The customers guitar builders HATE

[@g.marion5888]

Every customer I've had as a luthier has been charming, patient, and caring. That's why I only work on my own guitars.

[@ratwynd]

Me too. The best customer in the world.

[@Ibaneddie76]

You win comment of the day!

[@BigBlackDelta]

same

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

My favorites were those who started wanting to change things halfway through the build. After 43 years I finally just stopped building. Almost 1600 guitars, basses and specialty instruments, I couldnt stand most people anymore

[@rustyshackleford9557]

My dad was a very successful car dealer. After 10 years he sold the buisiness. I asked him why and he replied, " I couldn't stand the loafers" The guitar world is plagued by the same vermin. They can barely play, but they can talk, talk, talk. It is a bizarre industry. Only about 5% of the total guitars I have sold or repaired went to a person who could actually play. 95% went to a person who couldn't even strum a 3 chord song without flipping the beat around or getting lost if they didn't literally have lyrics with little chord symbols printed in front of them. It is a world of Stevie Wonders, talking about their newest telescope. I am retired. My advice just recognize your customers most likely can't play a lick.

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

@@rustyshackleford9557 exactly, also retired from it

[@GOICOBA]

Can't believe you menace of a man are still around and kicking 💪😎 I still remember the video where you yelled at the humbucker to prove that pickups aren't microphonic when they are well built. Keep on rocking Boss 🎸

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

I am actually reposting that video here in a few days lol

[@xxxxneoxxxx]

@@WillsEasyGuitar What I would do to see the "Vulgar rant on tonewood" again... But now it only exists in my memories hahaha

[@ArnallWoodworks]

Welcome to dealing with the public

[@LexCoulstring]

I'm a luthier here in Canada and geeze, I been down the road where I had to explain physics to people who want low action, light strings and down tune yet complain about buzz.

[@Cognitoman]

lol. Yeah that’s common sense hahs

[@ivankrushensky]

This is the same type of person that uses one guitar to play in all kinds of different tunings that also doesn't understand why I don't want them changing the tuning on mine. I have them all set up a certain way with action, string gauge, neck relief, intonation, etc.....

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

I like low action 1.5 mm or lower is good for me. Anything tuned lower than D Standard or Drop C needs to have a longer scale than 24.75"

[@notanotherguitarchannel]

And when they test for buzz they pick it as hard as they can to make it buzz.

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

@@notanotherguitarchannel Most people are likely set with their regular picking style, unless their going for a dynamic change during a song. At least that's how I play?

[@CemeterySunshine]

The worst part is the amount of time figuring all this shit out for a customer to just say wow thats expensive. No shit! You just did like 3 hours of back and forth for free.

[@ronnynast]

So just like every other business, this shit happens. Welcome to the world!

[@rustyshackleford9557]

The guitar industry is odd. If I sell X-ray machines then I know my customers most likely can OPERATE an X-ray machine. If I sell a guitar, I know that most likely the guy who buys it couldn't even strum Happy Birthday in C# even if I told him it was a I, V, I, IV progression. Very, very few guitar owners can actually play.

[@Ibaneddie76]

I build custom guitars and own a private tattoo studio so I 100% identify with everything you say in this video! I have some crazy stories sometimes I wonder what drives particular individuals.

[@carpballet]

That’s so weird. I also build custom guitars and own a tattoo shop! I thought I was the only one. I’m also a polygamist. How about you? A few wives hangin around?

[@ratwynd]

You can have any 2 of the following 3 things: *Cheap *Fast *High Quality It is not possible to have all 3 at once. Similarly: You can do any of the following: *Listen *Think *Speak No more than one of these are possible at one time.

[@RisingTideSoundWorks]

"A good guitar is not cheap, a cheap guitar is not good"

[@thesolarengineer]

Will it is awesome to see you are still kicking ass and taking names! You look 1000% healthier than about a year ago - Hope you are doing just as well inside brother 💪💪💪👍

[@morganblackheart9468]

I think I've been watching since 2014 ish. So roughly when this video was originally posted. You're a good man Will! I've always enjoyed your content. As a child I always wanted to get into guitar building and have even got one nearly finished, just waiting on some parts. I've always respected you as a person as well as a guitar builder. You've always been real and have always kept it real.

