The full build video makes it look way easier than it really was, but it's good for people that wouldn't have the time to watch the whole series. I remember the shock viewing that beautiful body cut in half. The pain of him making the "crystal" thing. And the disappointment when the flickering LEDs interfered with the pickups. It was a fun build.
Although I've seen the whole build back then I totally forgot how tedious and incredible intricate this build was. I still think that the humming of the flickering LED's give the instrument a one of its kind sound.
Stumbled onto your channel the past few days and couldn’t be happier. I’ve been debating on buying a kit to build the guitar that I want and for what I need. It’s nice seeing all the work and getting tons of ideas for what I’d like to do. Thank you for sharing your creations with us!
I remember watching this first time round and being blown away by the inventiveness and attention to detail. The fretboard is to die for. Amazing guitar.
wow, that fretboard is really good considering in the future there could be problems with delivering wood, fretboards could legit be just pieced together by tiny leftover wood, and the texture looks pretty!
I miss the little shop. I really loved the wood on the ceiling and walls. It gave it a really nice backdrop for the videos! I really like the new shop with the addition too! The white wall gives it an antique feel which fits perfect with all the old tools! I love the Cyberpunk guitar. Amazing work Ben, as always. Purpose & Longing my friend. ✌️
I loved this build, it's a masterclass in designing and innovating as you go. I'd forgotten about the exquisite fretboard and the distressed hardware- subtle though they are compared to some other features, they do make a difference. And the turnbuckles!
Almost as soon as I saw the flickering LED's I wondered how you'd deal with the sound that will come from them. And I guess the answer is "you don't". I enjoyed the metalwork on this one, particularly how you worked on the potholes (as in holes for pots, not the scourge of UK roads!). Great build as always, thank you!
When you put in the LEDs for the side dot inlays, my mind immediately went to an energy drink slogan circa 2009 -- "No Half Measures". Incredible work. The relic'ing is cool and fits the theme. I'd probably never pay for a "standard guitar" relic, but I have recently done a build where I did one myself.
Why didn't this show up in my feed? I've been looking forward to this supercut since the original series ended! Probably in my top 5 builds of yours, I love everything about this guitar.
First Crimson Guitars build series that I watched from start to finish. I remember it being about 100 times more complicated than how it appears in this video. Great watching this recap video again. Thanks to the editor.
Very fond memories of watching this build during lockdown 1.0 and wondering what insanity Ben would come up with next. I haven't changed my mind about the end result though - it's a stunning piece of art/movie prop but not very good at being a playable guitar.
Just when I thought that I was getting better at building......... This happens, I know that I am watching it late, but to me it is new. I am in awe on one hand, and on the other I realize that it is having all of the right tools, and a complete lack of fear of messing it up. I will get there one day.
I am chomping at the bit to build a guitar from either a well made Kit of even from Scratch. I have the skills but not the Tools at the present time. I have rescued many guitar over the years and still have them, and taught myself how to do my own setups. Building from a kit will be my Next move, then from there will be a scratch build! There is a Passion that's burning inside of me to do these things, but I guess I will have to put it off until I find another Home with more space...
You sir, are the definition of a mad scientist. That is amazing, in 50+ years of playing, not seen something so cool. Next challenge, take a standard Gibson V (not some offset thing) and make something magical out of it.
considering i've recently returned to the game for 1.6 and waiting for the anime next week, this was really cool to come across, now that is what i call art.
So good that, even though I watched the series as you posted them, I watched you do it again in this video. Very nice editing I think, for a very nice build.
Even though the cyber-punk/steam-punk thing is not for me, I enjoyed the heck out of this vid. Almost as much as the multi-episode show for your daughter's guitar. Thanks for leaving the mistakes/unexpected events in - they are a part of every project I've tried. Peace - Deeve
I’ve not seen any of this before.. and I’ve a few remarks.. 1: Restricted tool builds are all well and good, but I’d prefer to restrict my tool choice to ones that make it easier. 2: For “fairly relaxed stuff”, that ferric chloride looked pretty aggressive to me. 3: The top to back glue joint on that kit body looks bloody perfect! 4: F’board LEDs - what were the resistors for, and what values please? 5: Apart from not sleeping, you had WAY too much fun!
