@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Your channel is quickly becoming my favourite. Your style and quality shines through on all the work you undertake. It's a pleasure to see a true craftsman at work.
I’m a little late to comment here, but bro, I’m in love with this masterpiece, you made a awesome job. My challenge for you it’s making a guitar using only Brazilian woods. Keep doing the nice work bro. 🤘🏼
I slice my bookmatched tops the same way as you do. Whenever I post a video of me doing this, viewers scream about how I don't use a fence. I just smile.
Yeah, a fence is so restricting unless you have a perfectly set up saw, and who can guarantee that when there are a dozen other people about the place.. or well, just life conspiring to help you ruin a perfectly good top with a bit of blade drift! B
Thank you Glenn, I am very very happy. The issues are mostly sorted and it will be coming home soon.. and off to guitar shows and the like eventually too. But that is all next year! B
I knew the second I saw it that I needed it in my life.. guitar is a bit on the heavy side, but that's ok.. I couldn't bear to make the design any smaller and lose ant more wood than absolutely required. Thanks for watching. B
What do you have to charge for these guitars? $5,000? Don’t get me wrong, that’s a nice guitar and I’m sure it’s well worth the money. But damn bro, I’d be afraid of running out customers with the Resourses to buy one. I understand why you have a hard time making a living just building guitars. It’s obvious why you’ve had to come up with additional products to sell. You’re fortunate for the UA-cam era. I built about ten Electric guitars from scratch and a couple of kits and I came to the conclusion real quick that if I planned on making any profit, that I was going to have to buy a CNC router set up at the very least, and still I would be leery of rushing too much on the necks. I think I’d have to start a year earlier just building necks and letting the milled next sit in the desert air and by the time I started milling the bodies, the necks will have twisted all the we’re gonna twist. I would still have to take a price hit on the first 30-50 though and give them as gifts to people that I felt would further the brand. All it takes is one in the right hands and it could snowball from there.
Let's see. You advise folks to put in the time... to sand, check wiring, buff etc. And then repeatedly put out these guitar-in-a-minute super fast builds --- pick a fucking lane
Holm Oak! That makes much more sense. I've been thinking this whole build that it didn't look like any Silky Oak I've ever seen. Now you need to make an actual Silky Oak build. Just be aware that there are Southern and Northern varieties and one is much heavier than the other.
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars I'd really like to see some sustainable tone wood builds. Blackwood, Camphor Laurel, Myrtle, Cedar... lots of nice woods coming out of sustainably managed forests and plantations.
If the Aussie silky oak it is grevillia robusta. Used to be grown in people's yards commonly, but as suggested by robust they outgrow house yards. Many people have severe allergic reaction to grevillias. Grain is similar.
I'm a beginner who is simply pleased as hell with my seagull solid wood acoustic. Rather I was, then I saw this and now it looks so damn plain. I am going to go try to forget I've seen what's possible.
Would love to make a guitar, but am a poor artist and haven't a work space big enough, where theres a will and all that, love watching this dude work his magic, seems like a thoroughly nice chap also.
I like the veneer strips under the fretboard that's giving me an idea. I need to raise my fretboard on my neck through I'm building that's what I'm a do
It seems ironic that you take a piece of wood for a neck and then go about putting carbon fibre and metal in it to stop it acting like a piece of natural wood ! Why not use a cast or CNC routed aluminium neck or solid carbon fibre neck in the first place ?
It’s so therapeutic watching you create art, and it’s cyclical and perpetual because that very same piece of art becomes an instrument in the hands of another artist creating yet another form of art. I’ve only just picked up the guitar after the pandemic hit and I’m loving it and this whole new world I’ve fallen in to! I subscribed and love your channel! Thank you!
That look of satisfaction at 8:08 was almost as satisfying for me as I'm sure you must have felt. That is a piece of work of jaw-dropping beauty. Well done, you wizard!