[@Kneith]

I work as a live sound guy. I get to deal with a lot of musicians of a rather high level from time to time and some of them have been climbing that ego ladder for years and I fucking hate having to do with these people who think the entire fucking world needs to bend around them (and like you say sometimes even want me to break the laws of physics).

[@ashleyjohansson230]

I will take a 5 neck hot pink les paul with a different scale length for each neck with each neck being made with a different type of exotic wood for 200 dollars thanks 🤭

[@FluidFocus]

Good work isn't cheap and cheap work isn't good.

[@stuco]

Yeah, if people attempt it themselves they may then understand.

[@TommySG1]

Spot on man 🤙 There’s almost always smoke and mirrors when it comes to their wallets.

[@Serratasrusrex]

Sanding alone is tons of time and effort. Try applying all that to building a house or doing a kitchen for someone.

[@stuco]

Oh yeah, doing a good finish takes forever.

[@Barbarapape]

There are a few customers that are a pleasure to deal with, and there are the rest who vary from been very picky to downright annoying. I have been an A/V tech for over 50 years, and the only part of my job that i realy disliked is dealing with customers the you will never satisfy. I hear your pain and frustration.

[@shaneturnage1]

Will your the best man, honest and to the point. I've been building for about 15 years and you always preach it correct sir

[@kimblez]

I like the honesty,,,,I used to be in this industry and what you are talking about is accurate .....lots of people want custom work and do not have the money to pay for it

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

I had brain cancer in 2008. Last year I was telling a relatively new therapist that I taught guitar. A few weeks later she was asking about my fine motor skills & if I'm knowledgeable enough to change my guitar strings. I told her I can take apart a guitar with problems & fix it, other than soldering the the electronics. Then I thought about it for a while. Nobody showed me how to do anything on guitar when I started playing in 2001. I started watching youtube videos in 2018 on how to fix things on a guitar. I was shocked to hear that there are people who take their guitar into a store & pay to have the strings changed??!! I make a point of showing anyone with, an electric guitar, how to do stuff. Acoustic guitars I find to be a much different beast.

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

If something I do to my own guitars works for me, that's the only time I'll show others what I did on mine & walk them through it or they can watch me do the same on their guitar.

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

It's like with most things, they want what you can produce, but don't want to pay what it's worth.

[@lkj974]

Your relationship with your customers sounds a lot like my relationship with my daughter.

[@roberteffler3382]

I had a customer once ask me what I thought the resale value of one of my guitars would be, '" I don't care"

[@RisingTideSoundWorks]

Only the usual suspects(fender gibson etc) have resale value. I brought one of my personal builds to a guitar show where they were buying for S&G. The guy at the booth said one of the smartest things. "The moment I have to tell a customer what the guitar is, I've already lost the sale."

[@roberteffler3382]

Yup, if I was worried about the resale value, I wouldn't be building, what I am worried about is building the finest instrument I can build

[@stuco]

@@RisingTideSoundWorks True unless a guitar maker gets some super famous artist to play their guitar. Like James Olson, Paul Languedoc or Wayne Henderson. Then they may go up in value.

[@shanewalton8888]

I am in Japan and I have a custom made in England and one made in Nepal. My guitars are literally in their hands, so I want them to be happy when they make my guitar. Trust the luthier knows better than you do and don't pester him.

[@rbilleaud]

That's why I only build for me. I don't even build for friends anymore because they're usually not friends when you finish the build.

[@rustyshackleford9557]

I grew up working in music stores doing guitar repair. Intelligent people are VERY rare. ( About 1 in 20) Folks forget that out of 20 kids in first grade only one or two will be bright. This is EXACTLY why a retailer has a markup. Folks will WASTE your time and you must charge them for that. When a guitar costs a retailer 500$ and he sells it for 800$, that 300$ is compensation for the 20 times that picker came in, played guitars, wasted my time and bought nuthin'. Welcome to retail.

