Hey everyone, we hope you enjoy the build series! Check out the description box above for details of how to win this guitar! Also, for your own kit guitar, head over to our website... WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVING A BLACK FRIDAY SALE: crimsonguitars.com/product-category/kit-guitars/
Bonjour de France. J'ai adoré regarder comment tu a fabriqué cette guitare..... You just '' build '' a AMAZING guitare ,with his proper soul !!! So unique !!!!👏👏👏👏😉✌
Watched the whole series and I think it was very well done. I came for the copper scratch plate, stayed for the kit and finishing. I'm gonna order a kit and build one.
Good to see that a pro builder like Ben has the same problems and issues as a amateur kit/partscaster builder like me does. No matter what Ben's build does look the business ... Love that Black finish on the body ...
Not only beautiful upon its completion but also fun and inspiritational to watch it being built. As always, Ben is a riot and his work is excellent. I think a Crimson Kit is in my near future. Keep up the awesome work and thank you.
I'm not sure if it's been said before, but teaming up with Toby and Phil for the background music is one of the best things you've done for your videos. The results are very professional with a brand specific identity. Great job!
Wow! That blue base cherry neck is so inviting to play. The gears are turning as to what I would feature on a T-style Crimson kit guitar. I'm sure it would be the very best available accoutrements to make it my own source of pride.
For a long time I wanted to make myself a guitar. However, I have no experience with woodworking at all. It kept me down from achieving my dream for a long time. Watchin your videos kept my hopes up and I am currently getting parts to start with making my dream guitar. My vision is to make everything nice natural and wooden. Wooden pickguard, wooden thurt rod cover, wooden pickup covers. Thanks for giving me confidence!
Contest entry: Your contest made me consider and I came up with this new idea: I'd consider a "burn burst" as I've just named it, and layer the effect of the burn technique you've shown on this guitar. Start with a light burn all over, brush, another burn, not in the center, brush, another burn, dark, around the perimeter.....
I just finished watching the series and I wanted to let you guys know how much I appreciate all that you do. I have learned so much about guitar building from you. The information I have learned has been absolutely invaluable. Thank you so much.
Hey Bryn, I'm sure that you would do fine with a similar build if you fancied it.. fire and chemicals notwithstanding.. and if we don't currently offer the kits as left handed then we will very very soon! Thank you for your support! B
Looks awesome. The copper pickguard and electronics plate look extremely excellent. I had a T-type kit, I'd only do a couple of things: Finish would be a candy apple blue with a deep gloss or a silver burst, matching painted headstock too. Satin finish poly on the back of the neck. Fret dots would be swapped out for metal rings of approx same size, with a centre matching the fret wood as close as possible. Hardware wise would be a six saddle bridge with string through, possibly a humbucker in the bridge and either a humbucker or a lipstick in the neck. Smoked chrome if possible for all metal elements. If it wasn't pre-routed, I'd forgo the scratch plate entirely, but in with the kit body, I'd look at maybe doing something much smaller, maybe just a small chrome panel around the front pickup.
This series is giving me so many ideas for my next project. It’s a Tele style. Mine will actually be very different from this. But little things like the neck screw ferrules, the toggle switch idea, etc… Can’t wait to get all my parts in now and get started.
Wow, what a beautiful scratchplate. I've seen guitars with copper parts and blueish stains before, and I've since been wondering how they achieved such a stunning look. Now I know. Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work!
I would love to try staining one of the kits to look as close to rosewood as possible. Thinking using a lighter burning technique mixed with red and brown crimson stains would give a very nice effect.
I really like this finish and how it makes you able to feel the Wood grains on the body If I'm able to buy one of your kits I would apply a Mahogany stain with lighter edges to give a vintage look to it then an oil finish as I tend to love the feeling of the wood of my guitar. for the scratch plate I'm thinking simple dark brown with a little pattern to it.
I'd love to build one of these t types, route it to take humbuckers and stain the body a dark red/burgundy and the neck black, then make the scratch plate out of an old vinyl record
I've been eye-balling tele kits for a while. I think I would have it set up like the modern player tele. Humbucker in the bridge and 2 single coils with cream binding and satin black body with a tortoise pick guard and gold or brass hardware.
