I HAD to build a Les Paul style guitar after the Electric Shelf 335 ! (Guitar Making ASMR)
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2022
- It took me more than one year to finish this build, not so much because the build was complicated, but life is...
A little bit of context: this was supposed to be the material for a tutorial on how to make guitars at home for the beginner woodworker. But then I broke my wrist, and ended up making a Telecaster for that tutorial , using only one hand (most underrated video on UA-cam by the way).
In March 2021 I began this build and didn't want to use the original Les Paul shape, so I redesigned the plans to my tastes. And then Crimson contacted me for the GGBO, so I did the One Piece Build which took me a few months, and then I made the Blue One for another partnership, that also took me a few months, and then life happened, and procrastination hit hard.
I immediately had mixed feelings about this build because I intended the one-piece top to be symmetrical, but the carving exposed some sapwood here and there, and I do have very bad OCD's ... Long story short, when all the pieces came together I just fell in love with the whole thing again, it sounds gorgeous to my ears and plays heavenly, I think it's my go-to guitar now ... (until I build the next one I guess). Also, I wanted this guitar to be an ode to wood, so I hope it shows!
Some specs:
- One piece top, unknown wood
- Two piece body, sapele
- 5 plys neck, cherry, padouk (from my neighboor's decking), mahogany
- Ebony fretboard (Madinter's Crelicam)
- Maple bindings
- Eucalyptus pickguard and truss rod cover
- 50 year old maple for the backplate cover
- Grover 502CK locking tuners, Schaller GTM bridge and tailpiece
- All Switchcraft electronics, modern wiring, 47nF caps
- Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P90
- 22 frets, Dunlop 6140
All the wood comes from Lochten et Germeau (BE) and Madinter (ES).
For the demos I only used 3 pedals:
- Paul Cochrane Timmy clone, on veroboard
- Klon centaur clone, on veroboard
- Marshall Guv'nor clone, on veroboard
Everything was recorded directly into Logic using a 2notes Torpedo Captor through my Egnater Tweaker head 15w)
Everything was filmed with a Canon EOS RP and a couple of lenses (Sigma 18-35 F1.8 and Canon 85mm F2 macro)
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And hey, thanks for 100K subs, it happened last week, so I'll begin my Red Special build right now, it shouldn't take too long, I'm very very emotional about that build!
Bisous !
tchiks
did you check my last video where I make a guitar using *Ikea furniture* as a source of wood ? go watch it now ! ua-cam.com/video/zkj93O-x9VA/v-deo.html
If you still have it, couuld you be so kind and drop the tune?
Cool@
My wife works for ikea def was fun to watch
What causes guitars that have that deep well I'm not for sure the right words if it's dwell or what it is but it was on a I believe I played a Chad Atkins model gretsch and it was just a sound that I've never been able to replicate, I have not a very good guitar player I just played for myself I was using I think it was a fender super twin amp, that was way back in the seventies maybe I would love to recreate that sound one more time while I'm still able to play, excellent job that you are doing I'm glad I found your videos,
I will never again complain on the price of a custom guitar again. Fantastic job.
if it's LP copy it's not custom guitar....
@@jutublizard So it is only valid when the custom guitar is made by the brand whose model it is??
I worked at a custom shop for years and let me say there is a LOT of CNC work out there now for consistency purposes. So I would still complain a little because this process in the video I feel like is the traditional custom build where most places that we would all recognize the name of do not do it like this anymore.
@@jutublizard incorrect
@@jutublizard you are clueless...most custom guitars are inspired by famous models from let's say Gibson and Fender, and does not make it less valuable.
I can’t believe you made something so beautiful in only 25 minutes!
I immediately looked for some reply of someone trying to correct you hahaha.
@@wj2454 I was hoping to r/woosh someone lmao
LMAOOO
@@harry_music9001 Very original😅
@@wj2454 very suprised there's no woosh victims here. I'm sure someone will come along pretended to be confused to fill the void. We'll just sit and wait
I realized that one thing I especially love about your videos aren't necessarily the guitars (although they're beautiful each and every time) - but how calm and relaxing the cinematography is. Your workshop really comes across like a place to be calm, to take your time, to lose yourself in your work and to be creative - really just for the sake of creativity. So nice.
