Making of a 5 String Bass

5 String Neck Thru Bass Guitar made by Chris Lyons of CLyons Creations. Using hand-selected woods for feel and tone, this instrument was designed and built for playing in a low-tuned heavy rock'n'roll band, the bass being dubbed the Cobra Storm. More instrument builds can be found on this channel and at clyonscreations.com
SPECS:
37"-35.5" Scale
9 Pieces Neck (Maple/Blackwood/Mahogany)
Honduran Rosewood Fretboard w/ stabilized quilted maple inlays
Mahogany body wings
Quilted Maple top
Fishman Fluence 5 String Pickups (1V, 1Blend, Bass, Treble, 3 way voice, Push/Pull active & passive)
Hipshot Hardware
Music by Doug Hanson
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[@jimbles717]

If it had a brand it would be 4000 bucks easy

[@alfiedj]

Absolutely beautiful. Great workmanship.

[@FollowTheLion01]

Beautiful instrument. Love the purple 💜

[@CS_Mango]

Now that is a beautiful bass.

[@codythebassplayer5073]

The bass looks really good I really like the finish

[@TarynnElizabeth619]

Wow!! Absolutely gorgeous!

[@joeballs5669]

nice job

[@Benjybass]

It would have been nice to hear the instrument at the end of the video. Great job!

[@CLyonsCreations]

Work in progress!

[@AWM8]

Impressive and beautiful. Greetings!

[@AFGSstudio]

Totally inspiring and beautiful. A positive part of my day, cup of good coffee and watching this video!

[@RazmusStarscream]

What an amazingly beautiful bass! I really like the colors and how you left the worm wholes in the neck/headstock. :D

[@RuthlessMojo]

Beautiful craftsmanship. You are a true artisan. I have the exact same Dremel router attachment. Really handy.

[@CLyonsCreations]

Thank you, I appreciate this comment!

[@distrxint]

that's amazing

[@NecropsY1]

amazing job mate :)

[@swagwolfgang]

Looks wont matter if it doesnt sound good which is what I expected at the end thanks

[@CLyonsCreations]

Sounds a whole lot better than the negativity coming from your mouth. Have a great day, swag dog

[@davefoster6156]

What a beautiful instrument! I love the color. I am curious, is it multiscale! To my old eyes I thought maybe there was a bit of a slant to the frets, but that may have been positioning for the video. Very ergonomic design, very elegant. This bass I'd love to play! Great job.

[@CLyonsCreations]

It is a multi scale bass, 37"-35". Good eye! Thank you for the kind words

[@wadebradbury1906]

I am a 54 years old disable fireman who is being forced to give up volunteering after 17 year. I know absolutely nothing about base guitars but I want to learn to play one do you think your guitars are a bit too much for me or should II start with something a bit cheaper and easier, but your guitars are magnificent

[@JackbenchWoodworking]

What size is that tiny bit you used on the fretboard?

[@CLyonsCreations]

.5mm, yep!

[@JackbenchWoodworking]

@@CLyonsCreations Wow!

[@PinPeatHD]

Wow look awesome!! If you live in California area I would like you to build me one. Great jobs!! Thank for sharing.

[@CLyonsCreations]

I'm currently in MN, but feel free to shoot me an email. [e-mail]

[@JohnnyGTar]

What was that attachment to your drill for polishing? Great job man!

[@CLyonsCreations]

The drill foam pad buffers from stew Mac, easy to use!

[@DougHanson]

😍

[@andremarchetti9683]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@CDaisy-tp7hw]

Just my opinion, but. . . I think the background music used in this video should be dumped and ten minutes of slappin' bass from this very instrument dubbed in.

[@rom4486]

I hate cnc , by hand no cnc

[@jellopuddinpops9421]

Yea, if you're going to make a guitar, actually put some skill into it. Done have a computer make it for you.

[@CLyonsCreations]

Sounds like the 2 of your are swimming in skill. I'll quit so computers can keep making all the guitars.

[@jellopuddinpops9421]

@@CLyonsCreations not saying the guitar isn't awesome. But I feel like using a computer is just kind of cheating

[@CLyonsCreations]

You're so right, there's no human input in computer design.... Just like using power steering in your car is cheating to make turns, or taking pics with your phone is cheating cause there's no film. All major guitar manufacturing has been using CNC for decades, bunch o' cheaters! @@jellopuddinpops9421

[@8curred72]

@@jellopuddinpops9421 it may feel like cheating but it isn't. In order to get there he invested money into those tools with hard work, and that hard work is put smartly into cnc that saves time and effort for future builds.