Ben: _"build another guitar, or..." "Burn it!"_ Oh Talitha! 🤣🤣👍
@Paullyb79
3 жыл бұрын
I thought he said “BERNARD!"
@DominusFeles
3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@rasmeta
2 жыл бұрын
I just simply love how it kind of became a running joke on the channel, much like Ben changing his mind... :D
@docw85
3 жыл бұрын
I personally would have inlayed a thin cover of wood inside those holes, similar to a control cavity cover. Could even provide some cool contrast by using different woods.
@FeuerToifel
3 жыл бұрын
had the same thought.
@Jimjolnir
3 жыл бұрын
Now I don't have to comment...
@thomasrobertson4213
3 жыл бұрын
Totally, or like put inlays of changing clocks or symbols to tell some sort of story. That said, I’d have just carved a deep tummy cut and arm contour, maybe even a scoop round the back of the lower horn and removed unnecessary weight that way whilst still having a good looking guitar.
@tonyhomewood8264
3 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea! Either glue the covers in or use a magnet to hold the cover on. Would the covers removed change the sound at all?
@docw85
3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasrobertson4213 moon phases would work too. 🙂
@markellis8604
3 жыл бұрын
The concept is dead interesting, I don’t mind the look either. I wonder if carving a valley down the edge with the holes would enhance the look even more? Might even have a bit of a HR Giger look going on!
@smeemusic
3 жыл бұрын
i have to agree completely with this comment lol. interesting concept, looks cool, yeah carve a valley and yeah i could totally see how it would look a bit Giger ish
@Oasudude
3 жыл бұрын
This would be fun to glue a veneer over it. remove 2mm from the side, and glue in a thin strip on top, to se if it would make it invisible :) maybe with some fiberglass cloth laminated into the thing so that you wouldn't be able to press your finger through the vaneer :P :P
@gregmottram292
3 жыл бұрын
I think I would have routed the back out and made another thin cover. No dust collection points and the holes look a bit out of place and would bug me.
@georgerobartes5989
3 жыл бұрын
The better alternative to this is to band saw the back off before routing and gluing the back , back on . This only loses a small amount of material after thicknessing and the grain almost matches after refinishing . Its how I build my own because everything is too heavy except for my 3/4 acoustic.
@trus3683
3 жыл бұрын
@@georgerobartes5989 I built a walnut Explorer and routed large portions of the back out and put a sapele cap on the back to cover. The end result was pretty cool.
@georgerobartes5989
2 жыл бұрын
@@trus3683I love black walnut . I built a type of Asbory bass with 22 1/2" scale lenth from a single piece of that using rubber strings by Road Toad as I have arthritis , Its trimmed with real ebony parts , nut , markers , bridge etc . I've got 2 on the go a present , a body contoured 59 LPJ DC style with wood salvaged from a 1920s Mahogany fireplaces from East London where I live . A lot of these old town houses are having their fireplaces ripped out and end up in the skip . They don't realise 5hat under the 20 coats of paint is genuine old seasoned Mahogany .The body of that one consists of a book matched Mahogany back cap on a fully routed 3 plank Mahogany body ( I'm running out of the large wide shelves on top of the fire surrounds ) with a book matched Ash top finished in deep blue Tiger Eye . The other is a thinner Melody Maker DC with just a book matched Mahogany top as the rest is glued up leftovers about 5 pieces with neck through , also in 5 pieces with a combination of Mahogany and Maple , the strengthening struts from an old Hammond Organ that was free to anyone who would collect . I bought an old harmonium for £5 the rats and damp had got at but it has real ivory caps on the white keys for markers and ebony black keys for markers on maple or oak fretboards ( from old brown coated furniture , strip of the gunk and the oak is a beautiful honey gold colour ), bridges ,switch knobs and anywhere else it would look good . Generally speaking I only buy fretboard material and really like Mexican Rosewood . Shame it doesn't keep that golden yellow graining for long after planing . For ebony I use the old really tight grained English oak from the harmonium and use Ferrous Sulphate ( Coperas) to turn it ebony black , you can buy it as mordant from craft suppliers as its used to dye wool .Real ebony is related and grows in iron rich soil , so it's really hard to tell the difference as it stains right through the wood . Bog oak is pretty much the same but way too expensive especially when there's so much old wood available that no one wants . Imported white oak is not as dense , hard or have enough tannin to react . Black or European walnut will turn completely black using this stuff too . I hope this gives you a few ideas to source wood cheaply and keep up making guitars . Nothing more satisfying than creating a musical instrument someone will enjoy when you give it away .
