Making a Guitar Neck and Fretboard By Hand

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Watch me show you how I built an electric guitar neck and fretboard by hand real quick.
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List of Essential Guitar Making Tools:
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Tools I Use:
● SawStop 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw: amzn.to/2GL2MCF
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● Dewalt Random Orbit Sander: amzn.to/2s1Kusi
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@meghanwartman1830 4 года назад

I’m currently working on making a guitar completely by hand for the first time and I’m just starting to move onto building the neck so the timing for this video was perfect!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

That is awesome! Good luck with it!

@marcjordy2806 2 года назад

Instablaster.

@wandersonmeireles6499 2 года назад

So, have you finished it? 😁

@TheRealKirkHammett 2 года назад

I was wondering if you ever finished as well?

@aidenshoberg5021 Год назад

I’m in the process of the same thing!

@garretalfert 4 года назад

Thanks for the detailed description about what goes into building a fretboard. Really helpful. I already commented on the foureyes channel when your collab was first announced: I really like that the two of you banded together. You both are my most favorite RU-vidrs and I think this is a match made in heaven. Keep up the great work and looking forward to double the amount of puns in the future.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it, Garret! We are having fun working together so far!

@tvabroderenmic 4 года назад

I really love the fusion betwewn you and chris! You truly have an eye for details!

@davekimball3610 4 года назад

Fantastic work, can't imagine how your neck work will only get better from here and this was awesome work.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks Dave! Looking forward to making the next one.

@dubs31 4 года назад

This is excellent, sir. Thanks for the additional detail video and fantastic job on the entire guitar build.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it! So much goes into making one of these, I figured it was deserving of two videos.

@navaho5430 4 года назад

Your brother has the same neck as you, I think you must be highly strung, don't fret too much.

@bevanward8787 4 года назад

Awesome as always hope the collaboration works well for you. Is amazing material for those of us on the other side. Most appreciated!! Bless

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it! We are really enjoying working together so far.

@williamellis8993 4 года назад

Good build. Heading over to see the full build now. I'm already subscribed to both.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Right on, thanks for checking out both videos!

@b767greg Год назад

Great video! As a woodworker of 40+ years and someone who knows next to nothing about playing a guitar, I have always been fascinated by the woodworking aspect of guitars and would love to try making one! Thank you for sharing the process!

@HugTheLoveBear 4 года назад

Hey mate great stuff, you are hands down my favourite RU-vidr and I hope you grow and prosper to the level that you deserve. My personal favourite video is the skateboard make. It's short, simple has great music and got me hooked on you made me watch every other video of yours and I believe I have gone back to it at least 12 times. Have a great one and I look forward to more puns.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it! Glad you enjoy what I am doing, and thanks for all of the support!

@benwood1777 3 года назад

Excellent video, very detailed. I’m building my first electric guitar right now and this video was a huge help. Thanks a lot

@orlenoggenni7510 2 года назад

I’m building an electric ukulele and this was very helpful now I know how to make the fret slots

@veritasastro 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing your experiences and detailed information. This video is so helpful. 👍

@JuanRodriguez-zj4px 4 года назад

Great and very informative video as I'm starting to build my very first guitar. Thank you!

@altronics73 Год назад

This was awesome. The way you explained the process gave me a lot more confidence. 👍🏾

@radiohead102 3 года назад

Awesome job!

@jesusustarroz6710 4 месяца назад

Great job

@karlvonpackal1402 4 года назад

Super cool trick I learned from Crimson Guitars! Use masking tape and superglue rather than double sided tape! One piece tape to top item, one piece tape to bottom item, super glue together, when done just pull it off, masking tape has less tack to deal with... if only it was an original idea.

@CharlesWebb-en7zn 5 месяцев назад

This video was very helpful , I have been a musician and a carpenter my whole life. I have been planning my first guitar build for about a year now. I was planning on having a neck made for the body, but this video answered so many questions.

@leifkeane 4 года назад

Well done. And thanks!! I'm plucking up courage to make a neck so your video helped!!

@jimjohnston7573 Год назад

thanks for the excellent vid, exstremely well presented look forward to the next one

@SeanClarkeMusic Месяц назад

What an amazing video, thanks man!

@DevinTrierMaker 4 года назад

Fret end cutters! Clever trick to make your own. What a ton of work - kudos on the build!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks Devin! It was a ton of work, but super rewarding once it was finished.

@ClydeBuilt 2 года назад

Very helpful video. Thanks

@davidm3225 4 года назад

Well I love both channels so whatever works for them, makes them stronger and keep on producing great videos gets my vote

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks David! That is exactly what we are hoping to be able to do.

@richardweir9756 Год назад

Thank you Shaun for your help on the making of the guitar neck,I want to try my hand at it.