This is probably one of my favourite, if not my favourite guitar builds. Very beautiful guitar. Keep up the good work Ben and everyone at Crimson Guitars :)
I see nothing that would need customized to it, it looks so perfect and beautiful. The scratch plate was a really cool part of the design. Hope to see more like this
Stunning how it turned out. Really like the how cohesive the whole style of the guitar is with the burnt body, copper scratch plate and the nickel silver highlights on the hardware.
It should be possible to change the colour of the copper using a blow torch, when I was a plumber we sometimes used to anneal copper tube by heating it until cherry red then cooling it very quickly to soften the copper to bend with a spring. While heating the copper it changed colour in an almost prismatic way. Try heating up the copper and then quenching with water at different temperatures the copper changes colours radically.
Thank you Ben for yet another amazing guitar build I've spent hours over these last 3 weeks watching you make some amazing guitars. your use of the our very complex vocabulary as also entertained me no end. Your work is top draw and your guitars really are stunning.
If I won this guitar, I'd definitely mod the hell out of it, all the knobs, all the switches, and all the pickups. It'd be the ultimate too to rock out!
Well done on a stunning build. This is pretty much what I’d like to do in making a guitar, so it’s been great to watch it being done. I hope the winner of the competition is loving it.
Awesome! The copper pickguard is a beauty and I love the idea of the blued screws. If I were to build one, I think it would be pretty minimalist - a smaller, non-traditional pickguard to show off more of the wood, and perhaps a small inlay somewhere on the front, with the control plate in a matching wood. Then spray it down with an amber lacquer, because I'm too impatient (and old) to wait for it to age. Subscribed!
Wow It Looks Awesome You Have Done A Fantastic Job With It , It Does You Justice And Shows Your Skills You Should Be Proud Thank You For Sharing With Us As I Would Be Proud If I Was The Lucky One To Win It Thanks again .
Hi folks! Winning a fine guitar like this would probably be a waste on a beginner like myself but I am going to give it a try anyways. I love teles and would love to own a daphne blue one one of these days so building one myself would be very rewarding. P.S. Mr. Ben, I binge watched all of your guitar building series. They're so calming and educating at the same time.
I want a package type t. I'm starting to play in a country band from Chihuahua Mexico and I want to build a telecaster model, paint it sky blue and scratch it on the edges to make it look worn. Execelentes your videos, inspire a lot to work on your ideas or as you mentioned in the second video I think, on the guitar of your dreams. Regards!
I would use the burning technique,( because it looks awesome.) I would then use stainless steel for the scratch plate and control cover. I would also love to add a kaos pad. Loving the videos keep up the good work.
That is a monster my friend. It in away makes me think of Woodstock with the way you did the copper design. I just love it and as said before in prior comments, You Are A Genius and I will be looking into buying one of your custom kits and a Tele is what I'm thinking. Remarkable work and you make it sound so easy to do but yet I think it will be a learning experience for me as this would be my 1st. run at it. Also, love all of those vintage tools you have and prefer them over modern day tools . Keep at it my friend and keep sharing your beautiful work. I'm still amazed at how this Tele style turned out and wish I would have known about the give away sooner as I would have had my name in the hat for the drawing for sure. Thank you again....
I would add broadcaster style pups, set the neck, stain it all blue, and oil finish it. I would use a hard tail style bridge and direct mount the pups so all that beautiful grain shows through. Black hardware.
I build a kit a few months ago with your burning technique. Before applying the oil i stained it green but most stayed black anyways. Gives it some nice details, you should try it one time.
I would fit an s-type neck to a t-type body to end up with something like the Joe Trohman signature. I'd also install a switch in place of a volume knob; I never use anything but 0 or 10 anyway.
What a lovely guitar ! Love the burnt finish. Seeing the "mahoganish" color you brought to the neck, I would test it (maybe a little bit darker) on the entire body with a glossy finidh. And then make a T type kit guitar in the spirit of a JEM "Woody" with a nice wooden pickguard and nickel hardware. And setup this with a H/H configuration (so I'd route the cavities). As I'm not a huge DiMarzio fan (although Dark matter 2 covers look so great) so I'll turn to Classic 57"ish" pickups made by one of our talented small French pickup manufacturers.
I'd love to grab of each type. Would also love to see a Gibson type single cut in the future. With the T-type, I'd add some Lindy Fralins and paint the body with custom artwork.
In support of all you do .. i just dropped $52 in your store ... thank you .. i very much enjoy watching all your videos! May you and your family have a wonderful and safe holiday season!
