Jonathan, I'm from Vancouver. I'm very keen on guitar. I've never had a bass and I fell upon your channel while searching for short scale bass reviews. I must say you're a super cool and incredibly accomplished fellow. I've enjoyed watching your videos for the simple fun and entertainment but also on account of the spirit, intelligence and passion you bring to everything you do! That's aside from mentioning the charity aspect of your music. My hat's off to you I must say. BTW I rarely, almost never, write a note of this type! All the best to you! Don Rempel, Vancouver, B.C.
Love your videos. I too am into short scale basses so to watch you making this double reverse P is a total gift. Can’t wait to see how it sounds but also really enjoying the way you’ve filmed the process. The first video was excellent too - especially the detail you went into about the parts and the build costs. Excellent work. Thank you 🙏
Looking forward to see the end result, color wise. Looks a bit ocean turquoise hanging there. Think the black hardware will look good on it. Lots of sanding with projects like this. It’s well worth doing it. See you next time ✌️
Thanks for watching! The colour is a little darker (on the alder) in comparison to the sample, but with printer and screen variances, it's often hard to really tell. I think the Osmo finish will further darken it and warm it up more. But I like darker/deeper colours, so fingers crossed it'll be ok. Might be too dark for those wanting a brighter more poppy colour though! Re sanding! Totally. Surface prep is everything!
Nice Blue. Can't wait for the next one. Leland Sklar is one of my favorite Bassets. Glad your interest is in his original Frankenstein. Also glad your not puting in the producers switch.
Thanks for watching! I think Leland's more forward neck P pickup is a big contributor to that warm hit record-after-hit record sound. Hahaha, re producer switch.....I inadvertently ended up with one in my PJ Mustang. I disconnected the bridge J and I'm only running the P - took all the wiring out, but didn't want the hole where the switch was, so the 'producer' switch had to stay in!
Lookin' good so far. I appreciate the fact that you're not going to use any tools that aren't already found in almost anyone's workshop. The detail of your explanations is also very good. Interesting build. It's winter so furnace sounds are the background music of most any Canadians life.
Just caught your first video yesterday - very excited to follow along and see how this turns out! It's very nearly the spec I've been planning for my next build!. Since you're building custom, one of my favorite modifications is adding a series parallel switch to the split-coil pickup using a push/pull or push/push pot. While the parallel split-coil is a little lower output, I've found it to have a very nice timbre. It's great when accompanying acoustic guitars, but I actually use it 90% of the time over series operation! Using the push pull pots retains the expected appearance, and they're easy to ignore if it's something you don't end up finding useful.
That's an awesome tonal option! I featured series vs parallel in one of my Seymour Duncan Hot Rail videos. Awesome that you dig the tone! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for that! The colour will darken and hopefully deepen and warm up a bit with the Osmo top coat finish. I hope it won't show some of the blotchy spots! Thanks for watching!
Looks like a great colour. I've done a bit of this, not necessarily relevant to this project, what I usually do is apply a very dilute black stain over the body to highlight the grain, then sand back a little, if needed. Similarly, I then apply the main colour diluted and bulid it up, more time consuming, but less likely to be blotchy, also, you can apply more to the lighter areas for a more even finish, if desired. Sometimes the natural wood variance adds more character, like your's here.
Yeah! This Saman water based stain has a clear tint base one could use to dilute down. Using the black to bring out the grain is a great idea. I am told that one can get an even more pronounced effect by using dyes (eg Angelus leather dyes) over a figured piece, as it would penetrate deeper into the wood. Can get some really awesome looking finishes like that! Thanks for sharing your experiences! I would love to try it.
Awwww yessssss! Second epi in the books. I appreciate the attention to detail. My humble collection is all low to mid range import guitars, but I go through them with a fine toothed comb and clean up things like those drill burrs in the electronics cavity just the same. Love the explanation and reasoning behind your choices too! Also, are you just using camera mics here?
