Custom guitars are works of art. Most of us love and appreciate the art but don’t know how to create it. Ben is an artist/crazy genius. We will all want this finished work of art.
I'm on Video #7 right now. That's going to look BAD ASSED if you can rig up some LED's inside it that works whenever you put the Amplifier to Guitar cord =)
You are a wizard Ben. You're work blows my mind. The one thing I'll say, I'm not a fan of the tin inside the guitar, I like the mesh, but I think having a darker color or material or whatever inside would really make the holes pop more. Just my personal opinion. Anyway, looking forward to the rest of this series
I agree, I'm personally against the tin foil full stop, because the creases in the tin foil just give it more of a cheap look instead of what I assume he's going for of the machined metal inside the guitar, but the mesh does help distract from that on the hexagonal cutouts. The tin foil backing inside the guitar I dont think can be fixed up enough to make it look decent. Still, I find the process super fascinating.
I did a similar thing with a semi-hollow build I did. I made a carved maple burl top and used all the bark inclusions and knot holes as natural sound holes and then decided the holes were too big and open so I put pieces of screen behind them before I glued the top on. Then I used Lace Alumitone Griller pickups to continue the metal mesh theme. It all came together nicely and I'm glad to know I finally did something before Ben did. Hahaha!
I think it looked gorgeous without the foil. I’m a big fan of hexagonal designs like this. If I had the skills I’d have a hand carved wooden bee or wasp crawling out of one of the hexagon holes and then back light it internally with some blue LEDs. I have a feeling this guitar is going to look great once all is said and done though. It’s nice to see someone fully engaged in their craft. Kudos on an interesting build!
This Guitar looks astonishing. In the beginning i didn't see something awsome like this comming. Great doing. keep up your inspiration. Its great what you are doing. Greetz from Bavaria
One other thought. Instead of aluminum foil around the hexagons, using copper they sell for Tiffany style stained glass would've looked great. They sell it in different width strips, and it has adhesive backing, making for straight edges and easy burnishing. It's another one of my hobbies. Your builds get my creative mind going, keep it up!
Was totally on board up until the tin foil... The hexagons looked great in wood and they also had a feeling of superb craftsmanship. Now it just looks a bit tacky and cheep... But that being said Bens visions usually end up great so I may be backpedaling frantically once I see the final product. One criticism I would have is the frantic and energetic music. I much preferred the calm guitar strumming combined with workshop noises of the very old days. This just somehow doesn't feel fitting
Your creativity and building skills are off the charts mate! I've been watching your vids for a few days and you have inspired me to finish my bass guitar which I started 2 years ago! Thanks so much, cheers!
I would have painted the interior of the hollow with shades of bronze and copper, dry brushed it with some black paint, then mounted some warm orange LEDs inside along the edge.
i agree that it needed the wire mesh inside. The inner foil blended with the foil on the hex shapes so that the design didn't stand out. The mesh fixed that. I think it looks great. i just about fell over when Ben mentioned Dr. Frankenstein. I was thinking about Transylvania 6-5000, when the mad scientist kept walking in and out of the door to his lab. He turned crazy when he went in and normal when he came out. I wonder if Ben does that.
I would think the foil would definitely mess with the sound. semi hollow and hollow bodies sound great because of the wood resonating the frequencies through the sound port... but idk lol awesome build for sure!
It would look amazing with led's in the body glowing through the hexagon shapes and be easier to install before you glue back together, what's your thoughts?
My own preference would have been to leave out the holes in the mahogany and I don't think I'm going to like the foil. However; I've learned over the years not to judge a project in the middle. Sometimes the finished project will look much nicer than you can picture it in the building stage. So, go for it! Make it awesome.
Some great ideas, but I would've gone with copper inside for a contrast, especially if you plan on adding internal light. I haven't watched this entire video yet, but another idea would be to patina the aluminum inside to a different color, although this would be messy at this stage. I wish you had kits in the states. I make my own, but yours are quality built.
I don't know what color you're going with, but I think in place of the foil, gloss black would look really good against the mesh. But the vision is yours, and I'm sure it will be spectacular when it's done.
