What's the best sounding plastic? Put your answers into comments below 😂

Never underestimate an inspired person with some skill and a whole lot of perseverance.

Tim all my comments on your video are me thinking you won't be able to top yourself with the next idea and you always do sir. very interesting to watch you work around problems you come across and how you work out ideas, very inspiring. please keep documenting and sharing your process and stay cool!

Great project Tim. Great perseverance. Reminds me of the adage “why did you climb the Mountain?”, “Because it was there”. Had to be done 😄

Tim, you don't necessarily have to put solvent on acrylic parts like that before joining them. You can set them in place and then use a syringe to capillary feed the solvent between the parts. By the way, that Weld On "glue" is mostly methylene chloride and trichloroethylene with a small amount of acrylic. Plenty of people who work with acrylic just use solvent. You can save money by using methylene chloride, less than $20 for half a liter.

Props for actually seeing it through to completion and not smashing it to bits in frustration 😁

“No, I’m never doing it again… until I do…” I feel that.

Well done on overcoming the problems and not letting them overwhelm you. Like deployed 👍

A lesson to be learned about acoustic guitars in general. Metal strings produce much more force than most people think, on wood as well as plastic. You can clearly (not just because of the transparent material) see what that force can do to deform guitar tops over time. And why many old guitars were made with tail pieces instead of pegs. Thanks for your efforts.

I clicked on this so early but wanted to see t all the way through. It’s crazy how much pressure those strings put on that acrylic body but regardless I think it’s such a beautiful piece. Thanks for the awesome build vid Tim!

Cool project. Even if a wall-hanger under tension, still a neat experiment.

Your "no wood" guitars are always impressive. Have you considered a guitar made of stone for that "hard rock" sound?

Fantastic! Thank you for subjecting yourself to this! Quick hint with that acrylic weld. If you have a very small glass jar, you can pour a bit of the weld on into it and add some tiny leftover acrylic pieces (1/4 inch or smaller only - smaller the better). Seal the jar and leave it overnight. The acrylic should fully dissolve which has the effect of thickening up the weld on. I start with just a little acrylic added and adjust until it’s the viscosity I like. If it’s too thick, you can add more weld on. The bond it makes is not quite as strong as regular weld on, but for large surface areas it’s more than enough. The advantage is that it’s much easier to control and you only get those drip marks (bane of my existence) if you apply way too much and it squeezes out when you clamp.

I love these journeys. Thanx. And at Christmas you can put lights in the body...... your work is always illuminating. Be well.

Such a big smile see this being made. Don't stop it's so good seeing this and all your creations.

Everything is an experiment. As an art peice and a proof of concept I think this is a success. It's definitely playable. As soon as you got the Bixby out, I knew you were going to end up using it. Here's to more successful experiments in the future. Thanks for sharing!

That spinning wheel of beautiful custom acoustics activated all my neurons

i think what is most admirable about you is the fact that you don't give up easily.... i've given up on builds so many times after WAY smaller errors. You just keep on keeping on, and I think that's the biggest lesson I've learnt from you over the years. Thanks sensei! ;)

Pretty insane material to work with, next one needs some LEDs. Always admire your perseverance certainly not a quitter sir, you set a great example for all of us builders.

Now that was an unexpected & interesting build Tim. However, I can see why you would never do that again! Next up, Tim builds an all Aluminum guitar!😂😂👍👍🎸🎸

Thanks for being so honest about your experience. It was all really relatable.

I cut this stuff for my dads cabinet shop and gotta just say that was probably the most smell o' vision video I ever seen! I was entertained

It sounds EXACTLY how I imagined!

You've certainly gone above and beyond for this build. Thanks for sharing the glued, the bends and the fugly with us.

Tim, you are still the Artist, quantified, once again, by this video. I truly enjoyed watching brother ❤️👊🏼❤️

I love the frosted look of the neck. I think the whole guitar would look great all frosted (and it would hide those little cracks and glue marks better than the 100% clear finish).

You've made your mark on this earth in more ways than one. I have nothing but total respect for you.

tim you never cease to amaze me

Imagine it as a thinline Gibson Chet Atkins style with blue LEDs inside. Would look incredible on stage.

This must have been a painstaking build! I bow to you!

