I built a FRETLESS PIEZO BASS out of my uncle's CABINETS (while traveling in a motorhome) FULL BUILD

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This is the FULL BUILD start to finish of a fretless piezo bass I built from scratch using scrap wood leftover from my uncle's cabinets. I built this while living and traveling full time in a motorhome using basic DIY tools!
If you want more in depth information of the whole process, here are parts 1-3 of this build series, making a fretless piezo bass from scratch out of scrap wood and basic diy tools that I can carry with me in my motorhome!
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Part 2: • The WRONG WAY to build...
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@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

This bass is for sale here if you’re interested! www.gunsandguitars.net/product-page/001

@StinkfaceMcPew 2 года назад

All things considered that’s a very reasonable price.

@drivenmad7676 2 года назад

The Bass is beautiful.

@juliachild9377 2 года назад

$2499 seems quite pricey for what amounts to a plywood bass, especially considering you got that wood for free. Someone out there might pay $2499 for it, but it doesn't seem fairly priced to me. I don't know how you calculated the price though, so maybe I'm wrong.

@StinkfaceMcPew 2 года назад

@@juliachild9377 how to tell everyone you don't know the value of labor without saying you don't know the value of labor.

@JamieLamb 2 года назад

Very reasonable price. Considering I've spent so much money lately on "toys and trips" lol, I'll have to hold off for the time being... but if by some miracle it is still available in a couple months, I'll grab it lol. But it won't be.

@jasperguitaring3673 2 года назад

"I'm gonna try my best" he says right before building one of the coolest looking fretless piezos I've ever seen

@kellnola 2 года назад

It looks great for sure. Also sounds surprisingly good.

@Oasudude 2 года назад

@@kellnola It sounds shat, and it looks aweful............... sorry

@RubyRoks 2 года назад

Especially with the music i'm into (hard rock/numetal), this has a sound i really don't hear often. Makes me miss playing Double Bass in high school band class. I think my favorite part of the build is the unorthodox build method. I've seen a ton of guitar building videos, and nobody's process looks anything like this, and you prove you don't need to necessarily follow all the rules to come away with a great sounding and great looking instrument.

@zachary2541 2 года назад

Check out a band called First Fragment. Their bassist plays a fretless 6 and its pretty insane.

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Thanks for the encouragement! I agree, there’s more than one way to skin a cat. I use a circular saw 😂🤷‍♂️

@RubyRoks 2 года назад

@@zachary2541 Thanks for the recommendation. Just looked them up and the musicianship on display is impeccable!

@icedvengence3845 2 года назад

A lot of metal and tech death metal plays fretless.... Steve Digorgio is a popular thrash death metal bassist who plays fretless and some nonfretless. Check out some of the bands Obscura or Beyond Creation videos

@StinkfaceMcPew 2 года назад

Dude check out Intronaut. The bass player plays a fretless 5er.

@timbarrow95 2 года назад

Me: If only I had $10k worth of fine wood working tools, the best brands and a huge shop - I'd make some great guitars. Dan: I'll just use this old angle grinder to shape the neck after I freehand route the f-holes.

@timchapin6482 2 года назад

Right?!?! What most definitely sets our boy apart from all the rest!!

@christianmcdepressed5899 2 года назад

Those radius blocks can be expensive thou

@Cranedewd 2 года назад

Between that grinder, a half round iwasaki rasp and a Shinto rasp literally anything can be done as far as shaping.

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

What’s the worst that can happen?

@bruceswabb7145 2 года назад

All I need is a belt sander!

@buddyhimself 2 года назад

You went from having a workshop and building kits to working out of an RV and building from scratch. What a madman, I love it.

@BradWillisWriter 2 года назад

Man....just the finishing section of this video makes me want to get back in the shop. You're a damned hero, man.

@flaviusrotarita6666 2 года назад

Damn Dan, you're a fricking legend, building a bass with some basic tools

@davidblanco8625 2 года назад

I'm a simple man.. I see "guns and guitars" , I subscribe.