At first I thought, "That'd be a lovely place for a couple of goldfish to live". Now I'm thinking strip lighting. Maybe a black light with some invisible ink around the hexagons? Sweet work mate.
Okay, so I was thinking: press self-drying modeling clay into the top half of the cavity, allow it to harden a little, pop it out, and form the mesh over it. Not as much work as forming the mesh to the inside of the cavity, itself.
you need to use a rubber roller or something on the aluminum surfaces and edges. scraping and sanding won't help but rolling and pressing will. scraping and sanding will keep snagging until the foil is ruined without making it any better.
I think it's rad. I'd try to get the aluminum super polished. And then put a tiny strip of acrylic in the gap between the two body pieces with LEDs behind it. Hahaha
Jimmy, if you wanted to do that, you'd need a microcontroller. And to wire it up to a piezo bridge, and route the output through the controller, because then you'd get independent information for each string... *scribbles notes on a beer mat*...
Hi Ben, love the current build (and discounts 😊) I can see a medium dark blue finish and a slightly lighter contrasting tinted lacquer over the aluminium components, like an anodised effect? I can also see me stealing your design and doing it with the top off..... Love the videos.
This guitar is truly gonna be beautiful very very unique loving the time lapse parts of these videos you’re a very precise luthier; reminds me of my granda (he was a master joiner) and he loved to play on his old beat up USA Strat would love to win this beast! Excited to see the next instalment! Will the tinfoil over the holes be smoothed out with that gold leafing tool? The guitar is almost becoming reptilian steel mesh looks class
I like the foil, it looks like aerospace heat shielding foil. Brushed metal would also have worked but I appreciate that would have taken a lot longer. The interior foil needs to be darker, like a smoky metal or even something like copper.
How about placing the mesh over the body and do a burn over the top, the resulting pattern would compliment the mesh inside. Little black diamonds under a red Crimson stain? Not sure about the foil, time will tell.
this thing should have lights inside... and the total design now builds around hexagonals> knobs, bolts, fret marks and so on. And you probably need small 90 degree adapter for hand drill and screwdrivers.
I sure hope that steel mesh is galvanized, otherwise the person who gets this thing is going to eventually have rusty mesh next to their aluminum. Could be cool looking if it doesn't just disintegrate.
It would have been easier to use aluminium paint. I used it when I was a teenager and had a temp job painting fairground equipment. We used it to put a shiny undercoat in specific areas and then paint coloured lacquers over the top to get the bright colours that reflect light really well.
Good series, been following since the start, but I gotta agree with most - the tin foil takes the wonderful craftsmanship and all those hours you spent hand carving those hexes and covers em up in a wrinkly sort of mess. Also, maybe you answered this while I was admiring your backdrop of vintage tools, but why did you do the aluminum before any paint? Even if it'll be unfinished, it still needs a coat of clear to protect the wood.
Love the concept for the build but not sure about the tin foil... I might have used silver paint to help get a smoother finish, but I’ll trust you and wait to see the final product!
I think the guitar is super cool. Most the comments are about the tin foil. I agree it's kind of a cheap way to get that look and it could be a bit better but I love it. Bey creative and fascinating. The moment I found this series on this guitar I fell in love with it. I do indeed wish I could ginge watch it.
I do like the idea of aluminum and wood, but I’d have used a chrome paint instead of the foil...it just looks off. That being said, I have faith that you’ll make it look great in the end.
For color to stick with the thematic idea I'd think some kind of electric blue/circuit board green maybe a burst so some sort, hoping the foil idea turns out better than it seems so far
I really do like the roughness of the foil, but it feels too slipshod. Maybe if you rasped some fine grain lines into those chamfers next time and then painted a little liquid leaf (an extremely smooth shiny finish metallic paint), you'd get a similar rough cut metal effect without the crinkliness of the foil?
I like the tin foil. Granted it does look a bit cheap. If it were put on straighter. Maybe a thicker type of foil rather than the household stuff might be the go. Or foil tape perhaps. That copper foil tape would look awesome. And I reckon it needs led lights inside the hollow bit. Not much though. You wouldn't want it to look like a lighthouse on stage. Something like a blue (or red if you used copper tape) perhaps. And it would make the steel mesh really pop too.
