Timestamps: 0:00 Describing the build/woods 1:07 Making the body blank 3:36 Bracing the soundboard 6:25 Routing out the body/Joining soundboard 8:05 Headstock and neck work 12:21 Attatching the fretboard 14:12 Cutting fret slots 15:36 Joining the neck and body 16:04 A problem arises 17:29 Neck shaping 18:39 Cutting the sound ports 19:55 Shellac coat 20:51 Slotting out headstock 21:36 Bridge work 22:16 Fretting 24:19 Final thoughts 26:20 Sound test
as a hobbyist luthier watching your videos brings me joy knowing that there are other people out there making new or obscure ideas for guitars real. so from one luthier to another i just want to say you are doing great keep it up!
@totallynotkrew Yes indeed! Will do, I feel like making something a bit more off the wall for the next build. I have some ideas floating around in my head. I hope to see you at the end of the next video! You have any builds up? I'll check your channel.
@totallynotkrew ya luckily I got a big heater in the workspace I'm in, that's what that noise is in the background of some of my videos. Maybe grab a couple space heaters? How large is your space?
Ya man! I was hoping for it to be close in sound performance to my #6 RG based build and it actually outperformed that build even though this guitar is significantly smaller and thinner.
That’s a really good demonstration of what you can do with simple hand tools, good skill with them, and some perspicacity. And that you shouldn’t wait to become professional luthier to have a go and build yourself a pretty darn good guitar. (Although, to be sure, no human would fret like that ;). Very inspirational, thanks for posting.
Thank you for stumbling across my path of learning by trial and error! :) it's a lot of fun, lot of work, lot of frustration, lot of satisfaction, so much. It's really strange to watch a guitar being built right in front of you. It's so odd to see so many guitars throughout the years I've held and played, and fully understand the effort that goes into thier construction. It always felt like an unachievable thing to make something like this with basic tools.
@ukebox00oftheworld63 Thank you! I am trying to improve each build i do. The next couple projects I have planned will be purely experimental though! ;) like SUPER experimental. Lol
Getting better and better! I have been meaning to build a damn guitar for frickin months now and Ive still not completed the task! My hat's off to ya dude!
@@codelicious6590 Thank you! Ya, besides some of the overnights, this has been my best sounding and most refined build yet. I might make another one of these but with super premium woods in the future and even thinner bracing.
Thank you so much! I'm happy the channel is getting as much traction as it is. There are far better and more experienced luthiers on TH-cam but I thinkni have a unique take on it as the beginning of this channel is the beginning of my abilities so subscribers will have a chance to watch my guitar building skills progress.
@@OverNightLuthier Skills and results can only improve over time... And all fruit trees bring great luthiers' woods. The sad thing being that most of guitarists are horribly conservative, near all willing to sound like someone else rather than cultivating their own sound just like all those they admire.
Re: carving the braces I feel like it happens a lot with spruce and pine, fibers tend to shred instead of carving nicely even with sharp tools. Great vid as always!
Dude.. that is really cool! I feel your pain with the fingers splitting thing. Every winter my finger tips get super dry and split like crazy. Liquid bandage is the only thing that really helps!!
@Kendrix_76 ya my thumb has a split in the side of it too I didn't show cause it doesn't really interfere with playing but ya, my fingers and lips always split. When I sneeze too much my lower lips splits and bleeds everywhere lol.
Awesome work! I’m doing a similar thin acoustic steel string build right now. Routing out a solid body in a Rickenbacker shape with a 24 fret neck. Love your channel!
@ Heck yes! The Fender Acoustisonic hybrids are a great inspiration with their inlaid tops and still having the arm bevel. I’m going to use surface mount pickups attached to risers on the back and have them mounted inside and below sound ports so the top still moves freely.