I know you said you won’t do an acrylic archtop,but you’ve said “I’m not doing that” before… Top work as ever Tim, cheers.

Not an easy task. I think it's well done. Fascinating.

I’ve had ball-end classicals on my 50 year old Eko Ranger for decades - it has a beautiful mellow tone! They’re amazing!

Great prototype with many learnings. Thanks Tim.

Interesting experiment. Thanks for letting us hear it!

acoustics with trem systems are badass and i wish there was more of them. definitley in the "adversity leads to creativity" category here.

That's some real toneacrylic you got there! Awesome build as always, keep it up! 🤠

I honestly like the little scratches and glue spots here and there it shows the incredible amount of work that went into it plus what you have done is made the first "relic" acrylic guitar

I mean, you know a prototype is going to have issues. Kudos for keeping on and getting somewhere!

Woof! What a challenge! Well done 👏👏👏👏

If you were going to fail it would be to never to start a project like this, therefore it is a total success giving an insight into how to overcome problems for future projects. Keep up the good work. 😎😎😎

Inspired and unusual as usual! I like it Tim. Very cool. ✌️

i absolutely love this! it's clearly not very playable, but you got some beautiful little moments out of it. i would love to see this guitar be built again, but with all those little things sorted that you don't wanna do, or don't wanna invest in, and i don't blame you for that. there were 2 things in the build process that i think could've really helped: the 1st being using your more traditional fret press, but heating the fret wire with a hand torch so the melting effect still works, but is way more consistent which will take out those dull spots and buzz's. the other is something you should either already have, or should get for your shop regardless because i'm sure it will help with wood projects all the same and that's a kiln. having a safe way to keep materials up to a safe working temp, that can also dehydrate just helps prevent warping and cracking so much. i understand they aren't exactly the most energy efficient pieces of equipment, but neither is a CNC machine, so it's just an investment worth having. these 2 solutions are almost half as smort as putting a Bigsby on an acoustic style large hollow body chamber with a thin top piece to prevent warping. i absolutely love it!! i expect Dan Armstrong would've come up with a similar solution, and considering how good those guitars sound that would seem to be the the perfect solution. i'd be interested in hearing it with one of those pickups made to clip onto the sound hole to electrify acoustic guitars. could be fun

Hey Tim , love your builds. Don't get discouraged with the builds when you have small issues like the cracks. You're breaking new ground on the fly so things are going to come up. It would look great if you painted the sides. You have so many ways to cover them and still make it look amazing. I think it looks great and I would be proud to own it. Looking forward to seeing and hearing your next build 👍🏽👍🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🍻🍻

Years ago, the dobro player in my Bluegrass band owned a glass company. He had his guys make him a resonator out of plexiglass. He used to line the body w/xmas lights during the season.

8:19 Mr. Sway, be careful not to fry your camera sensor by filming lasers. I've done it to a phone camera sometime ago 😅 Anyway, amazing build as usual! Your work is truly inspiring.

Great job dude really enjoyed the video.

As usual,.. very entertaining.. & talented!, Thank you!

Honestly despite all the challenges, it sounds Really Damn Good, on top of being an impressive technical feat

That's a really cool guitar, very unique. Great video.

Impressive work Tim! 👏😊

The most amazing thing of this build is that "frosty" neck…

Great build, Tim.

Man I love your work 🤟

An absolute lesson in perseverance and "I will make this work even if it kills me" mentality 😀 and thanks to your "fault finding" on the top bowing issues I now know what to avoid in my upcoming build, thanks mate.

Makes me realize how forgiving timber is. Great video :)

For future projects, you should get a hold of one of those soldering guns. The one's that look like drills and use a heating element. I think this will give you better control over the melting processes as well as make them faster and give you a bit better access to some extra dexterity.

this equally fascinates and scares me. good job!

Tim great to see ya! Hope n pray all is okay!

Clear archtop acoustic. Cool! Looking forward to it… 😄

With that sound, that thing would make an awesome high-strung guitar!!

Stylistically I think the addition of that chrome metal really looks great on it.

This could be a teaching aid for instructing new guitar makers.

Great fun! Glad I didn't try this! Wish I had your wood shop and loved your thoughts on Kintsugi. I had heard of this before and might use it with my next foul up!

Awesome as usual. I wish I were doing what you're doing.