@trus3683
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgerobartes5989 I've made body blanks from Sapele, AfrMahogany, Walnut and a Walnut burl stump. Necks from Curly Maple, Padauk, Purple Heart and Wenge and laminates in the past. So far the walnut is my favorite to work with.
@juancarlossuarez7486
2 жыл бұрын
@@georgerobartes5989 bro you seriously make that kind of stuff *and simply give it away to people*? How do I apply for a chance to have one?
@eliotmccann2589
3 жыл бұрын
If you can find one, and an owner that will let you, I recommend this surgical procedure on the infamously weighty Peavey T-40 bass.
@jazzFABRYk
2 жыл бұрын
Like that old Ibanez MCxxx much in the past, incredibly sustain and tone, but incredibly heavy too. Would be great to do this to such an old Ibanez…
@adriancooper8192
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit mystified by the current obsession with light-weight instruments. If you are really troubled by the heaviness of your guitar then take a tip from us bass players and buy a wider strap. I have to say that I am not a fan of the solution in this video. If the holes were covered with flush fitting wooden plugs then it could have really added to the look of the guitar. The poor thing just looks wounded now.
@peachmelba1000
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Tales of overly heavy guitars are just sob stories (unless your back is already injured or weak). In my last band, the bass player had a MM Stingray five string. It is far heavier than any guitar I own and he bopped around with it like it was barely there.
@davefoster6156
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with your “wound” comments. At this stage perhaps some thin veneer plugs of something wild, ebony, or purple heart come to mind... Try to make a wound look at least a bit “healed”
@teerexness
2 жыл бұрын
I have a, now permanently detached (failed surgery) bicep. I'm 59 and I can easily reach out with my bad arm, pick up and play four sets standing up with my heaviest guitar. Without pain or suffering. I don't know why this "pussification" of guitarists started, but it is unbecoming to our image. No wonder it's almost impossible to find anyone to do any actual work these days, if lifting and holding an electric guitar causes intolerable stress.
@iagobroxado
2 жыл бұрын
I vote for a dark wood veneer strip covering the holes kinda like the control covers on the back!
@pigfender
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Ben. If it was me, I’d extend the holes further round the guitar (both for visual effect and to further reduce the weight). I wouldn’t add mesh, but do think the holes would look great with just a narrow ring of brass round them.
@wls64
3 жыл бұрын
But brass is so heavy maybe Gold Leaf
@esalehtismaki
3 жыл бұрын
Any chambering is better than no chambering. It increases feedback, which improves sound, unless you go way overboard and create a squeal monster. Plus it reduces weight. My problem is that I'm not brave enough, I should leave much less wood.
@neilmeansneil
3 жыл бұрын
A Belly cut, arm carve and reshaping the neck access cutaway would have lost as much weight, been more comfortable and not looked so unsightly.
@bayleyclark9271
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but that's boring
@adrenalize25
2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that's something he knows, but wouldn't have made a very interesting video.
@TheChobyter
3 жыл бұрын
That transition... build another guitar or... burn it! 😂😂😂
@lucentguitars
3 жыл бұрын
A ruler with a 0 in the centre is something I never knew I desperately needed
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
it's one of those tools that, in very specific situations, is just what the doctor ordered!
@redbed1604
3 жыл бұрын
The reason that Leo Fender made the Telecaster (and Broadcaster) so robust, was so one could use it to fight one's way out of a Beer Joint if necessary.