Well, I will hopefully be building my own kit build soon and basically this guitar will be my muse. Since I have never really won anything in my life, I have zero expectation that I would win this. So I will just make one. And that sounds like a lot of fun anyways.
I would stain the guitar in blue with a black burst on the contour, leave the neck his natural colour, add a killswitch to do some Morello's tricks , fender single coils and schaller locking tuners and finally an ebony pickguard ! Anyway keep making us dreaming with your amazing luthery! I hope you'll need some luthiers in the future cause my dream is to work at Crimson guitars ;)
Awesome job, love what you did with the scratch plate, wow !! only thing I would have done differently was burn the body slightly less to have less black and more wood contrast ... but wow what a job, fantastic
that guitar turned out fantastic. it gave me a lot of ideas for my first build. (sorry didn't get one of yours, its my first build and I don't want to screw up a really nice kit)
Very cool. Now it's time for that strat, since I don't have much love for tele's. Burnt finish is a good idea, but I definitely would put at least a bridge HB in it. Or two ;-)
When I buy my kit I’m going to customize it by carving designs into the body of the guitar and using the wood burning technique on it that you used on this guitar here (I’ve been inspired to do that ever since I’ve watched you experiment with it for the first time). As well as experiment maybe with some aluminum and copper tape designs on it and buffing it out to make it shine (I’ve learned this technique from Adam savage in some of his cosplay builds on his channel Tested).
True artisan. The copper with mustard and salt was amazing. Wasn't sure about burning the body but what a result. Presented really well. However the hat isn't cool.
I'd love one of these to try a doghair finish on. Though I still have to decide between black or white for the body. I love the way the grain pops on this body.
I would use a wire brush to remove some of the soft grain to give the body a weathered texture, then stain it black. the neck would get painted with multiple different stains to get a "spotty" finish and the headstock would get a matching finish to the body. Id pair that up with chrome hardware and an aluminium scratch plate and som singlecoil sized P90's.
Lovely build and satisfying to watch. I thought I already was a subscriber (unless you have two channels?) Ordered a levelling beam, files, rubbers and all sorts from you last week. Love to own a T type guitar, all of mine are Les Paul style.
Absolutely gorgeous! The shiny chrome parts accentuate the organic looks. As for customising, I'm not imaginative enough to compete with Mother Nature. There's one thing I'd like to see added, though. As you mentioned, you won't put the Crimson logo on since it's a kit guitar built by you. How about a "Kit by Crimson" logo? At least burnt somewhere hidden like in the neck joints?
You should call that finish on the copper "Father of Pearl" finish. Excellent, I was thinking salt and mustard? we aren't going to eat the guitar....Well done.
loved this build!, have you ever tried different salts for the patina?, also you can use a flame effect to permanently color copper, I have an artisan friend who practices this, try to see if i have some pics to send
I'd put some golden screws and hardware like Ritchie Kotzen's guitar has and install a black pickguard. That finish you've done was a pain in the ass, but it looks AWESOME!
Ben, I know you are using your own build pickups in this. Do you ever find the volume levels for the various strings ever vary? If so have you ever tried setting the pole pieces to match the neck radius?
I think ... paint the body of a dark coffee (walnut or something a little darker) and with fire would make some type of etching. The pickguard and hardware would be black, also would put some pickup Seymour Duncan color zebra. The neck would be the same color as the guitar and would lower the union between the neck (modern bolt-on) and the body. Congratulations.
MAN THAT PICK GAURD AND CONTROL PLATE ARE OUTSTANDING, I MUST DO THIS NOW. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE TO GET THE COOPER SHEETS. AMAZING, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED.
As an apprentice chippy the guy I was apprenticed to always ran his screws through his hair and had no problems with screwing them in wheras I always struggled. I wasn't until years later I realised it was the brylcream in his hair acting as a lubricant. I think I could manage the build as shown here.
I found your channel through Phillip McKnight, Know your gear. You have a great channel. That telecaster is awesome. I subscribed and liked, I'm looking forward to watching your channel .
