Ep 11 - It's in the Fine Details! Fettling, Carving, Shaping & Dialing this Guitar in - Redwood SG
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2024
- Welcome to CRIMSON GUITARS HQ th-cam.com/users/CrimsonC...
In this video, Ben is doing a huge amount of work on the body using many of the hand tools in his arsenal - and much sanding and scraping.
#crimsonguitars #luthier #redwood #guitarbuilding #glastonbury
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
142 How to make the correct colour wood filler
4:23 Advertising Break - past now
5:33 Sanding and scraping - drilling the holes in the headstock for Kluson tuners
7:50 Finessing the shape using a myriad of tools - the joy of using a softwood
13:25 Shaping the back cavity and carving to fit the back plate
18:21 Advertising Break - past now
19:14 Back to the build making decisions on how to move forward -
20:51 Ooh - the headstock will need a repair.
22:13 Back to the sanding - and discussion about the finish (it may change!)
23:49 Fitting the neck + a small repair
27:36 Gluing in the neck
29:23 Conclusion
Check out our new Discord server for Guitar Building Goodness here / discord
Join this channel to get access to the perks:
/ @crimsoncustomguitars and don't forget the Luthiers Question Time Podcast, available on all good platforms or through this link luthiersquestiontime.buzzspro...
Ben's livestream camera setup includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over the bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D, and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II
Any music used in this video from Epidemic Sound - www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
___________________________________________________________________________________
We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible.
TRITON TOOLS - www.tritontools.com/en-GB
ISOTUNES Bluetooth Hearing Protection - bit.ly/36YmKro
Support us by supporting our Partners, and at the same time get yourself a great deal with ISOtunes. Use code "CRIMSON10" for 10% OFF with this link: bit.ly/36YmKro
WAGNER METERS - www.wagnermeters.com/
LEATHERMAN - www.leatherman.co.uk/
___________________________________________________________________________________
WEBSITE: www.crimsonguitars.com
DAILY GUITAR DRAW: dailyguitardraw.com/
DORSET GUITAR MUSEUM: dorsetguitarmuseum.com/
GREAT GUITAR BUILD OFF: greatguitarbuildoff.com/
VINTAGE TOOL SHOP: bit.ly/3oA8uQK
LUTHIER'S TOOLS & SUPPLIES: bit.ly/LuthTools
GUITAR BUILDING COURSES: bit.ly/LuthierySchool
EXTRAS CHANNEL: bit.ly/3gQmul1
___________________________________________________________________________________
SOCIAL
Instagram - / crimsonguitars
Facebook - / crimsoncustomguitars
Patreon - / crimsonguitars
___________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! - Ben
Stay tuned and stay awesome!
___________________________________________________________________________________ - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
What do I want? Builds. Just builds. Crazy builds. Elegant builds. Power tool or hand tool. I only watch the builds. Keep turning lumps of wood into amazing or wild instruments.
I think videos where you just chip at wood with hand tools are the most motivating to get me to try and build something (whenever I can afford it).
Obviously, if you have a factory, using machines and power tools is more efficient. But most of your audience probably aren't luthiery businesses with a factory, rather people who would do an amateur build or two sometime. And the idea that "all you need" is a pencil, some geometry tools, and a few hand tools to get there, that is way more motivating than watching someone take a piece of wood from one machine to the next. Plus, it's more relaxing to watch, and since it takes more time and is quieter, we can learn more along the way.
Gotta love the sound of hand tools on timber in the morning. So soothing for the soul. Thankyou.
Just wanted to thank you. I've learned more from you then anyone else. I've learned patience and fine detail thanks again.
I love watching full builds videos. Especially, when you are free to experiment with something completely new and alien. Maybe new materials? Glass? New shapes? I am open to any content with your full creativity!
Yeah! I wish Ben would set out to watch these videos and note out some ideas for the next build: Sunburst by burning? Hell yeah! Solder perfling on the body? Why not! Control cavity with a metal tray? Go on! This build has been just as much about ideas left on the table as ideas actually made real.
thank you ben for spreading your knowlege over the world!
Yes, in my country the knowledge is half a meter thick. Spread across Europe. Wow. They say the SG was the prototype for the Stone Tables, because every band has an old man playing an SG. Can you believe this? I'd say this is a classic model.
for me i'm enjoying full builds, watching u thinking, constructing, solving Problems, getting inspired by the things u r doing and adding more and more Details while getting lost in Details 💪🏻 absolutly fantastic! never stop being Ben ✌🏻
Very nice. I'd love to see you build a high end guitar using crap: OSB board, MDF, pallet timber, materials foraged from builders skips.
