I posted this comment in the regular comment section, but I don't know if you will see it or not... But I figured if I posted here too, you'd have a better chance of seeing it!!! I love it!!! The 2020 guitar happened in "January and February before 2020 happened..." 7:40 LMAO 🤣🤣🤣 Actually, 2020 happened at 12:00 am January 1st!!! So... You want to change the name because the "2020 guitar" has a negative connotation to it.... I've got a great idea!!! The 2020 guitar will now be known as the Crimson D20. D20 stands for Double 20, or 2020. The D could also stand for 'Discoverer' which is another name for an Explorer. Or... The Crimson 2020 PrePan Guitar. I'm sure I don't have to iterate or even reiterate that PrePan means Pre Pandemic... I like the Crimson D20 the best!!! Or... Just go totally nuts and rename the 2020 guitar.... Drum roll please..... 🥁... The Coffee Killer !!! I love my mug!!!!
I love watching you design the layout of your build on the fly, drawing freehand Euler spirals with greater accuracy than I could accomplish with a actual French curve to hand. And I am always heartened to hear a craftsman say that although a component or part of a build will never be seen it will still be made to the highest standard. It's that philosophy that ensures I return to this channel every time a new video is broadcast.
Yes to the plywood guitar Ben! A big YES! I’ve seen a few TH-camrs do plywood guitars ( honourable mention to @make with miles from GGBO 2020) I would love to see what a top luthier would do with it!
Some Japanese Jazz Bass copies from the early 1970s had plywood necks. When does a multi laminate become plywood? The thicknesser attachment for the sander is a superb idea!
Another stunning build!!! Great idea about the stop nail, I like it.. Speaking of learning, the fact that your knowledge allows you to build the most unique instruments and promote others to do the same is truly a valuable gift!!!
This build has really got my juices flowing, cannot wait to see the finished version. Loving how you modified the oscillating sander to get the finish you need, brilliant idea.
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars exactly, I have been wondering about a solution as such as well, as I (together with a lot of your followers I assume) are limited in workspace. Making tools as multifunctional as possible sure makes this interesting. On the jig itself, I would add some kind of guidance that keeps your object close on the jig. Now it is quite a hassle to keep it in the correct place I imagine, which make it difficult to keep it always exactly at the same distance from the sander if your object should move away from the jig (not sure if I explain it very well)
For the 2020 guitar name, I propose "Regulus". 1, because it resembles a space ship, fitting an astronomical name. 2, because it's full of straight lines. In Portuguese, the tool ruler is "régua". régua->regular->Regulus. I searched for it, regulus means little king. So, I guess that maybe regular can be related to straight lines in english, IDK. 3, the guitar is badass, it rules, the litlle king rules, tadah. 4, I like the name.
Ben. Thanks to your tutorials, and above all, thanks to the series of videos you made on the Triton Tools channel, on how to build an electric guitar; I am working on my first project (Tele type). I have followed your channel for years, and now I can start with this beautiful hobby. I forgot, thank you so much for the masking tape and super glue trick.
I owned a 1980s Maton Guitar (1 of 26 factory made strat-type) that while technically not plywood was 15 cross grained pieces of laminated rosewood and maple an awesome guitar heavy but rang for days!
You were my main source of information for me to build my own guitar and I would like to sincerely thank you for making these videos and educating people on luthiery work!
Ben, yes, please do show us how you'd go about building a guitar from _plywood_ . Also, a good glue spreader is a relatively coarse toothed band/hacksaw blade section welded to a handle in a T-section. It is similar to a notched trowel used for grouting tiles.
I love your work! As a builder just starting to get my shop in order, the thicknessing jig will be an amazing space and money saver for me as I don't have the room for a lot of power tools. Thank you for making these videos!
10:25 #AlwaysBeCentrelining Equally at the “I was thinking about ribs” comment I was fully anticipating a picture of mouth watering Korean bbq ribs to flash on screen!
