Build your DREAM GUITAR BODY from SCRATCH for $30!!! (feat. Corey Muxlow of Saul Goode Guitars) 

You did a fantastic job translating. Not a lot of people speak Australian.

How to build a guitar for $30: Step 1: Be a master guitar builder.

I think it’s only fair that Dan takes what he’s learned, builds a body, sends it to Corey and let Corey do an American voice over for the next video.

I'm gonna say that this wasn't actually built in Australia. The guitar isn't upside down

This was so funny. After supper my wife and I do a evening devotion. She was finishing the dishes and while I was waiting on her I played this video. She came in and sat down as you were doing the voice over for the Aussie, and we laughed so hard. Totally hillarious! Needless to say, we watched the whole vid. You did a super job Dan.

In Australian, it’s tomato sauce, not ketchup Corey.

If you throw the guitar does it come back to you?

The formula to determine the amount of clamps needed for any given project is Every Clamp you Own Plus One.

The casual roasting in the voiceover is incredible. This should be a video series in itself, just Dan playfully roasting guitar builds. Great guitar, very talented man!

The voice over and description of what Corey was building was hilarious! Well worth the watch. Always informative, thanks Dan

So the middle part is actually reclaimed pine as Dan said, might have been an old bed or something And the acacia is actually wattle which I didn’t know until recently

I was smiling the whole time. Thank you. Hopefully maybe some acoustic projects in future? They’re guitars too!

Really nice video Dan. I've built similar bodies using what I call the "Clamshell" technique, which is using two pieces of wood for the top and back with no middle piece. I just route out the insides and glue them together and cut the the shape on a band saw. Works well for me.

Never wear gloves using a vertical band saw. It's much safer to not. Gets caught and your hand is suddenly 6 inches shorter

Great voice-over Danno!! Love the accent and sarcasm! I have to say this was the first time I ever laughed non-stop during a guitar build video. Also a great cause for the auction proceeds. God Bless you Bro. Dan from Canada.

Dude, the voice-over was EPIC. That's one of the funniest things I've seen / heard, ever!

I've heard of folks looking all over for good wood to build guitars out of. I am about to post probably the most awesome source that I found, a thrift shop like the salvation army, I can buy an entire head board and foot board for 6 bucks. The posts can be used for necks and the actual head and foot boards can be used as a body, the only issue I have found is these are usually 3/4 inch thick so they have to be glued on top of one another which gets you to 1 1/2 inch thickness so it will need a cap of 1/4 inch thick for most guitars like a strat, tele, music man, jackson, ibanez etc. 1 3/4 is pretty standard for most a lot of guitars out there, however if making a hard tail version you can get away with just the 1 1/2 inch thickness. You can grab a chair or two as well and use the seat. While it is hard to tell what type of wood it is you can at least somewhat test for hardness by pressing your fingernail into an area of the wood, if it dents it is soft if not it is hard, the two I got was maple and birch. Right now I am working on my second body and its not that hard just tedious. The first build was a Squire bullet strat body to replace the plywood one, it sounds better than my USA made strat (squire necks are made really well) which may be due to having fender single coils rather than stock squire ones. The best tools to have when doing this type of work are: Rubber mallet (I use this to drive a carving chisel lightly in tight areas.)Belt sander and yes the cheap one worksrouter sharp chiselsforstner bitsfiles and rasps straight edgea tool for fine measurements (I use a digital caliper)long and short drill bits This is the tools I used which I already had. It can be done without automated tools it just takes longer.

oh man...... that voice over..... "I suppose I'm doing this because..." hahahahha that was funny.

voiceover was AMAZING almost choked on the 'but i use ketchup'. edit: OMG please make more of these this was hilarious 'i have like 5 routers lying around but for some reason for the neck joint ill use a chisel'

the commentary on the build video is priceless.

Finally, someone put an end to the "tone wood makes a difference/no difference argument. It is settled for me.

People usually use glue, but I have my own custom recipe - KETCHUP!!! :D

OMG that voice over was FANTASTIC, I almost peed myself laughing. Absolutely the best part of the video!!!

"It might have even been reclaimed wood" -Dan

That wood look so beautiful don't make any sense!! The setup with the pickups the bridge and the neck parts and everything is incredible!!! The wiring is awesome and like you said on steroids!!! Hell yeah boy!!

Oh my God that was funny, we're all still laughing over here. "If you thought that last camera angle was bad, check out this beauty". You'se a funny guy Dan.

