*Do you like this guitar?* Well I did a neck thru version of it here (and it doesn't look like it was filmed with a calculator from the 90's): ruclips.net/video/xWlPsvT80zg/видео.html
@@alwaysopen7970 mass production doesn't necessarily equate to crap. Look at brands like Schecter, Ibanez, Solar and so many others! Sure, hand-built guitars like this one can be absolute works of art, but they're also expensive as shit because of all the labor, plus the costs of materials. Mass-produced guitars are more affordable and also capable of being very high quality
@@themorrigan1312 I agree. Mass produced guitars are a requirement today as it makes the guitar a much more affordable instrument, and today a lot of them are really high quality instrument. When you buy something from a luthier you mostly pay for something that stands out, a unique object than no one else in the world has, and that's been crafted for you and you only, according to your tastes, demands and desires, it's more of a conceptual thing than a practical thing to me. I only own guitars from big brands and guitars that I made with my own hands, I don't have the money for a luthier guitar :) (but I don't care I can make them myself now muahahaha).
I did not regret one second of the 24 minutes and 23 seconds it took to watch this video. You certainly have the tools and the know how to use them. Proof is in the pudding absolutely stunning guitar of a one-off custom design. Excellent work top of the line. Now I would really like to hear it and it to know what kind of pickups you put on it
Thanks a lot that's very kind. I'll make a sound demo very soon. As soon as I'm done filming my current build (a ukulele). For this build I bought a DiMarzio PAF 36th anniversary on the neck and salvaged a DiMarzio evolution on an old Ibanez RG, I had no clue what those two would sound like together but I'm very happy about how it came out :)
@@tchiksguitars What do you mean it's easy? I'm terrified from the video. A thousand things can go wrong during the process, I have new respect for the instrument making process...
@@dirtyharry1881 it’s easy brah, you just need $3000 in tools and supplies, dozens of hours of practicing on scrap wood, and you will see how easy it is. People just want you to think it’s hard. 🤙🏽
I built my own years ago while still in high school, when I read about Brian May. It was a copy of a Gibson melody maker. Took all the measurements from a photo in a book.....only power tool was my Dads drill. To all those who say they've been meaning to do it.....I encourage you to just get started. Common sense and perseverance will get you most of the way...... and it'll give you a real sense of pride.....The only part I really struggled with was getting the action (angle of neck to body) to an acceptable state.....but wood construction is a very forgiving thing....You can do it! .... .If you want a bigger challenge, wind you own pickups like Mr May did..
I second that. All the way. Common sense and perseverance are the key. Getting the right action is a hard thing, I struggled on my first two builds and this time was easier for some reason. I should also add that Professor May was also a huge inspiration and motivation (it inspired me to make my own design also ).
@@twootters7433 Yeah ....a lot of details to get right from the slots on the nut to the twist of the neck...It truly is a 3D problem. you can fine tune the overall angle just by being able to adjust the height of the bridge and pickups....The mistake I kept making was too much (and uneven camber) on the fingerboard....especially when you think about bending strings....patience and a long enough metal straight edge is the only cure I could come up with. I am there is a better way with a creative jig...
@@NoChateau I always ruin the fret wire depth, then screw up trying to get the frets the same height. I've read books, watched videos, it's like I have a mental block when it comes to the necks.
This was like watching the late great Bob Ross work. Soooo many times when you think "noooo you're gonna ruin it!" but no -it's always beautiful in the end.
That's the most beautiful guitar design I've ever seen. I've wanted to build my own for years and make it my own, but now I think I'd be disappointed if I didn't completely copy yours! lol Thanks so much for sharing! I was just seeing a photo of a 17 year old Brian May with the Red Special in development for the first time, amazing, and it got me back into thinking about this.
Thank you so much it means a lot to me :) fun fact, Brian May and the Red special have been my inspiration ever since I was a teenager. If you know anything about woodworking just go for it, it can seem as a daunting task at first but if you segment the whole thing into small, well documented steps (50+, I counted :p ) and take your time it won't be not that hard !
I'm @ a loss for words. For a guy that's not a Luthier you straight Obi-One-Kenobi'd that my friend. Excellent craftsmanship. Thank you for the upload and hard work!🙏👊
Cool to see someone do a guitar in a totally different order of operations than I would. Neat to see what is possible and proves there is no “right way” to build. Nice work.
Thank you. Maybe the order of operations is a little strange because I work a full time job and could only do certain operations at a very specific time and for a limited duration .. that's also why I use a lot of hand tools (maybe it doesnt show that much in the video), ...it's quieter and I can do it on Sundays :p
Excellent and artistic! I think it's the responsibility of every guitarist to see this video and understand how the guitar which simply they leave in the corner of a room is made with sweat, endeavour, machine's danger, contaminants, etc. Now I feel even the cheapest guitar is valuable.
That maple fretboard is more gorgeous than any other I've seen. I can't remember what to call the figuring on it, but it appears to be the same as violin bridges. I'd love to see more of that instead of flame tops.
