Semi hollow guitar build series | Ep.1 Plan & wood choices

[@borgonianevolution]

Wahoo!!!! three new subs since this dropped!! Thanks gents!

[@TornelliGuitars]

😀👍

[@fatpotanga]

Ha, I wasn’t expecting that, what a nice surprise. Thanks for the shout out, I really do appreciate it. I keep thinking that I should probably get a more sensible channel name, maybe something exciting like fatpotanga2000 . To GGBO, I think this is going to be so cool. Really pleased you’re both doing another build along. And I couldn’t agree more about the community. It’s a great thing to be a part of and it doesn’t matter what you do or how well or badly you do it, everyone has each others back. That’s a rare thing.

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you for your for all the kind comments you leave us both. I'm really glad you are back this year. Good luck this year brother and have a great time at all costs!! Peace & Love

[@fatpotanga]

@@SweetTGuitars thanks Todd. I really appreciate what you, Gio and countless others do in sharing knowledge and techniques. I’m already a good way through and having a blast ✌️

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Jamie, I’ve seen your guitar since we shot this vid so I’m so glad we did a shout out because it’s looking great! Yes the community is just a great bunch of us guitar nerds, and you’re right that’s a rare thing, especially for KZbin.

[@fatpotanga]

@@TornelliGuitars thanks Gio, it’s really appreciated. Although I guess I’m going to have to start filming some stuff 😆

[@TornelliGuitars]

@@fatpotanga yeah that was really to get you to release a vid!🤣🤣

[@OB-ec2lo]

Class acts the pair of you’s . Thanks for the videos gentlemen 😎👍🏼

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thank you for the kind comment and support!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you so much. We're both really excited to get going. I hope you enjoy the series. ✌️🤍

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Spooky how you ended up yin and yang. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Paul, we talked about doing a build where we use the same wood, but we’d likely still end up using it for different parts!😂 thanks for watching 👍

[@billsguitargarage]

Thanks a ton for the shoutout!. Gio, man that black limba is fantastic! It is my favorite body wood, and that top is amazing. Todd, with that Wenge neck, top and back, that thing is gonna have some awesome midrange punch!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Bill, I will also be ordering more pickups soon my friend. 👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you for all of your help Bill. Your pickups have become my favorite ever brother. I'm so glad you are a member of this community. We both look forward to your GGBO build too. ✌️🤍

[@ChrisFranklyn]

I smile all the way through your collab videos. Cheers me right up!

[@TornelliGuitars]

😀 Thanks Chris, it’s a pretty good laugh working with someone else, we don’t really get the opportunity much in this game. Looking forward to your upcoming builds and the Jurgs cup! Thanks for watching 👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thanks brother. We're really happy to be doing this again with each other. Looking forward to your futures builds as well my friend.✌️🤍

[@imherkhan]

New collaboration, Isle of Mann TT, and Le Mans this weekend. What a great week.

[@SweetTGuitars]

wow, it's nice to be included in that list!! Thank you so much!! Peace & Love

[@TornelliGuitars]

😂 that is a great week! Thanks for another kind comment my friend!👍

[@jesusgom0245]

Love your smiles and also hollow bodies!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thank you my friend!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

I am so looking forward to getting started. Thank you for the comment and the view!! Peace & Love

[@EntropiaGuitars]

Great video guys - the Bromance is alive and well :) Looking forward to seeing what you both create.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks once again Owen, we’re looking forward to this one! 😀👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Oh it's much deeper than a "bromance"😂 we share a way of thinking about guitar building even though we may go about it differently, the end result we both go for is, clean and elegant. Functional and utilitarian. I have a tendency to stray a little but doing this with Gio keeps my root principles in check and honestly makes me a better builder. I'm so glad to be doing this with him. He's such a great builder and an even better friend!! Thank you so much for all of your support!!✌️🤍

[@alexforshaw]

Another collaboration, and for GGBO - awesome! It's going to be great seeing you both step outside of your comfort zones and bring new elements to your builds. Can't wait to watch the two guitars take shape! ❤✌

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Alex, I agree completely, doing new things is going to make us both better at what we do… I hope!😂

[@SweetTGuitars]

I'm glad you like the idea Alex. We both said "What could be better than a collaboration for the Community Category this year" I'm so excited to get going. Thank you for the comment and we'll see you shortly. ✌️🤍

[@34guitars]

