BUILDING a DIY Electric Guitar From a 2x4!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I show you how I built an Explorer-style electric guitar out of 2x6, 1x6, and a little bit of walnut from Home Depot (I know I lied a little with the title, but it's the same wood, just a different dimension). The guitar isn't the best guitar, as it's the first guitar I've ever made, and it's made out of wood that isn't the best for guitars. This is more meant to be a practice guitar for me, so I can figure out how to make them, and I want to make more in the future. That being said, it's still a fully playable guitar, with a 25.5" scale length, and 24 frets. It's got the cheapest electronics money can buy, but it still sounds okay.
I don't have a lot of tools, so I just kind of had to make what I had work, so sorry if I used some stuff in the "wrong" way.
If you'd like to build any of my projects (the ones that actually have templates), check out my Etsy store: aeropointindustries.etsy.com
Chapters:
Intro : 0:00 - 0:35
Initial Shaping and Gluing : 0:35 - 5:36
Refining the Shape and Adding a Fretboard: 5:36 - 7:19
Fretboard Shaping and Fretwork: 7:19 - 9:17
Carving for and Mounting the Hardware: 9:17 - 12:10
Adding the Side Fret Markers And Filling Fret Slot Imperfections: 12:10 - 12:46
Shaping the Neck and Final Sanding: 12:46 - 13:28
Staining, Polyurethane, and Oil: 13:28 - 14:36
Hardware, Stringing, and Soldering Electronics: 14:36 - 16:13
EPIC REVEAL!!!: 16:13 - 16:44
A Brief Debrief From Me: 16:44 - 17:56
Guitar Demonstration: 17:56 - 19:14
Outro: 19:14 - 19:26
Thanks for Watching!!! - เพลง
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Gotta love all the comments that basically boil down to “You could do this easier if you had $7000 worth of tools. Try that next time.” Like, yeah no shit lol
Still sounds pretty cool for a HD Explorer.
You might as well just buy an actual Gibson X-Plorer at that point being it’s around the same price maybe even cheaper.
@@Midnight_Wave_1989 defies the point of a hobby.
The joy is in the actual doing of something.
Would you hire a better looking man to impregnate your wife??
No... The joy is in the doing.
Something you need to learn just like my neighbour always saying "you're always working on that car"... Like yeah.. it's called a hobby incase you didn't go to preschool
@@Midnight_Wave_1989 but then it will have been made by chinese children and break in 1 month
@@Midnight_Wave_1989but then you wouldn’t have a cool project and a cool homemade guitar you’re proud of making
This is the ultimate "I just felt like building a guitar" video.
@@StevieBGoode Honestly kind of exactly what happened
This might be the most encouraging guitar build video on TH-cam. No table saw, no jointer, no planer-thicknesser, no drill press, not even a router! Just a jigsaw, a hand drill and a few basic hand tools. Absolutely brilliant job.
I wish more young people would just try. This is proof all you need is a desire to do something. Fine effort young man.
The fact you put a guitar together with basic garage tools is impressive. Mistakes are learning opportunities! Nobody should expect a perfect result the first attempt. If it's functional, it's a win. I assembled my first guitar from parts and it's full of learning opportunities. 🤣 Keep it up!
Thanks!!!
Considering you built this with just a few handheld powertools and manual carpentry tools, your build is a success!!!
I love these kinds of "No Excuses" build! Keep it up my man!
Thanks!!!
Most casual scarf joint I've ever seen. Impressive.
I'm torn.
It's cool as hell from a carpentry standpoint, but if you look into Gibson it's literally the worst kind of neck you can build.
Not going to take points away from the dude since it's literally his first guitar and he built it in his garage, but I died a bit inside.
Nicely done!
My Home Depot doesn't have walnut, so I built my first guitar out of oak and poplar boards. It's four years old now and I still play it live from time to time.
Awesome! My next guitar is going to have poplar on it too.
I build Guitars and CBG's. Nicely done. You seem to have some knowledge/Luther skills. You earned a new Sub
I was already interested from the first few seconds seeing the finished guitar but once I noticed that it’s a single piece from neck to body, I was immediately impressed. What a great build and a fun watch.
First guitar build? Not too shabby. I'd say ending up with a playable guitar counts as a success.