I love it too and I don't have any idea how it's called. I came across that pattern while making my bass so I kept the stock on the side and later tried to resaw it to get that figured wood. I think it only shows when maple is perfectly quarter sawn. I didn't succeed in having a consistent pattern throughout the whole fretboard (it's a little wavy) but had it's charm :)
Enjoyed every second of the video. Beautiful job, I'd do some stuff differently and in a different order. However, the most important thing is that I learned something new from you. Thank you very much for taking the time and filming everything, and also for uploading it here for us. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing! Power saws freak me out but I enjoy watching people create with them :) You are a master craftsman and it was a pleasure watching you create! Best Regards and Best Wishes for 2022!
Really excellent job👏. I feel stupid with my homemade "cigar box ukulele". I definitely neither am a luthier but your level is really higher than mine. Wonderful.
Man, you are a true titan ... How can there be more than 300 stupid people who do not like this video ... They have no idea of the kind of work and patience that this requires ... It is irrational .... congratulations ...artwork
I remember on Okinawa between 1979-1982, there were a few G.I.’s over there who had guitars with Ibanez headstocks on them that were made of exotic woods similar to your guitar in this build. They were beautiful. They sounded beautiful but they were heavy. Some of them easily weighed twice as much as a regular factory model solid body guitar. You could play chords - both open and bar - on them all day. And playing melodies and harmony fills on them warmed my heart; the woods resonated the vibrations from the strings through to my body. But faster lead riffs were difficult. I can’t remember if it was the thickness of the neck or something about the frets or fretboards. I never owned one but when Ibanez came out with their Wizard(c) neck a few years later I recall thinking how radically different those newer guitars played from the ones I experienced on Oki. I own a Jackson Soloist now, in great part because of how fast and comfortable the neck is to play.
. Link to the SOUND TEST is right here: ruclips.net/video/Xe28wBwKuBw/видео.html Like 2 cm away from where you're about to complain that there's no sound test :)
I work on guitars too. Repair and assemble and modify. I can’t build them from raw wood like you but I like the relaxed but focused headspace it puts me in. No tv, no phone, no bs. ✌️🎸😎
tchiks guitars & furnitures I will start with piecing a neck together, cutting fret slots, etc, etc, etc. One step at a time I will put it on a pre-cut body, etc ✌️
tchiks guitars & furnitures just gotta Jedi mind trick the wife once I start moving in a drill press, and other big items. I am doing it.....slowly.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Beautiful guitar, the black hardware looks very good with that lumber. I can't tell from here what's the trouble with the G string spacing on the bridge.
Aha someone on Reddit noticed that as well, it's fixed now. I forgot the explanation because it was 3 months ago but it has something to do with me tweaking the bridge and forgetting to put it back :) thanks for the nice comments !
Absolutely gorgeous! You really took it all the way when you made the wood pup rings - props! I was surprised you covered the head-stock but I get how the match is pretty gorgeous. One question: How much does that beast weight? :-) Thx and please post more!
thanks for the kind words ! The reason why I covered the headstock is because my previous build was a neck through bass using the exact same wood species and I wanted something that would look different (and also I secretly wanted to try using headstock veneer :) ). Thanks to you I now know that my guitar weighs exactly the same as my bass (which is crazy!) : 4.200 kg. I'll be posting more builds, thanks for watching !
You know the fun story is : I've stumbled upon your videos (as well as a ton of videos from other amateur and confirmed guitar builders) before building my very first guitar (a telecaster thinline 69) and I thought, watching yours, " if that guy can get away with a jig saw, I can probably make a guitar with my band saw " :)
I am always amazed to see people creating something so beautiful from few piecies of wood! That's a lovely guitar, and a super fine craftmanship! Don't stop!! :)
It’s not a shape that I would choose, but the level of skills that you show is great. The contrast of the chocolate coloured wood and the fret board is fabulous, especially the way that the smaller dark grains are complemented by the dark wood. Wonderful workmanship and a beautiful instrument.
I love music specially playing guitar is my hobby, I do respect the job of those who make guitars and it's gorgeous, I do not understand why there are musicians who break or destroy their guitars. If you love music you must love all the process and respect it. Rockers are stupids and beasts for doing that.
The guitars that people smash and burn on stage are not made this way (fortunately), all the pieces are cut and shaped by different people and put together in an assembly line, like a car ... It allows for cost efficency as well as consistency because every piece is done by the same person, over and over and over again (I don't think I'll ever be able to make two exact same guitars :p ) ... but anyway I kind of enjoy watching people smash their guitars on stage, it's fun to watch :) you should watch documentaries on youtube about how a factory guitar is made (PRS, fender and Gibson each made one), it's very instructive !
they destroy it to encourage everybody to destroy their guitar on stage, so that the guitar industry will survive. people will tent to buy more and more guitar for a stage shows.
@@tchiksguitars That was really good. But if not a furniture maker, at least you have hundreds of tools and machines a random dude doesn't, you sure have experience working with wood. Still all my admiration.