Ben. This has to be the Sickest, Baddest Sweet Guitar 🎸 you Have Built in the New Wood Shop. Need to hook up lights with the Sound and have David Gilmour play Dark Side of the Moon Ben. You May have out did yourself.👍🏻
Ben you said you, "didn't sleep a wink".... when you do sleep, you must have some wild dreams to come up with these inspirations,... what's in the chamomile tea??
THE MAD SCIENTIST! Also goes by the name "Ben Crowe"! I can't believe I watched this after watching the original series, and got just as much satisfaction! But Ben, THE HANDTOOL ONLY BUILD? WHERE IS IT?????.... lol
This was a really fun build. I watched it as it came out. The only thing I would have preferred would have been another colour. I’ve never liked that ballpoint pen blue colour. I probably would have made the two halves different colours for the full cyberpunk scratch-built look. Just a personal taste thing.
I remember this build, watching it each week was one of may Crimson videos that kept me entertained during the first lockdown (Crimson videos and Cobra Kai if I'm honest) and enjoyed every second of it. Out of curiosity, whatever happened the the Cyberpunk LP kit build you did? Do you still have it?
Great, fun build! I really admire your patience and diligence in getting the job done! My thoughts: Should have taken off the headstock and gone for the double-ball-ended-string-up with tuners-in-the-bridge for the real futuristic look! And NEXT TIME sliding pickups on rails!
Ben this is so hypnotic and amazing. Throughout the whole video I wondered what the hell he is doing and where this is going to. End result is fckn brilliant. Hats off Ben. 👌🏽🍾🥂
Based on the memes, the guitar should have a built in kickstand on the back, the knobs should be trumpet finger buttons/valves (out is off and fully depressed is max), a bottle opener on the headstock (built in or a modular nook to hold a bottle opener), and the entire body area below the bridge should be a hollow half circle that folds out into a full circle with a foldout fishing rod reel can be used to wind and store 15 meters of cable... but wait! There's more! The fold out wheel extends below the body and the fold out reel can be locked into a solid platform to stand on, turning the entire guitar into a roller skate, a dolly, or a wheeled distance marker for construction work! You know it must be done. Throw on the soundtrack and start getting cyberpunk for real.
You might want to re-edit this video as there is the LED noise followed by the apparent dismay followed by you firing up the "Burn IT" torch. You need to fit some Ledbuckers All joking aside those LEDs are switching inside the led with some kind of IC so the noise is being generated right next to the pickups you may get less noise if you had ordinary Leds and wired them into a multi channel contoller circuit further away in the battery cavity? I assume the cases of those pickup are grounded? The other thing that might work would be to split the body again and apply copper tape to the body to shield the leds and then ground the copper tape. When I was a kid I built a wah wah and did a circuit mod to make it an auto wah using a 555timer chip it was ok till I built it into a case then all you could here was tic tok as the 555 timer changed state I swapped it for the lower power cmos 7555 and it reduced the noise but I was never able to get rid of the clock noise as I was young and inexperienced I ended up throwing it away as a bad job.
I cannot imagine critters would not find those open holes with warm tasty electronics and wires very inviting. In the game, some things are covered with a tight wire mesh… maybe use that?
Wonderful build with very Cyberpunk sound when the LEDs are on. Makes me wonder if controlled LEDs do the same and have a sound listening board change the flash rate and light intensity to change the pitch of the hum as you play. Again what you think of and make comes out wonderful even if you don't think so.
Hi John, we're very sorry about the comment you got about a 'prize'. This is a bot or a Scam and we are trying to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
It is not done. I think you should get rid of the humming LEDs and instead have normal LEDs that light up with a brightness reflecting the amplitude of what is being played. So it would come alive as it is being strummed, for me this is essential as it would connect the lights to the player. instead of this random flickering. Also it needs to be squared off more to distinguish it from the original kit. All that said. As it is, it is a work of art and pure brilliance.
The futuristic music from the top, should it be a portent of things to come (in say, 2077) would make the building of a guitar in that time period a bit of a waste of time as the whole thing is sequenced synth. :P
Honestly not the biggest fan of this build as a whole.... however there are quite a few creative aspects to it that I would love to see in future builds.
The full build video makes it look way easier than it really was, but it's good for people that wouldn't have the time to watch the whole series. I remember the shock viewing that beautiful body cut in half. The pain of him making the "crystal" thing. And the disappointment when the flickering LEDs interfered with the pickups. It was a fun build.