[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

Man, I missed this video! Now that I watched it after many years I kinda feel guilty, because I just ordered my first custom Kiesel guitar and we went through 30 emails before finally settling on the details.

[@216trixie]

Yikes

[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

@@216trixie Huh?

[@216trixie]

@@Ausf.D.A.K. I agree about you feeling guilty. 30 emails seems excessive to nail down what you wanted.

[@Ausf.D.A.K.]

@@216trixie Yeah, the problem was, they have a lot of off-the-menu options that you won't know unless to talk to them directly and for example I wanted the tone pot removed and the volume moved to the tone position and the online virtual builder said that wasn't possible with my chosen pickups, Seymour Duncan P90 Antiquities. And that's just one example, but I think it was important to insist on these. It is a $3000 guitar after all.

[@Fernos005]

@@Ausf.D.A.K. Sounds like you payed over 2k for a custom CNC made assembly line guitar processed by 30 people? Hope you at least got a 4A figured wood top and body 👁️

[@SianaGearz]

Kleptomaniac musicians are a particular kind of yikes to me. And i don't really mind standard cables and that type of stuff, but like people've got to understand some items are special?

[@patrickkem689]

Do not be afraid to refuse a job! Brother Too damn many tire kickers out there.

[@stuco]

I appreciate this candid video. It's funny and frustrating at the same time. The low action thing made me laugh. I don't build guitars but I repair them (not professionally) at what I would call an intermediate level and have been doing it for around 20 years. There is something about guitars where it's not uncommon for people who know very little to think they are experts. I think passion sometimes gets in the way of logic.

[@rickycompton2610]

You are the Man, I hope you are feeling better Bro,You preach the truth And a lot of people can’t handle it,But that’s ok some of us get you !!!

[@MrRobertRumbustiere]

This is very informative. I've been playing guitar for 51 years and own 30 guitars and am just about to start building my own. I have received 105 requests for the same build but I fear my skills are not up to it yet. This would be a great opportunity for you sir. They have all asked for a four neck behemoth with a 12 string neck with 3-single coil pups, a 6 string neck with four humidifiers, a 5 string nylon with a peizo and a 18 string neck of 5 frets with 1 lipstick pup. They all believe the price can be kept low with a Balham wood body to between $1,000 -$1,500. I think this would be a good move for you.

[@tonybranton]

My two local luthiers put regular frets on two guitars. An acoustic and an electric. The Strat got a whole custom neck. Medium jumbo on both. I have HUGE fingers and super broad tips. I don’t play either guitar because my fingernails NO MATTER HOW SHORT I CUT THEM dig into the fingerboard. Why won’t luthiers LISTEN TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. This was in writing with both of them and THEY CHOSE to use the fretwire they had.

[@charlesbrewer6552]

Will, I have been listening to you for years, keep it up!

[@Elienguitar]

I remember when you set off the entire internet debunking tone wood. People not understanding transverse vs longitudinal wave.

[@arvetemecha]

this is true for every builder/artisan dealing with stupid people who don't know how to write specs, who don't have a precise/refined idea of what they want, and think their time is more valuable than yours.

[@DecapitatedPlaythings]

I really miss these old school WillsEasyGuitar Videos. When Will presses the piss and moan button it is always super entertaining! LOL..

[@MiamiVisor]

The song "Make the World Go Away" was a hit for a reason.

[@user-no1cares]

I often ask myself if I’m happy. If my answer should happen to contain the word ‘HATE’, I might make some changes in my life.

[@nedcramdon1306]

Unless you owe millions and have staff that have been really dedicated.

[@user-no1cares]

@@nedcramdon1306 Well, good be on you & yours, because loyalty matters.

