Welcome to the 6 hour build! Thank you for joining us for this latest bout of madness with Ben Crowe. You still have a chance to WIN THIS GUITAR before September 16th 2017, simply use the coupon code '6hrz' when checking out on our online store. Good luck!
What did you do about the action in the end? It looked suspiciously like you hadn't pitched the neck back at quite enough of an angle and were pretty much out of adjustment on the tune-o-matic supports. Was thinking either counter sinking the bushes a bit to give you a little more depth or taking the neck off again and putting a bit more angle on it. Enquiring mind(s) want to know 😉
I'm a lapsed hobbyist luthier. Your building got me building again. Thanks for that, Ben. I greatly enjoy your videos and will be a frequent purchaser of your company's tools.
I really feel like you have taken the "x hour build" to it's logical conclusion. Thank you for these videos. I wonder how many people would find a hand tool only build supremely interesting and beneficial? I can't be the only one building in a garage with no band saw.
This. I'd love to see a guitar built without using a router or any other power tools, just for those paupers like me who'd love to have a go at building something but don't have the money to invest in tools.
Ive just finished a hand tool build (although its from a cheap 2nd hand shop bought strat into a customized shape so not from scratch) but still, all hand tools and elbow grease..... sanding was the bane of my existence; well, until I started editing the video's which is the bane at the moment, wish i had an apprentice and a media dept lol.
Thank you for the great video! I love watching guitar builds, but what I loved most about this one is...aside from battery changes and cameraman changes every 30 minutes or so....was that you worked all the way through. No fast forwarding or skipping past something that I may not catch or even understand what or why you're doing what you're doing. While there's nothing wrong with "cutting the fat", so to speak, I loved that I got to see every part of this build, even if the time crunch didn't allow you to spend as much time as you might have wanted in certain areas. That alone was worth spending 6 hours of my own time. Well done and thanks again. I'm only interested in building as a hobbyist, but wow do I feel more informed and confident in what I might be able to do now.
Fantastic build and quite fascinating to watch! Thanks to everyone who had a hand in producing this series in order to show it to us. It was truly inspiring. Ben, thank you sir. Amazing work!
The one time a string winder would come in handy. Nice work Ben! Even putting one together in 6 hours blows a lot of other normal builders away. Always impressed by Crimson Custom Guitars.
Loved every minute of this. Watching Ben carve the neck basically by eye was very instructive. Love the look and the outline, glad that lower horn was kept. And it sounds great!
What can i say, the best six hours of you tube ever, loved every minute of the build, great over dub commentary.Also its great to see how a guitar is built from scratch.will be watching past Crimsom Guitar builds.
Thank you so much, Crimson team and thank you Ben! Been working like crazy over the past week but chilling out to an hour of this each evening with a cup of tea has kept me sane!
What an enjoyable 6 hours to spend watching Ben build this amazing guitar. I just had the pleasure of finishing my first kit guitar, and Ben, you are truly inspirational. Cheers!
I think the back of the guitar looks a bit better than the front with the oil. I'm amazed you got it playing in less than 6 hours. Please make a video where you explain what techniques you only did for speed and wouldn't do at a normal pace.
I came here to see Ben soldering with all the skill and finesse of an angry baboon. Despite the simplest possible wiring loom, l was not disappointed. Congratulations on making it in time!
Absolutely amazing!! I have just watched the entire build over 2day. I have been playing and working with guitars for over 30 years and have never seen anything quite like that. Thank you very much!
The most beautiful guitar build I have seen! I watch videos all the time, and though I am always impressed with the skill, most do not speak to me--this guitar is lovely and perfect.
Blimey. Well done. Wish I was watching your channel 2 years ago. Simple, but not easy. Beautiful, but not ostentatious. Rugged, but not beastly. I love it.
