Detachable, Double Neck Guitar/Mandolin - GGBO2021

[@lanceday13]

The fact that you were basically winging it for so much of that build, and made something so cool and unique :-) Fantastic stuff!

[@Gatherersmusic]

This is like a metal guitar with a folk instrument attached, not fond of the shape but love the concept and the no waste/sustainable ethos. Keep up the good work Tim.

[@3x3CustomTamar]

I feel so guilty about wasting my top after watching this video..... ha! This is so awesome!

[@timsway]

Lol. It happens to me, too. I heat my shop with those scraps :)

[@SzonSer]

Love it, I think the duet tune should be the channel intro music 😁

[@timsway]

It was a song Mick wrote 20 years ago called "something for nothing" - about dumpster diving and curb finds. It woumd be appropriate! Lol

[@SzonSer]

@@timsway the stars are aligning 😁

[@juanziegler1471]

18:50 when you both played the guitar split was the money shot!!Looks very Metal style bodies for a mandolin break away , but very cool sounds . At 55 years on earth and playing since the 80s , this is honestly the first double neck that makes me want one !!! Well done !!

[@banshemornie]

I'm a mandolim player, and man, it ended up quite well. Congrat's it was a great project.

[@timsway]

Thanks! I'm going to let it settle a bit then reset the bridge and stuff. See if I can dial in the intonation a little better.

[@RedmarKerkhof]

3:06 He picks the thing up and the first thing he plays is The Hollies. How temporally appropriate. Great build, Tim! I love unusual instruments like this.

[@MKSWoodcrafts]

I made a guitar in high school woodshop back in 1979 and it was no easy feat. I am amazed at how you make it look so easy and I love the designs.

[@MichaelNatrin]

Fantastic build! Really impressive work and problem solving. The magnetic connection between the two instruments is so cool.

[@timsway]

thanks man. Not magnetic, tho., just metal to metal! I think I was originally describing magnets but then realized I don't need them.

[@MichaelNatrin]

@@timsway oooo fancy. sounds like magic 🧙‍♂️🎸

[@jimbecker5675]

One word: FABULOUS!

[@TotalBoat]

Gorgeous design and build, Tim!! It looks great!

[@fredchatham6680]

Beautiful guitar/mando. Love the vintage studio. I'm giddy with excitement!.

[@johngrant5749]

Should be in with a good chance of winning with this innovative design. Re the finish, surely tin cans are more sustainable than throw away plastic containers? Unless they’re plant based plastic of course.

[@JBergmansson]

Agree, metal should prove more eco friendly if recycled.

[@timsway]

I don't think the paint cans get "recycled" when you recycle the paint but don't quote me. These guys did the research and came up with the solution. I know it also involves shipping weight and costs, storage, etc. etc.

[@JBergmansson]

@@timsway Yeah, it totally depends on the way it is thrown away, but the empty can if treated as scrap-metal, shold just go back to being remelted, and not end up in landfill or a garbage oven.

[@timsway]

@@JBergmansson Almost everything should be treated like recyclable, because almost everything is. But of course, the Reduce and Reuse Rs are the most important of the 3. These bags reduce, but do not reuse.

[@JBergmansson]

@@timsway Yeah, they are probably right in their choice to use plastic containers. Reducing is important. But I sometimes get a bit scared of plastic. Many plastics are not currently recyclable in a way that is practical, (some are not recyclable at all) meaning that even when disposed of correctly by the consumer, the items end up in landfill. Many types of plastic should probably be completely phased out. Much in the same way as we phased out flourocarbons in the 90's. Microplastics in the ocean is already a big problem.

[@JoePalumbo221]

I love the adjustability of the mandolin bridge!

[@ManNamedEd]

Amazing build!! Fantastic series to watch!! Really fun to watch!!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

What an awesome build, I love the artificial constraint and the creativity that that brings to the party.. and you have made me think about our sustainability issue again.. I'm sorry we sent you a bone nut though! 😔 B

[@gregoryhunter7413]

I love watching these videos every week! My favorite luthier channel

[@trunks828]

Tim you did an outstanding job I really love how much you love the environment that has to be one of the coolest guitars I’ve ever seen

[@bhartissimo]

I've never played a mandolin and don't know if I ever will, but that is one cool instrument!