To be honest, I feel I've already won something as I'm lucky enough to be able to watch you work through these videos. For that, I could never thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. I took time to share your pinned post but unfortunately I've already been a subscriber to this channel for some time. That being said, I can't help myself from describing what I've been wanting to do with a kit guitar for several years now even though winning this one would be somewhat pointless as I'd most likely never let it see the light of day if it were mine. I'd have to lock it away like my one little personal treasure. I'm considering purchasing your LP style kit for this project (though it wouldn't be until late march if they're available). It's been in my head for years to see a guitar with a poly carbonate top on a guitar that lights up across the entire surface. Not just lit up but actively pulses with the frequency of the notes being played in real time. Similar to a wave form visualization in a media player. Not just pattern but color as well. Not to mention that the clear poly wouldn't be transparent but possibly dyed and etched or even cracked looking to give it a crystal like appearance. This would prevent you from seeing the individual LEDs aiding in defusing the light as it passes through the poly. Think of it as a lazer light show in time with the music. As I said though, it's not about winning a guitar. It's about seeing a dream come true.
I apologize. I was interrupted. I just wanted to add that I've seen integrated lighting done before with dot inlays and things like that but this will be on a whole different level. I plan to run the lights up the edges of the fret board and if I can find a way, I'd like to light the head stock as well though I haven't figured out a way of doing it without compromising strength. Still some work to do but I'll get there eventually. Thank you again for all you've done. I've learned so much from watching your videos and I look forward to seeing what you create next. Take care.
I would customise one of these kit guitars by: Right handed Tele body Left handed Tele neck Re-route the bridge pickup for a humbucker. Have a schaller Hannes piezo bridge Bareknuckle Juggernaut bridge pickup in brushed chrome cover with custom geometric Pickup tattoo Impulse single coil neck pickup when released, until then slow hand neck pickup. I would put a flame maple cap on it and route the control cavity through the back. Stain the back black and the top in a red to black burst. Chamfer the neck heal. Stain the neck in a nice deep red colour, similar to padouk. Control wise I'd have a toggle switch to switch between piezo, magnetics and both, then I would have a volume pot and a rotary switch to complete the guitar. And this is something I will be doing when I get the money together!
Hey everyone, we hope you enjoy the build series! Check out the description box above for details of how to win this guitar! Also, for your own kit guitar, head over to our website... WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVING A BLACK FRIDAY SALE: crimsonguitars.com/product-category/kit-guitars/
I liked your part in Thor Ragnarok.
That finish is just stunning. I'm really considering some little copper verdigris name plates for a couple of my guitars.
Star craft =springs look... Some sord of being amazed about the beauty of building
Cheers
I want the kirk small guitar shell to build a little guitar.. Inspiring.
Bonjour de France. J'ai adoré regarder comment tu a fabriqué cette guitare.....
You just '' build '' a AMAZING guitare ,with his proper soul !!! So unique !!!!👏👏👏👏😉✌
That pick guard is beautiful ❤️
Watched the whole series and I think it was very well done. I came for the copper scratch plate, stayed for the kit and finishing. I'm gonna order a kit and build one.
And if you order a kit this month you could win the 2020 guitar..a and will get a discount too.. Sale now on! Thanks for your support! B
Good to see that a pro builder like Ben has the same problems and issues as a amateur kit/partscaster builder like me does. No matter what Ben's build does look the business ... Love that Black finish on the body ...
Not only beautiful upon its completion but also fun and inspiritational to watch it being built. As always, Ben is a riot and his work is excellent. I think a Crimson Kit is in my near future. Keep up the awesome work and thank you.
I'm not sure if it's been said before, but teaming up with Toby and Phil for the background music is one of the best things you've done for your videos. The results are very professional with a brand specific identity. Great job!
Wow! That blue base cherry neck is so inviting to play. The gears are turning as to what I would feature on a T-style Crimson kit guitar. I'm sure it would be the very best available accoutrements to make it my own source of pride.
For a long time I wanted to make myself a guitar. However, I have no experience with woodworking at all. It kept me down from achieving my dream for a long time. Watchin your videos kept my hopes up and I am currently getting parts to start with making my dream guitar. My vision is to make everything nice natural and wooden. Wooden pickguard, wooden thurt rod cover, wooden pickup covers. Thanks for giving me confidence!
Contest entry: Your contest made me consider and I came up with this new idea: I'd consider a "burn burst" as I've just named it, and layer the effect of the burn technique you've shown on this guitar. Start with a light burn all over, brush, another burn, not in the center, brush, another burn, dark, around the perimeter.....
love the pattern in the copper and the look of the copper tape, even though it can only be seen when going into the cavity. simply beautiful.
