Orbital Guitars - Custom Bass Build "The Gorgon" - Full Build and Demo

Welcome to the full build and demo of the Gorgon Bass! This video includes the entire making of the Bass.
The neck is Wenge
The fretboard is Macassar Ebony
The body is Zebrawood
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Website: orbitalguitars.com
Instagram: @orbitalguitars
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Making the neck blank
01:24 - Routing for truss rod
02:07 - Cutting neck taper
02:58 - Making the fretboard
06:19 - Headstock wings
06:57 - Gluing on fretboard
07:40 - Dot inlays
08:38 - Fretboard radius
09:22 - Installing frets
10:19 - Cutting neck profile
11:21 - Fretwork
13:30 - Carving the neck
14:36 - Headstock veneer
17:18 - Cutting out the wings
20:17 - Gluing the wings to the neck
21:04 - Carving the body
23:54 - Drilling for knobs and routing control cavity
25:26 - Making back plate
26:33 - Pickup pocket
26:59 - Drilling for wires and jack
27:33 - Headstock work
27:59 - How to sand knob recesses
28:41- The nut
29:44- Applying finish
31:22 - Shielding paint
32:14- Assembly
34:44 - Demo
37:33 - Outro

[@fus149hammer5]

Just unbelievable. Anyone who can make such a beautiful instrument like that has a god given talent. Not to mention a fully equipped workshop. 👍😁

[@dashdrum-again]

Love that zebrawood, and your craftsmanship is first rate.

[@robertr4193]

The fret board has some fantastic grain pattern in it. I also like your logo design a lot. The Bass turned out very nice and has a great sound as well.

[@uni.uni.corp.]

It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen...

[@skalewilly]

What a great job in this bass, congrats!!!!

[@marcosisaiasmoralesmendoza909]

Beautiful Bass

[@edadpops1709]

Great work 💯

[@mikechecka292]

Beautiful bass. I wish I had the knowledge and the tools to create such gorgeous instruments.

[@martynfidler9055]

Beautiful guitar, love the wood.

[@Prestapaganini]

Exelente trabajo, maestro, felicidades y gracias por compartir tu talento....

[@oraszuletik]

Great 👍

[@samuelp1227]

Very nice. Building my first bass soon

[@Tat2TankT]

Love the bass be nice to have thanks for sharing

[@richardcautorina5190]

Hand crafted with old school wood working Tools built the way they should be No CNC All hand and Eye. Beautiful Bass

[@yellowcat1310]

seriously nice wood. pretty good bass player too.

[@nanycalvi5555]

wow es hermoso!

[@ant1sokolow]

Very nice bass, original yet simple and logical shape. Very nice woods and build. To my taste the head is a little too short

[@LisaHarsh]

Looks amazing and I love the tone. Very nice.

[@janeycole3327]

Have you built a fretless bass? if not, could you. Excellent work as always. Good 'ealth, John Warner, Australia.

[@1funkyangel]

Orbital Guitars,..How much would you charge for a bass like this ? 🤔

[@user-xb1ht4py2v]

beautiful work. curious if you used templates to get the frettboard and neck radii to specific shape or did you "eyeball" them?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

The fretboard was shaped with a 12 inch radius block. No template for the neck.

[@ardeshirmistry]

Hello, thank you for al the videos :) Could you please explain why the fret cutting is done before the inlay work?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

When the inlays are also made of wood, it shouldn't make a difference whether you cut the frets or do the inlay first. I just like to cut the frets first because it helps me position the inlays where I want them.

[@ardeshirmistry]

@@OrbitalGuitars Thank you v much for explaining :)

[@g-dcomplex1609]

nice choice of woods and design, what material the nut is made from? regards.

[@OrbitalGuitars]

It's a TUSQ XL nut

[@marcusshutran-dg1bf]

Can this be made as a six string fretless? Or, 7 string fretless, tuned C to Low F#?

[@gerardocancino6161]

You can make one doble guitar just like jimmy page.....please

[@grantstewart5453]

What is that bit called that you used to make the recess for the control knobs?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

I just used one of these and rounded over the corners with a file www.amazon.com/Irwin-Tools-87924-Short-Spade/dp/B0002XCEBS/ref=sr_1_15?crid=57ZCOTFMO9X1&keywords=1.5+inch+paddle+bit&qid=1678110561&sprefix=1.5+paddle+bits%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-15

[@grantstewart5453]

@@OrbitalGuitars Thanks, man!

[@grantkoeller8911]

I bet this bass weighs a ton.

[@OrbitalGuitars]

It does. I've thought about carving a bunch more material off the back to try and reduce the weight.

[@Loran1972]

Et le chevalet n'est pas à la masse ?!! bizarre !!!

[@asarand]

Davie504 should play this bass.