I love this guitar, it's so well done! My heart still belongs to that hollow body fanned fret explorer as my favorite build you've done though. Can't wait too see what's next!
After watching this i realised live is not about the things done to the world by others, but about the things we make and do. Ive been depressed for the past 2 months now, lost my dog qnd a good friend, and from watching this build multiple times im making my own guitar and getting better in my head. Thanks soo much Ben for all the great things you make and say, you could say you and the comunity you created saved my live. Thanks!
When I watch something as beautiful as this being built, I like to think that in 100 years or so that there will be a restoration video on future TH-cam like there are restoration videos today. The only difference being is that the future folk will get to watch the original craftsman building it too. Awesome work, Ben. Also, if there is any future folk actually watching reading/watching.. your great grandmom! 😁
At the risk of sounding like a nerd, watching your videos are very relaxing for me, the craftsmanship is just amazing … Can’t play any type of musical instrument just enjoy watching everything come together.
Hey Scott, thank you for this. In my mind I am mostly 'just' a teacher, the fact that people watch with no intention to actually build a guitar is actually far more of a compliment! Thank you!
The guitar is absolutely stunning! It is so much fun watching you build and problem solve. That said, the demo sounds quite out of tune. Either that, or the guitar does not intonate well, but I guess with that floating bridge design it would not be a problem to fix it. Looking at it again, the bridge actually looks like you compensated it with a wound G string in mind, but in the demo it is strung with a plain G, so maybe that is the problem?
I don't work with wood; I work with metal, but there is some crossover in handskills. Knowing what I know about my trade I can say that your handskills are truly incredible.
I’ve watched your videos for like 2 years now Ben. Never commented on any TH-cam vid de gore but I’ve left it more than long enough now to say what a pleasure it is to watch you work. A true artist and craftsman with a love for the vintage way of doing things. The surface, colour and finish of the nebula 2.0 is one of the most stunning things I’ve ever seen. I would call it a masterpiece. It’s been so good watching your channel, your business and yourself grow over the last couple of years and I just hope you do mentoring for some keen, appreciative apprentices because craftsmen like yourself, at least in my own personal experience are hard to come by. Not got a man crush of any sort btw haha, just a woodsman myself and love your love of the craft as well as your awesome talent 👍🏻
Ben to call you an artist is an understatement. Everyone has a gift handed down to them by God. Most people don’t find it. You obviously have and you have honed it. Exquisite piece. You keep making videos and I’ll keep watching. Stay blessed!!!
Some friendly critical advice, Ben: That’s the most beautiful acoustic guitar I’ve ever seen. So take that on board and let’s move on together. Cheers :)
Another amazing build, thanks for sharing! Hard to know which took longer, building the guitar or the editing for such a long video filming it being made XD I love when you whip out a tool I've never seen, like the giant "spatula saw" :D
This guitar is a piece of art! I would wear white cotton gloves and a white tuxedo to play it! I would like to see Ben go nuts on an electric with opulent ornaments. With inlays of different materials, binding out of unusual materials, engraved everything (tuner, bridge, jackplate, even special screws…), using opals, minerals, silver and gold and even diamonds, the scratchplate with breakthroughs, little carvings here and there, hidden features (f. ex. a little „drawer“ with adjustment tools, Salvador Dali refference)… Like a monumental instrument for display. Could fill a whole year with 30-40 episodes. (Maybe I‘m just crazy… 🤭)
The little router plane may not be the prettiest tool in existence, but it's definitely pretty enough... And there's something special about making your own tools for a specific job. I have a brass scraper/chisel I made specifically for removing excess epoxy from finished knife blades (I'm a knifemaker) with tiger maple handles and mosaic pins. It's a lot prettier than it needs to be to do the job, but it puts a smile on my face every time I use it...
It's always good to see a full build in one go and marvel once more at the refinements, care and original design ideas that go into Ben's builds. But the sound wasn't up to the usual standard- very low level for some reason and much quieter than the ads. Otherwise, a great job of the editing!