↑ and if by any chance someone interpret this as criticism, it's not, it's just a recognition on how much effort Ben had put on the build.
Although I've seen the whole build back then I totally forgot how tedious and incredible intricate this build was. I still think that the humming of the flickering LED's give the instrument a one of its kind sound.
I remember this build as well. Very tedious for sure, but that is BEN for you..
In many ways this series got me through the lockdowns
It got us through as well 👍
Stumbled onto your channel the past few days and couldn’t be happier. I’ve been debating on buying a kit to build the guitar that I want and for what I need. It’s nice seeing all the work and getting tons of ideas for what I’d like to do. Thank you for sharing your creations with us!
The fly walking around on it makes it LEGIT!!!
It was a mad-professor build in general, but I'd forgotten how understated and quite elegant that fretboard was.
I remember watching this first time round and being blown away by the inventiveness and attention to detail. The fretboard is to die for. Amazing guitar.
Thank you
wow, that fretboard is really good
considering in the future there could be problems with delivering wood, fretboards could legit be just pieced together by tiny leftover wood, and the texture looks pretty!
I miss the little shop. I really loved the wood on the ceiling and walls. It gave it a really nice backdrop for the videos! I really like the new shop with the addition too! The white wall gives it an antique feel which fits perfect with all the old tools! I love the Cyberpunk guitar. Amazing work Ben, as always. Purpose & Longing my friend. ✌️
This is up there as one of my favorite build series. I'm shocked 😲 this full build single video was not out before.
Only thing we had to look forward to in 2020.
Such a cool build.
I loved this build, it's a masterclass in designing and innovating as you go. I'd forgotten about the exquisite fretboard and the distressed hardware- subtle though they are compared to some other features, they do make a difference. And the turnbuckles!
What's the message below about? Is it fake, just wandering because I got one on my comment
@@johndodd4375 It appears on several other channels and is most likely some sort of scam. Ignore these messages!
Almost as soon as I saw the flickering LED's I wondered how you'd deal with the sound that will come from them. And I guess the answer is "you don't". I enjoyed the metalwork on this one, particularly how you worked on the potholes (as in holes for pots, not the scourge of UK roads!). Great build as always, thank you!
When you put in the LEDs for the side dot inlays, my mind immediately went to an energy drink slogan circa 2009 -- "No Half Measures".
Incredible work. The relic'ing is cool and fits the theme. I'd probably never pay for a "standard guitar" relic, but I have recently done a build where I did one myself.
A wonderful build with so many great ideas. The use of turnbuckles was genius and I’m nicking the block fretboard idea.
I've got piles of ebony piano keys set aside for this exact reason :)
You absolutely nailed the style of the game. Really amazing artistry here. A real joy to watch this whole thing come together.
Why didn't this show up in my feed? I've been looking forward to this supercut since the original series ended! Probably in my top 5 builds of yours, I love everything about this guitar.
This guy is just a genius ! Love that build !
First Crimson Guitars build series that I watched from start to finish.
I remember it being about 100 times more complicated than how it appears in this video.
Great watching this recap video again.
Thanks to the editor.
I think you done it with this one Ben. It’s like space ships and Tetris and BTTF and luthery all mixed up in one. Very nice
Very fond memories of watching this build during lockdown 1.0 and wondering what insanity Ben would come up with next. I haven't changed my mind about the end result though - it's a stunning piece of art/movie prop but not very good at being a playable guitar.
Super fantastic build Ben. I am speechless at how brilliant this is.
Absolutely amazing. My favorite luthier on youtube by far. Great content as always
Wow, thanks!
This makes getting up in the morning worth while, absolutely stunning work.
Such a nice humble man. Saw this guitar in person at Crimson HQ on Wednesday this week was awesome
Just when I thought that I was getting better at building......... This happens, I know that I am watching it late, but to me it is new. I am in awe on one hand, and on the other I realize that it is having all of the right tools, and a complete lack of fear of messing it up. I will get there one day.
Honestly, I love what it sounds like, even with the Eeeeeeeeeeee... It's a cool sound addition.
I am chomping at the bit to build a guitar from either a well made Kit of even from Scratch. I have the skills but not the Tools at the present time. I have rescued many guitar over the years and still have them, and taught myself how to do my own setups. Building from a kit will be my Next move, then from there will be a scratch build! There is a Passion that's burning inside of me to do these things, but I guess I will have to put it off until I find another Home with more space...
