood I used, or may be it's because of my lack of carpentry skill, or both.
But never mind. I love my bass that I made by myself. One of it's kind in the world. I still play it regularly at the church today and for years to come... 😊
Your bass sounds great!! It's so nice to have an instrument that you feel connected to. 🙂
Truly beautiful, congratulations! ...and congratulations on your sound and your approach.... but is your luthier friend by any chance willing to make another bass like this? 😄
Thanks for your comment. I think this might be his last bass sadly...I will ask him.
@@DrNickReynolds thank you !
Love your sound! :) is the bass 34inch or shorter? :)
It is 34 - thanks for your comment 🙂
I have an instrument that is currently just "sitting in the closet" ... I hope to someday play it again, but the pre-amp in it isn't really all that dependable and I just put it away so in a sense I identify with your story.
Thanks for sharing...it was a nice feeling bringing the bass back out of retirement and giving it a new lease of life. 🙂
Hi, just curious, may i know what the string heights at the 12th fret are?
Not entirely sure but around 2mm...
Looks a bit like a Citron bass. You must be already familiar, if you follow Steve Swallow
Yes I love the Citron basses!
@@DrNickReynolds How about Veillette?? Similar because of the chambered electric w an acoustic style bridge aspect. Very cool. Plus, I believe those two makers collaborated back in the 80s
@@AKLowEnd They look amazing - I haven't heard of those before. Thanks.
Please invest something in your acoustic system! Your voice is lost in the echos from your walls. Great pity.
I'm working on it...new to TH-cam and recording I'm learning as I go...thanks for your comment.