[@nicholaswoolfenden5254]

Business would be great if it was not for clients. I've heard that a lot.

[@allenaviation5746]

I had a really good personal story about a rude guitar shop but I forgot about it. Too bad, it's a good story. I'm surprised that I don't remember, because it ate at me for awhile. I guess that stuff rolls off of me like shit off of a duck, eventually!

[@dirkbonesteel]

I would rather listen to an expert that talks like I do. Nice rant

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

I worked in irrigation for thirty years. It’s exactly the same. I even had to deal with a lot of “special” people on Martha’s Vineyard. Carlie Simon is nice. The Obamas are not. This is the customer service side of things and it sucks but it is what it is.

[@JohnAvillaHerpetocultural]

Just wanted to add, I once had a client call me at 4:00 am in early spring IN A BLIZZARD about getting their irrigation turned on at their Falmouth estate. Bonkers.

[@johnmoser1162]

Dude ... a delicate question. My first guitar (35 years ago) was a custom guitar. Needs re-fretting again and that costs like $800. For that price I get 2 x Harley Benton Fusion III with stainless frets ... -> you have to admit that there is an issue here ... 🙂

[@SianaGearz]

I choose to do a lot of maintenance work on my stuff myself rather than hiring someone to do it; but if i was wealthy i'd be hiring out more. And of course there are things that i plain can't afford, like if something needs expensive upkeep, it's just not an item i can afford to own. The overheads of running a business are just so high, what do you suggest?

[@ivankrushensky]

It's harder to re-fret than it is to put the frets on a fresh fingerboard. Plus you're asking someone that lives in the US to do it. They aren't going to work for $5 an hour. Especially on a custom guitar that has sentimental value and can't be replaced- in which case if they screw up, you'll drag them into court and sue the daylights out of them. I don't know about $800, but it's certainly going to cost more than $100.... it's hours of work plus materials, rent, utilities, etc.

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

Who would charge 800? that is ridiculous. a refret shouldn't be more than 300-400 in the worst cases.

[@johnmoser1162]

@@WillsEasyGuitar 4h @ $200 ... even "regular" shops charge $600 , 4h @ $150. A neck replacement is cheaper then re-fretting. The guitar world is crazy ...

[@johnmoser1162]

@@SianaGearz May be you have misunderstood ... I will obviously pay the amount to fix my beloved guitar. But the world has become very strange - that things do not make sense anymore. For the consumer to buy new things has become much more lucrative then to let fix something - that is not [edit: only] related to guitars ...

[@martinheath5947]

I knew a luthier once who had a request to make a p bass style body out of some exotic African hardwood. This wood was so dense he broke router bits naking it and when it was finished it weighed like a concrete paving slab. Crazy heavy! Needless to say the customer changed his mind but still had to pay. Didn't even take it home in the end 😢

[@bolland83]

A lot of this is relevant to custom work in general, not just guitars. Anymore I tell people this is the thing I do, if that's what you want then great, if not there's plenty of other people out there that do different things. It saves me a lot of headaches.

[@Jeremya74]

Did landscaping/lawn maintanence for over 20yrs and Had a landscaping/lawn maintanence business for 15yrs..people would question my knowledge and act as though they new more often that i ever would have guessed...and it was typicaly the most wealthy..i think its that way in most, if not all businesses

[@rustyshackleford9557]

Oh man! Landscaping is brutal! Folks ask ya to do stuff that is so objectively horticulturally wrong that it is crazy. If you prune anything properly it will freak them out because they likely have NEVER seen a properly pruned plant. They will have NO concept of USDA hardiness zones and will no doubt want their sprinklers to spray directly on their roses and will whine about those roses having foliar disease. They will have zero concept of color coordination. I feel for ya. I live in an area with 15 inches of rain and winter temps to -10F Folks here, try to grow grow Bluegrass yards and Begonias. Intelligence is so, so very rare.