While it might still be a bit confusing I still want to call it "The Hollow Bob" guitar. And just want to say Thank You for all the wonderful content that is amazingly educational at the same time. I am an intermediate level wood worker but have been watching your videos for a few years now. At some point I want to try building a Crimson kit, to get a bit of experience before trying one from scratch. Thanks Again
Norma used to build Les Paul copies out of plywood back in the 1960s. The body was built of a thick plywood slab, and then a top piece of thin plywood was formed into shape and glued to the body with blocks of wood in between acting as spacers. I think the colloquial term for these is "bubble bodies." It's a cheap way of making a guitar, but from sanding down and refinishing one of them, I discovered that it actually looked really cool. The belly cut on the body in particular, as you might imagine. I guess it's not too dissimilar to what Gibson did with the Zoot Suit guitars many years later.
This might be unfounded but I'm slightly concerned about the weight balance of the final instrument. With the body made from rather thin material and the neck and headstock from laminated hardwoods, I'm wondering how you'll counteract potential neck dive or whether I'm just (wait for it) fretting for nothing... ;)
I have a cheap Epiphone guitar that is a plywood body. Contrary to popular opinion (I installed a better neck and some aftermarket pickups) it sounds great!
I never took shop class in high school (wood working, auto repair, metal working etc here in the US) and have no skills in these areas. Watching you problem solve a thickener post with the spindle sander was awesome. How you see solutions and then how to build them is mind blowing to me. Love this guitar build, even though it will probably go on until late June 😂. Wish I had the space, time, money and someone to teach me how to do some of this stuff. I learn so much from you, #boneheadguitars and #4thavenueguitars it’s crazy.
Great video. I especially liked the thicknessing attachment on the sander. I might use that idea myself. Maybe Triton should buy that idea from you and produce the attachment? It also needed a "haha yey" after it was invented.
Hey Ben, maybe keep the name of the 2020 guitar because it's likely the only good thing that happened in 2020. I love that guitar by the way, definitely the coolest explorer style guitar I've ever seen.
I use a jig similar to that to thickness the headstock of my t style guitars. But I used my magnetic base for my drill press, a super cool old vintage one you would love Ben, and it's great Can't wait to try out with thin stock like this! Thank you so much Ben as always, from California.
I doubt I'm the only one but... I may have tittered slightly at "Less Paul", but I may have in fact LOL'd (as the young folk say) at "More Paul". I'm really enjoying this series and can't wait to see the end result.
Yes please make a plywood guitar. I have made two and my guitarist friends think that's not a valid wood to use so I would love to see what you can do with that material.
it's absolutely a valid wood.. there are different qualities of ply of course but it isn't inherently bad for guitar building.. in fact it is better than most wood out there for a tone and stability point of view imo. B
I believe you heard a chain saw...glad the tree didn’t come crashing through your shop 😆 Name the guitar “Escape”. I looks like it could fly away and when you play it you can escape the craziness. Love you work...keep it up
nice to see a demonstration of acoustic building skills. seldom seen and vastly underrated. i have a few plywood acoustics, cheap old things, they sound fine to my plebian ear.
Instead of the 2020 guitar, why not the "Vision Guitar" - as in 20:20 vision + it was/is that whole futuristic spaceship vibe. ...and BTW, the more I see the patterns in that wood the more I am so jealous you get to do this Ben!!! Dang! Lovin' this one.
I NEED A LINK TO THE "TRICK" DISCUSSION!!! Plywood is a hell yes! Some signature out of the box Ben thinking after he watches a handful of Shurap videos and it's Damascus in wood The padauk beastie is the "Pre-lute" to a home studio (I'll see myself out)
I have made a few “tin” guitars using storage tins and 5l litre petrol (Jerry) cans for bodies. The internals are cheap plywood and oddly enough they sound ok, so go for it and build a plywood guitar.
Agh Ben... you’ve simultaneously done my pocket book a favor. And done it in! That little jig makes me want a belt sander now... better than buying a thickness sander I guess...
