Channel: Crimson Custom Guitars

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: Welcome to Crimson Guitars youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and Ben's home workshop. In this 4th and final episode, Ben adds some silver detail to the weight relief holes, and buffs the guitar to a gorgeous glossy shine. With a fret-level crown and polish, a custom scratchplate fitted with refreshed electronics, custom control knobs, and new strings, this is a one-of-a-kind guitar and went from 10lb 4oz to 7lb 8 oz. Jasmine is going to LOVE this guitar now! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:14 On with the Build! 2:53 Preparing to rub-down the lacquer with wet and dry paper 3:35 How do you stop water from going into the holes you have already drilled? 5:24 Rubbing down the body and neck. Started with 1200 then 1500 and finished with 2500 grit 8:00 HQ to buff the body and neck 11:08 Multi-Use Guitar Polish: crimsonguitars.com/collections/guitar-finishing/products/ultra-mega-versatile-multi-use-guitar-polish 12:07 Silver leafing - or not!? 16:01 Take two - smooth silver paint for all those holes. 21:21 Ooh. Let's make those holes Shiney! 23:26 Now to buff the holes and then the body, with a hand buffer and finishing compound 27:59 On to the neck now for the fret level, crown, polish, and fretboard Restorative 32:45 Cleaning up the tuners and on they go. 34:24 Back to the body and shielding the cavities and scratchplate 37:43 Wiring and a boo-boo 38:58 The Next Day - how to drill holes in an inaccessible position 49:16 He will be back - it's not finished yet. 50:08 Conclusion Check out our new Discord server for Guitar Building Goodness here discord.gg/N82ZFTzAJ6 Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCdD1Cqxr8aINzWs1agg3tEQ/join and don't forget the Luthiers Question Time Podcast, available on all good platforms or through this link luthiersquestiontime.buzzsprout.com Ben's livestream camera set up includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II cameracentreuk.com/crimson Music used in this video from Epidemic Sound - epidemicsound.com/referral/31qosr ___________________________________________________________________________________ We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible. Triton Tools - tritontools.com/en-GB ISOtunes Bluetooth Hearing Protection - bit.ly/36YmKro Wagner Meters - wagnermeters.com Leatherman - leatherman.co.uk Workshop Heaven - workshopheaven.com Support us by supporting our Partners, and at the same time get yourself a great deal with ISOtunes. Use code "CRIMSON10" for 10% OFF with this link: bit.ly/36YmKro ___________________________________________________________________________________ WEBSITE: crimsonguitars.com VINTAGE TOOL SHOP: bit.ly/3oA8uQK Luthier’s Tools & Supplies: bit.ly/LuthTools Guitar Building Courses: bit.ly/LuthierySchool Kit Guitars: bit.ly/KitGuitars EXTRAS channel: bit.ly/3gQmul1 SOCIAL Instagram - instagram.com/crimsonguitars Facebook - facebook.com/CrimsonCustomGuitars Patreon - patreon.com/crimsonguitars OTHER Ben's Vintage Tool Shop - vintagetoolshop.com ___________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben Stay tuned and stay awesome! ___________________________________________________________________________________