@keithclayton1271 3 года назад

This video was very comprehensive and helpful, thanks!

@WimBlock 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing!

@VnMJack 2 года назад

Great video, lots of detail I didn't think of yet.

@GarethFlatlands 4 года назад

Thanks, very helpful video. When I went on a bass building course, we used a router with a roundover bit to do the lions share of the neck shaping. It left a small ridge along the back of the neck, and the fine tuning was done with one of the round files you used, along with a saw rasp to 'join up' the shaped neck ends. It worked great, and even a woodworking novice like me was able to do it with minimal supervision.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Nice! Might have to try that at some point. Thanks for watching!

@brownkr 2 месяца назад

Great video. Thank you!

@ChrisFretTiger 2 года назад

My God! This video is the best! Modifying and making tools out of other normal and reasonably priced ones.

@DE-GEN-ART 9 месяцев назад

imm making my own 8 string so ive been binging all the diy builds i can muster

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 года назад

Beautiful work! I really want to try this but I don't have any special equipment.

@meoutwest 4 года назад

Great to see things on your channel.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks! Glad I could finally get something posted.

@MadeByMarylou 4 года назад

thanks for the breakdown!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks for watching this one, too! I'll be on the lookout for a guitar build from you soon 😉

@dryter 2 года назад

I've also built two guitars with pre-made necks that worked well but am thinking about building a neck for my next creation. This video helped. Thanks.

@torinhalsey6313 4 года назад

I love what you both do, it makes sense to collaborate. Have a great weekend.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it, Torin! Thanks for watching.

@ATthemusician Год назад

I just finished my first guitar, which was a completely unique design. I didn't have a small enough flush trim bit so I had to chisel the truss rod channel, which took about 6 hours. Definitely recommend getting a jig for a router. I also did a multiscale neck, what I did was create the fretboard on the marzguitar workbench on FreeCAD, and then convert to SVG and print it using inkscape. Then I put painters tape on the fretboard and super glued the paper template onto the taped fretboard and you easily peel it off when done with cutting the slots. It intonates perfectly and feels great, although I could have shaped the neck a little thinner.

@ElioExp 4 года назад

Love the neck! The guitar looks awesome too!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it, thanks for watching!

@Creep1989 4 года назад

Very technical build, I am impressed, good job!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@atteljas 3 года назад

This was brilliant! Most thank yous for your way. You have good way of explaning things. Well apprecieted

@shaunboydmadethis 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@williamdawson3353 2 года назад

Great video. I'll be using it during my build.

@jonnybooks9337 4 года назад

thanx for the explanation on the site(s). i have seen all of the vids on four eyes as well...was rather curious about the situation. & great looking neck you created there! have the guitar build on standby to watch after lunch.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it, man! Glad you are digging what we are doing. Thanks for watching!

@AlexArcady 2 года назад

Now I got so many questions answered. Thank you. God bless

@SmoothAlf 4 года назад

Beautiful work, sir!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks, man! This was a fun one.

@dsb227 4 месяца назад

Wow Nice Dude!

@nomorebs 4 года назад

Some great ideas. Thanks for this video

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@dreamchasergarage690 5 месяцев назад

Thinking of building a guitar, I'm good at carpentry but have zero experience with instruments. Thought the neck would be the hardest, and it is more work than the body but pretty straight forward really. I can do this. Thank you. Cheers :)

@FredMcIntyre 4 года назад

Awesome job Shaun! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks again, Fred!

@photosrain4351 3 года назад

I'm currently learning how to build my own. Also fixing friends guitars!

@garagemonkeysan 4 года назад

Great video. That neck turned out nice. A ton of work went into it. Mahalo for sharing! : )

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks for watching! It was a ton of work, but really rewarding to finish.

@jayey195 2 года назад

A perfect video for those who want to learn, Good Job, keep it up

@kingpishful 3 года назад

Cheers this is helpful

@avielkharrat5788 4 года назад

Awesome vid. That's an awesome first neck. And the sens of humour is great

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it! It was a challenge, but a ton of fun.

@Jinnuksuk 2 года назад

One thing most luthiers don't provide in their videos is mistakes. An essential step in mastering your skills. I think I speak for everyone when I say Thank you for showing us what not to do. And glad that your neck turned out nicely. This had me wondering though if you could intentionally add slight dents or non intrusive markers to feel where in the neck you are instead of having to look down to see where you're fretting.

@74dartman13 4 года назад

Thanks for all the great tips. I'm at the same point you were. I've done several builds with purchased necks and now it's time to make one myself. This video helps a lot!👍😎🎸🎶

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Awesome to hear! Good luck with it!

@74dartman13 4 года назад

@@shaunboydmadethis Thanks!☺

@stevepethel6843 2 года назад

You are a natural at this SKILL...