If you were gonna use the foil I would have liked it burnished it smooth, I suppose it’s to late for that now. The honeycomb shape is cool though. Good luck the rest of the way man!
Not sure about the foil, the mesh is cool, but there are so many different typesand sizes of hexagonal steel mesh out there, why not use some of that ? Bit of a missed oppertunity, but still really cool.
I love what you do but this looks like my kids school craft project , not a master guitar builder but will still keep watching u ,you r the man lol sorry brother
I would’ve thought some good Hammeright silver paint would’ve been more effective than foil , and scraping and sanding wouldn’t disturb the bevels of the hexagon, the Hammeright would have been an awesome metal hammered finish
one of the things I worry about is the acoustics of that hollow body. I wonder how the finished product would sound with the hole positioning, rough interior, foil and the mesh affecting it.
I would not have used the same foil on the inside as surrounds the hexes. I think it kind of blurs together, where a bit of contrast might have been better.
Well, since you are going for the “cyberpunk” theme, I honestly think the honeycomb part should be painted in neon green! And the other part either red, or blue. I don’t know the name of the finish, but it’s not stained, more like car paint-ish. Anyways, I’m sure you will make something cool out of it👍🏼
I like the mesh screen. I've been trying to come up with something unusual for a sound hole in a cigar box build I'm working on and I think the mesh will do the trick! Btw...I was thinking...gold leaf foil would have looked nice!👍😎🎸🎶
This build was so fun to watch but once the tin foil came out I was cracking up. There had to have been a better alternative but I'll wait til the end of the series before I'm too judging haha
oh yes. changed my mind entirely about this, the hexagons weren't perfect, but i though that might be saved by laquer or a paint job, the foil looks like old kit kat wrappers.
Painters tape on the top. Cut out the hexagons. Spray with chrome paint inside and out. 24+hrs of build time saved plus its be alot neater with no crinkles in the aluminium foil.... And as far as the video where you hollowed out the body, next time think ahead and just route out the mahogany before laminating the maple on top to form a void for the hollow body part. Just saying,....
should have added active pickups with power and while this was apart, added an LED strip inside that changes color based on playing or vibration or something!
Thank you, I love sharing what is possible while pushing the boundaries of what I can do myself.. both give me a rush and I absolutely love my life! Thanks for watching! B
So few people who can truly say that they love their life. Nice to see you combining - excelling in your art, and creating unique instruments for people to use and appreciate in every way. Very cool to see people who are pushing the boundaries, even though most people probably felt that the guitar had reached its' limit - design wise. Rock on dude. Your work is Sofa King Special.
Just a thought, but why don't you finish the guitar with a two tone look with bright vibrant colors. Like stain the body bright red and then the little sound hole blue or something to that effect. Maybe not that combination, but that idea
Looked a lot better without the foil but how do you know if something will look good without trying it. Keep going and if it flops remake that part and you’ll know better next time.
Hey ben still watching i think the reveal will change my thoughts in the end ....i have a few questions i went back a little in your videos an saw u carve a les paul top. An curios about violin planes an thumb planes i understand how they work ...but could u elaborate on the little planes i am wondering which ones u feel are a must to have for these in guitar making. ...i only ask because there are so many to choose from an there purpose in use
Custom guitars are works of art. Most of us love and appreciate the art but don’t know how to create it.
Ben is an artist/crazy genius.
We will all want this finished work of art.
I'm on Video #7 right now. That's going to look BAD ASSED if you can rig up some LED's inside it that works whenever you put the Amplifier to Guitar cord =)
You are a wizard Ben. You're work blows my mind.
The one thing I'll say, I'm not a fan of the tin inside the guitar, I like the mesh, but I think having a darker color or material or whatever inside would really make the holes pop more. Just my personal opinion. Anyway, looking forward to the rest of this series
I agree, I'm personally against the tin foil full stop, because the creases in the tin foil just give it more of a cheap look instead of what I assume he's going for of the machined metal inside the guitar, but the mesh does help distract from that on the hexagonal cutouts.
The tin foil backing inside the guitar I dont think can be fixed up enough to make it look decent. Still, I find the process super fascinating.