I just finished watching the series and I wanted to let you guys know how much I appreciate all that you do. I have learned so much about guitar building from you. The information I have learned has been absolutely invaluable. Thank you so much.
Stunning guitar. Even though it's a kit it's beyond my capabilities. I'm also left handed. Love crimson. Thoroughly enjoyed the videos.
Hey Bryn, I'm sure that you would do fine with a similar build if you fancied it.. fire and chemicals notwithstanding.. and if we don't currently offer the kits as left handed then we will very very soon! Thank you for your support! B
Looks awesome. The copper pickguard and electronics plate look extremely excellent.
I had a T-type kit, I'd only do a couple of things:
Finish would be a candy apple blue with a deep gloss or a silver burst, matching painted headstock too. Satin finish poly on the back of the neck.
Fret dots would be swapped out for metal rings of approx same size, with a centre matching the fret wood as close as possible.
Hardware wise would be a six saddle bridge with string through, possibly a humbucker in the bridge and either a humbucker or a lipstick in the neck. Smoked chrome if possible for all metal elements.
If it wasn't pre-routed, I'd forgo the scratch plate entirely, but in with the kit body, I'd look at maybe doing something much smaller, maybe just a small chrome panel around the front pickup.
This series is giving me so many ideas for my next project. It’s a Tele style. Mine will actually be very different from this. But little things like the neck screw ferrules, the toggle switch idea, etc… Can’t wait to get all my parts in now and get started.
Definitely would try the burnt look! Fill the grain with some kind of silver metallic paint (or solder if possible?!!). Mirrored scratch plate, boom!!
Really enjoyed this series, especially the way the Copper finished up. Am definitely thinking about trying something like that for my next build!!
If i was to customise the kit, id probably go with multiple layers of that blue stain you used to get a nice deep blue. Its a gorgeous colour.
Wow, what a beautiful scratchplate. I've seen guitars with copper parts and blueish stains before, and I've since been wondering how they achieved such a stunning look. Now I know. Thanks a lot. Keep up the good work!
That copper looks really cool. Now I am thinking of doing a scratch guard like that one and getting some stains to compliment it.
I would love to try staining one of the kits to look as close to rosewood as possible. Thinking using a lighter burning technique mixed with red and brown crimson stains would give a very nice effect.
I know this video is 4 year old, but holy crap that is one nice looking guitar. Well done.
Thank you.
I really like this finish and how it makes you able to feel the Wood grains on the body
If I'm able to buy one of your kits I would apply a Mahogany stain with lighter edges to give a vintage look to it then an oil finish as I tend to love the feeling of the wood of my guitar.
for the scratch plate I'm thinking simple dark brown with a little pattern to it.
Just purchased one of your S type kits. Can't wait for it to get here I'm really looking forward to it.
+Brian Carpenter thank you for your support! When its done I would love to see what you've made. Vb, B
You are definitely a skilled master in your work and so much care shows how much you love your work
I'd love to build one of these t types, route it to take humbuckers and stain the body a dark red/burgundy and the neck black, then make the scratch plate out of an old vinyl record
I'd try my hand at burning it too, I was always doubtful about it, but this video series has changed my mind on the matter!
I've been eye-balling tele kits for a while. I think I would have it set up like the modern player tele. Humbucker in the bridge and 2 single coils with cream binding and satin black body with a tortoise pick guard and gold or brass hardware.
Looks very nice. I enjoyed all 3 of this series. I think it's one of your best as far as being relaxed and easy to wwatch.tc my friend.
The paint job is impecable
The wiring is what I was looking forward to.
Awesome little guitar and series....would be really enthused to see the same guitar with a Fishman Powerbridge and pick ups.
This is probably one of my favourite, if not my favourite guitar builds. Very beautiful guitar. Keep up the good work Ben and everyone at Crimson Guitars :)
I see nothing that would need customized to it, it looks so perfect and beautiful. The scratch plate was a really cool part of the design. Hope to see more like this
Stunning how it turned out. Really like the how cohesive the whole style of the guitar is with the burnt body, copper scratch plate and the nickel silver highlights on the hardware.
