Didn't know Carlos had left the custom shop. He did a great baritone build for CME. As for other custom builders, have to go with Suhr. Their production guitars are already high end, the custom builds awesome. John is also a former Fender guy, the amount of talent that has come out of Fender is incredible.
@arcarioandsons2 жыл бұрын
Oh you guys will like what I've got cooking.... I don't wanna give away too much but I will say developing the right metallurgical formula for custom parts took me a while to get right, about a year ago I harvested a couple 200 year old trees that will be made into necks, and just because I'm building brand new guitars doesn't mean I don't wanna buy pickups made in the 50s and 60s to put inside them.... I'm currently working on developing a system for neck shaping based on an individuals hand i.e. I take a mold of your fretting hand and then make the neck shape custom made to fit your hand. Trust me when I say that's all just the tip of the iceberg, get ready for guitars on a level the likes of which humanity has never seen!
@Dub12812 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Wish there was more acoustic content though
@dmac33162 жыл бұрын
I’m Canadian so I vote Godin Guitars, not sure if they’d be considered Boutique but they make great instruments and can’t beat the price points for what you get IMO, at least here in Canada.
@stop7362 жыл бұрын
Those are some beautiful guitars!!! I couldn’t agree more about that. They look and play great! I’m not sure if they’d be considered a boutique or not, but compared to the big guys they probably are. Can’t go wrong with a Godin though!
@IndigoJo2 жыл бұрын
Boutique guitars means D-45 prices for a D-18 spec instrument.
@GaryKatz2 жыл бұрын
I'm not Canadian, but I am experienced in locating the best quality and most accessible guitars. I've always played any selected guitar 🎸, before reaching conclusions. I bought a Godin 5th Avenue semi-hollow body ,6 years ago. Highly-regarded players have heard it, played it, and assessed it. The Godin has won the approval and astonished praise of 95%+ of the listeners, builders, and players. Many high profile players, however, have been restricted from using Godin, due to brand-name legal fine print. This restriction is changing, and I'm seeing a significant upswing in praise and purchasing among great players. Build quality, QC, fit& finish, electronics, playability, wood selection & aging, and tone are unsurpassed. Bang for buck is astounding. Godin is now a premium high-end builder and people are recognizing that fact.
@jaybe8132 жыл бұрын
Knaggs is my absolute fave boutique builder. I could go on and on about Joe and his guitars. On the local front, Dan Strain’s Danocaster guitars are crazy good.
@peterellman96722 жыл бұрын
always thought those steve stevens guitars looked good
@jaybe8132 жыл бұрын
@@peterellman9672 they play and sound even better than they look.
@petelewis69202 жыл бұрын
John Cruz, legend. True master builder.
@stop7362 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. When I was younger, he WAS the custom shop in my mind. LOL.
@paulcowart31742 жыл бұрын
@@stop736 absolutely ridiculous how Fender treated him They caved to socio politico pressure
@stevedix36952 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the first Star Wars movie in a drive-in theater. When it was over my friend looked at me and said a cowboy movie in space.
@peterellman96722 жыл бұрын
Banker is making crazy good stuff! Mule resophonic. Danocasters are great. I have a novo Solus one pickup which I love. I think a boutique builder can give you something of fender masterbuilt quality for half the price. There is that broken in neck feel that comes from a real luthier spending the time to make it as comfy as a pair of old jeans. Even a 4G fender custom shop guitar does not have that feel that say a masterbuilt neck does (at least in my experience) but then you get a true boutique guitar and they’ve spent that extra time to make sure the frets are smooth and the neck is nice and it feels right. Danocasters are like that. Bankers are like that. Echo park is like that. To me that is a big part of what you get from boutique builders is that really great feeling neck
@dangolguitartech2 жыл бұрын
At 51 years old, I have still never seen a Star Wars movie. Thanks to guys like you, I don’t feel I will ever need to. Still a great video, fellas!🤠
@brrblack4972 жыл бұрын
Jeez dude lol .
@dangolguitartech2 жыл бұрын
@@brrblack497 or Indiana Jones… Or back to the future. Or any of those other movies that are just supposed to be the greatest thing ever. And while we’re at it, no seinfeld or friends or similar television shows. Read a lot of books, though. And played lots and lots and lots of guitar.
