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Josh and Bob are going head to head again in a DIY guitar build-off!
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3 года назад

I have say that, for "a couple guys who don't know what they are doing", you know a whole lot more than most. I've seen so many "DIY guitar build" vids that start with pre-made, boxed or contoured blanks, and while those are cool and certainly also require skill, I have to give massive props to Bob for making that hollow-body and Josh for the kick-ass striped bass. There are no such thing as failures, only learning opportunities and I just wanted to thank both for taking us along for the ride. Keep making, we'll keep watchin.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks so much! We wanted to show that there's different ways to make guitars with an array of tools. It's not easy, but it's totally doable.

@gwog 3 года назад

I LOVED this style of video with more of the joking around and having fun together while you're working being shown. Great stuff!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come!

@gwog 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff Bring it on!

@woodworksbygrampies1284 3 года назад

Completely agree. Also gives light to the approach that can be taken when mistakes are made rather than scrapping the entire idea and never completing the project at all. Love it!

@kellcomnet 3 года назад

Happy to see makers having fun and friendly messing with each other.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We have fun around here.

@kellcomnet 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff and that is why I liked & subscribed, I have zero intention of building the things you do, but I enjoy watching people have fun.

@woodworksbygrampies1284 3 года назад

@@kellcomnet completely agree with that!

@FrankTurk 3 года назад

Just to say it: your "go get some more wood and try it again" ethic is why this channel is great.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks. I try not to get too attached to materials. I know wood can be expensive, but you have to plan for errors.

@knoxboxdesigns 3 года назад

so plans to roast marshmallows over the old guitar bodies?

@williamjones5005 3 года назад

I love how you aren't afraid to show that you guys makes mistakes. So cool to see you guys learning along the way! They are looking great!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We're not perfect and never want to give the illusion that we are. Everyone can make the stuff we make, hopefully you won't make the same mistakes we did.

@danielrisueno8003 3 года назад

It's always amazing to see how much silliness and awesomeness blend together in equal parts at that workshop.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

The ratio varies, but it's always a good time working with friends

@joerodriguez3338 3 года назад

I like what you're doing, showing mistakes and what you're building. Thanks.

@jeffriethompson187 2 года назад

The stripes being off center are totally Rock and Roll!!! Black keys, and such😎

@lennycolyn442 3 года назад

Awesome to see that you two, who knows only little, but fail and don't give up, but try again and again until you do it right. Keep up with what you two are doing and the end product is the blessing of it. Thanks guys.

@alexisdrosopoulos 3 года назад

I believe that in these years where everything that is uploaded is so "perfect", people are really afraid to fail. IG post of perfect bodies, houses, recipes, guitar licks, guitar builds etc. Us people are so exposed only to perfect things that really forget that the process of making these are full of mistakes and mishappenings. I build guitar pedals and I keep a so called "box of shame", that I keep pcbs and enclosures that weren't made into a pedal, because of mistakes that I made. The thing is that I learnt something from each and every single one of these mistakes and trust me there were quite a few. Always found new ingenious mistakes to make, but never did the same mistake again. What I'm trying to say is that I admire the fact that you're not afraid to show the mistakes that you made, because in a learning process mistakes will and should be made. That's the only way to do it. Kudos for you guys!

@ttsuter87 3 года назад

Well said! It’s not the end result but the path and all those bumps on the path.

@alexisdrosopoulos 3 года назад

@@ttsuter87 Exactly, but unfortunately nowadays we're used to just seeing the end result which must be perfect, because if it isn't, it's automatically not worth to be posted. People are less interested in the process than they are in the result, which is kinda strange, because all the knowledge is in the process. I guess the attention span of people now is so short that they don't have the time nor the will to see the whole process.

@seansysig 3 года назад

Humility is sometimes more entertaining than excellence. Great video especially discussing the design challenges.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Yes! Thank you!

@TravisFabel 3 года назад

I really like this format where it's You and your buddy fooling around making stuff together. With a little bit of joking. It adds a lot of entertainment value without diluting the video.

@AgentWaltonSimons 3 года назад

"It's just wood". Come on guys, next thing you'll be telling us it grows on trees!

