When that router quit, I almost judged you as an amateur and went to the next video until you said you hit it with a hammer. Obviously, a very professional maneuver. Well done, well done.
+1 Great tribute to your grandpa to have something so timeless and amazingly cool like your guitar there. Thanks for taking us through the steps to build it - time to get into the shop and make one for myself!
This is beautiful. You make it seem so doable with the way you go through the steps, but you still show the craftsmanship it takes to make something like this. The stain looks awesome, the shape is perfect, and it's a lefty so I love it that much more. You earned yourself a new subscriber, sir!
Excellent clear commentary and straight forward comprehensive steps. One of the best no nonsense or self indulgent clips on the net. Practical and very useful tips. Well done Jeff.
I must have just about devoured every guitar build video on RUclips but, Brother, yours was one of the most enjoyable. I ain't going to give you a hard time for getting a prefab neck. You accomplished what you set out to achieve with good skills and you must be happy to have a good instrument with some family wood. So to speak.
Making necks is like building chairs. Just about any idiot can make something you can sit on, but to make a functional chair that fits the body like a glove takes years of practice. For your first build, it's better to go with a prefab neck. It removes so many variables that could frustrate a first-time builder. Jeff it's obvious to me that you have the skills necessary to build your own necks - hell, to build your own guitars completely from scratch, if you want to. You gotta get your feet wet somehow. This video was an entertaining first step, and hopefully you'll get into carving your own necks and discovering the subtle geometry that separates a "playable" neck from a truly great one (you're a guitar player too, so you know what I mean). Kudos on an awesome video.
Wood Butcher thank you. These first couple builds are my practice. I wanted to get the building of the bodies under my belt first while not worrying about the necks. I will make some. That is for sure.
And this is exactly the reason I went to this video. To learn how to make one of my own so I don’t have to search all over gods creation to find a good lefty guitar that doesn’t cost my life savings!
Wow what a great looking guitar, i love the finish you did on it. Cheers and you have a new subscriber. and as far as the 19 dislikes, they don't know what the barnyard shuffle or a telecaster is.
that is a cool way to do it. I like the look of the pick guard but kind of defeats the point of using fancy wood. I suppose you could use regular controls for a telecaster, though couldn't you?
Absolutely. You can do it however you want. That's the fun part. Its your choice. I have seen some nice guitars made that still use the pickguard. I might do it on another build as well.
This is one of the most entertaining things I have seen in a while. If I made a Tele out of a piece of one of my relatives' barn I would appreciate it way more than other guitars. Beautiful finish. Reminds me of my Rustic Ash Telecaster.
Awesome video. Very similar to my guitar - a lefty telecaster with a right handed neck that my brother made for me some 30 years ago - and she’s still rockin!
Thanks. Thats awesome. As a side note, I believe I went to school with someone of the same name as you. I also went to school with another Jeff Baker. That was awkward. Are you from the north east?
Barncaster turned out nice. The finish seemed like it took forever but it looked as if it was worth the weight wait. The thin, black finish worked very well. It brought a lot of the grain out of the body. A very successful project.
It's a nice guitar. As a tip, for wet-sanding those concave curves on the sides on future guitar builds, you can use those black rubber 3M squeegee blocks they sell at auto parts stores. They're nice and flat, and they conform to curves nicely.
Man your enthusiasm is inspirational. Keep on keeping on. I can't help feeling you need an awful lot of heavy-duty, expensive tools I don't have but I enjoyed watching. Thank you.
Grandpa would be proud of you son:) great build for a first:)...i use that 2 part liquid glass to cover over instead of sponge brushing the polyurethane...looks like glass when cured
Very very very nice! Obviously your a wood professional. It's pretty clear why some handmades are so expensive. However, it doesn't seem to sound very much like a tele, does it? Maybe the wood, PUs or strings? Anyway, awesome job!
+Denis Alves thank you! Most likely its the pickups. I play a lot of rock and built the guitar for that purpose. The neck pickup gets a bit twangy though, like a regular tele.
This is exactly what I’m working on atm. Building a tele using wood from my grandpas garage. He just turned 99 and I we sold the house. So this video will be my defence for the 100 times I plan on returning to it. By the way, love the outtakes at the end of your videos. Thanks for sharing. And gorgeous guitar btw.