Thank you so much! I feel like making videos like this can make people realize they can do things they think are impossible. Almost anyone can do these things, life is about taking steps and learning. :)
@@OverNightLuthier You know brother I'm having the exact same thought you just said! I just this finished my 2nd Electric violin just this November! Plus, seeing your techniques makes me wonder on what more can I do!
Ya, it is so soft in certain situations! Sometimes, when I'm sanding, i don't realize I'm digging into the wood with a fingernail, barely touching it. Makes for a really light resonant body, though! Ever since I bought a full-size cedar topped classical guitar, I realized I preferred it over the spruce tops you find on the majority of the acoustics. That and there are cedar fence posts everywhere around here and it's free! ;) well the top cedar wasn't free on this build, i think I paid 27 or 30 dollars for it. And ya, the guitar took longer to build due to all the complications I've been through recently in life and also the time of year, doing a lot of overtime at work and family stuff.
I finally took a router to a severly heavy strat body Removed all body mass behind pickguard (except center where trem cavity is ) Turned it over , and Deep routed whatever areas opposite the Huge front routes It rings like a bell , with a hollow Danelectro sound (Tho Hot DiMarzios) Oh , and I scalloped the neck , a shallow Blackmore style , another thing that took a long time to finally get to try LOVE THE WORK AND VIDEO
@waltermaynard This one is super cool, it's a really nice in between size. Definitely travel friendly but wouldn't hesitate to use it for a critical recording either. Guitalele's are still king though when it comes to travel friendly and having a big enough sound to be usable.
Not unless you want to, I personally like a flat fretboard, if you do mostly chords it makes it a bit easier but for single string stuff, I think it's better flat.
You could split it in two flat halves. Bolted together. And add more thickness to give it more sound. But, you're the boss. I always love these pioneers.
Cut a one inch by 6 inch slot in a piece of half inch ply (works for a bosch model) Turn your jigsaw upside down and slide it into the slot Guard above , machine below , and N you have an afro engineered band saw Where you can have 2 hands controlling your piece
Not a guitar expert and I'm still pretty new to playing but I notice a lot of guitars have a metal rod in the neck(I think it's for support). was there a reason this wasn't added or are acoustics just not supposed to have them? Also love your video and channel.
@Regularlively Thank you! There are some various neck reinforcements. Some people use carbon fiber rods, aluminum rods, steel rods, etc. To combat future neck twisting, both from the elements and also from uneven string tension, but I think what you are referring is called a truss rod. Those are primarily used to create a bow or add relief to a neck. It's a way to manually adjust the curvature of the neck to minimize fret buzz and also sometimes used to adjust string height in certain instances.
@Regularlively they are not essential on nylon string guitars because the pressure from the string tension is much less than with steel strings. I belive standard tuned, standard Gauge nylon strings produce something like 40lbs of force on the neck and steel strings can be in the hundred+ lbs of force. It would be helpful for the longevity of any stringed instrument but I am not incorporating them into my builds for a few reasons. 1. Not needed for nylon 2. Cheaper 3. Less work 4. Makes me feel a bit more old world-like when I'm building them and the vibe kinda feels cool to me.
I could, but I wouldn't have a use for it personally. I try to build things i think I'll use. I typically no longer track bass on my recordings since I tune my guitars very low
@@OverNightLuthierI have an acoustic with a pickup and a solidbody nylon string with a pickup and it’s great being able to plug in and not worry about feedback. I don’t think I lose any tone. I do run through a preamp into a PA though.
@ScrubDaddy265 ya feedback can be troublesome for live performances. I played with a solid body electric back when I played shows but feedback in general is a very abrasive sound. Lol
@@OverNightLuthierI've been planning on buying a non branded hollow dinky clone body w/ single f hole from reverb to build a jazz/blues dinky Bigsby tremolo
Yes, I see the value in many of the steps being done by machines but it does take away from the process imo. No doubt better results with machines though! Lol
Now that there’s a good lookin’ geetur. All jokes aside, good thinking on the joint, hopefully if I ever get the balls to make something similar, I’ll be able to come up with stuff like that
@ can imagine it being satisfying indeed! Just have some tiny health stuff to deal with first, so that’s gonna take a good year that’s just gonna be filled with prepwork (and a tendency to start a million things and finish nil, but that’s just minutiae).