@tonybutterworth1794 2 года назад

Only just seen the video for the piezo bass this morning (with time dif) all that freehand grinding. Fearless man. Definitely more content like this for me, that’s my plan for the future. But the draw at the end - OMG!! - I’d like to thank my wife and kids, mum and dad, for their support… 🤣😱😁

@hdrjunkie 2 года назад

I love the fact that you’re useing just hand tools, no machines like table saws or band saws and belt / disk sanders… bravo!

@timowns2 2 года назад

Dude, that rendition of teen town was awesome!!! Amazing build as always Dan!!!

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Thanks Tim! That’s until the jazz police arrive, then they’ll tear down my playing 😂 I played teen town for my junior recital in college, let’s just say I played it a lot better back then rather than now

@cetorbett 2 года назад

Agreed. Was never expecting that in G ‘n G video!

@boden_gamerboy6139 2 года назад

@@GunsandGuitars that bass is gonna be thumped the hell out of. lol cant wait to see her in more vids man. great job too btw. and great design

@itskennyjohnson 2 года назад

I never knew I needed a Billie Jean / No Roots bass mashup until today. Sounds great man!

@emersonsrandomvideos248 2 года назад

Dan, bro, you made an amazing instrument while breaking the rules of building that instrument!!! That was one amazing journey!!!

@phatbassanchor 2 года назад

Roto Sound bass strings, as with most string brands, come in different scale lengths. There's 30" short scale (Fender Mustang size), 34" standard (Fender Precision and Jazz basses) and Long scale that ranges from 35-37" scale. Those lengths are what the bass measures from bridge saddle to nut. So, measure your bass from saddle to nut to determine your scale length. The string packages are labeled with their scale length but may only state, short, medium or long rather the the actual length in inches. You are correct that the outer wrap should extend through the nut. But, I didn't hear any buzzing. So, the nut seems to be a proper height for the strings you have on the bass. Oh... you may need to adjust the string depth in the nut when swapping out for longer scale length strings. Hope that helps, brother. This is an amazing build. I'm a retired pro bassist so after forty seven years on bass... I picked up a few things. You did an amazing job with Jaco's Teen Town! That was as impressive as this awesome bass build! Seeing you go after the neck with the sawzall and the headstock with a circular saw was a bit gut wrenching to see. But, you are well skilled with your tools and did a first rate job. Toward the end... I was just thinking, "hmmm, wonder why he's not using tung oil..." when you advised exactly why you weren't using tung oil! Hahaha ;D Yeah... bit of a double take there... felt like you read my mind! Hahaha ;D Again, exceptional build, amazing bass, tasty chops and very well played overall. I clicked the thumbs up as soon as I saw the completed bass in the intro. But, your rendition of Teen Town earned you a new sub today as well... Very well played indeed!

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Hey phat! Thanks for the sub and for the helpful comments and encouragement! I appreciate all that you typed out. Honestly I was nervous to even use that sample of teen town I recorded. I played that for my junior recital in college 15 years ago. I nailed it then, I realized now that my chops have degraded significantly, I had to take it more than a few bpms slower than I used to play it, and I felt it was pretty sloppy overall. I was afraid people would rip me apart for botching it, so it was very encouraging to hear your positive review! Thanks man

@phatbassanchor 2 года назад

@@GunsandGuitars In school, I played a '66 Gibson EB-2 (ES335 as a bass) and a '72 Ibanez copy of a Flying V bass, both in Gibson Heritage Cherry... Both were gorgeous... When I first heard Jaco play Teen Town with Weather Report on the Heavy Weather LP and Come on, come over with Sam and Dave on Jaco's first solo LP... I was so blown away that I ripped the frets out of the V just to get the same sound. I had to start at around half tempo and spent months working my way up to Jaco's live tempo which was even quicker than the studio recordings... These days, with arthritis among my disabilities, I'd be lucky to play that half tempo again. You reminded me of better days, friend. You started with a nice groove, actually better than what I'd expect from a luthier. Most guitar builders can play some. There are some that are more equally adept at building and playing. That first groove put you in the high side of the former group. However, your rendition of Teen Town put you firmly in the latter!

@carriermonkey4821 2 года назад

Great version of Jaco's " Sandy sandy sandy town " . lol Really cool body shape design dude !

