I like the idea of videos where you cover the full build, but highlight one or two specific steps in great detail. That way eventually every step will be shown in great detail across multiple builds. Also, I absolutely love ziracote, This thing is absolutely gorgeous.
Usually after you've made a guitar and played it on this channel, I comment saying "sounds beautiful, a bit scooped for my tastes". Whereas now I can just say "sounds beautiful" :) love that midrange.
This is just beautiful! That wood is so damn gorgeous. And even that binding, after that finish, the tones it has, complementing the sides back and top woods. Incredible! compliments!!!
I'm a guitar novice, but that guitar is SICK! I'd be afraid to touch it. Needs to be put in a glass and hang on a wall of museum. Has anyone purchased it?
Chris and Matt - What an amazing build! I am in awe of the work you two are doing both on the acoustic side and the electric side of the guitar world. The combination of your experience and the process refinement of your construction techniques are producing incredible instruments. I am humbled, to say the least, to be included in the tools you use to produce instruments. Congrats on your imminent run to 100,000 subscribers. You've earned every one of them! - Greg
Love the deep sound and the whole idea of the instrument. ❤ Also your approach is very inspiring to me. Never used my gobar deck to glue the plates to the sides... Some say, price to high for machine work, but I feel, you put the focus on the right spot and use the gained extra time and concentration for voicing and other important things. For myself I'm working mainly with traditional animal glues, but have used and tried pretty everything else. If you want a seam to be invisible, use rabbit glue. That's the only one that works, especially on joints of light colored wood to light colored wood like the sap in your ziricote around the tail. You could really make that look one piece, if you want. I prefer rabbit glue on all ornaments, joints have to be snug of course, but this glue kind of sucks the pieces together while drying. That's why the rubbed joint works, which violin makers use to join the top and back plate - they only rub them together, hold them for a few seconds and let them rest. The animal glue sucks them together by itself by capillary effects and the high water content lets the pieces 'swell together'. Also amazingly quick, faster than superglue imo, when you work with temperature. At bindings it comes in handy that you can extend the gluetime with heat and moisture for as long as you want. Cant use tape though, but cord gives better visability and access for a small heat gun. Stressfree process and joints disappear.
I love the idea of laminating the sides vs. using kerfed lining... and I totally believe it would increase sustain. Thank you for sharing! This is amazing craftsmanship!
Form and function. If I had to choose one I’d choose a guitar that sounds like that over one that looks like that. But you’ve managed both. That thing sounds amazing.
What a spectacularly beautiful instrument. There’s just something about instruments - “functional art” which is so compelling! Chris, I’ve watched all of your videos to date and I think this is my favourite instrument of yours yet! Happy new year from across the pond in Scotland
Absolutely stunning. I've been working towards learning to be a luthier. Still a long ways off. I picked up some ziricote for a future build and was happy to see someone actually bending it and sharing how to make it less fragile. I'm a few years off from using it, but this build has inspired me to keep moving forward.
Great job same process I go through one day. I’d like to get a CNC myself. I also use laminate sides. What a difference it makes and sound.!!! a lot of resonance gets lost with sides!!! I just like using the same species when I laminate that way when you look inside it matches the outside. Excellent job.!
Thank you for inspiring me and keep going no matter what guys ! i hope one day i can do this one day whether its my main job or something i do for fun like a hobby
First, the video is excellent! Although I've made many guitars myself, I always learn something from each of your videos! Although you didn't give us the full sound test that you usually do, I think that this is likely my favorite of your guitars from a sound perspective! It is also, flat out beautiful! Amazing result, bravo!
Amazing how the primary resonance of the top dropped from G sharp to G after you voiced it. Sounds like it was also resonating on the fifth (D) after you voiced it. Cowboy chord dream machine with the sympathetic vibrations!
wow I never really thought about doing a guitar in Cedar because I consider Cedar like balsa wood very soft but that being said I have never seen such a beautiful guitar in my life great job guys
Beautiful work. Love the choice of the sapwood central theme, Ziricote is one of my if not my favourite tonewoods. I normally wouldnt contrast it with sapwood inclusion but this has now changed my mind
Very nice! I love the tone, and the sustain is incredible!!! While it doesn't have a lot of boom on the low end, it is not muted, and it's well defined. Nice balance of the mid-range and treble. All in all, it sounds incredible. Well done!!!!!