Great project Ben! Congratulations. You really integrated the concept into the kit guitar.
True artist and craftsman wow awesome 👏
Such a lot of fun watching this amazing build. Amazing android super speed blacksmithery work on the armor plating! ;)
Hey hey hey,
Coolest guitar of the day!
I remember this build.
Fantastic super edit!
Rock on!
🤟😺🤟
You sir, are the definition of a mad scientist. That is amazing, in 50+ years of playing, not seen something so cool. Next challenge, take a standard Gibson V (not some offset thing) and make something magical out of it.
This is an absolute banger of a guitar omg !
considering i've recently returned to the game for 1.6 and waiting for the anime next week, this was really cool to come across, now that is what i call art.
So good that, even though I watched the series as you posted them, I watched you do it again in this video. Very nice editing I think, for a very nice build.
That is an absolutely insane build. Incredible work as always Ben.
Even though the cyber-punk/steam-punk thing is not for me, I enjoyed the heck out of this vid.
Almost as much as the multi-episode show for your daughter's guitar.
Thanks for leaving the mistakes/unexpected events in - they are a part of every project I've tried.
Peace - Deeve
I’ve not seen any of this before.. and I’ve a few remarks..
1: Restricted tool builds are all well and good, but I’d prefer to restrict my tool choice to ones that make it easier.
2: For “fairly relaxed stuff”, that ferric chloride looked pretty aggressive to me.
3: The top to back glue joint on that kit body looks bloody perfect!
4: F’board LEDs - what were the resistors for, and what values please?
5: Apart from not sleeping, you had WAY too much fun!
Ben. This has to be the Sickest, Baddest Sweet Guitar 🎸 you Have Built in the New Wood Shop. Need to hook up lights with the Sound and have David Gilmour play Dark Side of the Moon Ben. You May have out did yourself.👍🏻
Oh my god that intro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ben you said you, "didn't sleep a wink".... when you do sleep, you must have some wild dreams to come up with these inspirations,... what's in the chamomile tea??
I cannot tell you how much I love this guitar!
THE MAD SCIENTIST! Also goes by the name "Ben Crowe"! I can't believe I watched this after watching the original series, and got just as much satisfaction! But Ben, THE HANDTOOL ONLY BUILD? WHERE IS IT?????.... lol
This was a really fun build. I watched it as it came out. The only thing I would have preferred would have been another colour. I’ve never liked that ballpoint pen blue colour. I probably would have made the two halves different colours for the full cyberpunk scratch-built look. Just a personal taste thing.
that looks awesome, the fishman fluence pickups are great I have a Les Paul with them in the relicing really sets it off & the fretboard it amazing.
Now hopefully after a couple years and some updates... the guitar will be playable
Absolutely love this! Wish I had a guitar as cool as this! Keep it up!
I remember this build, watching it each week was one of may Crimson videos that kept me entertained during the first lockdown (Crimson videos and Cobra Kai if I'm honest) and enjoyed every second of it.
Out of curiosity, whatever happened the the Cyberpunk LP kit build you did? Do you still have it?
Great, fun build! I really admire your patience and diligence in getting the job done!
My thoughts: Should have taken off the headstock and gone for the double-ball-ended-string-up with tuners-in-the-bridge for the real futuristic look! And NEXT TIME sliding pickups on rails!
Ben this is so hypnotic and amazing. Throughout the whole video I wondered what the hell he is doing and where this is going to. End result is fckn brilliant. Hats off Ben. 👌🏽🍾🥂
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ben every thing you make is unique
When form overtakes function. 😉👍
So much fun to make though..
To the video editor:
Brilliant work!🎉
One thought:
Could’ve put a piece of frosted plexiglass behind the radioactive sign with some LED’s…REALLY MAKE THAT SYMBOL *POP*!!
This is pretty rad. Well done.
This is an exceptionally cool guitar!
Wow incredible! What a talent you have been gifted and mastered.
I'd like to see you do a Steam Punk guitar with lots of copper and gears. You can even put a working clock in it or something.
That is the coolest guitar i have ever seen...
Hopeful for the hand tool only next sat!
Still one of my favorite builds.
i have never wanted to own anything more in my entire life.