@stanleyshostak2737 3 года назад

I really enjoy the chemistry of the both of you. I really enjoy “No Instructions”. I know everyone is busy but I miss hearing from you guys on there. I really relate to Josh and feel like I learn a lot from your insight on life! Keep on keepin on

@furthernorthfab 3 года назад

I have zero interest in building a guitar, but this was super entertaining watching you guys learn! I actually Lol’d when Josh offered to take Bob’s guitar body on a field trip 😂

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks for watching, we're trying to have more fun on camera.

@riuken1234 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff yes was a part were the camera move wen you asking our opinion, I do the same move lol.

@CorbettMatthews 3 года назад

So many people want to be perfect all the time. I appriciate that you show your mistakes and the learning process. I don't think I've ever made a woodworking project that had zero mistakes or was perfect, and I do it for a living. Keep up the great content guys, it's inspirational content!

@wuerfel_schmied 3 года назад

Diving into new topics deserves respect. And at the end of the day its still your own work, regardless how good or bad it might be.

@codesent2125 3 года назад

First of all, i cant wait to see these get finished. Secondly, after these, y'all should try to make a drum kit with the shells, and the hardware, like make yalls own cymbal stands and everything. Just an idea!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Oh boy, that would be an undertaking.

@punishedprops 3 года назад

You guys rock! =D

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

You Rock Bill!

@Dlutheran 3 года назад

How is it going love both of your channels

@ozzyramirez4914 3 года назад

Both channels are awesome

@coregeek 3 года назад

🤘🏻😝🤘🏻 diy guitars are the new hotness!

@barrysoper2734 3 года назад

Awesome. It’s fun to watch someone work through the process.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

This is definitely a process. But I already want to make another one!

@justinparker8929 3 года назад

This video was so much fun to watch. You guys do know a lot about what you are doing. Thank you both for creating these videos. I am excited for when I build my house this year to use your videos as inspiration!!!

@adnanali07 3 года назад

EPIC build "movie"! It had drama, suspense, comedy...LOL. I can't for the ending.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

It's pretty great so far. Anthony won't let us watch it until he's done with the edit.

@brokenantlerworkshop 3 года назад

YES! Love these battles!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

They're super fun!

@woodworksbygrampies1284 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing that stepping into a build that you have never done before is not full of mistakes rather it's a learning experience full of growing pains on the road to becoming a builder! Good luck on the project.

@LucyVMakes 3 года назад

I love the dynamic the two of you have on the podcast so its great to see more of that on a main build video too. More Josh!!

@Cosmoandcracker 3 года назад

I really like how josh becomes more and more a part of your videos.

@sgtmajcj5706 3 года назад

Always fun watching your videos! Thanks for doing these!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@MichaelNatrin 3 года назад

Awesome builds. Thanks for sharing your mistakes as well as your successes 👍🎸

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

None of this is easy, but it is all obtainable.

@gabrielacevedo5803 3 года назад

Cool, I’m building a guitar right now too! My 3rd. Backpacker guitar

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Awesome! Share some pics with us on IG @iliketomakestuff

@gabrielacevedo5803 3 года назад

I Like To Make Stuff sure thing, I’m going to start selling some hand built guitars later this year

@siririchards4461 3 года назад

Josh can salvage that first neck with a wood patch, or better yet a decorative inlay perhaps. Loved this episode. Thanks for Making guys

@sonnyloudon 3 года назад

I really like seeing the two different ways of landing at a similar destination. It makes making stuff so accessible! Best part of these videos is how you guys show the problem solving that goes into different decisions. It’s like you’re professional problem solvers! *Bob looks in the mirror at his shirt* “yeh I am!”

@David2147 3 года назад

I love these types of vids! The fact that you show your mistakes rather than editing them out is awesomeness! Thanks for making my mistakes for me. 5stars!

@ribhukundu5806 3 года назад

Is it going to become a buildoff series of different kind of musical instruments? That would be awesome ❤️

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Like a Hurdy Gurdy?

@sirwalruscrow2954 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff Yes please. It’d be great to see an ILTMS cover of Eluveitie to go along with the build.

@kellcomnet 3 года назад

Needs to include a didgeridoo

@amhales98 3 года назад

This is engineering at its finest! Love this way too much!

@rockincowgirl10 3 года назад

You guys are awesome as heck. Everytime I watch your vids I'm inspired. Keep up being THE BEST makers out there.

