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Hey TTG, What are the disadvantages of installing tuners with the peg gear AWAY from body of the guitar?

Hey TTG, good points. Should tuners be selected and positioned so the tuner knob axles are closer to the top of the headstock than the tuner peg axles? The string tension tries to pull the top of the pegs down toward the bridge and the force is then leveraged by the tuner hole. With the tuners oriented as stated above, the force at the bottom of the peg would then try to move the peg gear toward the tuner knob gear (instead of trying to move the gears apart when the tuner mechanisms are oriented the other way). OR does this not matter because tuner mechanisms are built to take it (especially sealed tuners)? Whaddayathink?

You dudes are racist. 😛 And that purple guitar makes me horny.

The HOSCO nut files are awesome!

Why is Steve upset that he has to pleck it? Is he a snowflake? Won't it be just like Plecking any other guitar? I would think that Steve would be just as curious as the rest of us about this guitar! I think Steve may need to reassess his mental stability because if this upsets him, he may need help!

Dylan is getting one fantastic Icon. That looks killer! JJJ someday we're gonna cook some meat with fire together. Then Matt will see

I didn't notice what type of paint you do prefer, agreeing with all the nitro downsides

Never spray back and forth or from side to side on a sunburst - one direction only. It's too easy to over spray and make it uneven. I've done I don't know how many of these. I've never had to worry about it but I spray it all at one time. I love the look - I just don't love the work!

Cool idea on the tool carts - planning on a class in 2025.

I am a former subscriber and I'm getting this 2x4 series pushed at me. Enjoying these.

Plugged into a 50 watt Weber. Lol

Canada Day is July 1st just like America Day is July 4th. "it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867". We Canadians know everything about the US because we shop there. Another fun fact, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving the same day it is celebrated in the US of A.

What filthy language on a guitar channel. I unsubscribe!

JJJ should be Director of Marketing.

That purple Challenger is amazing. Congrats to Terry for snatching that one up. Incredible price for that.

I have a set of music nomad files work just fine

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!!!!!!

I have been wanting a Texas Toast Guitar for awhile! Couldn't resist pulling the trigger on the Sparkle Challenger. I have to thank Jeffrey Eagan. He texted me and helped me jump in there to buy it.

Wow,hey let me sit the wife down and tell her!!!!dude that is a great price

OMG ,that isn't a ding...

Dude those TTG's are growing on me!!one with 2 humbuckers

How much for that one Matt

Wow the purple guitar with the ding on it is amazing!!

life could get expensive to have both a BBQ gun, and a BBQ guitar.

that massive router bit thing is the scariest thing Ive ever seen. neat

Simply Beautiful!

Great idea for the 2x4 guitar. Draw a grid pattern on it to allow everyone that takes your guitar building class to sign it. Once it is filled up, front and back, you make another 2x4 guitar and start having it signed. Just make sure to put another layer of finish over the signatures so they will last for decades. The guitar would be like a cool instrument yearbook.

Love Dylan's Guitar. Satin black and Bigsby, yum!😊

Beautiful craftsmanship!

Love the workstation. It got me immediately looking for something similar for my workshop!

I know it's an absolutely stupid idea...but I freakin love the 2x4 guitar...It's just something every guitar builder needs to see done right at least once

"I'm doing this so you don't have to..." Matt clearly underestimates the hypnotic monkey-see-monkey-do power he wields as an online personality. 😂