You are too kind. My videos are a lot of things, because I think I'm relatable somehow, just a random dude in his random garage doing random stuff
This is so wholesome in every way. The light, the pace, the happy kid, the gorgeous guitar. You're anything but some random dude. Outstanding work, outstanding life.
But...i really didn't care much for the clean sound of those pups! Lol! Congrats on another great build!
Сколько стоит у вас заказать гитару?
And people wonder why good guitars aren't cheap. They're a labor of love, passion and devotion. Great work!
When your daughter becomes a master luthier in the future, I'll be sure to buy one of her guitars! You, sir, are both a great builder and a great father.
Naaaa, I'll buy all of her builds first :p
@@tchiksguitars hahaha! Spoken like a fellow dad! Wouldn’t be great if she went on to become a world class violin maker! Violins to rival Stradivari! The time and patience that you appear to put into your guitars only refined with the patience of a woman. I measure the patience of a woman by the unwavering patience of my wife who has the patience of a saint!! She deals with our four children and my child like behavior😂😂. You build absolutely beautiful guitars!! Thanks for sharing!!
@@tchiksguitarsNow YOU HAVE TO BUILD AN SG
@@timothycormier3494 she's not particularly patient (well she's 5 so she has that as an excuse), but she'll get there, I wasn't patient either before guitar making. I remember my first builds : couldn't wait for the finish to cure before putting the strings on and play it.
@@tchiksguitars I believe it.
I love the moments with your daughter. They remind me of how interested mine is in the things I do. Actually just two days ago I gifted her an Alvarez acoustic because she wants to play an instrument to accompany her singing. Beautiful work.
That’s the same acoustic I have
Playing the guitar at the end was a real amazing surprise, not only you have created an amazing instrument that looks like a piece of art
Thanks !
I think you have to be a true fan of music and guitars to do this for that amount of time. It's a sin not to be able to play!
It’s very nice to see the shop being shared with the little on! The giggle of a little one could change the world! Very relaxing to watch this video
You, sir, are my favorite guitar builder!
And you're my favorite member of the notification squad
I second that! My favorite builder as well! Awesome craftsmanship! Love that you get your kiddo involved. Keep up the excellent work my friend!
@@tchiksguitars Слушайте,а вы никогда не думали открыть свой собственный бренд гитар? Я бы прикупил у вас пару штук,а ещё было бы прекрасно если бы выпустили учебник "как сделать гитару самому, инструкция для чайников")
@@tchiksguitars Can you make me a custom wood floor guitar and how much will it cost?
@@user-vh5so1bq8e thx. I've done that (the tutorial) and no I won't sell anything ever, it's just a hobby :)
11:02 your daughter has that work-from-home mentality 😂
Ahahaha true !
Pants are overrated anyway!
After watching the full video I felt nothing but pure admiration for love and dedication you have for your family and music!
Above and beyond given all fine details!
Never fail to impress!!
One of the best LP builds I've seen.
You Sir have put some great thoughts into my head for my next build.
You undersell yourself. I've never played a Les Paul (and I've played many) that I thought was terribly well made. This, seems exquisite. I'm a builder/luthier myself and really love how you approach the craft. Gorgeous guitar
Thank you !!
@@tchiksguitars hi! Beautiful piece of work. Please, can you tell us what's that tune at the end of the video? I can't recognize it.
@@tchiksguitars iqç bd
@@danielmijares2558 it's a composition :)
Absolutely stunning guitar!! So much patience and attention to detail. Well done sir!
Wow makes me stand back and blows my mind on the craftsmanship and having to remember all the steps involved truly an art bless you
I was already loving the beautiful craftsmanship, and the thoughtful & elegant camerawork that was on display, but then the sheer wholesome of the bits with your daughter put this over the edge for me, and made me think that if someone asked me to show them an example of the best humanity can offer, this could be on the list. It was the humor in the "do you want to help me shape the neck" bit that made me *need* to comment. I realise this sounds incredibly hyperbolic, and it's not like this video is about a cure for cancer or something, but I feel like creativity, skill, humor, and kindness is the stuff of life, and this has me feeling all the feels. Rock on mate.