A plywood guitar would be cool if you built the entire thing out of it and made your own ply out of home made veneers of different woods, but not shop bought stuff. Imagine a fretboard like the pixely cyberpunk one but higher resolution. Could be epic
I like how you're incorporating a kind of Spanish Heel into the neck/side joint on this build... I'm rather fond of this method, but have never considered it on an electric before...
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars definitely. Y'know, if this works consistently, it could be an accessory sold by crimson. That thicknesser is a pretty standard design (Rigid in North America sells the exact same one) and having equipment with as many uses as possible is, as you know, a godsend in smaller shops! Even to start a PDF jig page would be super useful to aspiring builders!
Plywood build! \m/ Dean ML style guitar for us thrash metal Americans! Love thw show man I've learned so much from watch and I am in the beginnings stages of building my first ever guitar from scratch and yes it is a Dean ML style. =)
It's more that some jobs take up a huge amount of time but don't progress very much, but we do need to put out a video a week.. next week much more happens though :) B
the wiring CAN be done through the control cavities Ben, if the ribs are vaulted as you say, then there should be no need to shorten them! (he says all sure of himself)!
I love watching your videos. It's a shame they are not longer. Got use to listen to you talking way too much :) definitely one of my top 2 favourite TH-cam channels alongside Alec Steele!
Regarding thickness sanders I have seen a number of people use a drill powered rolling pin sander affixed to a jig with a tilting board for thickness adjustments to do small piece work. Also the former 2020 build could be named P.P.E. for either Pre Plague Era or Personal Protective Equipment..... Dealers Choice.
The 2020 GGBO champs, Texas Toast, have already done a "Les Ply" (neck was ply too) Plus there are a few regular builders over at Reddit/Luthier that have done several. You can get some pretty amazing patterns if you get creative with the lamination directions. Interested to see your take on it Ben.
In teardown videos for cell phones, I see cell phone speakers (the bigger ones) have these micro acoustic supplementing bbs -all packed into the voids of the speaker's housing. I wonder if you could fill all the voids inside your guitar with those and have any kind of special results.
Cliffhanger... Can't wait to see how and what kit you use to bend the sides. Already noted thicknesses down to 2mm for the side pieces😉. Best channel on youtube!
as much as I love exotic woods... I´m more than shure that you are able to build a plywood guitar - and it will sound absolutely fine. no doubt. do it! would be great :)
Thanks Ben, I have ripped up my plans for the 2021 build off as many of your ideas are very similar to my planned build, and if I build it now everybody will think I copied you !!!!!!! Ah well pen to paper again and a few modifications and all will be great. Cant wait until the first and get registered and the fun begins. Kevin Lloyd ps thank you for your kind words mentioned it the 2020 build off winners.
"screw it, who needs to bee economical with their time" - the bank account of your costumer screaming in fear :D but for the sake of the sound hole it's worth it ;)
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Tim Sway did a couple builds out of hollow core doors that were really cool!. I think you could definitely do something similar with plywood.
Kramer made plywood bodies, one of the bodies I made last year was a spalted beech to replace the plywood thing. Haven't seen a plywood neck though lol
Very enjoyable build Ben, I think for you as much as us, cheers😊 definately you should do a ply wood build. Also check out Texas Toasts Les ply guitar if you haven't already, worth a look.
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I posted this comment in the regular comment section, but I don't know if you will see it or not... But I figured if I posted here too, you'd have a better chance of seeing it!!!
I love it!!!
The 2020 guitar happened in "January and February before 2020 happened..." 7:40
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
Actually, 2020 happened at 12:00 am January 1st!!!
So... You want to change the name because the "2020 guitar" has a negative connotation to it....
I've got a great idea!!!
The 2020 guitar will now be known as the Crimson D20.
D20 stands for Double 20, or 2020.
The D could also stand for 'Discoverer' which is another name for an Explorer. Or...
The Crimson 2020 PrePan Guitar. I'm sure I don't have to iterate or even reiterate that PrePan means Pre Pandemic...