@@wj2454 Yeah. Seems like hehas really good experience working with wood and owns thousands of dollars worth of equipment. He's not an average joe but his craft man ship is exemplary.
I just did the math, with all my tools combined, you could buy exactly ONE Gibson Les Paul Standard :) I would choose my tools anytime over a high end guitar, but I know a lot of people wouldn't do the same
@@tchiksguitars Most people wouldn't do the same, but I'm at a point that I would make your same choice, not sure I would have done it years ago though. Still debatable that you are a random dude when it comes to experience with wood, but probably we all are closer to it than we think.
I love this homemade guitar, it looks very professional and worthy. I particularly like the combination of the different types of wood. Many greetings from Germany 🙏
There's absolutely nothing amateur about this this is all professional woodworking skills and tools I've built 4 guitars from kits two guitars from prefabricated body and necks and one complete full build from guitar out of scrap wood and all I have is a skill saw a jigsaw a forstner bit and Shinto rasp and four clamps now that's amateur... you are using thousands of dollars worth of tools and showcasing years of woodworking experience, you build a beautiful guitar possess excellent woodworking skills and have every tool a luthier would ever want and need, but what I'm seeing this is 100% professional work
I must have seen a couple dozen guitar building videos already but interesting to see different workmanship nonetheless. I started building my own guitar about 3 years ago and well.. yeah.. maybe I'll finish it some time soon
Bro I’d love to hear your thought on this vs what you know now. That’s be a great video, a lot of ppl here really respect your craft and learn a lot from what you’ve picked up over the years
This is really great! Great design/aesthetics/appointments, well-executed. I also am a hobbyist luthier with a full-time, unrelated job, though not as professional/organized as you (even though you say you're not a luthier). I've built several classical guitars and two electrics (one a 335 copy) totally from scratch, I use the planes, spokeshaves, etc. The one thing I do that's different is use hot hide glue for pretty much everything except the binding. I think the rigid joint it makes (and it shrinks in the joint over time to an even tighter fit) helps the acoustics. I also think that having a white or yellow glue joint creates an area that does have some give to it, so it can absorb vibration. That said, I built a copy of Mike Campbell's Rickenbacker 12 and used yellow glue for the joints and that thing was plenty resonant - but of course it was a 12. I do think the hide glue gives it more. Well done, loved seeing how you did stuff and picked up plenty of tips from it.
wow, what an instructive comment! As a matter of fact, I didn't even know hide glue even existed before this morning when I watched a video of the restoration of Martin acoustic guitar. It's crazy, I'm planning on building a 335 copy (I want the . It's been on my mind for a week now, I can't figure out the exact thickness of the top and back plate (not counting the carved surface) so I'm a little bit stuck right now, and due to the global lockdown, I can't find wood to make the guitar (I may have to take down a Sapeli shelf that I previously built, it's big enough for the top and back plate + sides, but still have no wood for the neck and fretboard:p). Back to the glue now : I've always used white glue, my entire woodworking life (e.g 2 years :p ) and it did the job so far, if I ever make a full size acoustic guitar I may well be interested in hide glue, after reading what you just said :) Thanks for watching !
@@tchiksguitars I had the advantage of having my '71 335 on hand to take measurements, trace outlines, etc. Just measured and the rise of the domed top and back is about 1/2 inch from the level of the outer edge on the widest parts of the lower bout, same for the back. I had two maple boards 10 inches wide by about 1 and 1/2 inches thick and that worked. You could get by with only 8 inches wide since top is 16 inches at widest, but nice to have a little extra to play with. Carving that maple by hand took forever! I think I aimed for about 1/4 inch thick everywhere, and then after it was built I thinned some more to get the weight down a little - I think it ended up at 9 lbs (I built it for another guitarist, don't have it now).
@@jeremyhickersonsalem thank you for those precious numbers! It's true that having a real 335 helps, I don't have one (and that's why I'm building it), but I'm looking for people in my area who would let me measure it. But your datas are a good beginning. Did you use a router to take out some material first, or the drill press method? or everything with a carving gouge? Also, I don't have a thumb plane (because I don't know which one i should get), do you think it would work ? Thanks a bunch for the advices !
@@tchiksguitars From the measurements I gave it seems like even a 3/4 inch thick board would work, I drilled to the correct depths (with a brace and bit), then used carving gouges and eventually a thumb plane that I made from a scrap of hardwood and small plane blade I had in another very small plane. The thumb plane was crude but I was able to tinker with it enough to get it to work. And then I did a lot with the "curlicue" scraper. On my 335 the maple center block ends after the bridge, just at the back edge of the bridge pickup plastic mount; the neck block is mahogany. You might consider this to keep the weight down, if you don't mind that acoustically it's closer to a hollow body (this could be a feature) Mine has the trapeze tailpiece rather than a stop bridge. This guy had about 40 videos on building a carved-top semi hollow (335); they were invaluable, especially for the neck mortise and neck tenon. It looks like he may have pulled them now; he says they're available on his website but I didn't see them there. ruclips.net/video/cneMoPTcBdc/видео.html
@@tchiksguitars Here's the one I built, in the white, before I finished it (you can hear I've got a tube going out in my Deluxe Reverb) ruclips.net/video/SevYu7fMzeM/видео.html
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*Do you like this guitar?* Well I did a neck thru version of it here (and it doesn't look like it was filmed with a calculator from the 90's):
ruclips.net/video/xWlPsvT80zg/видео.html
1:44 how did you print the guitar paper? Can you show it to us
This video should be required viewing for anyone even thinking about buying a guitar. This was a piece of art.
