The Duchess Lilly - A Masterbuilt Custom by Ben Crowe
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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This beautiful guitar was a secret master build for a very special client which we weren't at liberty to show. However, now we are thrilled to formally introduce you to 'The Duchess Lilly'.
Made from a beautiful piece of Camphor and sporting a one-of-a-kind scarf joint, this guitar is a stunner and was designed by the client, Derek Domingue. See this video where Ben talks about the detailed plans: • On planning a custom g...
Full specs:
- Camphor Body Wood with a Bespoke Ergonomic Carve.
- 25.5" Scale Length.
- 3 Piece Maple Through Neck with Coloured Highlights.
- Half-hidden, Custom Designed Joint.
- 17'' Radius Ebony Fingerboard.
- Custom, handmade, flower inlays.
- Seymour Duncan Zephyrs; Silver Wound Humbuckers
- Sperzle Tuners with Custom Tuning Keys
- Tune-o-Matic Bridge with Through Stringing.
- Concentric Volume and Tone For each Pickup.
- Back Plate matches body wood's grain perfectly.
We hope you enjoy seeing this guitar unfold.
Music:
Clean Soul - Calming by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
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amazing... the multilayer neck, the inlays, even the knobs, come on...
I'm really impressed by all the work, stunning result... just speechless :D
This guitar is a piece of art!!! When the neck was married to the body, that was perfect. The owner is getting all they wanted and more. Congrats on your build!!!!
I don't know if it's possible to top that. Absolute artistry! You sir are a Jedi
This is truely a beauty.
Ben you truely are an artist in your own right.
just like how you get cooks and chefs, you get guitar builders and luthiers.. Ben is most certainly a luthier, if not an outright artist! Amazing stuff!
I have been watching Ben's videos for a while now, and just only come across this magnificent instrument. I doubt I have ever seen a more beautiful guitar. Absolutely incredible.
The attention to detail on this thing is just unreal. Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you, I really enjoyed this build!
Crimson Custom Guitars Builds like these are a huge inspiration for me to build myself.
Man. You guys are totally nuts... Wow, I'm speechless.
Please make more of these "making of"'s, they are awesome!
simply exquisite!
can you please keep on with these Master /Jedi /Messiah !! builds and stop the realty tv short builds although they are awesome I prefer to see your true skill and perfection ...
you are a rare craftsman Ben and I have only Respect for you sir...you are also a gentleman which is truly uncommon and a credit to you..
The word the purple heart comes all the way through to the front in that Spade is amazing man. I am a true fan!!! the only regret is that you didn't make a full video on this. You are brilliant man 👌👍👍
JUST NOTICED I COMMENTED ON THIS 9 MPNTHS AGO AND I'M STILL AMAZED AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS PEICE OF MUSICAL ART IS.
This is guitar porn. That neck joint especially, there's just no way you can justify that. I had barely learned to live with the part coming through, but then you hit me with that arc. And the the trussrod cover and the inlays and the woods.
Nothing like some solid chunks of AAAAA wood, it's always so nice to see the grain flow around the contours.
A truly stunning guitar that will pass from player to player down through the ages.
Well done, Sir!
One of the prettiest master builds yet!
Absolutely outstanding. Possibly the prettiest guitar I have seen. That chunk of wood is amazing. Should have had some kind of P-90s.
Those inlays are absolutely gorgeous!
I had no idea a guitar could be so beautiful. Fantastic job Ben.
+Paul Redden thanks Paul :) I really enjoy making the pretty ones, fire and copper is fun but pretty is just so much more satisfying!
Absolutely Stunning! The guitar that launched a thousand songs. Congratulations Ben!
Seymour Duncan Zephyr pickups, $999 each. WoW :) This guitar deserves the best!
The points definitely remind me of cue stick inlay points.
...Holy moly that is some BEAUTIFUL wood !!!
Had to watch several times... Stunning just doesn't get it but I'm not smart enough to say anything more. Ben, it looks like a piece of art to me. I'd be so proud to ever produce a guitar so amazing, thank you very much for sharing. I liked the Muzak, it went with the guitar. Glad you gave the guitar a name. It should be naked in a magazine. Cheers.
now that's what I call truly hand built. stunning!
+hchoe741 thank you, this build did stretch me, nearly drove me insane tbf. But the end result was worth it. B
Extra thumbs up for putting the logo inside.
