Looks awesome as always. I swear every time I watch your videos I learn something new. That would look killer with a baked maple neck. Simply beautiful work.
@eggy68
5 жыл бұрын
That's a beautiful top. I think I like it better than the flashy quilted pieces. Thanks for the tips and the chance to win it!
@alexaugustin8722
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for using the less often used woods. It's super fun seeing the Tele shaped body with really unique woods. Your staining/dyeing works is awesome too!
@gilmarriner3011
5 жыл бұрын
Once again, learned something new from you. Cheers from Germany
@fubarcomm
5 жыл бұрын
I recently acquired some birdseye maple that I'm using on a project. This video helped me understand what I will have to expect when staining it. THanks so much BigD!!!
@bogatibokorakos
5 жыл бұрын
I just love birdseye maple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@PicksPaints
5 жыл бұрын
LOVE LOVE LOVE Birdseye maple!!!
@XF15DCC
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Always a fan of a nice Honey Burst.
@FF-so3su
Жыл бұрын
Looked fantastic when you finished 👍😊
@Olmors
5 жыл бұрын
I love bird's eye maple, and that poplar looks great with that stain!
@nicholasmorrison4817
5 жыл бұрын
Very cool, I used your videos a my primary resource for my own project Les Paul. Loved how the leather dye turned out! I'm excited to do a tele next. Hope I'm not too late to comment :)
@PhilippeBoissonneault
5 жыл бұрын
I'm currently finishing my first complete build. A Double cutaway semi-hollow telecaster with a gorgeous purple flame maple top and flame maple 1 piece neck. I'll try to do the matching headstock next. Thanks for your advices and videos! This one looks awesome as always.
@jpillsbury3
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Love that color on the poplar. Thank you for all of the videos. I have learned alot from them. Very inspiring.
@jimboh5131
5 жыл бұрын
BigD… thanks so much for doing this and all the other videos showing how much work and technique you put into the dye work; going to try to copy your technique on a small project I'm working on; love poplar... so easy to work with and turns nice colors when sunned for a awhile. Thanks again.
@JeffGillis1
5 жыл бұрын
It turned out amazing! The orange, in the end, added a special honey sunset amber effect. Very nice.
@tulk3747
5 жыл бұрын
That will look great with a maple fretboard.
@playAgainMe
5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a nice tea burst... great job. you must have a lot of patience. Watching these vids make me want to start a guitar project.
@bigdguitars
5 жыл бұрын
do it!!!
@random1za
5 жыл бұрын
New viewer here! Very happy to have found such a straightforward and helpful channel! Nice vid
@Terry3Gs
5 жыл бұрын
WOW ... that came out nice !! And I never knew that about kalamazoo gibson factory that they did use birdseye maple.
@msatterfield1
5 жыл бұрын
Yes please! Nice looking top.
@crazyuncleduke8012
5 жыл бұрын
I wish more independent builders would use Poplar. It's one of the most sustainable species available in the U.S. and it's a dream to work with. :-)
@Dropaprayer
5 жыл бұрын
Yes sir, but it's green and ugly a lot of times, and has little to no grain :)
@arturpagoni8129
5 жыл бұрын
I am doing my first guitar project and relying heavily on your videos on staining and finishing, thanks and keep it coming! :)
@frankmorrow5080
5 жыл бұрын
Looks great! Enjoy your videos. Thanks!
@jeremyatkinson8179
5 жыл бұрын
I love that yellow! It really pops on that birds eye. Will make a great addition to anyone's project, mine included.
@andjelkojakovljevic7462
5 жыл бұрын
man, you did a great job again...it remindes me on a antique violin finish that you did on hollow telecaster few years ago
@nickburns7354
5 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. I love that you show these videos in real time. It gives a greater appreciation of the process.
@peterpetrusa3131
5 жыл бұрын
Looking good BigD. Great video as usual. Interesting and informative!
@mrwoodwork5097
5 жыл бұрын
Wow came out really nice! I was skeptical of the poplar at first, but it looks 👌🏻
@stevemoore7564
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome telecaster body I always loved the birdseye look I wasn't aware why you don't see it much anymore thanks for your videos I'm getting closer and closer to doin my own from scratch but man I love that birdseye.
@pullmanator89
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Angelus referral! Used it on 3 guitars now and its way better than wood stains and Rit dye. Very easy and fun to work with thanks to your videos
@Plethington
5 жыл бұрын
I love the Birdseye Maple. Great Job!
@agonyoblivion
5 жыл бұрын
Looks fantastic. Thanks for the poplar stain tip.
