I have an incredible Chibson with EMG branded pickups. My guitar shop couldn’t tell it was fake. They are getting better at it.

Does it affect intonation?

Basically a zero fret without the wear

No you had a misspent youth!

Ben, you are not only skilled but also patient. Beautiful execution and design. I'm grateful.

Roller nuts are great and all guitars with a trem should have them as standard

Other finishing oils are available

I have a 2006 American deluxe sunburst strat with the LSR roller that looks exactly like yours. It’s my favorite Strat I’ve ever played. Stays in tune better than my Les Paul and every bit as good as my double locking Ibanez’s with original edge bridges. I considered going with a bone nut when I first bought the guitar after reading on line about people giving the LSR nut a bad rap but glad I stuck with it. Amazing guitar!!! Trust your own experiences before buying into crap on the internet!!!

cant take a scrawny little band nerd with a tattooed bald head and a gross beard seriously. His look is definitely better for radio or podcast.

The only guitar that I have that do not have roller nuts are the ones where I can not fit them due to the radius or size. You can not beat physics. The tunning stability is amazing. Not only that, I always go also for the roller saddles and the locking tuners.

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just got mine was really excited read the manual was trying to find out how to take it apart because the lever cap would not come off finally I got it off and now I can't get the lever cap back on. this thing is such junk. its impossible to get it back together and I don't want to strip the bed. ive made sure every thing is lose to try and get as much clearance as possible but there still isn't a chance in hell sad this video is ten years old and appears the product has only gotten worse

Beautiful work!

The numbers refer to The Book of Volume, Chapter 1, verse 506

To relic something authenticly you have to use the tool that creates the same effect in the real world. So belt buckle for the back, heavy chain bracelet for the hardware and finish. The checking would have looked much more realistic if he'd used heat and cold which is how it happens in the real world.

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Tin can also be ironed out easily using an old iron that gets sufficiently hot.

You should clarify that the orientation of the bridge screws is wrong on the Supreme, but not for other models.

This is the first fake I have seen that has fret nibs.. worrying but there are many other tell tale signs as you rightfully pointed out. It is worrying that for many a year now, these Chinese factories get away with selling fake guitars. All these guitars that are branded made in the USA when they are in fact made in the Far East, should be destroyed by Customs and the buyers fined heavily. That will stop the endless dropping of fake stuff into Europe. Same goes for clothing, parfums, watches, etc and stolen goods. As long as people buy them, the market will not cease to exist. If you could be fined for buying these goods, people will tread more carefully, I think. If you want a cheaper alternative to an original Gibson, buy a Japanese made Tokai instead, but it has to be made in Japan. Or, spend less, and buy a Tokai that is crafted elsewhere. In any case, you will get value for money and it is your budget that will determine how good a guitar you can buy. Or go for a vintage Japanese made Orville by Gibson, Tokai, Greco, Burny or even Aria Pro. Those are all well crafted guitars and value for the money, IMHO.

Amazing work man every time I think your in too deep you make something beautiful ❤

Hey Ben, so I'm working on an electric double cut build. Bubinga body and ziricote top, absolutely stunning woods. However I'm worried about how to best finish the ziricote. I've done some tests with tru oil but it just makes the wood extremely dark and diminishes the grain. After reading up about ziricote it seems that the wood naturally has a high oil content. Any advice would be appreciated.

incredible!

Jeff Beck (RIP) had rock solid tuning with his roller nut equipped strat even with all the heavy whammy bar usage.

Fair to say that I totally understand you. Job wise and mental attitude. The drive and determination, the perfection and the head fucks. You can't do what you do, think how you do, produce what you do without being you. What you deal with, I know and share. But what you create is beyond words. It's just art! I'm a tech, but I learn so much from you. My new found career is basically My knowledge and ideas. But, also and massively so, your teaching vids. My tools are 90% crimson made. I feel bad in a way. I would love to have come and do your courses. I know I'd be better for doing so. But as you know, being a guitar tech is a vow of poverty! It's a living, and I love the job so much. Thanks to you, COVID and losing so much turned into a new trade for me. Thanks Ben, you give so much in teaching and teaching in life skills too. P.S. one hell of a guitar.

How do you know if something will get down in there yet? It looks brand new. Oil attracts dust and grime ANYWHERE.

ive just put a roller bridge in my HB te 40 and its great ive had no problems, didnt know you could get roller nuts that gives me an idea lol.

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IMO As soon as I see that the rear bridge has screw driver slots were there is not supposed to be any, why bother with the rest!?

Ahh yes, the old Chibson Suprome😂 nearly bought one of these when i was about 17, didnt have a clue, buddy saved me from the scam

I had not seen this before. Its very clever and simple.

every time I hear something about this movie, I keep remembering that quip from multiverse of madness: "Fantastic Four? Didn't you guys chart in the 60s?" I wonder if thst was just a throw-away joke, or did Strange actually see the Fantastic Four in one or more of those 14 million possible futures he looked through in Infinity War?

Why doesn’t fender install these stock anymore?

Education educates

That is one of the nicest builds I've seen

Next you might try, the Tremolo Buddy. I look forward to hearing your thoughts

UV epoxy, попробуйте, твердеет быстро, можно полировать, матовый и сатинированный финиш выглядит как сатинированное лаковое покрытие после пескоструя,

I felt much less alone in the world when you said you also default to hitting stuff after it goes wrong.

Well please come in different sizes of different width necks ??

I’m glad you finally see the light. Them thangs are such an upgrade IMO

all that but no sound sample...must sound like crap 😄

personally, I would have bound the F hole with strips of 32,000 year old curly bubinga.. but thats just me.

I could use that, cause I reverse the strings (for a left handed guitar).

I have built a few kits, and the one thing that seems to make a huge difference is roller string trees for shallow-break guitars. I have a $200 kit that looks like a $20 toss away, but plays like a $1000 guitar. Not the trees without rollers, the ones WITH actual rollers. aliXpress can be your friend. Bone nuts, locking tuners....they are all dirt cheap and of decent quality to make your kit or cheap guitar well playable into the next decade.

If Gibson could actually make a $3500 guitar that was the quality of a guitar that was worth $3500, then the Chinese copies wouldn’t have such an appeal. People appear to be okay with some body imperfections in a guitar they trick out with aftermarket parts, rather than pay an exorbitant amount for a guitar of middling quality with almost no quality control at the luthier before it is shipped. I would never waste my money on a modern Gibson. But I would buy an Edwards Gibson copy before I would buy a Chibson though

5 months later and it seems to not be available on the Crimson website. Sux. Did i miss something?? The link to the tool above gives me a 404 error.

I never bonded with PRS guitars. eventually I also started building my own guitars.

Huh... You quit so I stopped watching your channel. I just looked and you didn't quit for very long. That's cool. I'm glad for the new content - and have a lot of content to view if I want to catch up. (I don't think I'll have time for that.)