@jeffreycollins7297
3 жыл бұрын
FINALLY a good excuse for heavy guitars.
@giannirocco7492
2 жыл бұрын
This guy's telling the truth,been there and done that!
@mercedesescobarmusic
18 күн бұрын
and I did!
@davidhall5233
3 жыл бұрын
I actually loved the look that the step bits left in the holes. Kind of a cool transition and adds a bit of unique visuals to the holes. I know you needed more weight relief on this build, but would love to see those step bit holes incorporated on another build
@jaynbob42
3 жыл бұрын
Haha another on point ‘burn it’ edit 😁
@digitel303
3 жыл бұрын
i like it . i would maybe go with some kind of aluminum slug with engraving or something to fill the holes with . Then that flash coat over them. Some kind of symbols on the slugs either stamped or engraved .. 8 holes should be able to come up with something. maybe note symbols
@MacDorschbert
2 жыл бұрын
Actually 'Michael Kelly Guitars' do the same thing on their enlightened models
@ryanbradford87
2 жыл бұрын
I have a a 2017 gibson custom shop les Paul historic 58, that’s about 9lbs. Fancy putting some holes in that for me??? Saving my bad back 😂
@bogdanmihalescu6907
2 жыл бұрын
Hollow out an Explorer style one next. Notoriously heavy just due to their size
@eliotmccann2589
3 жыл бұрын
I'd be interested to see how the surgery affects its balance.
@chassetterfield9559
3 жыл бұрын
Neck dive ?
@jeffreycollins7297
3 жыл бұрын
@@chassetterfield9559 Have you seen that neck? heck it was diving before he did this.
@notyou6674
Жыл бұрын
i did NOT expect that sound from how it looked.... oh and the guitar sounded pretty different too i guess.
@basberger5921
2 жыл бұрын
I'm just surprised the step bit didn't get stuck ;-)
@lrstaf6
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben; Greetings from Wisconsin, USA. I think that guitar would look great with about 1/8" thick dark wood plugs in each hole. I know it would add a little weight, but I think it would improve the looks.
@congerscott6064
2 жыл бұрын
You should have drilled different size hole saw holes all over the body and have a air brush artist paint it to look like swiss cheese with a rat or mouse on it lol, good idea man, thanks 🎸👍. (edited because of typo).
@matthewmilburn938
3 жыл бұрын
Yakisugi for those holes sir? Could be a nice asthetic to match the timber and hide machine marks. Next to build the custom Crimson Guitars bottle brush vaccuum attachment, to keep those holes spick and span!
@rodneyallen5003
3 жыл бұрын
Love the moment when Ben remembers that friction creates heat ….. ouch ! That’s a touch warm ( hahaha )
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
I am here to entertain :) B
@alexcorona
2 жыл бұрын
Happens to me every time I drill into wood.
@allendesomer
3 жыл бұрын
Regarding the repetitive holes: a randomized organic piece of artwork would have taken multiple episodes to pull off, but I would have watched them all. 😃
@briw4647
3 жыл бұрын
Tell u what.. instead of steel mesh, if you made some plugs, maybe copper or brass... mmm, patena.. to get them to fit, get a piece of wood, drill a hole the same size as the weight relief hole. Make a wood plug that fits the hole. Heat up some copper sheet and push the plug into the hole. This would leave u a copper or brass plug the right size
@ravenslaves
3 жыл бұрын
It's refreshing to encounter someone else who appreciates and values the actual wood. And someone who acknowledges the importance of "imperfection".
@benwright6330
2 жыл бұрын
..you could cap the holes and paint the sides and one'd be the wiser. ..chambered guitar, yes?
@rockpilerising
3 жыл бұрын
Could you take out wood between the holes altogether, which would create a cavity you could cap with thin wood bent to shape and flush fitted?
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely could.. the next level would be to remove hardware etc and go much much deeper and bigger..
