Ep 18 - SHE IS FINISHED! - Building a Guitar from 42,000 Year Old Wood

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Welcome to CRIMSON GUITARS HQ www.crimsonguitars.com/
In this episode, Ben FINALLY completes this very complicated build.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Neck off and work begins on the finer details
5:19 Adjusting the saddle height and marking the position of the control knobs
7:51 Ultra careful drilling and scraping in preparation for inserting electronics and hardware
13:56 One brass plate and time to re-attach the neck
16:16 Finessing the pick-up cavity - then fitting the pick-up and PCB
30:40 Backplates, and general bits and pieces to perfectly finish this build
39:29 Conclusion
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Комментарии : 326

@S-T-E-V-E 10 месяцев назад

I'm convinced Ben gets as much joy out of finding a way to use as many different tools as possible as he does out of building guitars! 😂

@BoojayDeeth 10 месяцев назад

Or Is a custom guitar manufacturer who also has a vintage tool retail business.

@michaelwest3379 10 месяцев назад

He is unapologetically up front about his tool geekiness. Not quite a surprise lol

@ryanriggs9963 10 месяцев назад

"I bought all the tools, I'm gonna use ALL the tools"

@kiezersosay49 10 месяцев назад

Phil X said it best... "we're the new nerds!"

@Bob-of-Zoid 10 месяцев назад

Yeah like using all the right tools in all the wrong places, and having to use tools where he shouldn't have to because he built himself into a hairy situation.

@selsdon7073 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant to see you've finished the 42,000 episode build . . . Guitar looks fantastic

@darthvinci4831 10 месяцев назад

I've been watching this journey with a lump of pride in my throat and chest (New Zealand viewer). You have created what the Maori would consider a Taonga (a particularly special treasure), made with great respect to the material and immeasurably added to with your skill and care. Ka pai Ben, great job!

@TomLeg 9 месяцев назад

@@sollyharr curious echo :-)

@JoeySchmidt74 10 месяцев назад

It was nice to see you with your boy, when I saw the missing ring a while back, I feared the worst. Stay strong my dude, you rock.

@sporadicamnesic 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful guitar! Nearly 5 years in the making (if you count how long it took to get the wood shipped over to the UK as well as the actual build) and it's an amazing instrument!

@shayin007 10 месяцев назад

I'm really happy to see, Ben, that you're wearing the watches for which they were once developed....... As tool watches!!❤

@1LilDave 3 месяца назад

That was amazing ... I was in hospital watching videos to pass the time and just like Rob Wood (name?) I too have been through cancer treatment so I hope he's doing okay. Nice of Ben to give him a call out. And I hope Ben gets to see that I too took comfort in watching some of his builds over the last few days. Perhaps his job is not just to be a creator, an artist, a builder, an entrepreneur but also to offer comfort to those who need distraction from whatever it is they are going through. I mean I may have fallen asleep several times through exhaustion and then struggled to find where I was up to. I wish my phone had a 'we think you fell asleep at this point in the video' feature. And to hear that just sitting in a timber room quietly is therapeutic to Ben - is very cool to hear. I find it very hard to be still but the cancer / chemo / kidney stones sure got me used to that. And I am Kiwi as well - was the client a Kiwi? You may have said and I may have been asleep when you said it. Also you asked in of the videos about what Crimson should focus on. And I think you should make a range of Crimson production models. An S type, a T type, and LP type, an SG type and a brutal humbucker and floyd rose pointy shred monster. They don't have to be new and fresh - they just have to be a Crimson model. And they don't have to be priced to compete with the relevant manufacturers. People will pay to own a Crimson guitar. Your guitars are more than the sum of the parts. I've rambled. Apologies.

@Araye 10 месяцев назад

wow! your son was just born when you started the fencepost guitar... look at him now! how time flies.

@ChuckinOhio 10 месяцев назад

The finish on this instrument is just amazing, Ben. Great work!

@Doug-Niven 10 месяцев назад

Absolute stunner. Your attention to the smallest of detail really makes this stand out. Would love to see your clients reaction when they pick it up for the first time.

@matt6288joyce 10 месяцев назад

Feels the end of an era. Such a fantastic build to watch and marvel at, I’ll miss it

@pvdguitars2951 10 месяцев назад

A sad feeling that this series is finished. But oh so thrilled by the end result. Perfection IMHO! Congratulations Ben, congratulations to the owner too. God bless!