I like the Crimson D20 the best!!!
Or... Just go totally nuts and rename the 2020 guitar.... Drum roll please..... 🥁...
The Coffee Killer !!!
I love my mug!!!!
I'm constantly losing time in the app, and am very happy about it! B
that subtle "subscribe pls" on your template made me laugh =D
Thank you.. when I wrote 'bottom' on it I giggled and figured I should go the whole hog :) B
I love watching you design the layout of your build on the fly, drawing freehand Euler spirals with greater accuracy than I could accomplish with a actual French curve to hand. And I am always heartened to hear a craftsman say that although a component or part of a build will never be seen it will still be made to the highest standard. It's that philosophy that ensures I return to this channel every time a new video is broadcast.
you are too kind, but thank you :) B
The best 26 mins and 58 seconds of my day today.
you are too kind.. or having a really really bad day.. either way thank you for commenting :) B
Same here, I wish the videos were longer though Ben, I suppose they do take a lot of time to edit though. Loving this build.
11:25 okay, the "subscribe... pls" made me laught so hard XD
Amazing video btw, as always, thank you Ben !
Glad you enjoyed! I'll make a point of hiding little messages more often now. B
Yes to the plywood guitar Ben! A big YES! I’ve seen a few TH-camrs do plywood guitars ( honourable mention to @make with miles from GGBO 2020) I would love to see what a top luthier would do with it!
Make with Miles did amazing thing there.. truly! B
Some Japanese Jazz Bass copies from the early 1970s had plywood necks. When does a multi laminate become plywood?
The thicknesser attachment for the sander is a superb idea!
Another stunning build!!! Great idea about the stop nail, I like it.. Speaking of learning, the fact that your knowledge allows you to build the most unique instruments and promote others to do the same is truly a valuable gift!!!
Thank you so much! B
This build has really got my juices flowing, cannot wait to see the finished version. Loving how you modified the oscillating sander to get the finish you need, brilliant idea.
Glad you like it, thank you.. B
Call the 2020 guitar the “Premonition “
That.... that’s perfect
That thickness sander jig is pure gold!!! Thanks a lot for sharing this!
Thank you, I have a few improvements in mind, but it is damned useful, I'll have to make the next version as a standalone video? B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars exactly, I have been wondering about a solution as such as well, as I (together with a lot of your followers I assume) are limited in workspace. Making tools as multifunctional as possible sure makes this interesting. On the jig itself, I would add some kind of guidance that keeps your object close on the jig. Now it is quite a hassle to keep it in the correct place I imagine, which make it difficult to keep it always exactly at the same distance from the sander if your object should move away from the jig (not sure if I explain it very well)
14:00-15:50, in under two minutes, we watch Ben move from 'yes time management is gooood', to "Screw it!". I love this stuff
Welcome to my life, I suspect I annoy my family no end! B
I’m not sure how to define this guitar, burn it
I heavily appreciate the mid-week kit build. The anxiety of seeing this awesome new Nebula finished is somehow lower with another build to follow.
Perfect! That is exactly what I was hoping for! B
For the 2020 guitar name, I propose "Regulus". 1, because it resembles a space ship, fitting an astronomical name. 2, because it's full of straight lines. In Portuguese, the tool ruler is "régua". régua->regular->Regulus. I searched for it, regulus means little king. So, I guess that maybe regular can be related to straight lines in english, IDK. 3, the guitar is badass, it rules, the litlle king rules, tadah. 4, I like the name.
damn fine suggestion, I like it very much! B
I would call the padauk guitar, THE EXPLORE ''AIR" GUITAR!
The ExplorAir
Ha! Everybody with a ton of old plywood in their garage yes YAY to the plywood build. I'm in. 2020 build? The 'Indefinable'
Cool video Ben. Love the build idea. That natural edge is too gorgeous!
