The Steampunk Guitar Part 12

This is the 12th and final part in the Steampunk guitar building series where I'll do some of the setup procedures for this guitar. This will include making the brass nut, modifying the bridge pickup ring, closing the control cavity with a clear acrylic cover, tuning and intonation, dressing the fret ends, and I'll finish with some photos of the result. If you would like to help support my channel and get something cool in return, please consider the following:
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[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Great build..........all the best from the UK

[@ryansens6072]

Been following this one. Would have been good as an entry into the great guitar build off

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Ryan Sens ...............................Chris should get in touch with Ben at Crimson and get involved in next years GGBO competition. He’s a ‘proper’ guitar builder.

[@ryansens6072]

@@LockStoppageSandwich Amen to that

[@GiftPrincessBuhman]

Gosh I just love steampunk

[@victorguerrero9758]

Great build and explanations on all the episodes. This one blows all of the yesterday’s competition out of the water

[@getenlightened]

Hightline should have been invited.

[@davedupuis2069]

That acrylic cavity cover was a great touch. This guitar came out really cool, nice job Chris.

[@wheelerdavea]

Great buile series. I'm a lowly bass player, and the "steampunk" is not a style that I would buy, or build, this guitar is a work of art. By the way, I have purchased several of your drawing sets, the string winder, and buffing station and they are superb. Thanks for keeping these videos coming. My luthier skills are taken to a new level.

[@HighlineGuitars]

Thanks for your support! IMO there are no lowly bass players. They have always been the under appreciated backbone of all good music. Keep it up!

[@joemama32100]

That turned out great, I'm so jealous of the owner of that guitar.

[@TennisOnion]

Truly a work of art

[@NowILayTheeDownMFH]

Loved all the series

[@stuartbarker9373]

Beautiful guitar, Chris, and good explanations as always.

[@kjemradio]

I bet this would have done very well in the Great Guitar Build Off that Crimson Guitars recently held.

[@SnifferCustoms]

That detail is just incredible...you did an amazing job on this! It will belong in some museum, haha!

[@BenjaminFranceMusic]

That turned out INCREDIBLE Chris! Great work, as always!

[@worshipgeek]

It's just stunning. What an amazing build. Thanks for taking us along for the journey.

[@jimbucket2996]

Although I am not a huge fan of the steampunk style in general, that thing looks remarkable! I am amazed by your talent, creativity, and ability to see it through to the end.

[@davanders2006]

That is a wild looking Steampunk Guitar. I love it Now I am going to have to watch the past video's to see how you came up with that madness. Thanks for sharing.

[@jimbecker5675]

Outstanding build, Chris!

[@brianpetersen3429]

Beautiful, unique design. Well done.

[@craigdawes1533]

Really cool guitar

[@skunkygrogan4247]

This was a lotta fun. Thx.

[@stevensobba1785]

Great, brass nut , I will do that on mine. Thanks Awesome, functional ,alive art!👏🏼

[@darrellmitchell814]

Very cool!! Love it!!

[@bevinmodrak4997]

This was fun! Turned out great. I'm a mechanical watch guy so really love the detail of the gears. Clear control cavity cover reminded me of the display back on several mechanical watches.

[@phereracer]

I really like it a lot!👍

[@dalgguitars]

Clear control cavity cover was a great suggestion. Looks great.

[@stevesstrings5243]

Very nice!

[@RetroPlus]

Perfect for a steampunk amp

[@demantoid418]

She's AWESOME Thanks 🙂

[@bradhibbitts8188]

Very nice

[@ccchicken8889]

Another winner!

[@TomH_YT]

I sort of like the clear cavity cover, but it doesn't have the vibe. Maybe you could window pane it with some copper tape; that would complete the Faraday cage, too, which doesn't have to be a solid sheet. You could even fancy cut the tape to give it some style. And you might think about giving the pots a treatment to give them a vibe since they are on display. Great build!

[@HighlineGuitars]

I thought about steampunking the controls more, but I was ready to finish and move on.

[@zimbalist]

Avsolutely fantastic! What a great series of vids. Love the brass nut although the string spacing seemed off - but with camera angles and so, it can be my eyes are playing tricks on me. Can’t wait for the next vid.