@jaythornhill 10 месяцев назад

What a journey this has been. Beautiful result! Congratulations to the lucky client.

@svendiagraham 10 месяцев назад

One nice trick with removing a bolt on neck... Drip a little thin CA in the screw holes on the heel. Just enough to coat and soak into the threads and further solidify the threads to prevent the neck heel from stripping out.

@smmyers5956 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations BEN and Congratulations to your customer. That is one beautiful piece of functional Art.

@stuartrharder8057 10 месяцев назад

What a treasure you’ve created. Your insistence on perfecting every detail during the construction and finishing a guitar is the mark of a master craftsman. Admiration

@Bob-of-Zoid 10 месяцев назад

No it's not the mark of a master craftsman! I'm a master craftsman, and also a luthier, and if you think before you build, and make a real plan, then you don't have to fix so many mistakes, and redo a bunch of stuff! I figured that out on my first build ever, and how long has he been at it? If I were to list everything he did that was out of order, not thought out well, a real bad way of doing a thing, bad design, wrong tool, a huge risk... in just this one video, I'd have to re-watch, pause at every one, type... because there are so many, and it would be a very long list! Add also explaining what I would do different and why, list better tools, and the right order he should have done things in, it would be a 6 page essay in 9pt print!

@JayDizz92 8 месяцев назад

do not get rid of this guitar please keep it you deserve it all the work you put in looks amazing nicest guitar I have ever seen honestly

@anthonydevito1298 10 месяцев назад

Imagine Ben being your dad... lucky kids!!! Cheers.

@Nothing-zw3yd 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful work! I used your water based stains on a recent guitar build, and it turned out amazing.

@adriano1955 10 месяцев назад

Congratz Ben, this one is so gorgeous ! Well done 👏🏽

@therabbitcanada 10 месяцев назад

Ben, that guitar is a BEAUTY!!! Seriously amazeballs!!!

@jasonrich6119 10 месяцев назад

It’s been great watching the progress of this instrument. I would love to see a piece with the owner - the customer who commissioned it - with his / her thoughts on the guitar and possibly the thought process of how they decided on the design. Not to mention thoughts on the RU-vid series- was there ever any second thoughts or anxiety about the build.

@shoetree 10 месяцев назад

oh Ben YOU are our favorite little tool!

@coderebel3568 10 месяцев назад

This has been one of my favourite series, next to the complication and the buckeye burl guitar. They are all stunning pieces of art of course, but this one has to be in the top 3 of the most beautiful Ben has ever built. I'm inspired to build something similar... if I ever get done with my first guitar. 😅

@Kweesh 10 месяцев назад

Amazing work as usual Ben. The guitar is a work of art 🙏

@MrGixxer1300r 10 месяцев назад

All I can say is WOW after watching you cut that toggle switch slot. You have some very schooled hands, and a mind that knows what tools to put in them for what job. This is the first video that I have seen from you in months even though I'm subscribed videos never come up on my feed.

@billsguitargarage 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic! Just as you were screwing in the sliver screws on the back plates, I was like "Nope, those need to be black!"

@patriklindholm7576 10 месяцев назад

Thank You for letting me watch You work, sir.

@JCFNor 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations to the new (extremely pasient) owner! It is a beautiful guitar!

@normbarrows 10 месяцев назад

Drill bit stop collars - brilliant! Drilling to depth is something you do a LOT when building guitars. Much more precise than tape or sharpie on the bit. Kudos for continually sharpening the saw. Had to pause the video, jump on Amazon, and get some for myself.

@fungusv375 10 месяцев назад

What A Build! All episodes were my favourite, this been one hell of a journey. Ben, DON'T STOP BUILDING! #NotFightingInTheComments

@edwardgriffin8092 10 месяцев назад

Last thing done that has bugged me through (almost) the entire length of the video. From around 1:14 I have been crying out, "Ben"... "Please clip the ends off the strings". 🎸🎉🎈🎊You did it. Now I will be able to sleep tonight🥇🏆

@andytraverse 10 месяцев назад

Lost for words, beautiful. And why have I never thought of brass tube as a drilling depth stop!

@andrewgent5887 10 месяцев назад

40K years BC to finished guitar! …that’s some journey and some guitar! 👍

@brettgl21 10 месяцев назад

Well done Ben. I had started on a written reprimand for the ground wire incident. Thank for correcting that. HA! Nice work! I love the smoked plastic.