I did a similar thing with a semi-hollow build I did. I made a carved maple burl top and used all the bark inclusions and knot holes as natural sound holes and then decided the holes were too big and open so I put pieces of screen behind them before I glued the top on. Then I used Lace Alumitone Griller pickups to continue the metal mesh theme. It all came together nicely and I'm glad to know I finally did something before Ben did. Hahaha!
You guys should do a series like this, but also for a bass. I'd love to see your creativity on an even larger instrument.
Hi Ben, looking rad, nice to see that you take your builds futher than most would dare.
Looking forward to see where is goes, keep up the good work.
I think it looked gorgeous without the foil. I’m a big fan of hexagonal designs like this. If I had the skills I’d have a hand carved wooden bee or wasp crawling out of one of the hexagon holes and then back light it internally with some blue LEDs. I have a feeling this guitar is going to look great once all is said and done though. It’s nice to see someone fully engaged in their craft. Kudos on an interesting build!
Ben, I love your deliciously devious design sense!!! This is the most exciting and entertaining build I've watched... bar none!
This Guitar looks astonishing. In the beginning i didn't see something awsome like this comming. Great doing. keep up your inspiration. Its great what you are doing. Greetz from Bavaria
One other thought. Instead of aluminum foil around the hexagons, using copper they sell for Tiffany style stained glass would've looked great. They sell it in different width strips, and it has adhesive backing, making for straight edges and easy burnishing. It's another one of my hobbies. Your builds get my creative mind going, keep it up!
Was totally on board up until the tin foil... The hexagons looked great in wood and they also had a feeling of superb craftsmanship. Now it just looks a bit tacky and cheep... But that being said Bens visions usually end up great so I may be backpedaling frantically once I see the final product.
One criticism I would have is the frantic and energetic music. I much preferred the calm guitar strumming combined with workshop noises of the very old days. This just somehow doesn't feel fitting
xadian101 yes guitar was too much
Yep! The tin foil, does make it look a bit tacky.
Yeah. That's the Solid State lead guitar soundtrack for every Jet Fighter documentary ever.... gotta go.
personally loving the backing tracks
Every time I see this in my sub feed I stop whatever I'm doing and immediately watch it!!!
Your creativity and building skills are off the charts mate! I've been watching your vids for a few days and you have inspired me to finish my bass guitar which I started 2 years ago! Thanks so much, cheers!
I would have painted the interior of the hollow with shades of bronze and copper, dry brushed it with some black paint, then mounted some warm orange LEDs inside along the edge.
Your patience is admirable!
I was yelling: Ben! Vibration! Rattle! Glue it! And then you did. Glad you listened :-)
I ALWAYS listen to you! B
i agree that it needed the wire mesh inside. The inner foil blended with the foil on the hex shapes so that the design didn't stand out. The mesh fixed that. I think it looks great.
i just about fell over when Ben mentioned Dr. Frankenstein. I was thinking about Transylvania 6-5000, when the mad scientist kept walking in and out of the door to his lab. He turned crazy when he went in and normal when he came out. I wonder if Ben does that.
I would have LOVED to see this completed without the tin foil and mesh. It could have been an awesome combination of elegance and craftsmanship.
I would think the foil would definitely mess with the sound. semi hollow and hollow bodies sound great because of the wood resonating the frequencies through the sound port... but idk lol awesome build for sure!
It would look amazing with led's in the body glowing through the hexagon shapes and be easier to install before you glue back together, what's your thoughts?
My own preference would have been to leave out the holes in the mahogany and I don't think I'm going to like the foil. However; I've learned over the years not to judge a project in the middle. Sometimes the finished project will look much nicer than you can picture it in the building stage. So, go for it! Make it awesome.
you do a great job a real tradesman. keep up the the good work,cheers from OZ.
Remedy that lack of coffee and I'll catch you in the next video! Such a great series. If only I had the money for contest entries.....
Way better without the foil.
I loved this tin foil until the guitar build.
Man, this IS awesome! Can't wait for the next episode.
Some great ideas, but I would've gone with copper inside for a contrast, especially if you plan on adding internal light.
I haven't watched this entire video yet, but another idea would be to patina the aluminum inside to a different color, although this would be messy at this stage. I wish you had kits in the states. I make my own, but yours are quality built.
