Who Made Your Guitar?

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@gtr1963 28 күн бұрын

i got a mutt custom made kramer focus 1000 made for me in 1986.. body was for sale, so i knew who made it(ESP). Luthier had immense set of parts to choose from.. i had them put a reverse headstock Chandler neck(San Fran stamped on back headstock), Duncan JB zebras and chrome OFR from Germany.. Luthier did excellent work assembling it.. now 37 yrs later, still plays, looks like a dream.. Luthier moved to south part of my state decades ago and i called him to tell him i still have it. He was astounded. I traveled and took it to him to reunite builder w guitar.. He was emotional and said it still looks, plays as he built it.. Ive had offers on FB for it, but since its so special to me, ill hold in to it til I pass and then my son will get it. The luthier and me have been great friends since 81, and hes built many guitars and all those guys are still holding on to theirs as well...

@HighlineGuitars 28 күн бұрын

Amazing story. Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing it.

@MashaT22 29 күн бұрын

This is a very important subject. It’s not only nice to know who made your guitar, but it ensures you get exactly what you want and that the quality will be amazing. You can speak with the builder and help them understand you as a player, which will help them build the most suitable guitar for you . . . and in the unlikely event that something isn’t right, you can speak with the builder directly and hold them accountable (and know that they will make it right!).

@geraldponce8336 27 күн бұрын

I subscribe just because as weekend home Luther I watch a watch a lot of different builders and repair videos. Everyone does it differently, but I find my style of building closely resembling his simplistic way of doing things. It's more of a mess of techniques, but I appreciate his wisdom. As far as parts go. It matters, and it doesn't. I do support small people who hand wind pickups or companies who make bridges out of bell brass. No, I don't make a lot of stuff. But yes, I put stuff together, I make my nuts, paint parts, do my own fretwork. Solder stuff together, fit and finish issues. Then there are the people who make it from a wood blank. But how many people make frets or mill bridge parts or make electronics parts. As a home builder, it is more like making a culinary masterpiece. What kind of alnico magnets, how many ohms, grain direction, tone wood selection, bridge materials, stainless, brass, aluminum, pots and cap valves, types of wire, weight, frequency response. I'm more like a conductor or a designer trying to put something together that works and is balanced. The parts are just a means to an end. Like salt and pepper or spices. If that makes any sense? I'll say that every time I start a build, it can go in a lot of different directions. Because I just don't know how it is going to sound until it is together. Then reality sets in, and I have to adjust and scramble to make it work. And usually it goes in a unforseen direction. That is the problem with big manufacturers. They just put guitars together in a mass production way. And end user has to deal with it. Change parts around and try to make it sound better.

@geraldponce8336 26 күн бұрын

Control is definitely the reason why I build my own guitars. I know what I like and the only way I am going to get it is to build it myself.

@ironmikezero Ай бұрын

A thoughtful and well considered video topic, increasingly pertinent in this day and age. High end craftsmanship can blur the line with art; acknowledging the craftsman/artist isn't just common courtesy, but is most satisfying for all concerned.

@scottakam Ай бұрын

I made my guitar! Most of them anyway. Matt and Chris at TTG make great guitars and videos. I've learned a lot from their channel and this one over the years.

@philrichards7240 20 күн бұрын

Well, my first "proper" electric guitar - and still one of my favourites to play - was made by John Smith of Gordon-Smith Guitars (at the time) based in Manchester, UK. There is something special knowing the name and face of the person who made what you use.

@studowling 29 күн бұрын

Agreed.

@AnimalJohn85 Ай бұрын

I know who made most of my guitars personally the very wonderfull and talented Rob Hodgson of RHGuitars UK based in Derbyshire :) gotta throw his name out there hes a lovely and very modest man with an awesome amount of talent :) Its great having smaller shops that can produce such great guitars. Would rather put my money into a lesser known name than one of the big firms.

@sgt.grinch3299 29 күн бұрын

Great topic. I only know who made the additions to my home. Most stuff I have is most likely machine made.

@yannb5935 29 күн бұрын

Hello, i totally agree with you. The guy who built my guitar is me, that makes it priceless (at least for me😂)

@Jeremya74 28 күн бұрын

When it comes to who made a bag of salad,its probably a little worst situation than what your thinking..it is sad how little we know and how non human everything has become...can imagine what things will look like when my kids are in there 50's

@evertthebassist 29 күн бұрын

Just one comment (love your work) you looked really cool with long hair, but I get it, long hair is a mission.

@coneyislandguitars 28 күн бұрын

I made a bunch of my guitars! But for factory guitars… who knows?

@whyis45stillalive 29 күн бұрын

1:35 These are questions we ask ourselves, as children. That’s why your wife was looking at you funny. 😉 You can thank, Freud’s nephew, Edward L. Bernays. The father of modern consumerism, and propaganda.