I want to see another custom guitar build FULL of Ben Crowe total craziness!!
Ben, Want to thank you for a great tip on white glue and saw dust mix. Kind of forgot about that and have used filler in the past that NEVER seems to match the wood color and when stained sticks out like a sore thumb. Just lost control of a router table this morning and cut a 1/16" deep area of wood not meant to be cut (loss of focus). Had just watched this episode and used the sawdust from the cut to make a putty and you could never tell after setting. Thanks for the tip and is now in my go to box for screw ups!
For me, Ben, watching your mind, your imagination, working on a full build is the most entertaining, enjoyable, and exciting content that you produce. It's really what drew me to your content! Keep up the amazing workmanship!!!
Me too.
26:06 "A lot of guitar building is about fixing the stuff that happens along the way" - truer words were never spoken!!!
Beautiful neck joint Ben, never doubted you. Congratulations anyway!
Awesome, thank you!
I personally love watching repair videos especially the old headstock breaks, but enjoy watching electric guitar builds and modification videos. I think people love watching a skilled craftsmen do their thing 🤟🏻
Hey Ben, I'd really like to see more of the finishing processes - not just wipe on poly or Danish oil, but finishing to a high gloss. How to finish porous woods, grain filling and leveling. I find my builds go relatively well and then I'm let down by poor finishing.
+1!
I’m intrigued by the superglue finish you used on the neck of the ancient wood build. I’m getting a kit for my birthday (you got to start somewhere!) and I’d really like a high gloss finish with (relatively) little pain. I’ve never been able to get a great gloss finish using varnish on my furniture. Really hoping you’ll be showing us how to do that soon 😊
High gloss paint and clear are difficult because imperfections really stand out. Its one of the reasons people specialise in it and why people send their work to a painter. If you want to do it, I'd say, go for it but be prepared to redo it a number of times before its right.
When you mentioned burning my heart sank. Thank goodness you dismissed that idea with this gorgeous build. An awesome video as always and I can't wait to see further videos in this build.
Ben, I could watch you chisel all day. In fact, I often do!
Saturday mornings are made for watching Crimson with a coffee or three. Absolutely perfect. Aaaah.
Glad you’re not going to burn. Natural with that wood !
I’d love to see you build an ES 335 Ben.
i love these simple building videos with ben talking and building. very relaxing to watch.
Looking good, Ben. Enjoy all your videos. Always learning something from them. Keep up the great work you and your crew.
Destiny is all! 🤗 Congratulations Ben on being at Glastonbury. Your builds are awesome!
Watching your talented hands at work is inspirational.
I love build videos like this the most. Tutorial style vids especially focusing on fixing things that go wrong would be great or more tutorials on high gloss finishing by hand.
Love crimson guitars. Thank u for sharing your knowledge Ben! Cheers V!
17:55 Friggin' BRILLIANT!
Yeah Nah, that lump of copper wasn't the finest pice of master luthiery we've seen from you, Ben. Good call. I'm damned disappointed that it wasn't me who won this awesome guitar!
Can't wait to see the tutorial on replacing sections of inlays.
This is gorgeous. Thank you for not burning this one.
Really enjoying this build Ben, enjoying watching you deal with the soft wood, which I know is challenging.. It's going to be a stunning guitar..
I agree with the oops factor that stuff happens. The key is not to panic and to learn from them thanks for your work.
Glad to see you enjoying the soft wood life Bun, I still have some Balsa spare if you want some... 😂
Hope you have fun at Glasto, please let me know if Lil Nas X is good live, thanks 😊
Looking good.....neck clamped up to body.....fun times ✌️🎸✌️😎
Following on from your comment about 'a lot of guitar building is about fixing the stuff that happens along the way', perhaps a series of tutorials on fixes would be good? I suspect fixes are more frequent for less skilled builders such as us mere humans. I'm really looking forward to the headstock fix, cutting and matching the grain is something I would never have considered.
Thanks for all the shared knowledge! I've learned some of the things hard way, especially working with cider.
@Crimson Custom Guitars Ben you're absolutely amazing at your craft! It's so amazing watching you create beautiful AX'S! Such a joy finding your channel can't wait to see the final product! The wood grain in this beautiful piece of wood is amazing!
Thanks Ben!