A couple things to consider for your second build (if you do another one):
1. For the frets, switch from CA glue to wood glue. As the CA glue cures, it crystalizes, which hardens the wood, and can effect the behavior as temps and humidity change.
2. If you want to up your game, get a small trim router, and a top bearing bit. Then you can make templates for your electronics cavities, and get some cleaner holes.
I think this video is a good show of how you can produce a decent instrument without a lot of fancy tools. Well done.
You have my respect, given only the simple tools and jigs you used to build this....! You made the truss rod cavity with just a chisel!!!
Pretty amazing guitar. I liked the presentation on the rocks, really badass!
Congratulations for your first (very successful) guitar built!!!!👏👏👏👏
that mans chisel work is on point
Thanks! I had basically zero idea what I was doing with a chisel, so thanks a lot!!!
Your comment is incredibly racist! If he hired people to help him, you dont have to call them "jigs," as you said. That's a demeaning and derogatory term. You even referred to them as "simple." You should apologize and then remove your comment.
Is this dude for real?! I wanna think he's just trolling but nowadays ya can never really tell... 🤔
Your jig saw skills are incredibly good. Really nice job
Thank you very much!
Stood out to me as well. One of the steadiest saw hands I’ve ever seen
@@KannabisAnalyst Really? Thanks! I never thought that. I just kinda do it.
@@AeroPointIndustries you’d be surprised buddy. I’ve seen some really shoddy work on job sites. It’s not usually a finesse tool, but you made it look like one. If TH-cam doesn’t work out I’ll hire you any day 😂
Love the rustic look of the wood you used.
Thanks!!!
You're literally insane. That was awesome.
Impressive! Basic tools, cheap materials and what a stunning result! That is called courage, determination and perseverance!!! Well done young man!!!
This just proves you dont need all the expensive tools to make a good guitar!
You, my friend, are my hero. Not only are you not intimidated to put your first build online, but bold enough to make your first build with the tools that you basically already had. I have to learn not to be so precious with doing this stuff - just do it and learn from it. And by saying that, I'm really impressed with what you did with this guitar. I will say adding in a harbor freight palm router (when it's on sale it's 40 bucks) plus a flush trim bit and your life is much easier.
Thanks so much! I might just do that!
Pretty good man. As someone who's done some builds myself, I'd say you're probably better off with a satin or matte finish rather than going for a mirror gloss. Gloss finishes tend to show every imperfection and so require a lot of work to get factory quality. I see a fair bit of orange peel and trapped dust on your build for example. Lower sheen finishes, those imperfection are much less obvious and kind of just fit with the aesthetic.
Fretwork is another thing ... kind of painstaking to get a nice fret level. That action / setup stuff isn't hard per se, just requires a lot of patience and care.
The quality of the shaping looked pretty damn good though. Very impressive work.
About 10 years ago, I made a bass guitar out of a construction-grade 4x4 and some maple from Home Depot, and it's held up well. Yours turned out well, especially for a first effort!
Love that you went with a set neck, love that you eschewed the use of a router. Most of all, mad props for building an explorer. I built one myself, but I used a kit from precision guitar kits.
It looked like a neck through to me.
@@blg020 actually yes, I think you're right.
Man you do a miracle with those tools. Kudos!!
Thanks!!!
Amazing. Consider that professional builders also make mistakes so don't feel bad about it, you have now an unique guitar.
Best part is that you can improve it on a budget: 1) CA glue on frets and new fretjob 2)sanding and refinishing several times until surface gets shiny 3)nutjob. Even you can try light sanding to the neck to make it slim.
Keep going, next stop a Flying V
Very nice! You definitely have to start somewhere... The sky is the limit now!
Solid build and solid effort on the demo recording!
I really like your honest intro and I appreciate how hard it is to get views without clickbait!
You did a damn good job for what you had! Take $100 to harbor freight and get forstner bits, a router and bits, and a bunch of sand paper for the next one!
Gotta love the absolute determination.
You'll only get better at it, so keep working on it!!