That's beautiful. I've been drawn in the past to guitars with interesting wiring looms, with coil taps, multiple pickups, in and out of phase switches and all that cobblers but this with the pickup wired straight to the output jack... is genius. Yes there's some practicality issues but like an acoustic there's nowhere to hide with this and the fundamental tone is amazing (putting the pup in the neck position gives a smooth organic tone). A go-to guitar for songwriting. Nice one.
the best 6 hours I have ever watched on youtube, great job Ben, and don't forget the green screwdriver, Mrs. Crowe won't be happy. gonna watch the rest of your video builds, cheers Rob
Amazing build and very interesting. The educational value of this build should be credited to Crimson Guitars. It was to me a true eye opener for all to see. It should, and will be without a doubt inspiring for future craftsmen. Crimson guys make this a fun thing to do. Thanks guys and girls, amazing.
Very well done !! I moaned about the 12 and 9 hour builds diluteing your talent...but a large chunk of humble pie later ,I love this!! VERY VERY WELL DONE!
Ben, congratulations on the build! It was fascinating to watch, enormously entertaining, and very inspirational! It's great to see someone with real passion and skill create something so special from the raw materials! Well done! Absolutely amazing!
That was a great series. I was on the edge of my seat, heart pounding at the nail biting finish. That I wanted to scream "YES!" when you held it up as done. You deserved a huge applause and cheers from your team at the end!! That was true "awesome sauce". Truly worthy of a few pints afterwards. Cheers!!
This was so amazing to watch! I watched all episodes in a single day and thoroughly enjoyed it! Great build! Love the look of the body would, including the shape, and REALLY dig that knotty horn! Superb job, Ben!
Absolutely brilliant Ben! I send you a huge pat on the back filled with my utmost admiration! Now it just makes me feel bad that my last guitar took me 3 months to build...
Stunning build in six hours. To be honest, I would have rejected the piece of oak at the start, but the end result proves that first impressions can be deceiving.
Hai, still possible to mount a volumepot just above the plughole at the side of the guitar. Route out a cavetie and a coverplate can hide the hole. Greetings , Rob
Well done Ben you've looked happier during this build than anything else you've done since the last build, including other kinds of woodworking. The absence of any knobs helps the look because nothing breaks the lines of the cracks in the wood. I recently re-watched the podcast where someone asked about building an oak guitar (#116 I think) I take it you've revised your opinion slightly.
I'd like to see an entire team of lutiers a guitar in 3 hours each building one piece of the build one builds the neck to finish one builds the body to finish one makes the inlays another makes the wiring harness and pickup all working off comunication and plans it would be an interesting team project
lycanthropeleader should make a series out of it except they all build theyre own build by themselves like that show with blacksmiths forged in fire they all go off and construct their own blade
It would be nice to have a "no communication" build. Just get some basic measurements and then let everyone make what they like and then combine it at the end.
Brilliant series of videos Ben. I guessed 5:59 on the nose... As a player I've always wondered how to build one by hand and now I know how it's done. I watched it all today and was impressed by the bumbling lack of preparation which gave the whole thing an authentic, designed and built-from-scratch feel. It was exhausting just watching so, kudos mate on a great effort. Although it looked great I would have preferred the back as the face side, wasn't keen on the cracks showing, and wouldn't want an axe without knobs on, sorry... but thanks anyway.
You asked, so... I really like the oak. The finish is fantastic, but I'm in two minds about the knot in the horn. I love the headstock, particularly with those tuners, man they look good! You were questioning the choice of tuners with so many screws? Bugger that, they were worth the extra effort mate. An impressive build.
Congratulations mate was was a amazing build have to say when you put all the hardware and strings on the guitar it looks stunning, i look forward to the 4 hour build challenge has been set Lol.
Could you do a video on wood combinations(body/neck/fret board), like what will get which tone, proper residence, and or what pairs well together. I'm interested to hear your opinions and thoughts on which combinations you think are ideal. And would you ever do a video on a bass guitar build?