@CJGiantsKID09 3 года назад

Love the chemistry you guys have! ILTMS seems like a great place to work!!

@CommanderMarsh 3 года назад

The Starcaster is wildly underrated. You boys got good taste.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks, I've always loved that look.

@ktulu193 3 года назад

I think it had something to do with the fact that it had a 3 bolt neck joint when it first came out. Those became notorious for bad tuning stability, especially compared to set neck (Gibson) hollowbodies at the time. I agree though, that it is a really cool guitar

@kieranmz4614 3 года назад

Yes!! I've been waiting for you to make a guitar ever since the guitar respray video.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Hope you enjoyed it!

@tallmarkmusic 3 года назад

Really cool to see two different ways to complete like projects; would love to see more of these side-by-side builds!

@eliosaile1689 3 года назад

This is my favorite style content that you guys produce! Nice change every now and then! Keep up all the great work!

@gtrslngrchris 3 года назад

I feel like not gluing a dark accent piece in the oversized neck pocket and using a template to hand route the right size neck pocket was a missed opportunity.

@jakewertz9028 3 года назад

came here to say the same thing

@C3DPropShop 3 года назад

I appreciate Josh learning the G28 for machinists: nose to window and hand over E-stop! And finding out he accidentally put an onion skin on the neck operation. Bob's ingenuity with the templates was inspiring! Great job guys, wish it was one video so I could see the results!! Gotta go checkout a speaker now...

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

To everyone reading that thinks CNC is easy and the robot works every time. That is not the case. Garbage in, garbage out.

@ThePunischer1000 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff Well CNC is easy and the machine indeed does work most of the times. What is hard is programming it and the machine does exactly what you tell it to but in many cases its not what you want it to do...

@michaelrolph198 3 года назад

This is great! You should make a Cajon next!

@forestbirdoriginals4917 3 года назад

I watched the entire thing, and loved every second of it. Love long format videos.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks!

@metalheadmalta 3 года назад

Looking forward to the next episode... I made a guitar body blank myself, but never got round to completing it, what with band practice, electronics and stuff... but you have piqued my interest once again... and it's awesome to not only owning up you don't know anything about guitar making, but also showing where you went wrong. It's a learning process... Kudos! ROCK ON!

@VonWalther2 3 года назад

This is one of the best of your video's I have seen in a while.

@markandrewfenton 3 года назад

Love seeing the 2 different approaches! Keep going, amazing videos!

@MuhammadDaudkhanTV100 3 года назад

Fantastic idea

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Glad you think so!

@evan7685 3 года назад

thats so awesome!! i've been working on a telecaster style guitar for about a month now. so far i have the body done and i saved up enough to buy the wood for the neck! i cant wait to finnish it!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

That's awesome! Best of luck, hope you don't run into the same issues we did.

@BloomsIZG 3 года назад

You’ve done it again bob, thank you for what you do... on a side note you’ve actually inspired me to build an urn for my mom and start creating.

@plastickhero 3 года назад

The real guitars were the friends they made along the way.

@skewedmaker 3 года назад

Having fun messing up, laughing about it, and trying again, that's what making with friends should be

@woodworksbygrampies1284 3 года назад

Completely agree!

@BenAustraw 3 года назад

Really fun watching the process on this one!

@joachimsmet8946 3 года назад

Great video ! Love the fact that you also show us what went wrong and that everything is a learning proces. Keep on going !!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@kevinetheridge6153 3 года назад

This video is fantastic. Really excellent work to all of you. There's a level of fun and experimentation and willingness to mess up that I don't always see in maker videos in general. And, what a great project too. Instrument making is double tough and these look like they're coming out fantastic. I can't wait for the next installment! Kudos!!

@FrenchCoastWorkshop 3 года назад

This kind of challenges between yourself is so cool ! Looking forward to see the next episode :)

@alanw6042 3 года назад

Informative and entertaining !!!!! So looking forward to the next video !!!!!!!!! 🎸🎸🎸

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

It's almost ready!

@JorgeCarreonGtz 3 года назад

you guys are awesome, great guitar! You should join the The Great Guitar Build Off 2021!!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We hope to next year!

@ChrisHopgood96 3 года назад

Loved this! Can’t wait for part 2

@TheMontwoodMakerCompany 3 года назад

I love these videos, so much fun! More videos with the whole crew, please!

