How To Make A Bottle Bass Guitar

[@Tychsen81]

Thanks for the reference, buddy!!! :D I'm the guy in the original video. Or at least the rip of it, as my video has been blocked by Black Sabbath.. Your bass guitar is prettier than mine!

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Thanks for your inspiration! That sucks about your video. It's a very high chance it was blocked automatically by KZbin's copyright detection system back in the day. Did you appeal? The system is a bit more lenient now and would probably let the video stay up while just giving a cut of the advertising revenue to Black Sabbath or the label. If you wanted to post a new copy just let me know and I'll switch out the link in the video description.

[@JETJOOBOY]

I bet Ozzy Osbourne would LOVE your video if he saw it... Bloody corporate Pencil necks...

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

You're also making it into a 4 String since the neck is wide enough to accommodate those 2 additional strings. I'm making a 5 String version of it w/ a Low B cause the Low B is punchy.

[@gabrielevillani8232]

Your video has been living rent free in my heart for nine years

[@Art_Murder]

Your tone of voice sounds a lot happier in this video than in other ones and it warms my heart that you're happy. Keep up the good work.

[@StupidEngineer]

ArtMurder , yes you r right.

[@pawa303]

Music makes people happy

[@soygenial111]

Nice to find another COTF over here. Im glad

[@georgesabitpol]

@@pawa303 I think it is the parrot actually.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Hey everyone! It has been way too long. I've been recovering from some burnout from overworking myself this last summer and had some significant life changes that slowed the production of this video further. It's very good to be back. I have a number of new videos already in the works so you should be seeing new content frequently again from here on out. I hope you enjoy this project, and please let me know as always if you give it a try for yourself! As of right now this video has been demonetized by KZbin for reasons only their algorithms understand. As the monetization system here becomes more and more unstable I want to really thank those of you who have supported my videos on Patreon. It makes all the difference to know I'm not counting 100% on KZbin's system to keep these videos going. www.patreon.com/NightHawkProjects

[@dirtydan179]

What mic are you using in this video? The one on your sweater

[@zumbazumba1]

Copyright infidgement probably who knows anymore .Cool shit bro,nice to see you back.Nice parrot!

[@Nighthawkinlight]

The microphone is a JK MIC-J 044

[@serbanandrei7532]

NightHawkInLight im not sure but the original guitar was made by tychsen81

[@tabaks]

Every company old enough reaches a point where their greed outpaces and overshadows any good idea they started with. KZbin is such company. With Patreon just reaching that point yesterday it may become impossible to sustain a living based on production of videos like before. It is scary seeing what is greed doing to this world.

[@MrRolnicek]

Suggestion: Get a guitar tuner on your phone (there are loads of them available for free) and actually find the correct position of your frets. Then mark those spots with a marker or something at the top of your neck. Should be helpful especially for beginners.

[@lrstaf6]

Don't use a marker with shellac finish over it, as it will smear on you.

[@user_dudeman3]

Dude that’s such a good and simple way to mark fret positions!

[@sasjadevries]

That's one phrase every woodworker says: _"While I'm waiting for the glue to dry"_

[@xp4364]

Oof

[@lrstaf6]

Also, "I love watching varnish dry."

[@parkerbenz]

I need more of the bird! Welcome back.

[@joalfred8548]

The bird is the best part

[@CowboyX1000]

I have been making CBG's for many years now but I have to say I was inspired by the simplicity of this build. I think my next guitar will add ideas from your build. Thanks!

[@HeirloomReviews]

lol dude that thing is dope! dont know how you come up with this stuff but you never fail with some of the best projects on youtube!

[@Etherwinter]

I read the title as "How to make a Boss Battle Guitar". I was like YEEEAAAHHH!

[@thetombawaits8998]

Etherwinter lol

[@Traynoramp08]

The bass force is strong with this one🎸🎸👍👍

[@autumnj6246]

Everybody tell davie504

[@MrBAJ94]

davie would approve. very epico.

[@ptwohig]

@@MrBAJ94 Slap like, now!

[@wasfigeefnm1206]

Yes

[@winchisterx542]

OMG

[@reallivebluescat]

why? he doesnt even play bass anymore

[@patthesoundguy]

Brilliant! I think you could make that design into an upright bass without much trouble. I'm totally inspired. That bass would make a great campfire instrument or field jamming bass you can play without worrying about temperature or weather. Thanks for sharing.