[@davebauerart]

Problem-solving and constraints create creativity! Another interesting and fun musical experiment.

[@audiotechlabs4650]

Tim, you keep us grounded in the idea that it does not matter what shape you make an electric guitar, the basic components are what matters! Your designs are, well, unlike any others and you still turn out top shelf guitars and mandolins and other stringed instruments that play and sound great! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz

[@timsway]

thank you my friend!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video and build. Awesome and original build. That stepped surface is cool. Mahalo for sharing. 🙂🐒

[@alanblott4559]

This has been a great story and build to follow. I loved the honesty of the build.

[@williamhart4896]

Totally impressive instrument Tim your buddy seemed to be into it great sounds good luck with the content

[@thedude4872]

Great job! Your skill and dedication are impressive!

[@DanDjurdjevicplus]

Impressive build Tim! Bravo! 👏

[@perryborn2777]

Really interesting instrument! Until this series of videos came out, I didn't realize how environmentally conscious you are. I plan on getting into guitar building once I move into my new house, and I'm really intrigued by the materials you were using for your fretboards. Definitely gonna look into it once I get started Great build!

[@timsway]

cheers. That's the impetus for my channel: As the maker movement really started to take off, I wanted to be a road sign to warn people to slow down on the sheets of plywood and cocobolo when making their baubles and trinkets. If we're all just making crap from new materials that will be thrown away when it's out of style, we're no better than the factories.

[@PinetopJackson]

Great build man, I love the way they fit together!

[@jameslyons1661]

Hi Tim twelve minutes in I’m learning lots😊 awesome guitar and mandolin build and I will look up rob at Gemini have a great everything 🍀🎶

[@juliansuarez3849]

Looks and sound so cool Tim!!

[@joeland87]

It’s nice seeing someone carrying on the multi neck guitar torch from Texas Toast Guitars.

[@Wordsnwood]

@0:35 "I didn't get crazy" .... Um, yes you did, Tim, yes you did. I come here for crazy. 😇

[@timsway]

lol

[@agcacustoms2852]

I love the removable segment guitar idea, it’s suck an innovative way to build a guitar that can look and feel a certain way depending on the way you want it to look. With endless possibilities you can make a tele, strat, Flying V, or explorer style guitar with just a removable body “wing” sections.

[@timsway]

check out some of my earlier detachable builds. Vs included! :)

[@bAgRiMoIrEsS.4]

Brilliant! The guitar mandolin and the music. Dig the body style. Original..

[@nicolassanchez3099]

This Is one of the cooolest things I've ever seen! You're awesome 💖💖💖

[@tommyvega7948]

You are the crazy inventor version of a guitar maker. Please never change! I absolutely love this built!

[@timsway]

lol. honestly, I'm much more interested in the ideas than finishing them :)

[@rustyaxelrod]

Great job Tim! Lots of clever stuff going on with this instrument, great cause. 👍

[@GreyMatterStew]

Ok. That's officially just showing off. I approve. Great work.

[@ecalzo]

Finally you did it Tim.. you completed it .. very happy for you.. take care from Italy

[@timsway]

thank you!

[@sgsax]

Hats off to a truly unique submission in this friendly contest. The Beast may have six necks, but none of them are a mandolin and none are detachable. 😁 Really enjoyed this one coming together. Can't wait to see your next modular design. And another fun trip to the Red Room! Thanks for sharing!

[@FraustByte]

Tim its freaking sweet. Can't wait till voting and auction go live

[@RichardMartin]

Very cool. I really like that you used all the offcuts to make the stand, I know you don’t just throw offcuts in the bin but this is a really good way of using as much material as possible in the build itself. Top work Tim.

[@timsway]

honestly, now I heat my shop with offcuts, so I usually do throw them in the fire bin. But this was for the experiment/process, so... :)

[@mnoland3376]

Watching this video I found myself with the huge smile. Thank you very much.

[@timsway]

awesome

[@Damaged262]

This is badass!!! Well done sir!

[@Packbat]

This whole build is a very cool concept! I'd love to see someone with a loop pedal go to town with this - I feel like that would be very fun.

