The Most Beautiful Guitar I’ve Ever Played

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Ive known Chris Alvarado since he started Driftwood Guitars in 2005, and over the last 20 years he's become one of the best acoustic guitar builders around today. This year at NAMM he brought his latest creation, a beautiful guitar who's top is made from a piece of 3,000 year old Sitka Spruce. This is definitely the most beautiful guitar I've ever played.
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Thanks to ‪@dylanadamsguitar‬ for hanging out and playing some slide.
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Chris Builds Beautiful Guitars
1:39 Meet Chris
2:14 Let's See The Guitar
3:25 3,000 Year Old Wood?
4:46 How Does He Do Inlay?
6:49 Let's Hear The Guitar
8:35 Dylan Plays The Driftwood
10:30 How To Voice An Acoustic Guitar
12:00 Dylan Plays Slide
15:05 Rhett Plays One last time

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10 июл 2024

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@RhettShull 5 месяцев назад

Go subscribe to @driftwoodguitars to see the latest 300 Year Old Guitar build!

@jeffcampbell6898 5 месяцев назад

I served in the USAF with Chris. He was a good dude and worked hard.

@WagesofGear 5 месяцев назад

@rhettshull its time for you to do a video on the tidal caster

@monkeysweeperguitar 5 месяцев назад

Way way way ahead of ya, buddy lol

@ianedmonds9191 5 месяцев назад

3000^

@eugeneweitzeljr4529 5 месяцев назад

It's interesting to see how R guitar building materials apply to different types of wood come from and effect the sound the guitar!!!

@monkeysweeperguitar 5 месяцев назад

Chris is a friggin’ wizard. His channel is exceedingly enjoyable.

@Sammywhat 5 месяцев назад

His hair gives his wizardry away.

@rogersar86 5 месяцев назад

All I can say, is that I hope to one day put a driftwood guitar in my hands. At this point I can honestly say that there is no way i can play it to the degree in which this one was played. But as I continue my guitar journey, I hope to one day have the skill and appreciation to bring such beautiful sounds out of a beautifully handcrafted instrument like this.

@deaconfuse3850 5 месяцев назад

That guitar is beautiful and you have me hooked on Dylan Adams so it is great seeing him again.

@jgeraci1 5 месяцев назад

The fact that someone could craft such a beautiful instrument by hand blows my mind!

@jasonremy1627 5 месяцев назад

NAMM Time is my favorite time of the year. All my favorite RU-vidrs show up with the best content.

@mmiller6873 5 месяцев назад

Bro, just a beautiful piece of art. Glad you had a blast at NAMM Rhett. Keep up the great work :)

@michaelgottlieb9083 5 месяцев назад

@DylanAdamsGuitar slide playing is killer....could almost put a tear in your eye... Thanks Rhett

@dalejones4322 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful guitar. Glad to see Dylan giving it the slide test too. Great video guys

@boomerdell 5 месяцев назад

I love everything about this. Rhett, Dylan, and Chris, each equally a passionate artist in their own right, in their own way. Great reminder of my own personal motto when it comes to making and enjoying music: play the music you love on the gear you love, and encourage everyone to do the same. That's it. Stay on that path and the pure joy of music creation stays wonderfully alive.

@JJ-nq3ll 5 месяцев назад

I grow up around acoustic guitars and that guitar sounds as it looks, Amazing! 🎸🎸

@donboudreau9963 5 месяцев назад

Crazy good sound to that guitar. The builders' attention to that tuning detail takes it over the top!

@yfz450rider39 3 месяца назад

The sustain and the warmth!! Drone notes just carry through. Also, will never get over how nice that top is.

@carlmcgilton1120 5 месяцев назад

That is one of the most beautiful looking acoustics and the sound is glorious.

@gair1944 5 месяцев назад

Wow! Just WOW. That guitar sounds amazing and it seems so responsive and touch sensitive! Gorgeous of course. Love the sculpting, arm bevel, belly cut etc.

@BamaGuitar 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this for all to enjoy!

