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David Corona
United States
Приєднався 9 вер 2013
Completely average guy plays guitar sometimes
7-String Multiscale Guitar Build on CNC Machine
Third guitar build using a CNC machine. Lots of mistakes on this one, but learned a ton. Stick around for the end where I play a cover of After Midnight with the guitar.
0:00 Back of body
3:55 Front of body
7:20 Staining and finishing the body
11:11 Neck
14:15 Fretboard
17:02 Installing frets
17:59 Assembly
19:56 Finished Product
20:15 Play demo
Specs:
- 7 Strings
- Ash or Poplar body (I can't remember)
- Quilted maple top
- Maple neck
- Bird's eye maple fingerboard
- White plastic binding
- 25.5" - 26.5" multiscale (parallel fret at the 6th fret)
- Stainless steel medium jumbo fanned frets
- Lace Deathbar pickups
- Gotoh locking tuners
- Single volume and tone knobs
- 3 way pickup selector switch
- Epoxy resin inlays
Credits:
Background music by Karl Casey @White Bat Audio
ua-cam.com/video/2-wKcIkElIc/v-deo.html
Cover Song is After Midnight by Andy James using the official backing track.
Guitar recorded with Logic Pro and the Archetype Petrucci plugin.
0:00 Back of body
3:55 Front of body
7:20 Staining and finishing the body
11:11 Neck
14:15 Fretboard
17:02 Installing frets
17:59 Assembly
19:56 Finished Product
20:15 Play demo
Specs:
- 7 Strings
- Ash or Poplar body (I can't remember)
- Quilted maple top
- Maple neck
- Bird's eye maple fingerboard
- White plastic binding
- 25.5" - 26.5" multiscale (parallel fret at the 6th fret)
- Stainless steel medium jumbo fanned frets
- Lace Deathbar pickups
- Gotoh locking tuners
- Single volume and tone knobs
- 3 way pickup selector switch
- Epoxy resin inlays
Credits:
Background music by Karl Casey @White Bat Audio
ua-cam.com/video/2-wKcIkElIc/v-deo.html
Cover Song is After Midnight by Andy James using the official backing track.
Guitar recorded with Logic Pro and the Archetype Petrucci plugin.
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Not an exact cover, but favorited none the less. There's no limit on ways to learn. Watching someone's cover and learning is ok!
Estimado que modelo marca es la cnc
Waooo David you are a genious brother 👏👏👏🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸 great job man!
I'm buying a CNC machine this fall to start producing my own brand of guitars. I've done nearly five years of prototyping all by hand, and I'm tired of it lol How would you rate your machine?
18:05 damn, those bolts are cheap… look at the cross grooves
I'm having issues getting my 2 sided jobs to line up my top pass always ends up shifted by like 2mm do you have any tips on how to guarantee the accuracy when you flip the piece over?
Nice work. There's nothing like building what will eventually become a treasured family heirloom.
Hey I’m currently in a makerspace class that uses similar machines and I’ve got permission to make anything I want and I want to build this for my brother and I was hoping you could give me the file for this guitar and anything else I might need for it like the link to the electronics used, frets, or knobs please
Your neck was nicely done. Binding is an art in itself. Finish work is always the hardest. Get some sharper professional tooling and a spindle. Makes a world of difference.
Nice work! And entertaining track :). - Mind my asking what cad software you used? Fusion 360, VCarve, or other?
Yea, using fusion 360
Thanks for the compliments!
Great video! Id love to talk with you about building a multiscale 7 to 8. Ive build t shape bodies and necks and a neckthru firebird before but never something like this would be great to pick your brain!
Thanks! What questions do you have? I'll try to check back and answer them.
Hablas español?XD
so tempted to buy a cnc to build a few guitars
It looks so great, really good job!!! If you can share STL that you used, it will be awesome. I want to print 3D model of a guitar for my collection.
I like how the 12th fret logo is straight and centered while the fanned frets provide an interesting slanted contrast. Nice work, can't wait to see more. If you're going all in on CNC builds, why not try a True Temperament fretted neck in the future? That would be plum magical. Background music was listenable throughout unlike some guitar build videos.
I would like to see you do something Pointy ~ B.c.Richesk
Sorry, but watching a CNC machine make a guitar is like watching paint dry.
Thanks! I love watching paint dry.
So why click on the video where the title clearly states that’s exactly what it is lol
Based on the grain, the body appears to be ash, not poplar. Despite the lines in the body and the clearcoat issues, it's still a beautiful build. 6th fret for parallel is an interesting choice. How did you arrive at that? What's your profit margin on a build? How many builds to pay for the Shapeoko Pro at almost $3000 ? OTOH, it does replace a lot of tools and jigs - assuming the jigs even exist - stuff like saws, routers, drills, etc. For guitar clear coats that don't require pro paint shop gear, I find rattle can lacquer to be a good combo of price, ease of application, drying times, and easy to fix errors. Brush on poly wiped on with clean paper is a close second. Its a bit more work to apply, and takes longer to cure, but costs less and is practically error proof. Raising the grain before staining can help. Popping the grain does the same thing. Gibson's trick of an extra coat after sanding and before polishing helps too.
I've tried different spots for the parallel fret. I ended up really liking the 6th fret, and less of a scale difference. Having it too high and the first frets are too angled for my tastes. I purchased the shapeoko as an investment and for fun hoping to make the money back when I eventually sell some guitars. I've used wipe-on poly with great results and got it to a mirror shine. Crystalac bright tone is awesome too. I'll probably stick with wipe on poly. Just didn't like the spray can finish. Not for me.