[@crushedcranium]

patthesoundguy I was just thinking about what else I could use for the neck and fingerboard...

[@patthesoundguy]

crushedcranium hmm that's a good question. My wheels are turning now 😉 That's what I love about KZbin and these kinds of creative videos it gets us all inspired 😀

[@StupidEngineer]

thanks

[@mastre10213]

I felt like I was watching Bob Ross particularly while watching the intro to this awesome project

[@Nighthawkinlight]

That's high praise. Thank you

[@cmxiv914]

Dude, you should do an audio book. With a voice like your's, you will rule the audio book scene :)

[@Anonymous_Eyeballs]

This is crazy cool. I also learned from the band Days n Daze that a bass can be made from a wash basin, a stick, and a shoe string

[@charlotte1924]

Your parrot made my day! Thank you!

[@jamesanthony8438]

Loved the different cuts with the bird. :) On your hand (he fidgets and gets in the way). On your shoulder (continues fidgeting, then hops onto the neck and continues being a bit of a nuisance). And then... he's gone! :)

[@sniperjoseph1320]

I've been subbed for you since the start, welcome back bud, you've been missed

[@stuffguru]

Welcome back! I can't wait to find a moment to try this. I've always regretted selling my base 15yrs ago. This would be fun to get back into it.

[@zoltan1953]

I have absolutely no idea how to play guitar, but this project looks really interesting and just might be enough to get me into learning how to play guitar at some point.

[@Xenro66]

Absolutely fantastic project. I've always wanted to do something like this, but had no clue how to go about it. If I ever get the scrap wood, I will definitely attempt to make one of these bass guitars :D

[@nobull2830]

*You said you read all your comments* Well, I was raised "Quality before Quantity" *Your firing on all cylinders, remarkable job*

[@corinnemuir1542]

The cantankerous me before I’ve done shadow work would have critically criticized your clean cut, freshly combed, well dressed, beautiful spoken, planned and organized as an over polished cacophony. Good idea to have your right hand in the bottle to pluck the cords. I imagine the reverberation from the strings really plays with resistance more from inside the body rather than outside. Peace be with you.

[@MrMotchel]

Yay! I love seeing your videos in my feed! Been subscribed for years.. thank u for your dedication to create this kind of content.

[@ye11oman]

Cool project. One of your earlier videos inspired me to build a cigar box uke, it sounds awesome.

[@codymikolitch1369]

Great video! Thanks for the great content on this channel! Always brightens my day and my mind!

[@robertquigley6959]

I made the cigar box guitar for school so I think I have to make this too.

[@rtxf]

Rob Quigs you make that for school?? Thats freaking awesome... I made one too but that was just for my own pleasure.

[@StupidEngineer]

ok, do it. and upload on youtube.

[@NoSleep_23]

Rob Quigs I made one of those too

[@CurtieKing]

Being a bass player who learned on an upright I can completely understand your frustrations with finding notes... that being said another great way to find notes would be to use a tuner and then make marking on the side of the neck for a visual aesthetic of where the frets would/should be. If you only have specific tones you can play then you could always tune the strings and find the frets that way. So for instance in the case of your G and C strings, C is the 4th note in a G Major scale so C on the G string should be fret 5. from there you could also find the 7th fret position of the C string using harmonics. from there the 6th fret should be fairly easy to find. Of course this goes in depth of how to find some of the more tricky frets but it does give you a way to find more frets too! Another great song/bass line to find frets would be Billie Jean by M.J. because its essentially just going between 2 frets as well. Anyway, great video as usual and look forward to your next project! P.S. you should try out the "Green Flash" that the King of Random created a few days ago and see what pyrotechnic application you could come up with (this one would probably be more for a personal/hobbyist project rather than a youtube project though).

[@jelgue]

*This* video got demonetized? WHAT?! That is really crazy... Hope you can get that sorted out! I really enjoyed this video, great work! And so inspiring! I will try and remember this project for a later time when I can try this out for myself. Thank you for a great video!

[@7hilladelphia]

Just stumbled in. What a cool channel. I hope my son will watch this to help him get ou of his depression/burn out. So much life to live and make cool stuff like this. Thanks heaps !