After watching the entire build there is no doubt in my mind that a 3 or 4 hour build is more than possible...there were many instances where proper planning and preparation would have saved time...if you spent time before the build preparing bins with the necessary tools and supplies needed for each step instead of losing time looking for or sending for needed tools and other items I'm sure you could pull off a "bog standard" T-type guitar build in 4 hours or less...
When I was just starting out on guitar I couldn’t afford strings either but if a string broke behind the nut I would tie the pieces to a washer and tune it back up !
AWESOME work Ben!! Loved this challenge. The guitar looks amazing! You have inspired me to make a guitar albeit not in 6 hours. Maybe 6 years :-) I'm now going to binge on the 9 hour videos.
Welcome to the 6 hour build! Thank you for joining us for this latest bout of madness with Ben Crowe. You still have a chance to WIN THIS GUITAR before September 16th 2017, simply use the coupon code '6hrz' when checking out on our online store. Good luck!
congratulations ben!.. had i have been in on the pool, i would have bet on 6 hours on the button :P
well friggin done buddy.. well frggin done!!!!!!
Ben, Congratulations on a very lovely build. Very well done.
Crimson Custom Guitars huge congratulations on a great build and an intriguing guitar. Really enjoyed coming along for the ride.
This guitar should be put into production, very simplistic yet versatile guitar, more guitars like this by Crimson, please. :)
What did you do about the action in the end? It looked suspiciously like you hadn't pitched the neck back at quite enough of an angle and were pretty much out of adjustment on the tune-o-matic supports. Was thinking either counter sinking the bushes a bit to give you a little more depth or taking the neck off again and putting a bit more angle on it. Enquiring mind(s) want to know 😉
Well, that's a 6 hours of my life I'll never regret, well done Ben!
I'm a lapsed hobbyist luthier. Your building got me building again. Thanks for that, Ben. I greatly enjoy your videos and will be a frequent purchaser of your company's tools.
Great show Crimson Crew!
Thank you!
I really feel like you have taken the "x hour build" to it's logical conclusion. Thank you for these videos. I wonder how many people would find a hand tool only build supremely interesting and beneficial? I can't be the only one building in a garage with no band saw.
This. I'd love to see a guitar built without using a router or any other power tools, just for those paupers like me who'd love to have a go at building something but don't have the money to invest in tools.
Ive just finished a hand tool build (although its from a cheap 2nd hand shop bought strat into a customized shape so not from scratch) but still, all hand tools and elbow grease..... sanding was the bane of my existence; well, until I started editing the video's which is the bane at the moment, wish i had an apprentice and a media dept lol.
Thank you for the great video! I love watching guitar builds, but what I loved most about this one is...aside from battery changes and cameraman changes every 30 minutes or so....was that you worked all the way through. No fast forwarding or skipping past something that I may not catch or even understand what or why you're doing what you're doing. While there's nothing wrong with "cutting the fat", so to speak, I loved that I got to see every part of this build, even if the time crunch didn't allow you to spend as much time as you might have wanted in certain areas. That alone was worth spending 6 hours of my own time. Well done and thanks again. I'm only interested in building as a hobbyist, but wow do I feel more informed and confident in what I might be able to do now.
Fantastic build and quite fascinating to watch! Thanks to everyone who had a hand in producing this series in order to show it to us. It was truly inspiring. Ben, thank you sir. Amazing work!
The one time a string winder would come in handy. Nice work Ben! Even putting one together in 6 hours blows a lot of other normal builders away. Always impressed by Crimson Custom Guitars.
Can't wait for the '10 Minute Build!' where you're just standing there throwing elastic bands at a broom stick :D
Bring it on! B
Loved every minute of this. Watching Ben carve the neck basically by eye was very instructive. Love the look and the outline, glad that lower horn was kept. And it sounds great!
Well done Ben. With the number of hours I've now spent watching your channel I feel like I could have built my own by now. Compulsive viewing!
What can i say, the best six hours of you tube ever, loved every minute of the build, great over dub commentary.Also its great to see how a guitar is built from scratch.will be watching past Crimsom Guitar builds.
