Hi Freddie,I've worked with and for some exceptional Luthiers,here and abroad,but I have to say you are one of the best I've seen ,I'm hoping to see more recent work from you,thank you ,Michael C
What an exciting moment seeing the notification of a new Les Paul video from Freddy! Such an attention to detail and informative series this has been. I hope to make my own one day! Looking forward to the next part of the process and the finish of these beautiful LPs. Keep up the great work!
I started watching your series last night at around 1 a.m. and ended up going to bed around 6! I have built some Fender bodies, a few kits, etc. but your video series has inspired me to try a Les Paul. Also looking forward to seeing the side marker dots and the finishing of them. Keep up the good work and thanks for the great techniques and sharing your knowledge!
1:28 never seen anyone need weight relief on their plectrum!!!! LMAO... Just kidding very interesting and smart way to punch dots my friend... Loving this series .. To add i really like the attention to detail and hard work you put in to your projects...
Such a pleasure to watch your expertise. Excellent series on the best classic rock n roll guitar ever. I not so patiently wait for each new update! Thank you so much for taking the extra time and effort to put this out here. I hope to be able to one day have you build a '59 with a AAAAA 🔥 top! Then a Gold Top with some soapbars. Then a maybe an Alex Lifeson 1275 doubleneck.......
Beautiful work. Thanks for making these videos. I was hoping you could comment as to whether you need to control humidity in your shop especially in the winter. I've built some classical guitars and humidity control was essential.
This series is up there with Game of Thrones. Your like the uncle Doug of guitar building. I hope you know who uncle Doug is? Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos and I'm waiting patiently for your next instalment. Daniel. Australia 🇦🇺
Freddy, most impressive. Could you tell me how you get the angle cut in the center of the open book headstock? After shaping with the router there must be another step that you didn't show or mention. Thank you
, I agree ! Those are BEAUTIFUL "made's" in a row ! If you ever take orders for custom building necks for clients, I would love to be on that list. I have drawings w/dimensions for my headstock design all ready to go... I'm working on an over-sized LP right now... Put me on your list, please Lol :-)
Hi Freddy, really great video and very informative! Just curious, but with the tap test you do at 23:57, do you find this translates in the final build to the harmonics and overtones that each individual guitar produces? Thanks
As I stated in the video, it's a good test to make sure everything is tight and solid...no truss rod rattle etc. But also you can glean some info about the density and weight of the wood by the higher pitched tones. This is really apparent when you're making more than one of the same design from the same material. The higher pitched one will likely be heavier, maybe more mineral content in the mahogany....that will generally translate to a guitar that's not as lively or honky in the midrange.
Soon enough...the finishing is well along the way and the colours are looking so nice! Hang on, I might put out a quick teaser video of the first coat on the back and neck.
@@willdenham I'll be honest and say that if this is your first build you're probably better off using titebond. Yes I believe hide glue has some benefits, but really they may only come through when everything else in the build is at a very high level....basically, perfection. But if you really want to do hide glue, make sure your mating surfaces and perfect, use 192 gram strength glue, and work FAST. Good luck.
G'day Freddy Love the vids and have inspired me to make one myself. I'm at the neck/Body gluing stage and I'm getting alot of various opinions on what strength HHG to use. I'm trusting you more then what I've read on the web, can you kindly let me know what brand and strength glue you use ? :) thanks for Oz
This one is my favorite for carving the transitions at the heel and the headstock: us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/hacksawblade-halfround-rasp.html And this one for the neck shaft: us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/hacksawblade-rigidrasp.html These can be held free hand or mounted in a hacksaw frame. I also have the snap in versions us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/snapin-8in-giftset.html but I don't use them as much because 1- they are shorter and 2- they clog up and you have to constantly unsnap the blade from the handle to clean it out.
Dude nice and caring work! But did you put a Gibson logo in? Who am I to talk legal mumbo jumbo but lawyers? you cannot sell them either all three of them.
Is it the same 192 gram strength hide glue as used some vids ago or a stronge one? If the 192, are the 192 grams strenght enough for a neck joint since 192 are for use with veneer per definition...
It's a different method. Factories streamline their processes with production line methods and so quality control check methods differ as well. But in the end the real difference is I am solely responsible for the end product, I alone own any flaws or deficiencies, and that is a great motivator for excellence.