That is no hand built guitar.............That is a piece of art, a beautiful piece of work from a master craftsman, fantastic, wow just wow, i marvel at your skill and design. amazing to watch
Hey William, thank you! I hoping to have it back together to show off with the adjusted back plate and improved finish by next weeks What's on the Bench video.. I can't wait to bring her home! B
I guess I'm missing something here. Why make your own double sided tape when you can buy it pre-made at the store? I don't get it. You use twice as much tape, plus super glue and possibly activator. Why? For the satisfaction of making your own double-sided tape? 🤷♂️🤣
So...a question (not specifically related to the silky oak build): Why do you need a neck break-angle? I watched a couple of your older vids about how to achieve the perfect break-angle without using protractors and calculations, etc, but why bother? Why can't you just have the neck parallel with the top of the body?
Good question, most guitar bridges are of two basic designs, strat type or tunematic, a strat type term or fixed bridge has saddles that are about 11mm above the body and a straight neck, or very slightly angled one using a shim is fine.. a tunematic however sits about 14mm high and needs a few more at least for adjustment, therefore you need to angle the neck back to fit the bridge of choice. B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Hmm, I'm still not quite getting it. Even if you had a tunematic with loads of extra for adjustment, why not just cut out less of a pocket for the neck and keep it parallel to the body? I'm not suggesting it would be better, I'm just trying to figure out why you need to add an angle.
Great build! I love the textures of that piece of wood. Are you using the schaller signum? What pick ups then? Fspaced? I tried to use it once with Gibson's P90's and it was too wide. Cheers from Spain guys keep it up!
Absolutely stunning. As much as I adore all the guitars you build; I think this is my favourite. The wood is just perfect and the racing stripe and flawless finish are just my cup of tea ( actually my mug of coffee). Coffee good, tea is meh 😎🤙🏻
Is that Australian silky oak? Looks similar as I have about 10 150mm x 1400mm x 400mm slabs drying in my shed that I was thinking of using for a guitar.
We are not really sure.. maybe or maybe Holm Oak.. either way what you have will surely make a lively guitar is it is anything like this! Have fun with it! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars thanks Ben, figuring is much the same though smaller with more pinks and reds. Mine is Australian Southern Silky Oak or Grevillea Robusta.
WOW! Absolutely stunning. You're a master of patience and detail, man. I've watched a lot of your vids :) I built a tele long ago from mahogany, but this is so inspiring that I want to make a new one and much better. That oak is uniquely gorgeous! This would be the ultimate crown jewel of any guitar collection. Cheers!
Hey Ben and crew will Ben please do a custom pedal board build with all of his imaginative idea's to create something unique maybe do it as a charity auction or something.
saludos desde Colombia espectacular video las guitarras son tremendas impresionante gusto la pare del video de los disparos jajajajajajajajj me hizo reír mucho el taller espectacular
Obviously UA-cam's algorithms suck. How's that possible I've discovered Crimson Guitars only now (less than two weeks ago)?! Thank you so much for the best content I've found on YT! And hope to see you live on one of your 6days builds courses
Great looking guitar !! One thing I would have done differently is the grain orientation of the fretboard inlay so that more of it's grain would show and it would flow with the grain of the headstock and body . Your work is truly amazing .
I don’t know how you would charge for a guitar as nice as this one, but I think it’s way more beautiful than the prs limited edition I just watched from andertons tv. As always, great work there ben !!! Great editing too !! Thank you for sharing this life with us !
I wouldn't say no to that PRS though, not by a long shot ;) thank you for your support, I love what I do very much and love sharing.. I don't think this could ever not be fun!? B
this is without a doubt the most beautiful wood patterns grains etc i've ever seen
Thank you :) I really wish this holm oak was more easily available..
Wow, she looks gorgeous!
can't believe i had missed this build.....it's truly a gorgeous one ben.....
Incredible craftsmanship.
Thank you, not too many people watched this series in the end.. but I do love the guitar! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Your channel is quickly becoming my favourite.
Your style and quality shines through on all the work you undertake.
It's a pleasure to see a true craftsman at work.
That sir is genius !
This was sweet. I don't know what's next, but a Zakk Wilde style guitar made out of wood and not paint would be nice...
That is a real great idea.
I think it would be awesome.
Cheers.
Yes, that really would be very very cool, it is now on The List! B
Loved this series. Such a beautiful guitar that wood figuring is amazing.
I’m a little late to comment here, but bro, I’m in love with this masterpiece, you made a awesome job. My challenge for you it’s making a guitar using only Brazilian woods. Keep doing the nice work bro. 🤘🏼
Beautiful guitar! I have a few (pot bellied) friends that would fit that guitar nicely.
