My Pinecaster Guitar Build
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- My first guitar body build. How about a nice Pinecaster, tele custom style? The body was made with simple hand tools and hand finished. No fancy routers or spray booths. ;0)
Sound tests - • Pinecaster sound demo ...
My new build, it's a Les Paul / Strat hybrid!
• My Custom Les Paul gui...
PINECASTER FULL DEMO - www.youtube.co...
My new Les Paul / Strat hybrid guitar build here ;0) ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html
I love the raw and natural approach to this project. You make it feel like anyone with basic tools and the spirit to try. Great video.
Finally a guitar building video free from exotic "tonewoods", cnc routers and other fancy tools! This is guitarbuilding for real! Respect!
Yeah, Cheers mate! Although it says a lot that the new Fender Stratocaster Pro 2 models, with a clear or sunburst finish, are now made out of Pine LOL ;0)
Today on "in the kitchen" we will build a solid body guitar. The misses is freshly sedated so let us begin!
With no expensive tool. This is amazing. Great job sir.
Glad you like it!
Great job! No fancy crazy expensive tools. You sir are very resourceful.
Thanks 👍
welp, I guess I need to stop waiting on trying my first build using the excuse that I don't have the proper tools to do it. Impressive work, man!
I’ve spent some 30 years as a carpenter an Joiner.
I must say I’m highly impressed given your limited tool kit and the fact you built it on your kitchen table. Top marks to you. It sounded fairly decent to given that the pick ups were cheap an not quiet set up the way you wanted. You should be very proud of yourself . Big thumbs up 👍 .
Thank mate, check out my new build. I'm getting better.
It's a Les Paul / Strat hybrid!
ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html
My Grandpa and I built a Flying Vee body out of an old oak church pew, the body weighed at least 9 pounds, but Grandpa called it the "Swallowtail'" it never really flew, but at least Grandpa showed me how not to worry about the construction, it was the end result that mattered, glad to see the old drill holes/chisel technique, put in a few tremolos and pick ups with that one, Cheers to you.
A few tremelos ? How many strings you using?
You've definitely earned my respect today! This has got to be one of my favorite Telecaster builds...and I've watched a lot of them. I love how you just picked out a hunk of wood from the local hardware store. Planed and sanded them by hand, and didn't use any fancy routers or CNC machinery! The faux binding turned out awesome too! I admit that I was skeptical at first, but you did a fine job on it. I've built a Tele kit and want to do a build one from scratch. I thought about buying a body blank, but you've inspired me to venture out and buy my own wood! Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful cool guitar with us. I love the simplicity of it. It looks great!😀👍🎸🎶
Yeah, just go for it! I wasn't sure how it would end up myself but I'm really pleased with it. Thanks mate! ;0)
Getaways and Guitars yep! Think I will. Hope mine turns out as nice! You got a beauty there!👍😎🎸🎶
I literally see you EVERYWHERE Dart Man! 😂 Some of the most sought after Teles from back in the day had pine bodies made from hardware grade lumber and had no truss rods. I just used my GFS body as a template and made a body out of a pine 2x4 that I had laying around. Give it a shot man, even if you mess it up you arent out but a few bucks. I hope that you and yours are well, happy new year!
So glad to find someone building without cnc machines. You have inspired me to build my own. Great work.
I would Go for it mate! ;0)
this video is fantastic the creativity and ingenuity. No router, CNC machine, Table saw, inexpensive wood and still looks pretty damn good. Well done sir
Love the natural grain and ingenuity you used building this Telecaster, looks way better than most factory turned axes. Thank you sir for sharing this with us
Really pleased with how it turned out. Even more so with the Les Paul / Strat hybrid I built - I love it to bits!
This absolute gold. Hand made.
Nice job with the coffee. I made a dye from 12 bags of hibiscus tea boiled down to a stain. Turned out lovely.
Great idea!
Masterfully done! And without $10,000 dollars worth of power tools! Your guitar is absolutely amazing!
Wow, thanks! :0)
Amazing job with super basic tools. Your a patient man my friend! I’m stealing about 15 different things from this video!
Cheers Nick! Nice to hear from you mate. Its worth giving it a go. So what if you mess up making a pine body - you've only lost about $15. If you do an ok job the satisfaction factor is immense. Good to see your channel doing well. I need to do more videos I think! ;0)
Real good job. Shredding too! Thanks for the inspiration. Unpretentious, dedicated craftsman.
I appreciate that! ;0)
I've got a feeling Leo Fender would have approved of building on the kitchen side!! Nice job.
I think so too!
Fantastic. Thank you for showing the build.
My pleasure!
Really mind changing approach...great work, top DIY, true master!!!
Glad you liked it! Cheers ;0)
I love the way you routed the cavities
Yep, make do with what you have. I've a router now though ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html
@@GetawaysandGuitars , hell yeah , keep it up man , id love to see you build a through neck
I love your binding idea, for using the color of the wood instead of routing the edge and gluing plastic!
Unbelievable how great this guitar has become... especially with these simple tools!!!
