Hey, Ted. Hope it’s ok to show up in your comments to say thank you for the shout-out and, particularly, for the thumbs-up. I very much appreciate the former but the latter really means a lot. Thank you for the kind words and thanks for all the work you put into sharing these videos.

I love seeing Ted shout out the book and especially take the time to praise the craftsmanship of the LaCroix. It's a small thing, but speaks to a real generosity of spirit.

Can't wait to play the Collings. Great work as always.

when you say "polishing, polishing, polishing" it reminds me of william wegmans narration of the hardly boys

I came for the luthieri, but I stayed for the sarcasm. I shall return again and again for a steady diet both. His amazing talents aside, this guy is as dry as a Canadian guitar case in February. Love it. Merci. That's French I'm told.

I've still have my copy of Donald Brosnac " Guitar electronics for Musicians " that I purchased in the 1980s and have just bought the complete guitar wiring by Gerry Hayes . What a book !!! . He talks in a way that even I can understand .

That burl rosette on the LeCroix caught my eye immediately. Gorgeous!

Just curious how many repairs do you do vs how many do you film? I’m always amazed when someone at a very high level in their craft takes time to share what they do. Thank you for sharing your time

Sparkling water guitar

“That’s a tight, square kind of check that looks like a Kalahari mud hole in dry season.” Ted, you are the GOAT.

ahh another relaxing weekend with my feet up watching you do all the work.

Great job Ted! And love the shout out for Gerry! When I lived in Dublin, Gerry did all my setup and repair work on the guitars I had taken with me. His writing style is wonderful and easy to understand for the less than expert learners…. Highly recommend all his books!!

Those white speed knobs on the Collings are a nice touch.

"you're chasing a visible phantom" lol, I bet a lot of people missed that one, but your fans are pretty keen, I bet more than you'd expect caught it too hahahhaha

20 nano farad cap by the way. Beautiful guitar.

Bought the book instantly. Thank you very much!

That LaCroix looks amazing! I picked up Jerry Hayes’ book too, and it’s fantastic. His “Sketchy Setups” pamphlets are great as well for those of us who do t set up guitars very often and need a bit of reminding about best practices. Cheers!

Thanks for endorsing a good book on guitar electronics. Been looking for that!

It's so therapeutic to watch you work, I just love it. Though some of your tasks must be exasperating, you seem to take it all in your stride. It's a reminder to us all that patience is indeed a virtue.

Absolutely love that Collings 😮

Thanks for posting. Very entertaining.

A lot of KZfaqrs have catch phrases but that fact that you have managed to turn the disinterested repetition of the word "polishing" into one is pretty impressive.

Splendid stuff 👌

Thanks for taking us along, Mr. Ted.

What a beauty that LaCroix is.

Gerry Hayes is awesome. He did some work on a bass for me a while back, great guy.

Artist at work. Joy to watch you work. Well done.

As always awesome content. Keep up the great work.

Wow! That guitar is gorgeous!

Best video I’ll watch all week!! Thanks a lot!!!

great video as always, thank you

Ooooh that Collings sounds soooo nice

Man what a beautiful guitar this Lacroix ..

Loved seeing your take on the Collings.

Both are very beautiful! Thank you for playing them at the end, it's one of my favorite parts! I love hearing how they sound after you have worked on them.

What a beautiful guitar that LaCroix is wow

always sad when your vids end....love watching your masterful work

Well, when you mentioned that Jupiter vintage cap, my first response was, really? It's a cap! And now I learned something new in the world of electronics. Thank you!

Beautiful Lacroix guitar!. Awesome sound. Thanks Ted for this new video! 🎶🎶🎶

Thanks for the heads up with the book.

Those LaCroix inlays are so sharp! Great contrast.

That La Croix plays beautifully.

For the first time I'm watching on my TV the details are fantastic, thanks 😊

Your work and your videos are always amazingly interesting, informative and just satisfyingly enjoyable to watch. Great stuff indeed.

Great book!

Sir, your simple, but amazingly educational and entertaining approach is second to none. Well done!

Wow, the Collings sounded great.

Beautiful guitar and it sounds a lot better with the mods

I’m definitely buying this book !!!!

I must have missed this one first time around, the Collings electronics rewire was interesting and the jam at the end was great

Guitar teacher, love it!

excellent video, ty!

Our learning is French...kissing the frets. The LaCroix is a beautiful guitar! That wiring book is fabulous - so useful. Your care for the details is always appreciated by me - Collings dot color matching as an example.

Thanks for the tip on guitar wiring. Just went and purchased a copy from Amazon. After taking early retirement now on my 2nd career as a guitar tech working under the tutelage of a 30 + year Luthier in Englewood, FL Ricky from IBM, Ret

La Croix Beautiful looking guitar.

Great looking stick

I just ordered the book, it’s exactly what I need.

That dog hair finish is really beautiful!

Got to say I love the tone from that electric, even through ropey laptop speakers.