Splendid instructional video...thanks! On mine, I felt that a very shiny surface wasn't quite appropriate, so I sanded the b'jesus out of the body before and after sealing it THEN used an oil based minwax wipe on poly (about 20 very thin coats) with a cloth (not brush) ONE STROKE... so did not need to sand and polish.... resulting in a natural grain semi-gloss finish... a lot less work, and just the effect I wanted.😆
not always, I just bought Tyla's guitar (singer from The Dogs D'Amour) that he used on his 25th solo album, its hand painted by him too, (hes also an artist). To me its very special and certainly unique. If i tried making a guitar myself it would just end up looking like shit, so buying one is also a good option. haha
caldurham78 Yes, this guitar in particular has special sentimental vaue, but if you went and bought a piece of alder or ash and used a tele template you'd have a telecaster. You could customize an existing guitar to your liking and it would be just as unique and cost much less.
caldurham78 I can definitely agree that it's a unique experience, especially if you're buying tools on the go the first time around. It makes you appreciate a well made instrument a whole lot more as well.
RealGamerManz yeah nah I understand that, I'm not having a crack but if you wanted to know that it's structurally sound you would spend the time, plan ahead and do it right the first time.
I'm feeling your excitement in the beginning. I have just started to paint my diy strat kit I got for Christmas. I'm doing a white base coat and a really cool blood splatter.
Very good tutorial or well... walkthrough or whatever its called, very entertaining and those outtakes were priceless. You've won another subscriber in me :)
For mounting templates, or just putting two things together that you want to take apart again, use painters tape on each side and superglue the tape. it's vastly cheaper, you have great adhesion, less air space between the pieces, less flex in the tape joint, and vastly easier to separate the pieces when you are done. you can also do it mounting sand paper on a block to eliminate the corner bulge that gums up.
@@homebuiltshop I'm an amateur luthier and this really, really helped to show me just how to put together a guitar in a (semi) easy way! But, while I have your attention, could you do a video on how to solder guitar electronics.
When that router quit, I almost judged you as an amateur and went to the next video until you said you hit it with a hammer. Obviously, a very professional maneuver. Well done, well done.
Haha! Thank you very much for not jumping to conclusions on that. 👍
+1
Great tribute to your grandpa to have something so timeless and amazingly cool like your guitar there. Thanks for taking us through the steps to build it - time to get into the shop and make one for myself!
Donovan Lucibello I know right. The wood being from his grandpas barn makes it that much more special
leftie tele reverse headstock with a humbucker. your my hero
This is beautiful. You make it seem so doable with the way you go through the steps, but you still show the
craftsmanship it takes to make something like this. The stain looks awesome, the shape is perfect, and it's a lefty so I love it that much more. You earned yourself a new subscriber, sir!
+UkeMasterDewey thank you.
Same here! As a lefty, it'd be nice to build my own rods! Awesome Work and I'll be subscribing as well.
Mike Hunt thank you. Lefties rock!
that thing is beautiful
Just found your channel. A pleasure to see someone build left-handed instruments.
Lefties!
finally a fellow lefty guitarist.ive been told we are like goddamnm unicorns lol
+Darth Jesus 🦄 lol.
Darth Jesus Hendrix was a lefty
we are in our in our right minds .. #GOLEFTIES
lefties unite!
I feel you, i'm left but i taught myself to play right handed.
love coming across these hidden gems of youtube
Love that finish looks beautiful!!! Your channel is just what I was looking for to start building my own guitar! Thanks sir
Excellent clear commentary and straight forward comprehensive steps. One of the best no nonsense or self indulgent clips on the net. Practical and very useful tips. Well done Jeff.
+Charles Low thank you!
You got just the right "rustic" surface finish on the Ol "Barncaster"... Looks pretty good! Thanks for posting.
Good job, that is a beautiful piece of wood, I like it
Very nice. There is nothing more satisfying than playing your own creation. So rewarding.
The bloopers were so funny!
Not to mention, great vid! I learned a lot of things. :)
Glad you kept all your fingers during the bloopers reel!
Me too!
I must have just about devoured every guitar build video on RUclips but, Brother, yours was one of the most enjoyable.
I ain't going to give you a hard time for getting a prefab neck. You accomplished what you set out to achieve with good skills and you must be happy to have a good instrument with some family wood. So to speak.
+Craig Ising thank you very much. I am proud to play this one for sure. I hope to soon practice making the necks.