Greetings from Germany :)
Would bring a smile to Brian May's face. Great job. Thank you.
I had my doubts when you started out, but happy to be proved wrong. Particularly liked the faux binding idea. Great job!
Cheers! The faux binding worked out great. I'm thinking about doing real binding on my next guitar though ;0)
Now thats what you call hand made !! Looks good man
Beautiful guitar,lots of labor,but a labor of love. Amazing color and finish! Thanks for sharing.
That's Great.
Thanks for showing what's possible.
I'd been thinking of making some bodies just to paint them, now I think I can.
Really cool that you can build a guitar with limited tools. Shows that creativity is king :D
Wow. Awesome job love it. I am very inspired to build one of my own. Thank you!!
You can do it! Good luck ;0)
Very, very nice. Your determination with basic hand tools is an inspiration. Sounds great too.
Great work DONE BY HAND!!
Your accent rocks! Reminds me of a friend's gran from Scotland and brings back good memories.
Thanks! 😃
Amazing how little the telecaster has changed over the years. Leo believed in KISS method, and apart from minor changes/adjustments, it's still basically the same guitar for 60 some odd years.
This is the best Pinecaster video I've seen..
Cheers mate! ;0)
Maestro!
Good build, really defines an at home DIY project, rather than some of the workshop DIY builds that are seen on here
Glad you liked it!
Brilliant work mate, showa what can be done with basic tool and a little enthusiasm. Looks great.
Yep, my next one, a Les Paul / Strat hybrid is coming along now too! I do have a hand router so that'll help a bit as long as I don't mess up! ;0)
I have a router not had the balls to use it yet lol. I'm going to start my own tele soon when I get round to it. Good luck with the new build.
Nice job! Very cool guitar!
I'm doing the same thing right now. I hope mine comes out this good. The neck pocket is the biggest headache.
Great build with hand tools! You're a very good guitar player as well.
VERY impressive ! - especially considering the workspace and tools.
Loving this video, been thinking of building a pinecaster myself.
Yeah go for it mate! Its a lot of fun and its satisfying playing it knowing it was just a lump of wood not so long ago ;0)
I've now got all the bits inc a pre-made neck, I have a friend who is a furnature maker so he will be hellping me joint the reclaimed 18"x 6" x 2" 100 year old timbers.
Remember to let me see the results mate! Best of luck ;0)
wow you are an inspiration , clever and patient man .
Awesome Build! great work Mate.
What is also so good about this video is you built this awesome guitar with regular tools you can get anywhere it just shows you can do it without all the high dollars tools, and the guitar is awesome! Great video and work Guitar sounds awesome! just watched it again.
Love the faus binding. You did a great job.
Cheers mate! I'll be doing it on my Les Paul / Strat as well. I'm not fully confident about cutting a binding channel and fitting binding yet but I know I can do the faux stuff ok! ;0)
Damn fine build. Very satisfying video. Cheers, mate!
Really cool, have to admit I was worried for a sec there when the varnish was dripping on your kitchen Benchtop
Very good.the faux binding looks great.binding on the bottom would be twice as nice.
Yeah, I done that on the Les Paul body I made ;0)
you really deserve much more than this sir! really good job
Cheers mate!!
Those are serious skills man! Well done!
Good stuff!! Love the EST music in the background.
Great effort, fine video and a nice guitar! Pine sounds good, I'd never have considered it but you've opened my eyes (and ears!) to the possibilities. Thanks for the education!
Nice! I just found a couple of discarded wooden fence posts near a farm and am thinking of making a Tele style guitar body with them. I think they are probably Scots Pine.
Go for it!
You sir are a very talented man. Love this!
Got to admit, at first, I thought, nah, he's not going to run with this. It's a template, but after you stuck it all together, and played it, it sounded great haha. Great job.
Yeah, its still in one piece too haha. Cheers! Check this one out - ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html
That was great. Thanks.
Mate I'm impressed very . That's making me think now ........ And it looks lovely with the grain..
I also made everything using a chisel for my first build and I gotta tell yall
When I had the power tools to make other guitars I felt that it was never as fun as the first one
It does make things so much neater though! Did you watch my LP/Strat hybrid video? ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html or it's sound tests ua-cam.com/video/tkr3cIS3DiA/v-deo.html ;0)
I just watched this video three more times, man that varnish finish pops! real nice and deep gloss enjoyed the playing at the end as well looking forward to your next build.
Cheers again! Here is my next build -
ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html
It's a mash up between a Les Paul and a Strat with a little bit of Tele (and a little pinch from The Red Special) I hope you enjoy it. I did use a router freehand this time but I could have made it just the same as the Tele :0)
And here's how it sounds too - ua-cam.com/video/tkr3cIS3DiA/v-deo.html
It's amazing what you did with minimal tools and your Mrs kitchen well done my wife would kill me 😂
Very impressive.
Thank you! Cheers!
Very well done! Greetings from Holland!