@glennwhitlock1272
3 жыл бұрын
As I was watching, I felt my temperature rising and my gnashers a-gnashin. I looked over at my beloved Crimson copper rodded guitar and swore that I would never let this bad man, with his impressive range of drill-bits, anywhere near. No Sir. Gonna take me some time to calm down. Ps. Please build a crimson take on a no-frills, Tele-style slab of a guitar, but special enough to be a crimson. Thanks (you might even be forgiven)
@benodaboy
2 жыл бұрын
You sir, can write a good comment
@SladeTakalaLamey
2 жыл бұрын
I think I would have cut holes and filled them with shotgun shell brass caps. Also nice to see you back using metric for once.
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
2 жыл бұрын
I've often wondered how I could work shotgun shells into a build.. cool idea
@allofyourdreams
3 жыл бұрын
Can you relieve a neck though? If it has a neckdive :)
@MaximumZargon
3 жыл бұрын
Love this channel! The owner of that guitar needs to have regular access to compressed air, or a desperate urge to collect guitar dust-bunnies!
@Ndlanding
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! I think it's an awful idea. Maybe just sand down a belly cut and more curves?
@IanPageEchols
2 жыл бұрын
I call anything with holes that aren't easily cleanable "spider housing", rough house siding with places for spiders to build webs being a main one. I would have to build covers of some sort for these holes.
@davidf8749
3 жыл бұрын
My PRS SE Soapbar 2 weighs in at about 5.8 pounds and is the most resonant guitar I have. My two other best guitars are about 8.4 to 8.8 pounds. I am tempted to do some weight relief (not for weight but for tone) and am looking at the guitar Russ Ballard had when he was with Argent. My theory is that if there was less mass on the body, it would return more energy back into the vibrating string rather than being damped by the more solid body. I've recently watched some videos where they played tones underneath a metal plate with some powder on it and it created patterns at certain frequencies. Meaning that the position of the weight-relief holes may be important. Down the rabbit-hole I go. :) :)
@さいらなおき
Жыл бұрын
12:07 Oh. Yah! "KAIJUU" T-shirt!
@peteannells4218
3 жыл бұрын
They used to do this on lightweight cycle components and labelled them 'drillium'. That was a waste of time too !😉
@mustafagelen
2 жыл бұрын
dont keep right ear with left hand, try to build guitar by light and suitable woods :)
@FunnyHaHa420
3 жыл бұрын
LOL! I have seen this go sooo wrong for amateurs. The only thing that has caused more "oh shiite!" moments is wannabe shredders trying to scallop their own frets! "Yes Dummass, that's called 'the truss rod'. That means you went to deep."
@marcusadams8067
3 жыл бұрын
Handy for flicking cigarette ash in
@foxmeisteruk
3 жыл бұрын
I’d like to see you weight relief my recently assembled Crimson T-Style kit guitar because man, is it heavy! ;)
@thomasmoon3136
3 жыл бұрын
yep i came to say the same thing. i ended up adding a scratchplate just so i could route out all the wood underneath it
@foxmeisteruk
3 жыл бұрын
@@thomasmoon3136 Did you also have an issue with the neck pocket not really being deep enough for the neck? My kit had a finished neck and body, so I was unwilling at this point to try to correct it, so as a result the bridge saddles are set as high as they possible could be to compensate. Sooner or later, I will need to do something more permanent.
@slime_cactus
2 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering how something like this would look on a different guitar with maybe a diffuser sheet over the holes and as as part of the pickguard with some LED's behind them, or do something stylistic with the weight reduction holes like the phases of the moon
@tad5920
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for helping me decide to not do this. I have considered it many times, but your statement at 9:57 "Would I recommend doing this? No." sums it all up. Great video!
@springy-2112
3 жыл бұрын
looks good as it is i wouldn't over do it with mesh etc .. 👍🏻☮♥️
@mackellmo1083
3 жыл бұрын
Nice!!! Love it! I recently build an offset tele from a piece of pecan wood. It ended up weighing 12.5 lbs. I used the yellow Saburr bit on a Dremel wand and went through the pickups and control cavity. gutting it from the inside. Now its a little over 8.5 lbs.