Not sure...it's a 22"ish scale guitar, with a smaller body than normal, super thin based on the ibanez RG basic shape...definitely not in guitalele territory... Nothing struck me when building it. You have any ideas?
@tomalexiou9573 Thank you much!!! This one was very satisfying. I still have some frets to address but I'm thinking about leaving the fret markers off this one.
I thought the noise was an owl at first. Interesting brace design. Are the braces in contact with the back wood? Having built many mandolins, several cellos, a viola da Gamba and most to my own designs I commend you on your gonzo mentality, grit and determination. Your workmanship looks very good. Sawdust is the bane of woodworking. Bought a big shop vac years ago and that gets used all the time. I play fingerstyle guitar and think your 2" wide fretboard is great. Guitar came out looking good and plays well and sounds fine.
The braces are about an inch or more away from the back of the guitar, yes sawdust kills my lungs and eyes, I'm happy to have taken my health a bit more serious. Thank you for watching and commenting too! That really helps me out!
Correct, i will be doing a song with this mic'd up soon, then you will hear what it would be like in a recording setting. I only use compression as an "effect" no eq and no other effects in the one take performances on this channel.
I taper them for strength and weight reasons, a triangle is stronger than a square for instance. Same reason I scallop them, its lighter and from my knowledge, adds rigidity. It also looks cool I think. ;)
@jimhinkle7245 you're welcome! Again, i have no idea if I'm doing things "correct" I'm just going off my logic and basic understanding for physical objects. :)
@roysoyboy ill have to check that one! This guitar sounds so full in person, i know it's impossible for everyone to try it but i wrote a song today with it. After I finish making the beat you will be able to hear it pretty decent with a nice mic setup.
@davidwrobel8089 Ya im getting more confidence each build. I have a lot of people requesting I build them a guitar and I still have to let them know my work isn't factory-guitar level quality but maybe in the near future I won't have to put that disclaimer on my builds. ;)
No problem! ;) and a little bit but not an unmanageable amount. It's not a guitar built for standing and playing so the support from my knee makes it to where you can't really notice.
@ymelfilm yes it was a challenge, the neck joint especially. It was new dimensions for me so this was more or less the prototype but I'm very happy with how it came out. I know my work will fail at some point, luckily wood is very repairable. :)
Yo Replace it with steel strings , add a pickup And there you have an acoustic electric mix . You play acoustic when you want to You play metal when you want to
@stanlee.basumatary you can play metal on acoustic! ;) but steel strings would damage this particular build. Maybe i will build a steel string at some point.
Lol ya i was going through some rough times during certain days of this build. I figured I'd include them because that's life! I'd be happy to have you ranting with me. :)
Timestamps:
0:00 Describing the build/woods
1:07 Making the body blank
3:36 Bracing the soundboard
6:25 Routing out the body/Joining soundboard
8:05 Headstock and neck work
12:21 Attatching the fretboard
14:12 Cutting fret slots
15:36 Joining the neck and body
16:04 A problem arises
17:29 Neck shaping
18:39 Cutting the sound ports
19:55 Shellac coat
20:51 Slotting out headstock
21:36 Bridge work
22:16 Fretting
24:19 Final thoughts
26:20 Sound test
as a hobbyist luthier watching your videos brings me joy knowing that there are other people out there making new or obscure ideas for guitars real. so from one luthier to another i just want to say
you are doing great keep it up!
@totallynotkrew Yes indeed! Will do, I feel like making something a bit more off the wall for the next build. I have some ideas floating around in my head. I hope to see you at the end of the next video! You have any builds up? I'll check your channel.