Your description gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.
I LOVE that you got your daughter involved! That’s fantastic! And yeah, great job on the guitar. You have skills, my friend.
Sehr schöne Gitarre und mega Sound! Wunderschöne Zusammenarbeit, große Lob an die Tochter! Es ist angenehm denn ganzen Prozess zu verfolgen.
What a beautiful piece of wood and workmanship!! Outstanding!!
The way you craft it with love in every touch and even with your child around feels warm and gentle. Even a non-craftmen or non-guitar player can understand how valuable your build is.
Wow...to be able to sculpt wood into whatever your mind wants is brilliant!!
Love it, its so fascinating and calming at the same time, great job on both the instrument and video!
I'm blown away only by watching how much details considered for the making of this piece of diamond! ✨😍👍✌🤘🌟⭐
Amazing craftsmanship. The guitar looks and sounds fantastic. you must be delighted with the end result.
I am thank you !
I have been looking forward to this video for a while, and what a great guitar. I love your attention to detail in all that you do. An absolute pleasure to watch.
My pleasure !
Jesus Christ died for your sinsssssssss
Jesus was a carpenter and would have been in awe at this magnificent guitar.
@@timdone1902 best. Answer. Ever.
Its an amazing demonstration of skill , patience and love for work being made, hat off to you!!
That this is BEAUTIFUL. Amazing work. The fact that it sounds as good as it does isn't surprising. You nailed this build.
Juste sublime et tellement passionnant de voir de réel artiste , et des moments passer avec la famille ☺️
I'm not usually a Les Paul fan, but I'm OBSESSED with this. This has to be one of my favourite builds of yours - aside from the ES-335. These just keep getting better and better, keep up the good work!
Thank you ! Not a Les Paul fan myself :)
Absolutely stunning! One of the most beautiful one that i see. God bless you.
Love your use of the Japanese saw and your router sled. Two of my favorites when I build.
Dude, I've been watching your builds from the beginning of your youtube channel. "Mesmerizing"! It makes building a guitar from scratch look so easy. It is definitely NOT easy and you do it with such grace. Including your daughter in your progress is very magical because it shows the outside interference of doing a project like this and how you handle it with utter enjoyment while sharing it with her. I always look forward to your work. Keep it up!!!
Thanks for those kind words !!
Just wanted to say I appreciate you, I'm nearly finished with my telecaster build, and its been an incredibly rewarding prokect to work on!
Congrats !!
I first read telecaster build as testicular build. Oh how i laughed.
I loved the pickguard attachment via the pickup mounting frames... awesome idea!
Absolutely beautiful job! Congratulations!
23:25 what a tone!. such a beautiful guitar, great work!
Thanks !!
Superbe travail, un plaisir à regarder comme à chaque fois!
Merci !
Not everyone can play guitar very well. Not everyone can build a guitar well.
But to build a guitar with a sound that will make people passionately want to own it, and to play guitar like you do!
I am in awe, sir. Amazing.
People should be wearing your face on their T-shirts!
Wow,, very accurate work, and supported by complete detailed equipment. It's so beautiful to watch.
Superbe photographie, plein de petits clins d'oeil...
Et quelle magnifique guitare - avec un son qui décoiffe!!
T'es un artiste incroyable!
Jesus Christ died for your sinsssssssss
I can tell you really like wood when I see your final productions. Very little finish on the guitars, just the bare wood plus some oiling to protect them. It gives them a very nice look, one that you don't see often in music stores. Awesome work 👍
thanks!
Kudos! Beautiful instrument. Fantastic workmanship!
I'm so glad I found this channel, it's awesome. I've had my heart set on making guitars for a while, and while I love coming up with designs and wiring schemes, I've always seen the woodworking aspect as just something that has to be done, not something I really look forward to; but your channel has definitely changed that. Your videos have been a tremendous help for letting me know where to even start with tools (with so many options and different approaches to building can get overwhelming very easily) and it's also been very motivating. I'm very hopeful that I'll be able to start building instruments this summer, and you've helped me to overcome a lot of my toughest obstacles so far.