@PG-ex3kl 10 месяцев назад

Yes Ben, definition of cool! Thumbs up for the blue LED.

@PG-ex3kl 10 месяцев назад

Love to know the price tag😂

@Jkopala1954 10 месяцев назад

You should begin a series with "Junior" starting his apprenticeship a d learning the craft.

@bndncn 10 месяцев назад

I agree that it's a bit bittersweet to see this build done. RAD AS HELL guitar. So sick dude.

@S-T-E-V-E 10 месяцев назад

I think it could use Black Tuners to match the black knobs and pickup, that would be the finishing touch! Credit where credit is due it turned out beautiful, more beautiful than I thought would be possible with that wood!

@RDamps 10 месяцев назад

I agree, strap buttons too

@Bob-of-Zoid 10 месяцев назад

I just love this kind of British comedy!😂

@connorangwin683 10 месяцев назад

I have followed this build from the beginning and it is one of a few projects that inspired me to buy some of your products even though ther are much less expensive here in the US or from Amazon. One note, When you were putting in the silver screws in the control plates, my immediate reaction was "why not black," you did it just thereafter. Cheers for an epic build!

@grinman77 10 месяцев назад

Ben, I've been watching Crimson videos for years and only just realised that you are basically next door to me! 😂 I'm south of the Ridgeway. Anyway..... thanks to you all for the content, especially this series. Its been a joy to watch. This guitar is a true work of art. Sensational. Hope the owner has many years of joy from it.

@herherje 10 месяцев назад

No doubt... My favourite moment is seeing the final result. A very special wood transformed in a unique and wonderful pìece of art. ¡¡Congratulations, Ben!!

@malcolmhardwick4258 10 месяцев назад

Yep those back plates and neck plate are cool !

@timc7345 10 месяцев назад

Good job Ben, well worth taking the time and care! Hope all is well in your world, stay positive mate. Cheers from Tassie.

@mikehoward587 10 месяцев назад

loved every episode of this build. Please know Ben, that whatever complications are occurring/have occurred for you, we, your online family are in your corner my friend. Please be safe and do take care of yourself.

@ChrisWilliams-cb9kt 10 месяцев назад

Excellent series. The novel (to me at least) use of sooo much superglue was my favourite technique. 👍

@dirksw1220 10 месяцев назад

Saw this hanging on the wall last week. Staggering piece of work.

@drumsNstuff79 10 месяцев назад

Look at that thing! Oooooh..Ben you've done it again! It looks incredible, and I know it will sound cool! (I own an American Acoustasonic Telecaster myself.) Another job well done!

@BLBlackDragon 10 месяцев назад

That is beautiful. The smoked acrylic back plates are spot on. And, I have to say, your soldering skills are vastly improved. (I remember you complaining that you weren't terribly good at soldering. Well, now you are.)

@psnaith1 10 месяцев назад

Stunning guitar! Beautiful work Ben!

@brentmenefee5271 10 месяцев назад

Again,Ben well done...Congrats... She is a Beauty...

@darrylflynn1400 10 месяцев назад

Honestly this build has been the best build you’ve done on here absolutely stunning guitar

@gregh2723 10 месяцев назад

Great job Ben. Looks beautiful!

@jasoncockwell8077 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic Ben. lovely build, enjoyed every stage of it..

@PastelComGini 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for all your efforts, Ben.

@johnhutton9105 10 месяцев назад

She’s a stunner ❤

@Killick79 10 месяцев назад

Great job, thanks for sharing the build with us Ben

@markjohnston2339 10 месяцев назад

Beautiful Build! Glad to see it in the light. Can't wait to hear it.

@jusblazed1ful 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning guitar. I'd even go so far as to say a masterpiece.

@ryanpettifer7371 10 месяцев назад

That is absolutely stunning. Well worth the wait.

@jusblazed1ful 10 месяцев назад

"Long term project #2" haha Funniest thing I've heard in a while.

@hscurt 10 месяцев назад

Amazing result. It looks stunning.

@brettguthrie4705 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful. Amazing craftsmanship.

@Slappedkat 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic build, well done. Really enjoyed watching along

@davepinnell 10 месяцев назад

Stunning work!