[@IrchaMan]

This can't be the first time you picked up a bass. If it is, I'm mighty impressed! Really cool bass, man :) Two thumbs up from Norway

[@steviep4171]

Beautiful Caique!!

[@ravenamiir9340]

I am definitely going to make this now

[@hmaqueda]

Never be discouraged brother, I’m sure you inspire a lot of people! Merry Christmas!

[@alexkoscielniak2725]

Dude that is such an awesome build! Thank you taking the time to make a quality video. I'm off tomorrow and know what I'm doing that's for sure!

[@noobslayer7564]

This is an awesome project. It's so cool to play an instrument that looks and sounds so good when you're the one who made it!

[@JK-iz3uw]

I thought he was ted Cruz for a moment

[@mikesmith6422]

Same. I was wondering why Ted Cruz had a weird bass.

[@adams115]

I only clicked to find this comment. Didnt take long

[@MattAndImprov]

It's the son from Hook.

[@robertl6631]

Hahaha. Except this guy is human.

[@areascoda2912]

He’s got a presidential look and voice for sure 🙏🏾

[@sanchezpaintball]

2:25 another cool thing about a fretless neck over a fretted is that you can slide false harmonics (lightly touch string above fret marker without bringing it to the fret board) eg. Pluck a false harmonic above the 5th fret then push down as you slide up to desired note. Frets typically cut out the the harmonic ring as you slide in between one and the other.

[@FlesHBoX]

Oh man, how have I not found this channel before. Instantly one of my new favorites!

[@electronicsNmore]

That's a cool creation. :-)

[@AlternativeElvis]

Awesome video mate, got some 15 litre bottles kicking around after the drought. Now it’s a storm I’ll put them to good use. Take it easy from NZ bro

[@tallpaulcxo]

This is the coolest DIY video I've seen in a long time. Gotta try this one!

[@astridigital]

I'm a simple woman: I see bass-related stuff, I see birbs, I click like.

[@froggie5628]

This mixed with a cigar box guitar and one of those bucket drum sets makes the coolest band in existance

[@mheermance]

I loved your bird's jump from the shoulder to the neck of the guitar! The guitar looks neat too.

[@suoppsdn9751]

good to see you back and incharge

[@flermurmurjumjum765]

Superfun! Sounds like 'No More Tears' would play well on that!

[@discardedink5994]

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time

[@JustinTopp]

I would totally slice my hand open trying to cut the bottle lol. Keep it up

[@carsonmyers8101]

My dad used to play this on guitar and its the prettiest song ever written next to redwing!

[@SundownMarkTwo]

13:55 - 14:17 "I'm helping! See? I can play the bass guitar too!"

[@JETJOOBOY]

That Fingerboard looks gorgeous after Shellacking

[@Aperson-sv2hc]

13:14 , the moment i’ve been waiting for... BIRB!

[@whydoievenbothertoputthish2199]

7:11 my best guess as to why thats wobbling so slowly afterwards is that it has to do with the smoke left over is getting pulled out by the negative air pressure of the soundwave either that or the charge has some afterburn to like leftover fuel that hasn't quite burned up yet

[@i.g.noreme825]

A barrel could work if you wanted to make something that looks a bit more like an upright bass.

[@crushedcranium]

I.G. Noreme how about an old keg?

[@GovernorMoose7]

Glad to have you back NHiL!

[@Vigilante311]

Really great tone outta that bass, fair play man

[@blcouch]

Very cool! I may make one of those for my wife for Christmas.

[@samuelwarshaw9480]

Those “slides” that you talked about, are called Glissando (Gliss for short). just a little tidbit, no harm meant

[@berendbeumer9204]

Awesome project! From now on out i'll be on the look out for these nice big water bottles to make my self :) love your videos

[@timmac4677]

A new use for an X-Carve, I love it!

[@lacidari]

Thanks for the very good project presentation.

[@lank_asif]

Demonotized???? You're a legend. Cheers brov

[@benjaminvanotteson4299]

I nearly forgot you were making videos until I saw the salt water distillation one earlier. It's nice to see how your video making has changed over the years. Also cute bird

[@FuadShaqiri]

Your parrot is awesome, include him in more videos if you can

[@randms2fake]

I love that parrot. Oh, the guitar is cool too.