@@DavidCorona81I know what you mean about the less scale difference and the first fret being too angled. That makes sense because on builds with more scale difference, 9th fret parallel seems to be the sweet spot. But of course there's no general consensus yet, which is why I find it a topic of interest. Odds are there is some optimal relation between scale difference and parallel fret selection. It's just that builders and players have yet to settle on just what that is, since multiscale is newer and less popular than non-multiscale. Based on the cost of the parts vs what you could sell them for, I'm guessing about 10 builds or less to pay for the CNC machine, even if you don't charge much for the guitars. That's really quite reasonable from a business standpoint for a capital investment. The minimalist guitars I build require so little woodworking it's hard to justify a CNC machine. Generally speaking, spray finishes are a bit more temperamental to apply than wipe-on or brush-on finishes. They can be especially frustrating until one learns the proper methods of error recovery. Such methods do exist and are not complex. Knowing them makes working with spray finishes a "have no fears" proposition. The type of clearcoat matters as well. Lacquer melts into itself, while poly tends to layer. Sanding a high spot can cut through one layer of poly to the next, leaving a mark. With lacquer, you just have to worry about sanding all the way through to the paint or stain. And of course, a paint job is only as good as the surface prep work done beforehand. If you're going for that "dipped in glass" look, you'll probably want to raise grain multiple times before staining or dyeing, use lacquer (spray or brush-on) for the non-layering behavior, plenty of coats before you start sanding, lots of block wet sanding, and use the Gibson trick of a final coat after sanding and before buffing. These days I tend to favor more textured finishes. Open grain, a couple light coats of lacquer, and no sanding or polishing. Some examples: ua-cam.com/video/WaMS_jOxjoA/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/fGve4MbuXFc/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/0hbZ6g27Xj0/v-deo.html
@@normbarrows Definitely agree. I do plan to try spray finishes again in the near future. I have an air compressor, I just need to purchase a good sprayer and watch some videos on it. I think I just don't want to do the rattle spray can again.
@@DavidCorona81 Guns will tend to get better results easier than cans. Extra cleanup time, initial gear costs, and the initial learning curve are the only downsides. I should probably make that big move to "spraybooth city" myself.
I love how you mixed the demo into the background music❤ Sick build and sick playing brother!!
Thank you!
Keep it up. You're right on the edge of creating some stellar instruments. That, for all of its flaws, is a beautiful guitar... Might have you make me one some day!
Nice work man! In the first projects we really do mistakes...I'm glad you showed it, because people usually think everything on YT is perfect, but they forget the power of video editing. Please, if you make another projects, share with us! Congrats for your playing skills too...
Thanks!
personally, I'd use this riff: ua-cam.com/video/0FE2PDH61h0/v-deo.html
Next time I'm gonna use a metal track for my guitar build video for sure.
Brilliant, how did you align the back of the neck when it is all carved out? Did you use dowels nect to the trussrod slot or how? Thanks
I use the CNC to drill alignment holes at both ends of the neck wood. These holes line up with holes I already had it drill in the waste board. Then I use metal dowels when I flip it over so the holes are exactly aligned. I also use two sided tape and remove the extra wood once the outline is completely cut out.
@@DavidCorona81 great Info. Thanks
Thats it. Im buying a cnc
Pretty good result despite the fix needed on the wood. :)
Wauw nice cover man! End beautiful guitar!!
Professionelle made, Bravo!. 👍👏
I really hope this video explodes. It's such a good cover, especially after transcribing it from their YT video! The video and editing quality is really fresh. I don't know if you plan on being a full-time (or even part-time) UA-camr, but I'd say you should try to pursue that Distant Dream.
What was the tuning for the 7 String? This was EPIC
Thanks! It is in Drop A tuning. AEADGBE
Freaking awesome !!!
sick arrangement
Where can I get the backing track?!
I recorded the whole thing from scratch, so there is no backing track really. I would need to make one by muting specific tracks.
Muito legal cara parabéns 👏👏
Cool
Sounds like a backing track for some videogame....
Awesome guitar skills! You nailed it!
Thank you!
I'm a talent scout at Sessions and love what you're doing. Would love to get you in front of our global audience of music fans. Are you interested?
Nice work mate.. try luminosity too❤️
Thanks! I will need to look into that one.
This made my snowy morning in SA way more bearable!!!! Thank you - thank you - thank you. BRAVO!!!!
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. I have a lot of fun making them.
Great video! I think you will be a big Cheers!!
Thank you. I appreciate it!
Brilliant my friend, what is your guitar tuned too at when it first kicks in heavy And do you have the tab ?
Thanks! I appreciate it. The guitar is tuned to Drop A. (A E A D G B E). I uploaded the full tab I made here in Guitar Pro format: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/distant-dream/sleeping-waves-guitar-pro-3486344 If you want the file, just send me a private message and I can email it to you or something. It is only in Guitar Pro format, but maybe I can export it to another format if you don't have Guitar Pro.
@@DavidCorona81 you have made my day buddy . I've just looked at it and I don't see all the lead playing just the chords ?
@@justinhartley5977 The tab has 8 instruments in it on that link I posted. You can change the instrument to see the other parts.
@@DavidCorona81 do I need guitar pro my friend as tried that and its asking for bank details ?
@@justinhartley5977 Guitar Pro is not a free program. If you don't have it, send me a private message and I can send you a PDF.
Badass!!!!
Nice job. James and Kirk are pretty good guitarist, but Kurt Cobain is the best player ever. I mean Kirk Hammett is obviously the fastest player ever, but Cobain had feel. Facts!!
Wow, this is the most completely average thing I’ve ever heard.
Sounds like the original if you just listen to the guitar. Where's your version? Would like to see it and compare.