Pretty Cool Man as a 38 year old picking back up the guitar since my Teens this makes me want to build my own guitar man great job
I really admire the enthusiasm here. It's good to see young people with determination! You'll definitely improve your skills as time goes on. Give it a few years and you'll make a name for yourself as a Luthier and people will be coming to you for custom guitars. No it's not perfect, but for the minimal tools used and the fact that it's your 1st ever build, I'll give it a 9.5 out of 10 anyway. I see all the comments that say "well you could have done this and this with $10k worth of tools and a CnC machine" etc etc, but don't listen to those people. I'd like to see any of them do a better job with a hammer and a chisel! Practice make perfect, patience is a virtue and experience come with time. You have the patience, you'll definitely be building custom label guitars one day. Keep at it. I want to see more!
Don’t beat yourself up it’s amazing!!!! This is on my bucketlist to build my own electric guitar from scratch… ❤
I think you did a great job! Not many people actually get off the couch and DO something. Learning as you go is one of the best ways to learn.Keep going!
I love seeing people build nice instruments with easy to access tools. Your build looks great!! Keep it up!!
Love this. Motivates me to get out to the shop more and just get to building.
Amazing job! I cant wait to see the next build!
This is so awesome!! Way to go! Sooooo impressed! ❤️
Well done for a first attempt!!
I like it! Looks great. And basically built with all hand tools. Hell yeah. 👍🏻
This is sick! Well done brother!! Can’t wait until you gather some more tool just to polish your skills. Keep it up
Dope. Sick af. 100 my guy.
Quick tip from a fellow jank-town builder, when drilling the wire access holes for the pickups, you can cut a wire hanger with those side cutters. That will pinch a sharp end on it, then you can put that in your drill for a long and flexible drill bit to get in the tight spaces a bit better.
Great video! I loved every second! You did a fine job and I look forward to seeing more of your builds!
Thank you so much!
I love that you do with with very basic affordable tools. You have a talent and glad to see you post it
Thanks so much!
Brilliant, keep building, keep learning but most of all, keep doing what you enjoy and don't let anyone tell you it's "wrong".
As christmas present I would suggest just a router (you know… the two pickup holes, the body edge, truss rod, ..) can be very helpful. Anyway you're doing a great job! Keep it up!
that was the only tool he was missing, it would've helped him a lot
Good job man! Keep going. You have steady hands with the jigsaw and chisel. Sounds decent too. 👍🏻🤘🏻
Damn fine job! I'm truly impressed! Most entertaining vid I've seen in awhile, I even liked the jam at the end! I give this vid 5 beers! 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺....and I subscribed 💪🇺🇸
im doing the same thing right now, if i had to start over i would have gotten a hand plane, a proper router, and a band saw alot sooner than i did. those three things alone make this entire process sooo much easier.
Yeah I wish I had the money to get those things. It probably would have been way faster and came out cleaner.
Excellent job for what you had to work with my dude 👍👌 keep up the good work!!
Very good job. I like the finishing, the overall look.
That's a decent lumbercaster .
Especially for a first build using very basic tools.
I'd say it turned out quite well considering the basic tools you worked with. With each project, there's always something you should have done different or better... let that be a compass, and not a regret.
Good job man! Looks great 🤘🏻
congrats! you rock by doing this in they way you did! keep it up!
Stew Mac should sponsor you! Imagine what you’d be producing with a full shop! Nice work
Thats amazing. Good job
Good job young man!
I am absolutely impressed!!!
Thanks!!!
Nice work dude! Very encouraging video for many people I'm sure! I work in a guitar store and have people bringing in their homemade or diy guitars all the time, and believe me this one is far better than any I've seen. I bet if you took it to a guitar tech they'd be able to fix up that nut and the frets for you, hopefully get it playing even better. Or have a go yourself! Hope to see you make another one in future, you're gonna go far dude!
Out of everything in this vide, it is your patience that impressed me the most.
Thay being said, a second hand router ($25-$50) and a couple of bearing bits are an absolutely game changing investment for very little money, so you don't have to invest quite as much patience next time 😊
I think you can do anything you put your mind to. Impressive!
Thanks!!!
Thanks for this video!
Looks really good
Incredibly inspiring. Nice job
Thanks so much!
DUDE THATS AWESOME! The fact that thats even your first! Like i've wanted to do this and i'd hope mine would turn out half as good. I sorta figured the neck would be thick but like for what it is i'm super impressed! I love how you do all own music, in audacity none the less? Hey keep at it man, with all things you just upgrade as you go, and the fact you recorded and video edited all this too like mad props brother!
