building the Beatle bass

[greywolf]

OK it ain't a warmoth .. but a cool video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCOycca1ezo&feature=related

 

[mayfly]

That is very cool!  I like the fact that they use nails all over the place for stuff!  and the fact that they put on the pickups after the strings were installed  :headbang:

Also - did you notice that they used carpenters glue everywhere - except for the neck joint?  There they used Hide glue.  very interesting...

 

[rapfohl09]

That is very cool!  I like the fact that they use nails all over the place for stuff!  and the fact that they put on the pickups after the strings were installed  :headbang:

Also - did you notice that they used carpenters glue everywhere - except for the neck joint?  There they used Hide glue.  very interesting...

I did notice that they used a lot of glue!! Jeez.

I just like watching any guitar get built.

 

[ocguy106]

That was awesome. I liked all the jugs they used and some of the things I thought they would have used a jig for were all hand done like the marker dots and frets. Very cool for sure

 

[mayfly]

Yea - that and they cut the fret slots by hand - without even a square to help!

 

[ocguy106]

Yea - that and they cut the fret slots by hand - without even a square to help!

Yeah that is what I meant by frets...I couldn't believe they did the fret slots by hand. It looks like he used transfer paper to mark them and just started cutting away.

 

[sduck]

Yes, it's really an interesting mashup of some actual traditional violin making methods with some cheapo guitar making methods.

I did think the amount of glue they used to attach the top and bottom to the sides was excessive - there's probably big glue clumps inside those things. And the heated glue for the neck - that's probably a good idea - luthiers can vary the strength of hide glue pretty drastically, so it's a good choice for that spot.

I only saw 2 nails, and they were in the spots violin makers often use wooden pegs in - just some added stabilization for the neck and bottom block.

I do think there are some strange design choices in these things. They spend all that time making that tiny little soundbox, using all those traditional methods, which contributes almost nothing to the sound, and then cut that ugly rectangular hole in it so they can drop that ready made electronics panel into it. Could be so much nicer, but I guess the traditional product sells just the way it is.