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Les Paul Junior Style Guitar Scratch build Part 6
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2023
- Les Paul Junior Style Guitar Scratch build. Body construction, Neck construction, guitar routing, guitar design, guitar templates. Build at home and make your dream Les Paul Junior guitar, Subscribe to my channel to get updates and interact. All that and Philosopy corner. Lots of routing and a few tears for good measure
Can’t tell you how excited I was too see this pop up!! Love your skill, personality and commentary!!!
Awww shucks. Thanks Evan. You know I made it specifically with you in mind and I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I’m going to try and get out to make another asap. It’s just so darned cold at the moment. Anyhoo thanks for you kind words. More to come. Big love C.
You sir could make baking a loaf of bread look interesting......oh er hang on........Welcome back Chris😀
Thanks Tony. I’m struggling to make decent bread at the moment. With it being so cold and the energy crisis, it’s hard to find anywhere to leave it to rise and then it’s too expensive to run the oven to cook it. We are considering eating guitars instead. I have so many we could actually burn them for fuel. C
I know everything in this channel is very cool, but Chris, Best soundtrack ever! It’s very nice to see guitar things without metaldoublekickdrummswithmidscoop soundtrack.
Thanks Lin. Yes guitar stuff normally has some dreadful thrash metal cobblers hammering away in the background. I deliberately use more mellowed stuff because I watch stuff that just tires me out before I get to the end. Thanks for the recognition. C
Another great episode Chris. Very inspirational as usual. Thanks
Thanks Phil. If it was inspirational then I call that a success. What could be better. C
Superb as always Chris. Secret Sander just after Xmas 😅
It was a decent gag. But it’s also the truth. My wife is very understanding
I love Alumitones! They do give a wider frequency range, and they do have a sort of acoustic-adjacent sound. They sound great paired with other pickups too, they really fill out the sound. Every studio ought to have an Alumitone-equipped instrument available. Oh, and they sound great in basses too! Anyway Chris, LOVE your channel. Great work!
I’m a big fan of Alumitones. They look good, they are very light and they sound unique with amazing frequency range. I think everyone should have a guitar with them in. The acoustic quality is very useful. C
Haha. «If that’s the case; don’t use that glue!» Great.
Yeah it’s not all my fault. You get to make personal call too. When something is put in the wrong and looks extremely suspicious. Yes you need to make a decision yourself I’m not your father
Ive been waiting for this! Gonna get started this week on building a Junior as well and not only is this series entertaining, its tremendously helpful.
Thanks so much Jonathan. I’m very aware that guitar making videos can be a bit… dry. I’m no showman but hopefully there’s a balance of some kind here. Best of luck with your build. My best advice? Take it easy. Don’t rush it. Don’t get over eager and start taking risks. This is what I have to keep telling myself. Big love C.
@@chrisreynoldsguitarmaking thank you for the advice and the good luck wish, Chris, i really appreciate it.
Brilliant video as always
Why thanky kindly young sir. I guess I should start the next one. C
Hi there - hope you are having a good day!
England weather sure doesn't help with guitar building.
Very bold choices for colours and electronics, it will be such a beauty!
It’s the cold and damp that are going to be a challenge. Getting close to finishing but the paint won’t dry in this climate. C Thanks as always Mario. C
Great to see another video Chris. I should hope there are no criticisms of your hardware and colour choices - they can just go and .... make their own guitar - cheeky beggars. Keep up the great work annoying the wife.
Absolutely. It so far the comments have all been overtly supportive. I guess I attract the rebels and adventurers. C
great amusing video !...my LP Special has the heel. Good for the vibe!
Yes the heel felt necessary to get the union of neck and body feeling authentic. I toyed with the idea of an Ebony cap and making a feature of it before backing off. I’m still not certain how I’m going to handle the neck finish. I’m even considering a fade from the body orange to dark mahogany and even to a lighter shade. I may just busk it and have a play around. I’m even considering a relic orange over a sunburst. Madness.