@totallynotkrew I didn't see any, I remember we talked in the past, didn't you mention you were considering making a build vid?
@@OverNightLuthier maybe, its kinda cold where i am rn tho so i dont have acess to my shop for most of the day
@totallynotkrew ya luckily I got a big heater in the workspace I'm in, that's what that noise is in the background of some of my videos. Maybe grab a couple space heaters? How large is your space?
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but that sounded REALLY good, dude. Cool build!
Ya man! I was hoping for it to be close in sound performance to my #6 RG based build and it actually outperformed that build even though this guitar is significantly smaller and thinner.
Man I'm speechless. Too stupid for even the easiest repairs this somehow fucks me up and thrills me at the same time. Great work 👍
@@ptalch I'm sure you could do it with the right guidance! Repairing a guitar is a great skill to have and will save you a ton of money! :)
@@ptalch and THANK YOU! :)
That’s a really good demonstration of what you can do with simple hand tools, good skill with them, and some perspicacity. And that you shouldn’t wait to become professional luthier to have a go and build yourself a pretty darn good guitar. (Although, to be sure, no human would fret like that ;). Very inspirational, thanks for posting.
@NMranchhand lol who says I'm human? ;)
Strange…..
I LIKE strange!
Nothing wrong with trying something contrary to tradition. 🤘❤️
I’d call this a success! 😃
Oh definitely! It sounds good, plays good and I think looks good! Thank you much!
Feel privileged to have found your channel so early in your journey, loving the content.
Thank you for stumbling across my path of learning by trial and error! :) it's a lot of fun, lot of work, lot of frustration, lot of satisfaction, so much. It's really strange to watch a guitar being built right in front of you. It's so odd to see so many guitars throughout the years I've held and played, and fully understand the effort that goes into thier construction. It always felt like an unachievable thing to make something like this with basic tools.
That's some fine work there. An artist you are😊
@ukebox00oftheworld63 Thank you! I am trying to improve each build i do. The next couple projects I have planned will be purely experimental though! ;) like SUPER experimental. Lol
Getting better and better! I have been meaning to build a damn guitar for frickin months now and Ive still not completed the task! My hat's off to ya dude!
@@codelicious6590 Thank you! Ya, besides some of the overnights, this has been my best sounding and most refined build yet. I might make another one of these but with super premium woods in the future and even thinner bracing.
people like this should be the ones with millions of subs
Thank you so much! I'm happy the channel is getting as much traction as it is. There are far better and more experienced luthiers on TH-cam but I thinkni have a unique take on it as the beginning of this channel is the beginning of my abilities so subscribers will have a chance to watch my guitar building skills progress.
add a pickup to it
Oh man! It's unbelievable, you are amazing.
Wow!!! Thank you so much!!!
Super cool!!!🎉🎉🎉 Love the soft spanish kinda playing sounds it makes.
The bass is very present in person, I will record it with a better mic setup once my finger heal! :)
I like how she sounds. Pretty interesting results
Same! There were a couple features I left off this guitar but the next one will be even better! :)
@@OverNightLuthier Skills and results can only improve over time...
And all fruit trees bring great luthiers' woods. The sad thing being that most of guitarists are horribly conservative, near all willing to sound like someone else rather than cultivating their own sound just like all those they admire.
@Haroun-El-Poussah yes, the curse of the herd.
Re: carving the braces
I feel like it happens a lot with spruce and pine, fibers tend to shred instead of carving nicely even with sharp tools.
Great vid as always!
Thank you very much! Ya the softer woods do. This piece, in particular, felt very unruly, though.
Ayant été menuisier, je trouve que les veines de ces résineux varies ,en taille et en dureté , cette vidéo avec cette guitare sont bien réussies !❤
@@StephaneSommer-oc6po I think you are talking about the wood grain being less tight. I think it helps the bass sound more mellow.
Hey...thats a mighty nice geet, can you build me one?
