Welcome to the 6 hour build! Two new episodes of this series will be going live every day at 18:00 and 18:30 (GMT) till Sunday. For a chance to WIN THIS GUITAR, use the coupon code '6hrz' when checking out on our online store. Good luck and enjoy the ride!
Crimson Custom Guitars no offence but about bloody time 😂. I've been waiting for you to do a build video since well the last one which feels like a really really long time ago. I wish you'd do a lot more of these, it's by far my favourite part of your channel 😊
Oh, I was hoping this was going to be a live stream of the 6 hour build. I honestly could watch Ben build and ramble for 6 hours and be happy. I bet his ramblings get weirder and weirder as the hours progress. PLEASE do a live stream marathon build.
+Mikail Elchanovanich also we lost a huge number of subscribers that day, 24 notifications in 12 hours and it pissed people off. About half of the videos are on patreon now though with the rest due on the next few days.
There once was a luthier from Dorset Who worked so damn fast as to force it Refusing to linger, He slashed off a finger And now he prefers to outsource it
Yes. Have Christopher and tom have a crack at a 6hr build! Ben can do the voice over because he's Ben. Seeing their approach and contrasting it with Bens would be really fun!
'Why are we watching this in the first place?' That's actually a very good question... xD In a sense your videos are often quite therapeutic to watch however! And a wonderful voiceover once again! Kinda feels like one of those old wild-life documentaries haha! Awesome stuff!
Man i love the commentary. and i swear this is not an insult. you could be a golf/tennis announcer if you ever need another job. Wildlife narrator as well. As you can tell Americans are easily amused.
+digitel303 I would really love to do pro voice work at some point, a complete departure from my main jobs.. An audible book or something maybe. Could be fun. Thank you for your support! B
I was humbled down to earth when I watched the 12 and 9 already. Can't wait to see the result. I've tried a 12 once on a weekend as it inspired me to try and it really took me ~18 (10,5 hrs 1st day and 7,5 hrs 2nd day) and a hell lot of coffee, taurin, guarana to keep going. I've lost time making stupid mistakes and swearing and doing recovery because at one point you get tired and lose focus. It felt different and more exhausting than a normal day as on a normal day you tend to work on many different things and not such in a rush and watching the clock all the time. So whatever the result Respect in advance.
Love your crazy challanges ! If I were to do this, Id go thru-neck monocoque. Plywood (proper furniture grade) carbon fibre and aluminium sheet. Cheers !
The voice over parts, it's as though Ben morphs into Terry Wogan (RIP) on the Eurovision Song Contest and rips into the content with dry satire, even though Ben is the subject of the content.. it's a bit meta.
I will, maybe consider another 12 hour build. In that time I can achieve a nice guitar that I can actually be proud of and without the need for any major shortcuts.. I do enjoy the buzz though! I really do B
In case you haven’t figured out the “audio glitch” you noticed and commented on in your voice over, that’s what lapel mics do any time there’s a loud pop, slap, clap, or slam of something. That abrupt loud noise causes that glitch you’re hearing. I learned that when making a video with my handgun - each time I released the slide that loud noise would briefly glitch out the audio. Cheers!
Where do I go to find comparisons between drill, router bits, and endmills? I spend my days obsessing about cutting stainless steels and high temp alloys. Woods pose a quandary to me. High speed steel, cobalt, and carbide would all work so far as I can tell. Edge prep, helix angles flute depth, web thickness... it all gets thrown out the window with wood. I could make some recommendations, but I suspect this subject has been covered.
would you not have to worry about warping? from what i know after working some types of wood they will warp or can warp afterwards, meaning between different stages you have to let them rest. and ive seen this on real old properly dried wood, so dampness wasnt the explanation. also you should totally try a jatobo build aka Brazilian cheery wood, even though its not actually cherry wood. however its got a super nice color too it and it ages really well. you probably wouldnt need any sort of coloring to the finish just a straight up lacquer to protect it. it also gets deeper and deeper in color and becomes a nice deep red with age, if memory serves its sunlight reactive naturally and will darken pretty quick.