I felt that was because the demo was really just showcasing it's acoustic abilities without showing off what it can do with some gain and distortion tossed at it. Could be wrong.
good point, new editor with a different rig and I didn't think to check the actual volume levels across videos. thanks for the headsup though! And I will tell Bear you liked the edit, I am very excited to be working with him on super edits and some other one off build videos..
what I like about Ben's custom guitars is, it's like watching a custom chopper being built, but where the chopper is hard to ride and noisy as hell; like a custom chopper, Ben's guitars are beautiful to look at, but they are 110% functional.
For dot inlays and other fiddly cylindrical bits and bobs, you should have a look for locksmith's pinning tweezers. You'll find them indispensable once you convert.
It’s impressive, beautiful. Your care with the whole fabrication process is amazing. Congrats!! And I’m just wondering… this wood is so beautiful… how whould it be just varnished!
I forgot how absolutely everything on this guitar is beautiful 🤩 my favorite build and please … keep delaying deadlines if it’s for creativity and beauty 🙏🏻
With respect, this version of the Nebula 2 guitar appeals far more to me than the series with all the episodes. Granted you used aspects of an acoustic guitar build this time, but generally you use so many forms of the same techniques on all of your custom guitars - and I don’t need to have such things as the “masking tape & super glue trick” explained to me each time. If you put a play list link in the notes pointing to the various full videos then surely that’s perfect and I can zap across to look more closely if I need to. But fact remains, this is a wonderful instrument (except for the string pins for the ball ends because, surely they’re going to snag badly.
Would LOVE to have a step by step on the finishing process from initial staining to lacquer, including colors. I am doing a father/son build as we speak for my son who is studying astrophysics. This finish would just blow him away!!!
I'll be damn, this build was an absolute blast dude! I thought to myself you should name this guitar something cosmic, since it really looks like a nebula, and then I saw it is actually Nebula 2.0. Nice!
A madd genius. Talented beyond belief. Master Craftsman. With such a dry whit about him. Waiting to view the next project. My only wish is tobe the care taker of this creation.
Welcome aboard! And you should see me fumbling around when I am out of my element.. a destroyed a chunk of wood trying a long rip cut by hand the other day, looked like I had never held a tool in my life lol!
Everyone is different. You can learn from books, the internet or go to a credited Guitar Building School. There are hundreds in the States and I am sure that you would be able to find something to suit luth.org/resources/lutherie-schools/lutherie-schools-usa/
He is raffling the guitar he is making on the Livestream. Follow the link in the description on one of the super edits you can buy a ticket. £1 each and the raffle ends 22nd January. DC
That little router made out of a scrap piece of wood and a sharpened Allen Key was great. Also, loved how the finish just came to life with the lacquer! PS: I had been wondering who this Bernard character was?
I'm always amazed at the level of craftsmanship in your work. I built one 5 string throughneck Bass that works amazing like I planned it. Watching your videos has given me ideas and techniques to apply in my work. Thanks for the videos. Do you have certain made steel chisels that keep a super sharp edge? I cannot seem to get a razor sharp edge with cheap steel.
Hope you don't mind me adding my own 2 cents here, but in my humble opinion Narex chisels are great "bang for the buck". Not too pricey, but well made from good steel and they keep an edge very well.
Dear Ben. You are a awesome Guitar 🎸 Maker. Love the Design,Color,Finish, and the Sweet Sound it Makes. Dam wish this Old Dog could Learn New Tricks . Ben ever thought of Coming to America to Teach Guitar Making? God Bless you and Family. PS. How Did Daughter light Guitar turn Out?
It's amazing to me how people see beauty so differently. It's so subjective...yet in general were all seeing the same geometry and colors. Maybe I'm thinking about this too deeply loo
you are spot on, beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. in my opinion this is one of my prettiest guitars ever.. but there are others out there who HATE her.. it is what it is. was fun to build either way :)
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars I think it's definitely intricate and I totally respect the love you put in it. Things don't have to be aesthetically pleasing to be beautiful IMO. This happens to be both. Good game old chap good game
Meranti is a generic term for a few different species but all of them are, in my experience, perfect for building guitars. light weight, resonant and fun to work with
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars it wasn’t expensive at the time , £150 I think. It looks like the sides of the body are part of the neck, as if the front forks of a bicycle wheel, which are then splayed out to fit the top and back ‘skirt shape of the backpacker body. The grain follows through so it can’t be separate pieces… quite wasteful wood wise I imagine but a nice solution.. 👍
Awesome build, I loved to watch every single episode. But the demo is too short!!! Please let us hear some real licks, the different tones you can get from the piezo and micro, etc. I remember the cyberpunk honeycomb kit build demo, it was so coool to hear all the different sounds one could get from that instrument...