@johntherat339 3 года назад

Stave snare drum next please! Love it

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

That looks doable.

@paullemay3218 3 года назад

Awesome project. Thank you for sharing. ❤️🇨🇦

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@brentfowler2317 3 года назад

You all are awesome. Keep up the great work guys. And just to let you know Bob. I've been watching your channel since you made that "on air light" you made over 5 years ago. Idk how long ago it was exactly. But I believe it was over 5 years ago. And let me just say how much I've learned. And how much I've enjoyed watching all your videos. I remember when your first bits video came out. And how cool I thought it was.. keep up the great work, bob and all the iltms family. Your all awesome.

@DirtyMort10en 3 года назад

Thank you for the video guys! I have been looking and watching so many guitar build videos and have been trying to get to the point of figuring out exactly how I was going to do it. Your video has totally shown me the way. Through where I work, I have access to everything you used. (bonus)... I have begun learning some new software that will help me model it and I will likely figure out taking that model and program it out to one of the CNC's I have access to. Can't wait to see the rest of the builds.

@DanielMargheim 3 года назад

Love the process so far! Seeing your little mistakes and how you handle them is super helpful.

@HomerJade 3 года назад

i would’ve watched this even if it was really really long. you guys are a dynamic duo! Josh needs to be in more videos. you guys rock!

@diopappa 3 года назад

So guys you are giving me so many advices of what can go wrong building guitars. I am trying to make my own recycling good old wood and it's helping me a lot. I love almost all of your projects anyway

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks! Check out Tim Sway here on RU-vid. He makes guitars from reclaimed materials, and he's an awesome guy!

@alekseevsergey 3 года назад

Talking about Crimson - I'd love to see you guys at the great guitar build off 2021, pls! 😇

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We can't make it this year because of big projects, but next year, we're in!

@KleyDeJong 3 года назад

Love this! You guys are doing a great job!

@hassanal-mosawi4235 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing that!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Our pleasure!

@D2Kprime 3 года назад

Looks like you guys are having a lot of fun with this project!

@jaijaiswal7367 3 года назад

Awesome craftmanship👍

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thank you!

@jaijaiswal7367 3 года назад

I work in Chexsystems.

@coregeek 3 года назад

Loving these builds after having just completed my own diy guitar, from scratch recently. Just do happens my next one is going to be a semi-hollow carved top too!

@Wordsnwood 3 года назад

Cool Vid. I want to come and build stuff at your shop; you guys have all the fun. Except when everything breaks. ps: I'm with you, Josh, the off-centre stripes would drive me bonkers.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

He complains about them a lot. But he is also making like 3 other basses to replace that one in the future.

@josiahaenel2280 3 года назад

One of my favorites so far, almost equal to the aptil fools one 😅

@robmills4709 3 года назад

Great content, this why ILTMS has over 3m subs, brilliant, funny, educational 😀

@dannyjepp985 3 года назад

You can really tell that you two are having a lot of fun with these, even though you both had to start completely over. Here's to hoping the next video doesn't begin with "So I started over. Again."

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We didn't. But as soon as the camera cut, Josh started making another one.

@Aragorn450 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff I don't blame Josh... My OCD would have also made me start again ASAP. Is there a way to mark the center of the piece and start from there instead of one of the corners when doing the CNC?

@mrfochs 3 года назад

For the bass, you can very easily cut a wood plug from maple and then cut the correct size pocket for the maple neck and leave the cherry neck for the striped body.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

True. He eventually filled the oversized neck pocket but still went with the stripy one.

@mrfochs 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff Good to hear. I hated thinking that something that easy to fix woudl result in scrapping that wonderful wood slab. Great video and looking forward to part 2.

@MosnoAlMoseeki 3 года назад

This is cool, I really like seeing your process, also, I actually like the off-set strips on that guitar, gives it character. Nicely done fellas, looking forward to the next one.

@MendedHeart666 3 года назад

I’ve been waiting for an ILTMS custom guitar build video for years! I’m so excited to see how these turn out. Great job Bob and Josh! Also I’m stoked you shouted out Tim Sway! He’s one of my favorite RU-vidrs.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Tim is awesome and a big inspiration.

@eflizotte 3 года назад

Some new music and some great editing!