@volkerfriedritz8149 3 года назад

Great video! I especially appreciate that you didn't conceal the mistakes you made during the build. So honest! Seeing how an error happens is much more educational than a sole advice like "be careful to drill with the right angle!"... 😉

@shaunboydmadethis 3 года назад

Really appreciate it!

@nickk6109 9 месяцев назад

Nice, thank you. I'm about to embark on building my first through-neck 7 string guitar (I'm not new to woodworking but this is for the fun of it - make my own guitar).

@TotalBoat 4 года назад

we'll watch you build anything on any channel. Don't stop now!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Really appreciate it! I am going to keep them coming as long as I can!

@oldguy5381 3 года назад

Your first attempt, you did a fine job. I hope my first attempt comes out that good.

@mortenjohansen5781 2 года назад

Not boring at all. Nice fret wire bender, good solution to an overpriced problem. Haven't built a complete neck yet but done quite a few repairs and refrets, I found that a set of radiused blocks matching the neck with just space for some wadding felt and some large speed clamps and again wadding on the fretboard will hold the neck still and prevent ''bounce'' if using a hammer. I later converted a vicegrip for fret instalation, the bonous of this was that with practise I had very little leveling to do. I made the vicegrip so that I can change the fret side to suit the radius. So only on acustics do I need a hammer for the 6 frets from the 12th after that I use a clamp and radiused block through the sound hole.

@davidmckenna6562 Год назад

Great video Shaun! Thanks for doing this. Im wondering if you could share with us what thickness was the wood you started out with for the neck and the fretboard.

@swazz_bass568 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. I've rebuilt and customized a few guitars, and want to get more in to building from scratch. The fact that you highlighted your own mistakes was extremely helpful so that I can avoid the same ones when it comes to my own build. I think I'll need a few more tools before I attempt a neck though.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Right on, thanks for watching! I'm sure with experience rebuilding/customizing, you will have a solid foundation for building your own from scratch.

@Standbackforscience 2 года назад

So weird, was watching this thinking "Why does this guy look so familiar", then at the end, Four Eyes! Two quality channels under your belt, nice work.

@Braddy_Daddy 4 года назад

Love it!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thank you!

@moneymakingmikeg.9555 4 года назад

It's Shaun's World, Shaun's World, it's Party Time, Excellent Wroooo, Wroooo. I hope you get da reference. Going over to Chris's to watch the entire build now. Hope all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Haha, of course! My favorite movie of all time. Glad you dig it, man! Thanks for watching!

@moneymakingmikeg.9555 4 года назад

@@shaunboydmadethis Word to Bigbird 👍👍👍

@mcclane12000 4 года назад

I've just made my first neck...ftom plywood (don't ask!) Encountered many of the same issues, but yours looks great👍

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Awesome! A plywood neck could be pretty cool.

@Mikey__R 11 месяцев назад

And now I'm binging Shaun content!

@lousekoya1803 10 месяцев назад

Nice work ! love your video ! May I ask where I could get the tube rasp you used at about 6.50 minutes ? Love it

@jeremyspecce 4 года назад

Thanks for the explanation of the partnership.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

For sure! Thanks for watching!

@322doug 4 года назад

AWESOME VIDEO... But, i did dang near cry when i saw you using that steel head hammer on the frets... thanks a million for the video. If you built another neck from scratch, would you deal with the truss rod access hole differently... before you glued down the fret-board?? Very curious.

@brucer261 4 года назад

Great video! Just started my second guitar and I am still trying to decide if I will build the neck this time or buy one. Its definitely a lot of work and threes plenty of room for mistakes but i think the satisfaction of saying I build the neck and body would be worth it. You video is perfect since it reveals a few mistakes that gives a heads up for the rest of us. All in all looks like you did a good job. I am interested in how well it plays. Thanks for the great video!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

For sure, building the entire guitar gave me a much more satisfying feeling when it was finished compared to when I just built the body and purchased the neck. It is one of those things you just have to go for, and figure out everything by actually doing it. Glad I could show you some of the issues I ran into, though. You can see the entire guitar build and a short clip of it playing here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UTrX9tELnwM.html

@RICFAZMACH 4 года назад

Great job! one of the best videos about guitar making in youtube! did you have the CNC file for the radius sanding block for download?

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks! Unfortunately I don't have it available for download.

@rustyaxelrod 4 года назад

Not bored at all! Most of the neck making videos are about using a machine. Only a handful are about hand shaping. I would like to see some discussion about profiles and radius options. Thanks for posting 👍

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!

@beardedpenguin3795 4 года назад

Finally an explanation of the "Foureyes made this" channels. Great build Shaun. Looking forward to seeing what you and Chris do together.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

I know, I have been wanting to get a video out for weeks to explain a bit more, but have just been so busy. Thanks for watching!