[@tompass82]

Pretty cool, man. A bit more sanding to round out the back of the neck would have been a pretty good idea, I think. Maybe it weakens it too much? But surely, it would be easier to play. I’m gonna make on when I can find the time. THANKS FOR ALL THE AWESOME VIDEOS!!!

[@universaloverload289]

This has become my AP physics sound project, thank you.

[@PyroThunder]

Glad you’re back. Hope to see more fireworks videos! Happy new year my friend :)

[@asciisynth]

Sounds like some Cream and Kyuss / QOTSA? Nice!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

If you wanted to tune it to E & A you'd need some slightly heavier gauge Strings or use a longer scale neck like 34 in Scale. Another cool change you can make is to make a version w/ 3, 4, or more strings. I've wanted to make an 18 String Bass which is a 6 String Bass w/ all strings tripled. A Fretted version would be cool.

[@zippy3711]

That is ...as my kid would say "Way Cool" I'v always played around with diy musical instruments. NICE !

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

Im 100% going to do this, but im gunna do a baritone guitar. I think i can do it with the tools i have.. this video is getting my gears in my head turning.

[@GrumpyTy34er]

Love the build. Still working on my guitar I'm making and since the band saw didn't work, I'm going to have to chisel it out.

[@matthewkrezel7028]

Nice that got my mind working on all kinds of ideas. That ranks up their with my wine box guitar.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

This is bassically a very funky project. Very cool. You can then do bass covers of bass players work, like Geddy Lee. Awesome.

[@D_M_U]

I've been watching your videos since 2012 and thoroughly enjoy your content; for me it started with the Airsoft bullpup machine-gun until I found myself bingeing your videos. I hope you're doing well!

[@Craigdub45]

But does it djent?

[@TheSupergabriel64]

Chris F of course it does!

[@DudokX]

It actually sounds pretty good!

[@davidaco9518]

Really nice idea and good sound... i've never figured out a botle can do this kind of resonance... nice job 👍👏

[@mrlurie1917]

I just made this and i love it so much, its insanely fun to play. thank you!

[@anameofsomesort959]

When trying to approximate frets why not use an electric tunner and make marks on the side of the neck you can see? That way you can see and get a basic idea of what your playing.

[@Lifesgood427]

Ingenious, great vid and commentary

[@afroteddybear]

Maybe if you measure out the fret positions and mark them out with a sharpie, That could work like training aids for beginner violinists. I'm thinking of making one with a small storage box and a pair of pickups, could go down well at my local church! Thanks for the vid!

[@TylerRay777]

Awesome! That was sick, man.

[@evanclark2656]

Peculiar design... i love it!

[@PujiAsmokulo]

I think that's amazing, an absolutely fantastic projec 👍👍ok i like it

[@esau93631]

Always enjoy watching your videos

[@5721porter]

i love your Caique! it was very fun watching you try to keep it from playing with the strings while you were explaining lol

[@lefmankan]

14:18 *Bird Removed*

[@Nighthawkinlight]

He was a little too determined to play the guitar for himself.

[@lefmankan]

NightHawkInLight He should be!

[@tino8442]

Lefman Kan B E G O N E birdy

[@TheAussieStig30]

Now play Ace of Spades!! Awesome project, I think I’ll give these a go for my girls.

[@emanuelb1154]

This looks so amazing!! We need more videos like this :D.

[@Cyrocraft]

Wow this is totally amazing ! Now you can do a Sleep's Dragonaut cover with that gig !

[@KowboyUSA]

Instantly recognizable tune.

[@rodrodriguez460]

Cool! I bet it could also be used to carry water.... amazing.

[@lrstaf6]

I made your two string bottle bass and it turned out excellent. I wish I could add pictures to these comments. You can view pictures or it at Larry O Stafford on Facebook in the album, "Timeline Photos." I found that a double edge japanese saw works excellent for cutting the straight cuts in the plastic. I used a razor knife to carve the curved areas at the corners of the hole and to enlarge the neck hole. I also left the handle on the bottle. It faces me when I am playing the instrument.

[@mattbarnes1204]

Would it sound like a sitar if you put a bunch of sympathetic strings inside the bottle?

[@basyoni95]

I don't play any instruments, but I enjoyed that video so much. I wish I could support you on patreon but I can barely support myself XD , wish you all the best.

[@forestlampcraft472]

Great job !

[@muzarro]

Fuck off.