Thanks for watching and for your encouragement! Unfortunately, yes....the shop footage was using only the iphone 15 mic. I don't have a lot of space down here, and my other renovation stuff is taking up the remainder of the limited space! Hope it still sounds clear enough.
Awesome! Do it! My usual setup is an Audio Technica 4040 condenser, which in the past year or so, you can see in the frame/shot. Previously, I tried to hide the mic (was a Warm 47jr at first) out of the shot, but I ended up with too much room sound, so now I have it off to a side, but visible. Compromise. In my own trials, I found lapel mics to make too much rumbling and movement noise, especially with instruments hitting the cable while playing. It seems to be a trend to use broadcast-style mics (eg Shure SM7B for that 'radio' sound. But I found that it gets in the way of the shot, the insturments and I would constantly bump into the boom arm because I'm clumsy. The iphone mics are alright, but they record in stereo, so depending on where you are relative to the phone, you might get an undesirable stereo image. So what I have done for the shop footage, is sum it down to mono in Logic, compress it and level it. It's surprisingly quiet in terms of hiss and noise. But you will get room sound, for sure. If you are in an untreated or echoey room, there's no hiding from it!
My custom F Bass, which is from one of the most premier hand-made bass builders on the planet, uses copper shielding tape! I personally prefer working with it over shielding paint. It's less messy and stinky to apply and it's modifiable. Also less risk of accidentally dripping some on the finish!! Nightmare! Thanks for watching!
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Jonathan, I'm from Vancouver. I'm very keen on guitar. I've never had a bass and I fell upon your channel while searching for short scale bass reviews. I must say you're a super cool and incredibly accomplished fellow. I've enjoyed watching your videos for the simple fun and entertainment but also on account of the spirit, intelligence and passion you bring to everything you do! That's aside from mentioning the charity aspect of your music. My hat's off to you I must say. BTW I rarely, almost never, write a note of this type! All the best to you! Don Rempel, Vancouver, B.C.
You are so kind! Your encouragement means a lot to me! Much appreciated, Don!
Thank you for watching!
Love your videos. I too am into short scale basses so to watch you making this double reverse P is a total gift. Can’t wait to see how it sounds but also really enjoying the way you’ve filmed the process. The first video was excellent too - especially the detail you went into about the parts and the build costs. Excellent work. Thank you 🙏
Thanks so much for your kind words! Much appreciated. More build videos coming soon! Thanks for watching!
Looking forward to see the end result, color wise. Looks a bit ocean turquoise hanging there.
Think the black hardware will look good on it.
Lots of sanding with projects like this. It’s well worth doing it.
See you next time ✌️
Thanks for watching! The colour is a little darker (on the alder) in comparison to the sample, but with printer and screen variances, it's often hard to really tell. I think the Osmo finish will further darken it and warm it up more. But I like darker/deeper colours, so fingers crossed it'll be ok. Might be too dark for those wanting a brighter more poppy colour though!
Re sanding! Totally. Surface prep is everything!
Nice Blue. Can't wait for the next one. Leland Sklar is one of my favorite Bassets. Glad your interest is in his original Frankenstein. Also glad your not puting in the producers switch.
Thanks for watching! I think Leland's more forward neck P pickup is a big contributor to that warm hit record-after-hit record sound. Hahaha, re producer switch.....I inadvertently ended up with one in my PJ Mustang. I disconnected the bridge J and I'm only running the P - took all the wiring out, but didn't want the hole where the switch was, so the 'producer' switch had to stay in!
Lookin' good so far. I appreciate the fact that you're not going to use any tools that aren't already found in almost anyone's workshop. The detail of your explanations is also very good. Interesting build. It's winter so furnace sounds are the background music of most any Canadians life.
Thanks for that! It's been pretty cold this week, unfortunately. Furnace is working hard!
Thanks for watching!
Just caught your first video yesterday - very excited to follow along and see how this turns out! It's very nearly the spec I've been planning for my next build!.