@MarkLedfordCustomGuitars
5 жыл бұрын
Huge fan of the channel. Angelus is a great product
@bryankethley3129
5 жыл бұрын
My high end guitars are all flame or quilted maple. I never considered a birdseye top but that is one cool looking effect
@ChrisFranklyn
5 жыл бұрын
I'm kinda glad you had to hit it with the sander and come back it all turned out better I reckon. Plus those spots where you said the yellow didn't pop will be under a bridge. It's beautiful.
@ExNotesRec
5 жыл бұрын
I starting staining guitars because of you with Angelus Leather Dyes and 3 years ago and since then I never stopped recommending them. Great piece and hope I could get that dye on Canada but we font have it for the poplar.
@SteveRibaudo
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful as always!
@Legionosh
5 жыл бұрын
I think that finish ended up looking pretty nice actually. :) (Not always a fan of dark to light bursts but you ended up doing a pretty good job) ;) (having an entry for this is just a plus) :D
@bkw0582
5 жыл бұрын
You make it look so easy.. Great job BigD!!
@Perdisian
5 жыл бұрын
Sick video as always, long time follower 1st time comment. Love the vids, keep 'em coming!
@garyphelps9123
4 жыл бұрын
IT DOES LOOK LIKE AFRICAN MAHOGANY PRETTY COOL DISCOVERY KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING
@viktormilbacher2605
5 жыл бұрын
Wow this body turned out gorgeous, love your vids! Keep them coming!
@chrissarantos7929
5 жыл бұрын
Looks great. You’re getting pretty good with those dyes.
@fishypaw
5 жыл бұрын
The finished burst effect is lovely, nice job.
@brokehifi
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. That came out great.
@tombeggs9606
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, Big D--very cool to see the wonderful Angelus dyes going in!
@thomasmiles7325
5 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say thanks for all the videos on staining I had no idea how they made guitar bodies look so good , I might have a chance one day when I make my own.
@thomasmiles7325
5 жыл бұрын
That would be a nice guitar to put together 😎
@Donerik
5 жыл бұрын
looks great, I love birdseye maple
@markbrooks6979
5 жыл бұрын
Looks fantastic. At first the russert color looked too green, but it turned great once everything was complete. That poplar really did look a lot like mahogany.
@michaelrundlett
5 жыл бұрын
Nice job, looks great.
@antilitarded4142
5 жыл бұрын
That turned out really nice.......I have a lot of birds eye and ill prolly start using it in my guitars also!!....thnx for the awesome videos!!
@peterogers7561
5 жыл бұрын
I have built a couple of necks with birdseye . They look pretty awesome.
@USBlues
5 жыл бұрын
Great job! It reminds me of a vintage parlor guitar burst.
@JMnyJohns
5 жыл бұрын
Wow D, that's gorgeous! Never seen birdseye on a tele before - very cool. Thanks again for all your posts - love 'em. :-) If it were mine I think I'd match the yellow with an aged tele look on the neck and use true oil finish - would be sweet!
@mariomercado1950
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the helpful info! Awesome video!!
@philgallagher1
5 жыл бұрын
That's a fantastic top, and like the look of the poplar! I would love this body, but not sure if you'd send it to UK. I would be happy to pay shipping if you decide to send it my way!!! Thanks, Derek, whatever you do with it!
@toddward5222
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. I’ve learned so much watching
@reggieowens782
5 жыл бұрын
That looks awesome!!!!
@shawnwoodfill8825
5 жыл бұрын
Love the idea... in the process of building a jazzmaster for my dad first guitar ever to build. Would love to win this beautiful birdseye maple/popular body !
@Kerchostem
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool, i love this color, amazing!
@SkyscraperGuitars
5 жыл бұрын
Looks great man.
@vernonleemonii3334
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Awesome color!
@RedRose4711
5 жыл бұрын
Looks beautiful...love it!
@TheBigH1975
5 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous as always, D. Good stuff.
@jeremyebert2814
5 жыл бұрын
I did a figured ash tele looks very similar looks great and I love Birdseye. I love it for necks.. and fretboards.. keep it up man always killer finishes..
@skaterdood777
5 жыл бұрын
Love all your videos man. I'm in the process of making my first guitar and you have been such a big help. Thanks for all you do.
@MrTimThunder
5 жыл бұрын
I would love that. Awesome job!
@bigdguitars
5 жыл бұрын
you got it.... send me your address: derek@bigdguitars.com
@MrTimThunder
5 жыл бұрын
@@bigdguitars Thank you so much!! Email has been sent.
@andreasschneider4859
3 жыл бұрын
Another great tutorial, thank you for sharing!