Stephen Penor
Bremerton, WA USA
A wonderful neckjoint 👌🏼
I want that SG... it’s looking beautiful Ben, & that neck joint looks as strong as your beard game. Congratulations on both. 🤣
Awesome job. Cant wait to CREATE my guitar
Thank you Ben, you just gave me a great idea for at work. We run lean and if it works, it might actually help save tons of money. If it goes well and can be implemented at all our locations that would be great.
That is indeed a really nice neck-joint..... very impressive
Make a Selmer style gypsy guitar 😁, I have made 4 so far. Super fun!
GLUE BOTH SURFACES!!! Thats the #1 thing my wood shop teacher always stressed to us. Who cares if you have more squeezout to clean up? It’s worth not risking a dry spot failure
I'm really enjoying the current style of videos. I like full builds split into many, shorter episodes, which are all related to a single topic.
What i miss is some good music. If i think back to older videos of you, like Shred or Nebula II, those were perfect and i rewatched them many times. The typical >> Ben carves a neck >> Heavy Rock Music and then it stops when he takes out his Isotunes. Those parts alternating with moderation or explanations. That was just fun to watch.
The current videos are more educational with a touch of ASMR. You hear wood being cut with a chisel, the plane creating fine shavings, and so on. Personally i'm not the biggest ASMR fan, but if you wanna go that route, you need to go full or nothing, which involves placing a high quality microphone right at the edge of the camera shot and a lot of post processing.
In the current state you hear fans going in the background, when doing quiet stuff and the "natural" noise of the microphone, because the volumes need to be boosted up in order to hear it.
The videos, which originally got me hooked were the timed builds, like the 2020 challenge or the 9 hour build. Those were also great and i really like the "Keep the camera rolling and put on some voice over" aspect of them. You could see a bit of behind the scenes and daily interactions within Crimson HQ. Ben running around the building looking for something was just fun to watch.
That was just a bit of input from me, but the most important thing is that no matter what you do, you are passionate about it. This is what counts and makes the videos enjoyable.
Have a great weekend and see you around.
Ben, I really enjoy watching your process. You are definitely unique, a world-class artisan and luthier. Hope to one day visit CCG and meet you. Also, impressed by your business model and the talented people you surround yourself with. Blessings.
Love to see you make a resonator, something along the lines of a Resolectric or Mule Mavis
I have to say, I am very happy to see that you changed your mind about the copper shielding cavity. I didn't want to think too negatively about it but it just looked so messy compared to the rest of the build. I think if it were properly fabricated and welded it would have looked amazing, but the rough hammering was a step too far for me
How about a 7 string headless hollow bodied build? Should make for an interesting series and as you say, "get out of your comfort zone" 😊
Nothing to with me really wanting one btw 😂
This is a far cry from the Ben who carved necks with an angle grinder. Both are good!
If you freeze it the glue joints may become proud, food for thought.
Build Idea! I saw your video where you went over your dream PRS and talked about the things you did not like about it after receiving it. Being that my dream guitar has been a green PRS Custom 24 for 25 years, I would love to see you make your black PRS from scratch with the changes you would make to make it perfect for you 😉. That would be awesome to watch!
Because you chipped that piece on the front I'll give you 50 bucks for it 😂 just kidding obviously. That thing is gonna be insane when finished. Glad you came across me. Can't wait to see it done. Very nice work Sir 🤘🤘 love my SG I have as well as my Les Paul's. But love how you used redwood for this. Gonna be one helluva guitar 🤘🤘
Love this build, Ben!!! Love SG's!! Regarding future builds. I would like to see something along the line of a Steinberger headless guitar (say, like a Spirit model) with a variety of woods finished naturally like you did with this SG redwood inlay top build; OK, you can burn it if you want! :-)
Personally I only watch your build videos. I tried the shorts, breakdown etc but struggled to get into them. I just really enjoy your knowledge, enthusiasm and the guitars you create. What I would enjoy watching is some more bass guitar builds. Maybe this neck joint would be cool on a bass. Maybe a really short scale bass (guitar size) That's my feed back 👍
I’ve mentioned elsewhere but thought I’d say here. My video request is for a tutorial on how to get a high gloss body finish using super glue. You did the one for the neck a while back and tantalised us saying you would do a full tutorial at some point. Can you make that point now please so I can finish my guitar build 😂
Please consider making some bass plans and templates at Crimson. Every band with an electric guitar in will also have a bass guitar in, and given the technology is identical I find it incredible that you have virtually nothing in the bass related product line.