Thanks a ton, I think it will work out quite nicely. B
ben crowe you lift me up in lockdown
I love you guys, you do the same for me! B
I would like to see a plywood guitar attempt. If anyone can pull it off, you can Ben 👍🏻
absolutely, and if you've been following the marble machine X series you've seen how plywood becomes when carved, the layers give interesting results
Question is: what kind of guitar? How about a hollowbody fanfret headless plywood guitar?
Indeed. Check out that guy who builds guitars from old skateboards.
Yes you definitely should make one from plywood
Using the natural edges of the wood for the soundholes is absolutely genius. Looking forward to next week’s update already :)
Thanks so much.. and so am I :) B
Ben. Thanks to your tutorials, and above all, thanks to the series of videos you made on the Triton Tools channel, on how to build an electric guitar; I am working on my first project (Tele type). I have followed your channel for years, and now I can start with this beautiful hobby. I forgot, thank you so much for the masking tape and super glue trick.
Glad to help in any way I can, thanks for your support, it is always nice to hear this. B
Coffee, Saturday morning, guitar building with Ben. It's a good day.
Rock on! B
Ben "Hey! Can you build a guitar out of plywood?"
ES-355: "Hold my neck!"
Also Danelectros!
I owned a 1980s Maton Guitar (1 of 26 factory made strat-type) that while technically not plywood was 15 cross grained pieces of laminated rosewood and maple an awesome guitar heavy but rang for days!
I once had a Rosetti Bass 9, actually made by Egmond. The body was literally made of plywood and sticky-backed plastic.
it has been done by others, Ben, check on YT
You were my main source of information for me to build my own guitar and I would like to sincerely thank you for making these videos and educating people on luthiery work!
Glad I could help, thank you for your support! I get to do my dream job because you and other s like you watch.. I am so incredibly grateful! B
Nebula 2.0 is playing the tease game. Can't wait to see next week. Good thing there is another guitar build in a few days to get me through.
"Brown Pants".....hahaha....Talitha, you've done it again!! Just brilliant!
for some reason I really fancy re-watching Deadpool.. I don't quite know why! B
Ben, yes, please do show us how you'd go about building a guitar from _plywood_ . Also, a good glue spreader is a relatively coarse toothed band/hacksaw blade section welded to a handle in a T-section. It is similar to a notched trowel used for grouting tiles.
I love your work! As a builder just starting to get my shop in order, the thicknessing jig will be an amazing space and money saver for me as I don't have the room for a lot of power tools. Thank you for making these videos!
Hey Eric, it is my pleasure.. thank you for watching, and good luck with the new shop, may it give you years of pleasure! B
At 15.00 this guitar's beauty factor got turned up to 11. 💙 Love this direction 💙
Thank you. I really think it is going to be great.. if I don't mess it up that is :) B
A proper acoustic guitar body :D
Can't wait for the next episode.
The Kit build is fantastic. Amazing body shape .
I just finished bending the multitudinous sides! Next episode is going to be epic, not a lot happens irl but, well.. stuff happens! B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Wow :O Will make for a fun episode then :D
10:25 #AlwaysBeCentrelining
Equally at the “I was thinking about ribs” comment I was fully anticipating a picture of mouth watering Korean bbq ribs to flash on screen!
Talitha really should have put that in.. good call! ..I'm hungry now! B
Your enjoyment for the possibilities that this guitar has is palpable. Inspiring stuff! I'm really enjoying this build. Keep 'em coming please!
While it might still be a bit confusing I still want to call it "The Hollow Bob" guitar. And just want to say Thank You for all the wonderful content that is amazingly educational at the same time. I am an intermediate level wood worker but have been watching your videos for a few years now. At some point I want to try building a Crimson kit, to get a bit of experience before trying one from scratch. Thanks Again
I've done a number of experimental builds with thin plywood bodies. 1/2" reclaimed can warp over time. New 3/4" seems to work fine.
Norma used to build Les Paul copies out of plywood back in the 1960s. The body was built of a thick plywood slab, and then a top piece of thin plywood was formed into shape and glued to the body with blocks of wood in between acting as spacers. I think the colloquial term for these is "bubble bodies."