@StinkfaceMcPew 2 года назад

When I did a fretless conversion on an old Kent bass I used a pen-turners’ trick of using CA glue to fill the fret slots and to finish/clear coat the neck. Hard as a rock and polishes up niiiiice. That doesn’t help your tung oil problem but that’s my contribution.

@tristonmurdock609 2 года назад

this might be one of my favorite basses you've ever built, that thing is FONKY

@shelleywetzel7292 2 года назад

Wow. Just wow. Dan YOU, my son in law, are quite gifted! That was/is utterly remarkable!! Rules are not necessary when you have this designer talent. Love you!

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Wow thanks Shelley! That means the world to me!

@WORLDFESTMMXCIX 2 года назад

Busts out 'Teen Town' outta nowhere on a fretless he willed into existence. Legendary

@kennyblackbird2853 2 года назад

Nice! I couldn't build a bird house so I admire your ability.

@PhattyBarnett 2 года назад

Excellent content Dan. I’ve known of your channel for awhile and have loved it, but there are not many guitar build videos like this one on RU-vid. You could definitely own the DIY guitar space. Please keep these scratch builds coming! And please, keep doing them the Dan Thompson way. There are millions that would join you!

@guitarshapedpizza 2 года назад

Yes more diy! This was great to follow. I learn so much by just watching your builds!

@misinformationwithrandy 2 года назад

The sound of that bass is way better than expected

@Shred_The_Weapon 8 месяцев назад

So much of what you did in this project originated with Brian May. In 1963 when he and his father began work on the Red Special, they had even less to work with. I don’t even think they had all of one type of wood. In any event, who says that guitar-building rules aren’t for breaking? If they weren’t, we wouldn’t have a Les Paul, the Stratocaster, the Precision bass,the guitar synthesizer, the Steinberger line or the Superstrat. I wish I had your skills at building instruments, Dan. I also wish I had a proper work facility and wish to do it. Then, I would just try building my own approximation of every guitar I’ve ever had a yen for since I was a teenager.

@1683clifton 2 года назад

That eleven minute riff was sick bro.

@MusicByVicWozniak Год назад

Going back and re-watching a bunch of your bass builds .. This one I didn't watch before.. So cool D.

@Waskul72 2 года назад

Really nice build, I like how you showed pretty much everything from start to finish, great work and skill, thanks.

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Thanks John!

@doknox 2 года назад

Coolest thing I've seen in a while! Nice work!

@charlinhosbrown 2 года назад

Dude, you're such an inspiration. I don't have any idea about the crafting of guitars or basses, but the DIY spirit makes me wanna make a big effort and give a try to have my own custom bass. You just made an awesome instrument and hope one day i can make something like that.

@jamesmarkham7489 2 года назад

Dan you should know that if an instrument isn’t made of extremely rare endangered wood it can’t sound good. /s nice to see a cool original design.

@michaelrodgers6559 2 года назад

Gotta love that "tonewood" myth, right? 🤦‍♂️

@aidken5290 2 года назад

@@michaelrodgers6559 I'm sure there's some truth to it unless it really is that simple although I'm sure all trees are different

@michaelrodgers6559 2 года назад

@@aidken5290 nope. If it uses pickups, wood makes no difference in tone.

@aidken5290 2 года назад

@@michaelrodgers6559 oh cool good to know brotherman

@aleksandrnestrato 2 года назад

@@michaelrodgers6559 What??? That is totally not true. Wood does make a really noticeable difference in tone. Even in comparisons on RU-vid (with its compression and sound wrench) the difference is heardable. However there are a couple of dozens of other factors that alter the tone as well-the strings, the way and the place you pick, the pickups, the pots, the cables, the amplifier, the effects, the loudspeakers of the cabinet, the environment you play in or at. The effects and the amp being most contributive here. Yes, I admit that the tonewood oozes away among those other tone forming factors about half of which are adjustable, so you can compensate much of initial signal making tonewood even less noticeable. Tough stating that it makes no difference is utterly incorrect 'cause it is reeaally apparent. I mean you don't need special equipment to measure the difference, you can hear it with bare ears.

