Skint Guitars

This is the rebuild of my very first build. The original build wasn't getting much love due to a bad tone, so I decided to have another go at it (I kept the original body). I also wanted to try out some ideas I had for the paint job.

This is the rebuild of my very first build. The original build wasn't getting much love due to a bad tone, so I decided to have another go at it (I kept the original body). I also wanted to try out some ideas I had for the paint job.

This is the rebuild of my very first build. The original build wasn't getting much love due to a bad tone, so I decided to have another go at it (I kept the original body). I also wanted to try out some ideas I had for the paint job.

This is the rebuild of my very first build. The original build wasn't getting much love due to a bad tone, so I decided to have another go at it (I kept the original body). I also wanted to try out some ideas I had for the paint job.

This is the rebuild of my very first build. The original build wasn't getting much love due to a bad tone, so I decided to have another go at it (I kept the original body). I also wanted to try out some ideas I had for the paint job.

Fretwork and making the nut for our electro-acoustic 12-stringer GGBO2022 build.

I present the Electro-Acoustic 12-stringer that I've built for the GGBO-2022, in the Scratch Built Category. Eric, who now owns the guitar gets to put it through its paces, playing some of his favorite music on it. It gets a big thumbs up in the end.

This is where we make, glue and bind the back onto our GGBO2022 Scratch Build Electro-Acoustic project.

This is where I get tangled up in the wiring for my GGB0-2022 electro-acoustic scratch build, but do manage to sort it out in the end.

In this video, I paint myself into a corner by anticipating the paint job on the top of the electro-acoustic 12-stringer project. Thankfully everything works out in the end.

Shaping the neck on an electro-acoustic guitar for the Great Guitar Build Off 2022 -scratch build.

In this video we make an unusual bridge, to solve a build problem - how to use an electric 12-stringer bridge on an acoustic build.

Another milestone in the Great Guitar Build Off 2022 - scratch build. Time to bang in some frets, and then give the electro-acoustic build a binded fretboard, for that slick Gibson-style finish.

In this video we cut the fretboard, install it and create the inlays for our Great Guitar Build-Off 2022 Scratch Built submission, which is an electro-acoustic guitar.

Gluing the top plate onto the body of the electro-acoustic build

Here we cut the neck pocket and set the neck, with a few mistakes along the way.

Preparing the top plate for my GGBO2022 electro-acoustic build. Joining the plates. Sanding. Gluing them. Sanding. Attaching the rosettes. Sanding...

The first part of the bodywork for the GGBO2022 - Scratch Build. Essentially: -Design & templates, -Gluing the body composite, -Thicknessing the body, -Routing the body, -Working on cavities and cutaways.

In this video, I build the head for my 12-stringer electro-acoustic entry in the Scratch Built cat of the GGBO2022. The aim is to build a "stealth" 12-string head, that looks like a normal 6-stringer strat.

Here are the amazing all Brazilian tonewoods I'll be using in my Great Guitar Buildoff 2022 Scratch Build.

This is a video commentary on an inspirational figure, Minervino Guimarães, a guitar builder from the north of the state of Minas, in Brazil. This is guitar building with minimal tools, with surprising and amazing results. Link to the original video: https://youtu.be/eDQg6qFjjy0 A Brazilian luthier called Walmir Rosa does a great review of one of Minervino's guitars: https://youtu.be/pUgI3eYuGx0 And finally, here's my friend Bruno (on the mandolin, w/long hair & beard) playing a Choro, which is a very cool Brazilian musical genre: https://youtu.be/NDbZNU7uHMk "Unity, Peace, and Love through Music."