Building a SEMI HOLLOW CARVED TOP DOUBLE CUT electric guitar with NITRO FINISH

Building a SEMI HOLLOW CARVED TOP DOUBLE CUT electric guitar with NITRO FINISH | GGBO2021

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video I build a semi hollow carved top double cut electric guitar with f hole. I stain the guitar with angelus leather dyes and give the body and headstock a nitrocellulose clear coat finish.
For more detailed footage and explanations of how I made the guitar. Check out the full series here: • CARVING a QUILTED MAPL...
Short version of the full build and demo through MT15. Semi Hollow carved top double cut. Thanks to Grudge wood for letting me use their music. Please check them out on Spotify, iTunes etc.
Guitar Specs:
Top: Eastern European quilted maple, 21mm thick, 7mm faux binding, f-hole
Back: American blank walnut, 1 piece, ebony control cover, semi hollow construction
Neck: Eastern European walnut
Fretboard: Indian ebony, quilted maple binding (use up those offcuts), Abalone rune inlays at 12th fret, 4mm abalone dots and 2mm abalone side dotes, compound radius 9.5" - 12.5"
25" sclale, 24 frets, medium 18% nickel fret wire
Finish: Pink + green stain (angelus dyes), clean nitrocellulose on body + headstock, danish oil on neck and headstock veneer
Nut: Bone
Hardware: Schaller Signum bridge, Sperzel tuners, nickel with ebony knobs and tuner buttons
Electronics: PRS HFS + Vintage bass pickups, master vol + treble bleed, master tone, 5 way blade, mini toggle with tuned split on positions 1 and 5

Пікірлер: 66

@martymcfly002 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful! And very refreshing to see no CNC involved

@ADFinlayson 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

@xdoctorblindx 2 жыл бұрын

Better than any of the guitars that were voted into the top ten. Fantastic work!

@ADFinlayson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@andercoyote4170 Жыл бұрын

Really beautiful, amazing work. And it sounds great too.

@ADFinlayson Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ander, appreciated

@DJBuglip 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. For an "amateur" luthier your skill level is amazing. Gorgeous build.

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Weevil, definitely an amateur, this is guitar number 15. Please vote for me if you like it! greatguitarbuildoff.com/products/ash-finlayson Cheers Ash

@matthewf1979 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of really cool, innovative designs this year. This one is the best out of all of them in any group.

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go that far but thanks a lot, there has been some real talent this year. 4th Avenue and Gabriele Réti have been my favourite entrants

@h.a.2410 Жыл бұрын

You are truly a master craftsman. Of course, the whole build is fantastic, but I'm especially blown away by the dye work. WOW!!!

@ADFinlayson Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate, appreciate that. Ash

@GUITARKITWORLD 3 жыл бұрын

Can't stop staring at the quilted top.. It is sooooooooo beautiful.. It feels like looking at a surface of a planet. Absolutely gorgeous! 😍🤩

@TH-gu4wj 2 жыл бұрын

inspiring work.

@zolar55 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@mojo9291 Жыл бұрын

Sounds really good man!

@ADFinlayson Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate

@saulgoodeguitars 3 жыл бұрын

Killer finish 😮

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@titmusspaultpaul5 2 жыл бұрын

Such a stunning guitar. Beautiful sounding too. Very well done.... cheers.

@TVoltG 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Truly love the color! Great job. 👏🏼

@ADFinlayson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank mate

@TVoltG 2 жыл бұрын

@@ADFinlayson they say imitation is the greatest form of flattery.. the guitar that's in my profile picture I think I'm going to be doing the same color as yours. 🙌🏼🤘🏼

@edadpops1709 3 жыл бұрын

Love your methods and the whole documentary.

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

@dalgguitars 3 жыл бұрын

Just beautiful!!!!

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@jlpguitars736 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful guitar!!! Incredible work!

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

@normladuke8462 3 жыл бұрын

Great playing, and really beautiful build...one of the nicest finishes, in the build off.

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@coregeek 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the finish!

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, it needs more buffing though, ran out of time.

@ChrisFranklyn 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds fantastic! Good luck!

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris

@Exsomos 3 жыл бұрын

That came out Amazing. Killer work, wonderful quality, sounds great, looks like it plays like butter, and i don't blame you one bit for keeping it for yourself! Someday I'll do this and get there myself, one day... Very inspiring dude. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Hit me up if your ever in the Pacific NW in the States, and bring that beauty with ya!

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lovely comment Nathan. All the best, Ash

@ChristianTalbotComedian 3 жыл бұрын

Looks and sounds great. Well done mate

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

@nigelallen9933 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff - thanks for taking the time and effort to document the build... and good luck in the #GGBO21. It looks and sounds a true masterpiece - a fitting reflection of your luthiery skills. 🤘

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Nigel, I hope I can count on your vote 😂

@nigelallen9933 3 жыл бұрын

@@ADFinlayson You can... and it's done 😁

@realitystudioscustomshop 3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful guitar... would not kick it out of bed so to speak!

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

ha thanks mate

@TheShaneGuy 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great build and a great video. Incredible skill and craftsman ship to build the guitar and do all the inlays and staining and more highly skilled parts of the job. You could easily work for PRS with these skills. Love all the details. I was kinda hoping the switch on teh guitar was a piezo as i'd love to head what piezo bridges sounds like with Tremonti style pickups and amp. You got a new follower today.

@ADFinlayson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane and thanks for the follow. One of these days I will do a Piezo build, I just made this one out of parts I had.

@dpeterson157 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't too sure about the color when you were applying it, but under that high gloss finish it looks great.

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. A fair few of my viewers switched off when I put the second layer of stain on but stains always look very different once they've got lacquer on them. You've got the yellowing effect of the lacquer and the base stain colour will always be the dominant colour if it's not sanded way back.

@patrickkem689 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed watching what I could of your build process. The quilt beautiful everything pops very nicely done, One small question in the small amount of time that I had to enjoy watching your build,,,I never saw you install a truss Rod …is it my mismatch or did you pull out something very interesting. Thanks again!’ Cheers!

@ADFinlayson 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Patrick, there is a series for this build, if you watch this one, you will see the full neck build. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/op9kYNGey72lmmg.html

@user-vj9tc1sn6n Жыл бұрын

The color is very beautiful, but the sound of the people is different.

@PaoloRS1 3 жыл бұрын

Just amazing. A fantastic sounding guitar that looks stunning as well. I appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. It is very useful to see your methods and how you work. A great series. I look forward to your next project. Keep up the good work. (Nice playing too!)

@ADFinlayson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment Paul, I've got a Singlecut and SG2000 builds I'll be cracking on with in July, I'll try and get some of that uploaded. Cheers, Ash

@PaoloRS1 3 жыл бұрын

@@ADFinlayson Look forward to seeing that Ash, I followed the instructions and clicked on the heart. Didn't seem to do much but I trust it worked. Yours is the best electric guitar I have watched. Good luck.

@allguitar887 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@victorbernaldaniel 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing finish and sound! Congrats! I was looking for a PRS semi hollow design to do mine, do you have the PDF templates or something similar? I can't find them. Thanks a lot!

@ADFinlayson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Sorry I don’t, I didn’t work off pdf and this shape is not the same as a prs semi hollow - I drew a similar design to the classic DC and made a template