[@pdbowman]

so much to love about this, Tim 💚

[@NoUploadJustComment]

Nicely done. A unique instrument with integrity. Very refreshing to see new ideas than just a typical strat or tele copy.

[@timsway]

I will never understand why so many guitar makers use other guitar manufacturers' body designs when they build. I mean, I agree they are great designs, but there is certainly room for more great designs still. Why not look for your own?

[@andrewvitale7128]

Love how you started this video as if it were trash. And love the build your on another level sir.

[@mynameisciaran]

I love the focus on sustainability and environmental concern. Sorely lacking in guitar-building, among amateur homebuilds as much as factory-made. Great stuff.

[@timsway]

It's missing everywhere. Not that us little guys recycling our cereal boxes is going to save the world, but we need to send the message the the big companies that we expect them to make for us responsibly. We do this with our words, actions and wallets.

[@mynameisciaran]

@@timsway absolutely, but I watch every ggbo video and it's so disheartening to see big lumps of mahogany, rosewood and ebony etc. It can be hard to be more ecological sometimes but that's something that people can do instantly and easily. Anyway, apart from all that, I love the ingenuity and oddness of this build :) Very nice work.

[@TheLoneMutant]

Everything looks and sounds great, Tim. I hope your auction is a success. :) Just a little friendly advice for future builds. Always build your instrument's body around the bridge, pickups, nut, and tuning pegs first. This will help to eliminate issues in those areas later on, especially when it comes to where you cut wood away.

[@timsway]

I DID! LOL. I just screwed up :)

[@TheLoneMutant]

@@timsway Well, maybe I wouldn't do that then, lol! I just noticed on the mandolin you cut the shape far too close to the bridge. It needed much more space to make it workable. Of course the hooks weren't a great idea either, too soft a metal, but the amount of would there might've helped too.

[@scrach7195]

The studio guy looks like ozzy back in his early days

[@jjerg]

He looks like Andy Johns in the Cinderella Sombody Save Me vid. 😁 😁

[@SMee67]

I really love the look, and sound of this duo combo, mate👌🏽 Fantastic job, loving the colours too.👍🏽 What an awesome studio, absolutely like walking back in time, and looks like you both had a blast, rock on guys. 🤘🏽 Oh, I received my Sqwayer X in the mail last week, makes dowel mark ups on those plant stands easier and spot on every time, I'm lovin it! Cheers mate.

[@timsway]

oh, nice! Thanks Bill.

[@jameslyons1661]

Super duper 😊video awesome studio and great new song 🎵

[@salmonti9707]

You 2 guys need to take it on the road now.....good fun, good stuff.

[@timsway]

we did, 20 years ago. No one came. lol!

[@salmonti9707]

@@timsway you do it for YOU ! Not for them.

[@BeInspiredwithDominic]

Definitely enjoyed this one! The playing more than the making since I don't think I'll ever make a serious instrument (although...). Thanks for sharing, Tim!

[@realitystudioscustomshop]

you've brought a very cool perspective, and instrument, to the competition

[@Curtislow2]

Drill/carve slots on the body for the strings then drill a hole perpendicular to and in line with the slots.THen install the strings in the slots and install a clevis type pin through the string eyelets with some way to lock it in place.

[@sapelesteve]

Nicely done Tim! I think that even an experienced Luthier would approve and applaud your work! 👍👍👏👏🎸🎸😉😉

[@abcguitarworkshop8929]

This project is amazing, congratulations!

[@timsway]

Thank you very much!

[@garyhardman8369]

Superb Tim!

[@Pedro_Ricardocsa]

It'll be at least the most creative project for sure, you're amazing Tim!

[@timsway]

cheers!

[@quirtysmeow3665]

why is the end duet song so good tho? hats off to ya!

[@benjaminfowler4513]

That studio is insane!

[@timsway]

I run with a pretty cool crew of people :)

[@monrominee]

Super awesome project I love it ground that mandolin bridge with copper conductive tape and use a strip like old jazz basses or make a cool design out of it and make it look almost like a pickard between the bridge and the output jack and there you go instant ground

[@PinetopJackson]

I've never had the patience for proper finishing... it's a skill I hope to develop eventually

[@timsway]

me too

[@bpix7804]

Wow your talent and skills go unsurpassed dig watching the videos too

[@jjerg]

I don't know which is more impressive, your innovative, creative and totally metal 🤘🏼Guitar/Mando or your buddies bad ass Red Room studio with the thick tape and huge boards.