:) soon.. ish, the finishing is taking longer than I hoped. I can split it into 2 episodes though to keep it interesting.. in fact, that is what I'll do.. so sometime in the next few weeks.
Sorry, but it's sound reminds me of one of the Esteban guitar infomercials. Beautiful work, the sound just needs more..... body, depth, bass.... yeah, something along those lines.
Great job mate, who ever did that number on your head with those wings needs his hands cut off so he can never do another tattoo again lol. Thanks for sharing your amazing skill and talent.
I love this guitar, it's so well done! My heart still belongs to that hollow body fanned fret explorer as my favorite build you've done though. Can't wait too see what's next!
good call.. I REALLY want to explore (lol) that build style some more!
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Please do, Ben! One of my favorites as well!
After watching this i realised live is not about the things done to the world by others, but about the things we make and do. Ive been depressed for the past 2 months now, lost my dog qnd a good friend, and from watching this build multiple times im making my own guitar and getting better in my head. Thanks soo much Ben for all the great things you make and say, you could say you and the comunity you created saved my live.
Thanks!
When I watch something as beautiful as this being built, I like to think that in 100 years or so that there will be a restoration video on future TH-cam like there are restoration videos today.
The only difference being is that the future folk will get to watch the original craftsman building it too.
Awesome work, Ben.
Also, if there is any future folk actually watching reading/watching.. your great grandmom! 😁
I have never once considered this possibility! So cool :)
I'm 12 minutes in and I must say, THAT NECK IS A WORK OF ART SO FAR !! It will be nice and stable !
I appreciate the parts of the build with no music playing in the background. Very relaxing to watch.
I watched the full series and still watched the recap.. absolutely love this guitar!!!! Legendary build x
Thank you Mike! me too
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars dare I say it...... Nebula 3?
I watched this whole build as you were releasing them and it's still an absolute treat to watch this take shape again.
At the risk of sounding like a nerd, watching your videos are very relaxing for me, the craftsmanship is just amazing … Can’t play any type of musical instrument just enjoy watching everything come together.
Hey Scott, thank you for this. In my mind I am mostly 'just' a teacher, the fact that people watch with no intention to actually build a guitar is actually far more of a compliment! Thank you!
If there is a higher spirit in this universe it is one that loves to see us creating and loves our creations
The guitar is absolutely stunning! It is so much fun watching you build and problem solve.
That said, the demo sounds quite out of tune. Either that, or the guitar does not intonate well, but I guess with that floating bridge design it would not be a problem to fix it.
Looking at it again, the bridge actually looks like you compensated it with a wound G string in mind, but in the demo it is strung with a plain G, so maybe that is the problem?
the oil slick look really worked out.
never thought you could recreate the aesthetic so well.
extraordinary attention to detail.
gorgeous guitar.
Thank you very much!
This is easily the best looking guitar you've made on this channel. Absolutely love it.
Agreed
I don't work with wood; I work with metal, but there is some crossover in handskills. Knowing what I know about my trade I can say that your handskills are truly incredible.
No exaggeration here. I want this guitar more than any other guitar in existence.
utterly stunning, one of , if not the most beautiful guitar ever IMHO, A true work of art
Your craftsmanship is unbelievable. WOW
This is the finest multiscale anything that I've ever seen. By far.
Thank you 😀
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars you're the best. My favorite by far... I need to come visit you over there!
I keep coming back to watch this. Such a beautiful guitar. I'd love something like it.
