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Maximum Guitar Works
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Maximum Guitar Works is a custom guitar shop based in Colorado that focuses on creating hand build guitars to meet the exact requirements of our clients. Extensive consultation is provided to ensure that a precise plan for execution is developed. Not only do we build musical instruments with excellence, we also create a unique experience for our clients by documenting progress with regular media updates.
Guitar Finishing Deep Dive - Part 12 - MGW Premier Strat Build Series
To contact us with questions or requests…please go to the MGW website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam.
This is also where to go to request the Strat Build Series Documents.
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This is also where to go to request the Strat Build Series Documents.
maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us
Make sure you subscribe to our channel…and to our website…to keep up with all the exciting things going on with Maximum Guitar Works.
maximumguitarworks.com/
If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instruction we do here…and you wish to financially support our goals to increase the number of videos we produce by hiring help to for our post production. Then please consider suppo...
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Premium Strat Build - Part 11 - Dry Fitting like a BOSS!
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.9 месяцев назад
To contact us with questions or requests…please go to the MGW website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. This is also where to go to request the Strat Build Series Documents. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us Make sure you subscribe to our channel…and to our website…to keep up with all the exciting th...
RARE LOOK - Master Guitar Jig Building
Просмотров 50 тыс.10 месяцев назад
This video is a new format for us…get into the minds at Maximum Guitar Works to see how we approach the design and making of our unique jigs and tools for guitar building! To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact...
Premier Strat Build - Part 10 - Pickguards and More
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.10 месяцев назад
To contact us with questions or requests…please go to the MGW website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. This is also where to go to request the Strat Build Series Documents. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us Make sure you subscribe to our channel…and to our website…to keep up with all the exciting th...
Easiest Way to Make a Scarf Joint Guitar Neck!
Просмотров 21 тыс.Год назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instructions, we do here…and you wish to financially support our efforts, please consider supporting us throug...
Ultra Rare #1 Builders Series Custom Neck - Going to a New Home
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instructions, we do here…and you wish to financially support our goals to increase the number of videos we pro...
Amazing Hard Oil Finish System...and New Builders Custom Neck Ordering
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instructions, we do here…and you wish to financially support our goals to increase the number of videos we pro...
Easiest Schaller Hannes 6 Bridge Install...the Maximum way!
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instructions, we do here…and you wish to financially support our goals to increase the number of videos we pro...
Premier Strat Build Part 9 - Guitar Contouring Made Easy
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instructions we do here…and you wish to financially support our goals to increase the number of videos we prod...
Premiere Strat Build 2022 08b - Extreme Weight Relief Drop Top
Просмотров 9 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com/pages/contact-us If you appreciate the highly detailed guitar construction instructions we do here…and you wish to financially support our goals to increase the number of videos we prod...
Guitar Top Crack Filling to the Maximum!
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. www.maximumguitarworks.com We do custom template sets. Contact us if you have unique needs that no one else will do for you. Look at our website to see all the great tools, jigs, and templates that will help ...
Premier Strat Build 2022 - Part 8A - Cool Guitar Swimming Pool Routing
Просмотров 5 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. www.maximumguitarworks.com We do custom template sets. Contact us if you have unique needs that no one else will do for you. Here is part 8A of the 15-part premier Strat type guitar building series. This seri...
Easiest Book Matched Guitar Top Glue Up Jig...and really cool Claro Walnut
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
Welcome to a new jig from the mad scientist of Maximum Guitar Works. This is the easiest, fastest, and cleanest way to get perfect book matched guitar top glue ups. Order yours today at our website… maximumguitarworks.com/products/ez-guitar-top-glue-up-plate-joining-jig-maximum-guitar-works Here is the Veritas shooting sander that I used in the video... www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/hand-t...
Strat Build 2022 - Part 07 - All about Guitar Body Wood and Prep
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.2 года назад
To contact me with questions or requests…please go to my website and use the “Contact Us” page. This has proven to be the best way to reach me without the risk of your email going to spam. maximumguitarworks.com We do custom template sets. Contact us if you have unique needs that no one else will do for you. Here is part 7 of the 15-episode premier Strat type guitar building series. This series...
Premier Strat Build 2021 - Part 06 - Secrets Lessons of Electric Guitar Neck Shaping
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 года назад
Here is part 6 of the 15-episode premier Strat type guitar building series. This series is modeled after the beginner’s guitar construction class that I teach at a local community college. If you are new to guitar building…this will give you all the knowledge you need to be successful. Of course, you will need some basic woodworking ability…and at least some tools as needed. I require that my c...