You've done it! You've convinced me in my next life to forego ironwork.....and come back as a luthier! Gracias!

Thank you sir

Love your work. Especially the fact you give a detailed explanation of what you are doing. Thanks for your time and expertise. By the way, just ordered the wiring book.

"Shiny Brethren...." You are just the best!!!

That exit tune was very tasty. Sounded awesome.

A pair of lovely instruments. I wouldn't mind owning them both :)

Two really beautiful machines. The neck in that LaCroix is really exceptional. Especially with the contrast of the overlays on the headstock. And the finish on the Collings really is beautiful. As always, thanks so much for sharing your work, insight, and the inspiration it provides. Had a repair last week on a Taylor big baby and had your video in mind, so I watched it again. 😊 PS. My new favorite shirt has been ordered. 😺

I took a personal tour of the Collings guitar operation before they were producing any solid body electrics. It was very generous and kind of them, and it was great to see their luthiers at work. Good stuff. I have a book similar to that one, as it has drawings instead of schematics. Very helpful. However, I did make a few drawings of my own for wiring up some off-beat situations. I think it helps.

Thank you thank you thank you for showing the book order it and had it shipped and on its way before the end of the video.

Ted, thank you for the book heads up. I wish it was available years ago.

I'm ordering the BOOK today ☺️ 🤗

When wiring guitars with tight cable channels I use a bit of steel wire to push through first and pull the pickup wire through.

Thanks for yet another fine video Ted. Also I have ordered the Gerry Haze book. Oh, to have had something like it 20 years ago.

A little dab’ll do. 😂🌟 You’re the best.

That book looks great! I'm also at the point where I've just had to learn as I go, but it would've saved a lot of hassle when I was starting.

I love the finish on the colling. I'll have to keep an eye out for dog hair finished guitar lol

I've still got my copy of the Brosnac book. Oh the things that he talked me into doing to some of my guitars through that book! :D

What gorgeous guitars this week, free from finger goo and smutz too. Thanks for sharing, I’m going book buying directly.

That's an absolutely beautiful guitar - just checked one out on eBay and OOF it's expensive!

Cool Ted!

Beautiful LaCroix guitar. (LaCroy!! lol) Just gorgeous.

Another awesome video. The Collings rocks. Ted is pretty good too 👍.

Just received my copy of Gerry Hayes’s “Complete Guitar Wiring”. It looks very good. I have only just briefly review it but I like with I see. It’s up to date with a copy right of 2021. Thank you again for the tip. Ricky from IBM, Ret

love walnut , made some great finger boards and bridges from english walnut..

I was inspired by your non-endorsed advertising of the book 😅 and so I bought it and I’m loving it 🥰

That LaCroix is a beautiful guitar and has a great sound too. I may have to try that walnut, if I'm allergic I will pop some Benadryl first. Great work once again!

Cool guitar!

The Collins sounds great 👍

Great tone on that La Croix. Reminds me of badly drawn boy records

Ted your dog hair version looks really cool. I'm a sucker for a good schematics especially on guitars, so the book is now on my wish list.

Been binging this channel since I’ve found it. I’m a acoustic player not a repair guy in any way, but I really enjoy watching. The only guitar repair channel I’ve liked so far… hmmm any way . Thanks for what you do and keep up the good work.

Never seen one of these Lacroix Damn pretty ! This Collings sure sounds like a Mississipi blues thing

Ted “Mudbone” Woodford picks some mad blues licks at the end. Lovely.

I thought that your "Gray" Dog Hair finish was really awesome, Ted! As always, very nice work on those guitars!

Ah Ted, thank you. I've been noodling with cheap (and some not so cheap) guitars for a few years now - restoring/upgrading old beaten up models to bring them back to life and practicing my rudimentary luthiery skills. I'm quite good with my hands, but electronics have always baffled me - I don't have even a basic undertanding of how electrons get their wiggle on, and there is a surprising paucity of (guitar-specific) information on the subject available on the interweb, so learning of Gerry Hayes' book that (hopefully) caters to numpties like me was a godsend. I'm putting my order in to Mr Bezos as I type. Top video as ever, with two lovely examples of craftmanship, and I loved the Flintstones reference to volumes of solder - a lidl dab'll do. Sorry. 😐

Louisianan here, we know the right way to say LaCroix

The Collings could get a third middle biggish dot on the 12th fret, to mimic the three dots of the side. Great work!

Love watching your work, I think it's because, for once in my life, is not me sawing, sanding, getting the fingers glued or cut. Amazing job and patience you have. I'd like to ask you if it would be possible for you to create some playlists to order your work by categories, like guitar brands or kind or repair done? It would be easier for the viewers to find something, for instance I was trying to see if you've done a head-stock repair on a classic guitar. thanks for all these examples. JJ.

9:55 I normally hate side dots, but what you did there is fabulous man.

Rubber tubing instead of springs on pickup screws. You've just blown my mind.

merci beaucoup