I’ve watched your videos for like 2 years now Ben. Never commented on any TH-cam vid de gore but I’ve left it more than long enough now to say what a pleasure it is to watch you work. A true artist and craftsman with a love for the vintage way of doing things. The surface, colour and finish of the nebula 2.0 is one of the most stunning things I’ve ever seen. I would call it a masterpiece. It’s been so good watching your channel, your business and yourself grow over the last couple of years and I just hope you do mentoring for some keen, appreciative apprentices because craftsmen like yourself, at least in my own personal experience are hard to come by. Not got a man crush of any sort btw haha, just a woodsman myself and love your love of the craft as well as your awesome talent 👍🏻
Thank you so much for all the positive comments. We wish you a good 2022. DC
This is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. It has so many little things that I love or use all rolled into one without being messy. Stunning
Man, making an acoustic guitar is so much more work than with a solid body build.
Ben to call you an artist is an understatement. Everyone has a gift handed down to them by God. Most people don’t find it. You obviously have and you have honed it. Exquisite piece. You keep making videos and I’ll keep watching. Stay blessed!!!
thank you so much. DC
Some friendly critical advice, Ben:
That’s the most beautiful acoustic guitar I’ve ever seen.
So take that on board and let’s move on together. Cheers :)
Noted! :)
I love watching the work of a person who loves their job. I learn so much.
Another amazing build, thanks for sharing! Hard to know which took longer, building the guitar or the editing for such a long video filming it being made XD I love when you whip out a tool I've never seen, like the giant "spatula saw" :D
This guitar is a piece of art!
I would wear white cotton gloves and a white tuxedo to play it!
I would like to see Ben go nuts on an electric with opulent ornaments. With inlays of different materials, binding out of unusual materials, engraved everything (tuner, bridge, jackplate, even special screws…), using opals, minerals, silver and gold and even diamonds, the scratchplate with breakthroughs, little carvings here and there, hidden features (f. ex. a little „drawer“ with adjustment tools, Salvador Dali refference)…
Like a monumental instrument for display. Could fill a whole year with 30-40 episodes.
(Maybe I‘m just crazy… 🤭)
The little router plane may not be the prettiest tool in existence, but it's definitely pretty enough... And there's something special about making your own tools for a specific job. I have a brass scraper/chisel I made specifically for removing excess epoxy from finished knife blades (I'm a knifemaker) with tiger maple handles and mosaic pins. It's a lot prettier than it needs to be to do the job, but it puts a smile on my face every time I use it...
Always great to see a build more than once..and I guess the look of ones tool doesn't matter if it has functionality
You are the most fascinating watch on TH-cam...Like a mad genius whose attention to detail is second to none. Just a bad ass!
It's always good to see a full build in one go and marvel once more at the refinements, care and original design ideas that go into Ben's builds.
But the sound wasn't up to the usual standard- very low level for some reason and much quieter than the ads. Otherwise, a great job of the editing!
I felt that was because the demo was really just showcasing it's acoustic abilities without showing off what it can do with some gain and distortion tossed at it. Could be wrong.
good point, new editor with a different rig and I didn't think to check the actual volume levels across videos. thanks for the headsup though! And I will tell Bear you liked the edit, I am very excited to be working with him on super edits and some other one off build videos..
we really should have played with the sound a bit more.. distortion is a MUST imo
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Most definitely!
I'm crying. For real.
It's beautiful
what I like about Ben's custom guitars is, it's like watching a custom chopper being built, but where the chopper is hard to ride and noisy as hell; like a custom chopper, Ben's guitars are beautiful to look at, but they are 110% functional.
Not me over here drooling and only 27 minutes in.
Absolutely beautiful work.
The back of that headstock always reminds me of Finding Nemo :D Awesome guitar though!
2:36 WELL PLAYED Video Editor.... Well Played!! =)
Imagine if you did this back in the 60s, Page and Clapton and Beatles and hundred more would want these guitars.
By far the most beautiful guitar you have ever made.
Ordered a bit of tools I need, I think making inlays will be my favorite, I'm carver so I can't wait to make my first guitar
Thank you for your support, as a carver you will have a blast with guitar building!
A wonderful guitar, and it's amazing to watch a master craftsman at work. Please keep posting these great videos, Ben.