[@Jeremya74]

@@rustyshackleford9557 you pretty much nailed it..I live in north Florida so lots of hot and humid days on top of everything

[@rustyshackleford9557]

@@Jeremya74 I once pruned some hedges and got sued for the job I did. The property owner paid our local county agriculture Extension office to come out and appraise the damage. They responded by telling the homeowner they were hillbillies who had never seen a proper job, that my work was perfect and that by the way, I taught their Master Gardener classes .. I realized that even though I was correct, I was utterly outnumbered by mediocre minded folks who's drunk dad taught them " proper" gardening skills...lol...i quit all landscaping.

[@Jeremya74]

@@rustyshackleford9557 sued fot hedges!?!..wow..customers can be rediculous ..what ended up happening with that?

[@rustyshackleford9557]

@@Jeremya74 lol...after the Extension agent informed the homeowner that: 1) my pruning job was perfect. 2) I taught the county Master Gardener classes 3) that they were hillbillies who were just too ignorant to know what a proper pruning job was, They just wimpered off with no apologies. It was an eye opener. If you drive anywhere in my town you see 1) trees topped 2) hedges with the base narrower than the top ( lollipopped) 3) steel edge sticking out 4" above ground like a 40' long machete! And 200,000 mediocre minded folks who like it that way...

[@jonw3462]

Having a vocalist call you to rant about reincarnation is pretty wild dude lol. I can't imagine the amount of time wasted speaking to people that know fuck all about guitars but want a custom, must be tedious to say the least

[@clayton56tube]

I've noticed a few high end instrument makers that make them first and then list them for sale. Each one made how they want. They don't take orders.

[@rogerledoux4741]

I watched way back in the day. You used to take a lot of shit but most of the time, you were correct. I have built a few guitars I didn't do it to sell them. When I did sell them at cost, I only got one complaint, and it was minor. Point is people can be assholes.

[@patrickkem689]

Half down to begin the project, that covers the materials and the labor. And the remaining balance upon pickup. If they pull out for any reason let them know up front the down payment locks them in. Cuts out the B/S

[@tonybaloney6656]

Artistic types are weird, comes with the territory.

[@luisbarrera5740]

are these re-uploads?

[@easter_sunday]

I waited 2 years for a privately built model. I'm patient.

[@X-boomer]

We’re about the same age maybe. And yeah by the time you get here you’ve had enough of all the bullshit 😂

[@SeventhAnubis071]

Someone always plays the moron. If I'm the perfect customer, who doesn't complain, and pays right on time, then you'd be the annoying nutter. Whom ever appears to be submissive, the other human is the predator.

[@willchug]

Always take in another guitar that’s set up how you like it to show that it can be done, I’ve got a couple I use for reference and luthiers have told me, you see this has crazy super low action and that it won’t play, then they proceed to play every single note on the neck and look puzzled that every note plays without buzzing.

[@grantstewart5453]

Soooo..... how much is the MDF guitar????

[@alexanderkushnarev2247]

I really missed these videos!

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

There is a lot of sanding involved. That's all you need to say. 😄

[@MacawAviculture]

I am sorry you are no longer building guitars. As a naturopathic doctor, diet and hyperbaric O2 therapy is our only hope for long-term survival from all chronic diseases; given what has been done to our soil, food, and water supply.

[@BerserkersBattle-816]

Everyone is an expert even though they've never built a guitar. The craziest guitar I've ever seen and it was such a joke was Steve Vai's 3 neck guitar with the heart shaped body. Me and my friends were laughing our asses off when he came out with that Valentines day guitar. Question how many times have you had to take people to court to get paid for your hard work?

[@bighardbooks770]

At first, I thought you were gonna be an ass-hat, but what youre saying is spot on.

[@semyaza555]

I never understood the thought process behind nickel-and-diming someone who is building a custom guitar for you. Just assume it’s going to be a lot of money.

[@semyaza555]

5:19 Lol yes.

[@drewinman7171]

I don't know, man. If the person is asking Ferrari for square wheels, they might be Canadian...