Quite the impressive build!! Now on to a Steam Punk from the Cyber Punk?
Looking preem, choom!
Based on the memes, the guitar should have a built in kickstand on the back, the knobs should be trumpet finger buttons/valves (out is off and fully depressed is max), a bottle opener on the headstock (built in or a modular nook to hold a bottle opener), and the entire body area below the bridge should be a hollow half circle that folds out into a full circle with a foldout fishing rod reel can be used to wind and store 15 meters of cable... but wait! There's more! The fold out wheel extends below the body and the fold out reel can be locked into a solid platform to stand on, turning the entire guitar into a roller skate, a dolly, or a wheeled distance marker for construction work!
You know it must be done. Throw on the soundtrack and start getting cyberpunk for real.
Cool. This was one of my favourite games ever.
I enjoyed that whole series. It was fantastic 👍👍
Very nice! It should have been in a Mad Max movie!
The cyberpunk guitar is awesome. Have you ever done a steam punk style guitar?
Nice watches collection!
You might want to re-edit this video as there is the LED noise followed by the apparent dismay followed by you firing up the "Burn IT" torch.
You need to fit some Ledbuckers
All joking aside those LEDs are switching inside the led with some kind of IC so the noise is being generated right next to the pickups you may get less noise if you had ordinary Leds and wired them into a multi channel contoller circuit further away in the battery cavity? I assume the cases of those pickup are grounded? The other thing that might work would be to split the body again and apply copper tape to the body to shield the leds and then ground the copper tape.
When I was a kid I built a wah wah and did a circuit mod to make it an auto wah using a 555timer chip it was ok till I built it into a case then all you could here was tic tok as the 555 timer changed state I swapped it for the lower power cmos 7555 and it reduced the noise but I was never able to get rid of the clock noise as I was young and inexperienced I ended up throwing it away as a bad job.
I cannot imagine critters would not find those open holes with warm tasty electronics and wires very inviting.
In the game, some things are covered with a tight wire mesh… maybe use that?
Wonderful build with very Cyberpunk sound when the LEDs are on. Makes me wonder if controlled LEDs do the same and have a sound listening board change the flash rate and light intensity to change the pitch of the hum as you play.
Again what you think of and make comes out wonderful even if you don't think so.
I love everything but that Royal Blue color xD That aside, mad skills
😆 my bad. Thanks for watching!
Another amazing build, and how is your daughter's guitar doing is she playing it now ?
I really enjoyed watching this video. Fanned frets would have been a nice idea. Love the guitar as it is though.
@32:02 you should test the l.e.d.'s before gluing the fingerboard
Great Intro!!!!
Amazing work!!! Music Air Wolfish!!
Just genius.
Super cool guitar, but it stil needs a spacer under the bridge in my opinion.
Absolutely awesome! 👍
As always, Ben,👌🤘🖤
Coolest thing I've seen anybody do great imagination
hey what did you use to age the hardware? that brown stuff?? great video and build as always
The amount of work that was required to complete this is terrifying lol.
Classic.
Amazing guitar
I can only say... GENIUS
Who's this?
Hi John, we're very sorry about the comment you got about a 'prize'. This is a bot or a Scam and we are trying to get rid of them as quickly as possible.
It is not done. I think you should get rid of the humming LEDs and instead have normal LEDs that light up with a brightness reflecting the amplitude of what is being played. So it would come alive as it is being strummed, for me this is essential as it would connect the lights to the player. instead of this random flickering. Also it needs to be squared off more to distinguish it from the original kit.
All that said. As it is, it is a work of art and pure brilliance.
I am definitely NOT a fan of Cyber-Punk (or SteamPunk), but….that is indeed a BADASS GUITAR!!!
The futuristic music from the top, should it be a portent of things to come (in say, 2077) would make the building of a guitar in that time period a bit of a waste of time as the whole thing is sequenced synth. :P
Next build Johnny Silverhand's guitar.
Love this one, I want it
Are you still doing the guitar kits? I can only find uncut kits on Crimson's website?
How much of the work on this video went into those first 30 seconds
Maybe I missed it, but how did you fix the hum/interface issue from the LEDs?
Is conservators wax ok to use over fully cured Crimson Guitars penetrating finishing oil ?
Honestly not the biggest fan of this build as a whole.... however there are quite a few creative aspects to it that I would love to see in future builds.