Of course, the great joke is that Slash's LP's on the first album and tour were not made by Gibson, they were made by a guy like you. So, he reignites interest in LP's, Gibson benefits, and now they are attacking the very guys who brought them back to life. The world will never run out of idiots.
Guy like max baranet, kris derrig (rip) has made some of the best les paul's, its ironic that the les paul who reignited world interest to lp shaped guitars aren't even gibson lol
That's some serious skillful work. A LP is not a simple instrument to build, that's one reason it's generally expensive. I don't like the blue inlays, but the body looks awesome.
I have some beautiful mahogany and flamed maple, and I plan on building a Les Paul in the same way that you built this one. I always wanted a proper Les Paul, but I don’t have the money for a Gibson, and an Epiphone just won’t do it for me. Thank you for this video! It helps me picture all that I’ll be doing. Great work!
Just a suggestion, but check out an Epiphone Custom Pro Les Paul. I own both Gibsons and Epiphones, and I agree that most Epi's dont stand up to their Gibson counterparts but I actually like my Epi custom pro more than my Gibson Standard! The only difference is the name and pickups. The pots are 500's like gibson, the materials and hardware the same, but the almost negligible difference in sound can be fixed by a set of Gibson '57 classics for $165.
12 South Thank you for the suggestion! I actually really like the Epiphone Pro series. I just may look into getting one in the future. I saw an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro with a honey-burst finish at Guitar Center. I thought it looked better than a lot of Gibsons honestly. Epiphone’s higher-end guitars are beautiful if you ask me. I’ve never played a Custom before, but I’ll try to find one. :) Have a blessed day! I also plan on building one in the meantime, because building guitars is such a fun experience, and a Les Paul would be the ultimate challenge to build right. :)
@@jonathankeith524 Your welcome. I really want a plus top in vintage sunburst. I love my custom pro tho, and last week I got an SG G400 pro 1966 edition and its killer also. I honestly have not even touched my Gibsons all year! Epis are great, best of luck with the problem one and enjoy the new one when you get it! The oddball high fret or two is really the only thing I can think of that would just affect two strings like that but even then 7mm is really high, even for a tall fret. I dont know, good luck man!
@@jonathankeith524 Oops, sorry about that. That part of my reply about the problem guitar was meant for someone else. My fault. The rest was for you tho!
Back after a long wet fishing trip(trout)cold to my bones, the BigD warning pups up, and its this built, thanks for making my night so much better, awsome vid....
Been wanting to do this for some time. The stopping point is tools! From a quick conservative estimate, I'd need a good 5000 dollars to stock a workspace with the tools you have. Great build!
@@bigdguitars It just came up on my feed!..PS my Rockabilly band THE MEMPHIS SUNS are getting air play in the USA on syndicated radio out of Tennessee of all places! ...Our new Album release is doing well...I wrote 10 of the Originals...If you view our Video "Hats too tight THE MEMPHIS SUNS"..You see my vintage Gibson ES350T! ...PS...NO ONE MAKES A 25.5 INCH scale length Paul!. .I had to get the ES350T to get the 25.5" scale length. . . I'm a Fender player usually but for the trad 50s Rockabilly you need a Gibson..the ES175 and ES 295 are both 24.75" scale and dont twang out like a 25.5" scale lenght guitar ...The only two real archtop guitars that are 25.5 inch scale length are the Gretsch White Falcons and the Gibson L5 or ES 350Ts!..Would be great to see a manufacturer make the Les Paul in a 25.5 inch scale. ..WOULD RUN OUT THE DOOR!..players with fatter fingers prefer the larger scale too!..Cheers Frank
"Play Authentic", build your own! Mark Agnesi just added your name to the list of people that Gibson is watching. Beware your mailbox and anything postmarked Nashville, TN! Fantastic video!
Got to about half way and I was thinking, not bad, but most of the work is being done by the templates. Then I saw the free hand neck inlays, wow. Then I thought about it more, you must have made those templates too. Very impressive. Only thing I wish you had done, was have fret edge binding.
Amazing build ! I wish I could , but may build a kit version and take some time , cuz I’m an idiot when it comes to building anything. Thank youse for the inspiration senor
what a beautiful guitar! The build process was so nicely done, I would've enjoyed watching the whole thing in normal time. congratulations, well done. I'd love to see you build a rhoads polka dot vee.
FRIGGING AWESOME!!! I did watch one where the builder Actually Hand Carved the bevel on the Maple Top, but I can see that when you have to mass produce these instruments, this Is the way to do it! Anyways, this Is so interesting to watch, Thank you............🎸💚
With jigs for every routing and cutting step plus a copy router for the top arching it's a lot faster safer and easier to build a Les Paul. I had to do it all without. That was a huge challenge at the time and it took me years to finish it.