It should be possible to change the colour of the copper using a blow torch, when I was a plumber we sometimes used to anneal copper tube by heating it until cherry red then cooling it very quickly to soften the copper to bend with a spring. While heating the copper it changed colour in an almost prismatic way. Try heating up the copper and then quenching with water at different temperatures the copper changes colours radically.
Thank you Ben for yet another amazing guitar build
I've spent hours over these last 3 weeks watching you make some amazing guitars.
your use of the our very complex vocabulary as also entertained me no end.
Your work is top draw and your guitars really are stunning.
I need a compilation video of nothing but different clips of all the times Ben has said, "Fret rockers are _absolutely_ essential."
I'm more a Prog rocker myself ;)
It's a real pleasure watching you at work. Very great job.
You got me motivated to make my own guitar. A tele with a satin burst finish and a p90 in the bridge.
really like the color combos and the fact that they are achieved without paint and minimal stain.
If I won this guitar, I'd definitely mod the hell out of it, all the knobs, all the switches, and all the pickups. It'd be the ultimate too to rock out!
Well done on a stunning build. This is pretty much what I’d like to do in making a guitar, so it’s been great to watch it being done. I hope the winner of the competition is loving it.
I have that same Millers Falls Drill... i live the next town over from millers falls... so crazy that you're using it!
Beautiful guitar. I would paint the kit a translucent white with a mint pickguard. For the neck I would use vintage tinted stain and poly.
Copper came out lookin pretty good, the kit like any Tele.. ROCK ON CG/Ben!!
Awesome! The copper pickguard is a beauty and I love the idea of the blued screws. If I were to build one, I think it would be pretty minimalist - a smaller, non-traditional pickguard to show off more of the wood, and perhaps a small inlay somewhere on the front, with the control plate in a matching wood. Then spray it down with an amber lacquer, because I'm too impatient (and old) to wait for it to age. Subscribed!
Wow It Looks Awesome You Have Done A Fantastic Job With It , It Does You Justice And Shows Your Skills You Should Be Proud Thank You For Sharing With Us As I Would Be Proud If I Was The Lucky One To Win It Thanks again .
dark wood and copper! no words!!!
great work!
Very Dapper T style guitar! Very impressed! I wish I could afford to come over the pond to learn from you in person!
Hi folks! Winning a fine guitar like this would probably be a waste on a beginner like myself but I am going to give it a try anyways. I love teles and would love to own a daphne blue one one of these days so building one myself would be very rewarding. P.S. Mr. Ben, I binge watched all of your guitar building series. They're so calming and educating at the same time.
I want a package type t.
I'm starting to play in a country band from Chihuahua Mexico and I want to build a telecaster model, paint it sky blue and scratch it on the edges to make it look worn.
Execelentes your videos, inspire a lot to work on your ideas or as you mentioned in the second video I think, on the guitar of your dreams.
Regards!
I would use the burning technique,( because it looks awesome.) I would then use stainless steel for the scratch plate and control cover. I would also love to add a kaos pad. Loving the videos keep up the good work.
That guitar is amazing! I'm running out today to get some copper - that salty blue is calling my very soul. Paternation!
That is a monster my friend. It in away makes me think of Woodstock with the way you did the copper design. I just love it and as said before in prior comments, You Are A Genius and I will be looking into buying one of your custom kits and a Tele is what I'm thinking. Remarkable work and you make it sound so easy to do but yet I think it will be a learning experience for me as this would be my 1st. run at it. Also, love all of those vintage tools you have and prefer them over modern day tools . Keep at it my friend and keep sharing your beautiful work. I'm still amazed at how this Tele style turned out and wish I would have known about the give away sooner as I would have had my name in the hat for the drawing for sure. Thank you again....
A kit guitar made to look like a custom. Absolutely gorgeous but I just really wish it had dual humbuckers! lol
I would add broadcaster style pups, set the neck, stain it all blue, and oil finish it. I would use a hard tail style bridge and direct mount the pups so all that beautiful grain shows through. Black hardware.
The oxidisation of the copper looks really cool. Especially the green/copper combo is cool.
I build a kit a few months ago with your burning technique. Before applying the oil i stained it green but most stayed black anyways. Gives it some nice details, you should try it one time.
I would fit an s-type neck to a t-type body to end up with something like the Joe Trohman signature. I'd also install a switch in place of a volume knob; I never use anything but 0 or 10 anyway.
What a lovely guitar ! Love the burnt finish.
