Klesh VK-6 Guitar Giveaway - April 2024 - Cost + Time + Full Build

Here's a video I've wanted to do for a while. A cost and time analysis of a full build, and then giving that guitar away to one of my viewers. Full details of the contest as follows:
Contest Disclaimer: Please read before participating
Thank you for your interest in our contest featured in this video! Before entering, we kindly request that you carefully review the following disclaimer:
Eligibility: This contest is open to all viewers who meet the specified requirements mentioned in the video and are publicly subscribed to the channel. To be eligible, participants must be publicly subscribed to this channel at the time of the winner selection. Comments on this video are counted as entries, and you may enter as many times as you want. However, two consecutive comments will disqualify you from this contest. You must have a mailing address within the United States to claim the prize for free, and an international winner will either need to pay for shipping and taxes, or forfeit the prize.
Entry Period: The contest entry period begins upon the video's upload and ends on Tuesday, May 4th, 2024 at 11:59 pm (local time). Any entries received after the mentioned time will not be considered.
Random Selection: The winner will be chosen at random using a "random comment picker" tool. This selection process ensures fairness and impartiality in determining the winner. The winner will be announced on this channel's community tab on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Notification and Response: I will post the winner on the community tab of this channel. You will be required to respond to my post within a reasonable time to claim your prize. Failure to respond / email within the given timeframe, or the item will be put up for sale on kleshguitars.com.
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Prize: The prize is the serial # 024042024 Klesh VK-6 guitar shown in this video. The winner will receive the stated prize, which is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash or other alternatives. Please note that KZbin is not liable for the prize, as it is supplied and paid for by Shane Klesh, the owner and content creator of the "KleshGuitars" KZbin channel.
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Good luck to all participants, and stay vigilant against scams!
Klesh Guitars: www.KleshGuitars.com
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My Main Channel: / klesh
Music Credits:
Other Ear, Shane Klesh and Free KZbin Audio

[@KleshGuitarsOfficial]

*****A Winner Has Been Chosen!***** Contest is over! - thanks everyone for the comments! - A video will be posted VERY SOON showing the winner!

[@yetimountaintrading5859]

Whomever wins this will be in love ❤️. Klesh's craftsmanship is beyond comparison to any others. 1 of a kind for sure

[@KleshGuitarsOfficial]

Just an extra reminder about scammers here in the comments, they're here in full force! I blocked a few but they keep coming back. I will not contact you through the comments, I don't have telegram, I won't make you click any links.

[@mei9530]

This is just an observation. By reading this comment section, as well as trying to decide what to say myself, I have noticed that the comments look quite forced. Rather than people having conversation (which leads to more comments overall) we seem to be trying not to comment too often so as not to get disqualified for the prize. This makes most of the comments short and uninteresting because they are all about trying to win your guitar. Uninteresting comments don't tend to spur conversation and thus don't fill up the comment section. My understanding of how the algorithm works is that the more comments and the more replies to comments as well as the more each comment has been given the thumbs up, also the more the video is shared and viewed, the more chances there are for the algorithm to make your channel known. Maybe people don't want to share the video for fear that their chances of winning will go down, I don't know. If that is the case I would encourage people to think of this channel owner (sorry I forgot your name) and share the video as well as start conversations (just don't post your comments one after another without waiting for a response from someone else) so we can help a content and guitar creator to become seen and known. Please think about him and his business to help it grow and not just your chances to win.( If you are meant to win this guitar you will) Do what you can to help others and hopefully someday when anyone here decides to go out on their own and do something that they love for their income, others will do the same for you. I've been on the recieving end of customers not wanting to refer me because they were afraid that i would become too busy and would not have time to work for them or I might raise my prices. Consequently I lost my business. So please don't let that happen here. Love and light. P.s. try to write heart felt comments, because others will resonate with them and like your comments, which will not only show you that you're not the only one who feels how you do but it will also help his channel to be suggested by youtube. (Or at least I think thats how it works). BTW I've wanted to learn guitar for about 40 years now and would like to get started some day soon. How about you?

[@mab81t]

Headstock wood was definitely the right choice! Good luck all!

[@raidersdad8728]

I have always been into woodworking, took 2 years of wood shop in HS. Now much older looking to have my own wood working shop. Lead me into my retirement hobby.