So it's a Rotex, not a Rolex? That's worse. Oh well, if that's what people want to drop their cash on, go for it. No one will mistake my K----- single cut for a Gibson. heheh
Ah, I see. Reading comments on your other videos, I get the impression that the non-Haas custom LP market has more than a few quirks that would strike outsiders as odd. Ignore my ignorance.
Hi Freddie,I've worked with and for some exceptional Luthiers,here and abroad,but I have to say you are one of the best I've seen ,I'm hoping to see more recent work from you,thank you ,Michael C
The best luthier videos on TH-cam! Period!
I'm flattered and humbled. Thanks for watching!
That pickup routing jig is very nicely done.
thanks!
What an exciting moment seeing the notification of a new Les Paul video from Freddy! Such an attention to detail and informative series this has been. I hope to make my own one day! Looking forward to the next part of the process and the finish of these beautiful LPs. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Stan!
You are the beautiful family! This is perfection art project for building your guitar! Thank you! 🤝
Greetings from Finland, keep up the awesome work! Beautiful attention to detail all through the build.
Thank you. I have wonderful memories of my time in beautiful Finland!
Love that box jig. Great idea. Nice to see someone being so good to their parents too.
Thanks for watching and for the comment!
Beautiful guitars. A Master craftsman, can't wait for next video.
Thanks for the lovely comment Jeff!
I started watching your series last night at around 1 a.m. and ended up going to bed around 6! I have built some Fender bodies, a few kits, etc. but your video series has inspired me to try a Les Paul. Also looking forward to seeing the side marker dots and the finishing of them. Keep up the good work and thanks for the great techniques and sharing your knowledge!
Amazing videos!! Thank you for letting us into the shop!!! Guitars look great!!
Glad you are enjoying the video series. Cheers!
Excellent Freddy. Can't wait to see and hear the difference between the three guitars. Great videos man !
You and me both Brad! Stringing them up for the first time is always the most exciting moment....like the birth of a guitar. Thanks for watching!
I'm so proud of you Fred!! A master craftsman at work. Good for you!
Amazing work!! Those guitars are beautiful.
Thank you Brian!
To see how blessed you are with the skill and Family!!!!!!
B
Beautiful equipment and beautifully job done
Man, your router template is a clever idea! Very good.
Thanks man! i drew it up on a napkin and my dad built it.
These videos have inspired me to become a luthier! Great job Freddy!
1:28 never seen anyone need weight relief on their plectrum!!!! LMAO... Just kidding very interesting and smart way to punch dots my friend... Loving this series ..
To add i really like the attention to detail and hard work you put in to your projects...
Wonderful video Freddy! Congratulation!!
Thank you my friend!
great video freddy ..looking great..
Thanx!
Such a pleasure to watch your expertise. Excellent series on the best classic rock n roll guitar ever. I not so patiently wait for each new update! Thank you so much for taking the extra time and effort to put this out here. I hope to be able to one day have you build a '59 with a AAAAA 🔥 top! Then a Gold Top with some soapbars. Then a maybe an Alex Lifeson 1275 doubleneck.......
Appreciate the comment Scott. Thanks for watching!
Slovenščino slišim :) kako je majhen svet. Hvala za odičen prikaz in nasvete!
Hvala za ogled! Ja, majhen je svet. Mama je iz Brezic, oče pa iz Ormoža.
GREAT videos, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
you're a true master. I understand the price, now. These take very long to get right. Those guitars you're making are gonna be so nice. Strong work.
Thanks!
love that you used Fender picks to make the side markers on a Les Paul ;)
Beautiful work. Thanks for making these videos. I was hoping you could comment as to whether you need to control humidity in your shop especially in the winter. I've built some classical guitars and humidity control was essential.
Thanks for the comment and especially for a most important question.
Yes, climate control is critical.... essential 24/7.
If I ever get the dough to buy a carved top Les Paul, I'd only want you to make one for me. You are da' man, Freddy! Cheers from Mike.
Cheers Mike!
Nice work. The true definition of a custom shop guitar. Can't wait to see what color stains you put on them to see the tops really pop out.