Thank you so much !
If you watch this being made you would never settle for $$$ mass production crap again.
@@alwaysopen7970 mass production doesn't necessarily equate to crap. Look at brands like Schecter, Ibanez, Solar and so many others! Sure, hand-built guitars like this one can be absolute works of art, but they're also expensive as shit because of all the labor, plus the costs of materials. Mass-produced guitars are more affordable and also capable of being very high quality
@@themorrigan1312 I agree. Mass produced guitars are a requirement today as it makes the guitar a much more affordable instrument, and today a lot of them are really high quality instrument. When you buy something from a luthier you mostly pay for something that stands out, a unique object than no one else in the world has, and that's been crafted for you and you only, according to your tastes, demands and desires, it's more of a conceptual thing than a practical thing to me. I only own guitars from big brands and guitars that I made with my own hands, I don't have the money for a luthier guitar :) (but I don't care I can make them myself now muahahaha).
@@tchiksguitars jajá... "Muahahaha"!
A piece of art, a signature of what a guitar should be.
I did not regret one second of the 24 minutes and 23 seconds it took to watch this video. You certainly have the tools and the know how to use them. Proof is in the pudding absolutely stunning guitar of a one-off custom design. Excellent work top of the line. Now I would really like to hear it and it to know what kind of pickups you put on it
Thanks a lot that's very kind. I'll make a sound demo very soon. As soon as I'm done filming my current build (a ukulele). For this build I bought a DiMarzio PAF 36th anniversary on the neck and salvaged a DiMarzio evolution on an old Ibanez RG, I had no clue what those two would sound like together but I'm very happy about how it came out :)
Here is the sound demo : ruclips.net/video/Xe28wBwKuBw/видео.html
You know someone is really good at something when they make it look easy, as though anyone can do it. Great job!
Or, plot twist, it is actually easy and people have been trying to make us believe it's not this whole time ! Thank you
@@tchiksguitars What do you mean it's easy? I'm terrified from the video. A thousand things can go wrong during the process, I have new respect for the instrument making process...
@@dirtyharry1881 keep being terriefied then...
@@prity777
Ya start over again, it's only a piece of wood.
@@dirtyharry1881 it’s easy brah, you just need $3000 in tools and supplies, dozens of hours of practicing on scrap wood, and you will see how easy it is. People just want you to think it’s hard. 🤙🏽
No talking. Only guitar. Love it!
And no music too 👍👍🇬🇧
I built my own years ago while still in high school, when I read about Brian May. It was a copy of a Gibson melody maker. Took all the measurements from a photo in a book.....only power tool was my Dads drill. To all those who say they've been meaning to do it.....I encourage you to just get started. Common sense and perseverance will get you most of the way...... and it'll give you a real sense of pride.....The only part I really struggled with was getting the action (angle of neck to body) to an acceptable state.....but wood construction is a very forgiving thing....You can do it! .... .If you want a bigger challenge, wind you own pickups like Mr May did..
I second that. All the way. Common sense and perseverance are the key.
Getting the right action is a hard thing, I struggled on my first two builds and this time was easier for some reason.
I should also add that Professor May was also a huge inspiration and motivation (it inspired me to make my own design also ).
@@tchiksguitars we would like to hear how it sounds.
I'm great at bodies I just seem to screw up every single neck I have tried to make.
@@twootters7433 Yeah ....a lot of details to get right from the slots on the nut to the twist of the neck...It truly is a 3D problem. you can fine tune the overall angle just by being able to adjust the height of the bridge and pickups....The mistake I kept making was too much (and uneven camber) on the fingerboard....especially when you think about bending strings....patience and a long enough metal straight edge is the only cure I could come up with. I am there is a better way with a creative jig...
@@NoChateau I always ruin the fret wire depth, then screw up trying to get the frets the same height. I've read books, watched videos, it's like I have a mental block when it comes to the necks.
Fabulous. You honored the trees from whence came the wood for your build. This is the highest form of the luthier's art.
This was like watching the late great Bob Ross work. Soooo many times when you think "noooo you're gonna ruin it!" but no -it's always beautiful in the end.
This instrument is gorgeous. I greatly enjoyed seeing the craftsmanship that went into the build. Thank you!
Thanks a lot !
One of the most satisfying video's I've ever seen. You are truly skilled !
Finished guitar is stunning
Thank you !
That is the best guitar build I've ever seen, your guitar is absolutely wonderful, you can be proud of it !
So much work. Happy to see that handmade guitars are still an option.
