The Best Custom Keyboard for your Money... Bakeneko65 CNC Lilac Build/Review

So today we look at the Bakeneko65 from cannon keys! People have been asking for a video on this keyboard for a while now and I have finally got to do a build with one! I show off exactly what you will get with the bakeneko65 CNC lilac when you order it... Also, we do a build with a couple mods and a sound test. let me know if you liked the video and if you would get this board! Thanks for Watching!
Links:
Cannon Keys - cannonkeys.com...
Kinetic Labs - kineticlabs.co...
Bakeneko65 CNC - cannonkeys.com...
Switches used - cannonkeys.com...
Cannon keycaps - cannonkeys.com...

[@coleydotmp4]

also i love how excited you are about the board. I wish more reviewers left their pure joy/hype in their videos when they make a board they love!

[@electricityopens9128]

THAT SOUND INCREDIBLE!!! Insanely clean build! Keep it up.

[@CGBuild]

Appreciate it man!!

[@joelman1989]

Can’t explain it, you’re just a guy I hope gets the success you deserve. Just seem like a genuine and good dude. And I’m a good judge of character!

[@Tenji3902]

Clean build, great keeb can’t wait to get mine. Keep up the vids love them.

[@CGBuild]

I appreciate it man! I hope your build goes good!

[@Jak0001]

nice vid! it's super nice that canonkeys is offering a more premium option for their budget offering especially as a fan of the singa unikorn and other premium gummy o-ring mount boards. i also do want to talk about the jwick blacks as i've just built my keychron q3 with them. i initially felt guilty about cheaping out on the switches when building a more premium board than im used to, but i've later come to really like them and they are one of my favorite switches of all time. they feel smooth for stock switches and are extremely smooth lubed, and they have versatile sound meaning they work for both clack and thock builds.

[@CGBuild]

Yeah I genuinely love the jwick blacks.. they are so nice for the price.. and thanks for the kind words!

[@F13Pty]

i was considering getting the bakeneko 65 but ended up getting the portal 65 in green, great vid :)

[@F13Pty]

funny thing is that the portal is lighter than the sequence even tho it doesn't have a weight

[@7yxc]

Just ordered mine for my first keyboard and I am super excited!

[@Jay-gx1nh]

Bought this exact case color and keycap combination because of you. Thanks!

[@Ekklo_]

thanks for listening us. Keep up the good work, u'll get big 🥰

[@VitiateTheImmortal]

I've had this stabs problem on a monsgeek m1 this week lol had to try 3 different stab sets until the akko plate mounts worked and sounded amazing

[@LewisToh]

clean af

[@tyson747]

Love how you wanted to do the budget build for the audience and they wanted you to sell their high end board instead. Their fault for getting el cheapo switches on their premium board (which is sold out in the two nicest colors Lavender and Sky Blue ), despite that, they actually turned out sounding really good but i'm pretty sure anything would in that thing. I just wish keyboard companies would realise we don't all want black, white and silver keyboards; they must know by now that those are the last to sell out because we like a bit of variety :P

[@Daddyanime711]

Those are cherry screw ins, they are known for needing lots of tuning so you might have to tune it finer but if you want a good clip in option to use a gummy oring mount board that doesn't need this much tuning go for tx stabs, also I would rly try just stock with no foam, and tape as those I find really take the flavour out of the board just stock this board sounds very high end almost like a unikorn

[@froge159]

nice build! is there a sound difference between the cnc version and the normal version?

[@coleydotmp4]

highly recommend either throwing in some TX stabs or following my durock screw-in hack for the stabs :)

[@Fatass_]

Cherry clip ins are perfectly fine, they are just harder to tune but cherry clip ins can sound amazing one of my favorite stabs

[@coleydotmp4]

@@Fatass_ Hard disagree! the set i got with my bakeneko were warped and would not sit flush with my board, felt and sounded terrible. I will not be using them again.

[@Fatass_]

@@coleydotmp4 hmm never heard of cherry clip ins being warped before but that's unlucky

[@jona4934]

@@Fatass_ yeah most of my builds have cherry clip ins and i’ve never had issues with warpage/ tuning them so unlucky ig

[@Clackeeb]

Hi nice video the ciel 65 and the bakeneko is the same brand ?