OMG you guys!!! Thank you so much for the shout out and the ❤️. I enjoy watching both of you so much and to hear you talking about me kinda threw my for a loop. I feel like you Todd. I entered the scratch build without giving it much thought. I probably would have been happier to do the community build, because for me it’s not a competition, but a community to help showcase each other’s passion. Thanks again! I guess I have to up my game again to keep up with you two!😜🤣🤣✌🏼🎸🎸

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Dave, but I don’t think you need to up your game my friend! We love the community too and hope we can help out by promoting other builders and friends however we can, it helps us all to grow together. 😀👍

[@BoneheadGuitars]

I love seeing all the collabs. Can't wait to see what you both do.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Scott and thanks for everything you do for GGBO, I think you should be on the Crimson payroll at this point for all your organisation and help!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you brother. I really appreciate all the help you've given me since I started. I promise you, I will return the favor!! Peace & Love my friend! ✌️🤍

[@psnaith1]

you both are so cool, and great builders!! enjoy all of your videos!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Pete, we really appreciate your support my friend!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you Chef. I always look forward to seeing your comment!! ✌️🤍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Here we go brother!! I'm so ready to get going and I'm really happy to be doing this again with you!! Peace & Love

[@TornelliGuitars]

Me too my friend, I’m looking forward to this one!👍

[@borgonianevolution]

Todd. Thank you so much for the shout out. Most of all thank you for all you have done to teach me and make me a better builder. The tools and all that really help but the friendship, inspiration and mentoring mean so much more to me specially in these times where everyone seems to have lost their minds.

[@SweetTGuitars]

@@borgonianevolution no worries brother. I'm just glad we are a part of this. Peace and Love brother.

[@jankoel5766]

Go for it guys! These two guitars will be killers!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Jan 😀👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you my friend. We are so ready to get going on this. Peace & Love

[@Stephen_M.]

I can't wait to see what you two come up with for Hollow/Semi-Hollow body guitars! Also, I think it's great that you are expanding each others knowledge and skills, by pushing Geo into doing a set neck and pushing Todd into doing binding work. You'll both increase your skills on these two guitars! And thanks for sharing the other builders with us! ✌

[@SweetTGuitars]

That's kind of what we want to happen. We both love to push each other to do things to improve our skill. This is going to be so fun!! Thank you for the comment. ✌️🤍

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Stephen you’re right, doing new things will help us to get better at the techniques we don’t do much, it should be fun too!😀👍

[@borgonianevolution]

Gentlemen!! Thank you first of all for being such inspirational men to our community. I have learned so much from the two of you since we met. As craftsman I have TONS of respect for you as you both hold to qualities I was taught by my Grandfather. I think that was what originally made me gravitate to you. He was a mold maker in a huge plastics company so you know how precise his work had to be. So your dedication to perfection as well as proper wood working not short cutting anything in what you do means a lot to me. Thank you Both for becoming more than just acquaintances. Thank you also for the shout out and ALL of the support you have given as I would not have been able to do a build like that last year on my own. BTW that cavity was started with the Dremel but finished with a super long 1/4" chisel which I had to grind the handle down so it was long enough to complete the cavity.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Todd and I discuss how much we admire the effort that goes into your builds all the time Bill (and the great end results!). It really is worth some recognition, hopefully it helps a little, so thank you for your support and contribution to the community. 👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you so much Bill. We're both really happy to have your support and your friendship. I wasn't sure about the cavity process as a whole, I just remember being super impressed😂. We will talk soon. I hope you can get your build going soon. ✌️🤍

[@borgonianevolution]

@@SweetTGuitars yes I need to stop being lazy with my contacting people as well. Been a rough month mentally.

[@fatpotanga]

A well deserved shout out for you Bill. As you know, Thick Lizzy got my vote last year and for good reason!

[@borgonianevolution]

@@fatpotanga Yes I do know and thank you once again my friend! A well earned shout out to you from Gio as well mate. What is your plans for this year GGBO?

[@Subservient3d]

I’m excited for both of these builds from you guys. Love the fretboard wood choices you all made.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Jordan, we’re both looking forward to this one!👍

[@Furtheronmusic]

Looking forward to following these builds.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Graham, I’m enjoying yours too!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you. Good luck this year!! Peace & Love

[@timdone1902]

You guys are so inspirational and supportive of fellow builders. I’m just getting back to building my sons guitar and I know if I had my own channel you would give help and support as needed. I truly feel involved in this community if not a part of it. Good luck guys.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Tim, I always look forward to you comments 👍. It’s great to have guys like you that spread positivity in this community. And yes if you ever get on KZbin you can count on our support!