@birdsfabulous 5 месяцев назад

What a beutiful piece. Looks amazing...sounds amazing. The tone of that slide on it was crazy

@oyesuken 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely visually and audibly gorgeous! Killed me that Willin' was played on it...too cool.

@marcterencemckenna8930 Месяц назад

I saw the driftwood article on this guitar. Just beautiful.

@SLO4SpeedBump 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for this great video. This guy is a "Master Class" builder who makes beautiful guitars that sound great.

@Pault3788 5 месяцев назад

That is some beautiful work,and it sounds MAGNIFICENT

@carljuztine3328 5 месяцев назад

with all my honesty, this is the most pleasing, articulate, and sublime sounding guitar i have ever beard through my phone.

@MaartenAnna 4 месяца назад

Wow on the looks. But WOOOOW on the sound, really warm sounds bruv!

@user-qv6to2yh7i 5 месяцев назад

how articulate and emotional this guitar sounds is so pleasing, and yes, the dynamic range is as much as you would get from a cinema camera standpoint, in this case an Arri Alexa 35!

@batholith51 5 месяцев назад

Beyonds words. Next level guitar building. Sweetest sounds I have ever heard. BTW the players were fun and inspirational. Articulate and nuanced full range acoustic Bliss. Love it.

@ChanceCooper125 5 месяцев назад

Wow I was not at all prepared for how amazing that sounds. Gorgeous.

@andrejgregoric1324 5 месяцев назад

dmn... it sounds magnificent. and it doesn't hurt that also Dylan plays some slide. And Willing to 😊

@jobe7660 5 месяцев назад

Just beautiful work wow well done

@lowcountry1975 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely incredible . Just for the record Chris is a great dude . As amazing as person as he is a luthier which sets the bar pretty high . Unreal

@stevemyers2092 5 месяцев назад

Useful artwork. Beautiful.

@eddybarker5072 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful guitar and awesome playing guys!

@tymeryder7264 5 месяцев назад

Love the video. The guitar is at another level. WOW!

@csayban 4 месяца назад

A truly gorgeous guitar. Masterful work. True art.

@ST-ku5ni 5 месяцев назад

What an amazing piece of craftsmanship. WOW!

@user-bk4vc3ys9o 5 месяцев назад

Guitar is FANTASTIC! Cool Job/ and playing. Thanks.

@anonanon938 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful sound. Brilliant and bold.

@shane8056 5 месяцев назад

Simply beautiful I personally love your inlay work it gives the player a more personal relationship with the instrument but my favorite part is the bevel edges they look so natural and comfy to play nicely done ✅

@paulkennedy477 5 месяцев назад

'Out on the road, late last night'. I heard and saw a beautiful guitar. Wow!

@richardburkow3792 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning guitar!

@jonleslie9761 5 месяцев назад

Super cool seeing Dylan Adams on here!

@user-qv6to2yh7i 5 месяцев назад

BEEEN WAITING FOR SOOOO LONG FOR RHETT TO MAKRR THIS KIND OF VIDEO

@papotaino1516 5 месяцев назад

Beautifully crisp the sound is incredible 🎸💞

@jonasjacobsen9702 5 месяцев назад

Crazy cool guitar! Sounds incredible ❤

@emmiejo1 5 месяцев назад

That is a stunning instrument, aesthetically and sonically!

@jonmoreno9703 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful work brother.

@drew004jc 5 месяцев назад

I watched once with sound, and again without. That is one of the best looking pieces of craftsmanship/artwork ever

@ShihanTomCallahan 5 месяцев назад

incredible sound !!

@jordanaldrich 5 месяцев назад

What an incredible piece of art. Wow.

@TheFeelButton 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful work!

@trapperted5083 5 месяцев назад

that is probably the best voicing that I have ever heard on such a beautiful guitar as you said you have to give here to get there imho you got it everywhere master builder, master players, and master listener what a combo lol thank you for sharing

@jerrodprevost9046 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful looking and sounding guitar!

@Baking_baked 5 месяцев назад

That sound, especially when you were on the slide is so pretty. And it helps that the guitar itself is a work of art. I hope these guitars are played and not hung like art.