@charlesbryant6764
5 жыл бұрын
I need to try that dye out
@mchesters5553
5 жыл бұрын
Quite a lot of work but the result is lovely, like the way the back worked out too. Cool guitar body
@davidbrowning6762
5 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of poplar strats I’m working on now. Big D, I just wanted to say, if wasn’t for your KZitem channel, I would not be building guitars. So thank you, I’m grateful and my wife hates you. lol
@bigdguitars
5 жыл бұрын
haha my wife laughed at this comment. she said she hasn't watched one video of mine.
@themongoloid8944
5 жыл бұрын
Here’s little tip I learned a long time ago when staining- On some woods that don’t absorb the stain evenly (pine particularly ) I will apply mineral spirits first with a brush- And I guess naphtha would probably work just as well. Then I start staining and the wood absorbs the color evenly.
@beardedjediguitars
5 жыл бұрын
As always, nice work BigD & cool hat :)
@dragonbass1976
5 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Thanks
@johnabbatiello6056
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thanks. I’ve got a birdseye top that I’m planning for a Tele build and will try a similar technique.
@rahl1233
5 жыл бұрын
Big D... wood whisperer! 😎
@dantahoua
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your tips, I was about to maybe stain a birdseye maple laminated top... I think I will go natural color! :)
@vonormykirk
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@wombat6
5 жыл бұрын
looks great, as usual
@mattliebenau9083
5 жыл бұрын
Looking good. I've made a couple of bodies from poplar, no problems with it at all.
@davidkalfayan4082
5 жыл бұрын
Cool look to that t-body. I never had an issue with poplar my favorite strat I built had a poplar body.
@calebskowronek3231
5 жыл бұрын
Looks great!! Would love to win it, I’d slap a baked maple neck with some nice flame and a rosewood board 😍
@decomputerleraarable
5 жыл бұрын
Well, the colouring really works! Rob
@kenlee5015
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, I thought it looked good the first go around. Nice job.
@michaelmullins3005
Жыл бұрын
Thats a nice way to make popular look great...
@gavinpearcey6542
5 жыл бұрын
Damn, you make beautiful instruments, and love how informative your vids are!
@bigdguitars
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@elbeeuk
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome work man. Not gonna lie, I got a bit worried with the colouring halfway through but it turned out great
@bigdguitars
5 жыл бұрын
trust me I am a dr! hahah
@elbeeuk
5 жыл бұрын
@@bigdguitars :D
@Oborowatabinostk
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Though I would love to see some different body styles
@bigdguitars
5 жыл бұрын
I just did the explorer!
@pamcarr4003
5 жыл бұрын
Ok, again, very informative video and I love the way you use those dyes! Ok, what do you think of doing a reverse sunburnt? Purple being the center of the burst. Maybe some kind of blue or pinkish...you are great with these dyes and I think, I know you can pull it off.Wow, I'd love to see you do something like that. Definitely purple center tho. Thanks again. I like all your videos and really like the staining ones! :)
@wross357
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful!
@nancyoshiro6929
5 жыл бұрын
really nice birdseye...superior job of applying dyes as usual...i would have not of steel wooled it... do it yourself right...many tough decisions on fly with speculation of what it will look like after sealer and topcoat.....sure would like to land that piece of wood though !.. keep on bigd!
@jerryeddy804
5 жыл бұрын
I love working with Poplar. It's relatively low priced, and really nice to work with.
@EmbersMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for all the amazing content you put out! I am in the midst of my first full guitar build and coming up on finishing time. It’s a birdseye top and I wondered if you could confirm that I have the overall major stages/steps correct? 1- sand down to prep for staining 2- stain with leather dye (using Angelus ✌️) 3- apply sanding sealer 4- tru oil finish Is that the right order of operations? Thx so much!!!
@thomasburnett4712
5 жыл бұрын
Love it! I've got a Dimarzio Tracker T and neck PAF ready to drop in!
@plainsroamer405
3 жыл бұрын
She's a beaut!!!
@MrJp5150
5 жыл бұрын
Very cool !!
@jamesmitchell3357
5 жыл бұрын
That would make a great body for my next project.
@gabesluis305
5 жыл бұрын
Looks amazing! I’d love to win!
@nebbynoo1127
5 жыл бұрын
You haven't done an alien burst yet might be cool. Maybe I'm just biased because green is the best colour.
@vlam75
7 ай бұрын
Hi Big D I heavily rely on your excellence to apply to my project which is a honey burst swamp ash tele……. What would be you recommendation for a “ final satin finish” after applying 4 coats of Mohawk sanding sealer ? Keep up the good work 👏
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