This guy is a genius; I wish I had that guitar. This person is only going to be making more outstanding and unique works of art.
This might seem a little exaggerated but it's very encouraging thank you !
That neck !!
I don't have the words to do your work justice.
Many thanks from the UK.
Check out my last video, it's the same guitar nut with one piece :) and the video quality is about 1 million times better haha
A small logo on the headstock like a simple drawing or a stylised letter would have been the cherry on top.
Planning to do it, u just a bought a laser engraver. You Can see in action in my ukulele build:)
I was transfixed the entire time. So rewarding to watch the magic happen... great job!
That's the most beautiful guitar design I've ever seen. I've wanted to build my own for years and make it my own, but now I think I'd be disappointed if I didn't completely copy yours! lol Thanks so much for sharing! I was just seeing a photo of a 17 year old Brian May with the Red Special in development for the first time, amazing, and it got me back into thinking about this.
Thank you so much it means a lot to me :) fun fact, Brian May and the Red special have been my inspiration ever since I was a teenager. If you know anything about woodworking just go for it, it can seem as a daunting task at first but if you segment the whole thing into small, well documented steps (50+, I counted :p ) and take your time it won't be not that hard !
Wow. I have a new appreciation for how much skill and work goes into making one now.
I'm @ a loss for words.
For a guy that's not a Luthier you straight Obi-One-Kenobi'd that my friend. Excellent craftsmanship. Thank you for the upload and hard work!🙏👊
héhé, thanks !
Cool to see someone do a guitar in a totally different order of operations than I would. Neat to see what is possible and proves there is no “right way” to build. Nice work.
Thank you. Maybe the order of operations is a little strange because I work a full time job and could only do certain operations at a very specific time and for a limited duration .. that's also why I use a lot of hand tools (maybe it doesnt show that much in the video), ...it's quieter and I can do it on Sundays :p
You were born to make guitars, that's your purpose on earth.
Haha
Thank you for inspiring me. I feel so good after watching that video! With love from Moscow.
No digital fabrication needed when you have skills like that. So cool.
I secretly wish I had a CNC though :p
@@tchiksguitars NOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!
Excellent and artistic! I think it's the responsibility of every guitarist to see this video and understand how the guitar which simply they leave in the corner of a room is made with sweat, endeavour, machine's danger, contaminants, etc. Now I feel even the cheapest guitar is valuable.
Thank you very much for those kind words !
That maple fretboard is more gorgeous than any other I've seen. I can't remember what to call the figuring on it, but it appears to be the same as violin bridges. I'd love to see more of that instead of flame tops.
I love it too and I don't have any idea how it's called. I came across that pattern while making my bass so I kept the stock on the side and later tried to resaw it to get that figured wood. I think it only shows when maple is perfectly quarter sawn. I didn't succeed in having a consistent pattern throughout the whole fretboard (it's a little wavy) but had it's charm :)
Great video. I am super encouraged by your use of normal tools that most people can or might already have. Thanks for putting this together.
Enjoyed every second of the video. Beautiful job, I'd do some stuff differently and in a different order. However, the most important thing is that I learned something new from you. Thank you very much for taking the time and filming everything, and also for uploading it here for us. Thank you!
The order is a bit weird I agree :)
Thank you for sharing! Power saws freak me out but I enjoy watching people create with them :) You are a master craftsman and it was a pleasure watching you create! Best Regards and Best Wishes for 2022!
This makes me admire my guitars, and guitars overall. This is amazing!! 😲
Thats very rewarding to read thanks a lot :)
Pretty sweet shop for someone who isn't a serious woodworker! Nice to see consistent use of pushers and such around the saws. Good stuff mate.
Thanks for noticing :) I do love my fingers !
I dig the hell outta the body shape. So dope. I'd definitely buy one of these if they were mass produced.
Thanks a lot ! Maybe someday in the future and/or in a parallel universe they will be mass produced :p
A work of art. Doesn't even need to be played to make music. Thanks for making the video and posting.
Thank you for watching ! I'll post a demo of me playing it anyway :)
Here is the sound demo anyway ! ruclips.net/video/Xe28wBwKuBw/видео.html
Isso não é uma guitarra.. .É uma obra de arte...👏👏👏😎
Awesome! Thanks for letting us come along for your build.
Beautiful guitar! Really enjoyed the neck construction.
Thanks ! The neck was indeed the fun part for me too :) carving was also very fun
@@tchiksguitars Gibson needs to learn how to make a fingerboard like you do
That's how Flash did his guitar woodwork. Nice looking guitar.
Really excellent job👏.
I feel stupid with my homemade "cigar box ukulele".
I definitely neither am a luthier but your level is really higher than mine.
Wonderful.
Again, I am in complete awe and admiration of your skill; truly superb!
Sounds are awesome on this video, guitar is simply outstanding, great work man
Thanks !
This is the craziest thing. Not only is it sped up, I watch everything on 2x speed (with the exception of music) and IT'S SO AWESOME.
Thank you so much !
I didn't fast forward even a bit..... This is true craftsmanship.......