@keestoft2502 жыл бұрын
The force is strong in this one!
@MoHogany12 жыл бұрын
Baxter's thought process bounces around like a BB in a boxcar wreck.
@davehansen50922 жыл бұрын
I really, really, really like what Iconic Guitars is doing. Got an AMAZING S-type custom build from them, and have a mildly weird custom T-Type on the way as well...
@Hugh_Jaynus_002 жыл бұрын
I love it when my $6,000 guitar has mistakes. Matter of fact, I tip them an extra $400 for every mistake. Because that is what I love the most. Tell you what, if you want to hire someone to build a guitar with mistakes…send me $10,000 and I will build one that will blow your mind.
@TVoltG2 жыл бұрын
I know that builder.. love that you have to possibly never get your bad ass mistake ridden build to play in your Madison Square Bedroom. He inspired me to build my own. Now when it takes to long to get, I yell at myself in the mirror. 😂
@Thomas-oc8tk Жыл бұрын
Fraser guitars are absolutely unbelievable go and try one you'll be blown away guaranteed.
@smelltheglove20382 жыл бұрын
I have a vintage LP custom that’s fantastic, a custom shop strat, my favorite guitar, the one I play the most, feels the best, sounds the best, is a 2020 LP “tribute”. It’s seriously the best guitar I’ve ever played.
@troyoswald56832 жыл бұрын
others have said it , I will join them, love, love this channel, would like to see some more acoustic guitar chat.
@aideedsodikromo44132 жыл бұрын
Finally a topic I have waited for👍
@714willie2 жыл бұрын
Good to see Sean back on the screen. Looks like he found his afro-pick too. His hair is perfect!
@Ryanvatz2 жыл бұрын
Baxter, that is it. We have to hangout and talk movies and guitars, but mostly movies. I agree 100% with your Star Wars thoughts!
@yadakc2 жыл бұрын
Tom Rodriguez Guitars! I'm going to bring my '68 Strat style down for you to play Baxter. It has the most perfect neck of all but one guitar I've owned, and the best tuning stability of any I've played. Peace, Keith in.... Ah, you know where ✌️
@guitarhillbilly14822 жыл бұрын
My local Luthier assembled a Fender Esquire for me that would measure up with the quality any Fender Custom Shop guitar of the same model. He charged me $300 for labor and I provided ALL the Parts. He hand fitted the neck to the neck pocket and all the parts align up properly and it plays like a dream. Partscaster or not it was well worth the money and much cheaper than buying Custom Shop or Boutique.
@Donholleyglobeaz2 жыл бұрын
I just had my first custom built done. I went with a pretty traditional Strat style beefed up. It beats both my Fenders and my Gibson Les Paul hands down. I think we need to get past name recognition and look at the quality of the instrument. The guy who built mine is a stud. He’s my guitar teacher.
@chrisquinn91042 жыл бұрын
Dudes! Big intro about talking about boutique builders, followed by a video essentially about the Fender Custom Shop. I’ve heard this stuff before, but since I love you and you help make my 5:30 am west coast morning time so much more bearable, I’ll give you a Mulligan on this one, especially if you mention Koll guitars Cheers
@briancardinali2 жыл бұрын
Mario martin in Nashville as well as Danocasters!
@brooksroman29182 жыл бұрын
I would just like to say I completely and totally agree with Baxter’s take on Star Wars, absolutely 100% correct. I also didn’t know Carlos left Fender. My favorite FCS builders are Dale and Vincent. I love their relics because, while the relic haters say that should be done naturally, a lot of what they do would very very rarely happen naturally to a new guitar (especially with plasticized nitro and non-smoking bars 😉) and would take 60 years to if it did, and it is just so satisfying to look at and really creates a story. One my favorite boutique brand is Rock N Roll Relics, they make some awesome stuff.
@craigthomson36212 жыл бұрын
Xotic, from California, make some really good guitars. The UK is also making some fine instruments from PJD, Gray guitars, Gordon Smith and Patrick James Eggle.