It's a cheap way of making a guitar, but from sanding down and refinishing one of them, I discovered that it actually looked really cool. The belly cut on the body in particular, as you might imagine.
I guess it's not too dissimilar to what Gibson did with the Zoot Suit guitars many years later.
This might be unfounded but I'm slightly concerned about the weight balance of the final instrument. With the body made from rather thin material and the neck and headstock from laminated hardwoods, I'm wondering how you'll counteract potential neck dive or whether I'm just (wait for it) fretting for nothing... ;)
Perfect pun
Same thing here. Plus the burl maple is not a real strong material. Ben, shouldn't you reinforce the bottom section with some hard&heavy wood ?
I have a cheap Epiphone guitar that is a plywood body. Contrary to popular opinion (I installed a better neck and some aftermarket pickups) it sounds great!
Really enjoying this series! Cheers Ben & team.
Our pleasure Max, thank you for watching. B
Greetings Ben from the USA;
That is going to be one gorgeous guitar. It will be interesting to see how it sounds. My bet is it will sound great.
Fingers crossed.. and if not I will make adjustments until she does! Thanks for watching! B
Rename the "2020" guitar to "Hindsight", because hindsight is always 20/20, and you're renaming it retroactively. Or something.
Brilliant!
Yes. You should make a 100% plywood guitar... doesn’t even need to be very good plywood.
Yes please! Plywood guitars are great fun and you can really fancy them up if you play with cutting angles :)
plywood build = yes please!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool.. I will have to do that one day. should be fun. B
The sanding planer build is quite brilliant. Hope you video the build you do for yourself!
Sadly Talitha edited out the bit where I used the adjustable table to square it off.. but left in the bit where I said it wasn't square! B
I never took shop class in high school (wood working, auto repair, metal working etc here in the US) and have no skills in these areas. Watching you problem solve a thickener post with the spindle sander was awesome. How you see solutions and then how to build them is mind blowing to me. Love this guitar build, even though it will probably go on until late June 😂. Wish I had the space, time, money and someone to teach me how to do some of this stuff. I learn so much from you, #boneheadguitars and #4thavenueguitars it’s crazy.
I feel compelled to remind you on every episode of your quote " career defining" ! I'm sure it will be, I'm sure they all are
fingers crossed.. but I don't think I mis-spoke. I feel very very good about this guitar! B
Great video. I especially liked the thicknessing attachment on the sander. I might use that idea myself. Maybe Triton should buy that idea from you and produce the attachment? It also needed a "haha yey" after it was invented.
It is going to be very useful, though it's far from an original idea and is 100% in the public domain, sadly. B
Hey Ben, maybe keep the name of the 2020 guitar because it's likely the only good thing that happened in 2020. I love that guitar by the way, definitely the coolest explorer style guitar I've ever seen.
Thank you.. thank you very much! B
I use a jig similar to that to thickness the headstock of my t style guitars. But I used my magnetic base for my drill press, a super cool old vintage one you would love Ben, and it's great
Can't wait to try out with thin stock like this! Thank you so much Ben as always, from California.
Said it before and I’ll say it again, I really want to see a plywood build!
Great thickness sanding jig! I was wondering how to make the sides for a ukutele I’m building, this is perfect!
Glad it was helpful! I'm already working out version 2 in my head.. a damned useful tool, B
that explorer could be called "the Vent", or call it the Explor-air
orthevenxplorer ;-)
I doubt I'm the only one but... I may have tittered slightly at "Less Paul", but I may have in fact LOL'd (as the young folk say) at "More Paul".
I'm really enjoying this series and can't wait to see the end result.
these lockdown times are tough, bens great builds keep me going haha. look forward to them every Saturday.