First Look at Some Super Cool New Luthier Tools and Jigs
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 года назад
First Look at Some Super Cool New Luthier Tools and Jigs
Easiest Truss Rod and Carbon Fiber Install ever! Maximum Guitar Works Tools and Jigs Series
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 года назад
Easiest Truss Rod and Carbon Fiber Install ever! Maximum Guitar Works Tools and Jigs Series
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 05b - Easy Stainless Steel Fret Install
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.3 года назад
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 05b - Easy Stainless Steel Fret Install
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 05a - Compound Radius Fretboard and Installing Fretboard Markers
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.3 года назад
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 05a - Compound Radius Fretboard and Installing Fretboard Markers
Compound Fretboard Radius Machine in the Palm of your Hand - Maximum Guitar Works Tools and Jigs
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 года назад
Compound Fretboard Radius Machine in the Palm of your Hand - Maximum Guitar Works Tools and Jigs
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 04 - Truss Rod Access and Fretboard Glue Up
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 года назад
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 04 - Truss Rod Access and Fretboard Glue Up
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 03 - The S-Type Neck Fretboard Slotting
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 года назад
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 03 - The S-Type Neck Fretboard Slotting
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 02 - The S-Type Neck - Simply Elegant
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 года назад
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 02 - The S-Type Neck - Simply Elegant
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 01 - The Secrets of Making or Buying Templates
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.3 года назад
Premiere Strat Build 2021 - Part 01 - The Secrets of Making or Buying Templates
Premier Strat Build Series - Part 00 - Series Introduction
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.3 года назад
Premier Strat Build Series - Part 00 - Series Introduction
Fiona SSS Turbo - Best Strat Style Guitar Ever?
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.3 года назад
Fiona SSS Turbo - Best Strat Style Guitar Ever?
Part 5 - Template Routing (the grand finale)
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.3 года назад
Part 5 - Template Routing (the grand finale)
Part 4 The Secrets of Pickup Cavity Routing
Просмотров 12 тыс.3 года назад
Part 4 The Secrets of Pickup Cavity Routing
Adventures in Resawing - Using the Micro Kerf Saw Blade
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.3 года назад
Adventures in Resawing - Using the Micro Kerf Saw Blade
Best Guitar Building Template System - Part 3 - The Body Profile and Neck Pocket
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.3 года назад
Best Guitar Building Template System - Part 3 - The Body Profile and Neck Pocket
Love this! How do you thinkness your headstock after glue up? Lots of ways but I'm curious as to yours.
fastest forearm 23 mins long
Thank you for the info
Thanks for showing your thinking and production behind the product - super helpful for DIYers and people with fancy tools, and pushing the whole industry forward. Bravo.
Hope all is well! Looking forward to the wiring video(s) if that’s still coming?
The fucken guy died. Been wanting one. His fucken wife just ignores communications. I guess I'll never get one.
You guys are doing a great job on these videos. I only discovered you while searching for PLEK machines near me. Your care and attention to detail really comes through here. I had a guitar ruined once by a bad technician who came highly rated, so these videos really help to build trust and show what you're about. I may use your PLEK services in the near future. Thanks, and keep it up!
Simply incredible, thankyou so much for sharing all this information. I am building my first guitar, I have minimumal woodworking expereience, and very high expectations (bad combo). I've spent months planning and figuring out how to appraoch it. I recently got access to a laser cutter, and now I've 3D modeled the guitar I'm building using most of the techniques you've demo'd in your videos. I'm trying to make my first build as straight forward as possible, and templates are the key.
Hey Steve, do you still recommended the neck reinforcement rods on roasted maple necks?
@@bl8155 it is personal preference. It will make a stiffer, more stable neck. However, some players and types of music prefer a looser neck.
Great video. Why haven't I seen this one before. Thanks
Great review! Had me sold... Jim passed away last year, but thankfully his wife has decided to continue with limited production of Jim's creations. Just plunked down for one of the Luthier versions, even though I plan on using this machine for thickness sanding more accurate sheet thicknesses for my model train and model ship building projects.
How were you able to order his machines? I've checked back on his website a few times over the past couple months and haven't seen an option to purchase them
@@1216raptor you have to Email his widow Donna. Use the "contact" option on the website.
Fantastic alternative to the rope-style jigs I've seen used. I haven't yet glued up a top of my own, however in the building class I've joined previously I've seen students use the rope jig. It seems cumbersome and some students have struggled getting it to work properly.
Shoulda used a longer shank insert tool and used the drill press as a straight guide and hand turn the chuck
interested in the saw. I am using a big table saw, and would prefer to ditch it. it is only used for fret slotting.
Suggestion: I use threaded insets for all kinds of stuff, and I tap the coarse external threads. For your necks, you could tap the neck threads using your drill press manually ( just to keep the tap perfectly plumb/square w the surface. I use a few drops of CA glue when inserting the insert. This all allows for just an xtra .001” or so around the insert - it’ll still be very solid but you avoid the risk of the inserts cracking the butt of the neck w seasonal humidity changes. I had that happen a cpl times so I started tapping them first. The coarse tap you’ll need is not common but wherever you get your inserts should be able to fix you up. I got mine from both Grainger and McFeely at one time or another. Try it - it also makes the insert go in like butter, no chance of a slip that could damage the neck.
I learned something today. Thank you for the details.
Any other videos coming?