@175kva 2 года назад

Great job Dan !

@jps_musics 2 года назад

Dude that headstock design is genius

@aaronthompson4537 2 года назад

The way you really go after the build and seeing the great results is truly inspiring, fantastic work!

@hextray 2 года назад

What a nice sound... Grezt, GREAT JOB !

@kryptych 2 года назад

Simply beautiful work, sir!

@humblegeorge 2 года назад

Not only an amazing build ,,but great playing !!!! wonderful indeed.

@74dartman13 2 года назад

What a gorgeous bass! Nice work, Dan!👍😎🎸🎶

@rooseveltpeoples762 2 года назад

Truly awesome. Very impressive. The sound and craftsmanship...amazing. Superb work.

@anthonycamillos3719 2 года назад

Commenting mainly for the algorithm, but honestly this was a bit of an inspiration! I've made an acoustic from scratch through a school with all the tools I don't have, but just because I don't have the tools doesn't mean I can't work something out

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Yes! That’s what I’m hoping to inspire with this video!

@LWonderchild 2 года назад

Thanks for making a full build vid dan, it looks amazing and I hope someone pays what it’s worth! Can’t wait to see more stuff like this

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Thanks man!

@Jenisonc 2 года назад

Wow. You did not disappoint. Fantastic work! She sounds amazing.

@markrichardson6461 2 года назад

Very inspirational build. Amazing that you can build that with what you had. And awesome that this is your first build!!! (From scratch)

@wr3ncher Год назад

Just by reading the title, this video can appeal to anyone. 👍

@AntoekneeDetaecho 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing, fantastic build

@PaulHofreiter 2 года назад

That turned out great - awesome job.

@rbattistin 2 года назад

Very impressive! And it is brave to free-hand cut and route the wood. The end result is fantastic! Congrats! Great project!!

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Thank you!

@benic9341 2 года назад

This is one of the most fun to watch builds that I've come across.

@noAPlease 2 года назад

Absolutely nailed this one, man. The price is fitting, excellent work!

@steveslate3601 2 года назад

Amazing build!! I would love to be able to do this!! Its so inspiring to know you did this with basic tools! This bass reminds me of the old Ampeg scroll Basses!!

@ryanrogers8923 2 года назад

And now 8 have to try to build my own! Great bass! Love the look and how you did the neck with the really thick finger board. Well done!

@rinonhoxha4059 2 года назад

Kudos for Artistry and Mastery. Bravissimo.

@natenate11 2 года назад

Rising Sun isn't too far from me! After talking to you about IEM's and continuing to play more I couldn't find a bass I wanted, so I've bunch of parts ordered for a build in process! Thanks for the great videos!

@joebwannabe 2 года назад

Awesome job so cool looking and sounds great too! Loved how you were playing it throughout the video too instead of making us wait to the end for a reveal.

@beercheersrccrawlers 2 года назад

Sweet! Has a nice lounge room upright vibe. I dig it.

@jasonstrickland5251 2 года назад

That thing is beautiful! wow nice job!

@absurdistcat 2 года назад

Awesome job, very inspirational.

@BubbleWrapPerson 2 года назад

My favorite finish is Tru Oil Gunstock Finish. Might be fitting to the channel too!

@stkeeley 2 года назад

Such a talented guy! Ive been a subscriber for years and as soon as i see a new video i cant do anything other than watch! Nice playing on this video too brother! Man of many talents!

@CigarboxSchulzi 2 года назад

Great build! It looks awesome!

@Hateweek1984 4 месяца назад

I feel inadequate and inspired as a neophyte guitar builder...hats off on a really rad build sir!

@WandersOfficial 2 года назад

Hell YEa... Love RV Life...did bus Life for 2 year to get me to where im at today... And will continue it for traveling and vacationing... planning alot of off grid tie ins... epic work.!.

@shakyblues2099 2 года назад

Totally inspired. You are my favourite guitar builder on RU-vid. Great work.

@jamtmill 2 года назад

Haven’t seen a new video in a long time. Keep it up man

@claylittleton8414 2 года назад

Simply the most perfect instrument ever crafted.