I hate that guitar and hate PRS for the finish they use!!!!!! I need to just do two more coats and assemble. I will finish it by summer. I get burned out by projects sometimes. The resonator and the strat they all took too much time!
@@bigdguitars I had been watching a lot of people bash gibson for going after Dean guitars and then this vid popped up in my suggested. I imagine all the people watching those channels bash Gibson are also getting the same thing because it's the topic of les Paul's and stuff that is similar to your build of one. That's my best guess...
Really interesting video .I could just imagine how long it took you to perfect the process and the art or guitar smithing.Thank you for the upload .Defiantly want a guitar made like that .
Great job. A lot of work involved. Do you have any videos on setting frets and truss rods? It seems it would be a rather time consuming task in itself.
Loved watching the build and thought it was curious you used a slow blues tune to go with the sped up process. Only thing I'm not liking the turquoise inlays but that's my personal taste.
I love your videos very much, you are really talented. I just wish the caption stay a little longer. I can't read them. I have to stop, rewind,... etc.
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The craftmanship is awesome, but I suggest you to add the subtitles after you have speed up the video
yep will do that. I ripped a previous vid that had it in there. will slow this down next time.
Of course, the great joke is that Slash's LP's on the first album and tour were not made by Gibson, they were made by a guy like you. So, he reignites interest in LP's, Gibson benefits, and now they are attacking the very guys who brought them back to life. The world will never run out of idiots.
Congratulations awesome job! We dont need Gibsons . The Study os a cure for the tone problems.
Fuck Gibson
Guy like max baranet, kris derrig (rip) has made some of the best les paul's, its ironic that the les paul who reignited world interest to lp shaped guitars aren't even gibson lol
Must be great to get up in the morning and say I know I will build myself a slash guitar today beautiful guitar
Beautiful! Wish I had half the wood crafting skills that you do. Great job!
Flame top with black pickups.. Beautiful
Those inlays are gorgeous! Hell, the entire guitar is gorgeous!
Beautiful job!
That soundtrack was tasty man!! Beautiful guitar as well!!
one of the prettiest les pauls ive ever seen, that flame top is divine
That looks awesome! I love LP style guitars. Amazing job Big D!
Also, I LOVE that the neck has a volute. I wish Gibson would start doing that again.
The way he does all his precision cuts and routing freehand, without any guidelines.. Astounding mastery.
Good times Derick! Thanks for putting this together.
Respect!!. Real artistry.. Loved the video..
That's some serious skillful work. A LP is not a simple instrument to build, that's one reason it's generally expensive. I don't like the blue inlays, but the body looks awesome.
Stunning! I was utterly mesmerized the whole time!
That was freakin BADASS!!!!!.......great job my brother!!!!!
Very nice, not sure if I like the blue inlays or not, but they are growing on me.
Awesome !!!! A true craftsman..amazing thanks for posting 2 thumbs up...
WOW, amazing guitar, great skill, a master craftsman
This is my first time watching your channel let me tell you it's a work of art great guitar she is a beauty
Dude!!! You are like DaVinci off the guitars.
The craftsmanship... The details!
Thanks!! Very kind
Always fun to watch you work/play!! So good big D.
Amazing to see a block of wood morphing to a beautiful piece. I just wish......wish.
Gorgeous axe man! LOVE the turquoise inlays!!!
Very impressive and beautiful. Nice BigD.
thanks!
I have some beautiful mahogany and flamed maple, and I plan on building a Les Paul in the same way that you built this one. I always wanted a proper Les Paul, but I don’t have the money for a Gibson, and an Epiphone just won’t do it for me. Thank you for this video! It helps me picture all that I’ll be doing. Great work!
Just a suggestion, but check out an Epiphone Custom Pro Les Paul. I own both Gibsons and Epiphones, and I agree that most Epi's dont stand up to their Gibson counterparts but I actually like my Epi custom pro more than my Gibson Standard! The only difference is the name and pickups. The pots are 500's like gibson, the materials and hardware the same, but the almost negligible difference in sound can be fixed by a set of Gibson '57 classics for $165.