@marcdinsmore8690 3 года назад

Recently thinking about a side hustle/ new career. Engineer by trade. Musician by heart. EXCELLENT intro vid!

@mayv2970 3 года назад

Dude I am doing the exact same thing! Great video.

@mytrickpeony 2 месяца назад

Great video, thanks!! Would it be possible to make an acoustic guitar neck out of Douglas fir ?

@adlaofficial8683 4 года назад

Love the vids

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thank you!

@polver222 4 года назад

thank you for inspiration. your videos like a drugs for me. I go to my shed and making stuff after them.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

That is awesome to hear! I'm glad I can provide some inspiration. Thanks for watching!

@prosperous4271 4 года назад

i love the video you made very useful bro....

@HovingtonInstruments 4 года назад

Nicely done! The first one is always the hardest 👍

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Definitely! Thanks for watching!

@animationsvideo3119 3 года назад

Can u do this with just hacksaw and glue and file(or sand paper)?

@tombrackettjr.9308 Год назад

Way to go. I am currently making my first electric guitar out of a nice piece of walnut. Currently working on the neck and freaking out. So this gives me some confidence. Question how did you add your signature on the neck?

@DweebL0rd 2 года назад

Instantly liked just because of the intro 😂

@Tsudkyk 2 года назад

I watched this video about 6 months ago out of creative curiosity. Fast forward to today and I’m sitting in my garage with a hunk of maple that looks sort of like a guitar neck- feeling a bit intimidated about continuing I decided to come back and watch this video another time for information. Your shop is a lot fancier than mine, I cut my template out by hand😂 it took 2 days to get everything “perfect”.

@shaunboydmadethis 2 года назад

Awesome, good luck with it!

@gloriacapina8871 4 года назад

Too much passion. Ill make my own perfect guitar someday. With an exact perfect detail.

@leonardodalongisland Год назад

Ha Ha!!! Cool opening! Nice job. Would you consider making a semi-finished neck with "custom" head-that' I'd finish?

@Guitarzoids 3 года назад

Building guitar four. Just now to the “I sure gotta lot to learn” stage.

@PeteHansen13 4 года назад

Great video! It’s inspired me to dive into it. I’m curious to what you thicknessed your neck blank and fretboard blank to?

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks! I don’t remember exactly, but I think the fretboard was right around 1/4” and the neck was 3/4”.

@elblopex 4 месяца назад

what would stop you from carving the neck using a similar technique as the one used for the fingerboard? great job btw!!!

@blessingsara11 Год назад

Frets are super hard indeed! In order to they not to buzz & so. Did you put something on the wood or just filed it?

@midi510 3 года назад

I just made my first neck from scratch. I even went with binding. I don't' see the need to guide the radius block, but yours is rather short. Mine is pretty long and I never thought about not being able to keep it straight.

@stefanoangrisano3537 4 года назад

Great work! If I may add a couple of things... - I cut my fret slots a bit wider and use CA glue to set the frets in, by doing so the fretboard doesn't tend to warp over time - this obviously doesn't happen on electric guitar necks, but can be a pain in the *** on classical / acoustic guitars where the lower part of the fretboard is not supported by the neck; - maybe your design doesn't require it, but on strat-style guitars having the fretboard extend a little bit beyond the neck allows for an extra fret; - recrowning frets after levelling using a triangular file can be tedious, if you get a recrowning file you can save a lot of time - and they're not too expensive. Thanks for the hint on grinding the cutter to cut fret ends, I hadn't thought about it. ;o)

@shaunboydmadethis 4 года назад

Thanks! All good tips. Looking forward to making more guitars in the future and trying different techniques.

@crazylab5162 3 года назад

Hey, that's great, can you show how did you make bender?

@davegibbon456 3 года назад

Check youtube, there are plenty of videos there. I made mine using mostly skateboard bearings. Hope this helps.

@MJ-nb1qn 4 года назад

You seemed quite insouciant on this build. Good for you!

@alanmcdowell977 2 года назад

Shaun Boyd need a outline of a birdland Gibson guitar body I want to make life size guitar cut out to hang on the wall can you help me

@ZANcomix 3 года назад

Very good neck! I did read in some places that a headstock which doesn't tilt back very far is apt to fall out of tune. Apparently, this is a major affliction for Gibson guitars, because of their shallow tilts. Supposedly, string retainers or a "string butler" device alleviates this so that the guitar doesn't drift out of tune after every playthrough.

@joem6859 2 года назад

nice job for first neck. You could use the cnc router to make a template for the guitar neck in the z direction for your thickness profile, and not have those little issues when you're trying to carve it by hand.. Or you could do the entire thing on the cnc as well... aint too bad, once you get it programmed...