Since you're building custom, one of my favorite modifications is adding a series parallel switch to the split-coil pickup using a push/pull or push/push pot. While the parallel split-coil is a little lower output, I've found it to have a very nice timbre. It's great when accompanying acoustic guitars, but I actually use it 90% of the time over series operation! Using the push pull pots retains the expected appearance, and they're easy to ignore if it's something you don't end up finding useful.
That's an awesome tonal option! I featured series vs parallel in one of my Seymour Duncan Hot Rail videos. Awesome that you dig the tone!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome, that's a really nice shade of blue! I'm excited to see the progress of your build, looking forward to the next episodes!
Thanks for that! The colour will darken and hopefully deepen and warm up a bit with the Osmo top coat finish. I hope it won't show some of the blotchy spots!
Thanks for watching!
Thnx Johnny for your videos. Excellent.
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
Doing a great job!! 👍🇨🇱🇨🇦
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
Wow, great video as always Jon! just made me want to build a bass!
Do it Ted! Thanks for watching and for the encouragement!
great Video !!! 😎😎😎
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!!
Wow looks great
Thanks! So far, so good! Fingers crossed!
Thanks for watching!
Looks like a great colour. I've done a bit of this, not necessarily relevant to this project, what I usually do is apply a very dilute black stain over the body to highlight the grain, then sand back a little, if needed. Similarly, I then apply the main colour diluted and bulid it up, more time consuming, but less likely to be blotchy, also, you can apply more to the lighter areas for a more even finish, if desired. Sometimes the natural wood variance adds more character, like your's here.
Yeah! This Saman water based stain has a clear tint base one could use to dilute down. Using the black to bring out the grain is a great idea. I am told that one can get an even more pronounced effect by using dyes (eg Angelus leather dyes) over a figured piece, as it would penetrate deeper into the wood. Can get some really awesome looking finishes like that! Thanks for sharing your experiences! I would love to try it.
Awwww yessssss! Second epi in the books. I appreciate the attention to detail. My humble collection is all low to mid range import guitars, but I go through them with a fine toothed comb and clean up things like those drill burrs in the electronics cavity just the same. Love the explanation and reasoning behind your choices too! Also, are you just using camera mics here?
Thanks for watching and for your encouragement!
Unfortunately, yes....the shop footage was using only the iphone 15 mic. I don't have a lot of space down here, and my other renovation stuff is taking up the remainder of the limited space! Hope it still sounds clear enough.
@@jonathanwong458music Oh, I was asking becuase it seemed good to me! Was wondering in case I wanted to record videos myself.
Awesome! Do it!
My usual setup is an Audio Technica 4040 condenser, which in the past year or so, you can see in the frame/shot. Previously, I tried to hide the mic (was a Warm 47jr at first) out of the shot, but I ended up with too much room sound, so now I have it off to a side, but visible. Compromise.
In my own trials, I found lapel mics to make too much rumbling and movement noise, especially with instruments hitting the cable while playing. It seems to be a trend to use broadcast-style mics (eg Shure SM7B for that 'radio' sound. But I found that it gets in the way of the shot, the insturments and I would constantly bump into the boom arm because I'm clumsy.
The iphone mics are alright, but they record in stereo, so depending on where you are relative to the phone, you might get an undesirable stereo image. So what I have done for the shop footage, is sum it down to mono in Logic, compress it and level it. It's surprisingly quiet in terms of hiss and noise. But you will get room sound, for sure. If you are in an untreated or echoey room, there's no hiding from it!
Amazing. Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!
Happy to be helpful!
And here's when I've started questioning myself: why I've never seen any boutique level basses shielded with copper tape? 🤔
My custom F Bass, which is from one of the most premier hand-made bass builders on the planet, uses copper shielding tape! I personally prefer working with it over shielding paint. It's less messy and stinky to apply and it's modifiable. Also less risk of accidentally dripping some on the finish!! Nightmare!
Thanks for watching!
Have you ever seen the inside of a Fodera? Copper tape is all they use.