Well Ben, Bravo to you on so many aspects of this guitar, the finish, the tuner knobs, matching the control cavity cover grain to the guitar back, the inlays. I could go on and on, but I think the truss rod cover and the point inlay dividing the lower bout wings were my favorites. Nicely done!
An amazing guitar and an amazing craftsman - Beautiful...excellent work Ben.
After watching this video for the 4th time I finally regained enough consciousness after this waking dream, I shared this with those friends I deemed worthy enough. Then remembered your words from a previous video saying something like "With enough time, patients and hard work you could build anything you could imagine." Thank you your good taste and for the inspiration.
wow Ben that is stunning. so much care and attention to detail. impressive.
humble but true thank you for sharing Ben
I've seen many guitars, But this is not just another guitar, a beatiful piece of Good stuff put together by the one and only Ben Crowe, as a luthier apprentice i wish someday, i could craft all the goodnes that i saw here
Sorry if i made any mistakes, greetings from Paraguay.
Okay Ben, I'm just going to pack up building now. Hmmmmm..... no, sod it, I'm just going to try to build better! Stunning work throughout, Sir! And a sublimely beautiful result.
What a wonderful work of art, Mr. Crowe! Congratulations!
Amazing work as always and your obsession with inlays is epic. Keep on good work.
Ben, that was outstanding! It was like a tutorial w/pics alone and no words! I watched every moment of it, frame by frame. Kudos to your media dept. for such great pics/shots!!!!! Believe me Ben, posts like this speak louder than words at times to those of us out here who are "geeky" about what you guys do. Nuf 4 now. God save the queen! ;) Yanky out...
That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever wanted ....
Now that's what I'd call a master build! Kudos!
The most beautiful guitar I have aver seen!! Looks fabulous, but isn't OTT or gouache. A top job Ben, you're an inspiration, as ever!!
I love that red blue line.
Wow!! Now that's a piece of art! That looks like some serious time and effort went into that!
Pure beauty made into guitar.
A thing of beauty. Well done!
Wow, I was blown away by this build, thanks for sharing, I am now inspired to get on with my own build. Thanks Ben.
I think esa062 says it best... LOL Inspired to grab the sanding block and get back to the bench and carry on working. You are an artist Ben.
This guitar is stunning
I'm speechless. Amazing craftsmanship. Beautiful beautiful guitar.
Ben at 12.25 there's a face in your quilt.....lower horn AGHH!
Stunning work like the way the colours in the inlay compliment the neck lamination colour.
Gorgeous!!! Killer work Ben!
When a guitare truely deserve the "masterbuild" label !
Wow Stunningly beautiful guitar. A true work of art by a true craftsman.
Stunning work Ben!
An uncommon attention to detail. Original, beautiful... Words fail...
Well Dodgy Muzak though!😆
those inlays are amazing
Happy New year, Ben. Wish you all the best.
the headstock shape is great
incredible! a true 10 out of 5
Incredible work and it is the one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen. Great WORK!!
Beautiful guitar Ben.
Just beautiful Ben!!
Inspiring work - the hands have it tenfold over the machines!!!
That's an awsome guitar!
Idea for the next one would be a les paul'ish style guitar with a laminated neck tru , fender strat scale , jackson radius , 24 frets, emg active pickup , kahler trems , lock nuts , blueburst flamed maple finish.
Absolutely stunning!
Very Nice, beautifull guitar. I can't wait for the demo.
Stunning! Wonderful design, choice of woods, and build. Master build indeed :)
no sound test? now im sad
Sublime guitar!!! Definitely the coolest one I've ever seen. The only thing I would do differently is a Kahler vibrato , but I would hate to lose that purpleheart volute behind the bridge. AnywhooOoo......thanx for sharing it with the world!
beautiful work , you guys inspire me to keep building
Great looking guitar. Loved watching it come together.
Beautiful work!
Martini racing neck stripes will make you play faster ;-)
Yes! Well spotted!
And it makes it a lot louder.
Awesome, even Rocky had a montage.
Absolutely lovely.
Just the pickups alone would set you back 1000 bucks but overall I would argue that the neck is by far the most beautiful neck I've ever seen.
Thank you, it was a heck of a lot of work but in the end totally worth it. I LOVE my job!
stunning absolutely gorgeous .....i doff my hat to you sir, Ben do we get to hear those seymours any time
Hi Ben how much is that particular custom guitar selling for?
I really enjoy the videos keep up the great work
total beauty. how does she sound?