I AGREE ABOUT THE TRITON ROUTERS, THEY HAVE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES, WHY DIDN'T THEY PUT A LIGHT IN THEM? I USE MY LITTLE DEWALT LAMINATE TRIMMER FOR ROUTING CAVITIES BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY ROUTER I HAVE WITH A LIGHT AND IT WAS HUNDREDS LESS THAN ALL MY OTHER BIG ROUTERS. I DO USE THE BIG TRITONS IN MONE OF MY ROUTER TABLES AND MY OVERHEAD PIN ROUTER. I LOVE HOW THEY COME ALREADY SET UP FOR TABLE ROUTING. AND THE FENCE SYSTEMS ON THEM ARE THE BEST ON THE MARKET, EVEN BETTER THAN FESTOOL'S.
Coming soon, the zero hour build, and the Minus-3 hour build, where you attempt to take an already built guitar and disassemble it and integrate the body and neck back into their original wood blocks within 3 hours.
I'm not a guitar builder (yet) but love working with wood. I have a question. Is the groove always the same width for the truss rods? If it is, couldn't you make neck template with a tang that would fit into the routed groove so when you traced the neck outline onto the piece of wood, that it would automatically be on center?
I promised myself I would wait till all the episodes are out before I started watching... Apparently I'm not good at keeping promises made to myself...
Question on your comments on the build type. you said it would be a "proper guitar, no bolt ons, etc." As there are many reputable companies that build bolt- on neck instruments and stand by them (I have no dog in the fight, simply curious as to your answer), why are "bolt- on" necks, for you, considered out of bound? Thanks in advance
I am really surprised by oak as a choice for this build.. nice a piece though it is, isn't it gonna be a pain in the ass to work with? I guess I'll find-out :D
+TheBaconWizard the only reason I chose it is that it is surprisingly light for oak.. Very very dry and, well, easy to work.. It normally wouldn't be something I would even consider.. B
nah gibson takes over an hour to build a guitar, but probably not by much and via the work of many employee's however from what i know you can also get customs made by hand by one luthier from that to finish so time frame is probably different depending on each instrument. also im betting he could probably do a 3hr build from a body blank, having to cut one out and sand it and everything in that time frame might make it just out of reach for a solo project.
My favourite thing about these builds, next to the building of course is the snarky sarcastic voice over, it's like a teenage David Attenborough.
Let's call him Mr Crimson.
Welcome to the 6 hour build! Two new episodes of this series will be going live every day at 18:00 and 18:30 (GMT) till Sunday. For a chance to WIN THIS GUITAR, use the coupon code '6hrz' when checking out on our online store. Good luck and enjoy the ride!
Crimson Custom Guitars no offence but about bloody time 😂. I've been waiting for you to do a build video since well the last one which feels like a really really long time ago. I wish you'd do a lot more of these, it's by far my favourite part of your channel 😊
Im so stoked! Looking forward to this build!!!
Crimson Custom Guitars. Mr. Crowe. You are amazing. Truly gifted. I wish I had your talents. Thank you.
The next one needs to be a One Hour Kit Guitar. lol. Every one since the 24-hr build has been sweet - looking forward to this!
I believe in you, Garnett. All you need to do is try, friend.
The self-deprecation in every video series is always on point, and usually unwarranted. Usually.
This is loads of fun to watch, but I'm not sure I would really want a hand built instrument built in a rush. LOL
back in the 80s when bob villa was doing this old house i was so addicted to his show. and your is so much more entertaining.
+digitel303 thank you very much! B
Oh, I was hoping this was going to be a live stream of the 6 hour build. I honestly could watch Ben build and ramble for 6 hours and be happy. I bet his ramblings get weirder and weirder as the hours progress. PLEASE do a live stream marathon build.
they tried before for the 12 hour but the internet was too poor for it, so they uploaded it in chunks instead, it was effectively a livestream
+Mikail Elchanovanich also we lost a huge number of subscribers that day, 24 notifications in 12 hours and it pissed people off. About half of the videos are on patreon now though with the rest due on the next few days.
