I am patiently waiting for the case build. Now I do play and I have twelve guitars after I sold off six pre 1963 Fenders and four pre 1965 Gibson guitars to help my retirement fund. I still have a few Gibson 335's and a Fender Mustang but I am looking forward to building my own Guitar. I moved to Israel eight years ago after being a building contractor for thirty plus years in the USA.. I still do build and sell boats from wood so I have a lot of experience in wood working. I have tuned up a few guitars but your videos have been very informative. Thank you for the time and effort in helping the enthusiasts, young and old, like myself in knowledge of one of my most favorite hobbies, guitars and all things to do with them!
How the hell have I never heard of you guys? Yay for youtube recs. I love the narrator, he's explaining stuff well, and everything in the video is gorgeous. I'm 11 minutes in, and now I have to watch the rest of your stuff. Thanks, lol. Also, suscribed to keep up on it.
One of my favourite things about watching Ben is that he looks straight up like a 1% biker, but then he opens his mouth and he sounds like an Oxford scholar. It's such a surreal experience.
Despite being a hack guitar player for multiple decades, I know next to nothing about the actual art, science and sheer craft that goes into the creation of my chosen instrument. These series from Crimson simply blow my mind - the level of detail and precision is truly impressive. And such a small thing, but I am really amazed at how strong quality, professional wood glue actually bonds so permanently. Incredible to think about just some glue holding things together. BRILLIANT WORK BEN....! Cheers, thank you and stay safe!
Can't work with machinery for 24 hrs straight? That's ok, the machines are doing the work I'm just supervising. What you came up with was just so incredible.
Dude it took me a very short moment to adore your thespian manner, perfectly compliments your technical repertoire sir. Thank you for making the effort to deliver such quality - I feel safe in the warm, leathery, whiskey hinted , wood smoke tinted sphere of goodness.
The inside of this guitar reminds me of the ports inside a loudspeaker. If you want a challenge, I invite you to dive into the rabbit hole of speaker design to see if there is a way to place the baffles to create a particular sound
That was one hell of an epic build. I just love the way your slender finger moves on the wood (no pun intended). It's really awesome to see such work of beauty all thanks to you and RUclips.
I've been geeking out on guitar builds lately (after a very healthy stretch engrossed in the precision world of timepieces at Watchfinder, et al. I can tell you're a fan, Ben.). Many builds in the RUclips landscape are fascinating but perhaps in some cases, a little hastily thought out and ultimately, only 6~7.5 on the lust scale, while this guitar had me absolutely drooling (9.55!). I just love that it is padauk throughout (aside from that sweet bog oak fretboard binding). The tiered and slotted top is brilliant, as is the idea to leave the chambers open at the ends. One could hear in the final demo that this instrument has amazing resonance and killer tone. Classic and so sexy.
I'm crying because it wasn't me but happy it went o a fellow Canadian. Ben you and your whole staff are truly AMAZING. Stay safe looking forward to the next series.. I can only wish I had your talent and artistic vision.. Take care from Grand Manan Canada
Dude that guitar sounded better than solid body guitars ive heard trying to start learning now hopefully i can grasp it to have a reason to collect them
I've been subscribed for some time now ( like many others) I work crazy hours and binge the crap out of your videos when I have the time. I do this so much my wife even knows your first name. I do this because you are the most skilled Luther I subscribe to and there are many. I watched your videos for some time before I subscribed, and subscribed after watching you break the head stock off a perfectly good acoustic to test a new wood glue that was sent to you for testing purposes. Kudo to your skill, and great personality!
Hey Ben. I definitely want to buy a 2020 mug . Would love to get the original but that’s likely pushing it ;-). Keep up the great content. Pumped about winning this beast. Looking forward to case build vid(s).
I just watched all the videos of this absolutely gorgeous piece of art. Simplicity is NOT simple at all! Thank you so much for sharing whith us all those priceless tips and tricks, and those incredibly communicative good vibes. You made my day, Ben. Literally! Hope you get well soon
Man that guy didn't seem all that excited. I would have been going bonkers if I won that guitar. Yet another masterpiece from Ben who in my opinion is one of the best builders out there.