Didn't have to call me out like that.
@@littlearsehole75 quite right. Rather rude, eh? You deserve an SG build for that.
It's gorgeous
I would replace those silver knob with the same wood as the guitar,😁😁😁
Love your work.
Wow wow wow!!!!!
The thumb up button is not big enough, amazing build 🙌🙌
Thank you! This one seems to have gotten a bit lost but I love her! B
Good job 👍🏻
Still I can't get enough of all those guitars. They are magnificent, every single one. 👁️👃👁️👌
You are on a binge Random Listener.. I applaud! B
insane!
I slice my bookmatched tops the same way as you do. Whenever I post a video of me doing this, viewers scream about how I don't use a fence. I just smile.
Yeah, a fence is so restricting unless you have a perfectly set up saw, and who can guarantee that when there are a dozen other people about the place.. or well, just life conspiring to help you ruin a perfectly good top with a bit of blade drift! B
How much does this thing weight????
However, it's magnificent !
Thank you 😅 to be honest, it is a little heavy, but haven't actually weighed it yet
Next build should be instant noodles and super glue!!? Maybe with some cool beanz inlays??
i hate the massive square humbucker cutaways on this beautiful guitar
Should I have just used piezo or something? Single coils would be dwarfed by it, P90s would work though.. B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars soap bar gold foils? Mini humbuckers, or even G&L Jumbo MFD pickups.....
It's lovely to see such lovely wood, such beautiful workmanship, such attention to detail, and pride in work. Humbling.
Out of all the things I watch you have the best content, so thank you for making it available for all of us on the interwebs.
That there is a guitar to be supremely proud of. Well done, Ben. Ps. Just seen the Andertons prs reveal. Nice, but I'll take a Scion, please.
Thank you Glenn, I am very very happy. The issues are mostly sorted and it will be coming home soon.. and off to guitar shows and the like eventually too. But that is all next year! B
So happy for you on the whole build.
Thank you Adz, me too now. B
Pure craftsmanship. I am blown away by how easy you make it look, and the results are stunning. A pleasure to watch you work.
I just watched you make absolutely the most gorgeous guitar ever!!!! Omg!!! Amazing!!!
that Oak is really stunning I would say a lovely guitar " Bravo "
I knew the second I saw it that I needed it in my life.. guitar is a bit on the heavy side, but that's ok.. I couldn't bear to make the design any smaller and lose ant more wood than absolutely required. Thanks for watching. B
What do you have to charge for these guitars? $5,000? Don’t get me wrong, that’s a nice guitar and I’m sure it’s well worth the money. But damn bro, I’d be afraid of running out customers with the Resourses to buy one. I understand why you have a hard time making a living just building guitars. It’s obvious why you’ve had to come up with additional products to sell. You’re fortunate for the UA-cam era. I built about ten Electric guitars from scratch and a couple of kits and I came to the conclusion real quick that if I planned on making any profit, that I was going to have to buy a CNC router set up at the very least, and still I would be leery of rushing too much on the necks. I think I’d have to start a year earlier just building necks and letting the milled next sit in the desert air and by the time I started milling the bodies, the necks will have twisted all the we’re gonna twist. I would still have to take a price hit on the first 30-50 though and give them as gifts to people that I felt would further the brand. All it takes is one in the right hands and it could snowball from there.
Let's see. You advise folks to put in the time... to sand, check wiring, buff etc.
And then repeatedly put out these guitar-in-a-minute super fast builds --- pick a fucking lane
Holm Oak! That makes much more sense. I've been thinking this whole build that it didn't look like any Silky Oak I've ever seen.
Now you need to make an actual Silky Oak build. Just be aware that there are Southern and Northern varieties and one is much heavier than the other.
Challenge accepted! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars I'd really like to see some sustainable tone wood builds. Blackwood, Camphor Laurel, Myrtle, Cedar... lots of nice woods coming out of sustainably managed forests and plantations.
If the Aussie silky oak it is grevillia robusta. Used to be grown in people's yards commonly, but as suggested by robust they outgrow house yards. Many people have severe allergic reaction to grevillias. Grain is similar.
That is one of the most beautiful wood finishes I’ve seen, such stunning grain!