For dot inlays and other fiddly cylindrical bits and bobs, you should have a look for locksmith's pinning tweezers. You'll find them indispensable once you convert.
oh hell yes, I didn't know I needed these until this very minute! Nice one, thanks :)
rewatching the whole build, I have to say this is your absolute master piece!
it certainly gives me a benchmark to work to moving forward.. thank you
A pure joy watching you work, and what a beautiful guitar. Words fail me!
Phenomenal. Inspired. Masterfully executed. Such talent. What an amazing instrument.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you
It’s impressive, beautiful. Your care with the whole fabrication process is amazing. Congrats!!
And I’m just wondering… this wood is so beautiful… how whould it be just varnished!
I forgot how absolutely everything on this guitar is beautiful 🤩 my favorite build and please … keep delaying deadlines if it’s for creativity and beauty 🙏🏻
With respect, this version of the Nebula 2 guitar appeals far more to me than the series with all the episodes. Granted you used aspects of an acoustic guitar build this time, but generally you use so many forms of the same techniques on all of your custom guitars - and I don’t need to have such things as the “masking tape & super glue trick” explained to me each time. If you put a play list link in the notes pointing to the various full videos then surely that’s perfect and I can zap across to look more closely if I need to. But fact remains, this is a wonderful instrument (except for the string pins for the ball ends because, surely they’re going to snag badly.
love how an acoustic build has the heaviest back ground tracks over all your other videos! love this guitar, you are a true master
You've really outdone yourself this time! This is freaking art. Well done.
Thank you. DC
Would LOVE to have a step by step on the finishing process from initial staining to lacquer, including colors. I am doing a father/son build as we speak for my son who is studying astrophysics. This finish would just blow him away!!!
The top looks like an abstract uterus! Really cool concept!
Editing is next level on this. Great job!!
thank you, I'll tell Bear
this one was a really fun journey ben. outstanding work.
thank you Luke.
I'll be damn, this build was an absolute blast dude! I thought to myself you should name this guitar something cosmic, since it really looks like a nebula, and then I saw it is actually Nebula 2.0. Nice!
The guitar looks absolutely beautiful! but I would've added another pickup near the bridge, it sounds a bit empty and tinny to me.
we could do that for you if you want one, I would love to build that!
agreed… and maybe it would sound halfway decent if it was in tune (but - who knows - perhaps that’s not even possible)
@@lelcecc4793 let's see yours then?
How can people put this guy down, I'd love to see your builds
A madd genius. Talented beyond belief. Master Craftsman. With such a dry whit about him. Waiting to view the next project. My only wish is tobe the care taker of this
creation.
This is Awesome! So glad I found your channel, very elegant work... makes me feel like a true wood butcher! Looking forward to seeing more builds
Welcome aboard! And you should see me fumbling around when I am out of my element.. a destroyed a chunk of wood trying a long rip cut by hand the other day, looked like I had never held a tool in my life lol!
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars lol! It happens! :)
1 amazing craftsman, 1 beautiful guitar.....enough said!
lovely woodwork!
Ok, I have resisted GAS for two years!!! So much “want” for this (or at least my ideas on it 😜)
I’m American and I love this channel but what the best way to learn to make guitars
Everyone is different. You can learn from books, the internet or go to a credited Guitar Building School. There are hundreds in the States and I am sure that you would be able to find something to suit luth.org/resources/lutherie-schools/lutherie-schools-usa/
Another gorgeous guitar!! Wish I had a 1/4 of the skills you have!!
Just wow! That build was amazing. I will own one of your guitars, someday.
He is raffling the guitar he is making on the Livestream. Follow the link in the description on one of the super edits you can buy a ticket. £1 each and the raffle ends 22nd January. DC
Mate, can we talk about your anechoic style ceiling tiles there? They look wicked!
That little router made out of a scrap piece of wood and a sharpened Allen Key was great. Also, loved how the finish just came to life with the lacquer!
PS: I had been wondering who this Bernard character was?
Great work Ben. That thing is absolutely beautiful.
Possibly the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen, or should I say piece of art.
Thank you Andy :) I can't wait until I get to start one for myself tbh!