Yes please make a plywood guitar. I have made two and my guitarist friends think that's not a valid wood to use so I would love to see what you can do with that material.
it's absolutely a valid wood.. there are different qualities of ply of course but it isn't inherently bad for guitar building.. in fact it is better than most wood out there for a tone and stability point of view imo. B
I believe you heard a chain saw...glad the tree didn’t come crashing through your shop 😆
Name the guitar “Escape”. I looks like it could fly away and when you play it you can escape the craziness. Love you work...keep it up
Those natural sound holes are going to be incredible
I sincerely hope so! B
Random Camera - GREAT name for a band! Cheers...
nice to see a demonstration of acoustic building skills. seldom seen and vastly underrated. i have a few plywood acoustics, cheap old things, they sound fine to my plebian ear.
and isn't the 2020 guitar called Bob?
nope.. BOB was the one piece beastie I made a few years back.. B th-cam.com/video/bCJVngFwYC0/w-d-xo.html
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars aha of course! maybe the 2020 build could be called bob 2?
Instead of the 2020 guitar, why not the "Vision Guitar" - as in 20:20 vision + it was/is that whole futuristic spaceship vibe.
...and BTW, the more I see the patterns in that wood the more I am so jealous you get to do this Ben!!! Dang! Lovin' this one.
Have a 90s Japanese Strat made of something like mahogany and ash ply, works great! Why not
... I've been saving this for MY own build....
Doood!
Make like a missile 'n' just do IT!
Next, please. Take your time 🤠
Maybe next year.. but it will be happen, I have the bit in my teeth now! B
I NEED A LINK TO THE "TRICK" DISCUSSION!!!
Plywood is a hell yes! Some signature out of the box Ben thinking after he watches a handful of Shurap videos and it's Damascus in wood
The padauk beastie is the "Pre-lute" to a home studio
(I'll see myself out)
wooden damascus.. I like it. and yes.. I actually like Pre-lute.. I like it very much! B
This is the most metal jazz guitar ever
fingers crossed she comes together properly! B
Hindsight is a apt name for the 2020 build i agree
15.10 in GOOD GOD LOOK AT THAT WOOD !!!!! its beautiful
Isn't it just? B
Possibly the nicest piece I've ever seen ... this build maybe the best yet ... bless you Ben keeping us going in these times . Stay safe 🙏
I have made a few “tin” guitars using storage tins and 5l litre petrol (Jerry) cans for bodies. The internals are cheap plywood and oddly enough they sound ok, so go for it and build a plywood guitar.
Agh Ben... you’ve simultaneously done my pocket book a favor. And done it in!
That little jig makes me want a belt sander now... better than buying a thickness sander I guess...
sadly there is still a very good argument for a thickness sander :) This does work wonderfully for narrower stock.. B
A plywood guitar would be cool if you built the entire thing out of it and made your own ply out of home made veneers of different woods, but not shop bought stuff. Imagine a fretboard like the pixely cyberpunk one but higher resolution. Could be epic
it really could be.. I think I will have to consider this a bit more seriously. B
I like how you're incorporating a kind of Spanish Heel into the neck/side joint on this build... I'm rather fond of this method, but have never considered it on an electric before...
Hey, thanks. It is something I have hoped to do for many years.. it is going to be a blast! B
Great timing on this video- just about to start my first semi-hollow build :-)
Have fun! B
Natural sound ports?! Yassss!!
I can't wait! B
I’m looking forward to seeing how you get on bending that highly figured wood around the tight bends of the horns. Interesting fun video as always.
The horn is supposed to be in a few pieces.. well, it was.. we'll have to see what happens next week :) b
Well, I know what I'm making this week! That thicknesser attachment is pretty much what I need for fingerboards and necks.
Hey Lloyd.. let me know if you find any improvements I can add to my next version please :) B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars definitely.
Y'know, if this works consistently, it could be an accessory sold by crimson. That thicknesser is a pretty standard design (Rigid in North America sells the exact same one) and having equipment with as many uses as possible is, as you know, a godsend in smaller shops! Even to start a PDF jig page would be super useful to aspiring builders!