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you for the comment. Either or both of us would be happy to help if we can. It's what we do and why we have become such good friends. We share a philosophy, not just about guitar building but about community involvement and support. It is the way it should be!!✌️🤍

[@barrychristian4050]

Sounds like another great Sweet (T) Tornelli production, I'm loving both sets of wood will be hard to choose my favourite ✌️

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you. We should have 2 killers when we're done!! I hope you enjoy the videos. ✌️🤍

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Barry, we appreciate the support my friend!👍

[@barrychristian4050]

@@SweetTGuitars I have no doubt that both will be top notch and that this series will be as good as the last one 👍✌️

[@mrwaffles1394]

Couldn't agree more. Love this community. Just a great group of people. Looking forward to this.

[@TornelliGuitars]

We are a great bunch of nerds!😂 thanks for your support my friend!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

This community is one of the major reasons I film everything I do in the shop. I love the sharing of information and the exchange of ideas. It really is my biggest inspiration. Thank you for your support! Peace & Love

[@gothridercreations]

Thank you both so much for the shout out and the vote of confidence. I am becoming a better builder thanks to learning from both of you!!! You two are such awesome builders and friends and its great to see this community build each year. Love the plans for the guitars, loving the contrasting wood choices. Cant wait to see another Sweet Tornelli build off 🖤🖤🖤

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks buddy that’s really kind. This is a great community, I know we’re both looking forward to seeing your build progress!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

You are so welcome brother. I lovw the stuff you do and you are showing everyone in the community what is possible on a limited budget and when using non-conventional materials. I love that. Thank you for your support brother!! Peace and Love

[@LisaHarsh]

This should be fun.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks for the support Lisa!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

We're really looking forward to it. Thank you for the comment Lisa!!✌️🤍

[@nsjguitarsakascotsman6989]

I love northern ash for a neck with a thin finish, feels superb. My next build is going to be all black limba neck through, love the look Are you going to try a scarf on the neck Gio? Never used wenge yet. Looking forward to the builds guys

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you brother. We will see you on the trail my friend. I love your guitars!! Peace & Love

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Neil, a black limba neck through sounds great. I’ll be watching and we’ll be sure to give you a shout out too, for whatever help that might be 😂 I don’t think I’ll do a scarf because this one isn’t planned to be be a angled headstock, I think Todd just wanted to get me in the set neck club! 🤣

[@paulneeds]

Awww, would have been a hoot seeing you two do bent side 330/335/Gretsch centre block - style construction! I know… I have an evil streak! 😈

[@SweetTGuitars]

I will eventually do that type of build but the desgn will be original and probably a good bit different than a standard 335 guitar. I've got some ideas but I don't know that I could do that build for the GGBO. I don't want to be under a time constraint when I do finally do that!! Thank you for all of your support brother! Peace & Love

[@TornelliGuitars]

🤣 now that would be funny to watch me attempt that! Thanks once again Paul 👍

[@danandratis]

This is going to be a great collaboration 2 great guitar builders and looking forward to 2 great instruments! Thanks Gio and Todd - Cheers from Canada

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Dan, you’re a constant source of positivity and support my friend! 👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you Dan. Most appreciated!! Cheers from the Deep South!!✌️🤍

[@Doug-Niven]

You guys are like a breath of fresh air as individuals. When you get together it’s oxygen rich. Keep it going. I’m doing a similar style for the Jurgs challenge. Going to use Tonerider rebel 90’s. P90 with a humbucker footprint. ❤

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks, we really appreciate it. You’ll have to let me know when your Jurgs cup vid goes up and we’ll be sure to give you a shout out. I’ve used quite a few sets of tonerider pickups and always been impressed.

[@Doug-Niven]

Thanks Gio, I appreciate that

[@SweetTGuitars]

What a really kind comment. Thank you!!✌️🤍

[@bobtrussell2865]

Love the yeng and yang on the colors, can't wait to see how they turn out. I appreciate both of your work keep em coming ❤

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks for the support and kind comment Bob 👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you so much. We're so ready to get started. I hope you enjoy the series!!✌️🤍

[@eklypse69]

12:18 I used that bridge on my GGBO 22. Be aware of that bridge height. I ended up making the mistake of not figuring for the thickness of the base, and had to shim the neck. But it is a very nice bridge.