So weird that you have a link to Eric Brock. In a cool way I mean. I've ordered a couple of Sire guitars and he reviewed a blue T7FM which is on my list. Now I've decided I should build my own but funds unrefundable. Lefties,
Do reinforcement inserts affect the degree which the truss rod can adjust?
OK, I understand, you need to sell stuff, but your teaching style sucks!
Great video! What disc are you using on on the large angle grinder? Those jigs are amazing.
This is one of the most, if not the most, highly detailed, comprehensive, accurate and honest video i've ever seen on this specific topic! Strongly informative, you kept me glued to the screen till the very last second! THANK YOU!
Hey, Steve! Do you have these templates available for bass?
Yes we do. On our website you will find many P-Bass style variations…which we call the “Pistol Bass”. maximumguitarworks.com/search?q=Pistol
that's pure over engineering . thanks anyway
That would have been nice to have a month ago as I was burning up boards on a disc sander. Do you have any brick and mortar( I'm in Denver area) or just online?
We have a factory outside Denver…but not a retail store. Some people stop by to pick up orders…it to drop off guitars for Plek service. But this needs to be done by appointment. Call the number on our website if you need help. Thanks for watching.
When I put steel grommets into guitar necks, I just put the insert bit into my drill press and (obviously with the power off) use the perfectly vertical pressure from the press and I turn the chuck with my bare hand. The other fantastic feature of the steel grommets are if you use four recessed neck ferrules instead of a plate, it's much easier to find metric bolts of various lengths, or even cut a longer bolt down. It's much more difficult to find the short wood screws necessary for a tapered neck heel to keep the bolts from poking all the way through.
Great vid process ect... did part 2 ever materialize
Do the telecaster templates and the telemaster templates fit fender necks if i just want to build the body?
Do your telecaster and telemaster templates fit fender necks if i just want to build the body? Great videos
Do you sell those guitar templates?
Yes. Although it wasn’t my intention…it became a business. maximumguitarworks.com Call the number on the website if you need help.
The adjustable pocket template can be accomplished with three pieces of mdf taped to the blank around the heel of your neck lined up to the center line to the line drawn for the scale length. The route (tweaked with tape) will match that particular neck. I use a cheap laser to line the neck up with the blank's center line.
Cool
Good video
great job! i need to do this to my strat with striped wood screws.... anyway you could ditch the nut driver and chuck your home made driver into the drill press, spin the chuck by hand while putting small amount of pressure on handle for leverage.... a little wax and they go in dead straight every time...
I very, very much appreciate these videos for their expertise, however, anybody contemplating their very first guitar build would likely never set foot on that path having watched this series. Sometimes, you just have to have at it, and be damned with all the jigs. You just have to give it a go and learn from your mistakes.
At 22:00 Steve could use the special tool he says he doesn't like by setting it into the chuck of his drill press - the perfect perpendicularity of the alignment is still assured from drilling the original holes! - and then start turning the chuck by hand while gently pressing down on the plunge handle of the press. Most drill presses are designed to allow such hand-turning of the chuck...
Question regarding planing the neck blank down to the desired thickness - I don't have a planer, but I do have a jointer. Would that also work to get it down to the thickness I want?
Not ideal…but possible. You will have to pay attention to all four corners of the blank…and take light passes on the jointer. I have found that you can put more pressure with the push blocks over the thicker ends/sides…and slowly make adjustments to make the sides flat and parallel. It’s not easy…but possible.
I just did a belly cut and forearm bevel with an orbital sander Works really well
Great video 👍👍 do you sell this templates ?? Thanks Lars
Yes. Go to the website…many different template sets available there. maximumguitarworks.com
Your video are so great! Thanks for sharing your expert knowledge!!
Goodnight! I was wondering what this mold is for? I watched the whole video thinking I would have an answer, but I stayed the same. If it's not due to my lack of education, I can ask you and see how the mold is used more trade after it's ready. Thank you very much in advance for your attention and congratulations on the very good RUclips channel.
Answer is at 42:03
This is great! Looking forward to binge watching the rest of this series! Lots of great info already!
Man, I‘m so glad I came across this video. I didn‘t know you had a RUclips channel until today. I‘ve heard a lot about you through Todd‘s videos over at Sweet T Guitars. I have seen him do this and am planning on doing the same in my first electric build. Thanks for the detail! I appreciate it. I am now subscribed as well!
You don't really need perpendicular holes. You need co-linear holes. So drill a smaller pilot hole thru both the body and neck. Then drill at the needed diameters
Great to see decent engineering principles being applied to an age old problem. I think Leo himself would've approved. Would be interesting to see if unplugged resonance could even result for the couch surfers amongst us.
No mask?
Great video, what thickness of aluminium are you using?
Hey man. So nice to see your setup. Looks awesome. Thanks for the shout out
What would be the best way to round over the edge after you make the cut? Would it done by hand?
I like the clean-ness and uniformity of your templates. Mine all look terrible, (either baltic birch or MDF) but still work, but would be nice to have some of these. Great job