Man, you are a true titan ... How can there be more than 300 stupid people who do not like this video ... They have no idea of the kind of work and patience that this requires ... It is irrational .... congratulations ...artwork
Thoroughly enjoyed this video incredible detail on this build you sir are a master craftsmen
Thank you !
I like your way to do a video.
So light.So easy.So satisfy.
I know how hard to produce a one video clip.
But!! Please make more video.
This guitar is a dream, the construction was beatiful, i'm thinking about buy one of you hahahahaha so good man !
How much does this guitar cost?
I remember on Okinawa between 1979-1982, there were a few G.I.’s over there who had guitars with Ibanez headstocks on them that were made of exotic woods similar to your guitar in this build. They were beautiful. They sounded beautiful but they were heavy. Some of them easily weighed twice as much as a regular factory model solid body guitar. You could play chords - both open and bar - on them all day. And playing melodies and harmony fills on them warmed my heart; the woods resonated the vibrations from the strings through to my body. But faster lead riffs were difficult. I can’t remember if it was the thickness of the neck or something about the frets or fretboards. I never owned one but when Ibanez came out with their Wizard(c) neck a few years later I recall thinking how radically different those newer guitars played from the ones I experienced on Oki. I own a Jackson Soloist now, in great part because of how fast and comfortable the neck is to play.
Cool story !
Love the attention to detail, especially from a non-professional luthier ! Congratulations, it's beautiful 😊
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Link to the SOUND TEST is right here: ruclips.net/video/Xe28wBwKuBw/видео.html
Like 2 cm away from where you're about to complain that there's no sound test :)
How can I get ahold of u for a custom guitar?
Hi. I don't sell guitars sorry :)
WOW an impressive gift/skills God given to you...
hey, how do you measure the distance between the last fretboard, the neck pickup, the bridge pickup, and the bridge?
I work on guitars too. Repair and assemble and modify. I can’t build them from raw wood like you but I like the relaxed but focused headspace it puts me in. No tv, no phone, no bs. ✌️🎸😎
You should try to make one :) When the wood part is done it's like repairing a guitar hehe
tchiks guitars & furnitures I will start with piecing a neck together, cutting fret slots, etc, etc, etc. One step at a time I will put it on a pre-cut body, etc ✌️
tchiks guitars & furnitures just gotta Jedi mind trick the wife once I start moving in a drill press, and other big items. I am doing it.....slowly.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Slow is good I think. I work incredibly slowly :p
i think Mark Knopfler sung about this a long time ago....“money for nothing and tchiks for free“ 😊
well built!!! fantastic craftsmanship!!!
I enjoyed watching you create a gorgeous work of art, especially the contrast of wood with walnut body and maple neck, Great Work.
Thank you !
Beautiful guitar, the black hardware looks very good with that lumber. I can't tell from here what's the trouble with the G string spacing on the bridge.
Aha someone on Reddit noticed that as well, it's fixed now. I forgot the explanation because it was 3 months ago but it has something to do with me tweaking the bridge and forgetting to put it back :) thanks for the nice comments !
Nothing but top shelf all the way! Excellent job!
Now i understand why josh elmore prefers custom guitar..the amount of effort spend for perfection..
this guitar reminded me of Josh's copper top, which is a beatiful guitar, I like those unique features that give it that custom look
Thank you for recording the build of that beautiful guitar
I hope maybe one day I can build one
Thank you !
Go for it, build one, it will give you a ton of satisfaction no matter the result.
Not all the tools that I used are necessary.
Absolutely gorgeous! You really took it all the way when you made the wood pup rings - props! I was surprised you covered the head-stock but I get how the match is pretty gorgeous. One question: How much does that beast weight? :-) Thx and please post more!
thanks for the kind words !
The reason why I covered the headstock is because my previous build was a neck through bass using the exact same wood species and I wanted something that would look different (and also I secretly wanted to try using headstock veneer :) ).
Thanks to you I now know that my guitar weighs exactly the same as my bass (which is crazy!) : 4.200 kg.
I'll be posting more builds, thanks for watching !
Also curious about the price it sells 😉
Man it was a pleasure to watch you work. Beautiful craftsmanship.
I wish I had all these tools when I built my guitars! Just hand tools for me. They still turned out not too bad though ;0)
You know the fun story is : I've stumbled upon your videos (as well as a ton of videos from other amateur and confirmed guitar builders) before building my very first guitar (a telecaster thinline 69) and I thought, watching yours, " if that guy can get away with a jig saw, I can probably make a guitar with my band saw " :)
The GGBO made me discover your channel, the quality of work, attention to details and the editing quality made me stay. Great work ! Well done !
Thank you ! It's rare nowadays to get a comment on this first video I posted :) kind of embarrassing
Extraordinario trabajo!
Excellent!
Gracias !
Video test sound please!
I am always amazed to see people creating something so beautiful from few piecies of wood!
That's a lovely guitar, and a super fine craftmanship! Don't stop!! :)
Faltou tirar um som,pra a gente ouvir!
