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One By One Guitars
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Приєднався 5 бер 2021
How-to, hints and tips on the crafting of custom electric guitars and basses
Bass Tuner Bushing Install Hack
A simple hack for installing bass tuner bushings easily & correctly without marring the finish
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Відео
Building a Short Scale Bass Part 6: Installing & dressing frets
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How-to, hints & tips for installing, levelling and dressing frets in a guitar or bass.
Building a Short Scale Bass Part 5: Fretboard radius
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A simple jig and process for sanding a radius on to a guitar or bass fretboard
Building a Short Scale Bass Part 2: Body top panels
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Laying out & rough shaping the body; bookmatched top panels glue-up options; routing for wiring; using a vacuum bag to glue-up the top panels to the core
Building a Short Scale Bass Part 3: Neck scarf joint & truss rod rout
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Part 3 is all about the neck: layout & fun with lasers; constructing the scarf joint; truss rod rout; Gluing the fretboard to the neck
Building a Short Scale Bass Part 4: Shaping the neck
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Neck profile routing jig; fretboard side dots; neck shaping handwork
Building a Short Scale Bass Part 1: Intro & Design
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The first steps in building a custom-crafted bass guitar: Design considerations; full-scale drawing; selecting, matching & organizing components; wood choices.
Hi Dan do you sand your scarf joints before glueing
@rickjohnson7175 Generally, no. They usually come out fine right off the table saw.
How did the bass turn out? How does it play and sound? What finish did you end up using?
This has been a good series. Fret work is a weak point or mine (the other is nut making), so I have enjoyed your demonstration.
Thanks for all the helpful hints on neck carving. I've done a few, and I'm always looking to improve.
Great idea!!
make a guy proud to see another thinking it through!!
brilliant Sir
So... where's the next video?
#6 is the last in this series. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to film/edit videos.
Your series was so well done. You explained things and gave tips. This is very much appreciated.
I have a 2013 Sandberg 4 string TT Panther Mecassar with Ebony top bass. I love it. But I recently changed the strings. And the Caps on top of the head stock. Are pulling up off the head stock. I tried using Elmers wood glue and let dry for 3 days before restringing. Then the next day they pulled up again. Is there a much better glue I can try. I wanted to upgrade the tuners. But Sandberg doesnt make replacement tuners for my model. Jack Asses at Sandberg Piss me off! Sorry just expect better engineering from the Germans than this.
By "caps" I assume you mean press in bushings. Wood glue won't work. Removing both the bushings and the tuners, then carefully wiping a few layers of CA glue (super glue) around the inside of each tuner hole might give the bushings enough to bite on
Subscriber no34😄🖐️...Love your work
Hey man. Thx for sharing this! I’ll probably steal this from you! Lol I have a set of tuners for my first bass build. I have 11/16 holes drilled but the bushings seem to big for the hole. I’m not sure if the outside diameter of the bushings should be 11/16 or, since they are knurled, if they will be slightly larger. I don’t want to split the headstock forcing a bushing into a hole that is too small. Any insight? Tuners are graph tech ratio. Btw, graph tech has not published the size hole the tuners are for. Any help would be appreciated and thx in advance! Zach
Best advice is to measure the bushings with a digital caliper. Yes, with the knurled bushings, a hole SLIGHTLY smaller than the diameter including the knurls is desired. Obviously, better before the holes are drilled! 🙂 Graph Tech Ratio tuners come in 2 sizes, I believe. The smaller diameter needs a 9/16" (14.3mm) hole. The larger diameter needs an 11/16" (17.5mm) hole. Sounds like you might be ok. To be sure, drill the same 11/16" diameter hole in a piece of scrap wood. Try pressing/tapping the bushing in. (about 1/2 way so you can get it back out easily) You shouldn't be able to just push it in with finger pressure- too loose. An arbor press or even a drill press is good for pressing in the bushings with even pressure. It will take a bit of effort, but if you're struggling to get the bushing to go in, the hole is too small and will need to be reamed out larger.
@@dogrady17 thx man. I have calipers, I’ll measure the bushings later. Good advice to test on scrap wood. I don’t want to split the headstock. This neck came out really good....
Hi what length is the the truss rod you use for the short scale bass?
For this bass, 30" scale/20 frets, the truss rod is 19- 1/8" (485mm). Access at headstock. I build a 30" scale 24 fret, heel access that uses a longer 22" truss rod. It's more about fretboard length and access point than scale length.
Very clever, ty!
Please, continue the documentation - it is very helpful and inspiring.
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.
That was excellent sir, just what I was looking for
glad that it was helpful
hello, very good job, i also build guitar and i want to build a short scale bass (30 inchs) could you tell me, please, the length of the truss rod ? thanks
Sorry for the delay in replying. The short answer is: it depends. It's not just the scale length, it's also the number of frets/fretboard length. This bass has 20 frets and I used a 20.125" (510mm) truss rod. If you plan on more frets than that, remember that more frets = longer fretboard, so a longer truss rod would be used.
@@onebyoneguitars2303 thanks for the answer where do you find one ?
I found the length needed at Bitteroot Guitars online.
I think I was your first subscriber! Can’t wait to see your channel grow. See you in the next Gateway Zoom!