From electrifying success to near break-down, this is a true tale of a man with a mad plan whose life was unwound ... and restrung. - A Film by Mike Enns

In this video Randall gives an overview of his 360 discreet steps to building a bass while focusing on the full scale drawing.

Randall discusses the lamination of the neck while touching on tone, strength and weight.

Randall discusses the genius of his homemade clamping jig as he assembles a 5 piece taper core neck.

From the headstock wings added and capped to the silhouette being cut on a bandsaw; Randall explains the steps to shaping a neck before the body wings are glued on.

Learn about the little machine that changed Randall's life... and helped gradually arc the fretboard more efficient, faster and better than by hand.

Any high school shop teacher would have a heart attack watching Randall cut off extra material on the bandsaw.

Randall explains how he contours the body wings for comfort and to help compensate for "the extra weight we all seem to have".

Randall explains how to arc the neck with various rasps to achieve different profiles while enjoying time to think and relax during the creative process.

Randall discusses the overall shape and ergonomics of the body wings. To add tonal flavour, he mixes and matches wood like a stew.

Randall explains the importance of tone, visual element and weight in the wood selection process. To help illustrate the different tones of wood, Randall reveals a "little musical tonewood demonstration".

While still in block form, Randall explains the use of carbon fiber rods, the fretboard wood selection and fret notching.

Randall is getting really close! In his video he explains the pickup placement, tuners, electronics, bridge and the scariest moment in making a guitar.

After the shaping of the neck, Randall explains how to sand the fretboard to bring it back to true flatness.

Randall demonstrates one of the most satisfying parts of making a bass while saving face with re-fretting guitar techs down the road.

The Bass has been fretted, oil finish applied and the tuners and bridge are on. It's getting close! Randall explains the electronics cavity, wiring and the Nordstrand Fat Stack pickups he prefers to use.

The strings are on, nut is cut, bridge height is set. In this video Randall explains the final steps in fine tuning the bass before shipping.

From electrifying success to near break-down, this is a true tale of a man with a mad plan whose life was unwound ... and restrung. - A Film by Mike Enns