That pup set-up is what impressed me. It has heaps of tonal variety without sounding like junk.

You guys should go in to production, I really really love this guitar. The best hand made guitar I have seen to date. Awsome just awsome.

"without gloves or ear protection" i dunno what kind of bandsaw you use, but they usually arent that loud, and gloves would actually be a bad idea when it comes to woodworking

Dude, that was the funniest video I've seen in years! Your narration cracked me up.

Say whatever you like, the dude is fearless with freehand routing.

The voice over was the best part.

You're a lunatic Dan. That was hilarious!

Crikey thats not glue, thats Vegemite! Great looking build!

This video is old as hell but your idea for stereo output from two pickups is just completely genius.

I LMFAO when the Aussie accent kicked in...Awesome job gents, keep up the great work!...

That was funny as hell. Great video and very cool build. I do hope you will build one from scratch, would love to see how that turns out. Keep kicking out the great videos.

Best guitar build voice over ever

Just a woodworking tip for that face glue up and the ammo Dan. Great idea, but it still slid. Adding some salt on top of the glue before you join the pieces together will basically eliminate that slide. You're welcome and great build regardless. Gotta go into how you wired those pickups sometime because that is some awesome control.

Dude that thing sounds so good

I think this May be the best video I’ve ever seen...

That's called the safety squint

The voice over is basically a pisstake. FUCKIN' BRILLIANT!!!

Great impression of Aussie man❤️

Looks great but you should run the strings UNDER the front bar of the bigsby so it angles up to the bridge. Itll probably take care of any bridge issues you had.

That voiceover was great. I laughed really whole time.

I’m an Aussie and I’m in tears with laughter....awesome Voice over 👍🇦🇺

He didn't break the two pieces apart because they were never glued together. If you watch as he does the glue up, he doesn't apply glue to the very middle two slabs where they meet. This is a common woodworking technique that saves on time and clamp usage. Also the chisels are to square the edges, the router will leave a rounded edge in the corners that the neck wouldn't be able to fit in properly.

Awesome stuff!! May I ask where u gotten those fantastic bullet knobs?

Turn on the captions during the "Australian voice over*. Its hilarious!

Try the WIlkinson roller bridge next time you're in the market for a cheap roller bridge. They're rock solid, and only cost about 20 bucks. A big plus to them is that you can adjust the radius by cutting little shims out of an aluminum can and placing them under the saddles. They've been my go to roller bridge for years now.

Best voice-over ever. i guarantee it came out better than if he did it himself. after the video ended i noticed i was smiling the whole time. a+

A cherry red finish on that guitar would look awesome!

That accent tho...😂

The voice over was great. Thanks for keeping it clean so I could watch with my son.

You should win the Oscar (Schmidt) Award for the the Cory Guitar build. Broke my chair laughing at the commentary. Been to Australia 5 times working with their special forces . One hint you were just too nice. The more vicious the more respect, you shelia. One suggestion american woods from the back yard to create a dream axe. thanks for your time."Because I am a HIPSTER, too.

As someone with mild Aspergers, (last profiled during 2007) this is a really sweet gesture. Mad respect bro. =)

I'm glad you chose guitar madness pickups. I've been using them for a while and they're always a great choice and a good value. love the video.

I’m building a guitar body out of a free piece of ash from a tree cutting service that was a scrap from a table top they had planked from a tree they cut down. I’ve been lucky enough to have friends and family that have the tools I don’t have. I’ve spent about $100 for sandpaper and bits I needed.

As a person with autism, I really appreciate the help.

I'm also from Australia and loved your video! I always thought that the bigsby tremelo system had the strings go under the first roller, but maybe only because I'm from "down under". Ha Ha.

We don't have Australian woods but ya COULD use aromatic cedar closet lining. Looks similar, comes 1/4" thin, smells like grammy's Sunday dress...

I'm sure that Corey is overjoyed with that VO. Really cool wiring on that.

It's 2 AM and I'm watching some American dude doing some Aussie voiceover while some mate from down under makes cool guitar out of scrap wood. I think I should re-think my life choices

"Body" - "Build your DREAM GUITAR BODY" Not whole guitar + hardware for $30. I think most of us got excited and misread the title on purpose. Freudian Slit. Still a great video/ thanks. Great work/ Beautiful guitar. Watching all your vids Cause I got an Yngwie Neck coming in the mail and I need a guitar to put it on. Great ideas on Yer channel

Dan, have you ever considered a career in voice-overing! 😂

" ... cause I´m Corey Muslow.... " " .... and I´m a hipster and I like chisels..." Like it when people are on point. :)

Of the million and a half guitar channels yours is by far the best! You're talented, a great teacher, and funny as hell!! Ketchup glue, aussie accent, you're the best!!! I was waiting for the use of bloody, g'day, crikey, facey, mate, good on ya, reckon, twat, etc...