Making necks is like building chairs. Just about any idiot can make something you can sit on, but to make a functional chair that fits the body like a glove takes years of practice. For your first build, it's better to go with a prefab neck. It removes so many variables that could frustrate a first-time builder. Jeff it's obvious to me that you have the skills necessary to build your own necks - hell, to build your own guitars completely from scratch, if you want to. You gotta get your feet wet somehow. This video was an entertaining first step, and hopefully you'll get into carving your own necks and discovering the subtle geometry that separates a "playable" neck from a truly great one (you're a guitar player too, so you know what I mean). Kudos on an awesome video.
Wood Butcher thank you. These first couple builds are my practice. I wanted to get the building of the bodies under my belt first while not worrying about the necks. I will make some. That is for sure.
Thanks bro..Always with you from Grecce, Europe...
That was an amazing amount of work! I admire your craftsmanship and patience.
+Adamtron thank you
I am so happy to come across a woodworker/guitar player that's a lefty. That guitar is beautiful sir.
+Anthony Mezzanotte thank you. Lefties!
Wow beautiful guitar
That is such a beautiful guitar. That's amazing you can make that with your own two hands.
+Brian Rossman thank you. I'm very happy with it.
holy s*** what a nice guitar! falled in love
+Nicolas Bolatti thank you!
*fell
the best step-by-step process i have seen. your result is absolutely stunning
Thank you!
Awesome, I too am a lefty and hate not being able to find a telecaster with a humbucker in the bridge anywhere. I LOVE that black burst finish.
+sonicwingnut its such a drag trying to find certain features in lefty guitars.
And this is exactly the reason I went to this video. To learn how to make one of my own so I don’t have to search all over gods creation to find a good lefty guitar that doesn’t cost my life savings!
That blackburst...simple, but so classy. Gorgeous. I want one. Great video :)
+Carlguitar69 thank you.
She's a beauty, nice work!
+JH Scofield thank you
It looks great Jeff! The grey/black body color suits the weather you had during the build. :)
Thank you. It was a bit dreary during this project. Gotta love wintertime weather.
Wow what a great looking guitar, i love the finish you did on it. Cheers and you have a new subscriber. and as far as the 19 dislikes, they don't know what the barnyard shuffle or a telecaster is.
That looks fantastic! What an absolute beauty
Nice work. I will have to do this with the old homestead house on the farm
Go for it! Show us pictures when it's done.
Did you put the switch for the pickups on there? Maybe I just can't see it. Anyway, if I ever get around to it, I will. Thanks for the inspiration
No switch. Its just 2 volume controls. One for each pickup. There's no tone control.
that is a cool way to do it. I like the look of the pick guard but kind of defeats the point of using fancy wood. I suppose you could use regular controls for a telecaster, though couldn't you?
Absolutely. You can do it however you want. That's the fun part. Its your choice. I have seen some nice guitars made that still use the pickguard. I might do it on another build as well.
Amazing job my friend...... but the flame on THAT NECK!! WOW!
+Jonathan Anthony Thanks! I was blown away when I received it. The pictures didn't do it justice.🔥🔥
Very cool my man!Really enjoyed the video. hope I can build myself a guitar like that.
well, go do it.
I dit it, without all these fancy tools
it is great great and great.you will be my frind
This is one of the most entertaining things I have seen in a while. If I made a Tele out of a piece of one of my relatives' barn I would appreciate it way more than other guitars. Beautiful finish. Reminds me of my Rustic Ash Telecaster.
+RL R thank you. This one does mean a lot to me for that very reason.
Looks great and sounds just as good. I'd buy
Great build!! Nice looking body y'all made & that flame maple kneck is SWEET!! Lefties rule!!
Thank you! Lefties 🤘👍
So sick dude nice work! Lefties get it done!
+Gene Rash thank you
thanks for sharing your gift and passion
Super cool man! I can't wait to do this too.
Beautiful. Inspiring that you used a part of your grandfather in this build. 👍🏻
You seem like a really cool guy, man. Great video!
Awesome video. Very similar to my guitar - a lefty telecaster with a right handed neck that my brother made for me some 30 years ago - and she’s still rockin!
Thanks. Thats awesome.
As a side note, I believe I went to school with someone of the same name as you. I also went to school with another Jeff Baker. That was awkward. Are you from the north east?
Jeff Baker, we live in a west side suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Not too many people around here with the same last name.
HOLDING IT DOWN FOR THE LEFTIES BROTHER
+The Fatman lefties unite! 👍
Amazing build! Looks gorgeous, and you get to keep a piece of your grandpa's legacy alive through the music that it plays.
+NMDA wow, another great way to look at it. Thank you!
Thats oddly specific for a bucket list...
My new favorite quote, "I don't think that's gonna be a problem."