TBH those people that left can suck it, I watched the whole deal and was very impressed and entertained keep it up!
i don't understand the logic of choosing to have notifications on and then getting pissed off when they get notifications.
I agree.... they could turn off notifications for a day then.
There once was a luthier from Dorset
Who worked so damn fast as to force it
Refusing to linger,
He slashed off a finger
And now he prefers to outsource it
+bevo65 lol! B
My humble contribution to your developing lore. :-)
I love these videos so much! I wish there were 100s of these to watch lol.
please don't stop making the timed build vids.
6 hours? It is fun to watch your build... good luck...
2:20 - "Some sort of mahogany, ish, maybe"... Very sure of yourself there Ben lol
This is fun to watch I don't want to skip one I hope you make it
I've seen so many videos about tapping wood, but the neck blank here just sounded fantastic from the first time you tapped it at 2:02.
Yes. Have Christopher and tom have a crack at a 6hr build! Ben can do the voice over because he's Ben. Seeing their approach and contrasting it with Bens would be really fun!
Makes cup of tea and settles in for another build
Good luck Ben
Masters always make it look easy and the way you explain what is happening. Your skill shows as you make it entertaining and easy to comprehend.
Seriously, can’t wait to see what happens
Damn you! I watched all 12 hours of you before, now I'm settling in for another 6
Just got done binge watching the 9 hour build. You've lost weight old man!
I've got an idea for the next challenge, build a guitar for me, for free. That will be hard to accomplish.
Kendall Williams and me please
Kendall Williams And...you can take your time
You showed him
Waiting till Sunday then binge watching :)
And here we go 🤘
I just stumbled on your videos from around 2012, loved them. Glad to see you are still in business and by the looks of things doing pretty damn well!
Haha. Love it! Other than after 8 minutes into the build my pulse rate and blood pressure was creeping up watching you rush!!! ☺️
Lovely, lovely, lovely. Cheers from Puerto Rico
Yes!! Finally a build video! It been a while.
The voiceover is a nice touch indeed, it's cool to hear afterthoughts to the events unfolding. :)
was not ready for the pan around to the rest of the shop, Here I thought you were working in a cool antique barn or something lol. Great work!
I’m so stoked for this
'Why are we watching this in the first place?'
That's actually a very good question... xD
In a sense your videos are often quite therapeutic to watch however! And a wonderful voiceover once again! Kinda feels like one of those old wild-life documentaries haha!
Awesome stuff!
Love it, you get more done in 6 hours than I do in 6 weeks 😂🎸
African mahogany.... beautiful stugg🙏🏻💜🇨🇦
Love the voice over format, works really well.
Man i love the commentary. and i swear this is not an insult. you could be a golf/tennis announcer if you ever need another job. Wildlife narrator as well. As you can tell Americans are easily amused.
+digitel303 I would really love to do pro voice work at some point, a complete departure from my main jobs.. An audible book or something maybe. Could be fun. Thank you for your support! B
I was humbled down to earth when I watched the 12 and 9 already. Can't wait to see the result.
I've tried a 12 once on a weekend as it inspired me to try and it really took me ~18 (10,5 hrs 1st day and 7,5 hrs 2nd day) and a hell lot of coffee, taurin, guarana to keep going. I've lost time making stupid mistakes and swearing and doing recovery because at one point you get tired and lose focus. It felt different and more exhausting than a normal day as on a normal day you tend to work on many different things and not such in a rush and watching the clock all the time.
So whatever the result Respect in advance.
LOVE!!!!!!! the voice over!
I wanna say transcendental meditation to you Ben
@34:34 ... Look at that intensity!
Love your crazy challanges ! If I were to do this, Id go thru-neck monocoque. Plywood (proper furniture grade) carbon fibre and aluminium sheet. Cheers !
The voice over parts, it's as though Ben morphs into Terry Wogan (RIP) on the Eurovision Song Contest and rips into the content with dry satire, even though Ben is the subject of the content.. it's a bit meta.
No power tools build. It would be awesome. Never been done by you!