On the Smothers Brothers TV show Classical Gas was a big hit Mason Williams played it on the stage with a transparent acoustic guitar with a goldfish swimming in the bottom part. After the show it was thrown in the garbage but some prop Handler saw and retrieve it from the trash.

I'm in disbelief 😵‍💫 I'm flabbergasted 😱 I'm mind blown 🤯

I really loved the idea of throwing that bigsby on there. You made something radical, and adding the bigsby just took it to the next level. In the end it's a cool guitar even if you're not 100% pleased the the results and you wouldn't do it again, it's still really cool. And, if it makes it any more worthwhile for you, I subscribed after watching this video. Also, I love the idea of an acoustic guitar with a vibrato bar. It's just not something you encounter very often, if at all.

Nice work!

amazing guitar and a bigsby too, epic.

I wish I was original like this! I can do most anything with wooden guitars but I’m not original at all haha. I love how this has come out!

It sounds like a guitar, so I think in that respect you achieved the goal. Definitely pushing the boundaries here, but I really enjoy watching these sorts of "trial and error" projects. You may never do one again, but I guarantee you've learned a LOT about different ways that acrylic behaves, especially with the solvent glues so that will be knowledge that will serve you well in some future project.

I LOVE the green sided one!

Love this, was chuckling though watching you bend the acrylic into the Wood forms...so guess wood made final product after all lol great outcome

Such a fun idea. Thanks for sharing the trials and tribulations. There's a lot of potential in this idea, just have to tame that glue!

TAP plastics sells drill bits with different flutes and a 45° pitch that prevents cracking when drilling

Amazing video - I've subscribed.

Very cool to see a complex process like acoustic guitar building applied almost exactly to other materials, would be interested to see if arching the top and a more robust bracing design could get a more comparable tone to wood?

WOOO .. Super Tim,... WOW

Great video. Love how you're exploring unique materials and taking on new challenges. The guitar is super cool looking. And don't add LEDs. : P Mahalo for sharing! : )

The clarity.

That's my fav build I've seen you do..very cool

Super impressive work! I will say the nylon strings controlling the top end kind of took the acrylic-ness out of the guitar and I thought it sounded pretty good!

this is probably my fav videos of yours to date. lol when you said "sounds horrible" i've had that with my own builds. but you didnt care. that just made the video. you real bro enjoy your stuff from time to time

Pretty cool project even though it‘s only going to be a wall hanger. Neat idea!

the sound was very transparent hahaha. great video friend keep up with them! greetings from Brazil🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Beautiful job! Love how it turned out, maybe just a cool suggestion for future builds is that it seems like it would be really easy to add some cool lighting effects to the inlay arrow markers you made, maybe just like a little battery powered strip re soldered to make it so you could have 1 light under each arrow (I'm sure you know what I mean I'm explaining it horribly lol) either way I love it.

Now ive seen it all. TONEPLASTIC.

Wow, so cool.

You could try putting in a sound post like in a violin. A piece of dowel or plastic under the bridge, inside the body, that helps bring the vibe to the back of the guitar body!

What an interesting build...you are a very tenacious man...I might have given up at least 3-4 times but I totally commend your stick-to-it-tive-ness (I know...not even a word!) You get my point! This was very fascinating to watch the process and to get to learn from the challenges you faced! Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us!

so fascinating!

Sounds goods, guitar look great. ❤

That's some good 100 year old swamp tone acrylic.

If you ever do a presentation a school you could use that to show the kids how guitars are constructed.

As always an interesting vid. Trying stuff out is always good, the way to learn what works, what doesn't and what is just way to much hassle. I do wonder if moving the bridge mount screw/bolts back (even with some rearward extensions on the bridge plate) behind the pegs would help stop the tilt forward. Cya next vid!

Weld-On does work great... but it's more of a chemical bonding than a glue... it reacts with the plastics and makes the fibers inter-twine. It will cloud anything it touches. Look at the device called a "bridge doctor"... made for guitars with bowed/bowing tops. It's cheap, and wouldn't be hard to replicate/install in acrylic.

Clearly, a nice build! 👧

Martin silk and steels are a really great, low tension, ball end classical style string that sound fantastic on steel string acoustics. They respond to magnetic pickups too. It's a good option for kinda goofy diy guitars.

Kudos!