Five String Fever! - Stringing Up a New Design

[@xenonfrr]

Great video Tim! I’m a new viewer here and i’m really inspired by your work and i’ve been loving the content you make. Not to over compliment you or anything but you truly deserve more subscribers!👍

[@timsway]

thanks man

[@jrosner6123]

Wow! It sounds really good- and Prince just kills it on that thing!

[@mathieufoley2339]

oooooh that pickup. love it.

[@brianharris7243]

"Oh my Gard-Oh my Gard!" Precisely, Prince pounds profusely!

[@revrenlove]

Thank you so much for documenting trial and error! Makers such as yourself that do as such do so much more spreading knowledge to everyone! 🙏

[@timsway]

thanks man. my honest hope by making these videos, besides obviously advertising for myself, is encouraging people to TRY whatever it is they wish to try. Documenting more than 10 years of my trying here, one can really start to see the progress and development. People who are good at things aren't any different than people who are just starting out at things, except they have more practice :)

[@edemerperson6199]

Daaaaaang son. Super tone and flexibility. Makes me want one even though I'm crap on bass.

[@jbprospector3638]

As always another awesome build. Always enjoy your videos. 😎👍

[@gregmadden5474]

Sweet bass guitars Tim they sound great

[@jamesh5460]

Bass season! ... It's always bass season for me.

[@Aksel_Wolfe]

Hello Tim. I'm a guitar luthier from Russia. Your approach to making guitars has inspired me to not only repair but also make musical instruments! I also play bass). Please create a gallery on your website with photos of the instruments you have made. I really want to repeat your pallet bass, but apparently you removed it from your site. Thanks again for the content!

[@timsway]

The pallet bass sold, but the video lives on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6KQknuchbx0d9Esi=U3zQVgw74NwZKdkU I need to work harder at keeping my gallery up to date. thanks for the reminder. -T

[@DannyDoomPink]

Sounds killer Tim!

[@worksucksletsdrink6011]

Fuck yeah Tim!

[@MichaelNatrin]

Beautiful build, great work!

[@groovedodger]

They look and sound great well done .

[@FunsongsMusicByPeterRahill]

121st looky-loo view about to happen... 5:58 - for what it's worth, IMHO the color of the string saddles for that bridge are a better complement to the wood body. 6:33 - personal taste - this one looks best; and the dark knobs instead of the chrome helps it all go well together. My fave of the 3. 28th LIKE.

[@sapelesteve]

Great work on those 5 string Bass guitar builds Tim! Having made a few Bass guitars myself, I can really appreciate the work that goes into your builds! Hope that all is well! 👍👍🎸🎸

[@JordonBeal]

I would be VERY interested in a multi-scale 4-string dual-pickup version of one of these basses…

[@timsway]

sure! contact me directly via NewPerspectivesMusic.com and we can make that happen. I do have one single pickup 4 string (34" scale) in stock, too.

[@garagemonkeysan]

Nice video. Sounds like business is going well. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@sgsax]

Cool enhancement to what is jow a classic design. Did you widen the body at all or just the neck? I was wondering if the narrowish Lutes body would look undersized with the added string. But the proportions look pretty good here, so maybe you changed it? Nice additions to the stable, and handy to have a pro like Prince drop by for a test drive. Thanks for sharing!

[@timsway]

the body was widened just a tiny bit to keep it looking proportionally correct. good eye!

[@MangledGuitars]

Awesome dude, ❤❤❤❤❤

[@petercollin5670]

Tim, Do you put the radius on your fretboard with the CNC? What cutter do you use?

[@timsway]

yes. I radius them there with a 1/4" ballnose end mill. There is still some sanding to do, tho.

[@petercollin5670]

@@timsway Thanks Tim.

[@floydlay9189]

You've done it again Tim,brilliant stuff,,awesome to hear it,,on stage

[@GianmarioScotti]

How critical it is for bass strings to align perfectly with the poles? I suspect that it's not super-important, especially with a humbucker PU.

[@timsway]

even with the wrong bridge and the strings not lining up , the bass still sounded and played fine, but it certainly doesn't look good!

[@GianmarioScotti]

Did you notice even the slightest unevenness in volume between strings?​@@timsway

[@LukeTheJoker]

Do you have a license for that many Bass?

[@timsway]

Narc...