Its a great quote. Lol. I say that all the time.
that sounds fantastic
I really like your idea of that black nut and tuners, it's a small touch but looks great on it. and the body looks beautiful also
+Zeteny thanks. It kind of ties it all together.
Damn that's awesome, wish I had the tools to do something like that...
It's been two years, you build up a good collection of tools yet?
Great explanations and commentary. Concise and articulate, but most of all entertaining. Subscribed
Awesome, Thanks. Welcome to the channel. 👍
Damn, that's beautiful
+Nic Wilson thank you
Beautiful guitar, very bright tone! I could definitely see that beauty floating nicely above the bass and drums.
you've inspired me to make a guitar with a stratocaster body with telecaster pickups.... it'll look different to the sound
+Hectictea 42 Productions great idea. Complete with a Tele bridge. That would be cool. I want to see it when it's done. 👍
Barncaster turned out nice. The finish seemed like it took forever but it looked as if it was worth the weight wait. The thin, black finish worked very well. It brought a lot of the grain out of the body. A very successful project.
+Barney Fike it did take forever. I'll spray from now on. Seems to dry faster.
If a left-handed wants a good guitar, the left-handed have to build it himself
+Sándor Imecs that's right.
***** no, i think its left
***** lol
literally I laughed
Fender came out with a left handed strat right before Jimi Hendrix died. Eric Clapton bought one for him and he died before he could give it to him.
I keep coming back to this video, It gets me stoked every time i watch it. Good job man!
Thanks! I love playing it.
Sounded like a little bit of a Dimebag lick in there! Nice build.
Thank you, Woogie!! Awesome guitar!!
+Mike Walters thanks.
you should've attempted smells like teen spirit
Being a lefty, it'd only be fitting! :)
It's a nice guitar. As a tip, for wet-sanding those concave curves on the sides on future guitar builds, you can use those black rubber 3M squeegee blocks they sell at auto parts stores. They're nice and flat, and they conform to curves nicely.
damm man you got skill i dont have enough trust in myself to do something like that the only i can do is change strings and pickups
+michaelness thank you. You don't know if you can, until you try. :-)
@@homebuiltshop make a practice one definitely worth the effort to learn about what you need to know
Beautiful choice of wood and stain. Looks superb!
Yay he's left handed
Man your enthusiasm is inspirational. Keep on keeping on. I can't help feeling you need an awful lot of heavy-duty, expensive tools I don't have but I enjoyed watching. Thank you.
Awesome. Thank You! You don't need all the tools. They definitely help but I've seen them built with a minimal set.
But... Does it Djent???
haha made it man
Dzmitry Sukhau nice
Pretty I like the look
Dzmitry Sukhau is your djent tuned loooowwwwww
Which dye did you use or recommend? Brand wise?
Grandpa would be proud of you son:) great build for a first:)...i use that 2 part liquid glass to cover over instead of sponge brushing the polyurethane...looks like glass when cured
+v melo thank you. That means a lot. My Grandpa was a woodworker as well and I like to think he would agree.
Everytime someone says the clamps it reminds me of futurama
You and me both
Thanks for sharing the video! Loved the burst colors. Really liked the bloopers at the end, thanks for those,LOL!
Thanks. I love the bloopers!
Very very very nice! Obviously your a wood professional. It's pretty clear why some handmades are so expensive. However, it doesn't seem to sound very much like a tele, does it? Maybe the wood, PUs or strings? Anyway, awesome job!
+Denis Alves thank you! Most likely its the pickups. I play a lot of rock and built the guitar for that purpose. The neck pickup gets a bit twangy though, like a regular tele.
Next time, thinline version! Have fun!
This is exactly what I’m working on atm. Building a tele using wood from my grandpas garage. He just turned 99 and I we sold the house. So this video will be my defence for the 100 times I plan on returning to it.
By the way, love the outtakes at the end of your videos. Thanks for sharing. And gorgeous guitar btw.
Thats so awesome you are able to use that wood. It makes the build so much more special!
Wow. Its. Left. Handed
+Lucas Jones DVG yes sir!
Splendid instructional video...thanks! On mine, I felt that a very shiny surface wasn't quite appropriate, so I sanded the b'jesus out of the body before and after sealing it THEN used an oil based minwax wipe on poly (about 20 very thin coats) with a cloth (not brush) ONE STROKE... so did not need to sand and polish.... resulting in a natural grain semi-gloss finish... a lot less work, and just the effect I wanted.😆
Thats awesome. I'm glad it turned out the way you want it. Thats the fun part of building your own guitar. You make it just the way you want.