Thank you so much, Crimson team and thank you Ben! Been working like crazy over the past week but chilling out to an hour of this each evening with a cup of tea has kept me sane!
The clock time should be the serial number...
this. go with this.
YES. All the YES
Effin ay Cotton, effin ay
Marcellius Tiongco pepper needs new shorts
Yes, absolutley!
Just watched you build a whole guitar in the length of time it took me to prep the body wood for my current build! Great work 👍
yours may well turn out to be a better, or at least more interesting, building in the end though. Have fun with it :) B
I really enjoyed ALL those videos, very big fun time, instructive, stressfull and lots of laughs ! MANY THANKS
What an enjoyable 6 hours to spend watching Ben build this amazing guitar. I just had the pleasure of finishing my first kit guitar, and Ben, you are truly inspirational. Cheers!
Thank you. DC
I think the back of the guitar looks a bit better than the front with the oil. I'm amazed you got it playing in less than 6 hours. Please make a video where you explain what techniques you only did for speed and wouldn't do at a normal pace.
I came here to see Ben soldering with all the skill and finesse of an angry baboon. Despite the simplest possible wiring loom, l was not disappointed. Congratulations on making it in time!
Absolutely amazing!! I have just watched the entire build over 2day. I have been playing and working with guitars for over 30 years and have never seen anything quite like that. Thank you very much!
The most beautiful guitar build I have seen! I watch videos all the time, and though I am always impressed with the skill, most do not speak to me--this guitar is lovely and perfect.
I knew you could do it, props to Ben and the crew making this entertainment possible. bolt on flat top in 4 hours no sweat. I believe.
Ben's hands left the guitar at 5:58.45. That is a very nice looking guitar. I'm intrigued by the one neck pickup and no controls.
Nicely done.
Blimey. Well done. Wish I was watching your channel 2 years ago.
Simple, but not easy.
Beautiful, but not ostentatious.
Rugged, but not beastly.
I love it.
Are you a professional flatterer? Thank you, you made my night with this comment! B
many congratulations Ben, loved the whole process. my hat is off to you
Brilliantly done. From the challenging concept to the filming to the voiceover cleverness.
Wow, just wow. That was awesome and completely insane! I loved it! Great work Ben, that really was something! 😄
GREAT JOB BEN, THAT IS QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT ANYONE WOULD BE PROUD TO OWN THAT GUITAR. YOU ARE A MASTER AT YOUR CRAFT.
Congratulations! Truly a joy to watch a master at work. Beautiful guitar! Now you can tell all your apprentices they should build faster.
this will end up as a training video in china
In-freakin believable. Beautiful sound, beautiful guitar. Well done my friend🙏🏻💜🇨🇦
THIS is a beauty! The concept of no knobs...AHHHH, thinking outside of the fretboard! The GRAIN...!!
Bloody BRILLIANT!! CHEERS!
A brilliant job! Great way to spend six days watching Ben work so hard and produce a gorgeous guitar. Love the clean simple look.
That's beautiful. I've been drawn in the past to guitars with interesting wiring looms, with coil taps, multiple pickups, in and out of phase switches and all that cobblers but this with the pickup wired straight to the output jack... is genius. Yes there's some practicality issues but like an acoustic there's nowhere to hide with this and the fundamental tone is amazing (putting the pup in the neck position gives a smooth organic tone). A go-to guitar for songwriting. Nice one.
the best 6 hours I have ever watched on youtube, great job Ben, and don't forget the green screwdriver, Mrs. Crowe won't be happy. gonna watch the rest of your video builds, cheers Rob
Stunning piece of workmanship, skill and artistry
Thanks for showing your shop and your skills. I like the minimalist look, and gorgeous wood.
I love that body shape, when you see all the contours from different angles with the type of wood you used it is really awesome!
Thank you, we considered using it as a production model a few times but haven't quite got there yet.. thanks for watching! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars of course! Thank you for the content! 😁
Bravo Ben!!! I knew you could do it!!!!!! What a beauty. You are da man!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I am amazed that you were able to get this done in six hours. Very Impressive.
