Building Les Pauls Part 4

[@warner631]

Sir, I just have to say, the combination of the tempo and nature of the work, your dad, and the instruction with hints of rock in the back make your videos EXTREMELY enjoyable. Thank you for your work. I will keep watching if you keep making.

[@stealingtomorrowband]

Watching your video and interacting with your dad makes me miss my dad. We didn't do much together but what we did do i surely miss...

[@Ibaneddie76]

FIRST OFF, GRADE AAAAA CRAFTSMANSHIP HERE AND SECOND, YOU ARE LIVING THE DREAM. YOU GET TO BUILD GUITARS WITH YOUR AWESOME FATHER. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT BUT SADLY MY DAD PASSED A FEW YEARS BACK. I LOVE YOUR DAD'S STORY IT IS SO COOL. YOU BUILD AMAZING GUITARS, SUCH ATTENTION TO DETAIL NEVER HALF ASSING A THING. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@Ibaneddie76]

JUST VISITING ONE OF MY FAVORITE KZbin VIDEOS EVER, BUILDING GUITARS AND LISTENING TO POP'S STORIES. SO COOL.

[@mrfrontranger7911]

I was blessed to work in woodworking with my dad for 20 plus years. he forgot more than I ever learned . miss the old guy

[@davidwarren127]

Perfect viewing material for days of self quarantining. Love the whole series!

[@Ibaneddie76]

THOSE NEW STEWMAC TRUSSED ACCESS HOLE JIGS ARE A GODSEND. THEY HAVE REALLY SPED UP MY NECK BUILDS.

[@Sailing_SY_Melody]

I really appreciate and thanks for these great serial of Les Paul building in a very professional way. (Background music Jethro Tull, one of my favorite group)

[@EvergreenAcupuncture]

"Sitting on a park bench..." Thanks for these. I'm learning a lot!

[@gaboasis21]

I enjoy to see experienced hands doing the job and his son filming! Nothing than a experienced man on the labor!

[@andrewowens-russell6796]

Freddy I was watching the video and saying to myself, "this guy is doing a perfect video" and then I looked up and realized you were the famous FreddyFrets that everyone all over the guitar building community talks about. Now I know why. Just great amazing work.

[@HearGear]

By making the trussrod slot in an angle like that, its going to work properly when tighten the trussrod ? I have a hard time understanding the logic in this particular thing..

[@darklink594]

That tenon jig is genius

[@SP_Woodlab]

beautiful video. I have a question, can I use a filler strip with the wood I'm using for the neck (white limba) or is there a rule to follow that forces me to use maple?

[@grimaxrembak3644]

I want to know how to measure the distance between fret to fret

[@Panhead49EL]

Ready for slide guitar action on a moment's notice. :-) Really enjoying the series.

[@darrylportelli]

Those plans look killer .. where do you buy the plans please?

[@FreddysFrets]

Google Tom Bartlett

[@bigdguitars]

you have great vids Freddy total fan!

[@Ibaneddie76]

I'M A TOTAL FAN OF BOTH OF YOUR GUY'S VIDEOS. YOU GUYS BOTH BUILD GREAT GUITARS WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY IT'S REALLY COOL.

[@plexibreath]

@@Ibaneddie76 I agree. The main channels (guitar building related) I watch these days are FreddysFrets, BigD, Maximum Guitar, and Crimson Guitars. Each of these channels has a unique vantage point to give the guitar builder a parallax view to refer to. I get a lot from Freddy about the vital minutia a luthier needs to be concerned with, anything Les Paul related, cutting strategies to reduce wood movement, and what glues to use where. There is so much more for the aspiring luthier to refer to than when I built my first guitar in high school woodshop in 1975.

[@dunboozin]

One hell of a craftsman.

[@TylerLL2112]

I rather enjoy these videos with your Dad in them. I enjoyed the story about the blacksmith. And I hope that was tightbond tone glue and not the regular stuff haha. This video made me realize I have to finish my les Paul JR. I'm using nitro and the weather is either cold, or way to humid. Excellent video series Freddy. Thanks!

[@martunike6677]

Hi Fredy! I love your videos. I would like to ask you a question. Could you tell me which is the best form to put the direction of the wood grain in the neck? Thank you very much. I send my greetings from Argentina.

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi Martu, I like to make sure the neck is as quartersawn as possible. Thanks for watching!

[@headknocker8999]

Another great video Freddy.. Every idea is being absorbed.. See Ya @ MyLesPaulForum/LuthiersSection Gary/Hk

[@brianmccarthy8734]

Freddy, what species do you use for headstock veneer?

[@FreddysFrets]

Holly

[@brianmccarthy8734]

@@FreddysFrets got it. Thanks freddy!

[@apinakapinastorba]

Is the truss rod parallel to fretboard level? How does that work out? In fender s.a. truss rods the truss rod is in a bowed cavity. Just want to know, I have not made a guitar with gibson style truss rod.

[@goneflying140]

apinakapinastorba I saw that he cut the channel with some shims installed on the one end to make the channel deeper on the other end. I still don't understand how that could work without a bowed channel as you are saying...

[@apinakapinastorba]

It would be interesting to see how he did it, I have been cutting couple trussrod channels to maple neck with a chisel, and it's a bit painful.

[@rogeriocosta1035]

Hi guys! Great videos! I'm wondering if the thuss rod is now glued in the cavity. They don't have to slide free to work properly?

