Orbital Guitars - Custom Bass Build "The Gorgon" - Part 1: The Neck

Welcome to Part 1 of the Gorgon Bass build series! This first video includes the entire making of the neck.
The neck is Wenge
The fretboard is Macassar Ebony
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Cutting neck pieces
01:27 - Gluing up the neck blank
01:52 - Routing truss rod channel
03:05 - Tapering the neck
04:13 - Cutting fret slots
04:50 - 12th fret inlay
08:38 - Headstock wings
09:20 - Gluing on the fretboard
10:16 - Dot inlays
11:39 - Radiusing the fretboard
12:12 - Side dots
12:37 - Installing frets
13:37 - Cutting neck profile
15:04 - Fretwork
17:23 - Carving the neck
18:55 - Headstock veneer
22:08 - Outro

[@billsguitargarage]

I really like your builds. The inlays you are going with as a perfect match for that fretboard

[@chingletree5397]

The fit of that 12th fret logo inlay is just perfect. The whole thing looks fantastic of course, we know to expect that, but the fantastic neatness of that inlay just proves you've got even better again. This is going to be another instant classic, I can tell already.

[@carpo719]

I'm glad to hear you're still making these. I started around 8 months ago but had to take a hiatus for regular work. But have several unfinished guitars
The hardest part is the final tuning. I wish I had a guru to help show me but thanks to people like you in an learn as I watch

[@BBGuitars]

It's crazy how similar yours and mine process is working on the neck! The only big difference is how we do our truss rod covers.

[@carpo719]

What kind of Blade are you using on that Fret saw....I've been looking for one with a thin kerf. Using a Japanese hand saw right now.

[@OrbitalGuitars]

The hand saw I use is a fret slotting saw from Crimson guitars, I'm not sure exactly what the blade in it is though.