@diopappa 2 года назад

Dan this thing is an absolute masterpiece!

@donut_lyfe 2 года назад

This is absolutely incredible!!!!

@ConstrutorMusical 2 года назад

Great work, Dan!

@andreacampana4754 2 года назад

That's a gorgeous build! Congrats!

@bruceswabb7145 2 года назад

Also love the head with the winders coming through the side. So cool!

@Burger-urger 2 года назад

This is INCREDIBLE!!!!

@Ansis99 2 года назад

Very good! Sound is excellent! Me and my friend in younghood do the same - he gets old perfectly dry guitar - do restoration, but I take piezo sound pickups (self-made) and we get that crisp/deep sound! Your build is like a bass violin! :) 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸!

@gillamb8669 2 года назад

I knew I wasn’t going to be disappointed. Fantastic build. 👍🤘

@JacqueRamon 2 года назад

That's impressive. Good job!

@Cradley684 2 года назад

Well I think you have done a BRILLIANT job of the Bass guitar with all the tools you had keep um comin, have a nice day & Stay Safe , Brian UK !!!.

@parachuteman4 2 года назад

Great build!

@ChrisHendrix117 2 года назад

First off, design is 10/10! Beautiful bass! Next, the concept is really interesting and well executed. Finally, I’ve seen enough of your videos I feel I could be a graduate of the Dan Thompson College of Guitar Building Knowledge. I’m definitely building another guitar when I get home from Texas Toast. And it’ll be 100% “The Dan Thompson Way!” Looking forward to it in fact. Already have the scrap pile from which to get my “tonewood”

@freesk8 2 года назад

Wow! Great job! Cool! You do good stuff, man! :)

@slaventomakic5512 10 месяцев назад

great build! Like it very much!

@robertr4193 2 года назад

Liked the custom color you mixed for the stain. Looks similar to an old aged wood left in the sun but with the poly a lot smoother.

@gulf_coast_gypsy 2 года назад

That is absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!

@wjewell63 2 года назад

This is awesome bud.,good to see a build again....after all it was you that got me started.,so now I have 9 guitars I have built so thank you for the kick in the ass a couple yrs ago....

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

That’s awesome! So glad I could inspire you!

@zachariahmelchisedeck2244 2 года назад

Glad I subscribed in time to catch this project start to finish

@GunsandGuitars 2 года назад

Thanks for the sub!

@gabien76 2 года назад

It's just beautiful!

@freddiesoverbite6162 2 года назад

That is freakin gorgeous. Looks like a custom Warwick. Sounds amazing

@podfuk 2 года назад

This is one of the coolest bass guitars I ever see!

@joshspeck3703 2 года назад

Sounds as good as it looks! Awesome job!

@spidertheakronaut 2 года назад

Merry Christmas Dan!

@gaborberecz8903 2 года назад

Looks awesome 🤘

@NorCalGuy 2 года назад

That Bass is beautiful Dan.

@georgerobartes5989 2 года назад

I'm catching up here . I'm building a similar bass but lucky to have a 100 year old Mahog from a fireplace in East London. I'm using a twin fixed carbon fibre truss rods with a piezo under the nut as well as the bridge . I'm using the cigar box bridge piezo that has the wire in the middle and this will run in a groove in the middle under the ebonised English oak fretboard with the straightest grain I've ever seen . For fretless the fretboard has to be very hard and English oak if you can't afford ebony is a great choice . That too was slavage . To make it black right through , apply several coats of Ferric or Ferrous Sulphate or Chlorate ( its called Coperas here at craft shops ) in a solution with alcohol, lighter fuel etc., and it reacts with the tannin in the oak turning it permanently black . Careful , you may get sold this as ebony ! The buffers preamps etc will go in a cavity and have a mono/ stereo output switching facility through a stereo strap jack. This will go out to a cheap stereo tube preamp the type sold on ebay for £9 ($10) before heading off to the amps. Obviously the nut vibes will be completely different to the bridge so splitting the 2 into a Spark 40 for the bass tones and Code 50 for guitars tones (or vice versa ) will make some interesting sounds , plenty of punch and a pretty lightweight haul for gigging .