I Built a Headless Bass with Dingwall Pickups (Full Build & Demo)

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https://www.instagram.com/duy1337guitar/ https://www.facebook.com/DUY1337GUITAR/ Let's change it up; I built a bass this time. I wanted to get the Dingwall sound into a 5-string headless bass, so I installed the FD3N pickups and even the Darkglass Tone Capsule that would come with an NG-3. The build process was pretty smooth sailing, though hand-planing and carving the wenge neck was a beast. The biggest issue encountered was the body blank warping after glue-up. I think it's due to this particular piece of black limba being laughably light (2.7 lbs/boardfoot) and needing longer clamping time in winter temperatures. Though the bass is small relatively small, that 37" low B-string makes it feel massive. Off camera, I played around with mostly metal tones, and the aggressive sounds I can get out of this bass are super satisfying. Check out B.M.'s bands: Coffin Rot: https://coffinrotofficial.bandcamp.com/ Livssyke: https://transylvanianrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/livssyke-solace-in-worms Arlone: https://transylvanianrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/arlone-reign-at-dawn Specs Body: Maple burl on black limba Neck: Wenge, dyed maple veneer Fretboard: Indian ebony Pickups: Dingwall FD3N Preamp: Darkglass Tone Capsule Bridge & Headpiece: Nova Guitar Parts Scale: 34"-37" Fretboard Radius: 16" Frets: 24x Jescar 43080 Supplies Finish: Crystalac Brite Tone matte Dye: Transtint Sealer: Mohawk's pre-catalyzed sanding sealer Grain filler: Z-poxy finishing resin Abrasives: Eagle Abrasives Super Assilex 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Jointing drop top 01:03 - Planing body 01:54 - Laminating body 02:44 - Cut neck laminates 03:24 - Laminating neck 05:06 - Warped body 05:25 - Cutting body 05:46 - Neck rod channels 07:08 - Fingerboard 07:30 - Shaping 08:15 - Fret slots 08:47 - Fingerboard binding 10:09 - Inlays 10:41 - Fingerboard glue-up 11:08 - Pickup cavity 11:39 - Neck details 12:20 - Neck pocket 13:19 - Fingerboard radius 14:03 - Install frets 14:32 - Nut slot 15:44 - Route body cavities 17:53 - Cavity covers 18:33 - Neck carve 20:15 - Body continued 21:44 - Grain fill 22:55 - Apply color dye 24:49 - Level and crown frets 25:29 - Clear coat 26:33 - Assembly 27:38 - Beauty roll 28:42 - Sound demo 30:29 - Photos #luthier #guitar #bassguitar