Very nice. Thanks for sharing this with us

I think there are a few things to consider when looking at using "home depot" or "found" wood for a guitar project. What type of wood are you dealing with. Keep in mind the same woods that are used for construction can be used for building guitars, e.g. Spruce is used for acoustic guitar tops and is undoubtedly a "tone wood" by any definition, and it's also used for construction. Similarly pine has been used by Fender to build Telecasters (some knotty ones even selling for ridiculously high prices). Another question is the quality of the specific piece of wood. Often construction wood comes from smaller trees (e.g. acoustic guitar tops might be from larger older growth) and is generally just random "run of the mill" wood. If you know what you're looking for you can select pieces where the grain looks better than others. As others have noted construction wood often isn't really that dry, it's dried but not really all the way, i.e. you should assume that you need to dry it for a fair bit longer before you use it. There's the question of form factor, 2x4 means making a multi-piece body which may or may not be desirable, mostly from an aesthetic perspective but it can also be extra work to joint all those pieces. Keep in mind manufacturers like Gibson and Fender sell 3-piece bodies. Another factor is the specific wood vs. the application. Necks need to be fairly strong as they're under string tension, if the grain does funny stuff they'll also be prone to warping if humidity changes, so a wood like pine is usually not a great neck choice (though specific types of pine like southern yellow pine can be used and laminating different woods can improve the strength and stability of a neck, i.e. use a multi-laminate neck). Similarly a fretboard needs to be hard so you can fret it properly and so it doesn't wear. All that said, using "found" or recycled or unusual woods can be a lot of fun. I think this Douglas Fir (which is actually not a fir but a pine) guitar might turn out great if the neck wood ends up good. Other builders use Douglas Fir, I've heard good things, I'd love to get some but it's hard around here where they grow all over the place (Western Canada) for some reason. Another thing is that soft woods can be annoying to work with because they dent so easily. Even after you put a finish on them they'll dent more easily.

Are large block inlays doable for the september class? 1st fret in lay is a must.

Where can an amateur guitar builder get Mahogany for a neck and body, a rosewood fretboard, a maple cap, in "guitar" quality, for $20-$30? I would think the price difference is much larger than what you're suggesting. By the way, Douglas Fir is a pretty nice wood and even professional instrument builders have used it. It's even used in acoustics. I would suggest that people can learn some skills with cheaper materials where messing things up isn't a huge deal before buying really expensive woods, I built my first body using 2x6's that cost me $0. I love that guitar and still play it. I wouldn't use a soft wood for a neck regardless (but that's not a tone wood thing).

What I'm getting from this is... If you want to use cheap wood (2X4s) to practice woodworking skills (sawing, routing, sanding, shaping, etc.) that's probably a good idea. But if you're building a guitar, go for the good stuff.

You say "No Ads", but this video is essentially an ad for Stew Mac....great video, Matt! I like how much fun you have doing these.

Would the same neck work on a Les Paul Jr.? If someone made a Jr. body from scratch, could you then use a standard Les Paul (glue-on) neck from Ebay or a DIY outfit as long as you route the pocket correctly? I want to make a Jr. body then use a DIY glue-on Standard Les Paul neck. I can make a jr. body, but I'm 72 and won't be around long enough to build a neck!

Thanks for making the mistake so we don't have to. Even though some of us will! I might have painted the ends of the guitar red and stapled a bar code to the end so it looks like a proper 2x4!

I think you may be pleasantly surprised at how good a guitar this will be, Especially the neck. It should be fairly light weight and if the neck is quarter sawn it will hold up over time with a durable finish on it.

Matt if you need comic books I collect them I could give you some

Do NOT used water based glue with veneer. Use Veneer resin or contact cement. Water based products will cause your veneer to warp. If your veneer is cracking that is due to improper moisture levels and pressing. Use a specific mixture of water, alcohol and glycerin or just buy the veneer wetting mixture. Don't just spray it on and go. You need to lightly saturate the wood and then press it. Changing out towels in the press the 2nd hour, 5th hour. After 24 hours, your press should be complete. No cracking and your veneer will be flexible.

Matt, I tried to use your link to buy a tool chest like yours, but the link does not go to a tool box, it only goes to the home page. Can you give me the model number of the one you got...I need a new tool box/chest and have for a while now. HD has too many choices to just guess at it.

If only the body was made from 2x4s, this would be actually a great guitar.

Take a shot every time he says it's a bad idea and not worth the cost savings.

I love how you keep telling us not to do this while holding an increasingly beautiful guitar that shows you totally can.

Man these workbenches are cool. I feel like I must return for another workshop just to try them.

I don't know where you got that price difference between good stuff and bad stuff. Here in Europe construction pine/fir 2x4 costs 3€/meter. Let's assume that you buy 4 meters is 12€. Should be enough for a guitar. Same with "good stuff", body blank Khaya mahogany 70€, neck blank maple 39€. Together this is 109€ including shipping. So, the difference is whopping 97€!. Maybe things are totally different in America.

Is there a particular benefit of purpose made binding tape over masking tape please? I have bound a guitar recently and did 7 piece binding and had to use ca glue as part of the binding was pvc , and cleening the ca glue squeeze out which glues the masking tape to the body was NOT fun