3 года назад

I always like when you show how and why you messed up something because you show how to get the most of it as well. Failure is part of learning and it's okay to fail to do something the first time(s).

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We completely agree.

@BruceAUlrich 3 года назад

Fret Level Midnight is the PERFECT name! ha ha

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Haha.

@VoidedWarranty 3 года назад

One thing I do with most CNC jobs is set my origin to one of the first features I cut, such as a hole. Maybe even a sacrificial thing that gets cut off at the end. So if I have to unmount and remount it, say to add more support under something I didn't realize I was cutting into, I can remount the part, dial in that feature, and just keep going.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

That's a good tip!

@JThorumWoodworks 3 года назад

Very nice! I like these build off videos 👍

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@captainwoo9097 3 года назад

I have build a guitar myself in the past and therer are many things "wrong" but thats no problem because the most important thing is, that it plays well. I think you simply have to accept visual imperfections, I mean its self built! I really like how you handle your mistakes, thats how it should be.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks! We know they're not perfect, but we're getting better every time.

@wmfranz 3 года назад

love my fender starcaster. nice choice !

@johncaldwell1190 3 года назад

So when is Anthony turning his cherry drumsticks??

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

He's been scheming like he did before. I'm sure something will turn up next week.

@AnthonyRose 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff ...hehe 'turn' up

@Holzy09 3 года назад

I'm only like 8 minutes in, your key method was awesome! Just a tip from my mechanical engineer design job that MIGHT make it easier in the future: For a fixture like that, you can simply use two circular pins! The matching key on your template would be a circle (4-way locator) and and slot (2-way locator). The key is that the length of the slot just falls along the centerline of connecting the two pins! As long as you keep the two pin locations as far apart as you have room for, you have a really accurate alignment method without those teeny little sticks that may be tricky to fit Obviously yours worked, but it may be easier for things in the future!

@coreywoodruff 3 года назад

They look great!

@specteller 3 года назад

Every week it is a waiting game ... 🤩

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We're doing our best to make good stuff.

@specteller 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff Yes and it is worth of waiting too ... ❤️

@GoudVis56667 3 года назад

Im laughing my ass off here. I hope you guys enjoy the journey as much as I do. Keep at it!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

We did. And we hope it shows.

@kenrenicker6844 3 года назад

(Wayne's World intro) Party on Bob, Party on Josh! . . . .Great stuff guys!

@SchysCraftCo. 3 года назад

Very cool video my friends. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friends keep making. God bless.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Thanks, you too!

@sgsax 3 года назад

Good thing you didn't pick something hard to build on this challenge. 😁 So far, you're both looking pretty good, in spite of the leaning curve. I'm still midway through my own first bass build, using Tim Sway's kit. Had to pause for cold weather while working in my garage shop. It's always fun to me to see how different people approach making guitars. I think there's something to be learned from everybody. Two fun projects in a super fun and informative video. Looking forward to part 2. Thanks for sharing!

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

I had no idea Tim made kits, that's awesome! Check them out at newperspectivesmusic.com/

@WiredWorkshop 3 года назад

These build off videos are awesome! Really like how 2 things are going on and you helping each other, as well as messing with the others audio 😂

@chriscutress1702 3 года назад

I love the mistakes. Human's are not perfect. Innovation arises from miscues and mistakes. Can't wait to hear them played and hear the demo.

@Iliketomakestuff 3 года назад

Next week! We're super happy with them!

@chriscutress1702 3 года назад

@@Iliketomakestuff With the overcut pocket for the neck ... I think Ben of Crimson Guitars would have glued some incredible looking wood strips in place and recut to the correct dimensions adding an interesting wood effect to the guitar. Then Ben would have added strips of the other wood to other sections of his build to make the repair not a one off portion of the build. He makes a lot of mistakes as well and they add to his builds. I don't know what he would have done regarding the mis-aligned sound-hole cuts in the guitar however.

@shawnm4759 3 года назад

3:37 i like how instead of just purchasing a PushBot for $20, you made your own lol. So true to form.

@johnyludvigsson 3 года назад

As someone who has built a bunch of guitar, it's amazing to see you guys give it a try, and hwcase that there is many different ways to go about it! Well done guys! Also, CNC-3PO, I C what you did there ;)