@leeg7106 5 месяцев назад

Well you can definitely hear the weight of the note, so full. That acoustic would do wonders in a studio, Owner is going to love this guitar. Great job! I want one 🎶

@GuitarTabsDaily 5 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful guitar and great playing!! 😍🔥

@MattyK-USA 5 месяцев назад

Just a beautiful guitar! To me, it almost sounds made for slide playing. I'd love to hear it in Open G with that slide 😍

@webstercat 5 месяцев назад

Masterful Work! True Artists…..much appreciated….

@pattheitguy 5 месяцев назад

Rhett, There is a point in quality that usually money buys, where the instrument moves from being played to showing its character and when that happens, the detail of how string vibrations work with each other produces sounds that you cannot get with a regular guitar. This must be what luthiers have been searching for since the first fine guitars were ever made. So while most people want to play guitar, only a few get to appreciate the guitar playing back. P.S. There is music so good, not the actual notes or the melody or whatever, but there's music from an instrument that is so good that it makes you hear things you never thought were there, and it it chokes you up and you get a little teared realizing how much you've been missing.

@ollie9397 4 месяца назад

That thing is ridiculous ! the bevels are amazing.

@elephantfootrisers 5 месяцев назад

Guitar sounds and looks amazing. Well done.

@dougcrowe1226 5 месяцев назад

So cool- i love seeing you fellas together also. A privilege to play for certain- i dont usually get jealous

@cef-ym3gb 5 месяцев назад

This is where art meets art. Wonderful 🌞❤️👍

@bernardhossmoto 5 месяцев назад

Looks AND sounds great!

@fxrparlour1061 5 месяцев назад

That sounds incredible!

@Noumenon4Idolatry 5 месяцев назад

Very cool. Love the inlays. ✌️

@MatthijsKoningstein 5 месяцев назад

Wow, just wow. No more words are needed.

@sebastienmaillet1340 5 месяцев назад

I do not think I could ever afford such a beautiful instrument, but as an Eric Clapton fan... I believe this neck design and the incredible wood used make it my dream guitar... thanks for creating it... even if we do not ever see it again... this is a piece of art...

@jackmundo4043 5 месяцев назад

Very talented. Thank you.

@johnmclaughlin5671 4 месяца назад

Reading the inlay quote seems to me be the guitar talking, not Clapton. It’s the music inside the guitar raging to be free. That is a beautiful sound coming from that work of art.

@feraljosh1988 5 месяцев назад

Loved hearing that snippet of Willin’ by Little Feat there in the demo! Sounds so good

@MrJayscinema 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely stunning. The best artwork guitar I’ve seen. Beats anything out of Martin. Even the 27k one that was at the show. However to play, I’d want satin finish

@seanmormelo01 5 месяцев назад

Chris Alvarado @driftwoodguitars is a true master of his craft. I met him while he was still in the Air Force while I was gigging and living in Alaska running open mic nights. Chris would come out and play and I could tell you that talent that was Yet to be unfurled. he said I inspired him to get into music music after the Air Force and not long after he started building guitars. Darn and I really should’ve had him build me one like 10 years ago!

@msmith2016 5 месяцев назад

Also - I have a mid 40s Gibson southern jumbo with an adirondack top and mahogany back and sides. It is the most amazing guitar I've ever heard (and the loudest) and has this same touch sensitivity. Chris's guitar reminds me so much of it.

@simonhall2682 5 месяцев назад

Sounds amazing, incredible clarity and punch. Not just a show pony.

@sgtfubar6064 5 месяцев назад

Such a rich sound, amazing.

@matthewmcclure3181 5 месяцев назад

I purchased two of these tops from Alaska Specialty Woods about a decade ago, commissioned one guitar and held onto the other top. Knew the supply was running low but didn't know it was now exhausted. This video does a good job of demonstrating it's tonal qualities. Might consider selling the spare top to finance more outboard gear if anyone is interested.

@SeanOHanlon 5 месяцев назад

That beauty is articulate and has a really rich sound. I would say it's right up there with Huss & Dalton or Lowden.