Thanks man! Bursting the top is so exciting!
great work as always man!!
Thanks for watching Edward!
Great stuff as usual Freddy
Thanks Micheal!
love the way you do your side dots, i use one of those hand revolving press things.. not sure what there called. good idea with the plec
Me gustó mucho la parte en donde tu madre te ayuda, es un gran gesto y bastante poco usual por estos días, felicitaciones por todo
Gracias por tu comentario. Sí valoro y aprecio ayudar y ser ayudado por mi familia.
Watching this again. Really interesting. When is part 11?!
Thank you
This series is up there with Game of Thrones. Your like the uncle Doug of guitar building. I hope you know who uncle Doug is? Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos and I'm waiting patiently for your next instalment. Daniel. Australia 🇦🇺
Ah shucks! You are too kind! I love Uncle Doug's channel. Thanks for the comment.
Gogogo!!!
Great job!
Keep going!
Good job man!
Thanks Jack!
Fantastic, thanks! Your mom rocks!
Haha! Yes she does. Thanks for watching!
I freakin love your videos dude!! I'd love to own 1 of those babies!!
Thanks Sean!
Just found your channel :) these videos are first rate.
Welcome to the channel Rufus. Thanks for watching!
This man - is The God. Keep going.
Did you compare the weight between the necks...thanks, great vid.
I did and they were very close. The guitars at this point with no hardware average about 3 kilos or 6.5 pounds. Thanks for the comment.
Freddy, most impressive. Could you tell me how you get the angle cut in the center of the open book headstock? After shaping with the router there must be another step that you didn't show or mention. Thank you
How soon will Part 11 be ready to post?
She has helped building guitars before, i can see it.. she knows what its all about.
Kudos to mom. Good job.
Thanks. Mom is always keen on helping. She also has a particularly good eye for colour. I'll pass on the kudos to her!
FreddysFrets ur so cool, bud. Thx for all the awesome info.
, I agree ! Those are BEAUTIFUL "made's" in a row ! If you ever take orders for custom building necks for clients, I would love to be on that list. I have drawings w/dimensions for my headstock design all ready to go... I'm working on an over-sized LP right now... Put me on your list, please Lol :-)
Thank You Freddy... I'll definitely do that very soon.
Hi Freddy, really great video and very informative! Just curious, but with the tap test you do at 23:57, do you find this translates in the final build to the harmonics and overtones that each individual guitar produces? Thanks
As I stated in the video, it's a good test to make sure everything is tight and solid...no truss rod rattle etc. But also you can glean some info about the density and weight of the wood by the higher pitched tones. This is really apparent when you're making more than one of the same design from the same material. The higher pitched one will likely be heavier, maybe more mineral content in the mahogany....that will generally translate to a guitar that's not as lively or honky in the midrange.
@@FreddysFrets Thanks for the reply! And in your experience have you noticed any differences between Handuran mahogony and African mahogony LPs?
@@rdb9936 i find a bigger difference of sound in the density and weight rather than between the two species
Wow, you have got some incredible hands there, looks like a beautiful guitar!!!!! How much for a lefty my friend???
How much for an L5 - original specs?
Gibson charged Bleikr Sound 10,000 USD.
No plans for L5 builds in the near future. Thanks for watching!
I want a guitar from freddy
I want a BigD guitar!
we should trade! great stuff here. love the end marker trick.
FreddysFrets ill take one from each! Learn so much from you both. Keep em commin.
Nice job. Gibson take note. No comments about tone wood please! LOL
gr8 vid .; do you think a good idea to rough up the neck tennon with sand paper befor glue ??
whens part 11 coning out mate
Soon enough...the finishing is well along the way and the colours are looking so nice! Hang on, I might put out a quick teaser video of the first coat on the back and neck.
I definitely will talk to you about having a LEFTHAND one made for me
Freddy, another excellent video as always. Which model #s of the microplane do you recommend? Again, great work. I'm learning a lot.
What would be the cost for you to make a basic Gibson Les Paul Standard replica if I wanted to purchase one from you?
Christopher Zechman I want to know this too so I'll comment to get notifications
I'm gluing an LP neck for the first time. Does the type of glue matter? I already have a bottle of Tight-Bond.