[@HighlineGuitars]

Nope. String spacing is perfect.

[@BobHolland1949]

I Like It!

[@davewoodley3716]

Excellent work! However, how many amateur luthiers have CNC routers, thicknessers, sanding machines, spraying booths and other expensive industrial equipment? I use hand tools apart from an electric drill, and a small palm router for the neck pocket and pickup cavities. I just make a guitar when I'm not doing my other hobbies, like recording my music.

[@denboe2894]

Yes, nice guitar.

[@danielsgrunge]

Cool

[@StealthParrot]

Chris, I realize this series is a few years old now, but I have just watched all the videos in this series. Wow! The guitar is an amazing work of art. I don't have a lot of the equipment to make such a guitar but I learned so many interesting tips and techniques. Thank you so much for freely sharing your knowledge. Do you sell the black tee shirt with the red Highline guitar that you were wearing in some of these videos?

[@HighlineGuitars]

Yes, it for sale on my KZbin merch store. Link is in the description.

[@StealthParrot]

@@HighlineGuitars Geez, helps to read. Ordered one, thanks Chris.

[@HighlineGuitars]

@@StealthParrot Actually, I added the link after you commented.

[@clysher]

I'll buy some plans when I am not flat broke! At least the CNC router and pickup winder.

[@partyforever3090]

beautiful guitar, youre a maestro sir! i bet this guitar wont be cheap T_T

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Alex Lifeson could have used this on Rush's Time Machine tour.

[@HighlineGuitars]

That's a HUGE compliment. THANKS!

[@bcholio]

Great build series. I have a question, I have a piece of pecan leftover from a bar top. I’ve never seen pecan used as a guitar body. What do you think?

[@HighlineGuitars]

I've used it for a bookmatched top on a guitar. Looks great. Might be a bit heavy for a body, but if you channel it, it should lighten up.

[@charlesharper7292]

Gives me some ideas for a beat to crap Hondo/Explorer I picked up.

[@stanleygergle4580]

Beautiful work! I was wondering can you repaint chrome hardware to say a flat black?

[@HighlineGuitars]

Not really. The paint will wear off.

[@andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624]

Very nice work Chris. Not a huge fan of steampunk in general, but this guitar looks quite good. Why the brass nut? Just to fit in with the general style or does brass have an advantage over other but types?

[@HighlineGuitars]

Mainly because brass seemed to go along with the vibe.

[@andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624]

@@HighlineGuitars as good a reason as any👍😁

[@acasadorocknroll7]

W

[@gthtcskrf]

Highline Guitars Hello . If it's not difficult for you - please tell me where you can buy a brass blank (a strip is a piece from which you cut off a part for a brass nut) Thank you

[@HighlineGuitars]

eBay.

[@gthtcskrf]

@@HighlineGuitars Please tell me - by what keywords to search for such a brass piece on ebays - This is another stupid question of mine (- As one man told me ... It's better to ask a question and seem stupid - than to seem smart and not know the answer) Thank you very much for your attention ...

[@HighlineGuitars]

@@gthtcskrf Search for brass bar stock.

[@gthtcskrf]

@@HighlineGuitars thank you for your attention

[@davanders2006]

There is no playlist or your merchandise web page

[@HighlineGuitars]

I forgot to add it. It was late and I was tired. It's there now.

[@Bajawildman]

Very nice! Stop by and check out my Steampunk Bass sometime!

[@davanders2006]

But eGuitarPlans.com isn't shown. I watched the video again to get the web address. Which was just as enjoyable the second time.

[@LockStoppageSandwich]

Get in touch with Ben at Crimson guitars.....................and join next years GGBO as you make some really nice items and are a proper luthier/builder.

[@HighlineGuitars]

If they can nail down the rules before hand and allow builders to enter their own scratch builds, I may just enter. I saw quite a few really nice builds in this years contest.

[@davanders2006]

My mistake. I thought that you meant to have the playlist in the description list.

[@arose460]

First!

[@craigdawes1533]

Really cool guitar