Exceptionally beautiful guitar! Sounds great. Very interesting how you build a guitar. Is there any sound advantage to a slotted headstock or is it esthetics only?
Beautiful looking guitar. Looks very shiny. I know nothing about guitars, so correct me if I am wrong. The luthier talked so much about the quality of the wood and shaving down the bracing to make the top resonate. Would that amount of finish change the tone by dampening the woods natural vibrations, reducing resonance and potentially making the tone less lively or “open?” I would assume that a thinner or more flexible finish allows the wood vibrate more freely, enhancing sustain and tonal clarity. I did notice unevenness in intonation.
i don't have the ability to make laminated sides, but i am going to try and build a round guitar using a high quality drum shell that is 15 inch diameter , 5 inch deep. i think it should give similar benefits to what you mentioned here. we'll see...
Beautiful instrument. I like this video format and length. Could have been broken into multiple parts with more depth, but sometimes I feel that allows the story of the instrument to wander, along with the attention of the viewer. The format made clear the story was the wood and what was most critical in getting the best from it. Thanks for sharing your talents for both building and video production. Subscribed.
I just hit that follow button. I love your content, and channels like yours that actually educate and teach viewers as opposed to just speaking from a place of knowledge. Bravo! Also, would you be able to do a cut out test and review on a Yamaha FGX800c or an APXT2? I’m a beginner guitarist and seeing build quality on beginner guitars would be great!
I'd like to see you cut an Alvarez Laureate in half. I bought and returned one. I thought it sounded good, but I thought the fret ends were too sharp and the wiring inside looked like a mess.
There’s just a “Flattening Paste” we add to the last two coats of the finish. It then only needs to dry for a few days before it’s ready for final assembly because there’s no buffing step. We do satin necks a lot, with gloss body’s. The necks can go in the booth a full week after the body, because of the greatly reduced curing and buffing schedule.
The sound is amazing, I'll say the less special appointments the better will sounds, I'm a finger picker 40+ years PR, MD and now NB Carter Lake, Church of God, thanks for sharing this amazing guitar build 🙏🏼
"Laminate sides" doesn't mean plywood. It means exactly what you guys did here, on a $28k guitar. That's insane. If I'm buying any guitar over $1200, I want solid wood.
Mixing wood and carbon fiber can create issues because they expand at different rates depending on humidity and temperature which can lead to cracking. Am I right, Chris?
I see you're trying the wilsonart glue I mentioned a while ago. I hope it works as well as the old LMI stuff! I'd love to hear what you think about it in detail.
Yes! Thanks so much for your recommendation. It’s been amazing having the old formula back in the shop. We even joked about refilling all of out old LMI bottles, just to confuse everyone watching. “Where are you buying the LMI glue at?” Haha.
@@DriftwoodGuitars That would be funny. I'm glad I could contribute something! I've learned SO MUCH from your videos. They're truly inspiring and I can't say thanks enough!
Hi guys. Hey, what tool near the beginning of the video are you using to plain the two fronts before joining them together? Is it some type of plane? Thanks. Dan
THANK YOU, Driftwood Guitars! It's a privilege to learn from your lifetime of experience, honestly.
Amazing, what a way to kick off the new year. Happy new year
I like the idea of videos where you cover the full build, but highlight one or two specific steps in great detail. That way eventually every step will be shown in great detail across multiple builds.
Also, I absolutely love ziracote, This thing is absolutely gorgeous.
Usually after you've made a guitar and played it on this channel, I comment saying "sounds beautiful, a bit scooped for my tastes". Whereas now I can just say "sounds beautiful" :) love that midrange.
Glad you didn’t cut it half at the end.