Seeing the "mahoganish" color you brought to the neck, I would test it (maybe a little bit darker) on the entire body with a glossy finidh. And then make a T type kit guitar in the spirit of a JEM "Woody" with a nice wooden pickguard and nickel hardware. And setup this with a H/H configuration (so I'd route the cavities). As I'm not a huge DiMarzio fan (although Dark matter 2 covers look so great) so I'll turn to Classic 57"ish" pickups made by one of our talented small French pickup manufacturers.
Absolutely fabulous. Amazing guitar and amazing videos.
Glad you like them, thank you! B
I really love how that neck came out looking like a well worn piece of furniture.
I'd love to grab of each type. Would also love to see a Gibson type single cut in the future. With the T-type, I'd add some Lindy Fralins and paint the body with custom artwork.
In support of all you do .. i just dropped $52 in your store ... thank you .. i very much enjoy watching all your videos! May you and your family have a wonderful and safe holiday season!
Well, I will hopefully be building my own kit build soon and basically this guitar will be my muse. Since I have never really won anything in my life, I have zero expectation that I would win this. So I will just make one. And that sounds like a lot of fun anyways.
I would stain the guitar in blue with a black burst on the contour, leave the neck his natural colour, add a killswitch to do some Morello's tricks , fender single coils and schaller locking tuners and finally an ebony pickguard ! Anyway keep making us dreaming with your amazing luthery! I hope you'll need some luthiers in the future cause my dream is to work at Crimson guitars ;)
Awesome job, love what you did with the scratch plate, wow !! only thing I would have done differently was burn the body slightly less to have less black and more wood contrast ... but wow what a job, fantastic
It looks like there is a picture of a dolphin on the back of the scratch plate! :D that´s awesome
Love the burnt black body. Prefer this to the semi torched ones ive seen you do previously!
that guitar turned out fantastic. it gave me a lot of ideas for my first build. (sorry didn't get one of yours, its my first build and I don't want to screw up a really nice kit)
When aligning the tuners, try inserting just 1/3/5 to start, align them with the ruler and secure them, then do 2.4.6. Might be a little easier,
Very cool. Now it's time for that strat, since I don't have much love for tele's. Burnt finish is a good idea, but I definitely would put at least a bridge HB in it. Or two ;-)
When I buy my kit I’m going to customize it by carving designs into the body of the guitar and using the wood burning technique on it that you used on this guitar here (I’ve been inspired to do that ever since I’ve watched you experiment with it for the first time). As well as experiment maybe with some aluminum and copper tape designs on it and buffing it out to make it shine (I’ve learned this technique from Adam savage in some of his cosplay builds on his channel Tested).
True artisan. The copper with mustard and salt was amazing. Wasn't sure about burning the body but what a result. Presented really well. However the hat isn't cool.
Holy balls that thing is awesome! Love the burnt wood finish I'd have never thought to do the copper like that
"Sleepwalk". Santo and Johnny with some Les Paul thrown in. Very nice.
New to building. Actually just upgrading at this point. Loved this series. Brilliant.
I'd love one of these to try a doghair finish on. Though I still have to decide between black or white for the body. I love the way the grain pops on this body.
I would use a wire brush to remove some of the soft grain to give the body a weathered texture, then stain it black. the neck would get painted with multiple different stains to get a "spotty" finish and the headstock would get a matching finish to the body. Id pair that up with chrome hardware and an aluminium scratch plate and som singlecoil sized P90's.
Lovely build and satisfying to watch. I thought I already was a subscriber (unless you have two channels?) Ordered a levelling beam, files, rubbers and all sorts from you last week. Love to own a T type guitar, all of mine are Les Paul style.
blu and orange stain... i was expecting something wired, and I'm amazed how it turned up, looks awesome.
Absolutely gorgeous! The shiny chrome parts accentuate the organic looks.
As for customising, I'm not imaginative enough to compete with Mother Nature. There's one thing I'd like to see added, though. As you mentioned, you won't put the Crimson logo on since it's a kit guitar built by you. How about a "Kit by Crimson" logo? At least burnt somewhere hidden like in the neck joints?
stunning texture on the body!