Bedankt, en het beste van Schotland ;0)
Very nice work sir
Good job!!! It sounds fairly great!!! 👍🏻👏🏻
So you’re giving to me the motivation to try to make one to myself one of these days! Thanks for the video!
This guy looks like a legend
Who me? A leg end, Cheers! ;0)
Yeah Really good guitar and finish :)
Cheers, W.
Thanks mate! ;0)
Great job my friend and you did well with limited equipment and sounds great too. Top marks.
Thanks! I'm really surprised with the sounds from these Squire pickups too. My plan was to get some decent Iron Gear or Fender pups but I'm happy with these. Did you watch the sound test and blues improvisation demo? - ua-cam.com/video/LVXcoPU1kV8/v-deo.html
Good job buddy!! I'm planning on doing my own. Awesome tutorial and color!!!!
Yeah just go for it! If you really mess it up all its cost is a lump of wood ;0)
Gave me some ideas, great job!
Congratulations sir
Considering that you did not use CNC machines or even table saws...I would say the job you did was amazing.
Cheers mate!
Great job 👍
Ive made a few with pine recently, laminated, same the the neck( quarter sawn) what ive found... the quarter sawn neck is very stable.. the body not so, they tend to move .they sound great pine guitars but i think its important to use dried out wood or old pine👍
Great pine can be had from building stores, with some work.
1) stick with 2x10, or better, 2x12. Look at the endgrain and find the ones with a bit of Heartwood in the center. Either side of the heart is essentially quarter sawn.
2) cut it down almost to size, then forget it for 2-6 months in your climate controlled home. It will dry during this time, and if it's going to warp or bow, it will.
You'll have to plane it afterwards to get back square and true, but it's worth the effort for the quality and savings.
Heck Everytime I go to the home supply, I look for a knot free quartersawn plank. I don't find one every time, but when I do, it gets cut down to 4' boards and saved back. Probably have 300 board feet or more of SYP right now.
Such an inspiring video awesome job sir.
The hand of midas!
Man, that was great! I’m way to scared to try anything like that. Really enjoyed that. You have skills man!
Cheers Paul! I had a blast making it. Have you seen my Les Paul / Strat hybrid video? ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html
I moved it up a gear on that one ;0)
You have a good screen presents , and in joy your videos, good work man , keep it up .
Good build man
Great built!! That tele looks so awesome!.
I would go at least 1 and 3 quarter inch dthick for timber stock on the body.. nice results mate
Wholesome content 🙌
Cheers! ;0)
Maybe put some RF screening behind the pickups and control cavity would reduce the background noise? A nice job might as well do it right eh?
Thanks fir the inspiration nit a tele guy but that thing looks amazing!!love how you did the binding! Absolutely incredible idea.keep making videos like this one.im a new subscriber.good day man.and again thanks for inspiring me!!!
Glad you like it! Be sure to check out my Custom Les Paul build, something different ;0) ua-cam.com/video/pTs-NDHOPkY/v-deo.html and the sound tests here ua-cam.com/video/tkr3cIS3DiA/v-deo.html
what's next? making a rocket in the kitchen?
Also thank you for great video
Great video!!! I'm moving to pine in my 'casters as it is getting too expensive to find some of the "traditional(?)' woods for a guitar build. Besides, Leo Fender started with pine and Fender is now going back to pine. Also, I'm more of a hobby builder than a guy looking to make a living from selling my guitars. This video has given me a lot of insight. Thanks for the video!
I've made two with pine, I don't know why they even stopped using it? It's plenty hard enough, has nice grain figuring and I've not had resin seep out either of them ;0)
@@GetawaysandGuitars I'm guessing they stopped using the pine as woods like alder, poplar, and ash were a little harder and would support that nitrocellulose paint a bit better.
that came up fantastic mate, and built with HAND tools. super well done.
Nice homespun Telecaster. Hope the screws don't pull out of the pine. Thanks for the video!
Yeah its holding up great! ;0)
Very nice!
That video was amazing. To fill these lockdown days, I was looking to build a strat, so I've been looking at tonewood, routers, nitro, spray mask etc etc etc. What I'm gonna do now is draw round a guitar onto an old kitchen bench, and start chipping away! Also, it was good to see the neck go on like that, just line it up, and done! You're quite the 'can do' guy.
I'm not making mine in the kitchen though :). And well done on having surgically clean fingernails
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been thinking of a telecaster build for a while i've just finished two dreadnought acoustics one for a friend, so i'm hoping a telecaster will be easier, though i plan to build the neck myself you have given me the impetus ,nice job with minimal tools proves you don't need a workshop full of tools ,impressive build,i like the tommy walsh varnish i've got a few pots of that ill give them a go.
Yeah, I'm sure it'll be much easier than the acoustics! Have fun and make a video too ;0)
very very nice
Loved your guitar buddy. Great job
wow Great job
That turned out great!
Great job!!!!
Thanks! ;0)
Wonderful
Thank you! Cheers! ;0)
Beautiful..!! Great~Job..!!
Good job
Thanks mate!