Thanks so much!!! And I'm sure you could do it too!
i love how few tools you use.. makes me wanna build something again
Thanks! And you should!!!
Micing up a drum kit is very difficult, so mixing can be a real pain in the butt. If only for your demos, a cheap e drum kit can be recorded directly to your computer and doesn't have any volume or mixing issues to deal with. Or you can just use samples, but that kills any of the human swing that comes from actually using the drums. I've been thinking about making a guitar like that for years, but for the neck, I was thinking a pine and cedar composite would give me the best outcome, but I didn't think about using a walnut fretboard. I've always loved how the explorer looks, and yours is a beauty.
Awesome project, dude 😎🤘🏻🎸 I’m a big fan of explorer guitars and basses and this looks phenomenal. I’ve had a diy bass kit and It was a fun and productive experience. If I were to go for another diy bass kit project, I would totally make an explorer bass.
Great build, I'd suggest getting a full sized cnc machine, you'd have to place it in a factory, source your wood from some really exotic forest, have custom templates and hire a Gibson master builder to help get the feel right on the neck......oh. 😂😂Seriously though, Great build, looks really nice and the switch is actually where you want it to be. I'm jealous.
Awesome work mate! Congrats. Keep going
Thanks!!!
Can you please make a jackson v next, that would be soooooo cool 🤘🤘🤘
The Aeropoint Desk-troyer, eat your heart out Ibanez
You did a great job man!
Very nice work all things considered. Limited tools and very good first build! The nut is easily fixed if you want to take that down a bit. You can absolutely thin down the neck and make it work. Fret work takes practice, but you’ll absolutely get it right the more you do it. I’m very impressed. Great job dude!
This video is very inspiring! I want to make one as well one day. Great work!
Thanks!!!
Great build dude, love the fact you used a lot of hand tools.
I'm very impressed, great job young man, it looks like you're a Gibson Explorer fan. Awesome build.👍
Good job kid..you should be proud of yourself 🎉. Keep it up 👆
Nice! Great looking guitar and truly hand made!
Thanks!
Great first attempt... looks amazing!
Thank you!
Very impressive! Beautiful guitar!
Thanks a lot!
still looks sick .
AND you chose the Explorer 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Heck yeah!
Honestly, gorgeous. Outstanding work. There are tons of builds showing how difficult it is to build stuff with all the tools in the world. You show that it is possible to this with the tools you had on hand. Amazing. You have a neck through guitar. Try a bolt on for your next build, allowing you to mix woods. And send this video to the guys of Seymour Duncan (or your favorite pick up manufacturer). They will you pickups for free for your next build
Thanks!!!
nice job, broski!
Really beautiful piece of work using minimal power tools. Nice work Sir!
Thanks!
Good Job Duderino!!
great initiative. you can improve with experience... and time can make you master the building process! well done, mate!
Kudos, I made a V in school. The difference is I used the fret board off an old Les Paul (The school wasn't going to shill out any money on fret wire).
Also, don't take heed to anyone mentioning tools. You gained more experience doing this than most people.
Can't wait to see your next build.
Thanks a lot!
ur on to something here, keep going
totally insane, you've built a great guitar first up.....well done!
Thanks a lot!
You did a great job using some really basic tools. I'm pretty damned impressed.
Cool stuff!
Badass!!🤘🤘
Well done!
Thanks!!!
Best guitar DIY vid out there! No worries about messing up or need for every tool in existence. JUST DO IT! Respect, my dude.
bruh thats sick!
sick af!
Great work mate. I recently built a Les Paul with a plywood body and reclaimed pallet wood neck, some decent pickups and hardware, and it plays and sounds like an LP. I build quite a few guitars so have some of the more specialised tools but as you show, you don’t really need them, only one I’d suggest is a trim router (full size ones are too big for guitar building). The Katsu one’s are pretty good and cheap 👍🏻
Thanks! I'll check that out!
hell yeah! i think the subtle body shape really compliments this janky build. this rules.
Awesome!
Thanks!
I recommend a 'shooting board', the best way to sort joint faces cheaply.
Cool! I'll look into it.