It looks amazing.
i mean he made it so he already knows what it looks like lol
This is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. The sound is so nice.
Holy cow, something I've always wanted to do was and is build my own guitars. Thanks for the inspiration
Wow! For some reason my mouth was watering as I watched this video. Happy New Year to Chris, Matt and the whole Driftwood Guitar Family.
This is just beautiful! That wood is so damn gorgeous. And even that binding, after that finish, the tones it has, complementing the sides back and top woods. Incredible! compliments!!!
You guys are great! As a guitar player myself, I can appreciate beautiful craftsmanship on an instrument, and you guys have mastered that!
Happy New Year, folks! Here's to 100k and beyond! Great and lovely build. All the best to everyone here on Driftwood!! Cheers!! 🥂🥂🎉🎉
The story of the top proves just how amazing wood is and how amazing the Creator is. Beautiful work as always.
So fun to watch. You guys are like Jewelers with all the great precision tools and magnifying glasses. Awesome!
I'm a guitar novice, but that guitar is SICK! I'd be afraid to touch it. Needs to be put in a glass and hang on a wall of museum. Has anyone purchased it?
Chris and Matt - What an amazing build! I am in awe of the work you two are doing both on the acoustic side and the electric side of the guitar world. The combination of your experience and the process refinement of your construction techniques are producing incredible instruments. I am humbled, to say the least, to be included in the tools you use to produce instruments. Congrats on your imminent run to 100,000 subscribers. You've earned every one of them! - Greg
Thanks Greg! We love everyone you guys are doing as well!
Love the deep sound and the whole idea of the instrument. ❤
Also your approach is very inspiring to me. Never used my gobar deck to glue the plates to the sides...
Some say, price to high for machine work, but I feel, you put the focus on the right spot and use the gained extra time and concentration for voicing and other important things.
For myself I'm working mainly with traditional animal glues, but have used and tried pretty everything else. If you want a seam to be invisible, use rabbit glue. That's the only one that works, especially on joints of light colored wood to light colored wood like the sap in your ziricote around the tail. You could really make that look one piece, if you want.
I prefer rabbit glue on all ornaments, joints have to be snug of course, but this glue kind of sucks the pieces together while drying. That's why the rubbed joint works, which violin makers use to join the top and back plate - they only rub them together, hold them for a few seconds and let them rest. The animal glue sucks them together by itself by capillary effects and the high water content lets the pieces 'swell together'. Also amazingly quick, faster than superglue imo, when you work with temperature.
At bindings it comes in handy that you can extend the gluetime with heat and moisture for as long as you want. Cant use tape though, but cord gives better visability and access for a small heat gun. Stressfree process and joints disappear.
Thanks so much for the tips! I’m gonna order some rabbit glue!
I love the idea of laminating the sides vs. using kerfed lining... and I totally believe it would increase sustain. Thank you for sharing! This is amazing craftsmanship!
Form and function. If I had to choose one I’d choose a guitar that sounds like that over one that looks like that. But you’ve managed both. That thing sounds amazing.
What a spectacularly beautiful instrument.
There’s just something about instruments - “functional art” which is so compelling!
Chris, I’ve watched all of your videos to date and I think this is my favourite instrument of yours yet! Happy new year from across the pond in Scotland
Beautiful work on filming and lutherie. Great sound, which is the goal!
Wow the bas notes come out beautiful. There is such a depth to the tone in that guitar.
Absolutely stunning. I've been working towards learning to be a luthier. Still a long ways off. I picked up some ziricote for a future build and was happy to see someone actually bending it and sharing how to make it less fragile. I'm a few years off from using it, but this build has inspired me to keep moving forward.
Great job same process I go through one day. I’d like to get a CNC myself. I also use laminate sides. What a difference it makes and sound.!!! a lot of resonance gets lost with sides!!! I just like using the same species when I laminate that way when you look inside it matches the outside. Excellent job.!