Tite-bond is great. Good luck with your build!
@@FreddysFrets And that will give me identical results to the hide glue? I'm hearing people say that it matters acoustically.
@@willdenham I'll be honest and say that if this is your first build you're probably better off using titebond. Yes I believe hide glue has some benefits, but really they may only come through when everything else in the build is at a very high level....basically, perfection. But if you really want to do hide glue, make sure your mating surfaces and perfect, use 192 gram strength glue, and work FAST. Good luck.
How do you no how far you can shave the neck before you go to far and break threw and destroy
Oh noes! Fender pick side dots...!!!
How can I get one?
Excellent video. We didn't really get to see the logo, does it say Gibson or something else? Time will tell. I'm looking forward to the finishing now.
The finish is a very exciting phase....can't wait to post that video. Thanks for watching!
G'day Freddy Love the vids and have inspired me to make one myself. I'm at the neck/Body gluing stage and I'm getting alot of various opinions on what strength HHG to use. I'm trusting you more then what I've read on the web, can you kindly let me know what brand and strength glue you use ? :) thanks for Oz
Hi Phil,
I use BT&C 192 gram strength Hide Glue.
www.toolsforworkingwood.com/store/item/MS-HIDEGL.XX/Hide_Glue
Very pro production, I dare to say... I wish I'm able to make s one of them, just for my wall, mor ethan Chinese clone made of oak
When I search for microplane rasp, all I get is rasps for food. Is this one made for wood or?
Hi Sherlock....let me sleuth that out for ya....us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us .....signed Watson :)
@@FreddysFrets Thx Watson!
the micro plane, which one do you recommend? thanks
This one is my favorite for carving the transitions at the heel and the headstock:
us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/hacksawblade-halfround-rasp.html
And this one for the neck shaft: us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/hacksawblade-rigidrasp.html
These can be held free hand or mounted in a hacksaw frame.
I also have the snap in versions us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/snapin-8in-giftset.html but I don't use them as much because 1- they are shorter and 2- they clog up and you have to constantly unsnap the blade from the handle to clean it out.
Dude nice and caring work! But did you put a Gibson logo in? Who am I to talk legal mumbo jumbo but lawyers? you cannot sell them either all three of them.
Thanks! And no....it's not a Gibson logo.
Ive come to learn that a luthier is a master at sanding
Where do I get a "microplane?" who makes it?
us.microplane.com/woodworking_en_us/hand-tools.html?p=2v
Hey Freddy, just curious--Was the neck that had the lowest pitch when tapped the one supplied by the client?
Hi Freddy!
Hi!
Is it the same 192 gram strength hide glue as used some vids ago or a stronge one?
If the 192, are the 192 grams strenght enough for a neck joint since 192 are for use with veneer per definition...
Hi Freddy, would you sell me one?
Sure, just contact me. freddy at freddysfrets dot com
The only part not in 1080p so it can't be edited together.
Gibson needs to take some Notice :) Mw SOLD
Seems a shame to put Gibson on the headstock. I would respect a “Freddy Frets” guitar even more. Nice job!
I agree, I do not put Gibson on the headstock. I put my own last name on. Thanks for watching.
Awesome hand construction. Just don´t use gibson logo, because is better than actually gibson´s
Les Paul type
To be fair, it looks like you put more work an care in than they do at the Gibson factory, I know my 2016 Gibson Flying V is a pile of shit.
It's a different method. Factories streamline their processes with production line methods and so quality control check methods differ as well. But in the end the real difference is I am solely responsible for the end product, I alone own any flaws or deficiencies, and that is a great motivator for excellence.
Why do all that work only to add a crap Gibson logo? From cool custom guitar to just another counterfeit in one step.
Not a Gibson logo.
Haha!
So it's a Rotex, not a Rolex? That's worse. Oh well, if that's what people want to drop their cash on, go for it. No one will mistake my K----- single cut for a Gibson. heheh
No, nothing as silly as that. The logo is my last name.
Ah, I see. Reading comments on your other videos, I get the impression that the non-Haas custom LP market has more than a few quirks that would strike outsiders as odd. Ignore my ignorance.
very inexpressive .Would rather have one of your guitars than Gibsons
Cheers! Thanks for watching.