I don't know what color you're going with, but I think in place of the foil, gloss black would look really good against the mesh. But the vision is yours, and I'm sure it will be spectacular when it's done.
At first I thought, "That'd be a lovely place for a couple of goldfish to live". Now I'm thinking strip lighting. Maybe a black light with some invisible ink around the hexagons? Sweet work mate.
Oooh! Idea 💡 B
I bought some much needed tools from your site. Got a handful of entries, hope to win this beautiful guitar
I too wasn't sure about the foil but I think you have a plan that'll look amazing. I'll stick around to see the final product.
black screen mesh might've looked better...contrast between black mesh and the silver underneath? Loving the build.
This! Agree!! B
Okay, so I was thinking: press self-drying modeling clay into the top half of the cavity, allow it to harden a little, pop it out, and form the mesh over it. Not as much work as forming the mesh to the inside of the cavity, itself.
I think I would have masked it off and used chrome paint to do the inside and hexagons. it would have looked sharper on the edges and smoother finish
The mesh is ingenious! Did not see that coming! :)
Waiting for the staining, will be super interesting to see how it turns out.
you need to use a rubber roller or something on the aluminum surfaces and edges. scraping and sanding won't help but rolling and pressing will. scraping and sanding will keep snagging until the foil is ruined without making it any better.
it would look awesome with the mesh and some Led lights in the cavity
The 90 hour kit build lol
Looks amazing I'm loving the totally unique approach to semi hollow.
Finally some actual guitar music in the GUITAR BUILD
I think it's rad. I'd try to get the aluminum super polished. And then put a tiny strip of acrylic in the gap between the two body pieces with LEDs behind it. Hahaha
you read my mind
Can LED's be wired to the pickups, to illuminate when the strings are strummed? Maybe there could be different colored LED's for different pitches.
Jimmy, if you wanted to do that, you'd need a microcontroller. And to wire it up to a piezo bridge, and route the output through the controller, because then you'd get independent information for each string... *scribbles notes on a beer mat*...
They absolutely do produce voltage. Not enough to spark or anything, we're talking less than 1V here. But they wouldn't work if they didn't.
Hi Ben, love the current build (and discounts 😊) I can see a medium dark blue finish and a slightly lighter contrasting tinted lacquer over the aluminium components, like an anodised effect? I can also see me stealing your design and doing it with the top off..... Love the videos.
Thank you very, very much Ben
Inspiring, as allways!!!!!!!
Love this work! Never thought of doing this. This series made me subscribe.
People are hating on the foil, but I can guarantee it's going to look bombastic by the end of the build. I don't think he's done with it yet.
This guitar is truly gonna be beautiful very very unique loving the time lapse parts of these videos you’re a very precise luthier; reminds me of my granda (he was a master joiner) and he loved to play on his old beat up USA Strat would love to win this beast!
Excited to see the next instalment! Will the tinfoil over the holes be smoothed out with that gold leafing tool?
The guitar is almost becoming reptilian steel mesh looks class
You should put a black light inside the guitar, or maybe some blue LEDs to shine through those sweet sound holes.
I like the foil, it looks like aerospace heat shielding foil. Brushed metal would also have worked but I appreciate that would have taken a lot longer. The interior foil needs to be darker, like a smoky metal or even something like copper.
How about placing the mesh over the body and do a burn over the top, the resulting pattern would compliment the mesh inside. Little black diamonds under a red Crimson stain?
Not sure about the foil, time will tell.
this thing should have lights inside... and the total design now builds around hexagonals> knobs, bolts, fret marks and so on. And you probably need small 90 degree adapter for hand drill and screwdrivers.
You know, I was not likening the foil, but after adding the mesh, I’m kind of digging the weird unique look forming in this thing!
Since you asked, i would have preferred the wood tone in the hex patterns. But of course it is your build. Enjoy!
I sure hope that steel mesh is galvanized, otherwise the person who gets this thing is going to eventually have rusty mesh next to their aluminum. Could be cool looking if it doesn't just disintegrate.
It would have been easier to use aluminium paint. I used it when I was a teenager and had a temp job painting fairground equipment. We used it to put a shiny undercoat in specific areas and then paint coloured lacquers over the top to get the bright colours that reflect light really well.