@temp289
2 жыл бұрын
I have a Squier John 5 Tele which l find brutally heavy. If I had your nerve and even one tenth your talent, I would try this. But alas, I am a coward. I believe your idea very good. In your opinion did the quality of the guitar sound change? I would assume it would loose some sustain and possibly some low end. Great video. Thanks. John Paiva aka Snugg Fitt
@guitarbill417
3 жыл бұрын
Michael Kelly guitars actually does this I believe they call it "enlightened".... However I still love the idea!
@emersonvieira2533
3 жыл бұрын
...or go at gym and lift some weight's and be strong enough hahahaha 💪😡🤘🎸
@Fraser-P
3 жыл бұрын
So, what's next? A Swiss Cheese guitar complete with hand carved mouse?
@Jamirie
3 жыл бұрын
...or... burn it 😂
@petedazer3381
3 жыл бұрын
Personally, I would have left it heavy. The holes look less than acceptable…..
@spaceghostpurpz4744
2 жыл бұрын
Wish you would have showed us how it played after make the holes go around more further weight reduction
@matthewstacy2451
3 жыл бұрын
Those old usa peavey guitars weigh a ton and I would love to see the fall out ;)
@78tag
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about my black T-60 while he was doing this.
@matthewstacy2451
3 жыл бұрын
@@78tag the only heavier stringed instrument is a t40
@ObiWanAugus
3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't leave the holes uncovered, but I don't put a steel mesh on them either. I would make a 1.5mm thick Maple round caps; that give a little contrast to the color of the wood.
@samuel_excels
3 жыл бұрын
Harley Benton Jazz basses are pretty weighty and very cheap...
@bluesingmusic3443
3 жыл бұрын
Of course many will scream the tone will suffer. I think it's been proven scientifically that on electric guitars, wood & weight matter little. It's the pickups that matter. Acoustics are an entirely different story. Still, it's your guitar. (My Telecaster weighs exactly 8 lbs as does the case. I had a dachshund who weighed 13 lbs)
@inflamedcarnie
Жыл бұрын
After much deliberation, I did it. 20 holes around the perimeter (1 - 1/8"), and 3 strategically placed under the pickguard. It took a *lot* of weight off. I was quite sore the next day, as using a 20v Dewalt on a solid ash Tele was exhausting. It came out great, though. Thank you!
@richculham9399
3 жыл бұрын
Ben, try it on the GGBO 2021 guitar and film it! It'd be amusing at the very least haha🙂
@viperngruen
2 жыл бұрын
I own a Peavey t 60. Wonderful but overweight. I'd consider sending it to you for weight relief. If interested ,answer.
@ebutuoy4591
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, I have one of your Raw Descendant(split body) Series , "copper" rodded versions. I, as an old codger find it very heavy. The question is, if it's lightened, will it end up neck heavy? I'm not far, about 45 miles from you, so could make it available for YOUR video. What do you think? I certainly would not tackle such modification myself. ps I watch and love all your vids. Best wishes, Peter, West Sussex.
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, drop me an email through Crimson HQ. I would love to make her more playable for you, and would do it on video too.
@ebutuoy4591
3 жыл бұрын
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Wilco
@UncleKennysPlace
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have a neck-heavy Gretsch 12-string semi-hollow, and it's not playable unless you attach the strap to the headstock, like a '60's folk singer. Hopefully Ben can help you avoid that.
@thomasarussellsr
2 жыл бұрын
As I replied to another comment regarding caps to the holes; I'd go for rosewood caps to match the neck or moon phases or alternate caps. It would take a special customer to appreciate clock faces. Size them to sit a mm below the surface for a better asthetic than just being flush. (Drill a rebate for them to sit into.) If this was going to be a production style body with different main body materials, a whole line of caps could be made that the customer could pick from to customise their own.
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
2 жыл бұрын
A very cool idea, thank you. At this stage I'm seriously considering a cool wire mesh cup kind of thing but.. well, we all know I change my mind on a dime, don't we? :)
@1337million
3 жыл бұрын
Now fill it with resin and make it unnecessarily heavy!