I'm a beginner who is simply pleased as hell with my seagull solid wood acoustic. Rather I was, then I saw this and now it looks so damn plain. I am going to go try to forget I've seen what's possible.
Would love to make a guitar, but am a poor artist and haven't a work space big enough, where theres a will and all that, love watching this dude work his magic, seems like a thoroughly nice chap also.
I like the veneer strips under the fretboard that's giving me an idea. I need to raise my fretboard on my neck through I'm building that's what I'm a do
It seems ironic that you take a piece of wood for a neck and then go about putting carbon fibre and metal in it to stop it acting like a piece of natural wood ! Why not use a cast or CNC routed aluminium neck or solid carbon fibre neck in the first place ?
Did you manage to wire it up correctly this time? 😂
This one came together first time, I couldn't believe it!? B
It’s so therapeutic watching you create art, and it’s cyclical and perpetual because that very same piece of art becomes an instrument in the hands of another artist creating yet another form of art. I’ve only just picked up the guitar after the pandemic hit and I’m loving it and this whole new world I’ve fallen in to! I subscribed and love your channel! Thank you!
3:50 drinking from the mug, is this Tyler from Music is Win?
It is so cool that you can build something in just one are two days that wood take me 10 years to think of not build
WOW !
That is one GORGEOUS axe, LOVE it Ben!!
how does she sound..??
Mind blowingly beautiful piece of playable art 😍
That look of satisfaction at 8:08 was almost as satisfying for me as I'm sure you must have felt. That is a piece of work of jaw-dropping beauty. Well done, you wizard!
Thank you, as underserved as I feel it is sometimes, it certainly is very cool being called a Wizard. Thank you!! B
That is no hand built guitar.............That is a piece of art, a beautiful piece of work from a master craftsman, fantastic, wow just wow, i marvel at your skill and design. amazing to watch
Hey William, thank you! I hoping to have it back together to show off with the adjusted back plate and improved finish by next weeks What's on the Bench video.. I can't wait to bring her home! B
AXE Marster
....I'm gonna do this properly !...
Amazing
A master of his craft. I envy your job sir
Good God almighty, that is a thing of beauty.
superb Geetar BTY !
The laser sounds at 3:30 are just the icing on the cake
Where can I buy knobs like those?
Primer comentario saludos desde mexico
is there any reason you dont use solid silky oak.
one of the most beautiful guitars you have made
such elegance... and the grain..
Wow, thank you!
I guess I'm missing something here. Why make your own double sided tape when you can buy it pre-made at the store? I don't get it. You use twice as much tape, plus super glue and possibly activator.
Why? For the satisfaction of making your own double-sided tape? 🤷♂️🤣
So...a question (not specifically related to the silky oak build): Why do you need a neck break-angle? I watched a couple of your older vids about how to achieve the perfect break-angle without using protractors and calculations, etc, but why bother? Why can't you just have the neck parallel with the top of the body?
Good question, most guitar bridges are of two basic designs, strat type or tunematic, a strat type term or fixed bridge has saddles that are about 11mm above the body and a straight neck, or very slightly angled one using a shim is fine.. a tunematic however sits about 14mm high and needs a few more at least for adjustment, therefore you need to angle the neck back to fit the bridge of choice. B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Hmm, I'm still not quite getting it. Even if you had a tunematic with loads of extra for adjustment, why not just cut out less of a pocket for the neck and keep it parallel to the body? I'm not suggesting it would be better, I'm just trying to figure out why you need to add an angle.
Great build! I love the textures of that piece of wood.
Are you using the schaller signum? What pick ups then? Fspaced?
I tried to use it once with Gibson's P90's and it was too wide.
Cheers from Spain guys keep it up!
Absolutely stunning. As much as I adore all the guitars you build; I think this is my favourite. The wood is just perfect and the racing stripe and flawless finish are just my cup of tea ( actually my mug of coffee). Coffee good, tea is meh 😎🤙🏻
I was going to say "Simply beautiful", but seeing how much work goes into it, "simple" hardly seems appropriate... That is one gorgeous guitar!
Is that Australian silky oak? Looks similar as I have about 10 150mm x 1400mm x 400mm slabs drying in my shed that I was thinking of using for a guitar.