@chrisconnick3532 жыл бұрын
Spot on about Star Wars guys
@eljefeguapobarbon2 жыл бұрын
CHC Guitars/Austin, TX SUPERBADASSBUILDER. I own several and am selling off my Fenders and Gibsons. Merry Christmas y'all!
@michaeljoyce32862 жыл бұрын
Loving the boutique builder’s Johnathin s not in because they did a preliminary arm wrestling market ,, thats all team Baxter
@thseed72 жыл бұрын
It's cute that Baxter thinks that ANYONE thinks Jonathan is why there's movie talk sprinkled through the show 🤣❤🤘🎸. Great video, as always.
@pierheadjump2 жыл бұрын
😎 Thanks Casino ⚓️
@brucer2612 жыл бұрын
as a hobbyist guitar builder there is a lot of inspiration out there.
@charlesprovenza36652 жыл бұрын
Red Rocket, amazing build and works of art!
@joerob30812 жыл бұрын
I'm excited to see what John Cruz does.
@davidfleming10122 жыл бұрын
It would be nice if you made a video of some of the other boutique builders, like outside of Fender and Gibson universe, there are some really interesting builders out there who don’t have the “classic” body’s but still make great instruments. Frank Brothers, Nova, Uma guitars… there’s a ton
@stevegamiello64762 жыл бұрын
IF I could afford it, I’d buy an acoustic by Kevin Ryan in Westminster Ca, an archtop by Dale Unger of American Archtop Guitars in E Stroudsberg, Pa, and an electric by Matt Artinger from somewhere in the north east. Not sure if he’s in Pa, NJ or elsewhere. I’ve had the honor and pleasure of not only playing a guitar by each of them, but meeting each of them back around 2005/06. Each of them are brilliant, talented beyond belief and wonderful people. Also I’d buy an archtop from Chris Mirabella in Long Island. While I’ve never met him we have a mutual friend and I know he does amazing work.
@josephcalifano10582 жыл бұрын
Hey guys thanks for all of your videos. Since you are in NC you might consider checking out the great luthier in Franklin NC, John Buscarino. His primarily is an archtop builder catering to the jazz player but also makes fine flattop, classical, and solid body guitars. I have 9 of his guitars. You might especially like his strat style “Mira”model guitar.
@sixstringsensei66732 жыл бұрын
This reminds me how much I miss NAMM and meeting all the unique independent builders
@aaronwilliam002 жыл бұрын
How about an episode on boutique amps?
@cdnnielsen59642 жыл бұрын
I think we'll be seeing some really cool guitars coming out, it's a guitar arms race
@danwilson95302 жыл бұрын
I’m not big on boutique, BUT my exceptions are Rick Kelly & Cindy Hulej of Carmine Street Guitars. I really want a bespoke Bowery Pine Tele from this shop!
@amslu2 жыл бұрын
Baxter, Sean could you also share your thoughts on some newcomers' boutique builders like Bunting or Fidelity guitars? Would love to hear your thoughts on a new builders that are also worth following
@Allison_Chaynes2 жыл бұрын
I have a 2002 Fender MIM 60s reissue that I would put up against any guitar. Maybe I lucked out, but I've played many and I couldn't believe how great these were. I've seen other youtubers that have this exact year guitar and they say the same thing. I guess there was magic in the Mexico factories in 2002.
@bobbyglass72142 жыл бұрын
Good morning guys. Having my Coffee and Casino guitar morning. Great videos. Jonathan is probably missing because he’s working out so he doesn’t loose the arm wrestling contest. He’s being ghostly. Lol
@BasementGuitarSuperstar2 жыл бұрын
Damn where did Carlos Lopez go?
@sense12402 жыл бұрын
Where's Jonathan?
@mikegreen24172 жыл бұрын
Luxxtone is doing some cool work in California. Side note... Can you reveal what hair products Sean uses. The kid has great hair.
@bobbyglass72142 жыл бұрын
My birthday is Aug 10th. Yours is the 12th how cool. Let’s not mention the year though. Lol
@Smokyroach2 жыл бұрын
Check out Lucky Dog guitars some of the best looking guitars I have ever seen.
