I'm a 1959 model. Yep, we were built to last. Sometimes with spare parts!! Fascinating video and no wonder a guitar museum is required because how many people would have heard of the brand, let alone the way this guitar was built!
@paulneeds
Жыл бұрын
Me too. A good year! Can’t believe no-one wouldn’t have heard of a National Steel Guitar tho!
@patgleeson1934
Жыл бұрын
@@paulneeds possibly because there would not be that many in Australia!!
@fredfloyd68
Жыл бұрын
Now that is a practical guitar.They should make more like them.
@patrickmcpartland1398
Жыл бұрын
Totally impractical to produce lol
@MrNeedlekiller
Жыл бұрын
Best sounding demo you've done in this series
@TH-ql8gg
Жыл бұрын
The narration accompanying this video is first class. The low fi recording, the accent, the knowledge... tres bon!
@jipes
Жыл бұрын
I must say I'm impressed by the respect you shown to restore this old nAtional, some people which call themselves wrongly Luthier would have been changing old parts to non sense modern stuff so Kudos for your dedication to leave it original
@Mr_CB
Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video Sam, really enjoyed learning about the National guitar, thank you.
@heneverreturnasahorse9773
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, very much! I lusted for that guitar in the early 60s but parents couldn't be coerced into buying until I showed I would "stick" with guitar lessons. A few years later they did buy a Gibson Melody Maker and in '68 upgraded to a Mustang. After adulthood I never found one or would have done all I could to own it. A "bucket-list" item that will remain unchecked, unfortunately.
@41DegreesSouth
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video. Sam's knowledge and obvious love for the subject, the thoughtful editing, and the awesome sound recording and playing of the guitar, all combine to make it just bloody brilliant! Easily the best video of this format on the Crimson channel. Can't wait for the next one.
@adampatterson9650
Жыл бұрын
Lovely guitar so cool, sounds great, be a great recording guitar for a musician to borrow. Well chosen Sam.
@tonisiret5557
Жыл бұрын
I love the oddities, & the wacky approaches to guitar building ❤
@thesisters1349
Жыл бұрын
Hello from Massachusetts! So refreshing to see people so passionate about what they do. Ben, you are the perfect ring leader for your band of luthiers. Keep up the good work, love the concept and the channel. Peace and basses...
@nigel4425
Жыл бұрын
Nice machine. - If Alan (Blind Owl) Wilson wasn't playing one of these back in the day, he should have been!
@frankiechan9651
Жыл бұрын
That guitar is wild. There's like 20 design elements on it that I've never seen before or never seen together like that. My brain went WTAF when the pickups were shown for the first time - and the way they came apart 😳 We are so used to seeing a "normal" teardown - but what I expected vs what I saw created a huge mental dissonance. The "did I just see what I thought I saw?" The tailpiece is gorgeous as is the wooden bridge and the neck joint is an engineering marvel. So glad to have learned something about it, seeing it restored and knowing that it'll be joining the museum.
@PG-ex3kl
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Sam! A beautiful and respectful restoration ! Really enjoyed!
@nicholas3139
Жыл бұрын
fascinating! that is a wild instrument! i love these deep dives, & i must say, as someone from across the pond, the variety of english accents is utterly fascinating & delightful. So very glad that you're showcasing the talents & knowledge of your crew!
@cheapskate8656
Жыл бұрын
Awesome engineering. I assume it was mighty expensive in the day.
@3PBC
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video Sam and found it really interesting. Great knowledge, great attention to detail and great finished product! I look forward to the next one.
@RoyZenzo
Жыл бұрын
Very solid wiring
@Krullmatic
Жыл бұрын
Dang, I thought the voiceover was some old dude, who was around when these came out lol! Then they showed you, young man.
@fungusv375
Жыл бұрын
love the muddy waters sound kind of beauty of a guitar
@paulneeds
Жыл бұрын
And GREAT job Sam!
@ikestoddard2458
Жыл бұрын
Nice treatment! Well done!
@TheGorillafoot
Жыл бұрын
That's sweet. I would actually buy that and I usually build guitars when I want a new one.
@RogerBarraud
Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a beautiful job you did, Sam!
@zeffneeson5214
Жыл бұрын
It’s very cool it’s so local to me and I can’t wait to visit 😁
@macgibbon
Жыл бұрын
Single coil in a humbucker cover - Morello would be pleased.
@geoffdillon6013
Жыл бұрын
Yet again a great video in this series. I love these videos and would actually like them to go a bit longer. Going into more detail about the work done and the condition. In saying that, they way they are now is still awesome. Keep them coming. Nice new addition presenter also.
@creativecomposites6193
Жыл бұрын
Cool guitar and sound! Handy having the aluminium block to rest on the bench for leveling! Great work Sam.
@robinfawcett7973
Жыл бұрын
Love that guitar... The Guitar Museum is shaping up to be a knockout!
@1066wastrel
Жыл бұрын
I`ve got to learn to play that backing track, it`s awesome!