Good series, been following since the start, but I gotta agree with most - the tin foil takes the wonderful craftsmanship and all those hours you spent hand carving those hexes and covers em up in a wrinkly sort of mess. Also, maybe you answered this while I was admiring your backdrop of vintage tools, but why did you do the aluminum before any paint? Even if it'll be unfinished, it still needs a coat of clear to protect the wood.
Love the concept for the build but not sure about the tin foil... I might have used silver paint to help get a smoother finish, but I’ll trust you and wait to see the final product!
I was hoping it would burnish flatter that this too.. A rethink is in progress, never fear! B
I think the guitar is super cool. Most the comments are about the tin foil. I agree it's kind of a cheap way to get that look and it could be a bit better but I love it. Bey creative and fascinating. The moment I found this series on this guitar I fell in love with it. I do indeed wish I could ginge watch it.
Ginge? Lol, now there's a subreddit! B
Crimson Custom Guitars I do apologise my typing was poor. I tend to **Binge watch this at night and my eyes are already straining.
You could do the white stain like you did on the monochrome build. You could do gray and black(maybe have a washed out gray top?).
Sure it may be 5:12 in the morning but what the hell, I can fit in a crimson guitar video.
Mirror behind hex's would look good, either hard up on the inside or set deeper. Bare in mind if you go deep you'll see the back of the hex's.
I do like the idea of aluminum and wood, but I’d have used a chrome paint instead of the foil...it just looks off. That being said, I have faith that you’ll make it look great in the end.
For color to stick with the thematic idea I'd think some kind of electric blue/circuit board green maybe a burst so some sort, hoping the foil idea turns out better than it seems so far
I really do like the roughness of the foil, but it feels too slipshod. Maybe if you rasped some fine grain lines into those chamfers next time and then painted a little liquid leaf (an extremely smooth shiny finish metallic paint), you'd get a similar rough cut metal effect without the crinkliness of the foil?
I like the tin foil. Granted it does look a bit cheap. If it were put on straighter. Maybe a thicker type of foil rather than the household stuff might be the go. Or foil tape perhaps. That copper foil tape would look awesome. And I reckon it needs led lights inside the hollow bit. Not much though. You wouldn't want it to look like a lighthouse on stage. Something like a blue (or red if you used copper tape) perhaps. And it would make the steel mesh really pop too.
If you were gonna use the foil I would have liked it burnished it smooth, I suppose it’s to late for that now. The honeycomb shape is cool though. Good luck the rest of the way man!
Not sure about the foil, the mesh is cool, but there are so many different typesand sizes of hexagonal steel mesh out there, why not use some of that ?
Bit of a missed oppertunity, but still really cool.
I think a shiny gold grille might have been quite plush?
Im not sure about the foil, but I must encourage your experimentation, thasis what gets you somewhere. Playing it safe all the time would be boring.
I wholeheartedly agree, without experimentation life is not worth living! B
The Steel Mesh looks sick. Though I'm not too keen on the Tin Foil at the moment, but I bet it'll look astounding by the end of the build
I must say, this is BLOODY BRILLIANT, Ben (ooo, NICE alliteration there!)
Nice alliteration indeed! Ta. B
I'm intrigued as to how this will end up!
Loved the backing music today though
I love what you do but this looks like my kids school craft project , not a master guitar builder but will still keep watching u ,you r the man lol sorry brother
I would’ve thought some good Hammeright silver paint would’ve been more effective than foil , and scraping and sanding wouldn’t disturb the bevels of the hexagon, the Hammeright would have been an awesome metal hammered finish
one of the things I worry about is the acoustics of that hollow body. I wonder how the finished product would sound with the hole positioning, rough interior, foil and the mesh affecting it.
i loved this guitar up until the tin foil
ikr, just makes an otherwise elegant guild look tacky
Phantom Exploration same here
Same
It's easy to judge individual parts of the build process at this stage but I think you might be surprised by how it all comes together once finished.
Yup. The foil wasted it. I really liked the look of the bare wood with the hexagons but I think it’s gone too far now.