We missed a sound, so we could hear!
Link to the demo is in the description, at the of the video and also as the pinned comment :)
A very enjoyable use of 23 minutes and 25 seconds, some serious carpentry skills, if his guitars are that good Id say a seat would be awesome
9:37 I was thinking wow he must have steady hands, hope he doesn't accidentally hit that neck :)
Haha. I thought the same !
Really nice work from one fabricator and musician to another. Kudos bro!!! That neck is sick!!!
A wooden cover plate. Finally someone thinks like me!
So does Ken Lawrence.
Exactly. Why go for the unsustainable plastic option when wood is better in nearly every way? :D
@@AnimilesYT Lot's of customs come with them.
It takes a special talent and whole lotta patience to make a guitar like this.
That was my third. I'm at 11 builds now :p
What does it weigh? That fret board is stunning!
It weighs 4.2 kg. And feels very comfortable :)
There is a young assistant! Good to see! Congrats for amazing results!
I'll never moan about the price of a Squier Standard again
Fraxinus! Yah, but they don’t even put that much work into like this guy did!!!
Firewood.
STUNNING! I will pay 200€for this beauty!
Joking. This is superb craftsmanship!
Will you make a video showing your build of a guitar with manual tools, no power tools?
Probably not. Why would I do that ?
Well apparently I can: ruclips.net/video/8jwY3x4HUFk/видео.html
It’s not a shape that I would choose, but the level of skills that you show is great. The contrast of the chocolate coloured wood and the fret board is fabulous, especially the way that the smaller dark grains are complemented by the dark wood. Wonderful workmanship and a beautiful instrument.
Thanks ! I did the exact same shape (unfortunately for you :p) in a video that I published yesterday. Same guitar, neck thru construction.
And how much is this work??
Any guitar player would love to have this baby. Wish I owned it. Great job on the build.
I love music specially playing guitar is my hobby, I do respect the job of those who make guitars and it's gorgeous, I do not understand why there are musicians who break or destroy their guitars. If you love music you must love all the process and respect it. Rockers are stupids and beasts for doing that.
The guitars that people smash and burn on stage are not made this way (fortunately), all the pieces are cut and shaped by different people and put together in an assembly line, like a car ... It allows for cost efficency as well as consistency because every piece is done by the same person, over and over and over again (I don't think I'll ever be able to make two exact same guitars :p ) ... but anyway I kind of enjoy watching people smash their guitars on stage, it's fun to watch :)
you should watch documentaries on youtube about how a factory guitar is made (PRS, fender and Gibson each made one), it's very instructive !
they destroy it to encourage everybody to destroy their guitar on stage, so that the guitar industry will survive. people will tent to buy more and more guitar for a stage shows.
Kinda love the hand-chiseled look at 15:30 -- I'd love a guitar like that. Wonder if it'd be rough to play, though.
The only way to find out is to chisel your guitar, it's a one way trip though :p
😃 ❤️ @@tchiksguitars
I'm exhausted watching this video, I need a nap
Imagine building it. Many naps were involved in this process
Very nice, great craftsmanship..that fingerboard is to die for.
The neck and fretboard are especially gorgeous, but this girl thicc.
Nice looking build man, I dig the tiny hands in there helping out!
Q: Would you really trust your furniture maker to build you an electric guitar?
A: Yes
Hahah. I'm not even a furniture maker. More like " would you trust a random dude to make your guitar out of boredom ? "
@@tchiksguitars That was really good. But if not a furniture maker, at least you have hundreds of tools and machines a random dude doesn't, you sure have experience working with wood. Still all my admiration.
@@wj2454 Yeah. Seems like hehas really good experience working with wood and owns thousands of dollars worth of equipment. He's not an average joe but his craft man ship is exemplary.
I just did the math, with all my tools combined, you could buy exactly ONE Gibson Les Paul Standard :) I would choose my tools anytime over a high end guitar, but I know a lot of people wouldn't do the same
@@tchiksguitars Most people wouldn't do the same, but I'm at a point that I would make your same choice, not sure I would have done it years ago though.
Still debatable that you are a random dude when it comes to experience with wood, but probably we all are closer to it than we think.
the whiteboard has been made very cool😃😏
Great job!!
Great skill, Great wood and Great equipment, Great finished product. All i all = Professional
Просто супер нет!!! слов!!!!
Amazing build! You are a true artisan.
Video super. Like 👍...
I love this homemade guitar, it looks very professional and worthy. I particularly like the combination of the different types of wood. Many greetings from Germany 🙏
Thank you for the kind words ! Yes I like the contrast between the two dark walnut and light maple too :) cheers from Belgium !
Sounds like I’m at the dentist 😂 other than that good video
My dentist was a huge inspiration for this video !
Truly exceptional. Finally I entered a real laboratory. The guitar is beautiful. The video explains exactly how to build a handmade electric guitar.
Thank you ! I wouldn't say it's how it's supposed to be done, but this worked for me!
que linda hem formidável !!!!!!!!!!