@MrJsteed2009 Месяц назад

Wow! That is so beautiful that it slays me! The Customer in Hong Kong is very fortunate. You really showcased what the guitar was capable of! Something that rare and pretty will likely end up behind glass, though, won't it 😢?

@madamkirk 5 месяцев назад

This sounds phenomenal 😍

@chrismead4337 5 месяцев назад

Nice guitar. Well done. Dylan, I caught that Little Feat riff. 💥 You guys are great players.

@LMacNeill 5 месяцев назад

Willin' Awesome song. 🙂

@dylanadamsguitar 5 месяцев назад

One of my favorite tunes! And thanks 🙏🏻

@ShrkBiT 5 месяцев назад

Hooooly moly that is freaking incredible. My jaw literally dropped. What a beauty!

@timothygrupp 5 месяцев назад

Now that's what a guitar sounds like! Amazing.

@FoardenotFord 5 месяцев назад

I can’t decide what’s more gorgeous - how this guitar looks or how it sounds

@davidtownsend3582 5 месяцев назад

Sounds amazing

@davehardy9555 5 месяцев назад

WOW IS RIGHT!! Not sure I've ever heard an acoustic guitar sound that good. Base is off the chart but so is everything else! Very Nice!

@HarryNicNicholas 5 месяцев назад

i have a martin OOOX1 that blows my mind, i would love to compare it to more guitars cos frankly i think it's the best sounding acoustic i ever did (i've bought and sols at least 60 guitars since 2014, and more in my 70 years) it's all so subjective. (i also have a 66 j45, a 69 epi texan, a maton, a larrivee, it's better than all of them)

@intersanctum 5 месяцев назад

@@HarryNicNicholas this is 30 000+ guitar

@rosewoodsteel6656 5 месяцев назад

I think it's great how these guys know each other. I know Rhett has one of Chris's Tidalcasters. He's got to pull that thing out and let us hear it!

@dylanadamsguitar 5 месяцев назад

We played his Tidalcaster in my Telecaster comparison video featuring Rhett, on my channel now!

@ronnieblanchet4072 5 месяцев назад

SO much grace! God bless y’all! Thanks for sharin’ Rhett! SOLI DEO GLORIA (To The Glory Of God Alone) Father, Son & Holy Spirit -Ronnie

@jeremybiggs8413 5 месяцев назад

Fair play, that does sound beautiful.

@thomastaylor6998 5 месяцев назад

30 years touring & recording. I’ve never come across a guitar that wants for nothing both dynamically, tonally. I doubt such a perfectly beautiful sound can be replicated by any luthier.

@chriskondracki7398 5 месяцев назад

Sounds really perfect 👍

@AnotherJoe 5 месяцев назад

The worth of this guitar just raises by the minute this video is played. The owner must be in the clouds. I know i would! 🤩

@leokrissandy5579 5 месяцев назад

as beautiful as it is and how i consider it of an art than just an instrument, i really love how great the tone is and hoping it to be played and not just put behind the glass

@PaisleyPatchouli 5 месяцев назад

Beautiful build there... The inlay is not my cup of tea, but it sure has tone for ages. Lucky buyer!!

@bbalestier 5 месяцев назад

Great playing guys super great guitar. I always find that when I acoustic can make me shed some tears it’s a good one. I think Martin Simpson would like your guitar…

@1981FlyingV 5 месяцев назад

I love watching Chris' channel.

@kennewton5877 5 месяцев назад

Nice Playing guys.

@craiglyons3975 5 месяцев назад

Happy Birthday!!

@davidjonkassan 5 месяцев назад

unique content! thanks!

@SamplePerspectiveImporta-hq3ip 5 месяцев назад

I got the privilege to play this guitar at NAMM as well (pretty sure I'm the "somebody else" he referred to). Let me tell you guys, the video simply does not do it justice. This thing absolutely blew my mind and recalibrated what I thought was possible with an acoustic. I have tried a few dozen handmade guitars before from some well known luthiers, and this one stands out as my clear favorite among them. I have spent the last year or so trying handmade guitars at every opportunity with the goal of finding the right luthier for my first handmade instrument. After playing this the search was over; I promptly placed an order with Chris to get on his waiting list before it's like 5 years long lol.