GGBO 2022 - Kit Build: "The Owl" - Full build

Here goes the little sister of "The Eagle". Built from parts I had lying around. Body: most likely poplar, maple neck and fretboard.
Wilkinson Vintage 60s Pickups.
And of course the theme of "American Wildlife" shows up again. Enjoy.
Instagram: @gmrupcycling

[@coryover9359]

you do amazing work. this isnt just "guitar building" this is fine woodworking and pure craftsmanship.

[@patrickkeenan6331]

Great guitar with a lovely demo!

[@williamking576]

Outstanding work Gabrielle!

[@skintguitars6289]

The inlay work is superb, as always. Loved the demo too!

[@royyazzie6028]

Awh she's beautiful awesome made with a soft tone sounding with the wood all added up 👍🎸✌👌Pat Bentar

[@randmockguitars4079]

I love that you hum while you work. How lovely

[@randmockguitars4079]

Wow, turned out amazing.

[@makikogi]

I think guitar manufacturers should be very concerned with this competition. I think it's only a matter of time before the GGBO turns into an annual showcase where you can buy or commission a guitar from an independent hobbyist or someone who is just cracking into guitar making out of their home workshops. Simply amazing what a simple tele kit can turn into! Bravo!

[@deanvaughan8477]

First time I have came across your channel. Great show. Love you buy tru-oil by the case apparently.

[@jorgemiranda3765]

Parabéns ,trabalho fantástico.

[@liviorock2026]

meravigliosa un lavoro stupendo in tutti iparticolari Sei Eccezinale molto precisa e curi tutti i dettaglio una Marsta di chitarre mi ha regalato un emozione grande grazie di Esistere❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@calbrockocat8728]

The Guitartisan strikes again! Gorgeous wrk and that etched in owl with that full moon is storybook. Congrats!

[@bluesingmusic3443]

Absolute masterpiece. As a Telecaster devotee, you've created a masterpiece. My little said "Papa, it's much prettier than yours is." (then she giggled). Beautiful. 2 Thumbs up from us.👍👍

[@richardfoskett8903]

Wow… I absolutely love your attention to detail. A well deserved GGBO22 winner! Extra kudos to you for winning with The Eagle as well - both guitars are awesome, and to have built two such instruments at the same time is a testament to your talent. Bravo!

[@madeofnapalm]

Great tone, great playing, beautiful guitar!

[@captcraig777]

That was a ton of work. Excellent job! I am about to build my first guitar kit at 50 years old...lol. Thanks for sharing your experience!!!

[@thierryholweck6883]

Nice choice of veneers and great result !

[@andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624]

Looks and sounds fantastic Gabi 😊. Great build 👍🏼

[@dorievillamor6827]

,.i like the design...😍😍😍

[@kerrybolger65]

Georgous guitar. I really enjoy watching your video's.

[@jaylamarietv1819]

I'm @blues in g music Granddaughter. I LIKE the guitar I hop you win

[@GabiM3112]

Hi there, Layla. Thank you for your message and you good wishes. It's nice to hear from you. I'm glad you like the guitar I made. Soon I will be staring a new one. Cheers Gabi

[@bluesingmusic3443]

@@GabiM3112 Well you certainly made my little one's day. Thank you so much Gabriele. 🥰 I too,(or should it be "I also" ?) am hopeful you win. Of course. last year, I saw some amazing innovative guitar designed. It seemed to me (just my opinion of course. No disrespect intended to any builder.) the guitar that won, with all the lights & gadgetry, was more of a novelty. But It certainly was interesting. Your choice of the Telecaster body style on your Eagle was perfect (but I am a Teleophile, if indeed that is the proper term🤣. I think they're the perfect design.) Cheers & Blessings & good luck in the GGBO. Again you made my little Jayla's day.(She was named by her Aunt, neither her Grandmother nor I thought much of the name, UNTIL I looked up the meaning. It's an Americanized version of Yaala a Hebrew name that means "To ascend of Ascending". You know I LOVED the name after that.) A long verbose comment as usual, apparently there is no limit of words...fine with me.🤣🤣🤣, Gil (my true identity when I am not fighting the forces of evil, corruption & chicanery.)

[@rickstout5524]

Yankee Doodle dandy.. Love your builds. I get the notification and I MUST see what you are building start to finish. Thanks for sharing. Love to watch you work. Sweet guitar. Period.

[@juliomorel5516]

So nice!

[@brazilianjosh]

What a superb pair of guitars! The Eagle and the Owl! Sister guitars, I hope they stay together 👍

[@brazilianjosh]

Also, some great playing!

[@ronboff3461]

functional art! beautiful

[@Gerry2210]

Great build Gabriele, great skills you have.

[@cubfanmike]

Exquisite instrument! Bravo!

[@DevilAndSons]

Brilliant. Just like your freestyle build the wood choices work so well. Thanks for entering and sharing.

[@robertr4193]

The mosaic lamination you put on the top looks impressive. Very attractive guitar. The neck pickup ring almost disappears completely with the matching lamination that you have on the body top. Making the back and edges the dark color works well with the top. I also liked the head stock treatment you did for your logo design.

[@SR-TV]

Beautiful Guitar~!!

[@skintguitars6289]

Amazing 2nd place! Congratulations!

[@GabiM3112]

Thank you. That's very kind of you.

[@harrisonandrew]

Beautiful absolutely beautiful and a joy to watch you build it. It gets my vote.