On a tangent to the radius of the sander belt.
lol! Nice one :) B
Plywood build! \m/ Dean ML style guitar for us thrash metal Americans! Love thw show man I've learned so much from watch and I am in the beginnings stages of building my first ever guitar from scratch and yes it is a Dean ML style. =)
You should work with Triton to market the thickness jig. Great job.
I would like longer videos, of course I do realize it is limited by the time you have available.
It's more that some jobs take up a huge amount of time but don't progress very much, but we do need to put out a video a week.. next week much more happens though :) B
the wiring CAN be done through the control cavities Ben, if the ribs are vaulted as you say, then there should be no need to shorten them! (he says all sure of himself)!
I love watching your videos. It's a shame they are not longer. Got use to listen to you talking way too much :) definitely one of my top 2 favourite TH-cam channels alongside Alec Steele!
High praise indeed, thank you sir! B
plywood neck for the win!!!
Regarding thickness sanders I have seen a number of people use a drill powered rolling pin sander affixed to a jig with a tilting board for thickness adjustments to do small piece work.
Also the former 2020 build could be named P.P.E. for either Pre Plague Era or Personal Protective Equipment..... Dealers Choice.
The 2020 GGBO champs, Texas Toast, have already done a "Les Ply" (neck was ply too)
Plus there are a few regular builders over at Reddit/Luthier that have done several.
You can get some pretty amazing patterns if you get creative with the lamination directions.
Interested to see your take on it Ben.
In teardown videos for cell phones, I see cell phone speakers (the bigger ones) have these micro acoustic supplementing bbs -all packed into the voids of the speaker's housing. I wonder if you could fill all the voids inside your guitar with those and have any kind of special results.
"The Guitar that happened!!!, The year that didn't!!!"
Cliffhanger... Can't wait to see how and what kit you use to bend the sides. Already noted thicknesses down to 2mm for the side pieces😉.
Best channel on youtube!
anywhere from 1.8mm to 2.2mm is about right for sides, with this figuring the thinner the better.. I'm worried about bending them next week :) B
as much as I love exotic woods... I´m more than shure that you are able to build a plywood guitar - and it will sound absolutely fine. no doubt. do it! would be great :)
I would love to see Ben take on a resophonic guitar.
Thanks Ben, I have ripped up my plans for the 2021 build off as many of your ideas are very similar to my planned build, and if I build it now everybody will think I copied you !!!!!!! Ah well pen to paper again and a few modifications and all will be great. Cant wait until the first and get registered and the fun begins. Kevin Lloyd ps thank you for your kind words mentioned it the 2020 build off winners.
"screw it, who needs to bee economical with their time" - the bank account of your costumer screaming in fear :D but for the sake of the sound hole it's worth it ;)
lol. in this case I told him I was probably going to go crazy but that I wouldn't bump the price up for anything I suggest after the initial quote.. B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars thanks for the reply. And nice to hear. Have a good one, and I'm already excited for the next episode :)
I have a Les Paul copy that I believe to be made out of plywood, it sounds great.
Maybe call the '2020' guitar Padauk Ellington 😁
My dad and I made a plywood guitar. I looks pretty awesome.
1 sheet of plywood challenge would be fun, interesting, and cheap.
It would be.. how about a ply build based around the complication? B
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Tim Sway did a couple builds out of hollow core doors that were really cool!. I think you could definitely do something similar with plywood.
Those were great! B
Kramer made plywood bodies, one of the bodies I made last year was a spalted beech to replace the plywood thing. Haven't seen a plywood neck though lol
Martin use multi-laminate necks a lot.. very thin laminates that look very like ply.. very like ply indeed! B
Plywood bass, needs to be a thing!
Very enjoyable build Ben, I think for you as much as us, cheers😊 definately you should do a ply wood build. Also check out Texas Toasts Les ply guitar if you haven't already, worth a look.
I'll check it out! B
My first electric guitar was made of plywood, so... yes! 😁
You could rename the 2020 build the "Padauk Pioneer" because of the wood, and a synonym for explorer.