I admit I was shocked by the pickup and color choices. I probably would've chosen something more straightforward. But then again, I don't already own another LPJ! Can't wait to see how it looks.
I’ve still got to choose a pickguard material too. That could be a shocker too.
Great video, as always. I'm definitely going to try using my finger to spreads some glue around on my next project.
Fingers rule. Best spreaders ever and always very handy. Guitar making is necessarily tactile. You need to feel the glue sometimes and I’m forever finding bits of stuff in the glue that may mess with the joint. They are ‘digital’ too so that’s kind of trendy isn’t it?
Great to see you back. I like all of the choices you’re making with hardware and design. It’s nice to see a Jr that isn’t cookie cutter
Hi Ronnie thanks for your support. I’m all for trying to mix it up a bit. Gibson make fabulous Juniors but if I make one I’ve got to try and make it unique. The final look is happening in my head and I think it’s going to be quite striking. I’m not sure I know what you mean about cookie cutter but if you mean it’s not going to be simply a replica then I am on board. What May really mix this up is if I try and make it look like it was really made in the early sixties. That could be very engaging. Beat up Junior’s remind me if the one I wasn’t allowed to buy when I was seventeen. I’ve fallen asleep thinking about that beaten up greeny burst a zillion times. Sobs. C
Excellent as usual. Just whets my appetite for more. I love the "outside of the box" choices of color/pickups, it's the beauty of building your own.
Thanks Bill. I am 7 minutes into the next episode. It’s uncanny how a days work gets cut down to just a few minutes. The pickup looks pretty in the body, I can tell you that much. C
This is an excellent video series. As professional woodworker and a guitar player...I've actually never made a guitar despite I have some mad skills and all the tools. Why haven't I done this?
It’s a very good question Mitch. Time to jump to it and give it your best. C
Looking forward to seeing that orange finish on there!
You and me both! I’m going to have fun with the finish. Might even do a relic.
Dear Chris, please, use my advice abour mic. You can use a mic which goes to your phone through headphones input. Record the input is easy with any recorder app you have. I know that unfortunately there are not a lot phones with a headset input. Feel free to use iPhone 4, 5. Qiality is at very high point and you are mobile with such recording scheme. And it's pretty reliable too
I’ve gone across to Rhode provideo rifle mics. I find lavalier mics dead and characterless. I think you need the ambience in the workshop. The sound of the tools and materials is so important. A lavalier mic is just my voice and there’s already too much of that. Recording separately on an iPhone adds the sort of complexity I could do without. Thanks for your suggestion. But no. Hell no.
@@chrisreynoldsguitarmaking I've got your point.
I hope I get this on the correct one, part 6, yes.
It that a Translucent orange?
TV Orange sound very cool.
It’s a solid colour like fiesta red and daphne blue. Think orange Cadillac
Excellent content as always!
Much appreciated! Thank you for watching. C
Really enjoying this from scratch guitar build Chris! I've got a Les Paul Jr kit build planned for this year (my first kit build). Can't wait to get it started!
I wish you all the very best with your build Johnny I’ve had to halt the build yet again due to ridiculous freezing weather in the UK. We currently have sub zero temps and snow again in London. Fortunately I’m not in the UK right now. More on that news later. Big love C
Oh...and BTW here in the states that Bosch router is called the Colt. I have 3 of them.
They are great. I thought I captioned the router as a Colt in post. I have loads of attachments but used only a few of them. A firm fave. Thanks Mitch
Cool choices, I love a modernized classic!à
Me too Carl. Absolutely no point in making a straight copy. You have too make it your own. I’m excited to hear how that Alumitone works on this body. C
Nice
Thanks indeed. It’s going to be a nice one I think. C
Really am liking the progressive accoutrements to the guitar. When I eventually build mine it'll be the classic with one P90 - because I don't have an original Junior!
Love your videos Chris!
I’m a big fan of P90’s I have a few guitars with them. Thanks for your support and taking the time to chat with me. I hope I get to see your Junior Harpin J. C
I didn't say it will destroy the glue. I said maybe it could. I didn't know that it was true for hide glue but probably not titebond. It was just a hint.
