Thanks man! Have fun with it!

You summed it up well. Hahaaaa! Without the frets it was better, but it was garbage to begin with, which is why I was fine with doing something crazy with it. I still have the neck but the body is gone.

If you want the guitar I can send it to you. Message me.

Send me an email. You can find my address in the "about" part of my page.

And why tenor guitar? Can it be normal range?

No idea. What song do you have in mind?

Thanks! ❤️

Thanks so much! That's very kind of you. I can only hear all the mistakes and things I could do better. How do you deal with that in your own recordings?

REALLY!? I haven't noticed any such problems yet in my uses. Thanks for your feedback on this.

Thanks for watching and commenting. I'm not trying to teach anyone anything, just having fun and documenting it. If you want skilled instruction, go elsewhere as this isn't my area of expertise, just a new hobby.

I wouldn't go with such thick strings as that on this. This scale length doesn't really support that really low bass B, and for the next octave up, you'd be better off with a standard baritone scale length of 27" or so.

@@ShawnHeath most 6 strings are around 30" or even less, i don't see how it doesn't support it

@@aquarius5264 you're talking about a 6 string bass, not a bass vi. Bass VIs are usually tuned in E, not B.

@@aquarius5264 sorry for the short answers requiring a bit of knowledge and interpretation. KZbin comments aren't really conducive to discussion, but if you'd like to talk, shoot me an email and we can arrange it. See my "about me" page.

@@ShawnHeath i know man! i'm asking if you put thicker strings on could you tune it to a 6 string bass, thus making it essentially a 6 string bass with a guitar's neck width

You'd need a special custom made neck for that, and probably move the bridge. But why? Just get a standard talman and save yourself the trouble and expense.

Go for it and show me when it's done!

Good question! I can't say for sure, but I doubt that whatever neck you'd try to use would fit in the neck pocket properly, so you'd have to fill that and re-rout it to the shape of the neck heel. Then yes, the normal Talman has a different bridge position than this 30" bass, so you'd need to move it according to the scale length defined by the neck you've chosen. It's probably better to just buy a normal Talman guitar.

@@ShawnHeath Alrighty thanks

Thanks for your kind comment, TJ!

Hahaaa! Yes, you got it. Don't move the bridge! It's now fretless and seriously difficult to play - you have to keep your eyes closed since all the fret markers are wrong.

@@ShawnHeath The distance from bridge to 12th fret must match the distance from 12th fret to nut. Basically, you have to get a proper neck. Then you'll be in business.

@@eidetecker thanks, you're correct. Have you seen any of my other videos? Are you thinking about doing a baritone conversion?

@@ShawnHeath Just checked out what you did with the Ibanez Talman. Isn't that a 32" neck? I ask because I've thought of making a wider neck using the 5 string Talman, but I prefer 30" as opposed to 32". Yours seems to have good action. How do you feel about the action? It is 32", right? I could be wrong about that.

@@eidetecker the 305 is a 30" scale. I'm not convinced about that conversion to 7-string though, due to the wider neck to accommodate the 5-string spacing. My action is great!

Thanks! If you do indeed do this finish, move faster! The effect would've been cooler if the paint wasn't already mostly dry.

Hell yeah! Foreigns is awesome!

Sounds like a reasonable approach. If you mean playing baritone, then I'd love to hear what you come up with!

@@ShawnHeath Yes or converting a 4 string bass, eg Cort Curbow into whatever 7 string monstrosity can handle ADADGEE.

@@CFChristian I'm listening to "Buster" for the first time right now. Thanks for the referral. Don't get sucked into guitar building too much. Watch the nut width if you want to do a 7-string. Might be better to try a custom conversion neck.

@@ShawnHeath No problem. Always fun introducing people to new music. And you're right. I should take a step back and temper my expectations. Haha. I'll come back down to Earth tomorrow. Might just be able to do a 5 string bass and go from there.

@@CFChristian there's a 5 string version of the bass I used - it's a TMB305. Not sure which A you mean for your 7 string, but you probably don't need a full 30". 28 or 28.5" should get you there easily without any issue. I was in G-standard for that cover.

Thanks! This kit comes with a sealer on it, so you can already see if there are going to be inconsistencies in your paint job by holding it up to the light. I didn't find it too difficult, but this more complicated shape provides many difficult edges which you can easily sand through the paint on. Be careful about sanding/polishing too much!

At the moment it is listed on reverb.

Thank you for that kind compliment!

I'm glad to watched it on good speakers so you could really appreciate that. Yeah, I love that bass!!! 😆

That's great! I can't wait to see and hear how it turns out.

You're a gem, Cos!

Thanks bud! I'd love to hear what it sounds like in your hands.

Hahaaa! Yes indeed! Being my first acoustic build, though. I had no idea what I made more challenging. Sign up for his course if you have the slightest interest! He won't be doing them for long...

🤣 Perfect summary of this idea. The take-away: DO NOT MOVE THE BRIDGE.

Thanks! Yeah, I just need to learn how to play it now so I can wrap up part 2! 😅