@peterellman96722 жыл бұрын
yea those def look good
@bobbyhancock33472 жыл бұрын
Sean, my man!
@TheCrappyGuitarist2 жыл бұрын
Look at Shabat...Avy is amazing!!!
@GaryKatz2 жыл бұрын
Jon Kammerer guitars are incredible.
@tonepilot2 жыл бұрын
Haha. I’m like you. People will ask me how old I am and I can’t say for sure. Something I never think about.
@winstonli80812 жыл бұрын
Francisco Frugoni. He does team builds for Walt Grace Vintage.
@johnnynostress2 жыл бұрын
How can you not see Shaun very often ? I mean, look at the hair. The guy must be your long-lost son Baxter 😉
@NoCoverCharge2 жыл бұрын
im a big fan of Bilt guitars...
@ProudTexan12262 жыл бұрын
great stuff guys!
@davegallagher74282 жыл бұрын
Hey Baxter are the Wildwood 10 pick ups that go into their Fender custom shop Stratocaster‘s design by John Cruz? I think they may have had his name on them before, but it was taken off after he was let go by Fender. Just wondering?
@markbelluardo1272 жыл бұрын
Since when is Fender a boutique builder?
@sixstringsensei66732 жыл бұрын
Does Keisel count?
@joshdickens82812 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@Hikaru109Ichijyo2 жыл бұрын
If Baxter and Jonathan were SW characters, I'd say Han Solo & Chewbacca, but Baxter would need a moar swagger & Jonathan would have let him borrow "The Jacket" to get the Harrison Ford vibe he put in Han Solo. Man Casino guitars gots me jonesing for some trad Fend + Gibs and def keep mentioned in mind . . .. no mention of gib clone luthiers? what luthier would be a star wars characters lol, good one. Title: Baxter and his son Sean. I think its a casino thing, to go off in tangents + I feel the new SW trilogy could have been written better and kept true to the original
@wildersparks91612 жыл бұрын
This is the first video that I’ve seen where Baxter says that he doesn’t like something.
@brianstrawser56952 жыл бұрын
How about Monson Guitars, Schloff Guitars, or Sully Guitars.
@MrSmiley19642 жыл бұрын
The most important part is the neck. If you don't like the neck, you will never be happy with the rest of the guitar
@raf4752 жыл бұрын
Wide Sky guitars are supposedly awesome boutique builds as well.
@SteveResor2 жыл бұрын
Wow.. I thought the Arm Wrestling contest happened and Baxter " The Champ " beat Johnathon "The Beast " so Bad it made Him Beard less and Young 🤴 🤷♂️ 🤣
@joerob30812 жыл бұрын
So, does the one who loses in the arm wrestling match have to leave town?
@dksdeathwish6662 жыл бұрын
Sean!!!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@cannadan812 жыл бұрын
check out Lado guitars and school Lindsay Ontario. Canada...
@danielpecore87222 жыл бұрын
is boutiqu spelled right?
@brrblack4972 жыл бұрын
4 Kiesel's in. It's hard to play off the shelf guitars after having one built up for ya'.
@airplaneB3N2 жыл бұрын
Sean is your son right Baxter?
@squaredtony2 жыл бұрын
I think it's nice that people with ADHD have a place to work in Southern Pines
@stop7362 жыл бұрын
Seriously guys…don’t get me heated this early in the morning bringing up the last 3 Star Wars episodes… Thank god the last Mando episode happened. That’s all I’m gonna say.
@EJH-jn6mo2 жыл бұрын
SMP Guitars UK
@contrabandjoe79742 жыл бұрын
Boutique Guitars are really nice.. until you attempt to resell them....
@frpiner2 жыл бұрын
Sean needs to be a regular...
@isaktullin98382 жыл бұрын
Dennis Fano.
@limpindug2 жыл бұрын
My top is B. & G guitars. Builder Wayne Henderson. 👍Respect and stay healthy all
@ldenskyify2 жыл бұрын
Paul languadec makes the best guitars for trey anastasio
@teddyboy91162 жыл бұрын
At last, someone with a worse haircut than u Baxter! Haha, looks like an explosion in a mattress factory! 🤣 only joking boys
@TeeFetch2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I always thought anonymous people built the custom stuff.