[@FreddysFrets]

Hey Rogério! The truss rod is glued in, and it is sandwiched very , very tight. No, it does not have to slide or move at all.

[@jacoponaspi9577]

FreddysFrets thank you for all the content in your channel, it's packed with useful informations. I have to read the comments too even there i can find something interesting...you're a damn fine teacher fred!!!

[@danielcgomez]

been waiting a while for the latest on this build(s) :)

[@samohtdivad]

what plans are you using, they look nice..thanks

[@FreddysFrets]

They are Tom Bartlett's plans. Search him or Eastern Carved Maple.

[@ericaltpeter9047]

These videos are great, i love the mix of craftsmanship and instruction. Purely out of curiosity, why does your Dad do all of the gluing in these videos?

[@FreddysFrets]

Thanks Eric! I didn't realize he was doing all the gluing....just a coincidence I guess.

[@peterlamborn]

Is there a part 5 video and/or more?

[@FreddysFrets]

Coming soon!

[@peterlamborn]

FreddysFrets I can't wait for it. Your videos are the best.

[@humbertholzmann674]

Hi Freddy sorry but I didn't see the washer in the truss rod nut cavity. Will the nut break the wood? My mentor says that in that aerea it needs more than one washer because they have to work between them . i mean the distribution force while thightening the nut must be a washer and another washer. Is that possible? great video. :)

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi Umberto, You are correct. I did not install the washer at that time. I'll install it when it's actually time to apply tension to the truss rod. As far as needing two washers? No...the single half moon washer that I will use is quite thick and the distribution force will not see any benefit from an additional washer.

[@humbertholzmann674]

FreddysFrets Hi Freddy, I'm making my own single action truss rod. Where can I send you pics to show if it is done correctly?

[@TheIronWord]

I thought you were not supposed to get glue in the truss rod joint? I know you know what you're doing so would you mind explaining that process to me? It seems like it would lock up.

[@FreddysFrets]

The truss rod does not move....or I should say, it doesn't twist or turn. I WANT the rod to be locked in, so in terms of resonance, it becomes part of the neck. A loose rod could rattle (which is a disaster)

[@TheIronWord]

Awesome thank you!

[@DeliriumDayz]

i just can't figure it out how the trussrod should wirk like this (laying in there flat and not u-shaped). can someone explain that to me?

[@blindnumbemotions981]

It's just theory, but when you tune guitar neck becames u-shape and truss rod starts working, but I still thinking that this neck builded wrong

[@mrabblues]

I see you are filling the truss rod with glue. How will it function ?!

[@FreddysFrets]

It functions properly. The rod does not have to move at all except to straighten.

[@mrabblues]

@@FreddysFrets Thanks for the answer! Straighten by screwing the nut. And if the rod is stationary, then the nut will not be screwed. Can we wrap the rod in stretch film?

[@FreddysFrets]

@@mrabblues No...you are not understanding how the rod works. It doesn't have to slide or move in the slot. All that is happening when the nut gets tightened is that it forces the rod to straighten from a bent state. That doesn't take much.

[@samohtdivad]

many thanks for the info freddy

[@jasonintriago5594]

UNA PREGUNATA ... LA VARILLA DEL ALMA DE QUE ES ...? DE ACERO INOXIDABLE O ACERO NORMAL

[@malindaladd4183]

At 6:05 it sounds like your old man said “fuck!” Maybe he pinched his finger? I love it! Any of my projects are replete with such epithets!

[@FreddysFrets]

Nope. Never uses that word!

[@seasonedtoker]

Freddy, I can just imagine your father speaking slovenian. :D

[@Herfmonster]

Seriously I'm asking because I don't know. Just found this series of videos. Since you don't want the truss rod to rattle, why a basic wood glue like Titebond (TM)? Why Wouldn't You fill that cavity with a 2-part epoxy? I've never built a guitar so this is a genuine question. I do love woodworking though but i mostly do Turning and Scroll Saw stuff.

[@thewhitemustang]

Herfmonster - I'm not an expert, but I think the neck wood sort of compresses or stretches around the rod as you tighten or loosen the truss rod nut. Kind of like a archer's bow, when you pull the string, the bow changes shape. So, you wouldn't be able to adjust the neck if the rod was epoxied in place. The rattling can be avoided by having a nice tight fit and sometimes people cover the truss rod with a full length heat shrink tubing sheath to keep from rattling and also allows the rod to move if too much glue gets in there.

[@bigblocklawyer]

Ugh. To be able to spend an afternoon working with my dad. Just one more time.

[@FreddysFrets]

I know I will always look back on this and reflect upon the great joy.

[@geemac7267]

What happened to FreddysFinger?

[@barcode1545]

sir is that for sale?

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi! No, it was a commissioned build.

[@Gilrod2112]

I have to ask... What happened to your finger?

[@FreddysFrets]

I cut the tip in the kitchen making a sandwich. The finger guard is just so I don't knock my finger where the cut is and split it open.

[@Dannyclark93]

You should be head of qc at gibson, and every other department 🤷‍♂️

[@jasonintriago5594]

saludos desde Ecuador yo tambien estoy fabricando una para mi

[@Tony455HO]

Aqualung in the background

[@tflreparaciones11]

Is your father german ? Bavarian ?

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi TFL ....Slovenian. Thanks for watching!

[@lavorboj]

This is great, Pozdravi starog :)