Custom Guitar Build - The Griffin - Mahogany Body w/ Walnut Front

[@Movieman1965]

This wood combo looks really nice! Nice shape too. Thanks for the video of the build process.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Nice guitar man, for future reference don't drill pilot holes for the bridge, the bit has no stability and grabs the wood thats why you got tear out. Just use an punch or awl to mark the hole and use high quality brad point bits and that won't happen your holes will be super clean.

[@kilhattrick]

That neck is something special. The body shape and finish have a really enjoyable look. Custom truss rod cover and matching back plate is a nice look. I like your style. Job well done. I want to make wood pickup covers and knobs for it.

[@johnchase8510]

Nice job, you have come a long way from your first build! A few tricks to add to your bag... When drilling veneer, or through lacquer/poly... Run the bit in reverse till you get through the surface. String grounds on the tailpiece will give you a larger ground plane. Lining up tuners, if you want them straight, is easier with a small straight edge nudged against them. When installing a bolt-on neck, tune to pitch, loosen the screws a turn, rap the headstock at the top with a rubber mallet to seat the neck tight in the pocket. You may hear a slight crack as the neck jumps forward in the pocket, seating up tight against the body. This improves sustain, and stabilizes the joint. One last thing, lol... You might find a rabbet bit and bearing set useful for making those electronic cavity cuts. However, you should use a little larger router than the Colt. A 1-1/2 to 2 horse machine would do nicely for this. Keep making dust, and Happy New Year!

[@xtrchessreal]

I'm a lead guitarist for 42 years, this looks good, symmetric etc. I would like to see it strapped on while standing to see how it balances across your shoulder, if its neck heavy or body heavy. A few quality lead licks on each pu/clean/dist. setting would also be nice to hear.

[@substrate001]

Great looking guitar... looks awful comfy to play, too! Really like the contrast between the two woods you used. Nice pickup selection, too.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Ok I see you build guitars often. I commented on another guitar vid you did a killlller guitar man... I see your getting established with guitars. Don’t stop your gonna be a badass builder I’m saying this bcs I play and I build too.

[@j3ffn4v4rr0]

I really like the look...the wood combo & body shape plus fretboard dots makes a cool overall design. Bridge pickup sounds awesome.

[@E-BikingAdventures]

It's a really nice looking guitar. Well colour coordinated. I think it would look even better with a higher gloss finish.

[@Mr__V]

Very nice result. My only criticism is the back carve for the electrical. May want to make a template to keep that clean and straight. Even if it's the back, should have the same level of attention as the front.

[@royberg737]

Very tasteful combination of woods,

[@jefferylee9347]

Bro , I've watched you make two guitars and I have to say you have done a fantastic job and your own design is pretty cool , I love the natural wood grain on a guitar , I have 8 . 4 acoustic ( one is a 12 string ) and 4 electric , only 3 are colored , the natural wood grain looks so good , anyhow ,,,badass guitar bro , great job ,, the body design looks like Les Paul , S G , half b c rich warlock and moking bird ,,damn cuz that's pretty cool

[@mikesmithey1892]

I think this guitar would look really cool with some brass Stars around the outer edge where the wood is lighter pretty cool

[@richclayton5785]

Nice axe! The opening sequence where you edge glued the slabs, I've never seen anyone place a clamp right into the wet glue...made me grin!

[@improvewitherror]

That thing is fantastic, great job on it, I tried making my own and my router screwed up my neck pocket because the depth changed while I was routing it, time to try again.

[@johnzenner4615]

Both of the guitars that you have made are gorgeous, though this one sounds a lot better.

[@1961jscofield]

Outstanding sir. Would love to play that thru a cranked AC30.

[@javanthomas4122]

Beautiful work

[@Swamp46Daddy]

Nice build ! Sounds and looks great !

[@takistsiberis6636]

Great piece of work !!!

[@improvewitherror]

That thing look awesome, good job!!

[@michaeldavid4227]

congratulations friend great work ,🎸🎚️🎛️🎙️🎤🎵🎼🇧🇷 que guitarra linda

[@Rick-Williams59]

Nice guitar, cool design and build.

[@mikewoike9429]

Man you must have a strong back, I couldn't handle the weight. Looks sweet no worries.

[@darktanislee7998]

Awesome job man keep up the good work!!