Thank you for inspiring me and keep going no matter what guys ! i hope one day i can do this one day whether its my main job or something i do for fun like a hobby
First, the video is excellent! Although I've made many guitars myself, I always learn something from each of your videos! Although you didn't give us the full sound test that you usually do, I think that this is likely my favorite of your guitars from a sound perspective! It is also, flat out beautiful! Amazing result, bravo!
That’s an incredible guitar! It sounds and looks amazing! Fantastic work!
Amazing how the primary resonance of the top dropped from G sharp to G after you voiced it. Sounds like it was also resonating on the fifth (D) after you voiced it. Cowboy chord dream machine with the sympathetic vibrations!
Honestly the sound was so beautiful I cried. It reminded me of my favourite one I lost in a house fire
This might be one of the most beautiful guitars I’ve ever seen! Sounds amazing!😍🥹
Feeling the same...
Happy New Year to Chris and Matt! Hope you correspond again with Matt at Eddie’s Guitars. Love Cedar !
Oh that is wild.. that might just be the best sounding acoustic guitar I’ve ever heard.
I really appreciate the less is more approach you used here it kept me till the end.
I love this channel. Happy New Year!
It looks and sounds beautiful.
wow I never really thought about doing a guitar in Cedar because I consider Cedar like balsa wood very soft but that being said I have never seen such a beautiful guitar in my life great job guys
tons of brands and builders use cedar, even for dreads or 12 strings
Beautiful work. Love the choice of the sapwood central theme, Ziricote is one of my if not my favourite tonewoods. I normally wouldnt contrast it with sapwood inclusion but this has now changed my mind
Very nice! I love the tone, and the sustain is incredible!!! While it doesn't have a lot of boom on the low end, it is not muted, and it's well defined. Nice balance of the mid-range and treble. All in all, it sounds incredible. Well done!!!!!
Exceptionally beautiful guitar! Sounds great. Very interesting how you build a guitar. Is there any sound advantage to a slotted headstock or is it esthetics only?
Looks very classy and sounds just as amazing, love the resonance
This is your nicest looking yet! Love the simplicity and sap wood!!
I love these videos, they could be twice as long, id watch it all
Beautiful looking guitar. Looks very shiny. I know nothing about guitars, so correct me if I am wrong. The luthier talked so much about the quality of the wood and shaving down the bracing to make the top resonate. Would that amount of finish change the tone by dampening the woods natural vibrations, reducing resonance and potentially making the tone less lively or “open?” I would assume that a thinner or more flexible finish allows the wood vibrate more freely, enhancing sustain and tonal clarity. I did notice unevenness in intonation.
Another beautiful sounding and beautiful looking, hand built guitar! Chef's kiss! 👍😎
A beauty. The colour tone of the wood is amazing. Though, the binding at the base tail...it looks like it should have been mitered
Looks and sound incredible. Beautiful work of art.
Agree with your assessment of macassar ebony. Been a favorite of mine for some time. Wonderful guitar!
Absolutely beautifully sounding guitar! Great video!
That build was amazing! Play results were equally stunning. BTW, the attributes of your shop and skill set should allow for limitless creativity.
Breathtakingly beautiful and a sound to match.
i don't have the ability to make laminated sides, but i am going to try and build a round guitar using a high quality drum shell that is 15 inch diameter , 5 inch deep. i think it should give similar benefits to what you mentioned here. we'll see...
Beautiful instrument. I like this video format and length. Could have been broken into multiple parts with more depth, but sometimes I feel that allows the story of the instrument to wander, along with the attention of the viewer. The format made clear the story was the wood and what was most critical in getting the best from it. Thanks for sharing your talents for both building and video production. Subscribed.
Love the tap tone on the body. Sounds like a tom.
Gooood afternoon from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great afternoon!
I just hit that follow button. I love your content, and channels like yours that actually educate and teach viewers as opposed to just speaking from a place of knowledge. Bravo! Also, would you be able to do a cut out test and review on a Yamaha FGX800c or an APXT2? I’m a beginner guitarist and seeing build quality on beginner guitars would be great!