@dougweidner7367
Жыл бұрын
Good job Sam
@peteytwofinger
Жыл бұрын
Hey - enjoyed the video of this amazing piece of 50s work . thanks !! thats such a neato keen guitar even tho it kinda looks like an LP a bit , i wouldnt put it on Craiglist .
@kennysanti6557
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Have been so helpful and has got me wanting to start building my own guitar 🤘🏽 also can't believe how close you are to where I live in Weymouth so I'll definitely be visiting the Dorset guitar museum soon
@MrRaggyDan
Жыл бұрын
Love Sam’s knowledge and respect for the instrument. Trying to place Sam’s accent - somewhere in the East Midlands?!
@davidgardner7095
Жыл бұрын
yes, Derbyshire!
@larryzink8978
Жыл бұрын
My old supro dualtone 2 screw neck joint stair step tailpiece all else same. Made a resonator w nat'l style cone out of it. Ozark fiddle.
@tcelikyay
Жыл бұрын
awesome soundtrack today 👍👍👍
@christopherclarke5254
Жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that's a vinyl-wrapped body. It's a much better job than the Hagstroms and Danos I've owned or played. Thanks for anther interesting breakdown!
@skydogstudio
Жыл бұрын
During the early 1980s I was friends with a guy who worked for Jackson Browne. We used to hangout at his downtown studio and in addition to some modern and vintage Fenders Jackson and David Lindley collected National and Supro etc. guitars like this. They had between 30 and 50 of them in cases up against the wall. I was able to play through Jackson's AC 30 and his Dumble (same one played by SRV when he made his first album there) btw playing a 1952 blackguard tele through a Dumble is an experience not easily forgotten.
@slicker1444
Жыл бұрын
Very cool !
@FrancisVoignierMusic
Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@dudelostman7412
Жыл бұрын
Sweet!
@radioking
Жыл бұрын
8:00 Ondulot riffing in a Neu groove
@aharkness5657
Жыл бұрын
If there was a list of things I hate in a guitar, this would probably tick every single box. Still really interesting.
@timothycormier3494
Жыл бұрын
Is there any difference in the sound or response or anything. having the two outside pole pieces of the pickup being the screws that hold the cover on? Also even though you explained it. Did those outside screws hold the pickups into the body? I’m fascinated by those screws serving double duty. As an actual fastener and the pole piece of the electro magnet.
@moogoomoogoo5990
Жыл бұрын
I wish I could understand more of the engineering of that right angle piece came off the neck and bolted to the body. Was it welded to the neck or all cut/ cast out of a single magnesium piece?
@sinocte
Жыл бұрын
It looks like part of the casting to me. I was wondering the same thing at first.
@ROLEPLAYA64
Жыл бұрын
Love it love it... Really like the track around 6:47. What is it? it's... Groovy!
@peachmelba1000
Жыл бұрын
Link is in the description
@jozsefizsak
Жыл бұрын
Marvelous!
@robertr4193
Жыл бұрын
The wiring on this guitar when it was first removed looked horrendous. It really looked like it needed a lot of help. It sounded interesting when Josh was playing it close to the beginning of the video.
@JeffM5150
Жыл бұрын
let's see some Music Man. You know Fender part two. Hell of a cool story there. Research it
@matthewkabat4633
Жыл бұрын
Good evening crimson adores
@peteannells4218
Жыл бұрын
Have a look at Kirk Magnesium cycle frames (1980s ?)
@stevehead365
Жыл бұрын
Was some of the music by Neu?
@vincentvandervaart8019
Жыл бұрын
Removing that old solder must have smelled horrendous
@tyremanguitars
Жыл бұрын
the pickups look like a P90 with a humbucker cover over the top, interesting...
@DreidMusicalX
Жыл бұрын
So if I took the guitar out with me into the wood and started shredding on it. Could I start a fire?
@paulneeds
Жыл бұрын
I’d say this is a Jack White special - he loves these oddities! It may even be worth reaching out to him to see if he has any more info on them? Noting to lose…
@RogerBarraud
Жыл бұрын
"Burn It !!1!" doesn't apply here!
@SilkandScrooge
Жыл бұрын
These things are cool but obviously it doesn’t sound good. Drop some EMGs in it.
@iagobroxado
Жыл бұрын
They went througha lot of trouble just to not give this a "proper" truss rod lol
@kilsoo
Жыл бұрын
Weird internet people claiming they can tell you youre wrong about a neck that probably less than 0.000001% of the human race have ever felt
@DavidRavenMoon
Жыл бұрын
Magnesium or aluminum? You know you guys totally devalued that guitar by changing the electronics. And also drilling holes.
@CrimsonCustomGuitars
Жыл бұрын
A pot had already been changed out, badly.. and the pickups modified.. badly, with new screws. We put it right and closer to original.spec. as to drilling holes if the screw doesn't bite in a hole you have to fill with cocktail stick and redrill.. literally no one would ever know that happened unless the watched this video. We haven't affected the value at all, all we did was make it playable and electronically functional in line with the original specs. You make a great point though, in the future we'll make sure to explain what's happening in greater detail to avoid misunderstanding
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