...And it's a lefty, woo hoo!!;-)
+Dec McCallion yay lefties!
You should have a closeup in the finished product- Would have liked to see up close the grain & sunburst bc it looks awesome!
5 minutes alone??
I thought the exact same thing
mylesfan1 SAME OMG
same thing here
Totally!
Yes another Left handed guitar player thank you!
Leftys!
18:56 five minutes alone?
Barncaster what a damn genius
Its surprising to see a left hand player!
Mamas Pie: We exist!
I love the sunburst color you chose. Turned out beautiful!
"Wow, a left handed guitar!! Let me comment about how I'm a leftie so everyone knows that I play guitar just like everyone else watching this video!"
"Aha! I've noticed a trend in the comments...I shall mock these evildoers to, in turn, make myself appear more intelligent. To the keyboard!"
Great work buddy,always a pleasure seeing a skilled craftsmen doing his thing
Thank You.
Eh... I'll just buy one
not always, I just bought Tyla's guitar (singer from The Dogs D'Amour) that he used on his 25th solo album, its hand painted by him too, (hes also an artist). To me its very special and certainly unique. If i tried making a guitar myself it would just end up looking like shit, so buying one is also a good option. haha
caldurham78 Because using nothing but pre-made templates is extremely unique, right?
caldurham78 Yes, this guitar in particular has special sentimental vaue, but if you went and bought a piece of alder or ash and used a tele template you'd have a telecaster. You could customize an existing guitar to your liking and it would be just as unique and cost much less.
caldurham78 I can definitely agree that it's a unique experience, especially if you're buying tools on the go the first time around. It makes you appreciate a well made instrument a whole lot more as well.
It's good that you can admit that you cannot make anything. Nothing wrong with that.
Outstanding work
Why do people spend time making the body and just buy shitty kit necks... angers me
CrypticLuxury
probably cuz the neck is a pain in the ass and easy to fuck up.
RealGamerManz yeah nah I understand that, I'm not having a crack but if you wanted to know that it's structurally sound you would spend the time, plan ahead and do it right the first time.
CrypticLuxury I would buy a Fender neck, except they're 200 bucks.
That is BEAUTIFUL!!!
7/10 needs a belly cut
+MrDirtBaggins I'm working on one now that will have one.
Hahaha cool, are you going to upload it to youtube?
Probably not the whole build. Might do an update or 2 on my progress.
cool
Jeff Baker where did you get all the router templates
The way you explain as your going along reminds me of Norm Abram in his New Yankee Workshop.
Thank you! I really appreciate that. I love Norm. 👍
Sweet build man!
The color of your guitar looks really great bro, freaking cool video...!!
I'm feeling your excitement in the beginning. I have just started to paint my diy strat kit I got for Christmas. I'm doing a white base coat and a really cool blood splatter.
the controls are neat. I wish fender would have something like this
dude! great work! i love the reverse headstock!
Great job, fellow lefty.. im impressed
Thanks! Go lefties. 👍
Very good tutorial or well... walkthrough or whatever its called, very entertaining and those outtakes were priceless. You've won another subscriber in me :)
+Mikhel Barajas thank you.
Wow that actually turned out better than i thought it would. I'm more of a strat and Les Paul guy but I've been getting into teles lately. Good job.
+walshy these are the only teles I have. I've wanted one for a while but couldn't find a lefty with the specs I wanted.
Awesome Guitar Bro!!! Greetings from Manaus/Amazon/Brazil
+Elizeu Souza thank you!
Looks awesome! Sounds great!
For mounting templates, or just putting two things together that you want to take apart again, use painters tape on each side and superglue the tape. it's vastly cheaper, you have great adhesion, less air space between the pieces, less flex in the tape joint, and vastly easier to separate the pieces when you are done. you can also do it mounting sand paper on a block to eliminate the corner bulge that gums up.
I have seen that done. I'll have to try it. That 2 sided tape really gets me sometimes.
loved the bloopers
I really loved this.
Thank you. 👍
@@homebuiltshop I'm an amateur luthier and this really, really helped to show me just how to put together a guitar in a (semi) easy way! But, while I have your attention, could you do a video on how to solder guitar electronics.
There are a lot of great videos out there on soldering. Are you looking for general soldering help, or more guitar wiring?
@@homebuiltshop More on guitar wiring, thanks.
Threw in a router tool repair tip, too! Cool
Bonus! 😁