I love your builds. It inspires me to want to build something, but then you have nothing to sell me to help me make a bass!
I must say I was a bit shocked seeing you working (8.55) with a chisel in direction of your body 😳 although you are the master of tools 👌🏼
I'd love to see a future progect working with a explorer or firebird style guitar!
This Redwood looks about as hard/soft as pine. You've often said building with pine was not recommended. Would you still say this? If you could get a knot free piece of pine that is. This is a great looking build. I see SGs in a whole new light now. Think I want one now. Thanks Ben.
A video on copying a specific neck would be great, something I'm hoping to do in the future
Didn't he do that a few weeks ago on the kauri build? Copied the original slightly asymmetric fender acoustasonic neck onto the kauri blank using DIY templates (the templates would've been a whole lot easier using a bit of bendy lead, but that's a different story).
Don't stain it Ben.. I wonder what the wood is going to do with a nitro high gloss finish, maybe checkered like you said.. But this wood is too pretty to stain I think 😍 Have fun at Glastonbury guys! Wish I could be there as well, though Muse in The Hague was awesome too a couple weeks ago.
When I first watched the copper video I assumed the plan was to cut through to the front of the guitar so that you would get a little patch of copper showing. Then maybe toughened glass on the reverse so you can see the pots and beautiful soldering. I still think that might look cool - if an electrocution hazard? Then again - it is a beautiful and simple design as it stands. You could even hammer “Crimson” or a we logo into the copper bottom. Not sure about how the transition between wood and copper though unless it was done incredibly precisely.
P.S. I agree - I love watching full builds episodically. I don’t do any kind of wood work and don’t have space for it. For some reason I just like being along for the ride.
Where are your beloved Graphgear 1000s?! Waily Waily!
I did mention the Poundland slugtape trick?
I've seen you make many guitars, but what I'd like to see is you recreate the iconic BC rich's Monking bird, Bitch and Warlock
splendid work! but, there ought to be a law against Ben "coldsweating" us with his crazy arsonist pulsions...
Teased us with some talk of fire. 😂
I enjoy the full builds and you haven't built a Bass Guitar for ages, Ben. How about a Slim Line semi hollow Jazz Bass?
You know me by now- Besides your explanations of why you choose to do what you're doing, I love the carving, the details, the minutae, and probably what others consider the "boring" bits. To be honest, I'd watch you reading the dictionary, though- and enjoy it.
Beautiful neck joint Ben. I dont see any way for it to make the slightest difference to the tone but I guess we have to have something to argue about :)
Hi Ben, love the SG woods combination so much. About a new video, please, I believe that you can help with an intonation one, There is a channel that claims, that the "only way", for "perfect intonation" of all the fretted notes, in every string, on the fretboard, you need to use an odd shaped, "bigger" compensated nut, (not just a properly cut and shaped, normal nut), if its an electric, and if it is an acoustic, the same odd shaped compensated nut and a compensated saddle, for "perfect intonation- concert pitch", but I really wonder, if that is, a written in stone fact? the majority of builders and techs that fixes or builds guitars, that I have watched, never present the notes in the whole fretboard, just the open string and 12've fret fretted note, as the "whole intonation" process, so what about all the bone, plastic, brass, tusq, nuts that are being sold? so most of all guitars new and old, are not properly, fully, reasonably intonated?
I know that there is another way of intonating without changing the nut, that is to tune down some strings a notch, "James Taylor, compensated tuning" to have proper full intonation without a "compensated thicker odd nut" as this video suggests:th-cam.com/video/GBwQJ71V9DE/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CSGuitars
I know that there is no "perfect", and as well the modern fret placement, string tension and gauge, the fingering position, point of contact, amount of pressure - force, type and new or old strings, and the right hand attack, are as well, things that will affect the tuned notes sound, but regardless, then why all the manufacturers and builders, do not use, compensated bigger nuts, if really needed. Cheers.
I agree this style neck joint is superior. The electronics and the amp determine the sound. But if you limit sound degradation then you'll have better sustain (of course), and I think a bolt-on neck is where a lot of energy from the sound gets lost. With a bolt on neck and reasonable hard woods (long grain) you're getting as much honest sound from the strings to people's ears as you can.
Other variables are fairly arbitrary and often get buried under a thick layer of effects anyhow.
Ben, you just have to name the guitar "The Fireburst".