I build you one everytine I build me one...
ill build you one, check out my work on my channel and reach out with a comment under my build video if you are interested
SWEET !!! ... dude, you should set up for that...and a piezo bridge, and internal mic, for the deluxe model.
Possibly! I've been considering an internal mic for one of my builds.
Just found your channel. This is extremely my bag. Cheers.
Nice to hear! Got 11 videos just like this on here! Hope to see you on more videos! ;)
Cool man, much louder than I expected.
@bdwillis8284 yes, it's very powerful sounding in person to the user. Going to be great for recording.
Dude.. that is really cool! I feel your pain with the fingers splitting thing. Every winter my finger tips get super dry and split like crazy. Liquid bandage is the only thing that really helps!!
@Kendrix_76 ya my thumb has a split in the side of it too I didn't show cause it doesn't really interfere with playing but ya, my fingers and lips always split. When I sneeze too much my lower lips splits and bleeds everywhere lol.
Awesome work! I’m doing a similar thin acoustic steel string build right now. Routing out a solid body in a Rickenbacker shape with a 24 fret neck. Love your channel!
Thank you much! I'm considering routing out the body I used as a template and doing something similar!
@ Heck yes! The Fender Acoustisonic hybrids are a great inspiration with their inlaid tops and still having the arm bevel. I’m going to use surface mount pickups attached to risers on the back and have them mounted inside and below sound ports so the top still moves freely.
@@DominicPiscopoFigidiniHill sounds like a fun build! Perhaps I'll start the acoustic conversion this weekend.
@ Got the neck, got the body…you’re good to go!
@DominicPiscopoFigidiniHill very true!
As always! Great work! so inspiring to see your videos!
Thank you so much! I feel like making videos like this can make people realize they can do things they think are impossible. Almost anyone can do these things, life is about taking steps and learning. :)
@@OverNightLuthier You know brother I'm having the exact same thought you just said! I just this finished my 2nd Electric violin just this November! Plus, seeing your techniques makes me wonder on what more can I do!
@centfrolicmusic7684 that's really cool! Violin is a fascinating instrument, it's amazing what sounds are able to come out of such a small instrument.
Nice job, waited a while for this build, thanks! I want to take a bite out of that cedar.
Ya, it is so soft in certain situations! Sometimes, when I'm sanding, i don't realize I'm digging into the wood with a fingernail, barely touching it. Makes for a really light resonant body, though! Ever since I bought a full-size cedar topped classical guitar, I realized I preferred it over the spruce tops you find on the majority of the acoustics. That and there are cedar fence posts everywhere around here and it's free! ;) well the top cedar wasn't free on this build, i think I paid 27 or 30 dollars for it. And ya, the guitar took longer to build due to all the complications I've been through recently in life and also the time of year, doing a lot of overtime at work and family stuff.
I finally took a router to a severly heavy strat body
Removed all body mass behind pickguard (except center where trem cavity is )
Turned it over , and Deep routed whatever areas opposite the Huge front routes
It rings like a bell , with a hollow Danelectro sound
(Tho Hot DiMarzios)
Oh , and I scalloped the neck , a shallow Blackmore style , another thing that took a long time to finally get to try
LOVE THE WORK AND VIDEO
That's awesome! Ya guitars don't need to be heavy, just strong enough to handle string pressure!
YES I've been waiting for this one to come out
@waltermaynard This one is super cool, it's a really nice in between size. Definitely travel friendly but wouldn't hesitate to use it for a critical recording either. Guitalele's are still king though when it comes to travel friendly and having a big enough sound to be usable.
what song are you playing at 26:20 ?
Just some riffs from various songs I've written in the past.
you need more recognition bro
Thanks man! It'll come in time or it won't, lol. Either way I'm enjoying building them and don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
That actually sound really good.
Ya, its my best sounding build yet! In person it sounds huge for its size.