Also, I want to share a small tip that I learned from a luthier I had the opportunity to make a guitar with once: He taught me that when you're making the neck of the guitar wait until you've attached the neck and bridge, adjust the truss rod as needed, and _then_ install the frets; this way you shouldn't need to do much, if any, touch up work on the frets for the final set-up (I've only tried this once, but he has many decades of experience and used to work at Martin, so I trust him). I'm not sure if you could still use a fret press, he only hammers his in, but it seems like it saves a lot of time in the long run and I've never seen anyone else do it.
Everything about this video shows how much time and dedication you put into everything, not just the guitar building but the video production as well. One of the best videos I have seen to date, the pure quality of the build, smooth camera transitions (first time the subscribe block was shown was flawless), humorous/wholesome moments with your daughter, all just work so perfectly together and shows your own style of making videos. Of course I wish they were more often but you cannot rush life and quality ;D
I look forward to the next build!
Thank you for those kind words :)
I subscribe this comment completely.
Amazing video as always! Always love your builds :)
thank youuu
Amazing!! I could watch you build guitars all day. It's mesmerizing
Love this guitar!!!! AMAZING ! I al so inspired by your work! Sometimes I have given up building guitars but then I watch your videos and I feel I must get back to it and try to get to at least 2% as good as yours are!! Amazing and thank you !!
That guitar looks and sounds amazing... you have inspired me to start making my own guitars!!! Good job!!!
oh yeah, mission accomplished ;D
The sound is produced by the electrics, as in the pick up etc and nothing to do with the guitar itself
It’s always soo inspiring to see you make this guitars with pretty much only hand tools!! Hopefully you get to the beginner’s tutorial some day!! Incredible craftsmanship!!🌟😊
Amazing work. The thing that kept me watching was the sound… there’s something beautiful in just the subtle detail of wood work.
Such a gorgeous guitar! And quite a nice playing too!
Encore un magnifique travail, superbe montage et qualité vidéo, superbe guitare, vraiment passionnant :)
Merci !
i would much rather pay 1500 dollars for a guitar built with this much love and care than whatever tf Gibson has been releasing nowadays.
This cost probably way more than $1500. If it was that cheap I would have bought one myself. Custom built guitars are very expensive but well worth the price
@@WhiteRaven___ very true honestly i only have squiers i modify as my guitars and if i ever going for an expensive one im definitely going to pay the extra for a custom built one
Just an amazing, fantastic, epic wood build... and an excellent guitar too...🎸
You're a master of your craft Sir! You videos are the most satisfying thing to sit and watch on YT. Plus as a guitar player, I appreciate the sound as much as the pieces of art they are!
putting the adhesive tape to the binding alternately up and down shows how much attention you put into your work. Well done.
P.S. your daughter is number one and you are a great dad! you are building guitars and above all memories !!!
@cranmerguitar taught me that :)
Nice build! You’re my inspiration to start building my own guitar. I already finished one, but it doesn’t work due to forgetting some stuff. However, that doesn’t stop me because I’m starting my second one.
hhaha awesome ! I get messages like that a dozen times a week and it never ceases to amaze me !! I'm so proud of you!
Building this guitar is an art in itself. Thank You Man!
That idea is not only genius but also connected you to the guitar on another level
Great build as always keep up the great work! I love your videos and style of building guitars. Would love to see an SG style guitar down the line built by u. Cheers
Наслаждение от просмотра гарантировано! Спасибо за вашу работу! Инструмент шикарный! Мечта любого музыканта!
нашел русский комент :)
OMG, the beauty on this guitar... And the master sound...
Beautiful guitar, love to see you handy work and never seen before equipment...amaze me.