@patogli2 жыл бұрын
Kylo, Finn and Poe were characters with so much potential and they got lost in translation and a very badly put together storyline. I absolutely agree that Palp should not have return. On the other hand yeah Carlos should be a Jedi!
@davedavid70612 жыл бұрын
I already subscribed and commented about arm wrasslin, but as soon as the hat gets turned backwards like Stallone, its over. (whoever is wearing the hat)
@abrahamyanes24052 жыл бұрын
but the prs tho
@iliasliakos66922 жыл бұрын
is that his son?
@BrentAdams2 жыл бұрын
Sorry.... NOT a Relic fan! I DO really like a well built fretboard with exquisite fretwork and beautifully rolled edges...... but NO way on a beat up finish. Why pay more to make it look 50 years old? I sort of understand the thoughts behind eliminating that "first ding" trauma, but buying a brand new guitar that looks 50 years old just isn't right. Especially when you pay a premium for a bad finish!
@andreasf66712 жыл бұрын
I think boutique is a joke. Why spend 5k on a guitar when you can spend 10k instead on a Gibson?
@norwegiansniper97132 жыл бұрын
Nash, novo, paoletti and many more, don’t talk about boutique and only talk about fender cs
@thepatriot43552 жыл бұрын
This Channel is getting very boring and monotonous it's time to Exit
@darthdurf96112 жыл бұрын
New Star Wars sucks ass.....I saw every S.W. on opening nite including 77 (altho I was 4) in a drive in with my dad.....the prequels also sucked until I got older to appreciate them as I've aged....however I did love ep.3....the E.Ù. should have stood as cannon, they still could have added clone wars, rebels, bad batch, mandalorian, and fett series....mixed in Thrawn....removing yuzaun vong (spelling lost me) was a better plot line....these all could have been adapted to a whole cohesive story....also X-wing rogue squadron just cause of the 4 or 5 central characters with wedge antillies....im a child of the E.U. and have read them all, not the new books.....Kennedy has no clue what we want, fan service and E.U. needed done....They could do KOTOR, bit they won't, and this would fix alot of fan relations....done ranting about Star Wars LOL.....another great video guys
@shanewalton88882 жыл бұрын
KInda of wish you guys would release two videos, one raw footage, and one with all the movie crap edited out.
@terrancefields44142 жыл бұрын
Boutique means: Something you think is really great and esoteric and nobody knows about, handmade by a name nobody knows about that made shitty amps in the early sixties now is cool, bench tech builds amps that has switches that makes differences that are virtually inaudible, guitar that people think it is just another LP or Strat copy or a piece of gear that you hope another STAR WARS Jedi will appreciate. You bought you own it plan on keeping it. Don't try to sell it because you will just get lowballed. Learn this know this grow up.
@twenty3electronics2 жыл бұрын
A lot of boutique builders, Nash for instance, are just Allparts necks on random bodies. Then people pay a premium price for the name. Foolish
@charlesbolton84712 жыл бұрын
The premium is for Bill Nash’s relic finishes.
@jeffreyhall762 жыл бұрын
Play a Nash you might change your mind. The entire setup, pickups, wiring, fret work it’s all top notch. If you’re a strat guy they’re hard to beat. I know it’s personal but it’s my favorite strat. Their neck profile, fret size, body weight, color finishes and pickups are it for me and I can get it from one company who assembles it with a craftsman.
@charlesbolton84712 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreyhall76 I completely agree. I don’t own a Nash, but I have played a few. In my opinion they are comparable to the Fender Custom Shop guitars that I’ve played, and significantly less expensive. Bill Nash’s modded and aged Gibson Les Pauls are better than anything coming out of Murphy Lab and also less expensive.
@davidsudak51142 жыл бұрын
A lot of hubris from folks thinking they can put together parts and end up with something comparable to a Nash (and the claimants usually haven’t played them). Plus all guitars are comprised of parts.
@davidsudak51142 жыл бұрын
@@charlesbolton8471 Yes, to an extent. But one also pays for premium materials/hardware/electronics and an AMAZING setup rivaled by few.