People can make guitars with simple tools. Just make guitars. Good job. Fun video. Nice idea.
I agree, I'm curious to see how long my builds will last for. :)
Love the build, quick question does the fretboard need radiusing I’m guessing not since you didn’t in the video, thanks again!
Not unless you want to, I personally like a flat fretboard, if you do mostly chords it makes it a bit easier but for single string stuff, I think it's better flat.
okay thank you that’s one less thing I’ll have to do 😅 thanks for the help mate
Sounds great.
Ya it really does, it's smaller than the 2 other full size RG shaped acoustics I made but sounds bigger which was my goal. :)
You could split it in two flat halves. Bolted together. And add more thickness to give it more sound. But, you're the boss. I always love these pioneers.
There's definitely more spund to be had but it's surprisingly loud in person for the user.
Cut a one inch by 6 inch slot in a piece of half inch ply (works for a bosch model)
Turn your jigsaw upside down and slide it into the slot
Guard above , machine below , and N you have an afro engineered band saw
Where you can have 2 hands controlling your piece
Hmmm...that's a cool idea. I really could use a decent band saw.
Ever heard about Leduc's U-guitar and U-bass? The (patented) floating top was a pure genius idea!
Possibly, it sounds familiar, I'll check into it.
Not a guitar expert and I'm still pretty new to playing but I notice a lot of guitars have a metal rod in the neck(I think it's for support). was there a reason this wasn't added or are acoustics just not supposed to have them? Also love your video and channel.
@Regularlively Thank you! There are some various neck reinforcements. Some people use carbon fiber rods, aluminum rods, steel rods, etc. To combat future neck twisting, both from the elements and also from uneven string tension, but I think what you are referring is called a truss rod. Those are primarily used to create a bow or add relief to a neck. It's a way to manually adjust the curvature of the neck to minimize fret buzz and also sometimes used to adjust string height in certain instances.
@Regularlively they are not essential on nylon string guitars because the pressure from the string tension is much less than with steel strings. I belive standard tuned, standard Gauge nylon strings produce something like 40lbs of force on the neck and steel strings can be in the hundred+ lbs of force.
It would be helpful for the longevity of any stringed instrument but I am not incorporating them into my builds for a few reasons.
1. Not needed for nylon
2. Cheaper
3. Less work
4. Makes me feel a bit more old world-like when I'm building them and the vibe kinda feels cool to me.
I’m not an acoustic fan but I really like this concept. A superstar at acoustic is cool.
@gabrieljohannson6777 i used to play strictly electric in the past now i almost play exclusively acoustic.
Perfection! Great work!
@@Tom_TheCherryBlossomStudio Ya man, I really dig this one. Love the size, scale, ergonomics.
Bravo 👏
Thank you so much!
Could you make a nylon classical Bass VI thinline with a body shape similar to a viola da gamba?
I could, but I wouldn't have a use for it personally. I try to build things i think I'll use. I typically no longer track bass on my recordings since I tune my guitars very low
Are you going to put a pickup in it or is it strictly a “silent” guitar?
For now, strictly acoustic but it's not out of the question, I've been toying with the thought though.
@@OverNightLuthierI have an acoustic with a pickup and a solidbody nylon string with a pickup and it’s great being able to plug in and not worry about feedback. I don’t think I lose any tone. I do run through a preamp into a PA though.
@ScrubDaddy265 ya feedback can be troublesome for live performances. I played with a solid body electric back when I played shows but feedback in general is a very abrasive sound. Lol
since you are building a rigid side, you dont have to use braces. those quarter inch sides should be more than enough to stabilize the top
You think? I considered no braces but I wanted to ensure the bridge wouldn't hump.
13:10 im not a luthier, so why did you use this technique instead of just using clamp?
I could use clamps but the pressure this method provides is more even and less prone to causing any kind of wood damage from over clamping.
Awesome build! Love it!
Thank you so much! I'm going to either to a conversion/mod for next build or a VERY off the wall design.