Só pela trabalheira de toda a customização, já 'valeria' por uma Limosine ...
One of the best builds I've ever seen on RUclips ....
Didn't even make the metal parts in their own forge. Lazy.
I did but forgot to film it. How convenient.
There's absolutely nothing amateur about this this is all professional woodworking skills and tools I've built 4 guitars from kits two guitars from prefabricated body and necks and one complete full build from guitar out of scrap wood and all I have is a skill saw a jigsaw a forstner bit and Shinto rasp and four clamps now that's amateur... you are using thousands of dollars worth of tools and showcasing years of woodworking experience, you build a beautiful guitar possess excellent woodworking skills and have every tool a luthier would ever want and need, but what I'm seeing this is 100% professional work
Back when I built it, that was my second guitar ever made and I had 2 years of woodworking experience before that. So the title stays true to me :)
I must have seen a couple dozen guitar building videos already but interesting to see different workmanship nonetheless. I started building my own guitar about 3 years ago and well.. yeah.. maybe I'll finish it some time soon
Hope this helped
Bro I’d love to hear your thought on this vs what you know now. That’s be a great video, a lot of ppl here really respect your craft and learn a lot from what you’ve picked up over the years
Haha that's a good idea. I haven't made enough guitars yet though
Wow.
Looks like a century's work.
Nice
This is really great! Great design/aesthetics/appointments, well-executed. I also am a hobbyist luthier with a full-time, unrelated job, though not as professional/organized as you (even though you say you're not a luthier). I've built several classical guitars and two electrics (one a 335 copy) totally from scratch, I use the planes, spokeshaves, etc. The one thing I do that's different is use hot hide glue for pretty much everything except the binding. I think the rigid joint it makes (and it shrinks in the joint over time to an even tighter fit) helps the acoustics. I also think that having a white or yellow glue joint creates an area that does have some give to it, so it can absorb vibration. That said, I built a copy of Mike Campbell's Rickenbacker 12 and used yellow glue for the joints and that thing was plenty resonant - but of course it was a 12. I do think the hide glue gives it more. Well done, loved seeing how you did stuff and picked up plenty of tips from it.
wow, what an instructive comment! As a matter of fact, I didn't even know hide glue even existed before this morning when I watched a video of the restoration of Martin acoustic guitar. It's crazy, I'm planning on building a 335 copy (I want the . It's been on my mind for a week now, I can't figure out the exact thickness of the top and back plate (not counting the carved surface) so I'm a little bit stuck right now, and due to the global lockdown, I can't find wood to make the guitar (I may have to take down a Sapeli shelf that I previously built, it's big enough for the top and back plate + sides, but still have no wood for the neck and fretboard:p). Back to the glue now : I've always used white glue, my entire woodworking life (e.g 2 years :p ) and it did the job so far, if I ever make a full size acoustic guitar I may well be interested in hide glue, after reading what you just said :)
Thanks for watching !
@@tchiksguitars I had the advantage of having my '71 335 on hand to take measurements, trace outlines, etc. Just measured and the rise of the domed top and back is about 1/2 inch from the level of the outer edge on the widest parts of the lower bout, same for the back. I had two maple boards 10 inches wide by about 1 and 1/2 inches thick and that worked. You could get by with only 8 inches wide since top is 16 inches at widest, but nice to have a little extra to play with. Carving that maple by hand took forever! I think I aimed for about 1/4 inch thick everywhere, and then after it was built I thinned some more to get the weight down a little - I think it ended up at 9 lbs (I built it for another guitarist, don't have it now).
@@jeremyhickersonsalem thank you for those precious numbers! It's true that having a real 335 helps, I don't have one (and that's why I'm building it), but I'm looking for people in my area who would let me measure it. But your datas are a good beginning. Did you use a router to take out some material first, or the drill press method? or everything with a carving gouge? Also, I don't have a thumb plane (because I don't know which one i should get), do you think it would work ? Thanks a bunch for the advices !
@@tchiksguitars From the measurements I gave it seems like even a 3/4 inch thick board would work, I drilled to the correct depths (with a brace and bit), then used carving gouges and eventually a thumb plane that I made from a scrap of hardwood and small plane blade I had in another very small plane. The thumb plane was crude but I was able to tinker with it enough to get it to work. And then I did a lot with the "curlicue" scraper. On my 335 the maple center block ends after the bridge, just at the back edge of the bridge pickup plastic mount; the neck block is mahogany. You might consider this to keep the weight down, if you don't mind that acoustically it's closer to a hollow body (this could be a feature) Mine has the trapeze tailpiece rather than a stop bridge. This guy had about 40 videos on building a carved-top semi hollow (335); they were invaluable, especially for the neck mortise and neck tenon. It looks like he may have pulled them now; he says they're available on his website but I didn't see them there. ruclips.net/video/cneMoPTcBdc/видео.html
@@tchiksguitars Here's the one I built, in the white, before I finished it (you can hear I've got a tube going out in my Deluxe Reverb) ruclips.net/video/SevYu7fMzeM/видео.html