@joewoodrum5160
3 жыл бұрын
It would have been nice to have HEARD it both before and AFTER you modified it. DUH!!!!
@jonlavigne3270
3 жыл бұрын
If you cover the holes, how would you store snacks in them?
@MarioinRmd
3 жыл бұрын
Ben's presentation is great. His skill is superb. This is one of the best guitar building channels on KZitem. The odd thing that Ben does is not entirely to my liking, but such is the case with all art. And that's what Ben does.. A fusion of builder and artist He's a true Artisan. And the most articulate and well spoken person with a head tattoo, that I've ever seen!
@cheapskate8656
3 жыл бұрын
I like it. Good way to reduce weight. Looks good as it is. If I had done it I think I would blend all the holes together . ie. widen the outer portion of all the holes until the touch each other.
@stevegraverson1218
3 жыл бұрын
I would not say you’ve ruined it being an older chap me self I appreciate the weight loss. However you have ruined a nice guitar so I will still give you a hundred dollars for it. Lol Peace
@graemero5532
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@ryno6101
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t believe in TONE WOOD so I really enjoyed the lightening task. Carbon fiber mesh tape over all the holes.
@xTheZapper
2 жыл бұрын
Same here, tone wood for violins and acoustics, but on electrics where the sound is generated by a string vibrating in a magnetic field, it's rubbish. Use a nice wood if going with a natural finish, otherwise cheapo Poplar.
@JustJayGaming
3 жыл бұрын
Now fill the top of the holes with contrasting wood
@MultiChickena
3 жыл бұрын
i have done same on my practice les Paul style guitar
@Youtubemademeaddahandle
2 жыл бұрын
Still too heavy? Take material out between holes along the average line of their centers at half the diameter ot the previous holes?
@gzahirny
3 жыл бұрын
Need to move you mic away from your face just a little so that Everytime you breathe or swallow we don't get the little wet sounds and things...
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
oh! I am so sorry, I HATE that.
@hlynurth6259
3 жыл бұрын
Nebula2.0 looks a little plump…..
@bongoboy502
3 жыл бұрын
Defintly would like to see this on a gibson or a 5/6 string bass. just some thing notoriously heavy Defintly gonna try this on my flipped bass (right but restrung left) Great idea man
@xXKASsNiPeSXx
3 жыл бұрын
Personally, i think you should take away some wood in between the holes so it has a concave to it
@danielsgrunge
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about doing this to a guitar I built yesterday, I love it but it weights 4.9kg, sooooooo heavy
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
go for it :)
@tomcarlisle6936
3 жыл бұрын
Are you ladies really concerned about this incredible weight your back's are required to endure? Ever wonder why those old Gibson Les Pauls sound so beautiful? Why did Gibson use such dense heavy woods? Do you think they were somehow capitalized by the World Association of Orthopedic Surgeons? i think they were more concerned about one goal,..... TONE !!! My LP weighs 9lbs. I love every ounce!
@graemero5532
3 жыл бұрын
waste of a decent looking guitar imo.
@BigDogDaddyD
2 жыл бұрын
Many years ago had an old Les Paul I lightened for a young man that had muscle development issues. Essentially routed out the whole back, glued in a few support rails, and veneered over. Weighed about a 1/4 of what it weighed originally. Just watched a guy on KZitem make a guitar with resin poured over bubble wrap in a silicone mold.
@shawnclifton4742
3 жыл бұрын
Drill a Norlin Era Les Paul Custom!
@444chains
3 жыл бұрын
I hearby name this guitar ‘crumpet’ god bless her & all who play her...
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
well.. now I'm hungry :)
@georgemueh3273
3 жыл бұрын
Now fill them back in with wine corks lol
@gzahirny
3 жыл бұрын
I would have done it on each side, even tho the holes don't look to pleasant, the symmetry would be nice.
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
I think I might have to..