Oak huh? Noice. Really interested to hear how this thing sounds at the end
Good luck on the build!
we need another challenge like this for ben sanity that is
I will, maybe consider another 12 hour build. In that time I can achieve a nice guitar that I can actually be proud of and without the need for any major shortcuts.. I do enjoy the buzz though! I really do B
I thought that misplaced tools was something that only happened to me! What ever tool I’m using the moment I put it down it goes into hiding.
I think the hardest challenge would be, Obsidian Inlays
oh yes! That it would
About a year ago I bought a Bosch router that hat some nice lights. They stopped working after about 30 or so workhours.
Off to a great start on your guitar.
Great watch, thank you. I'd really like to see that build using the minimum of tools I think you suggested, Ben. Is that still in your plans?
In case you haven’t figured out the “audio glitch” you noticed and commented on in your voice over, that’s what lapel mics do any time there’s a loud pop, slap, clap, or slam of something. That abrupt loud noise causes that glitch you’re hearing. I learned that when making a video with my handgun - each time I released the slide that loud noise would briefly glitch out the audio.
Cheers!
Old and Busted, New Hotness
+Chad Prince that's the one! Ta. B
I come back to watch these every so often... "I sort of nearly almost died..."
Is Ben getting thinner or is Crimson getting Lllllllllaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrggggerrrrrrrrr!
Haha you are kidding I thought the last two were insane
Cheers mate
My pleasure, thanks for watching! B
Ben that neck Timber looks and sounds like Iroko
One good thing about being in a 155 MM artillery unit for 7 years, is that I don't need ear protection anymore. 🤣
I could be mistaking but the neck wood looks like pearwood to me!
Where do I go to find comparisons between drill, router bits, and endmills? I spend my days obsessing about cutting stainless steels and high temp alloys. Woods pose a quandary to me. High speed steel, cobalt, and carbide would all work so far as I can tell. Edge prep, helix angles flute depth, web thickness... it all gets thrown out the window with wood. I could make some recommendations, but I suspect this subject has been covered.
great fun
I thought I was the best procrastinator in the world. After watching this, I am clearly the 2nd Best.
would you not have to worry about warping? from what i know after working some types of wood they will warp or can warp afterwards, meaning between different stages you have to let them rest. and ive seen this on real old properly dried wood, so dampness wasnt the explanation.
also you should totally try a jatobo build aka Brazilian cheery wood, even though its not actually cherry wood. however its got a super nice color too it and it ages really well. you probably wouldnt need any sort of coloring to the finish just a straight up lacquer to protect it. it also gets deeper and deeper in color and becomes a nice deep red with age, if memory serves its sunlight reactive naturally and will darken pretty quick.
Just noticed that James and Luigi have vacated their desks. Where have the dueling geniuses gone, pre tell?
I started making a guitar out of australian red gum.. this series will help me with that
Where do you get your neck blanks from? I'm looking for a Mahogany one just like this
I love these fast ones, but when can we get a super long build where you do everything perfectly and with perfect consideration?
should be a multiscale the way that ebony fretboard is flamed/figured.
Oi, i like those speed build videos!
I AGREE ABOUT THE TRITON ROUTERS, THEY HAVE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES, WHY DIDN'T THEY PUT A LIGHT IN THEM? I USE MY LITTLE DEWALT LAMINATE TRIMMER FOR ROUTING CAVITIES BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY ROUTER I HAVE WITH A LIGHT AND IT WAS HUNDREDS LESS THAN ALL MY OTHER BIG ROUTERS. I DO USE THE BIG TRITONS IN MONE OF MY ROUTER TABLES AND MY OVERHEAD PIN ROUTER. I LOVE HOW THEY COME ALREADY SET UP FOR TABLE ROUTING. AND THE FENCE SYSTEMS ON THEM ARE THE BEST ON THE MARKET, EVEN BETTER THAN FESTOOL'S.
Great! Is there a reason for the HD quality only? (some of us just don´t have great connections...or maybe is just me!)
It takes youtube some time to do the transcoding after a video is uploaded. Wait 30min-1hour and you should have all the options.
Oak? I thought I saw Ben saying oak was bad for making guitars some time ago?