Don't take this wrong but you and I could seriously be great friends...guns...guitars...girls...gold...and guts!

Had to shut off the volume after about 30 seconds and I realized the voice wasn't going to stop

As someone with Asperger's Syndrome it's nice to see you supporting a good cause. As a DIY guitar builder; that body is pretty damn sweet looking, although I'm slightly disappointed it only had the Dan-O-Sound. I thought it was an on-board overdrive unit which would have been a first. Don't get me wrong, the Dan-O-Sound is pretty cool (even sounds Australian. Pretty sure everyone over there has an O on the end of their name; Dan-O, Steve-O, ect.) As a metal guitar player: I would never own that lol

Im Cory Muxlo- wait. I'm Cory Goff!

I got my Acacia wood in the food store, they where cuttingboards in reality but they work very good as a guitarbody I agree lol

Ok MATE ... You have to say Mate! And its Tomato Sauce ... NOT Katchup ..... grrr .... Great vid MATE ... ;)

I have a friend named Sean Dollar and he spells his name $ean. I had watched an old spinal tap vid where they had the double neck bass shaped like a dollar sign. This vid has inspired me to go either pick up a clapped out p-bass and a clapped out jazz bass and make a double neck dollar designed bass or pick up a couple of kit bases and put my retired fathers wood working skills to use creating my own version of that bass. Thank you for the inspiration

Nice work. Once you go locking tuners you'll never go back. Just for the ease of changing strings alone they're worth it.

I WORK WITH DEMINTIA PATIENTS SO I AM TOTALLY ONBOARD WITH THIS CHARITY

hahahah that's about the worst aussie accent i've heard! but funny you did that because hey, if he doesn't care to do it, oh well.... he gets the best aussie accent you can do!!!

Hey, i did that thing routing one pickup to another output myself one time. It's probably the only way to use a saggy vintage fuzz and a tighter overdrive in parallel, because the second pickup is not affected by the low input impedance of the fuzz (-face, for exaple)! This opens up a whole new world of sounds, really fun to play with! ;)

Cool. I really like the fact that you demo the guitars 'naked'. Lots of guys demo with unspecified effects. No good to us. Thanks Dan.

The front looks like bacon, which makes it look really cool

So early that the video is only in 360p :D

ahahahaha you are a real Aussie Maaaate !! super enjoyed watching this video! buy the way the guitar looks awesome!

This is the most "guy" channel I've ever found lol ... love it

Its called a planer Dan.. lol

you sound scottish is this vid us aussies don't speak like that. lol. very funny though.

You guys are awesome...my son is autistic and LOVE'S music of all kinds...I play guitar (not as good or as often as I use too)but he and my daughter wont let me put it away when my fingers have had enough...lol...thank you so much for the video and donating to autism awareness...it is definitely something that the public needs to be more aware of....and every little bit helps😀👍

Glad to see the proceeds going to Autism research!!!! Nice guitar!

Damn that is a killer looking guit.

I was going to say that there are two types of Acacia in Australia, ( I am Australian), but in looking it up in my text book called, "Wood in Australia, types, properties, and uses." by Keith R Bootle; it lists some 30 species. It's an expensive little book. The two main species are Black Wattle, ( Acacia mearnsii, Acacia decurrens, Acacia mollis, and Acacia mollissima) Blackwood, ( Acacia melanoxylon), and a whole bunch of Wattle species that are also Acacia. Blackwood comes in two main types, the best for guitar building is very, very close in appearance to Koa. It is not cheap. this one is darker than the other species of blackwood.

Best. Aussie. Impersonation. EVAR!!!

Straight up studio build right here

As an Australian - This video is accurate.

The VO is got to be the best part of the vid! I'm on the floor

Antipodean radiata pine is a ridiculously soft wood, & expands & contracts a huge amount with changing humidity

that is one of the sickest guitars ive ever seen.

Daaaaaaaaaaayum that guitar is gorgeous!!!

I would name that guitar as "cutting board". Looks very cool!

Not my favorite style of guitar but I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this video and your dubbing had me rolling!!!!! Gave me some ideas for a bunch of extra cypress I have laying around

Love your sense of humor. Good video