I would not have used the same foil on the inside as surrounds the hexes.
I think it kind of blurs together, where a bit of contrast might have been better.
Yeah, I messed up.. I take it out again later though. The internet's spoke and I listened! B
Well, since you are going for the “cyberpunk” theme, I honestly think the honeycomb part should be painted in neon green! And the other part either red, or blue.
I don’t know the name of the finish, but it’s not stained, more like car paint-ish.
Anyways, I’m sure you will make something cool out of it👍🏼
Just having the wood honeycomb patterned sound holes and have the flame top in honeyburst would been cool.
And maybe P90´s pickups on it. =)
Green or orange acrylic with a light strip at the edges would have looked amazing behind the sound holes
I like the mesh screen. I've been trying to come up with something unusual for a sound hole in a cigar box build I'm working on and I think the mesh will do the trick! Btw...I was thinking...gold leaf foil would have looked nice!👍😎🎸🎶
This build was so fun to watch but once the tin foil came out I was cracking up. There had to have been a better alternative but I'll wait til the end of the series before I'm too judging haha
Looking amazing so far Ben
Thank you! B
Your factory is literally 10 miles from my house, how did I not know you existed until now??
I like this channel, but there is so much time of him just thinking that can be editted and I would enjoy them even more.
anyone else think the tin foil looks super cheap??
It's not burnished smooth yet.
Right now, yes. I’ll withhold my judgment until the guitar is done.
At the moment it doesn’t look great, but hopefully it will.
Not only does the tin foil look cheap it will deteriorate quickly with sweat and start coming off. Should have left it natural wood.
oh yes. changed my mind entirely about this, the hexagons weren't perfect, but i though that might be saved by laquer or a paint job, the foil looks like old kit kat wrappers.
That looks really good to me!!!!
Colour wise for staining I'd try to go black, blue and red to try and achieve a metallic corroded look if possible.
You've got it in one! B
Finally someone who’s bench stays as dirty as mine throughout the project 😂😂
I see particulate entrapment and dust balls forming internally that will have no way of escape. Am I just imagining things?
With the cavity and the mesh, it's going to look like it has an internal speaker, so... why not give it one?
Fraser McFadyen It technically is
Painters tape on the top. Cut out the hexagons. Spray with chrome paint inside and out. 24+hrs of build time saved plus its be alot neater with no crinkles in the aluminium foil.... And as far as the video where you hollowed out the body, next time think ahead and just route out the mahogany before laminating the maple on top to form a void for the hollow body part. Just saying,....
You asked us to comment , the hexagon pattern in the wood looked really innovative...sorry I hate the tin foil 😣
Watching this while working on inlays for my current build :)
should have added active pickups with power and while this was apart, added an LED strip inside that changes color based on playing or vibration or something!
If the foil was smooth to the wood I think it would look so much better. I do like the expanded metal on the back like my old jamo speaker grills
"it lives" Fucking awesome channel dude. Just found you for the first time. Radical and informative......
Thank you, I love sharing what is possible while pushing the boundaries of what I can do myself.. both give me a rush and I absolutely love my life! Thanks for watching! B
So few people who can truly say that they love their life. Nice to see you combining - excelling in your art, and creating unique instruments for people to use and appreciate in every way. Very cool to see people who are pushing the boundaries, even though most people probably felt that the guitar had reached its' limit - design wise. Rock on dude. Your work is Sofa King Special.
Just a thought, but why don't you finish the guitar with a two tone look with bright vibrant colors. Like stain the body bright red and then the little sound hole blue or something to that effect. Maybe not that combination, but that idea
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Looked a lot better without the foil but how do you know if something will look good without trying it. Keep going and if it flops remake that part and you’ll know better next time.
I LOVE WHERE THIS IS GOING!!!!!!!
i cant wait to see the final creative vision fully realised
I think I like the look of the raw wood better than the foil.
Hey ben still watching i think the reveal will change my thoughts in the end ....i have a few questions i went back a little in your videos an saw u carve a les paul top. An curios about violin planes an thumb planes i understand how they work ...but could u elaborate on the little planes i am wondering which ones u feel are a must to have for these in guitar making. ...i only ask because there are so many to choose from an there purpose in use