Coming soon, the zero hour build, and the Minus-3 hour build, where you attempt to take an already built guitar and disassemble it and integrate the body and neck back into their original wood blocks within 3 hours.
Bro..can you build flying 'V' guitar? Please upload 1video,. Please,.,..
When is the 3 hour build going to happen?
I'm not a guitar builder (yet) but love working with wood. I have a question. Is the groove always the same width for the truss rods? If it is, couldn't you make neck template with a tang that would fit into the routed groove so when you traced the neck outline onto the piece of wood, that it would automatically be on center?
Finally time to binge! What lens(es) do you guys use nowadays?
THANK YOU
I promised myself I would wait till all the episodes are out before I started watching... Apparently I'm not good at keeping promises made to myself...
FitAndGaming I did this too! Some things you just have to watch straight away!!
Question on your comments on the build type. you said it would be a "proper guitar, no bolt ons, etc." As there are many reputable companies that build bolt- on neck instruments and stand by them (I have no dog in the fight, simply curious as to your answer), why are "bolt- on" necks, for you, considered out of bound? Thanks in advance
... also an apocryphal alliteration aficionado
Ben, why not use a router plane for the truss rod slot? Just sayin', if ya don't like the sound of the router :)
True.. I actually never have and can't quite work.out why. I'm planning a non power tool build soon though so it will be in that for sure! B
Luckily, the concert I'm going to is 7 hours from now :)
I didn't see the other timed builds in their own playlist. Have you organized them?
Do It bro
I am really surprised by oak as a choice for this build.. nice a piece though it is, isn't it gonna be a pain in the ass to work with? I guess I'll find-out :D
+TheBaconWizard the only reason I chose it is that it is surprisingly light for oak.. Very very dry and, well, easy to work.. It normally wouldn't be something I would even consider.. B
Oak sucks, never again
Guide bushing :-)
Make a 3 hour challenge
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!
Do you ever build Basses?
I think Ben is starting to go a bit mad. Next is the 3 hour build!
Gibson probably take less than that to build a guitar :D
Could work, if it's a Blackmachine. It would definitely need to be a flat top of some sort.
nah gibson takes over an hour to build a guitar, but probably not by much and via the work of many employee's however from what i know you can also get customs made by hand by one luthier from that to finish so time frame is probably different depending on each instrument.
also im betting he could probably do a 3hr build from a body blank, having to cut one out and sand it and everything in that time frame might make it just out of reach for a solo project.
Starting out and the marking gauge is missing. You automatically know James has hidden it. :-)
Is Ben originally from South Africa? He has a slight twang
Hey, what glue are you using there at around 28:00 ? I've always used double sided tape but it was a mess to pull off.
Check out "The greatest luthiers trick of all - down with double sided tape! " on Crimson - it's super glue with masking tape
"old and busted. new hotness" MIB
Edutainment.
Interesting.... the beard appears to be getting longer (Duh.. i know!) so are you envisioning doing an audition to join ZZ Top, perchance????
can anyone (including Ben, if it's possible) tell me anything about the real reasons why use 2 wood pieces glued together for body instead of one?
hmmm cant remember the name of the wood :( i got some material from a man who makes stairs for a living, the only wood i can think of is jatobá
could be, but my guess is that it's cumaru, all though i dont know if its red or regular
Hey Ben, I was always wanted to know how oak sounds, can you make a demo of the finished guitar and it's tonal characteristics ?
Chafic Beyrouthy we will be filming the full demo with Phil Walker early next week.
Can i build a guitar body with a 3cm thick wood, or must thicker? ( i want to build a mini short scale guitar)
Yes, you absolutely can build a body that thin as long as the hardware isn't designed to go deeper than that. Ben
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Thank you so much!
Hey you're in England you can't order Pizza, you're supposed to be eating stuff like Fish and Chips, Crumpets, Mushy peas, Kippers.. stuff like that.
hey ben,
what is the model of bandsaw you are using ?
lola a it is a Record BS250 Premium 10" Bandsaw www.recordpower.co.uk/product/premium-10-bandsaw#.WagKC8iGOUk