Jakobs guitar builds were essential viewing during lockdown and his work is a singular mission to innovate. It was great to hear his guitars in the context of your playing many thanks
Very cool, I'm always super impressed by your ability to sense the particular strengths and characteristics of the instruments you play. Also such an interesting concept by Jakob, the sound and ergonomics are just so unique like you described. Can't wait to see how he continues to evolve and streamline the design
Thank you very much Ricky! I always take time with a guitar prior to filming to get to know it and find out what works best. Every instrument is different!
I still remember playing Frank's guitars at Guitar Summit several years ago. Something grabbed me about the guitars back then and I've been a fan ever since. I'd love to play one of these wooden versions one day if I ever get a chance.
OMG ... this 4:00 was EPIC!!! A very strange instrument, at least to me. Especially giving the fact that the neck is elevated. I aways wondered how the vibration translates into the body with such type of construction. Frankly, it sounds great!
Ha ha! I’m so glad you enjoyed that bit Ivaylo! The cantilevered neck design is more often seen in archtop guitars but it seems to work here for what Jacob wants to pull out of the instrument
Sounds amazing finger style… you are gifted extracting great features from new guitars build ….unique headstock which reminds me that you already possess one… typical maples sound
I really like the Cana guitars with the hemp back they almost look like the rear of an ovation but sounds much better. However it's a matter of taste, aesthetically I think they are really attractive they do sound different but in a good way , plenty sustain ,voice and personality . I mainly play Celtic music , the bouzouki sound appeals to me .These instruments inspire . Like the new tune look forward to hearing it as it progresses.🤩👍
3:08 I experienced this too - a new instrument/guitar makes you find new ideas you haven't thought of before. This is the magic, that a spark comes out of nowhere, and you follow intuitively a foggy path until you realize: Not bad at all, I'm going to make something from it. This is the mystery of inspiration that we musicians love so much. And if someone asks you later: How did you come to write this piece? Your simple answer will be: I haven't got any clue... ;-)
A beautiful guitar, a bit boxy for my taste but in the right hands it will find its place. How nice of you to insert those tones into that guitar for the new owner, now let him find them. : )
Very intriguing to me. But before plunking down $7,500 I'd have to feel one for real. It sounds "buttery", maybe my gentle wording for soft or muted but the pick use seemed to perk it up a bit. My impression is this sounds like a fingerpicker's piece, and is best played through an amplifier. But I'm not completely sure.
Man how about reviewing some bigfoot guitars, karan is an absolute phenom when it comes to guitar building business here in india. I think you’ll have fun with his guitars
I been watching Canna Guitars for a while. Beautiful guitar. The elevated fretboard should make accessing the highest frets easier in lieu of a cutaway. I have one concern about the Pinless bridge. I have a Lowden with that type of bridge, and over time, the upward string pressure on the wood behind the Saddle compressed and wore it out, decreasing the "break angle". This caused a loss in volume and tone. I plugged the string holes once, and redrilled them by hand - A tedious and difficult process without removing the bridge. It worked for a while, but eventually the same problem reoccured. I recently modded the bridge to be able to also use Pins. I waiting for the guitar to get used to the different physics of that change.
@@MichaelWatts I have a suspicion that the improvement in tone on acoustic guitars with bridge pins is partially due to the increased string break angle behind the saddle that naturally occurs over time.
Seems like the guitar lacks the neck heel too. It seems like the neck is slotted into the body, like the new Martin SC Guitars. Is this proprietary neck joint? May be tough to do a neck reset if its proprietary
Intriguing and innovative work! Sounded somewhat clinical and not so complex to these old ears - the Maple all round possibly not the best choice and maybe something 'warmer' for the sides and back would have brought something to the game? Also, the 'ring' construction at the headstock, whilst being a favourite of mine, misses a trick by not managing a straight pull through the nut. Also, unsure what was going on with the strange reflection from the fingerboard edge at the treble side between the nut and 1st fret? Just a video artefact, grain characteristic or something else? A beautiful build, with exceptional and rare material choices, but somehow a 'miss', unfortunately, in comparison to other pieces you have introduced us to. Still, a pleasure to watch, listen and learn as always Michael - thank you!
@@MichaelWatts it's a bit of shellack. Easily wiped off with some alcohol. Normally you don't see it (I didn't 😀) but in this particular shot it's very striking indeed.
As I know the customer did not complain about a clinical or sterile sound🤣 Nevertheless: A direct sound comparison to a Wilborn Nautilus or to a Casimi guitar would be very interesting 👍
@@cannaguitars4593 ignore me please, the build is perfection, the materials the are foreign to me and most here are both interesting and informing. Keep on keeping on, hau' rein und weiter so!💪
4:46 you’ll see a Pagelli guitar with a hollow headstock that was made in 2006 - some 6 years before Casimi set up. I love Casimi guitars as much as anybody but they weren’t the first. I’m not even sure if Pagelli were tbh.