@maggieirving 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, Ben. Simply wonderful x

@latheofheaven1017 10 месяцев назад

Loved this build, Ben. The choice of wood seemed to me to be all wrong for a guitar build - apart from its beauty, and it seems you had to use all your considerable skills to make it work. But you did make it work. Congratulations! Adding the hardware really set off the wood perfectly. Whatever it's costing your client, is worth it. I hope he loves it as much as I do.

@ingmeisterk874 10 месяцев назад

Amazing work, Ben. You are a great artist. I hope to own one or more of your guitars some day!

@tonyhunt4250 10 месяцев назад

Welcome back! Wow what a journey with this build! Thank Ben and team always great editing. Brilliant!

@DaveDickens 10 месяцев назад

Phew done at last, on the edge of seat stuff! Great series, wonderful tip, thanks Ben! Cheers Dave

@scottharter1161 10 месяцев назад

Man I just love watching these super custom builds. I'll watch every video.

@Sankeyite 10 месяцев назад

What a great build! Stunning!

@theo9952 10 месяцев назад

Simple and unpretentious design, but trully elegant. Piece of art.

@ryanferris7841 10 месяцев назад

You nailed it Ben!! That’s a thing of beauty

@dominictramonte2687 10 месяцев назад

Very nice, Ben. Well done. I could run on, but that says everything I want to say.

@jamesh5460 10 месяцев назад

Definitely putting this build series into a play list to share. Very very cool.

@johnreynolds5594 10 месяцев назад

my word, what a journey. thank you and congratulations.

@bigjohn7119 10 месяцев назад

What a beautiful build always learning from you Ben thankyou.

@angelsongguitars9402 10 месяцев назад

Early on as a bass player I took style ideas from trumpet, saxophone and cello a lot of staccato and bends with volume swells.

@bramweinreder2346 10 месяцев назад

Congrats on what's definitely a high water mark in your work. I enjoyed every step of the progress :)

@thenovello-pugh 10 месяцев назад

Amazing creation! What a wonderful thing to leave behind for future generations to play and appreciate! Bravo, Ben!

@gothridercreations 10 месяцев назад

Great work Bun, love the smoked covers, great to see the electronics and not just hide them 😀

@jimmytree1936 10 месяцев назад

Well worth the wait Ben... great build!

@MIGHTYSIMM 10 месяцев назад

Simply brilliant Ben.

@Ryan_F. 10 месяцев назад

It lives! Good job, Sam and Ben 😝

@koosb8162 10 месяцев назад

Very nicely finished. It will be satisfying to hear it to finish off the experience.

@markinthemix6055 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations. It’s a beautiful guitar.

@dandrews1 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations Ben! It looks amazing.........great job of pushing through all obstacles to complete this magnificent build.1

@scottbehl216 10 месяцев назад

Good choice on the gloss finish. It is Beautiful !!

@fepatton 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations! It looks amazing and those transparent cover plates are a fantastic touch. Cheers!

@HalbeEllgr 10 месяцев назад

Ben. I wish you nothing but the best both personally and professionally. Thank you for sharing your incredible builds with us all. Look forward to many many more. (Including a few more basses? 😊)

@docjoe1 10 месяцев назад

Yay! It's done! Well done!

@ianthomson9363 10 месяцев назад

That is a beautiful guitar. I hope the client is pleased with it and has many happy hours playing it and just looking at it.

@imacinsj 10 месяцев назад

You killed it man, that is one BEAUTIFUL guitar!

@borgonianevolution 10 месяцев назад

I loved every minute of this build. there were so many things to learn throughout the series working with such delicate wood. Few new techniques as well as how to make oopsies a feature. the guitar is stunning even if I am not a fan of that particular shape. The person who commissioned this is a very lucky person to have this instrument. Hopefully it sees the public eye at some point so we can all admire it even more!

@chazstewart4865 10 месяцев назад

That was a beautifully scenic journey from start to finish. Great job, Ben...... NEXT!

@greggmcneill7407 10 месяцев назад

What an amazing build! Congratulations! Watching your work on these projects is such a joy. Your videos are a constant companion in my studio while I work. Thanks for this series and for sharing your expertise and craftsmanship.

@harrisonandrew 10 месяцев назад

Astonishing! That is a career-defining build in my view. I can’t think of any of your builds that have been so challenging, so inventive and so beautiful. - and that is saying something. Congratulations.