[@mindcandy1869]

Get the TX stabs. Good stabs are worth more than any other part of the build

[@MsToshi1990]

Sorry for the double comment! I was wondering....were you considering using Oil Kings on it? It might be too crazy but who knows! :D I ordered my first set a few days ago and I can't wait to see how they are.

[@CGBuild]

Yeah I was probably gonna do oil kings lol but these are the same just a budget option of those you know.. but of course oil kings are sick!

[@MsToshi1990]

@@CGBuild Oh I understand! Now I feel bad for getting oil kings. But I always wanted a set! They aren't too bad in price. I got 80 for about 55$.

[@akitsuki1149]

Good stuff mate!!!

[@noahkwon2159]

@cgbuild Can you list the specs of your build? I'm gonna buy a couple of these boards (one for me, one for my gf), and want it to sound like yours! Not too loud and not clacky!

[@incognito4189]

clean and crispy

[@allevalle]

Can you test it with the Flcmmk ice mint swithes to compare to the sequence build?

[@zaddy4541]

W chris your shit is amazing I hope you would be selling barbone keyboards later on I would totally buy one from your site

[@pndr]

is the difference between the original version and the CNC really noticeable?

[@sashimi9640]

This build actually sounds clean! I also just recently got my cnc bakeneko and the stabs that came with it didn't sound great. I'm just wondering if you did some wire balancing with your stabs?

[@CGBuild]

Yes I did but still didn’t work all that well..

[@Daddyanime711]

@@CGBuild what lube did u use for ur wire use xht-bdz because its super thick and cherry clip ins are hard to tune and lube so that might be the only way or re tune it

[@britneyswiftmc8725]

Hey man nice vid! Do you think that hippo switches would sound good in this? Prob gonna buy it

[@CGBuild]

Oh yeah! I love the hippo switches no doubt it will sound good!

[@Fatass_]

Jwicks would probably sound better imo, jwicks are really good

[@8bitsamurai6]

Yea the neko hard to beat one of the best and simple builds. Got the 60 but wondering how good the cnc was Compared to the sequence. The seq looks good but hard to get compared to cnc neko price. Looks shiny af. Does look alot better than the cast. Wish they sold the cnc with silicon for lil cheaper.

[@plasmadanny]

I love the keycaps!

[@CGBuild]

Yo same.. they look insane!

[@highwell7074]

Love ur vids

[@102reno102]

hey man great vid. whats the difference between A stock and B-stock?

[@CGBuild]

Thanks man! It’s just the quality.. even tho I haven’t seen something in that bad of quality.. b stock just means you could have a small imperfection on the board..

[@z4k1_zaki65]

To simplify, A-stock, no imperfections inside and the outside. B-stock slight imperfections on the insides

[@staceymcchesney]

Wonderful!

[@megabuga7148]

i like how soundtest nowadays is just typing random things

[@CGBuild]

If you are here for a sound test.. why do I need to show you what I’m typing 😂 I just type what comes to mind in the moment.. it’s not a “see how good this keyboard types” 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Born90210]

those colours tho damn

[@techroom6830]

how do you think this cnc version stacks up against the sequence? you think the sequence is worth the extra premium?

[@marounboumelhem3984]

it is possible that the o-ring is interfering with the spacebar and backspace stabs

[@CGBuild]

Yeah that’s what I thought but idk how..

[@Fatass_]

No because it’s clip in stabs not screw ins

[@chaseredding-zr7wh]

did u bandge mod em the stabs

[@cookedporkchop632]

have you tried bandaid modding the stabilisers?

[@blueswitchuser8752]

Spacebar stab was good, left shift was ok, but backspace and enter were not the best

[@Ra_in_]

Would Durock Plate-Mounted Stabilizers fit in this?

[@reapz616]

my question is where did u get the hoodie from? lol can i please have link please

[@CGBuild]

I really can’t remember my guy.. I wish I could help

[@flakeyt2709]

Hii, may I know whats the weight on this one?

[@332ndtrooper]

Put poly caps hippo on itt

[@ViiiRALshortz]

bro how did you tune those stabs

[@blayses3116]

I know that the normal bakeneko is notorious for bad quality issues on the case, so with the new paint and cnc, what did you see?