Wouldyou ever say that any peghead design is just a ripoff from Martin? Or any slotted is just a copy of Torres? I don't want to appear too salty, but I have a bachelor in industrial design and could dissect the major aesthetic differences between the two designs. Basically the only thing the two designs have in common is that they both are open headstock designs. I hear that argument a lot and get that people make that connection. But it hurts my designer ego a bit if you know what I mean :-) No hard feelings. There are worse things than being compared to Casimi guitars.
Is anyone out there who plays steel-string acoustic guitar in standard tuning? Everybody just sounds the same these days playing in open tuning. So corny.
On my Channel you can watch how I've build this guitar. Feel free to ask me any questions.
There’s a very interesting video about this guitar there
What a pleasure to have you over and spend a few days making magic together! And what a beautiful and interesting looking guitar!
Pleasure to meet you guys in person.
Such a pleasure my friend, looking forward to more adventures soon!
Jakobs guitar builds were essential viewing during lockdown and his work is a singular mission to innovate. It was great to hear his guitars in the context of your playing many thanks
Thank you Jez!
Very cool, I'm always super impressed by your ability to sense the particular strengths and characteristics of the instruments you play. Also such an interesting concept by Jakob, the sound and ergonomics are just so unique like you described. Can't wait to see how he continues to evolve and streamline the design
Thank you very much Ricky! I always take time with a guitar prior to filming to get to know it and find out what works best. Every instrument is different!
@MichaelWatts That's why I love your videos so much!
@@RickyPLopezMusicThank you Ricky!
I still remember playing Frank's guitars at Guitar Summit several years ago. Something grabbed me about the guitars back then and I've been a fan ever since. I'd love to play one of these wooden versions one day if I ever get a chance.
Beautiful looking and sounding instrument.Thank you Michael.
Glad you enjoyed it Geoff, thanks for listening!
Cool..sounds great
Thanks for listening Donald!
a master playing a masterpiece!! Thanks so much Michael!!
@@daryllossing1340 thank you Daryl
This is a great video about a very nice sounding and looking guitar. Thank you for bringing this up.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous playing and guitar tone! Love it!
@@guitargod6997 Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
OMG ... this 4:00 was EPIC!!! A very strange instrument, at least to me. Especially giving the fact that the neck is elevated. I aways wondered how the vibration translates into the body with such type of construction. Frankly, it sounds great!
Ha ha! I’m so glad you enjoyed that bit Ivaylo! The cantilevered neck design is more often seen in archtop guitars but it seems to work here for what Jacob wants to pull out of the instrument
Thank you, Michael Watts! It's a pleasure listening to you playing Jakobs masterpiece. Enjoy the time with it😉
Thank you so much Jurgen!
Sounds amazing finger style… you are gifted extracting great features from new guitars build ….unique headstock which reminds me that you already possess one… typical maples sound
Thank you Rahul!
I really love it ‘ thanks Michael ❤
You're welcome! Thanks for watching John!
Brilliant guitar design. Great video.
@@UnitedEffect glad you enjoyed it!
@@MichaelWatts
Cheers from Montreal, Michael! ~Glenn
Потрясающе !👏 очень богатый звук ! 🎼🎶👍👍
I really like the Cana guitars with the hemp back they almost look like the rear of an ovation but sounds much better. However it's a matter of taste, aesthetically I think they are really attractive they do sound different but in a good way , plenty sustain ,voice and personality . I mainly play Celtic music , the bouzouki sound appeals to me .These instruments inspire . Like the new tune look forward to hearing it as it progresses.🤩👍
What a beautiful design...
Glad you like it - looking forward to seeing your work soon too!
You play some interesting tunes in this video.👍🏻
@@michaellaverty1844 Thank you Michael! I’m glad you think so!
when will you make an acoustic guitar with stainless steel frets?
@@pakujewpiwnicy6701 this one has stainless steel frets!
3:08 I experienced this too - a new instrument/guitar makes you find new ideas you haven't thought of before. This is the magic, that a spark comes out of nowhere, and you follow intuitively a foggy path until you realize: Not bad at all, I'm going to make something from it. This is the mystery of inspiration that we musicians love so much. And if someone asks you later: How did you come to write this piece? Your simple answer will be: I haven't got any clue... ;-)
@@lutzgottschalk-musik2960 absolutely! Thanks for watching!
A beautiful guitar, a bit boxy for my taste but in the right hands it will find its place. How nice of you to insert those tones into that guitar for the new owner, now let him find them. : )
😂 thank you Ellenrik - Glad you enjoyed the video!
Such a beautiful instrument! I’m really interested in what sound hole location does for the guitarist experience?
@@Bluewaterboy there is definitely a lot more information going towards the player than you’d usually expect
Great response in the lower frequencies. I think that's one of the hardest things to achieve in an acoustic guitar.
@@gregholmberg2 it can be! Thanks for watching Greg!
It might not be traditional, but it looks killer and sounds incredible.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very intriguing to me. But before plunking down $7,500 I'd have to feel one for real. It sounds "buttery", maybe my gentle wording for soft or muted but the pick use seemed to perk it up a bit. My impression is this sounds like a fingerpicker's piece, and is best played through an amplifier. But I'm not completely sure.
