Les Cordia - Complete Build - Start To First Gig

Hi everyone,
this is the very last video about building Les Cordia. The name comes from the two inspirations for this build - the latin plant name for ziricote and a certain other guitar type that has two humbuckers. The build took me about 4 months + a lot more in editing the videos.
Thank you to all who watched the series! A special thank you also to both of you, Alex', as they've supported me with various ideas through the planning stage and helped me a bit with the final shots!
Enjoy the video!
00:00 Introduction
01:42 Shaping the Neck
06:22 Fingerboard Shenanigans
11:46 Ziricote Wings
16:54 Maple River
20:33 Routing and Glueing
26:56 Covers and Knobs
32:26 Final Assembly
#ggbo #ggbo2022

[@jpmangin]

absolutely mental build. this is incredible

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

Espetacular!!! O som ficou demais!! Great job, man!!!👏👏👏👏👏

[@barruzza]

A work of guitar art. Simply beautiful in its natural state.

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you very much!

[@avd-wd9581]

Beautiful wood

[@dnate697]

Very nice work! Just subbed!

[@BoneheadGuitars]

There are a lot of beautiful details in this project. Congrats on a job very well done.

[@dedicatedmusic]

thanks mate!

[@DevilAndSons]

I love the recess along the middle, such an interesting detail, it made me double take. Lots of cool details going on. Great stuff.

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you very much, glad you like it!
The recess is kind off inspired by the live edge river tables, as they also incorporate the broken edges. But ... I dont like to work with epoxy, especially on a guitar

[@Charles-Darwin]

@25:59 the wood looks like it's moving under the sander. Very cool build and an amazing level of effort!

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you!

[@ambrosia18]

Great use of veneers and a mosaic pin! Love the pinstripe detail on the fretboard

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thanks, sometimes browsing random online shops delivers the best ideas 😉😂

[@adairguitars]

What a stunning guitar. Perfect selection of timbers and contrasting colours. Love the filming and editing too!

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you very much! Appreciate it!

[@skintguitars6289]

A pleasure to watch you work in such a neat and organized way, with such a beautiful result. The construction of the guitar is different and very cool.

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you very much!

[@Kevin.odonnell]

I like your work, and I like the way you do the work. Well done :)

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you! Appreciate it!

[@user-ik5kk4rg1c]

Nice job!!!!!

[@alexcarrguitars]

Very nice guitar, and very nice work on the video as well. You did a great job of showcasing your guitar with beautiful shots.

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you very much, glad you like it!

[@anuallaf]

Amazing job. Beautiful build

[@dedicatedmusic]

thank you!

[@hobertgordon7465]

What a beautiful and unique guitar, great job

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you!

[@cheapskate8656]

Lots of beautiful details, well done.

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thank you!

[@chipedw]

The attention to detail is wonderful. A great build.
Can I ask what material you used between the body sections to give that pin stripe detail?

[@dedicatedmusic]

thank you! it's a stack of veneers: the black parts are 0.6 mm poplar, the thinner outer strips are 0.3 mm maple and the two middle white ones are bleached ash
the last one is a bit of a hassle to cut with a knive and a bit of a struggle, as the grain lines run very deep in the ash so it's not the smoothest surface and if you look closely on the real guitar, you can sometimes see gaps. Stick with maple and poplar veneers, they are more fun ;)

[@89190alexis]

Very nice job dude! What kind of finish did you use?

[@dedicatedmusic]

Thanks! I used two coats of Crimson Guitars Penetrating Oil and one coat of instrument wax from Rockinger

[@JeffGillis1]

This the dark timber walnut?

[@dedicatedmusic]

No, it's Ziricote, a mostly middle american species