12 South Thank you for the suggestion! I actually really like the Epiphone Pro series. I just may look into getting one in the future. I saw an Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro with a honey-burst finish at Guitar Center. I thought it looked better than a lot of Gibsons honestly. Epiphone’s higher-end guitars are beautiful if you ask me. I’ve never played a Custom before, but I’ll try to find one. :) Have a blessed day! I also plan on building one in the meantime, because building guitars is such a fun experience, and a Les Paul would be the ultimate challenge to build right. :)
@@jonathankeith524 Your welcome. I really want a plus top in vintage sunburst. I love my custom pro tho, and last week I got an SG G400 pro 1966 edition and its killer also. I honestly have not even touched my Gibsons all year! Epis are great, best of luck with the problem one and enjoy the new one when you get it! The oddball high fret or two is really the only thing I can think of that would just affect two strings like that but even then 7mm is really high, even for a tall fret. I dont know, good luck man!
@@jonathankeith524 Oops, sorry about that. That part of my reply about the problem guitar was meant for someone else. My fault. The rest was for you tho!
Back after a long wet fishing trip(trout)cold to my bones, the BigD warning pups up, and its this built, thanks for making my night so much better, awsome vid....
Thanks dude. Hope you caught a few!
Great craftsmanship! God bless!
Nice job Mr D! Thanks!
Been wanting to do this for some time. The stopping point is tools! From a quick conservative estimate, I'd need a good 5000 dollars to stock a workspace with the tools you have. Great build!
Woodworking and guitars... Two of my three favorite things.
What’s the third?
This is like watchin STRATAVERIOUS make violins. Excellent ! ( sorry for the spelling , I attended public school )
WOW! You sure got some incredible skills!!!!!!
that's simply amazing .... i wish i had you skills .... Great work, great Vid ... Congrats from Portugal ... rock on
Nice work as always. Keep doing your thing!
Man that is so awesome thanks for sharing
Thats was sweet to watch!
thanks man. Where did you find my vid? I had a huge spike in traffic a few days ago and can't figure it out....
@@bigdguitars It just came up on my feed!..PS my Rockabilly band THE MEMPHIS SUNS are getting air play in the USA on syndicated radio out of Tennessee of all places! ...Our new Album release is doing well...I wrote 10 of the Originals...If you view our Video "Hats too tight THE MEMPHIS SUNS"..You see my vintage Gibson ES350T! ...PS...NO ONE MAKES A 25.5 INCH scale length Paul!. .I had to get the ES350T to get the 25.5" scale length. . . I'm a Fender player usually but for the trad 50s Rockabilly you need a Gibson..the ES175 and ES 295 are both 24.75" scale and dont twang out like a 25.5" scale lenght guitar ...The only two real archtop guitars that are 25.5 inch scale length are the Gretsch White Falcons and the Gibson L5 or ES 350Ts!..Would be great to see a manufacturer make the Les Paul in a 25.5 inch scale. ..WOULD RUN OUT THE DOOR!..players with fatter fingers prefer the larger scale too!..Cheers Frank
"Play Authentic", build your own!
Mark Agnesi just added your name to the list of people that Gibson is watching.
Beware your mailbox and anything postmarked Nashville, TN!
Fantastic video!
Got to about half way and I was thinking, not bad, but most of the work is being done by the templates. Then I saw the free hand neck inlays, wow. Then I thought about it more, you must have made those templates too. Very impressive.
Only thing I wish you had done, was have fret edge binding.
Does it also have a detachable headstock?
Nice one dude!
I liked the color shade... It's an awesome job!
I had no idea what when into building one of these guitars - I think the guitar maker should be as famous as the musician playing it 😎
Handsome you are a master , golden hands ! good luck to you master is just a cool video )) Gipson is fantastic !
Absolutely beautiful guitar! Great job
Congratulations. Very nice guitar AFD
dude!!! your a true craftsman !
Authentic built, thumbs up sir!
Beautiful dude. I really love the finish.
Talented guy. Nice job!
enjoyed your vid, fantastic job, looks greatest sound great, Blue Turquoise inlay is the killer
Nice guitar bro! Great job!! 🎸🎸👍
Loved it, have a broken tooth in my face and and your noodlling has soothed my pain where buckets of vicodin failed thanks 😉
The music is Justin Johnson. He is amazing.
Thanks dude, great looking guirar awesome, I'll look him up thanks 😉
Top mano parabéns se morasse ai ia querer uma!!!! Parabéns excelente
Awesome clip! good to see that at least someone is being authentic.
Hahah!! Hence the post. I have an explorer vid I will post next like this.
@@bigdguitars the mangowood build really liked that one :)
I think the blue inlays are kinda cool!
GOODJOB man!!!! Looks really good!
Amazing build ! I wish I could , but may build a kit version and take some time , cuz I’m an idiot when it comes to building anything.
Thank youse for the inspiration senor
what a beautiful guitar! The build process was so nicely done, I would've enjoyed watching the whole thing in normal time. congratulations, well done. I'd love to see you build a rhoads polka dot vee.