@@OverNightLuthierI've been planning on buying a non branded hollow dinky clone body w/ single f hole from reverb to build a jazz/blues dinky Bigsby tremolo
@JonathanTyndallNC that sounds awesome! You gonna grab it soon?
Bravo Mastery ))))) 😊😊😊
Thank you!!! I'm trying to do new things on each build but also be more consistent with the fundamentals I'm developing.
This is a really cool idea
:) i got plenty more! Thank you!
Beautiful work!
Thank you so much!!! I really like how it turned out too! Lookimg forward to playing it once my fingers are healed up!
My favorite thus far.
Agreed!!!
The look is an acquired taste but it sounds GREAT! I'm surprised at how loud it is!
Its VERY loud in person to the user.
Que bien, trabajas con herramientas manuales, ya quedan muy pocos, ahora todo es con ruteadoras cnc y dicen luego, guitarra hecha a mano.
Yes, I see the value in many of the steps being done by machines but it does take away from the process imo. No doubt better results with machines though! Lol
Price for one., I don't need pickup cut outs or knobs. Making a midi ,
I have a few guitars I'd be willing to sell. Email me at overnightluthier@gmail.com
Now that there’s a good lookin’ geetur. All jokes aside, good thinking on the joint, hopefully if I ever get the balls to make something similar, I’ll be able to come up with stuff like that
You just gotta start the project and things start happening! It's very satisfying to play it at the end after all the work.
@ can imagine it being satisfying indeed! Just have some tiny health stuff to deal with first, so that’s gonna take a good year that’s just gonna be filled with prepwork (and a tendency to start a million things and finish nil, but that’s just minutiae).
@crispinmcsticks physical therapy and such?
@@OverNightLuthier If I’m alive at that point, yeah. Sadly it’s cancer removal surgery lol.
dude i would love to have a guitar like that
Its pretty awesome, I might open my doors up to orders once I get a bit more experience. I have had quite a few requests.
Son, you've done it again... Really really nice "geet"! What are you going to name it?
Not sure...it's a 22"ish scale guitar, with a smaller body than normal, super thin based on the ibanez RG basic shape...definitely not in guitalele territory...
Nothing struck me when building it.
You have any ideas?
It’s kinda like their Mikro. It’s my favorite of my mini guitars 👍
@mikemarak2613 ya it's a great size!
A Nicholson 50 Rasp and a Jig Saw
Exactly what I would have used
;)
DO YOU BY ANY CHANCE KNOW LUTHIER VANDROSS ? I THINK CNN HAS A SPECIAL ON HIM THIS SUNDAY.
I don't think so...I will look
Good job Overnight Luthier!
@tomalexiou9573 Thank you much!!! This one was very satisfying. I still have some frets to address but I'm thinking about leaving the fret markers off this one.
My dad makes guitars, he’s done it for a long time. W Paul guitars
Very cool! Is he online as well?
Not really he just does it as a hobby now. You can still find some online. Look up W Paul guitars My dad even had patents for his solid body ports
@boogermfj4568 ill check it out now.
@boogermfj4568 is it the jarowski?
Yes with a Y not an i
I thought the noise was an owl at first. Interesting brace design. Are the braces in contact with the back wood? Having built many mandolins, several cellos, a viola da Gamba and most to my own designs I commend you on your gonzo mentality, grit and determination. Your workmanship looks very good. Sawdust is the bane of woodworking. Bought a big shop vac years ago and that gets used all the time. I play fingerstyle guitar and think your 2" wide fretboard is great. Guitar came out looking good and plays well and sounds fine.
The braces are about an inch or more away from the back of the guitar, yes sawdust kills my lungs and eyes, I'm happy to have taken my health a bit more serious. Thank you for watching and commenting too! That really helps me out!
Wonderful idea. This might work very well as a stage amplified classical, no?