[@drzainnas]

I encourage people to comment for this channel regardless winning the guitar or not because Shaun has put a lot of efforts, experience, knowledge and kindness for donating one of his crafted well made. Thank you Shaun and everyone best wishes from England.

[@mei9530]

I agree and if I'm not mistaken the algorithm likes conversations, i.e. replies to other comments. The funny thing is that no one has anything to talk about on this video. I see other videos where one comment may have hundreds of replies but I guess something in those videos spurred conversation. Maybe he needs to show a dog or a baby to get people talking haha. Oh well, I hope replies count as comments for his picker software.

[@drzainnas]

Thanks for your reply. Yes and as you know the traditional way to encourage people to be involved is trying to make many other ways for wining the giveaway by subscribing to the channel, also other channels to promote other KZbin channels and sponsors, sharing in many social media being involved in the community. Specifically this one was Shaun as a luthier who provided all the materials and his own time and craftsmanship skills. It would be great if people raising common questions about guitar building, materials, templates, techniques, tools , CNC advantages, electronics, soldering, setups and personal experiences. At the same time supporting luthiers and small businesses because providing materials, the work time and sharing the experience all are need to be appreciated, respected and show our support by any means. Thanks to Shaun and everyone who spared the time to watch this video too. Looking forward to another subject to be discussed and learn from everyone and the new future in building, repairing, upgrading, playing and many other subjects especially the AI influences.

[@xxOmponxx]

It's crazy how much work goes into a single guitar

[@heathermalone9091]

Is everybody as excited as I am?! This is such a cool opportunity. Good luck everyone!!!🎉

[@CameronBurris1]

Colorado Native played the Colorado circuit and is now turned family man. Still passionate about guitars, custom builds, gear, and music more than ever. Lover of all things music and a metalhead. Would be honored to represent Klesh for the rest of my life and would be super grateful to win. Thank you for doing this. Really enjoy your content, this video, and your builds especially.

[@MUDSWAT]

People don't understand the costs of labor when making quality art. If you want to buy exceptional art be prepared to pay. Cause it takes lots of time and work.

[@mstacymedia]

I'm stoked at the chance to own one of your works of art! Good luck to all who have entered!

[@ritab4599]

klesh you’re amazing for doin this giveaway. Good luck everyone 😃

[@heathermalone9091]

Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity. I found the in depth breakdown of your costs and process very interesting. It's clear a great deal of craftsmanship and planning go into each build. Good luck to everyone! If I win this is going to be the coolest gift I ever got my beloved, who is a fan of the channel and an awesome guitarist. ✨🎸✨

[@shywatcher1961]

very cool and very generous of you. stay Blessed

[@squirrelorama]

5 guitars a month, nice way to relax while creating something at the same time.

[@Famo59]

Eureka Yeee Haaa.. I think 🤔 a Gold Guitar 🎸 Pick.. will have to go with that Awesome Guitar Shane.. Well bring the Guitar 🎸 with you and you can play it around the camp fire 🔥.. Gold Nuggets are waiting for you Shane. Cheers Tony Famo..🦘👍⛏️

[@shaun138]

Been following this channel closely over the last few years. I am always impressed with your work and as a metalhead I would LOOOOOOOVE to win this 🤘🤘

[@theowensnetwork9031]

I would gift this to my uncle always enjoy your content. Came for gold and found so much more.

[@brilog69]

Let's see and hear them!!

[@shaun138]

Saw these beauties on Facebook a few days ago. Been waiting for this video ever since!

[@tinnaz1]

You've come a long way from crusty rusty on the snow covered balcony. The workshop looks great. 😎👍

[@xxOmponxx]

I don’t play guitar but my dad does, this would be a great gift.

[@mstacymedia]

Hell yeah! I would love to have one of your works of ART!

[@darrengolding4083]

Thanks for the give away and hope I win the guitar .

[@johncolaneri7167]

Great looking my daughter would love it.

[@darntootin6423]

Enjoyed the build and the breakdown. One heck of a giveaway. Good luck to all.

[@Shaynewhite]

I just started building my first guitar(s). Ive done guitar tech work for years, I’m super excited to finally be doing it. Glued up my first 7 piece neck last night. Wenge, flame maple, curly purple heart. Gonna put a pink ivory fretboard on it!