Excellent work as usual. Happy new year
Great job dude. Sounds amazing
wow, amazing work!!! And the sound, wowow! Hats off!!!!
Beautiful. Every build is amazing.
Hearing Blackbird on the guitar sounds great. I reckon Pual Mccartney would love to play on this guitar
Wow! That is one beautiful guitar!
I'd like to see you cut an Alvarez Laureate in half. I bought and returned one. I thought it sounded good, but I thought the fret ends were too sharp and the wiring inside looked like a mess.
Happy New Year!!!amazing guitar!!!
Sweet build, thank you for sharing it.
Great job! What a beautiful Guitar.
Fantastic Guys!!!!
Sweet! Balanced tone.
I would buy that in a heartbeat instead of a cheap car....beyond a work of Art. magical. healing.
Great tone great job
Love the understated look of this guitar! I’m curious what strings you use on your guitars?
Bellísimo instrumento
Saludo Guitarristico desde Argentina
Happy New Year!
Wow, this is what i called very impressive. Wow again.
WOW! that is all I can say. it looks absolutely amazing!
L.M.I. made the best side bender, so glad I got one before they shut down
Just awesome!
It seems a quick build and a fair price.
Beautiful work.
Which frets did you use? They seems bigger than normal and it's really nice. Beautiful job this guitar sounds fantastic!
How would the finishing process differ if you were aiming for more of a satin finish instead of the full gloss?
There’s just a “Flattening Paste” we add to the last two coats of the finish. It then only needs to dry for a few days before it’s ready for final assembly because there’s no buffing step. We do satin necks a lot, with gloss body’s. The necks can go in the booth a full week after the body, because of the greatly reduced curing and buffing schedule.
@@DriftwoodGuitars Thanks! Great work as always
28:27 I sure hope that center brace fits through the soundhole.
The sound is amazing, I'll say the less special appointments the better will sounds, I'm a finger picker 40+ years PR, MD and now NB Carter Lake, Church of God, thanks for sharing this amazing guitar build 🙏🏼
Love the balloon masking trick!
Sounds like a top notch Martin! Cool!
WOW!!! Incredible!
"Laminate sides" doesn't mean plywood. It means exactly what you guys did here, on a $28k guitar. That's insane. If I'm buying any guitar over $1200, I want solid wood.
10:44 that response is beautiful man
Una guitarra preciosa!! Seguid así, me encuanta vuestro trabajo
If you need stiff sides why not go straight to carbon fiber? It's strength/weight ratio is surely better than laminate wood.
Mixing wood and carbon fiber can create issues because they expand at different rates depending on humidity and temperature which can lead to cracking.
Am I right, Chris?
where is the widow maker link... I'm looking for that router bit...
Me gusta que te explique todo el proceso,de 10 !
Amazing work! Thanks😃🤘😎👍
Beautiful build, 12 to 15 coats of lacker finish though? Seems like a lot
انه لوحة فنية رائعة سلمت ايديكم 🫂⭐ .. اتمنى لو كان عندي مثله ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍
I'm dreaming to be so rich I will be able to order one from you :)
Amazing work, amazing sound.
Ziricote sapwood is the best. I dream of getting good enough to use wood that nice someday.
Do you have a go to string preference by any chance? Just curious on your opinion
Also can you provide more information on what type of vacuum and the clamp you are using? Thank you. Dan
very impressed
I see you're trying the wilsonart glue I mentioned a while ago. I hope it works as well as the old LMI stuff! I'd love to hear what you think about it in detail.
Yes! Thanks so much for your recommendation. It’s been amazing having the old formula back in the shop. We even joked about refilling all of out old LMI bottles, just to confuse everyone watching. “Where are you buying the LMI glue at?” Haha.
@@DriftwoodGuitars That would be funny. I'm glad I could contribute something! I've learned SO MUCH from your videos. They're truly inspiring and I can't say thanks enough!
Hi guys. Hey, what tool near the beginning of the video are you using to plain the two fronts before joining them together? Is it some type of plane? Thanks. Dan
What did stop you at 28? It could go higher