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 My Reverb Shop: https://reverb.com/shop/orbitals-boutique-1 Website: orbitalguitars.com Instagram: @orbitalguitars Email: [email protected] Orbital Guitars Discord Server: https://discord.gg/JH8VWNG This video contains no paid promotion of any kind. 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