Amazing build and very interesting. The educational value of this build should be credited to Crimson Guitars. It was to me a true eye opener for all to see. It should, and will be without a doubt inspiring for future craftsmen. Crimson guys make this a fun thing to do. Thanks guys and girls, amazing.
Well done Ben. We all knew you could do it. Sounds and looks awesome!
Congrats Ben, it was a hell of a ride. All the talk of a 4 hour build and somehow I can still see you somehow carving the body in that lol.
Very well done !!
I moaned about the 12 and 9 hour builds diluteing your talent...but a large chunk of humble pie later ,I love this!!
VERY VERY WELL DONE!
Thank you so much!
Well done Ben, the guitar looks and sounds great!!! and well done crew for getting this series to us so quickly. I'll look forward to the full demo.
Entered, absolutely love the way this looks and sounds (already!) crossing my fingers.
My heart was in my mouth for the last 15 minutes, i was like come on ben and when you finished it i was so happy. Extraordinary achievement here !!!
Ben, congratulations on the build! It was fascinating to watch, enormously entertaining, and very inspirational! It's great to see someone with real passion and skill create something so special from the raw materials! Well done! Absolutely amazing!
Just finished watching this 6 hour build, I thoroughly enjoyed this video thankyou so much for sharing your skills.
Amazing guys. Congrats. Looking forward to the 4 hours build.
Nice work, Ben! That whole final hour was the most tense thing I've ever watched.
You actually did it Ben. Amazing, indeed.
Crimson guitars are beautiful works of art. I will buy one in the near future. With a sustainer and true temperment frets.
the simplicity of it makes it art! I`d Love something like that, oil finish 1 pickup no knobs free-handed body. very cool!
Awesome job Ben, you proved me wrong. Looks gorgeous
Well done Ben! I was on the edge of my seat there towards the end! Great series and what a cool guitar!
That was a great series. I was on the edge of my seat, heart pounding at the nail biting finish. That I wanted to scream "YES!" when you held it up as done. You deserved a huge applause and cheers from your team at the end!! That was true "awesome sauce".
Truly worthy of a few pints afterwards. Cheers!!
Beautifully done Ben!!!! Love everyone's work at Crimson!
WELL DONE BEN! Love watching you work your magic! your passion for guitar building is obvious! keep it up man!!!
This was so amazing to watch! I watched all episodes in a single day and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Great build! Love the look of the body would, including the shape, and REALLY dig that knotty horn!
Superb job, Ben!
Congratulations Mr Crowe! Amazing guitar and build!
well done! absolutely brilliant seeing it come together in real time. you are the best!!
Un-freakin-believable! Amazing stuff as always Crimson!
Ive loved the last few days worth of videos, brilliant! Congratulations on the build, ........aaaaand relax.
Absolutely brilliant Ben! I send you a huge pat on the back filled with my utmost admiration! Now it just makes me feel bad that my last guitar took me 3 months to build...
Looks like a lovely guitar, hope whoever won it is enjoying it.
Nice one fella.
Great series of videos. I would like to see a build where Ben borrows a shed/garage from a hobbyist and has to use only their DIY tools.
This series was brilliant and the guitar looks absolutely incredible. Well done sir.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching the process. Thanks for sharing this!
Fantastic info and superb entertainment Crimson team. Well done Ben.
Stunning build in six hours. To be honest, I would have rejected the piece of oak at the start, but the end result proves that first impressions can be deceiving.
Hai, still possible to mount a volumepot just above the plughole at the side of the guitar. Route out a cavetie and a coverplate can hide the hole. Greetings , Rob
Well Done Ben! It's a beautiful guitar, and I can't wait to win it!!
Incredible - the work of a master! Congrats!
