Welcome to Crimson Guitars and welcome to Ben's workshop where he is finally building a P-style Bass Guitar. This is Episode 4 of 5 and here It is time to install the frets, which means a level, crown, and polish. As well as deciding just what kind of finish to use - stains maybe?
This will be a straightforward Bass guitar build, but let's see how Ben puts his spin on things..
Chapters -
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Wood dust and glue natural filler
1:40 Sharpening a chisel
2:16 Starting work on the fretboard, nut slot first
3:00 Preparing neck for frets
3:19 Sidetracked to play with Crimson stains!
4:34 Template to mark and drill holes for tuners
5:16 Cutting and installing frets with Crimson's tools
7:06 Headstock veneer or Crimson logo?
8:23 Thicknesser and CNC machine come into play
8:46 PPE on to sand the neck
9:22 Checking frets. Marking/placing side dots
11:34 On to the headstock inlay
13:50 Decision time for the body
14:43 Out come the chisels to add texture
15:56 Into the spray-booth
17:01 Fret level, crown, and polish
25:16 A satisfactory Finish
27:12 Conclusion
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Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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