[@1961jscofield]

What a beautiful instrument. You did an outstanding job!

[@hscurt]

Beautiful work. My favourite luthier channel!

[@kulamonks9506]

Really enjoyed watching this build, arrows as clamps, genius 👏👏👏 the finished guitar looks beautiful and sounds great, I think I love you 🖖😊

[@lambertcarriedo1053]

Wow my favourite owl as Guitar design❤️❤️

[@HENRYCOGIS]

Beautiful.

[@timrussellguitar1516]

Beautiful guitar Gabriele ,very well done. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@joeocchipinti1934]

well done a lot of work you killed it

[@HandToolWoodGuy]

Lovely guitar and work.

[@phereracer]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@jimmiller2270]

Fantastic work on this.

[@robertr4193]

It also sound very nice.

[@MangledGuitars]

Very nicely done!

[@BWorks]

Beautiful!

[@psnaith1]

another beautiful guitar! amazing work!!!

[@domingocorralhernandez9887]

Preciosa guitarra y un sonido hermoso mi más grande admiración por un trabajo magistral ❤❤👏👏👏👏

[@stevesstrings5243]

Beautiful work! You are so inspiring!

[@rootvalue]

Beautiful parquetry.

[@mattomon1045]

Gabriele Réti Congratulations!

[@mikeldavies1916]

Great job, good luck!

[@tvlg6329]

Absolutamente fantástico o seu trabalho: sensibilidade e técnica apuradíssimas. Parabéns e obrigado por divulgar.

[@polkarson2517]

absolutly superb !

[@perjalananwaktu72]

Mantap pembuatan gitarnya.Sukses selalu 👍👍👍

[@thenoisesimake]

The best way to use arrows.

[@mattomon1045]

Miss Gabriele great Guitar.

[@D.Guitar]

That's a Beautiful job You've Done there... I only wonder. If you aren't constrained by Four existing neck bolt holes. Why you didn't use the comfort Fender neck heel plate. I have that on my '89 Strat. And an extra from a Squire Showmaster .. so much more comfortable to play with the inset (offset) hole and rounded heel

[@GabiM3112]

I just used what I had in my box of leftovers. ;-)

[@steveroberts]

There are kit guitars, and now a Gabriel Reti's kit guitars. I know which I would choose

[@SinnGread]

I love it !

[@markgordon4368]

Some lovely marquetry, nice touch on the headstock and like the matching neck pickup cover, can't go wrong with a classic tele 🙂 Where did you get your knobs?

[@GabiM3112]

At Thomann's in Germany. www.thomann.de/de/harley_benton_parts_wood_dome_knob_maple.htm

[@terryjohinke8065]

Gabriele the back looks great. Is that Ash you are using?All your wotk is good but I don't like this one . I have been making Telecasters since 1980. The headstock shape is great. You always make good guitars.

[@JoeySchmidt74]

Can I enquire as to what buffer number you use and what compound? I can't get my frets to look that good. Braw work again, loved the moon flip, genius.

[@GabiM3112]

I'm afraid, I can't answer that. I use 600 - 1500 wetsanding papaer first, then steel wool and then the Dremel but I have not idea to what the number of the polishing compound is. I use up what I have here at home...

[@HatchA_Makes...]

I have a sudden urge to eat macaroni...

[@ruisousa4835]

Hi Gabriele, nice job once again. How many coats of Tru-Oil did you use, it looks a bit glossy, did you mix it with something or is it just Tru-Oil ? Thanks

[@GabiM3112]

If you want it glossier, then you mix some mineral spirits into the last coat and let it harden horizontally.

[@jasonintriago5594]

felicidades

[@paulhendershott667]

Anybody else notice that the website is down? I was on it earlier today and it froze up, now it looks like it is down. Please confirm if you get the same results tonight! Tx!

[@skm8239]

Pales

[@analogopithecus9630]

Finest quality work-as usual but I am afraid that I really dislike the shape of the Telecaster-to my eye, it looks like some teenagers first attempt at guitar-building with the neck in particular seemingly modelled on a Football sock hanging on a washing line! In stark contrast, I believe that the Stratocaster is THE quintessentially Classic Electric Guitar design and i will always love it -hard to believe that it's is around 70 years old! I enjoy seeing you work and perhaps one day, I may attempt to make my very own guitar and will look to you videos for guidance!

[@GabiM3112]

Funnily I thought of the Telecaster shape as not very attractive as well in my earlier guitar years, but in the meantime I've grown quite fond of it, I have to say. ;-)

[@GabiM3112]

I particularly like your comment about the sock-shaped headstock. I've never thought of it but if really fits.

[@joelpinguim7660]

👍742👏👏

[@MrStickman666]

should of came in 1st

[@timhallas4275]

OK,, just don't call yourself a "guitar builder". That would be an insult to people who build guitars.

[@curtainkane]

Is everything ok Tim? If you need someone to listen just reach out

[@steveharris1974]

Confident opinion based on very little information. You have obviously not seen the full builds Gabriele has done, nor understand that the GGBO has a kit build section that is supplied by the competition host.

[@timhallas4275]

@@steveharris1974 It's my opinion as a guitar builder. Now I know yours too. Thanks.

[@timhallas4275]

@@curtainkane OK, so shut up and listen.

[@betalink12]

Well.. She built a guitar. I guess that's enough to call her a "guitar builder" ;D

[@darrylbutt2570]

That is a beautiful guitar. Top job!