[@SweetTGuitars]

Point taken brother. I have measured it both with and without the base and I think I have it planned correctly. We shall see!! Thank you for the comment!!✌️🤍

[@615Guitars]

Looking forward to the builds. Enjoyed the last collaboration builds. This should be good!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks for the support we really appreciate it!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

We're also really looking forward to getting underway on this. I'm really excited to see it come together for both of us!!✌️🤍

[@bigkahuna100]

Heck yes!!!! I absolutely love the collaboration builds with the 2 of you! Both of you are incredible builders and incredible human beings! Cheers, brothers!!! ❤

[@TornelliGuitars]

What a great comment!.. again! Thank you for the support 😀👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you my friend. I'm glad you're into this. We can't wait to get going. I hope you enjoy the videos. ✌️🤍

[@piotrkarel]

I'm planning on building a double bound tele (black with black pearl binding) and wanted to use the same black pearl binding on the maple neck, plus big block inlays (black pearl too). I can't imagine the guitar to be able to tell if it won't be too 'crowded' with all the binding. I'm glad you're going this direction! It will help me decide. Can't wait :)

[@TornelliGuitars]

That sounds great! I’m not planning a pickguard for mine which I’m hoping will keep it looking clean. I haven’t decided on the fret markers yet but I think I’ll keep them small. Are you planning on using a pickguard? I guess a solid black pickguard may be a good way to go if you are?

[@piotrkarel]

@@TornelliGuitars I'm not planning a pickguard. I'd like a nice flamed maple top with a deep black burst, which will show some figure in the centre. It will be a '73 custom build with widerange HB in the neck and the classic chrome tele bridge. You're using a 'colourful' fingerboard, so small markers should work really nice. I'm planning on plain maple. Like the '75 JazzBass :)

[@TornelliGuitars]

@@piotrkarel that’s sounds wonderful, if it’s going on KZbin be sure to give me a shout because I’d love to see it 👍

[@piotrkarel]

@@TornelliGuitars It is actually going to be my first build on the Crimson course, so first ever. I'll do a timelapse probably :) Can't wait to see how your guitar turns out!

[@SweetTGuitars]

If you think its a good idea, you shouldn't second guess yourself. Gio tells my all the time to just build the damn guitar!! Have fun and do your best work. I'm sure it'll turn out awesome. Good luck this year!! Peace & Love

[@robertr4193]

Both of these guitars are going to turn out really nice I'm sure. The wood selection on both of these guitars is real nice.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Robert, we’re really looking forward to this one!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you brother. I'm glad you like the wood we chose. I had a really hard time picking something I thought would hang with Gio's selection😂 ✌️🤍

[@SerenityGuitars]

Looking forward to both your guitar builds, You guys have made building guitars fun. Thanks for another great video.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks for the support Douglas and the kind comment, we really appreciate it!👍

[@calbrockocat8728]

Semi-hollows from you 2? This is going to be a lot of fun! Super glad your collab is in the GGBO Community Build. Go for it, guys!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Cal, we really appreciate the support!👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Thank you. It seems like a fitting thing to do for the community category!! We both love that part of this!!✌️🤍

[@davedavem]

Love this format for an intro video. Good luck guys!

[@TornelliGuitars]

😀Thanks Dave, this is going to be fun!👍

[@mickcarr2744]

Looking forward to both of these builds Gio and Todd, great choice of woods from both of you! I really should throw my hat in for GGBO competition, maybe GGBO 24...

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Mick, you can count on our support if you do! 👍

[@michelbouchard2154]

Man, you guys are the best!

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks Michel, we really appreciate the support!👍

[@edwardsn3670]

Here we go🎉

[@TornelliGuitars]

😂 Indeed! I can’t wait! 😀👍

[@yellowcat1310]

Todd, you hold everything way too close to the camera and we only see a blur. might try pointing the cam so we can see you're work bench so we can actually see what you got. i mean i think you are a fairly photogenic person but sometomes we want to see the wood or the guitar.

[@TornelliGuitars]

Thanks for the feedback, we’ll make sure it’s all in focus next time. I take responsibility for the editing on this one 👍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Hey brother. I will notify the editor😂 I also didn't realize I am a photogenic person. I have very little space behind the bench and I already use a 15-45mm lens so it's either the bench or the face. I will be starting to use 2 cameras soon so that should improve things. Thank for the advice.✌️🤍