[@CGBuild]

Literally everything was perfect.. but just me.. I know people have had issues before but for this I didn’t see any problems..

[@serantics]

I have the cast aluminum Bakeneko65 and the outside was actually flawless. The inside not so much, but it was within their QC standards and I don't mind too much since you don't see the inside when it's built lol.

[@Fatass_]

It’s not paint..... it’s anodized the keyboard he has the cnc version should be much better since it cncd not casted but I don’t have on hand, anodizing wise I can’t help you either, but just wanted to point that out for you

[@datboiplebs3029]

How do you remove the board from the case? I just built this as my first ever custom keyboard, and it isn't level so I am trying to remove it and make it look better but I don't want to snap the O-Ring. Any advice?

[@CGBuild]

You shouldn’t snap the o ring.. just pull up on the top of the keycaps to take it out of the case and re adjust

[@xirxirxir]

the fr4 plate is either really loose or really tight

[@CGBuild]

Idk if that’s the issue I’ve tried multiple things but no idea why.. all good tho

[@homshlpd]

im first yay

[@digital.phantom942]

I'm using a different keybaord, but I'm also having the exact same problem about the spacebar becoming weirdly loud when releasing. Tried switching the stabs, adjusting the lubes, adding/adjusting the foams under pcb and inside the spacebar, and even tried taping a lot of places (under stabs, inside spacebar, and underside of the pcb). Nothing particularly helped improve the sound, so I would also love to know if anyone got an answer to this.

[@4132h]

try holee mod?

[@sweetalpacalover]

10/10 thocc

[@sweetalpacalover]

Duude

[@fransie3993]

How did you lube the switches?

[@CGBuild]

I have a short on how I lube them but just like everyone else.. you can find so many video on how to lube switches and that’s what I did most likely 😂

[@DeannaCsm]

where can i buy thissss??🥺

[@CGBuild]

Just go to the description.. I got links for literally everything

[@extremebass9195]

Can I get one of yours keyboard ?

[@voxil427]

This or the qk65?

[@CGBuild]

This..imo

[@z4k1_zaki65]

QK65 r2 starts tmrw, $180 with shipping included

[@z4k1_zaki65]

@@CGBuild Cannonkeys shipping is a huge deal breaker though, $60 just on shipping

[@332ndtrooper]

Dammmmmm

[@kuzumo398]

Yow nice

[@sweetalpacalover]

Yo

[@herculesng1090]

Spend a little but more for the parellel sequence

[@herculesng1090]

you get better quality better sound, and it's just generally better in every regard

[@CGBuild]

A little more? 😂 more like another $200 after shipping and getting the pcb ad on them switches and keycaps.. and that’s if you go budget

[@CGBuild]

@@herculesng1090 yeah I hope it’s better you have to spend $500 for everything 😂

[@herculesng1090]

@@CGBuild it's pretty budget 😅

[@jostenstarcher2683]

how much would i have to pay you for you to build me a custom keyboard?? real shit

[@mmaaRkers]

Kinda sad that you have carpel tunner. Especially in a hobby where small wrist movements are important

[@CGBuild]

Yeah it’s unfortunate.. I’m always holding a small part like a spring and then look away and then turn back and see it’s gone because I couldn’t feel it 😂

[@mmaaRkers]

Well that sucks

[@332ndtrooper]

Duude

[@MsToshi1990]

One of these days I can own a Bakeneko and not pay 60 - 110$ for shipping....maybe ;-;

[@canIhavethishandle]

get the QK65 instead

[@MsToshi1990]

@@canIhavethishandle They are never in stock...also same thing with shipping. Just costs a fortune for me.

[@canIhavethishandle]

@@MsToshi1990 there will be R2 and I think it's unlimited. where are you from tho?

[@z4k1_zaki65]

@@MsToshi1990 R2 of the QK65 will be $180 including shipping. The group buy for the r2 starts tmrw with the new Bluetooth pcb

[@jerOKC]

love your videos, but i hate cannonkeys and refuse to purchase anything from them again. worst customer service i've ever experienced.