Loved this - thank you. One of your best videos and your passion shines through. Anyone who has built a guitar will share your excitement when things go well!
Great video, yeah back in the days Gibson made most things by hand and/or with a pinrouter, the inside of the electronics cavity was absolutely made by hand, I´ve seen inside a few 50´s Les Pauls too, and it for sure looks to be made by hand. Gibson Les Paul are a quite complex guitar to replicate if you are going to do it exactly the way Gibson did it, no wonder why a Gibson Les Paul Custom did cost around 2-300 quid back in the 50´s.. because it takes quite some effort to build these guitars.. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for commenting, always nice to hear, Indeed LPs are quite labour intensive to build especially when you add in the detailed bits and pieces, crown inlays, pearl logo etc, getting the neck joint lined-up and perfect is a mission in itself, I'd be intrigued to find out if the pickup cavities were done before or after fitting the neck, any idea? No wonder they changed to the SG !...Thanks again
@@3rguitars890 I have no idea back in the day if they glued the neck before routing the pickupcavitys or not, but I know they glue in the neck before routing the pickup cavity today. I always make the angle of the neck mortis about 4.5 degree, the top is always made on a CNC and its 4.5 degree, everything needs to be the same or else the neck will not be seated in the right angle. It's a pain in the a** sometimes to be honest, sometimes I am thinking, why the he** am I doing this.. HAHA.. :D
I do keep meaning to contact them, they are an excellent company, I wish I had a ton of money to throw their way and stock up on some more tools! Thank you for your comment.
@@chrisrichards2272 Yeah stewmax is dangerous. Makes it much more affordable to get tools if you keep the orders under £135 though. LPs are looking good btw, I'm enjoying the series, you take some different approaches to what I've seen before.
Yeah, they certainly have an abundance of tools I'd like to try. trouble is being an old git I tend to be a bit tight with my money, comes with age! I must admit that I enjoy making jigs as much as making the guitars, there's a kinda sense of excitement when something works like you planned it..
Thanks for the comment, in general I'd say there's more work involved in building an LP than a Strat (say), carved top, fancy inlays, binding, set neck. I'd give Leo Fender 10/10 for re addressing guitar building, I started off my guitar playing with a Strat but these days I'm leaning towards Gibson, no doubt I'll sway back the other way at some point!
Loved this - thank you. One of your best videos and your passion shines through. Anyone who has built a guitar will share your excitement when things go well!
Thank you very much, some jobs you just have to go for it! A 3inch router cutter made me panic a bit but easier than I thought.
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Great video, yeah back in the days Gibson made most things by hand and/or with a pinrouter, the inside of the electronics cavity was absolutely made by hand, I´ve seen inside a few 50´s Les Pauls too, and it for sure looks to be made by hand. Gibson Les Paul are a quite complex guitar to replicate if you are going to do it exactly the way Gibson did it, no wonder why a Gibson Les Paul Custom did cost around 2-300 quid back in the 50´s.. because it takes quite some effort to build these guitars.. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for commenting, always nice to hear, Indeed LPs are quite labour intensive to build especially when you add in the detailed bits and pieces, crown inlays, pearl logo etc, getting the neck joint lined-up and perfect is a mission in itself, I'd be intrigued to find out if the pickup cavities were done before or after fitting the neck, any idea? No wonder they changed to the SG !...Thanks again
@@3rguitars890 I have no idea back in the day if they glued the neck before routing the pickupcavitys or not, but I know they glue in the neck before routing the pickup cavity today. I always make the angle of the neck mortis about 4.5 degree, the top is always made on a CNC and its 4.5 degree, everything needs to be the same or else the neck will not be seated in the right angle. It's a pain in the a** sometimes to be honest, sometimes I am thinking, why the he** am I doing this.. HAHA.. :D
Stewmac have excellent customer service for their regulars, If you emailed them and tell them which bearing failed, I bet the send you a new one
I do keep meaning to contact them, they are an excellent company, I wish I had a ton of money to throw their way and stock up on some more tools! Thank you for your comment.
@@chrisrichards2272 Yeah stewmax is dangerous. Makes it much more affordable to get tools if you keep the orders under £135 though. LPs are looking good btw, I'm enjoying the series, you take some different approaches to what I've seen before.
Yeah, they certainly have an abundance of tools I'd like to try. trouble is being an old git I tend to be a bit tight with my money, comes with age! I must admit that I enjoy making jigs as much as making the guitars, there's a kinda sense of excitement when something works like you planned it..
It's no wonder gibsons are worth so much more than fenders..
Excuse me - why in particular?
Thanks for the comment, in general I'd say there's more work involved in building an LP than a Strat (say), carved top, fancy inlays, binding, set neck. I'd give Leo Fender 10/10 for re addressing guitar building, I started off my guitar playing with a Strat but these days I'm leaning towards Gibson, no doubt I'll sway back the other way at some point!