[@MikeCindyWhite]

Another awesome build bro! Amazing work, I'm in the middle of my first build and these videos are great!! Thanks for sharing my friend.............. Mike(Whitey).

[@thebooda]

Where do you get/buy your wood? It is all just beautiful! I admire your passion you put into your guitars! I would be proud to own any of them. Can't imagine the satisfaction you feel when you complete each one. Thank you for all of your videos.

[@Hazardteam]

I hope you will made a guitar from coconut shell :) Ultra strong, ultra light and yeah... ultra hard to work with that but! Unique.

[@Movieman1965]

Coconut shell? Has this been done before? If so, link please?

[@jokosaputrasaputra3335]

Wow nice project n beautiful guitar

[@MichaelSmith-on1ig]

11:49 oh no! INext time use masking tape on the hole. What I also recommend would be a wood block with a straight hole through as a jig to drill mostly straight. Works better than nothing!

[@Releasethebats123]

Damn this is beautiful

[@elricImmortal666]

Great Work!!

[@bishlap]

pretty guitar w/ a mean sound.

[@Omnipotentplatypus]

Nice work man you’ve come a long way and your designs are the shit. Just put away that power drill when you’re screwing in the neck, makes me cringe every time, just do that by hand. Get some guide blocks for when you can’t fit things in the press or just make some on the press to make sure you stay square. Keep at it man you’re doing some cool shit.

[@nathanpollard3368]

1:45 the man with four arms

[@punman5392]

I think it would look better with a high gloss finish although those can be hard to do well

[@danpejril]

Thank you for all the build videos. Can get enough. Planning my first, from scratch build. Since you have been purchasing your necks, how are you calculating the depth of your neck pocket? Did you need to incorporate a neck angle to use the tune-o-matic bridge?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

I calculate the depth of the neck pocket by measuring the heel of the neck at the base where the fretboard overhangs the end, then measure down that same distance from the top of the body and make a pencil mark, which I then use to set the depth on the drill press. After that I drill just short of the mark that I made, then make the pocket deeper as necessary depending on how the neck sits during test fits. As for the break angle, the routing template that I used has a 2-3 degree angle built into it for tunematic bridges.

[@danpejril]

Excellent, thank you. Really like the Walnut live edge build.

[@amblues4funbluesleadandryt62]

good job ... good sound ... good all

[@markbundy1694]

Beautiful Guitar... looks really heavy.

[@fishinfools1991]

Good job bro

[@robertbarker2458]

Make an aluminium template for the bridge with the block being 2" thick it works for me and the holes are true

[@rizzinthebox7124]

Hey beautiful guitar i like the dots great idea cheers

[@gyovannirobson]

Maravilhoso. Parabéns e abraços do Brasil.

[@onyelbrixrhythms8718]

I dont now.. but that cut away is so weird.. can you just round it off a little bit?

[@CustomReverb]

Very nice guitar, keep it up. :)

[@joeysmith8482]

Nice guitar. What pick ups did you use?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

Thanks! Its a Seymour Duncan Jazz Model in the neck position, and Duncan Distortion in the bridge position.

[@scottriddle5468]

Whats the name of the finish you are using. Thanks

[@OrbitalGuitars]

This was Polycrylic

[@nivst7094]

I really love your love your videos but is it possible to speed both video and sound up instead of the video only?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

Thanks! It's actually much easier to speed up both the audio and video together, but I was getting a lot of complaints on the last video about the high-pitched noises that creates, so I decided to try something different on this video.

[@nivst7094]

Oh i understand

[@clifffinch9052]

Nice old National style body

[@elricImmortal666]

what kind of glue do you use on the body man??? It must be really strong!!!!

[@OrbitalGuitars]

It's just regular wood glue, but it is very strong. Once it dries, it is stronger than most types of wood.

[@brianbond7856]

What do you do with the finished guitars do you sell them if so I'm interested

[@OrbitalGuitars]

So far, I still have all of them, and any of the 3 I have videos for that are named are available, though price varies based on how expensive or complicated they were to make.

[@scottriddle5468]

How much would you charge to build one

[@brunonizer]

Perfeito! Amei a 🎸

[@bloodswarms]

My only critique is that it looks pretty thick.

[@yinimin]

Do you sell your guitars to?