I love the way this build is shaping up Ben, gutted I didn't win it :(
In terms of what I'd like to see on the channel: I like the full builds best, but the little tutorials that you do along the way are really helpful.
Are you recovered enough from The Complication to dive back down the rabbithole and build something truly bonkers again?
Chambered body full guitar builds por favor.
Hi Ben.
Can we see you do a Crimson Guitars take on the super cool Ibanez DT?
Now that would be great.
Any tutorials on tricks for fixing splits or matching finishes (so it matches the shine) without having to sand down and refinish the entire body.
Can't wait to see the guitar after it is stained.
I've made a couple of headless basses lately and there isn't a lot of guidance out there for them.
One set of hardware worked in a relatively straightforward way, the other was a nightmare. Worth a go though as I had fun - especially headless multiscale.
I'm going to have to call you out on the obvious mistake though. You didn't do the obligatory picking up of the guitar with the neck at dry joint stage in the video that I'm pretty sure is etched in TH-cam law for fitted necks 😂
Personally, I'd be very curious to see you building:
1. A "touch" instrument, something like a Chapman stick or a Warr guitar
2. A 8 string guitar
The whole process was very enjoyable, more like this please... Howzabout a proper neck-thru Firebird? I've tried several examples that had twisted necks - is it more prevalent with neck - thrus? Or a single cutaway, smaller bodied, ES 330 / 335?
Cheers, Pete.
There are lots of bits from this series that could be snipped and edited into a really useful guide - eg ALL the steps involved in this neck joint from cutting both the mortise and the tenon to produce such a very fine and tight joint..
By the way, how are you certain here that the main section of the joint - the back side of the tenon and top side of the mortise are finished tightly enough as so to be in continuous contact so that it’s a secure glue joint? I can’t see at the moment (it’s late) how this can be checked with the fingerboard in place?
Enjoyed seeing a ‘proper’ build again though. By far the best kind of video/series for my taste. 👍🏽
Trapped by your Kauri build, enthralled by the SG build(major SG fan), waiting for each video with bated breath. Question? Do you have any or are you going to do any tool sharpening videos? I thank you for these tutorial type videos.
There are some on the channel somewhere (or maybe on the Extras channel), both on sharpening chisels and planes with whetstones Vs scary sharp system, and also on sharpening gouges etc.
Man you gotta do the solder inlay where the dissimilar woods meet. It will be subtle yes, but it will look amazing. Also a dark cherry burst. It’s just my opinion but damn it would be pretty. This guitar just….it needs some kind of red.
Bass Ben… we want bass!
It is still hard to believe that I will be the owner of this guitar. I am really looking forward to seeing the finish on this.
Ideas needed? 🤔
Rebinding a guitar. I'm working on a Les Paul type guitar and it needs the binding replaced but I'm painting it black, what do I do first and how?
It's the only thing I can think of. 😀👍
About sanding the soft wood.. I have a big problem with my 15mm spalted apple wood top.. I carved out a bit between the bass side horn and the neck with a rasp I already had but I just can't sand it flat and smooth now.. In a different place with a convex curve i fixed it using a straight piece of wood as a sanding block, but this piece between the left horn and the neck is concave which is giving me trouble.. Already ordered a sanding stick a few days ago. Hopefully that is going to help.. Any tips?
I want you to finish the swamp oak guitar or show the finished work. Don’t like being left hanging.
Hand build !
Hi Ben, I have bought the Crimson Template - Acrylic - Trapezoid Inlay and the Router Base with Bushing, is there any chance to do a tutorial on how to use these? Cheers
Loving all the editor's comments at the start..."Ben, no..."
3:25 So "Crimson Cakes", where Ben bakes cakes in the most complicated possible manners and attacks them with fire afterwards?
Hi Ben, quick question, I've been given a bass guitar but it has a small problem it has a crack in it going from right to the centre of the guitar just before the neck, how can I fix it, great videos
Ben, are you still planning on building the twin Star Wars guitar ?
I’ve heard a rumour that you are at Glastonbury?? I don’t suppose you could confirm that for us could you?? 😂
It’s all in the video, Andy.
I want to see custom builds and more natural finishes like oil
Hey Ho…
I video of different types of fixing screw ups…
Bad neck joints for example 😅
Do a rickenbacker build
Was the winner drawn then? If so, gutted it wasn't me, (I was gonna give it to my missus) congrats to the owner when they get it.
Could we have an acoustic guitar full size build?