There are a number of aspects (location and number of entries) where I could’ve conceivably been the winner - aside from never having received a phone call from Ben, nor having the name Arthur. Ah well... Congratulations! And thanks again, to Ben, for building an amazing instrument and offering it to fans.
I missed the entirety of the design and build process of this, and yet out of all the guitars you've made and shown off on this channel (that I've seen), this one is by far my favorite. If I ever find myself in the position of commissioning an instrument, this would be it.
I was not supposed to enjoy this Ben but I did, knew you would piss mending it but never thought he'd be able to play it at the end!! I have also been repairing guitars most of my life and from time to time jobs like this crop up, weirdest one I had to repair was a sitar returning to the UK with it's hippy owner during the late sixties, upon arrival back to UK customs figured long haired bearded hippy with sitar = drugs, they then proceeded to strip search him and smash open the pumpkin of his sitar, I did manage to repair his sitar but close inspection of the pumpkin revealed it was full of not drugs but full of small worm holes, probably dead long ago but treated it anyway just in case.
This guitar is so freaking amazing. I hope to come learn how to build them whenever im able to afford it. In the meantime im just messing with some pre-made kits. Just utherly destroy them and build something awesome.
Even before i saw this video i decided im making my own custom Explorer thats gonna be covered in brass and polished to a mirror finish similar to a brass instrument like trombone or trumpet I really hope it comes out good in the end
I had my gear stolen. I worked hard for it and can't afford to replace it. I could b so lucky to win something. Love your videos. So wish I could visit and build my own axe. Cheers
Cool Beans - Congrats to Arthur, a fellow Canuck, Ben, hope this virus hasn't interrupted your school schedule to much, looking forward to the case build and other future videos, Cheers
Really love this build! I just watched it for the 3rd time. Your guitars are amazing looking and sounding. This design REALLY speaks to me. I have looked at many closer to home, but the flying V with the through neck design is just amazing. The wood choice is perfect.
This honestly looks likes a piece of modern architecture, I've never been a fan of the explorer shape, but damn this thin is magnificent. Edit: This thing is actually so beautiful I can't even .
i love the unique string tone from it, the thinner wood causes a strange resonance, would be great for a clean blues tone, or a more psychedelic rock light tone
I absolutely want/need so bad to build guitars myself. It’s the biggest passion of my life other than playing them. Great work btw I’ve been watching every video you put out, love it!
I have been going back over previous videos to bolster my opinion that Ben is an absolute Genius and talented craftsman....With this wood selection, I keep thinking "How can he create such pieces of art out of what looks to be petrified Carrot or Sweet Potato wood??!" Astonishing. Maybe the shavings could be boiled down by Mrs. Bun as one of Ben's Lunch Soups? Bwahahahha...
Loved the design of this one, the way it is constructed, the simplicity of the colour palette. I'd really like to hear a demo of how it sounds acoustically and maybe for future builds, put a piezo in as well as the magnetic pickups? Looking forward to watching the case build. I hope Crimson and everyone there is doing well in these difficult times.
Love that guitar watched the episodes when they first aired, great job Ben. I would love to try and build one just like it. Of course, getting my hands on a piece of Padauk big enough for the neck would be hard. Additionally, if I can get my hands on the Padauk I would probably be too scared I would mess it up to actually build it.
"There is no reason.
Or excuse.
Except that I was left unsupervised."
Possibly my favorite "because I can" quote of all time.
thats the excuse i'm using from now on
Same here!
Pyromaniacs Unite!
I'm actually waiting for the case.
I see you employ people of sophisticated taste who play Monuments songs for demos.
I see you are a person of sophisticated taste who recognises said people! B
i could watch this all day
I am patiently waiting for the case build. Now I do play and I have twelve guitars after I sold off six pre 1963 Fenders and four pre 1965 Gibson guitars to help my retirement fund. I still have a few Gibson 335's and a Fender Mustang but I am looking forward to building my own Guitar. I moved to Israel eight years ago after being a building contractor for thirty plus years in the USA.. I still do build and sell boats from wood so I have a lot of experience in wood working. I have tuned up a few guitars but your videos have been very informative. Thank you for the time and effort in helping the enthusiasts, young and old, like myself in knowledge of one of my most favorite hobbies, guitars and all things to do with them!