Sweet! At 9:12-“On with the Show” brother… Motley Crue
Keep the spirit on, sir. Well done !!
Thank you kindly
Amazing work. I love !
Maybe one day, I can do the same work 😁😉
That's a pretty thing. Very nice.
I'm always amazed at the level of craftsmanship in your work. I built one 5 string throughneck Bass that works amazing like I planned it. Watching your videos has given me ideas and techniques to apply in my work. Thanks for the videos. Do you have certain made steel chisels that keep a super sharp edge? I cannot seem to get a razor sharp edge with cheap steel.
Hope you don't mind me adding my own 2 cents here, but in my humble opinion Narex chisels are great "bang for the buck". Not too pricey, but well made from good steel and they keep an edge very well.
Dear Ben. You are a awesome Guitar 🎸 Maker. Love the Design,Color,Finish, and the Sweet Sound it Makes. Dam wish this Old Dog could Learn New Tricks . Ben ever thought of Coming to America to Teach Guitar Making? God Bless you and Family. PS. How Did Daughter light Guitar turn Out?
Absolutely stunning 🤩
shes beautiful
It's amazing to me how people see beauty so differently. It's so subjective...yet in general were all seeing the same geometry and colors. Maybe I'm thinking about this too deeply loo
you are spot on, beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. in my opinion this is one of my prettiest guitars ever.. but there are others out there who HATE her.. it is what it is. was fun to build either way :)
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars I think it's definitely intricate and I totally respect the love you put in it. Things don't have to be aesthetically pleasing to be beautiful IMO. This happens to be both. Good game old chap good game
This is awesome! How will you top it? I can't wait to see more of the baroque inspired one. ❤️❤️
a great custom- unicat guitar ,looks nice i love it, lg jeff ;-)))
It's amazing so far thank you very much
Holy crap man, good job!
Thank-you 😀
legendary build mate!
thank you :)
I love all your guitars!
Ben you're inspiring
A functional art piece.
Astonishing.
lovely - great work!!
Great looking guitar, Ben!
Ben I recently came across a wood called Red Maranti, are you aware of any reason this should not be used to build a guitar?
Meranti is a generic term for a few different species but all of them are, in my experience, perfect for building guitars. light weight, resonant and fun to work with
Looks amazing
Awesome guitar!!!!
The watchgame is as strong as the guitar is!
I have a weakness :)
I have a Martin mandolin that looks a similar build to the backpacker.. only just put two and two together after ten years! 🙄
A Martin mandolin? Very cool
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars it wasn’t expensive at the time , £150 I think. It looks like the sides of the body are part of the neck, as if the front forks of a bicycle wheel, which are then splayed out to fit the top and back ‘skirt shape of the backpacker body. The grain follows through so it can’t be separate pieces… quite wasteful wood wise I imagine but a nice solution.. 👍
Awesome build, I loved to watch every single episode. But the demo is too short!!! Please let us hear some real licks, the different tones you can get from the piezo and micro, etc. I remember the cyberpunk honeycomb kit build demo, it was so coool to hear all the different sounds one could get from that instrument...
Hey David, sorry we didn't go into this with that much depth this time.. we will do better!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Forgive me but what are you doing 39:40 to 40:00? Grounding or something?
Awesome job, thank you!!!
When do you plan to publish the next video of your daughter's ultra-light gruyere guitar?
:) soon.. ish, the finishing is taking longer than I hoped. I can split it into 2 episodes though to keep it interesting.. in fact, that is what I'll do.. so sometime in the next few weeks.
I wanna see more clearly how the neck is beiñg joined to the body and will it be strong enough to support the tension of the strings?
This is incredible
43:30 - Eish the string jumped
Sorry, but it's sound reminds me of one of the Esteban guitar infomercials. Beautiful work, the sound just needs more..... body, depth, bass.... yeah, something along those lines.
Hi Ben,
Any Headless guitar on horizon?
not imminent but yes, near future for sure
Great job mate, who ever did that number on your head with those wings needs his hands cut off so he can never do another tattoo again lol. Thanks for sharing your amazing skill and talent.