[@TheMamaPowell]

Inquiring minds want to know. What music do you like to listen to while you work? Another set of awesome instruments 😁

[@hugos2886]

Hope I'm the lucky winner!!! Your guitars are beautiful. Would be perfect for my style of playing hehe. 🤘

[@tugglet6948]

came for the paydirt and stayed for the home and guitar building. sweet stuff

[@The-Gear-Fear]

Best of luck to everyone. 🎸

[@Virginianative1968]

Thanks for sharing how you build such awesome guitars! What a killer giveaway, too!

[@peildamoheath9644]

Cool build. I’ll definitely take good care of it as I’ve never won a giveaway in my life 😎 Klesh rocks 🤘

[@bbear19999]

A customer guitar giveaway is super generous!

[@brandeni1785]

Nice build. I’m not the guitarist in the family, my wife is. I’m sure she would love a custom guitar.

[@virgiljustice]

Hell yeah! I'm a big fan of your work.

[@firechicken455adventures]

Awesome guitar 🎸. It is very generous of you to give this away.

[@NOmore5150]

Great build and good detail of explanation of the steps of being a Luthier.

[@JBenedict02]

I tried guitar for a little while years ago. Thought about getting into it again and this thing would be awesome to have

[@OUSurf2]

Studied under John Caruthers at musicians institute Hollywood CA 2005, built a reverse headstock semi hollow jaguar with maple neck , ash body and a candy green clear coat, played nice but lost it in a firestorm 2007 . Always admired Klesh Craftsmanship❤❤❤

[@k.y.e.6807]

Awesome guitar ! Good luck to everyone :)

[@steffensen907]

Like the shape of the guitar.

[@brilog69]

I like the shop and all of it's tools!!

[@edafade]

Lovely looking guitar, Klesh!

[@RightAtTheTip]

Awesome to show the process and great craftsmanship brother. Keep on pumping out that 🔥🔥🔥..🤘

[@NOSEMATICS]

Always great to see you Shane. BTC guitar 🎸 LFG❤️🥳🫂

[@Anish..101.]

I really need this beautiful axe for my future journey in music and also helps me to grow in music please bless me with that beautiful axe❤

[@tinnaz1]

Very nice, Shane! 🎸

[@mei9530]

Live life, love light, be brutally honest with yourself and never stop growing. Oh, and be kind to yourself. And others. A few ways to help succeed in life. In the words of James Hatfield "I'm a work in progress". Aren't we all?!

[@heathermalone9091]

Going to keep trying because this is an awesome opportunity to win my sweetheart the most amazing gift ever. Good luck everyone! 🎉🎉🎉

[@RedJeanetteRedlover]

Loving your builds! Especially loved the two basses you did! Awesomeness! If I get chosen to win the guitar, that would rock but if not, I'll be hoping you do a bass giveaway someday!!! Cheers & Blessings to you!!! ❤👍🎸🎶😁

[@squirrelorama]

Slotting the fretboard was especially satisfying to watch!

[@padlasvillage]

Klesh still rolling,👍 in case i win, ill provide address in florida. I usually watch your vids before i go to sleep

[@SinysterSoundsOfficial]

Subscribed because I have been interested in guitar building, but it seems intimidating to get into. Love to enter the giveaway, good luck all

[@seafenix]

Beautiful guitars

[@superwalt2159]

I'm stoked on this. just bought myself a new vox tube amp and would be rad to plug a Klesh guitar into it.

[@heathermalone9091]

Anyone else going to stay up and wait to see the results? 🎉 Good luck to all!

[@mei9530]

I don't recall him saying what time he would post the results, so I probably won't.

[@heathermalone9091]

@@mei9530 oooh yeah. Good point. Just because the cutoff for entry is 11:59 does mean the drawing is necessarily at midnight. Good call!

[@kenzini]

Nice looking guitars as usual! Keep up the good work! I was happy to see Timber being the shop foreman!

[@jonpierce8342]

What an exciting opportunity! Good luck everyone!

[@bendjohans3863]

im deeply impressed by the cnc logos well done buddy , greetings from bavaria

[@jonpierce8342]

Hard to believe there's only 500 comments... Getting close to giveaway time! Good luck to all!

[@johnfarrow5873]

Thank you so much for doing this video I've never seen what goes into putting together a guitar and I have huge appreciation now for your skills

[@jwilsk8]

In my early twenties, my sons father and I talked of building guitars. Really cool to see it being done.

[@peezdoc]

Your guitars look awesome. Wish I could afford one. I know I won't win because that's just my luck haha.... Hopefully one day I'll be able to shred one of your guitars!!!