What a great design, I love the explorer reimagined as a hollow body. The word choice was stunning, such a beautiful colour
How the hell have I never heard of you guys? Yay for youtube recs. I love the narrator, he's explaining stuff well, and everything in the video is gorgeous. I'm 11 minutes in, and now I have to watch the rest of your stuff. Thanks, lol. Also, suscribed to keep up on it.
Thank you.. we have many many different builds for you to check out.. I hope you enjoy the as much as I enjoyed making them. B
One of my favourite things about watching Ben is that he looks straight up like a 1% biker, but then he opens his mouth and he sounds like an Oxford scholar. It's such a surreal experience.
Hey ich hab mir ein paar Videos angesehen und ich muss sagen ich habe noch nie schönere Gitarren gesehen großes Kompliment 😁
"I don't really want to send a guitar to Canada."
... noted.
I thought u make up that words....but, he says that!....haha
that is probably the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen
the amount of tlc that went into that guitar is incredible
I have never really been much of a fan of that shape but make it natural and it's a whole different story! That thing is a beauty.
Happy birthday Arthur, enjoy the guitar.
"This week on Skurge Builds" Truly epic work- can't get enough!
lol.. thank you. B
BEHOLD! MY GUITAR!
Standing ovation for you Sir. Watched the whole thing. Hats off!
Guitars and craftsmanship... And an entire channel worth of it?... Subbed!
That guys is so lucky. Fellow Canadian here. Love this channel.
Despite being a hack guitar player for multiple decades, I know next to nothing about the actual art, science and sheer craft that goes into the creation of my chosen instrument. These series from Crimson simply blow my mind - the level of detail and precision is truly impressive. And such a small thing, but I am really amazed at how strong quality, professional wood glue actually bonds so permanently. Incredible to think about just some glue holding things together. BRILLIANT WORK BEN....! Cheers, thank you and stay safe!
Can't work with machinery for 24 hrs straight? That's ok, the machines are doing the work I'm just supervising. What you came up with was just so incredible.
I have never seen such a beautiful guitar before. Oh my dear.
Beautiful art piece. What a privilege it would be to play any of your guitar creations. 🤘
The riff at the end is sic af
Dude it took me a very short moment to adore your thespian manner, perfectly compliments your technical repertoire sir. Thank you for making the effort to deliver such quality - I feel safe in the warm, leathery, whiskey hinted , wood smoke tinted sphere of goodness.
The inside of this guitar reminds me of the ports inside a loudspeaker. If you want a challenge, I invite you to dive into the rabbit hole of speaker design to see if there is a way to place the baffles to create a particular sound
That was one hell of an epic build. I just love the way your slender finger moves on the wood (no pun intended). It's really awesome to see such work of beauty all thanks to you and RUclips.
Absolutely beautiful guitar... And I'm not a guitarist - I'm a drummer/vocalist and now I've started my journey with bass guitar :).
He liked it so much he shed tears because he didn't want to give it away.
Oh bugger I didn’t win, but at least I got to hold it and have a quick strum at the Birmingham Guitar show! Bring on the next build!!
Im in the states and wish i could have one of those models..you did a fantastic job.
I admire the skill of people who can make something so beautiful with their own hands. I wish I could do this.
Congrats to you Arthur!
OMG. This guitar...is a dream! I WANT IT!
I've been geeking out on guitar builds lately (after a very healthy stretch engrossed in the precision world of timepieces at Watchfinder, et al. I can tell you're a fan, Ben.). Many builds in the RUclips landscape are fascinating but perhaps in some cases, a little hastily thought out and ultimately, only 6~7.5 on the lust scale, while this guitar had me absolutely drooling (9.55!). I just love that it is padauk throughout (aside from that sweet bog oak fretboard binding). The tiered and slotted top is brilliant, as is the idea to leave the chambers open at the ends. One could hear in the final demo that this instrument has amazing resonance and killer tone. Classic and so sexy.