[@timsway]

that studio is a happy place for nerds like us :)

[@TaftysGuitars]

Totally bad ass Tim! Good luck man.

[@dennisneo1608]

Another Tim Sway success. 👌

[@MemousOdysseus]

Hey Tim! Ever thought about building a chapman stick? Those seem so cool to me, and I figured you could do some seriously fun stuff with it.

[@timsway]

that brand is particularly protective of it's design. If I built anything in that vein it would be a Sway Branch :)

[@MemousOdysseus]

@@timsway what a name that would be!

[@stevesoldwedel]

I hadn't considered bone saddles or nuts being an ethical issue. Are they typically byproducts of slaughter, or could they be ethically sourced? Not that there's any easy way to find out, I guess.

[@timsway]

I'm sure they are just waste of the meat industry as is some leather, etc. But that doesn't mean I want anything to do with it. SUpporting the industry built around the waste is indirectly supporting the industry.

[@jackycoudray6029]

I guess you can source them in forest from naturally dead animals.

[@clemensp.9823]

Tim i really like your attitude towards sustainability and ethics but have you ever considered going vegan? The milk and egg industries aren't any better than the meat industry and the animals get slaughtered when they're not profitable anymore anyways.

[@timsway]

@@clemensp.9823 I was a vegan for many years and do live mostly vegan, but nowadays I'm more concerned with eating healthy and locally than labels. Like, I do eat eggs, but only occasionally and the ones from my friend's chickens/pets...

[@annie4971]

Just loved this awesome instrument, now is all you need is to speed up you alternate picking 😁💃🎶💃🎶

[@timsway]

I know! my hands and brain can't figure it out! lol

[@JasonTheRed]

Tim, your designs and the way you reduce waste are inspirational! Good luck on your entry this year. Looked in the info for the episode, can’t find the pickup maker you recommended, can you drop me a link?

[@timsway]

www.geminipickups.com

[@whansandceros]

I love your mission. I am wondering though the environmental impacts of using epoxy and the micro plastics created when milling and finishing the micarta and epoxy?

[@timsway]

Epoxy is not a great thing to use, for the most part, and I avoid it/use it sparingly. THe stand for tyhis series was a thought experiment, not practical. I'm not sure about the microplastics left behind in the milling process and am curious to look in to it myself.

[@ToolsAreToys]

Perfect guitar for playing Stonehenge!

[@jurgenzoller4407]

Your Winning at this point, very innovative build, I like your style

[@timsway]

it's not a competition... oh wait, yes it is! :)

[@DestinationQuébec]

Love it, congrats for this crazy instrument! 👍❤️

[@Dirksdungeon]

I love this idea man ! The detaching mandoline is such a unique idea 😁 Makes my build from last year looks way to simple 😂

[@timsway]

there are so many aspects to making guitars that it is really comparing apples and oranges. I mean, just fit and finish alone are skills I'm still a novice at. A well-made, beautiful guitar is a work of art to be proud of

[@Dirksdungeon]

@@timsway agreed I enjoy oil finishes because i love the look of wood and i suck at spraying finishes 😂😂

[@Dirksdungeon]

But i always wanted to make twin neck guitar with a bass but your detachable idea just sent my brain in overdrive with new ideas 😁 Thanks for that btw

[@timsway]

@@Dirksdungeon Yea, I hate spraying finishes, too. check this one out if you haven't: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2TLm3ebiLSIrK8

[@Dirksdungeon]

@@timsway btw what did you use for the connection of the both instruments I couldn't make it out exactly on the video

[@MilesMcNallyLuthierie]

That thing turned out great, I'm really tempted to bid on it myself

[@timsway]

wow! Let's just do a trade, but I guess then we'd have to auction each other's off for charity :)

[@MilesMcNallyLuthierie]

@@timsway sounds like a little bit of added work for it🤣

[@HankJNewman]

They should give you Nobel Prize of Creativity 👍

[@OrfinMusik]

I have that teac model 15 board in my labs storage as well

[@spurioustransients]

It's a winner as far as I'm concerned!