You should call that finish on the copper "Father of Pearl" finish. Excellent, I was thinking salt and mustard? we aren't going to eat the guitar....Well done.
loved this build!, have you ever tried different salts for the patina?, also you can use a flame effect to permanently color copper, I have an artisan friend who practices this, try to see if i have some pics to send
also he varnishes the pieces with some sort of coating
I'd customize a kit the way you described Ben...burnt finish with a cool color grain fill!
I admit I am a traditionalist. I prefer a shiny lacquer finish. But that guitar is absolutely beautiful!!
I wouldn’t know how and dare to drill the holes myself. That’s the only thing that’s keeping me from putting down an order.
I'd put some golden screws and hardware like Ritchie Kotzen's guitar has and install a black pickguard. That finish you've done was a pain in the ass, but it looks AWESOME!
If I were to customize, I might use a strat cable jack on the face of the guitar. Great video. Looking forward to more.
I am going to do this burned body design on my kit! That looks fantastic.
Ben, I know you are using your own build pickups in this. Do you ever find the volume levels for the various strings ever vary? If so have you ever tried setting the pole pieces to match the neck radius?
I think ... paint the body of a dark coffee (walnut or something a little darker) and with fire would make some type of etching. The pickguard and hardware would be black, also would put some pickup Seymour Duncan color zebra. The neck would be the same color as the guitar and would lower the union between the neck (modern bolt-on) and the body. Congratulations.
MAN THAT PICK GAURD AND CONTROL PLATE ARE OUTSTANDING, I MUST DO THIS NOW. I NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE TO GET THE COOPER SHEETS. AMAZING, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED.
You Sir are a master great work
I love the burnt look, I’d add some gold leaf in the big cracks to give it a wasteland and some toxic green paint on the head stock
As an apprentice chippy the guy I was apprenticed to always ran his screws through his hair and had no problems with screwing them in wheras I always struggled. I wasn't until years later I realised it was the brylcream in his hair acting as a lubricant. I think I could manage the build as shown here.
I found your channel through Phillip McKnight, Know your gear. You have a great channel.
That telecaster is awesome.
I subscribed and liked, I'm looking forward to watching your channel .
I love the visible wood grain on your kit, so if I were to customise something on it, it would probably be some wood burning for some decorations.
To be honest, I feel I've already won something as I'm lucky enough to be able to watch you work through these videos. For that, I could never thank you enough for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. I took time to share your pinned post but unfortunately I've already been a subscriber to this channel for some time. That being said, I can't help myself from describing what I've been wanting to do with a kit guitar for several years now even though winning this one would be somewhat pointless as I'd most likely never let it see the light of day if it were mine. I'd have to lock it away like my one little personal treasure. I'm considering purchasing your LP style kit for this project (though it wouldn't be until late march if they're available). It's been in my head for years to see a guitar with a poly carbonate top on a guitar that lights up across the entire surface. Not just lit up but actively pulses with the frequency of the notes being played in real time. Similar to a wave form visualization in a media player. Not just pattern but color as well. Not to mention that the clear poly wouldn't be transparent but possibly dyed and etched or even cracked looking to give it a crystal like appearance. This would prevent you from seeing the individual LEDs aiding in defusing the light as it passes through the poly. Think of it as a lazer light show in time with the music. As I said though, it's not about winning a guitar. It's about seeing a dream come true.
I apologize. I was interrupted. I just wanted to add that I've seen integrated lighting done before with dot inlays and things like that but this will be on a whole different level. I plan to run the lights up the edges of the fret board and if I can find a way, I'd like to light the head stock as well though I haven't figured out a way of doing it without compromising strength. Still some work to do but I'll get there eventually. Thank you again for all you've done. I've learned so much from watching your videos and I look forward to seeing what you create next. Take care.
I would customise one of these kit guitars by:
Right handed Tele body
Left handed Tele neck
Re-route the bridge pickup for a humbucker.
Have a schaller Hannes piezo bridge
Bareknuckle Juggernaut bridge pickup in brushed chrome cover with custom geometric Pickup tattoo
Impulse single coil neck pickup when released, until then slow hand neck pickup.
I would put a flame maple cap on it and route the control cavity through the back. Stain the back black and the top in a red to black burst.
Chamfer the neck heal.
Stain the neck in a nice deep red colour, similar to padouk.
Control wise I'd have a toggle switch to switch between piezo, magnetics and both, then I would have a volume pot and a rotary switch to complete the guitar. And this is something I will be doing when I get the money together!