Well, that's just a thing of beauty! Can you do a video talking through the details and how you did them, challenges you faced?
one word only "stunning''.
high class masterpiece
Great job! Love the music too.
uuuuuuuuuhh, wow. This ain't yo momma's guitar. BRILLIANT.
I love your videos i bn looking for a decent guitar not overly priced an after looking ive decided to build one myself ill watch these awesome videos til im ready to tackle one myself thanks for the awesome footage n the guitars are beautiful when finshed
I wish Crimson forums were up and running again!
y'all should make a guitar out of all the cutoffs of the wood from most of your favorite guitars , like every year to mark your succes so far ^3^
My god sir.......
Very nice work. Just wild.
Che bello!!!
Absolutely love it Ben, even the cheesy back ground music : )
Wow. A weapon reminiscent of Def leppard (maybe not the fret inlays). And a backing track with echos of Shine on you crazy Diamond (till at least 2/3rds the way through). Epic labour of love. How does one price something like this?
The only thing that irritates me here are the knobs. The rest is just stunning. I don't want to know the price for this utter masterpiece. Simply amazing work.
If I'm nitpicking - A) Tuning pegs look weirdly fat and too big and clunky for the guitar B) Wooden vol and tone knobs seem rather tall and dis-proportionate C) The repeated heraldic motif inlaid into the back neckthru stripes just seems superfluous and out of keeping with the rest of the guitar. If they had to be there, at least they could have been laid out symmetrically or equidistantly on either side of the string through ferrules. As it stands it looks like the ferrules erupted unexpectedly perilously close to a set of inlays.
Lovely wood tho. Cor!
Keeping the nitpicking to one section, the front of the headstock is boring. And while the orange stain makes the body wood pop, it looks messy on the (ash?, maple?) part of the neck. Still an amazing piece! (Editing my comment that this guitar may have been a customer requested piece; I thought Ben had made it just to do it.)
Skirmisher yea this was a customer requested build. I think luthiers have to remove personal opinion from a build, unless they have a suggestion the customer likes, because someone paying that much for something like this likely wants exactly what they ordered. I'm mean it has SD Zephyrs ffs, only rich people or idiots buy them xD
You sir, are an artist.. Truly great work. But what baffles me is the cover for the cavity at the back. Could you make (or have you already done) a video about how you made that? I would like to use flamed or burled or birdseye maple for the body of the guitar I'm building and if possible, I'd like to do something similar for the back cavity cover. Now I basically understand how you do most things when building a guitar. I'm not saying I'm good at it or indeed able to do it at all, but my dad is a reasonably creative carpenter and I understand how most of it is done.. With that back cavity cover, I don't understand how you did it.. I know building this guitar has been a while ago, but i thought making a cover that follows the pattern of the body wasn't possible. You seem to prove otherwise..
Hey Tim, it is all about making the right template. A negative one for the cavity with a positive one for the actual back plate you want to install. What a few of my build series and I'm sure you'll see me do it a few times. B
Mad genius 💜
Why Thank you.. though in this case I only built what the client designed.. he is the true genius! B
Simply gorgeous. I have 2 questions. I understand how you got the back plate to match the grain pattern by slicing off a thin slab from the back, but how did you line it up when you cut the actual plate? Or did you cut the plate first, and use that to locate where you would route the cavity? And secondly, the black veneer you used in the neck lamination... I've tried dyeing a maple veneer black and no matter how much I saturated it, the core of the veneer stayed blonde, almost creating a black/white/black purfling look... how do you get your veneer so through and through black? Is it an ebony veneer? Cheers.
stunning
all the faces in the quilting!!
Beautiful one of my favorites!
An amazing piece of work. All that inlay would have driven me insane.
A very prosaic question though - what material are the red and blue highlights in the neck? If they're stained wood, how do you get the stain to penetrate so completely and evenly?
TeaDaemon Would like to know that as well.
That is siiiick!
What scarf joint?? Looks amazing Ben..
This is boutique. The fret ends look like $#!+ though..
Hi Ben, if you may endulge me this question. The inlay on the neck is fantastic. Some pictures show a white(ish) glue surrounding the inlay but you then you do some process of sanding? and the white outline is gone. What do you do to get rid of the glue outline?
Looks amazing Ben! Love the Ebony arrow inlays on the rear of the guitar, very classy. Just out of curiosity, what materials were the red/blue portions of the neck made from? The colors are pretty vibrant, chalk it up to my lack of woodworking experience but I've never seen wood like that, we're the strips dyed?
this is what I wanna do in my next life