Beautiful job
What an awesome build.
Good music. Don't cha have any safety guards? Thanks please keep it up as I'll need to watch it again.
I really really enjoy your this video,Awesome man
Awesome video dude, really appreciate it.
FRIGGING AWESOME!!! I did watch one where the builder
Actually Hand Carved the bevel
on the Maple Top, but I can see that when you have to mass produce these instruments, this
Is the way to do it! Anyways, this
Is so interesting to watch, Thank you............🎸💚
Quedó hermosa esa guitarra!
👏
Work of art
Great job... you can see why these guitars cost what they do... a lot of work!
I’m real curious to know what a LP like this might cost. If of course it were for sale. Those turquoise inlays are gorgeous.
At 12:15 the tuner looks like Slashes top hat on the head of the guitar.
And I agree on the craftsmanship
What are the clamps you used for the router jig at 6:20?
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Whaaaaat!!!
This is a piece of art...
With jigs for every routing and cutting step plus a copy router for the top arching it's a lot faster safer and easier to build a Les Paul. I had to do it all without. That was a huge challenge at the time and it took me years to finish it.
Amazing work as always. I'm looking forward to the final instalment of your PRS refinish 👌
I hate that guitar and hate PRS for the finish they use!!!!!! I need to just do two more coats and assemble. I will finish it by summer. I get burned out by projects sometimes. The resonator and the strat they all took too much time!
Looks to me like the shop has had some tool upgrades recently. Nice build!
Excellent, man!
This is absolutely amazing man! Your craftsmanship blows me away! New sub!👍🏻
thanks man. Where did you find my vid? I had a huge spike in traffic a few days ago and can't figure it out....
@@bigdguitars I had been watching a lot of people bash gibson for going after Dean guitars and then this vid popped up in my suggested. I imagine all the people watching those channels bash Gibson are also getting the same thing because it's the topic of les Paul's and stuff that is similar to your build of one. That's my best guess...
Beautiful!
I see the confusion an abr1 screw "HEADS" are towards the the pickup A Nashville style they are towards the tail
Really interesting video .I could just imagine how long it took you to perfect the process and the art or guitar smithing.Thank you for the upload .Defiantly want a guitar made like that .
took 4 guitars till I got it right. I had been making tele bodies for a while before that.
🇧🇷 Muito bom, a guitarra ficou linda!
Your very talented. Just curious, what is the materials cost of this guitar?
Nice build man. It looks awesome. How much for the overall cost?
Great job!! Congratulations! I love the device you developed to carve the top. Do you know if there is any project available for this tool?
A real beauty, nice work, nice painting. May i ask. What is the weight of this guitar? My LP build is 5.1kg.
Great job. A lot of work involved. Do you have any videos on setting frets and truss rods? It seems it would be a rather time consuming task in itself.
Great job!
very beautiful！！
That's beautiful!
I’d rather buy this from you then an actual Gibson these days. Nicely done sir!!!
Outstanding!
I got some clever tech tips from watching this... thanks (".)
thanks man. Where did you find my vid? I had a huge spike in traffic a few days ago and can't figure it out....
Great work!!! Hand crafting a guitar!!! Wow!
Btw, are you playing *AUTHENTIC*?
always!
@@bigdguitars relieved to know 😁
Loved watching the build and thought it was curious you used a slow blues tune to go with the sped up process. Only thing I'm not liking the turquoise inlays but that's my personal taste.
I see you duplicarved the top. Any plans to go CNC?
I shared this vid too. Luthiers friday ;)
I couldn't read your forum for some reason it wasn't translating as I clicked around. I will try on my mobile.
Expect a lawsuit from gibson at some point in the mail 😂😂😂😂 forgot to mention even this guitar craftmanship is better than their's lmof
Or a Job either Haha
@@starliteaquatics7308 yeah this dude got skills
I'm gonna woosh myself here and say that Gibson can't sue him until he sells the thing or put their logos on the guitar. r/wooosh
No lawsuit unless he tried to sell as Gibson. No laws against copying a design for your own personal use. You just can’t sell it.
If you guys haven't seen the ridiculous lawsuit that gibson is throwing to everyone that sells gibson alike shape guitars is about the design they say
Amazing, bro....
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I love your videos very much, you are really talented.
I just wish the caption stay a little longer. I can't read them. I have to stop, rewind,... etc.
Very nice! Is that someone knocking at your door? A process server, with lawsuit papers from Gibson!😂
I love the color, what do u call that??
Great video.. what type of router bits are you using when building guitars like this ?