It makes me happy to see a guitar with a volute,
I'm crying because it wasn't me but happy it went o a fellow Canadian. Ben you and your whole staff are truly AMAZING. Stay safe looking forward to the next series.. I can only wish I had your talent and artistic vision.. Take care from Grand Manan Canada
Dude that guitar sounded better than solid body guitars ive heard trying to start learning now hopefully i can grasp it to have a reason to collect them
I've been subscribed for some time now ( like many others) I work crazy hours and binge the crap out of your videos when I have the time. I do this so much my wife even knows your first name. I do this because you are the most skilled Luther I subscribe to and there are many. I watched your videos for some time before I subscribed, and subscribed after watching you break the head stock off a perfectly good acoustic to test a new wood glue that was sent to you for testing purposes. Kudo to your skill, and great personality!
Hey Ben. I definitely want to buy a 2020 mug . Would love to get the original but that’s likely pushing it ;-). Keep up the great content. Pumped about winning this beast. Looking forward to case build vid(s).
I'm pleased for you and you sound like someone who'll give this beautiful guitar a good home. I hope you enjoy playing it.
I just watched all the videos of this absolutely gorgeous piece of art. Simplicity is NOT simple at all! Thank you so much for sharing whith us all those priceless tips and tricks, and those incredibly communicative good vibes. You made my day, Ben. Literally! Hope you get well soon
Yes I'm impressed that is beautiful
That triple moon logo is awesome
Man that guy didn't seem all that excited. I would have been going bonkers if I won that guitar. Yet another masterpiece from Ben who in my opinion is one of the best builders out there.
That's absolutely art
There are a number of aspects (location and number of entries) where I could’ve conceivably been the winner - aside from never having received a phone call from Ben, nor having the name Arthur. Ah well...
Congratulations! And thanks again, to Ben, for building an amazing instrument and offering it to fans.
Ben. You build the most Bad ass guitars in the world
That hollow body ish explorer is a great idea
I missed the entirety of the design and build process of this, and yet out of all the guitars you've made and shown off on this channel (that I've seen), this one is by far my favorite. If I ever find myself in the position of commissioning an instrument, this would be it.
Well Arthur, congratulations you’re the proud owner of an amazing, one of a kind explorer. I’m envious😁
I very much love that design. AWESOME
No words to describe this, Ben is from another world when it comes to building. Absolutely AMAZING as always!
Wow, thank you! B
I was not supposed to enjoy this Ben but I did, knew you would piss mending it but never thought he'd be able to play it at the end!! I have also been repairing guitars most of my life and from time to time jobs like this crop up, weirdest one I had to repair was a sitar returning to the UK with it's hippy owner during the late sixties, upon arrival back to UK customs figured long haired bearded hippy with sitar = drugs, they then proceeded to strip search him and smash open the pumpkin of his sitar, I did manage to repair his sitar but close inspection of the pumpkin revealed it was full of not drugs but full of small worm holes, probably dead long ago but treated it anyway just in case.
Looking forward to the case build. Congrats Arthur.
This video inspired me to build my own guitar after a lot of compromising behold my modded kit telecaster
Well, It being a hollow body. I wish it was demoed more on the clean channel.
your talent does not macth your views ...very underated
very cool design
you need to build this guitar more and sell ! this shape is awesome!
This guitar is so freaking amazing.
I hope to come learn how to build them whenever im able to afford it.
In the meantime im just messing with some pre-made kits. Just utherly destroy them and build something awesome.
Even before i saw this video i decided im making my own custom Explorer thats gonna be covered in brass and polished to a mirror finish similar to a brass instrument like trombone or trumpet
I really hope it comes out good in the end
This was really cool and so beautiful!!!!