[@ZachStish]

You rock man! I learned about your guitars through your mom’s Facebook. Incredible work. I worked with her years ago at the other side restaurant. One of the sweetest ladies I’ve ever met! Rock on 🤘🏼

[@heavymeadowdetective192]

May the 4th be with me on this Klesh Guitar giveaway 🙏

[@larrysylvester6795]

Great video an build Klesh those guitars looks great.Thanks for sharing this video

[@Mexicanamerican]

You do some amazing work! Thanks for the opportunity Shane! 🤘🤘

[@johnro6659]

Nice love the body style, people just do not realize the time it takes to custom build anything. Many years ago I was told always put a price on my time and back then $15.00 per hour of course now that is much higher. I built 12 guitars back in the late 70s. I kept my first one for myself but had someone really asking me to build on for them and I just didn't have the time or place to do it so I reluctantly sold my prototype. I have built a few since but mostly from parts only one I built from a custom body but used an Ibanez neck. I regret selling my first one and for years I tried hunting one down.

[@jonpierce8342]

What a transformation... From a big slab of poplar into an absolute beast of an instrument... Great job!

[@travclement9778]

One of my teachers in school used to date the owner of Hipshot lol. Iv driven by the company a few times. It’s right down the road from a recording studio I used to go to in the middle of nowhere in the finger lakes region of NY.

[@AdventureWithTravis]

Almost giveaway time! Klesh you rock 🎸

[@adamklesh3304]

This is a rad video for accounting nerds.

[@hotrod0]

Just started playing would love to be playing on one of your guitars man.

[@itsjustme6403]

Jealous of that workshop. I remember when you were building it!

[@brilog69]

That is a nice black lead guitar!!

[@steffensen907]

Nice. Just would like a guitar pick😊

[@xaviermoon3897]

Thank you for all this amazing information, really inspiring how far you’ve come love everything you do.

[@Patchilito]

Love your videos and your guitars are amazing. Thank you for your content!!!

[@steven_ewen]

Watching the process of you building the workshop up out of your garage, all the different places you find the wood you use and your inspiration for each guitar design has been awesome to watch. Thanks for sharing your adventures Shane. Cheers

[@jonpierce8342]

Just a little while longer... What an awesome opportunity!

[@MykeOwns]

Damn. Cool to see the whole breakdown like this. (If I somehow win skip me, but If you ever make a lefty for practice and don’t know what to do with it… well that’s a different story lol)

[@jjones8813]

Fascinating how much your shop has filled in. Appears that you now are in business.

[@amberramirez3017]

I love the two different but similar guitars so amazing!!! 🎸

[@danelam2991]

Woohoo let's get one of those awesome guitars 🎸 🎸 🎸

[@phickleprickprospecting]

They look sweet for sure. Good Luck Everyone!

[@amberramirez3017]

I’m seriously digging the Matt black finish!!! 🖤🎸

[@hapnewsom9217]

would be fun to hear you give either one of them a work out Shane! I fear I may have photographed my last GAL convention last summer, Still I hope to see you at one sometime!!

[@whislegal]

Proud that you are going back to your roots. I remember when u were training with the luthier in New York.

[@DUELINGRECLINERS]

You are a talented man!

[@CoolhandLuketheCarnivore]

Happy Klesh guitar viewing!! Keep them coming Shane!

[@raidinmd]

let's go!! fingers crossed!!🎸🎸

[@chaoticist]

Awesome to see the complete analysis.

[@SinysterSoundsOfficial]

I love the metal vibes of this build.

[@mom5925]

The shape of this guitar and your creativity, I've got my eyes popping out for the wood cutting, this is such a cool process, wish i could do something remotely like this. Only worked with wood in school ages ago. Love your goldhunter and guitar builder identities ❤️ Jay from Pakistan here ❤️ I'm glad i found this channel. Ive already been binging on the gold videos, they're so satisfying

[@michaelsturgill666]

Absolutely love the blackout finish. Nearly 20 years ago I gave the last guitar I had to a friend's daughter not long after she got out of the hospital. Would love to win this, not just for myself but eventually pass down to my daughter.

[@SinysterSoundsOfficial]

Good luck everyone!

[@toast1643]

Sweet idea! You are a true artist :)

[@robdun2078]

May the 4 be with us all. Such a nice custom guitar.

[@TrustTheProcessKB]

Nice someone will be happy