Well done Ben you've looked happier during this build than anything else you've done since the last build, including other kinds of woodworking. The absence of any knobs helps the look because nothing breaks the lines of the cracks in the wood. I recently re-watched the podcast where someone asked about building an oak guitar (#116 I think) I take it you've revised your opinion slightly.
I'd like to see an entire team of lutiers a guitar in 3 hours each building one piece of the build one builds the neck to finish one builds the body to finish one makes the inlays another makes the wiring harness and pickup all working off comunication and plans it would be an interesting team project
But with no communication, so you get a les paul scratch plate on a telecaster body with a 12 string neck.
lycanthropeleader should make a series out of it except they all build theyre own build by themselves like that show with blacksmiths forged in fire they all go off and construct their own blade
It would be nice to have a "no communication" build. Just get some basic measurements and then let everyone make what they like and then combine it at the end.
Absolutely sensational build and fantastic guitar! Thank you Crimson!
Ben, you are a BEAST! Beautiful guitar and so suspenseful to watch. Great job!
That string box is wicked!
Excellent job, I stopped breathing there for a while but I'm fine now, thanks for asking.
That was awesome Ben and crew, cheers!
This was a great series. I've enjoyed it enormously 😀
Brilliant series of videos Ben. I guessed 5:59 on the nose... As a player I've always wondered how to build one by hand and now I know how it's done. I watched it all today and was impressed by the bumbling lack of preparation which gave the whole thing an authentic, designed and built-from-scratch feel. It was exhausting just watching so, kudos mate on a great effort. Although it looked great I would have preferred the back as the face side, wasn't keen on the cracks showing, and wouldn't want an axe without knobs on, sorry... but thanks anyway.
This was amazing to watch. I was on the edge of my seat till the end! Very inspiring and that pickup is just mint! Great Job!
Chapeau!! She´s looking great!! Well done, Dude! Wonderful!
Thank you! Cheers!
You asked, so... I really like the oak. The finish is fantastic, but I'm in two minds about the knot in the horn. I love the headstock, particularly with those tuners, man they look good! You were questioning the choice of tuners with so many screws? Bugger that, they were worth the extra effort mate. An impressive build.
Congratulations ! ! ! Lovely wood, too - what the French would call tigré - tigered.
Congratulations mate was was a amazing build have to say when you put all the hardware and strings on the guitar it looks stunning, i look forward to the 4 hour build challenge has been set Lol.
Loved this series. There is absolute genius in those preeminent pudgie digits! Very impressive indeed.
Could you do a video on wood combinations(body/neck/fret board), like what will get which tone, proper residence, and or what pairs well together. I'm interested to hear your opinions and thoughts on which combinations you think are ideal. And would you ever do a video on a bass guitar build?
That guitar is awesome, gutted I missed the boat on the comp to get this!
After watching the entire build there is no doubt in my mind that a 3 or 4 hour build is more than possible...there were many instances where proper planning and preparation would have saved time...if you spent time before the build preparing bins with the necessary tools and supplies needed for each step instead of losing time looking for or sending for needed tools and other items I'm sure you could pull off a "bog standard" T-type guitar build in 4 hours or less...
I'm a little late watching this, but enjoyed the journey! I about went into an anxiety attack around the last 10 minutes hahaha. Nice build Ben.
Just did this marathon style. Holy crap that was amazing!
Awesome job Ben. Well done indeed.
The 5:59.32 should be the serial # Great job Ben.. Awesome playing man
I second the motion.
When I was just starting out on guitar I couldn’t afford strings either but if a string broke behind the nut I would tie the pieces to a washer and tune it back up !
Beautiful! I'll take a production version (if I don't win this one), but only if you build it in 6 hrz. 😀
Congratulations Ben!!
Well done! It would have taken me 6 hours just to build the basic body and neck. Sounds awesome too.
AWESOME work Ben!! Loved this challenge.
The guitar looks amazing!
You have inspired me to make a guitar albeit not in 6 hours.
Maybe 6 years :-) I'm now going to binge on the 9 hour videos.