[@rawg277201]

Do I hear Grey tree frogs calling in the background? 27:00

[@OrbitalGuitars]

It's some mix of frogs and toads, we get a lot of them in the spring

[@romeo34889]

At 20:46, I was swatting at a flying bug...I was actually looking for a dead bug on me.... I replayed and I smacked it again..

[@opinologoamateur6429]

Hermosa!!!!

[@zordosway3846]

Nice build dude, control cavity was a good choice. What’s the overall weight of it?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

It's not too heavy, about the same as an average Les Paul.

[@mumusjackson98]

Is it an original model ?

[@lanimask4314]

what finish did you use?

[@OrbitalGuitars]

For this I used polycrylic, a hard finish that dries clear, unlike oils or polyeurethane that have a yellow tint over time.

[@JayPDeath]

Very nice. I like how this one came out. Want to try doing a guitar myself. Where are you getting your woods? Not sure where to go. And is the thickness of that mahogany 8/4? Thanks for any help.

[@OrbitalGuitars]

Thanks! And yes, it's 8/4 mahogany. I get all of the bulk lumber from www.woodworkerssource.com/ they're great for big pieces of lumber.

[@JayPDeath]

Life L1ke thanks much. I'll check them out. I do all my own work on my guitars, but haven't built one yet. I thought rather than trying a kit that doing it this way would be better, because I can make my own body style. Although will be harder. Thanks again.

[@leodanryan966]

I think you could have avoided the tear out had you used a reamer.

[@punman5392]

Shame that the board was wider than expected. Hate to see all that nice wood go to waste. Not your fault obviously

[@Ibaneddie76]

You did all that work on the body and couldn't make a couple of templates for the control cavity?

[@joshuawerner3074]

Oneday I want you to build me a guitar oneday

[@benjamingod6892]

why does your bass have six strings

[@OrbitalGuitars]

🤔

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

Great work. I would strongly suggest using a real soldering and not a soldering gun. A 30 - 40 watt iron would be good. You need to heat the surface of the control or lug first, then touch the solder to it. Let the heat from the control or lug melt the solder, not the iron itself. That is how to get a real good solder connection. But, as I said, get a real soldering. You don't want to have solder connections come loose on you after such great work.

[@OrbitalGuitars]

Thanks! I did actually just get a regular soldering iron, but did not know about heating the surface first, will definitely start doing that.

[@javanthomas4122]

The shape makes me think of a acorn

[@Badstyles]

Where's the Nevan! Haha

[@OrbitalGuitars]

Nevan was the last one I did before I started recording videos, and I kick myself for it all the time

[@phantomlord91]

I'm that dude from 7 years ago... Can I have the guitar? ;)

[@2460speedy]

Beautifully made guitar. Just not sure of the sound.

[@fadlansyah698]

terima ksh...??

[@davidfarley1175]

first of all, you don't sand anything with your fingertips, just think of what a paint job would look like on a car using the tips of your fingers

[@nicksainsbury7152]

David Farley he isn’t painting a car.

[@ManMachineDE]

звук надеюсь не как у урала

[@junkface27]

tone down the enthusiasm

[@orixa2122]

hahahah

[@axeofluthiery2967]

Check out my build

[@alexreimer4798]

Рог нижний уродует всю гитару, чайник получился, срез нижний у него хотя бы бы в другую сторону обрезать, а так нелепость все портит какая бы гитара не была все равно чайник

[@nasticanasta]

cutout horn is too long and obtrusive....horrible job on the cavities...you put the bridge on backwards...screws face towards the pickups, not the tail stop.

[@OrbitalGuitars]

The bridge is not on backwards, but even if it was, turning a tunematic bridge around takes all of 2 minutes, most of which is from loosening the strings, this is literally a complaint about nothing. As for the rest, these complaints are entirely subjective opinion. But go make your own, I'm sure it will be perfect and no one will be able to complain about it in any way. Make a video out of it, kick my video's ass. I'll wait.

[@nicksainsbury7152]

David Westhoff prick

[@cleversonfsi]

Explica demais... Vídeo é só fazer e o pessoal já entende...

[@danilonascimento9866]

Comenta demais... Vídeo é só assistir e não dar opinião merda...

[@manoo422]

OMG thats ugly :-/