We are not really sure.. maybe or maybe Holm Oak.. either way what you have will surely make a lively guitar is it is anything like this! Have fun with it! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars thanks Ben, figuring is much the same though smaller with more pinks and reds. Mine is Australian Southern Silky Oak or Grevillea Robusta.
Would love to see more like this
WOW! Absolutely stunning. You're a master of patience and detail, man. I've watched a lot of your vids :) I built a tele long ago from mahogany, but this is so inspiring that I want to make a new one and much better. That oak is uniquely gorgeous! This would be the ultimate crown jewel of any guitar collection. Cheers!
a marvellous piece of art
1:42 Does Ben follow This Old Tony?
Is there anyone with taste who doesn't!? Of course I do, he is amazing!! B
Hey Ben and crew will Ben please do a custom pedal board build with all of his imaginative idea's to create something unique maybe do it as a charity auction or something.
Still want to see what you did to correct the backplate issue. You HAVE to give us closure on this absolute beauty of a build!
I absolutely will, it is under finish right now and I will show it off in what's on the bench video in a week or so.. VB B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Awesome. Looking forward to seeing what you conjured up.
That's an instrument.
Watch at 1.5x speed
Soo beutiful...
Been watching your vids. You build great guitars. Enjoying your videos.
Still can't get over the beauty of that wood....like marble.
My favorite from now on.
Mine too.. so hard to find though! B
Is it a matter of luck, and the grain is different in every (silky) tree? And are they that rare?
just out of curiosity, if I were to have you build a guitar for me along the lines of this guitar as far as labor goes. What does it cost??
saludos desde Colombia espectacular video las guitarras son tremendas impresionante gusto la pare del video de los disparos jajajajajajajajj me hizo reír mucho el taller espectacular
Out Standing Mate
Absolutely stellar build! I applaud you, and thank you for always sharing your work.
Ooooo, shiny.
Alembic-like
Exquisite! Man wish I could have that talent and passion in building guitars
Faaaaar out
stunning.
Great video. Like that you teach young people woodworking.
Amazing talent! What a gift you have! Congratulations!
i hate the massive square humbucker cutaways on this beautiful guitar
Pretty guitar
can u build acoustic guitar.. it must be satisfying to watch.
I will be building an arch top guitar in 2020 for sure.. B
Obviously UA-cam's algorithms suck. How's that possible I've discovered Crimson Guitars only now (less than two weeks ago)?!
Thank you so much for the best content I've found on YT! And hope to see you live on one of your 6days builds courses
Welcome to the party, I am glad you found us now and we will look forward to having you at Crimson one day. B
Beautiful instrument. Well done.i love the natural beauty of wood.
Hermosa obra de arte, esto excede los niveles de constructores ya esto es arte.
Great looking guitar !! One thing I would have done differently is the grain orientation of the fretboard inlay so that more of it's grain would show and it would flow with the grain of the headstock and body . Your work is truly amazing .
That would have looked like the grain was contiguous with the body.. great idea that I will use at some point soon! B
I don’t know how you would charge for a guitar as nice as this one, but I think it’s way more beautiful than the prs limited edition I just watched from andertons tv.
As always, great work there ben !!! Great editing too !!
Thank you for sharing this life with us !
I wouldn't say no to that PRS though, not by a long shot ;) thank you for your support, I love what I do very much and love sharing.. I don't think this could ever not be fun!? B
Would have loved to hear the guitar played at the end!
Ben plays for a short moment at the end of this video - ua-cam.com/video/BNRRkqmW2Y8/v-deo.htmlsi=-fxidA82Fkc_WoXh
Awesome thank you! Sound warm!
That is just an insanely beautiful piece of art.
Absolutely stunning guitar Ben - Love it !
Absolutely gorgeous, impossibly it's more beautiful than I imagined it would be. I'd bring that home in a second.
Thank you, this guitar divided opinions but l bloody love her too! Thanks for watching! B
Seems redundant typing this as I will assume we can all see (!) but man that's one stunning selection of wood you're using there.
I had it saved for years and years, moved it through at least half a dozen wood stores.. and finally got to use it in this build. I am so happy! B
That's a very beautiful guitar 🤘🏽
Wauw!.... amazing design and skills!
Outstanding! Rob