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Always amuses me when I see Americans making comments like this. The average IQ in Canada is higher than in the United States. Maybe you should try Mexico? 😆

[@BenAdam-om2hr]

Good. Fast. Cheap. Pick two.

[@thehappyheretic2136]

my local guitar techs and teachers forthe most part are lazy rude and let us just say less than helpful They try to talk you out of doing what you want to do with your own guitar like it is a bother to do anything but setups you have to buy your own parts somewhere else hope you get the right ones because they are no help picking them out be prepared to be talked down to, and dismissed by punk kids who don't know anything but how to shred and tell how good they are but can't teach at a 3rd grade level if you take lessons do not expect to learn anything really useable for about a yrs or two unless you use the information to start teaching yourself. no guitars or amps for sale, no parts , showroom nothing worst of all if you take something in to get fixed, after waiting two months to get it back it's still broken and they charge you again for something they either broke or did not fix right. Oh, and it takes two more months to get it back again ugh .so I find it goes both ways. I stopped supporting businesses with god complexes and treating people less than . I have personally never tried to lowball a local guitar shop if it's something special or difficult I offer to pay more and tell them to please take their time and get it right. il pay the difference explaining it will be a better experience for both of us. I also leave a good tip and give them Christmas money in a card if I get any work done during the holidays ask about their families etc.. its not a cool place to hang out and talk anymore

[@willchug]

So you’ve been to Salvis guitars too. 😂

[@dmac3316]

Solid video, thanks for posting! New subscriber here 👍

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

Guitarists are idiots......its really simple to say, This is the reason I took the hard road, I learned with a Bigsby and a Floyd, I learned how to maintain and how to deal with more complex systems, and more f&*king importantly I learned how the damn instrument works, and the physics behind how it works. I also started looking at guitars thinking its a blank canvas hanging on the shop wall, what can I do to make it mine, so it ended up modding, and doing it myself, then it ended up I want this but no one makes this, so I just started building them myself and started simple and worked my way up to the more complex stuff learning along the way, When I ran into some road blocks some of you guys on youtube helped alot, thank you for that. I ordered a Jaguar from Sweetwater a few months back, its not the expensive one, its a Vintera II, I had them swap the nut out for a black tusq to match the look, and all I asked them to do was put a set of 10's(I usually go Labell 11s but) they were asking for specifics on the setup, and I said to them just give me medium action and keep the setup neutral, there is a reason for that, Offset bodies with that bridge type will never endingly need to be tweaked, you have to shim the neck 1 degree, raise the bridge and increase the break angle and all kinds of junk to really make it easily playable without rattling and such, but its one of those things you have to kind of do yourself to get it right because there are only so many techs that probably know and there is zero point in burdening them or giving them a complex task like that where experience is needed.

[@251richardhudson7]

Sorry, im that guy, im guilty. I learned that developing a new idea will be more expensive. It's new territory. I wanted bass guitar strings mixed, 2.bass/4.regular, and percussion. I bought a cheap guitar and did the modifications myself. There is developing a concept and custom work that are different from each other.

[@dienamx6696]

I mean common sense people cmon

[@RocRizzo]

@@dienamx6696 common sense is not common these days.

[@adrianred236]

Perhaps a tell all book wouldn't be a bad idea 😅😅😅

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I want a guitar where I can swap the wings while playing. That's okay, I understand if you're not capable of such a challenge, I'm already halfway through building two. (which will 'become one' and then one again)... Gotta love how 'modern' tech can make ancient techniques pretend to be new.

[@shanewalton8888]

I really wanna see Will's Kung Fu now.

[@shanewalton8888]

Players have to learn to adjust. I have one telecaster in a sea of superstrats at home. The action is set higher than my usual 1mm because it just can't get any lower. I just keep this in mind when I play it instead of bitch and moan.

[@krispyillini724]

Awesome vid❤!

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

Thank you! 😁

[@JenkinsJimmy]

William you cannot run from your past

[@davidsummerville351]

It is no different than any other trade. You have to walk away from the situation. I learned this in the construction industry, otherwise it's your fault.