[@Chuck-Bob]

Man, great job Tim, that's cool af. Your friend can play. And he looks like Chris Squire.

[@Chuck-Bob]

When are you guys going on tour?

[@timsway]

that tour ended about 2002. I remember the day, :)

[@robertkrutso3217]

Awesome job! I love the concept. When you do fret leveling and crowning do you use a special file for the crowing? Or is there something you can recommend. Thanks!

[@timsway]

I have some special files i use but you don't need them, they just make it easier and faster

[@karabarkdull2929]

Awesome job Tim do you think you're going to play the mandolin again?

[@timsway]

my fingers are too big and slow for it :)

[@johnniecameron8829]

YOU DO SOME COOL BUILDS

[@OrfinMusik]

Very cool Tim

[@timbeaton5045]

Definitely getting, as the saying goes, some Jeff Goldblum vibes Mr. Sway! PS the mandolin is tuned the same as a violin, GDAE in 5ths PPS I note you put the neck pickup "the wrong way round"! not that it matters much! PPS, I think the only problem with the mandolin, is that the intonation sounds a bit off, but then you did paint yourself into the corner with the lack of space for the bridge! PPPS (Yes, Sorry!) Loved the whole concept, and indeed your approach to this. Hope you do well in the competition, and will be back to your channel on a regular basis.

[@timsway]

cheers. The neck pickup was wired to be placed in the way it is. I think I can shape the bridge a little more to better intonate the mando.

[@aimepedro1137]

I guess the only thing I'd add to an instrument such as this is a "mandolin input" to the main guitar in order to have a friend jam but sharing a single amp...

[@timsway]

It does have it's own input, too, which we demonstrate in the skit at the end.

[@timsway]

Ohh... I read again. Like a snaked cable between the two. Funny!

[@montycline9840]

Most excellent Thanks that was cool.

[@DevinJuularValentine]

Amazing build! I've had a mandolin for years but never got on with it - always struggled with the chords! Ever heard / played a bozouki? It's guitar sized but also has 2 courses of 4 sets of strings (I think that's how you describe it. Like a Mando basically), much easier to play as a guitar/bass player and I jive with the sound a lot more.

[@timsway]

I've heard of but never played one. The mando is way too small for my big fingers. lol

[@DoctorBollocks]

That's very cool. What is the brand of those shelf brackets? I've not seen anything like them before and they look perfect for a neck thru based take apart travel bass. I love the simplicity of the Ministar instruments but I don't get on with the metal bar 'horns' that they come with. I'd love to give them a try but I can't make out the brand or model from video 1.

[@timsway]

I forget the brand but I got them on rockler.com. a shelf bracket search will find them easily there.

[@DoctorBollocks]

@@timsway Epic, cheers Tim - Striplox Pro 23 Concealed Joints by Joinlox. And I've even found some UK stock : )

[@moonchild4806]

Question about the richlite, does filing it like that produce microplastics? I'm naively thinking it would because it's resin based, but I'm hoping I'm wrong

[@timsway]

it is mostly paper with resin soaked in. I don't think the chips would be the same as "microplastics" but it is an excellent question worth investigating.

[@jenibond]

I see three neck guitar in the future base,guitar and mando !!!!

[@ambrosgonzales]

Tim Sway The King!

[@TheTrophyStore]

Great Job.

[@benjaminfowler4513]

I've been super interested in the Gemini stuff lately, especially his DeArmond style. Problem is I can't find a demo of it but I'm thinking it's the one. He seems like a cool dude

[@timsway]

Ask rob and I think he can point you to some demos for specific models

[@SethKotta]

Now we gotta get Crimson Guitars to make something out of one of your kits.

[@timsway]

LOL!

[@voornaam3191]

Nice, and why don't you play the mandala and the "electric guy there" at the same time? Do you really need two players? Don't they have a veggy MIDI interface?

[@davereichert]

I can't quite decide if you were throwing shade by finding the Crimson kit in the garbage... lol

[@timsway]

lol. Not really, It was a clip from a joke in the first video about this :)