Buttery is a good description! It’s a very new guitar and will settle down I imagine but yeah - as an electro it has a lot of promise too!
Sounds quite good
strings may be a bit fresh
Glad you enjoyed it George!
Man how about reviewing some bigfoot guitars, karan is an absolute phenom when it comes to guitar building business here in india. I think you’ll have fun with his guitars
I still haven’t seen one in the flesh but I’m looking forward to it!
@@MichaelWatts i can set up up, if u want.
I been watching Canna Guitars for a while. Beautiful guitar. The elevated fretboard should make accessing the highest frets easier in lieu of a cutaway.
I have one concern about the Pinless bridge. I have a Lowden with that type of bridge, and over time, the upward string pressure on the wood behind the Saddle compressed and wore it out, decreasing the "break angle". This caused a loss in volume and tone. I plugged the string holes once, and redrilled them by hand - A tedious and difficult process without removing the bridge. It worked for a while, but eventually the same problem reoccured. I recently modded the bridge to be able to also use Pins. I waiting for the guitar to get used to the different physics of that change.
@@picksalot1 yes the unless bridge thing can be a double edged sword at times
@@MichaelWatts I have a suspicion that the improvement in tone on acoustic guitars with bridge pins is partially due to the increased string break angle behind the saddle that naturally occurs over time.
Beautiful guitar. Sound profile is not for me, but still...respect.
@@theapplepaul That’s a very balanced approach there Paul - commendable!
@@MichaelWatts Thank you.
Seems like the guitar lacks the neck heel too. It seems like the neck is slotted into the body, like the new Martin SC Guitars. Is this proprietary neck joint?
May be tough to do a neck reset if its proprietary
@@JAGProductionss there is some fancy infrastructure that should mean a neck reset is unnecessary
Intriguing and innovative work! Sounded somewhat clinical and not so complex to these old ears - the Maple all round possibly not the best choice and maybe something 'warmer' for the sides and back would have brought something to the game? Also, the 'ring' construction at the headstock, whilst being a favourite of mine, misses a trick by not managing a straight pull through the nut. Also, unsure what was going on with the strange reflection from the fingerboard edge at the treble side between the nut and 1st fret? Just a video artefact, grain characteristic or something else?
A beautiful build, with exceptional and rare material choices, but somehow a 'miss', unfortunately, in comparison to other pieces you have introduced us to.
Still, a pleasure to watch, listen and learn as always Michael - thank you!
Thank you for watching Douglas! I think the glare may be from a bit of resin in the Obsidian Ebony fretboard
@@MichaelWatts it's a bit of shellack. Easily wiped off with some alcohol. Normally you don't see it (I didn't 😀) but in this particular shot it's very striking indeed.
As I know the customer did not complain about a clinical or sterile sound🤣
Nevertheless: A direct sound comparison to a Wilborn Nautilus or to a Casimi guitar would be very interesting 👍
@@cannaguitars4593 ignore me please, the build is perfection, the materials the are foreign to me and most here are both interesting and informing. Keep on keeping on, hau' rein und weiter so!💪
The fan fret is hard to see in the video. Is the nut the neutral? or one of the frets?
@@cheapskate8656 it’s a subtle fan, I believe the parallel fret is the 7th
The low end sounds rather weak to my ear.
That’s a common response to a maple instrument - I agree in standard tuning it’s a little muted but it’s a new guitar and still needs playing in
Camera keeps going in and out of focus on close ups.
Would you like to see my artistic license officer?
WOW, what a sustain... I can still hear the overtones. Imagine how will it sounds in a few years
Excellent, however as a certified luddite, I will withhold comment other than:
Beautiful guitar.
That’s very restrained of you Jeff! Great to hear from you
@@MichaelWatts Yer welcum.
Endless sustain…..
It’s pretty good!
A bit too far out for my taste but what remarkable luthiery. But I bet that guitar will continue to reward its owner the longer they play it.
It is an extraordinary instrument for sure!
It’s not just for smoking anymore…
@@annunacky4463 apparently not!
The headstock design is a copy of Casimi's. Talking about innovation....
4:46 you’ll see a Pagelli guitar with a hollow headstock that was made in 2006 - some 6 years before Casimi set up. I love Casimi guitars as much as anybody but they weren’t the first. I’m not even sure if Pagelli were tbh.
Wouldyou ever say that any peghead design is just a ripoff from Martin? Or any slotted is just a copy of Torres?
I don't want to appear too salty, but I have a bachelor in industrial design and could dissect the major aesthetic differences between the two designs.
Basically the only thing the two designs have in common is that they both are open headstock designs.
I hear that argument a lot and get that people make that connection. But it hurts my designer ego a bit if you know what I mean :-)
No hard feelings. There are worse things than being compared to Casimi guitars.
Is anyone out there who plays steel-string acoustic guitar in standard tuning? Everybody just sounds the same these days playing in open tuning. So corny.
@@ReinholdBinder-d9n A lot of this was played in standard tuning… so corny!
Yeah. 10%
@@ReinholdBinder-d9nnot even close! 😂