[@chrisl7949]

Just build what you want. Be an artist and don't make custom guitars for people would be the solution to this nightmare. Doing custom work is not fun and only stressful....

[@Pikilloification]

Yea, just spend hundreds of hours of work into an item you may not sell.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Pikilloification If you're building guitars that you like and other people don't like them, you're probably in the wrong business. Les Paul didn't ask 10,000 people how to build his guitar before he started. He just started building it and then waited for them to figure out how good it was.

[@nedcramdon1306]

My job can suck too. We all just wine steady.

[@InTheSh8]

I'd ask: "How many RPMs on the fans? Battery powered or PSU?" 😂❤

[@stevepelham9010]

This is why i never went into repairing and taking care of guitars as I could have cause I had me an name as being good at it by an artist and that it spreed, ok that is an good starter but no. I would had ended up as shit poor as customers will come and tell me my job and that it is an easy fix! Very comon in almost all jobs that some customers knows it all....EASY PEACY ok why in hell did he not sort it out by himself then? Cause we are talking money...the customer declares it to be an itsy bitsy small thing..a small thing can not cost that much.. he is thinking about a couple of bucks or hopefully as made for free. Them big ones with an well grounded reputation will show such an person to the door I worked in such an company them bums came in yak yak yak me say this and that...the owner raised his head WHAT? Nailed his eyes and pointed at the door, get! What an pleasure and steady money.

[@scottfromsouthcarolina3185]

Wondering if you got a lot of requests to give them a guitar / sponsor them for marketing purposes and be a Gelvin artist.

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

yes I did. most of the people were someone that had no following or a future in the business. some would be established musicians. that is a different story.

[@adrianred236]

They sound like BMW owners.

[@RisingTideSoundWorks]

My guy needs to charge a consultation fee. This will weed out the tire kickers and pipe dreamers. If price is in the conversation in the first five minutes, it's already too much.

[@oriontackett7643]

@RisingTideSoundWorks some of us like to plan and save. If I'm ordering a custom, I want to know the details. It's pretty irresponsible to just write a blank check.

[@RisingTideSoundWorks]

@@oriontackett7643 I get what you are saying. Building is a combination or art and engineering. He should know what his time and skill is worth before he talks to customers in order to give them a starting point. What he is not conveying in the video is that people will option a builder to the point of frustration. How much for stainless? How much for Neck-Thru? etc. If you have to spend 10 hours talking with the customer to acquire a build agreement, your books are already in the red.

[@oriontackett7643]

@@RisingTideSoundWorks that's true. I like kiesel's build portal they have. It makes it much easier. But I bet that is expensive to have on a website

[@justinscheapguitarsandreviews]

lol I love how the comments tell me to be civil. Like, comment police, are you watching the video I’m commenting on? Civil? It’s like if r/guitarcirclejerk was an actual person. Also, I’m not weak, I can’t be weeded. We’re gonna settle in nice here.

[@willhaylock3769]

Great video :)

[@Dirge4july]

New for 2015.

[@wjewell63]

👍

[@54tristin]

Try practicing medicine with people who review your recommendation and treatment with google.

[@marcimarcimarci5101]

well done, i subbed, however, i dont see any bass content....

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

I don’t usually talk about bass or flounder or catfish

[@marcimarcimarci5101]

@@WillsEasyGuitar okie

[@azcop2]

So if Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani or Slash came to you and asked for a custom job, you would give them attitude?

[@WillsEasyGuitar]

if eddie van halen came to me I would contact an exorcist. The other two, it would depend on what they asked for. They have been playing long enough to not want dumb things.

[@rustyshackleford9557]

Those 3 can actually EARN a living with their guitars. Very, very, very few guitar buyers can play guitar. If I asked most guitar buyers to simply strum Happy Birthday in C# and even told rm it was a I, V,I,IV progression, they would fail.

[@markgordon4368]

😂