Correct, i will be doing a song with this mic'd up soon, then you will hear what it would be like in a recording setting. I only use compression as an "effect" no eq and no other effects in the one take performances on this channel.
Fantastic
Thank you, it was a good build, once I level the frets it's gonna sing even clearer!
Badass
Thank you man!!!!
the thinline of thinlines
Lol, you're right! I might go even thinner next build. So much more comfortable
Hey... did you happen to see a pair of underwear laying around? I thought i left my favorite pair downstairs, but i couldn't seem to locate them...
GREAT JOB!!!! 1 question, why do you taper the braces? Does it affect the tone?
I taper them for strength and weight reasons, a triangle is stronger than a square for instance. Same reason I scallop them, its lighter and from my knowledge, adds rigidity. It also looks cool I think. ;)
@@OverNightLuthier Very cool!!! Thanks for responding!
@jimhinkle7245 you're welcome! Again, i have no idea if I'm doing things "correct" I'm just going off my logic and basic understanding for physical objects. :)
Good job, friend but be careful with toothpicks in your mouth, they can cause lip cancer
What? Really?
And thank you!!!
@@OverNightLuthierI lost a friend because of that bad habit. RIP
@msmm.2871 wow...I'm very sorry to hear that, and thank you so much for letting me know. I will take it to heart.
This sounds great, reminds me of the Ibanez SC500N from a while ago.
@roysoyboy ill have to check that one! This guitar sounds so full in person, i know it's impossible for everyone to try it but i wrote a song today with it. After I finish making the beat you will be able to hear it pretty decent with a nice mic setup.
@OverNightLuthier Looking forward to it
Very cool video, How many months did it take to build?
This took about 4 or 5 days on and off. After work I would spend maybe 4 or 5 hours doing stuff.
Thank you
It looked like it was cold in your work shop very cool video
@Lgiorgiojr1 yes it was, its warmer now, I will most likely start the next build this week or next. ;) stay tuned!
SO COOL~
Ya was a really fun build!
@@pig07153 i liked your polyphia intro riff video btw!
A for a valiant effort, after a few dozen more, you will have made it.
@davidwrobel8089 Ya im getting more confidence each build. I have a lot of people requesting I build them a guitar and I still have to let them know my work isn't factory-guitar level quality but maybe in the near future I won't have to put that disclaimer on my builds. ;)
Mmeyaaaa, don't like it.
Just kidding. It's great!
Thanks for letting me tag along.
Lol you made my heart skip a beat while I read that comment. ;)
Funny guitar of the year bro😅😅😅
Thanks man!!! Glad you enjoyed it!
I cant dig the pointy headstock. And - isn't it a neck diver?
No problem! ;) and a little bit but not an unmanageable amount. It's not a guitar built for standing and playing so the support from my knee makes it to where you can't really notice.
@OverNightLuthier I see. It was a challenging project, respect
@ymelfilm yes it was a challenge, the neck joint especially. It was new dimensions for me so this was more or less the prototype but I'm very happy with how it came out. I know my work will fail at some point, luckily wood is very repairable. :)
weird but different🙄🙄😬😬😆😆😆
@@bryceonysko6479 lol I'll take it!
Yo
Replace it with steel strings , add a pickup
And there you have an acoustic electric mix .
You play acoustic when you want to
You play metal when you want to
@stanlee.basumatary you can play metal on acoustic! ;) but steel strings would damage this particular build. Maybe i will build a steel string at some point.
If I was in this video I'd be ranting just like you. Only in french
Lol ya i was going through some rough times during certain days of this build. I figured I'd include them because that's life! I'd be happy to have you ranting with me. :)
wdym?? that's definitely muy gooter!
Lol!
Put... put some pickups on it
Lol...maybe one day
Please post a video in 2 years when the headstock and the back show first cracks. Wood selection is one of the most important things in woodworking.
Lol will do, who knows how long some of my builds will last, I'm just winging it!