@selsdon7073
3 жыл бұрын
Could you please lighten a 1959 Les Paul ? Thanks in advance
@selsdon7073
3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe a Chibson (as a cheap way of demonstrating how this would work on a Les Paul style guitar)
@farber2
3 жыл бұрын
"Does this change the resonance?
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
it will change things a very little bit.. in the end it was not that much weight removed..
@davidjamespinnock6971
3 жыл бұрын
A lighter Peavey T40 would be great.
@cheapskate8656
3 жыл бұрын
Missed opportunity Ben. A bit of "Light relief" EDIT: Just finished watching the vid.... you have to call them "tone holes" surely :)
@кяуртіс
2 жыл бұрын
Gold top or silver sky.
@kaptainkmann7808
3 жыл бұрын
Champer the holes so they almost touch and leave them open , that's my 2 cents anyways LOL. This has made me question tho. If you drilled a hole between the strap button and the jack then pressed in a steel bar leaving the hole open or sealing it afterwards , could you correct a headstock heavy guitar ? Essentially rebalancing the instrument.
@cheapskate8656
3 жыл бұрын
Kaptain you a brilliant, also I just made a similar comment :)
@miccullen
3 жыл бұрын
Love the look, good stuff. I'd like to see the mesh inserts, as well :-D
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
Mesh or Cork are my favourites for now..
@andrewbarker9773
3 жыл бұрын
weight watchers for wood
@mylogify
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe fill them with a 4 cm long lighter wood types in circles? Looks very good! 3.9 Kg's was also heavy for me, so I had to get a basswood RG :P...
@ashcustomworks
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but.... how did it sound afterwards? I have done this on my guitars in the past, but found the same - that it's very difficult to remove a meaningful chunk of weight with round holes. You've gotta go full thinline to get wood like hard ash or sapele down to the mark. I think this is part of the magic of the Blackmachine formula - the easiest way to reduce body weight and increase resonance is to just make it thinner.
@RobTackettCovers
5 ай бұрын
Man, I'm 62 years old, and my knees aren't that great, and I recently got this import guitar, and the place I got it from, before they ship it out, they do a complete set up on it per the buyer's spec's. I've got to say, besides this Music Man Silhouette I have, it just plays really good. It's a Floyd equipped guitar, HSH, 24 frets...and is super heavy...I don't really want to sell it...I will probably eventually mod it with Fishman Fluence Open Core Classics, but dread doing that, because I have this shake in my hands, and soldering is not my favorite thing to do, but I want the guitar to be noiseless, and I've seen demo's on YT that just made me conclude I should get them. I've watched many of your videos, so when I did the search "How to weight relief your heavy ar$$ guitar" and saw it was you, I was really glad. The guitar is a neck thru construction, Ebony fretboard that is sweet, frets aren't stainless like my MM Silhouette, but since their new, it'll probably play really well for a while. My main concerns probably are, of coarse, 1) not to destroy hidden wiring that they may have snuck through it, but all the electronics are on the lower bout...you know, the whole 1 vol, 1 tone, 5 way switch deal...anyway, and 2) not to cause it to be neck heavy to the extent that I'm having to constantly be readjusting it while playing gigs. I wish it was as light as a Parker Fly or a Strandberg, but I know that isn't happening, but if I could get a couple of pounds off of it, I would be happy....it's a black guitar, too, so that's an easy one to be able to keep a bunch of holes in the back of it not looking like "oh, no...what did you do to your guitar?!?!?", hahaha! I might even get elaborate and make the holes different colors...OK so on to watch your video...I have the tools to do it, it's just a matter of getting the guts to do so. Thanks for the video, and hope you and yours are doing great!
@scottakam
3 жыл бұрын
If a guitar is too heavy, you just call it a "studio model"!
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
lol.. damn right!
@ozoneswiftak
2 жыл бұрын
Personally as a bedroom rocker!!🤘I love heavy 13 pound guitars. This is painful to watch. But I love the field your running through.
@RetroPlus
3 жыл бұрын
0:36 I love the editing where you chose to roll the intro there
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