It’s only television and a bit of fun. I watched the video and the case was weak. My hands are so dry I probably absorb more oil than I deposit. Cx
I was very impressed by the fact that you could drill the holes for the bridge posts with a hand drill. Those holes have to be perfectly vertical, and you did it. I would have to use a drill press. Question: I noticed that after you drilled the holes, you pounded in the posts. Later, when you routed the pickup cavity, the posts were not in the holes. But there was no pickup rout when you pounded in the posts. Did you remove the posts?
I’m good at getting stuff straight. I don’t know why. Good spacial senses ir something. Yes I took the posts out to route the pickup cavity. They might have gotten in the way of the template. I wanted the bridge sorted first so I could eyeball where to put the pickup. I wanted the pickup aesthetically positioned slightly further forward than standard as the lace Alumitone is very bright but full range. I figure with just one pickup you want a broader tone. It doesn’t have the vintage roundness of a p90. All excellent questions Tim. I hope I answered them for you. Next episode soon. I’m editing every day. C
Yesss 24.75” with a straight edge!!! This is the one I’ve been waiting for. Thank you so much for… bridging the gap 😎.
One question: since I haven’t decided which style wraparound tailpiece I’m going with yet, slanted or straight… Do you happen to know the measurements for the bridge posts if I were to go with the slanted style? Thank you!
Woo tricky one. I would assume that the centre pivots around the scale length. I do love the slanted look. The question of slant angle and exact measurements is something I would have to research. There is an LPJ group on Facebook. I bet a posting there would get you a deluge of answers. Some very knowledgeable folks in there. C
Hello again 🙂Another question on the placement of the bridge posts. I notice a lot of LP juniors and specials with wrap around bridges seem to have the bridge on a slight angle. How come you were able to position your wrap around bridge saddles in a straight line?
Because the bridge I chose is compensated and has that angle built in to the saddle/fulcrum point. It’s only the original uncompensated bridges that require the angle. The angle does look cool though. Well spotted and a great question. C
@@chrisreynoldsguitarmaking Thanks. What do you mean when you say "the pivotal point of the bridge is on that line that we marked" at around 11:15 in the video? What is considered to be the pivotal point of a wrap around bridge (or any bridge really)? Bridges I've been looking at have quite a bit of space where the strings sit that can be adjusted back or forward (hope that makes sense) so I'm interested to know how exact I need to be in the bridge placement in relation to the scale length. Thanks again :-)
@@tomgillard1262 the fulcrum or pivotal point in the bridge it the point of the bridge saddle that starts the beginning of the scale length. The top of the saddle to the inside edge of the nut define the scale length.
FINGER!
Save the finger. You can beat em.
I really want to build a les paul jr for a final project for school. Of course I will have limited time, so how long would you think it takes to make a guitar like this (for someone with no experience)?
Hi Kamiel, assuming you have access to the right tools you should be able to make a Les Paul Junior with the right supervision. As to how long? That’s down to you to some extent. I would guess around 20 hours should be enough to get the woodwork done. The problem I see is the fact that guitar making isn’t a race and potentially rushing is a recipe for disaster. I am continually telling myself to slow down. Once you’ve got the woodworking done you have to consider your finish. If you use nitrocellulose paint you need to let it cure for a couple of weeks ideally. But you can probably do that but at home in the garden. It’s a bold project Kamiel and I wish you all the very best with your build. Above all be careful and never cut towards yourself. Big love C
About the heal... was it really necessary? Amazing job man..
i am about to paint my junior. Just like yours but i built with 2 p90s
Congrats 😊
No the heel was not obligatory. It just kinda felt it needed it for aesthetic balance and vintage feel. I didn’t want it to look like a bolt on. Think you’ll get it later when it’s finished. Good luck with your LPJ. I’d love to see it. C
Got it
@@LuisPauloMarques thanks for your input Luis. I hope it works out !!