Me gusta mucho ver la destreza de los luthier creando sus obras de arte
Excelente trabajo amigo!! Es espectacular las cosas que haces. Muy buen trabajo. Te felicito. 👍
Gracias !
que tiene de excelente ? le puso cola de una forma asquerosa desprolija eso quedo lleno de chorros de cola por todos esos agujeros horribles , la verdad una cagada
Just amazing. You sir are one master of the craft.
This is amazing on so many levels. Great work.
Je suis hypnotisé par ton boulot de dingue. La guitare c'est aussi beau a entendre qu'a voir prendre forme! J'adore, et merci pour tes vidéos. Enjoy
I ‘ALMOST’ hit Fast-Forward in the very beginning-I’m SOO glad I didn’t!!! It was a pleasure watching you build a Kick-Ass-Guitar-Great Job!!!
I’ll definitely be tuning in again to watch you build another Master-Piece!!!
{•Can’t wait to check out your website as well•}
Rock-On🎶☮️🎶
Thanks !
Awesome guitar! Just awesome! No other words. Great video, I really enjoyed it
Wow, really amazing craftsmanship. Great job!
Congratulations for the 101k subs! The guitar and the video looks great, and you're an amazing guitarist!
Just be careful with the "Chemical X"
Thanks ! Aaaah someone finally noticed :p
@@tchiksguitars that's the secret sauce lol
Amazing build! Will we be getting a narrated version? Can’t wait to see more!
I don't know, maybe if I'm bored :D
This is breath taking. Just wow. You are a master sir
I've watched a lot of these videos. This was truly one of a kind! Very good indeed. I loved that you had your child help you too, really wholesome. Also, I saw that you used a few teqniques that I have never seen before. Defenetly some smart ways of solving problems. Keep it up!
*Wanna build a guitar at home with the minimal tools ?* Then stop procrastinating, it starts here and now! I've made a 1h30 tutorial guiding you through the entire process : ua-cam.com/video/vjcmbmjL8qM/v-deo.html
No Patreon shenanigans here, just my love of sharing.
Cherry on top: I built that guitar with one hand, so you can probably do it with two :)
Totally failed proof method for people with little to no experience in woodworking.
Guaranteed results.
Can also cure hair loss, increase your chance at gambling and bring back the loved one.
Elvis tried it, loved it.
Buy any chance you sell those guitars ? Nice craftsmanship though.. 👌🏻 keep it up.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@chapichale1074 thx ! I do not sell my guitars no :) or anything for that matter
@@tchiksguitars You are an artist and I really admire your dedication and craftsmanship. What a legend 🙌🙌
What is a "failed proof method" failed suggests it didn't work, so no good to anyone
How many hours does it take to finish a project similar to this?
I would love to get into guitar making!
100 hours on average :)
wow this is amazing build, LOVE it!!!
Wow, a keen little helper too. Lovely instrument, great vid 👏
this guitar looks just sublime!
Dude, what a superb job
Super entertaining and very well produced, keep it up!
Amazing. What a rewarding production.
Beautiful Guitar and beautiful family time with your daughter. Both are a labor of love.
WoW... quelle superbe guitare ! Passion, qualité du travail, et le partage en famille !
J’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à regarder votre vidéo.
Magnifique Bravo
That my friend is one of the nicest builds I have seen so far, nice playing as well.👍
When I saw the wooden bindings, I was in love.
Beautiful, you Sir are a artist. Just beautiful. The fact that your daughter assisted is more so.
Always a pleasure to watch these amazing builds. My wife, kids and I have been following your videos for a couple of years now.
Thanks for the support !!
Fantastic video
Craftmanship and Love for your work😎😍
Absolutely out this world!!! Pure skill
I could watch you build guitars all day, it's just so fascinating and relaxing at the same time. Although I don't have money to buy an electric guitar I deeply respect and appreciate the craftsmanship.
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful!
Mais quel travail d'amour! Et en plus c'est un compatriote! Elle est magnifique!
love your videos, also really love how subtle your videographer is with his movements.
i love that you turned it into a teaching moment with your daughter.
This was beautiful mate! Thank you!
I love your build! Such a beauty!
I really like the sound when you do fine work with the planer. Great video. It looks like an amazing guitar.