I had my gear stolen. I worked hard for it and can't afford to replace it. I could b so lucky to win something. Love your videos. So wish I could visit and build my own axe. Cheers
Bo and Luke Padauk 🤠 I don’t know why I thought of that
Cool Beans - Congrats to Arthur, a fellow Canuck, Ben, hope this virus hasn't interrupted your school schedule to much, looking forward to the case build and other future videos, Cheers
I realy like when U play with fire
Keep up the graet work🤘🤘🤘
me too, so so much! Thanks for watching! B
well dang it. now I'll have to 3d print my own. Congrats Canadian winner guy and Happy Birthday!... Now if only my order from January would arrive -.-
The Cold Coffee Dance. Similar to the I Walked into a Spider Web jitter-bug.
LOL the 🔥🔥🔥 at 14:55 is the proof why Ben is a legend . Love it 😀
Really love this build! I just watched it for the 3rd time. Your guitars are amazing looking and sounding. This design REALLY speaks to me. I have looked at many closer to home, but the flying V with the through neck design is just amazing. The wood choice is perfect.
One of the most beautiful guitars I have encountered on videos, keep up the good work.
Like the head tattoos the most
Sounds very spanky...lots of kick in the low mids...love it...the highs are rounded to, it’s has great sound 🤟🏽
Awesome design and build. Color is wow!
Glad you like it, thank you. over time it will fade back to a more natural wood colour, which is sad.. but still, I do love this guitar very much
im not sure if having a passion for fire working in a wood shop is such a great idea :D
I like to live dangerous! Amusingly the very last thing I did in my home workshop this evening was burn something! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars that's the spirit
WOW! Thats not a guitar, thats a masterpiece. I'm not good enought to play it, but i wanna touch or at least to watch it in museum
I would kill for this thing. omg.
This honestly looks likes a piece of modern architecture, I've never been a fan of the explorer shape, but damn this thin is magnificent.
Edit: This thing is actually so beautiful I can't even .
i love the unique string tone from it, the thinner wood causes a strange resonance, would be great for a clean blues tone, or a more psychedelic rock light tone
I absolutely want/need so bad to build guitars myself. It’s the biggest passion of my life other than playing them. Great work btw I’ve been watching every video you put out, love it!
I have been going back over previous videos to bolster my opinion that Ben is an absolute Genius and talented craftsman....With this wood selection, I keep thinking "How can he create such pieces of art out of what looks to be petrified Carrot or Sweet Potato wood??!" Astonishing. Maybe the shavings could be boiled down by Mrs. Bun as one of Ben's Lunch Soups? Bwahahahha...
absolutely stunning build
You know what makes me happy? Ben building awesome guitars!
This is AMMMAAAZZZINGGG! I'd like to personally try it. 😊😊
love your work
This one might be my Favorite. very awesome
Loved the design of this one, the way it is constructed, the simplicity of the colour palette. I'd really like to hear a demo of how it sounds acoustically and maybe for future builds, put a piezo in as well as the magnetic pickups? Looking forward to watching the case build. I hope Crimson and everyone there is doing well in these difficult times.
That is one hell of a cool Explorer!!!
Thank you.. I had a blast building it! B
This was an amazing process to watch, the guitar is insane!
Very exciting watching of this all come together!
The most beautiful built and design guitars i have ever seen.! Just artwork each and every piece...🤘🤘🤘🤘
Such a canadian way to be excited about winning something
Love that guitar watched the episodes when they first aired, great job Ben. I would love to try and build one just like it. Of course, getting my hands on a piece of Padauk big enough for the neck would be hard. Additionally, if I can get my hands on the Padauk I would probably be too scared I would mess it up to actually build it.
Aw what a nice guy, glad he won.
Just Amazing Work You Do
Love the semi hollow aspect of this Exployer !
Thank you very much! We're going to be putting something similar into production soon. B
Congratulations Arthur ❕ You rock
19:15 Yes, it is impressive!!!
Great playing at the end that guitar looks absolutely class and sounds absolutely class
Gutted. Well done. Such an awesome instrument.
Got to see it in the wood back in January.
Congrats.
Beautiful guitar.
Beeeeeeen lololol
You couldn't have found a better winner lol
This guitar is beautiful 😊👌