The 9 Hour Guitar Building Challenge
12 hours are to long - Let's do it in 9!
You think 12 hours for building a custom guitar from start to finish is not enough? So does Ben - for some reason.
So he challenged himself again. 9 hours of building - 9 hours of footage. Follow every single step, as Ben starts breaking sweat more and more with every minute passing.
If you want to learn more about guitar building, just sign up for the Crimson Guitars Guild - Basic. This course covers all the topics that are relevant for an aspiring luthier, from Workshop Design over Book Reviews to Guitar Design and Materials - you can learn everything you need to know for making great guitars yourself.
And as a bonus, you will also get a view behind the scenes of Crimson Guitars.
Want even more insight in delightfully crazy guitar builds? Join Crimson Guitars Guild - Premium to get all the information out of the basic guild + exclusive in detail video footage of some of the most astounding builds that have ever come off our workbenches.
Your Instructor
Ben started building guitars in a garage in Chichester while studying the building of early stringed musical instruments at the prestigious West Dean College. After finding the early music scene a little too conservative for his taste, Ben started to concentrate on building truly custom instruments and, in 2005 Crimson Guitars was founded in a small workshop just outside Dorchester on the UK’s beautiful south coast.
After building instruments with such luminaries of the guitar world as Robert Fripp, Charlie Jones and Jakko Jakszyk among others and after a few workshop moves, Ben started filming video tutorials and also making luthiers tools. These two new aspects brought Crimson to a much wider audience and Ben’s videos now rack up over half a million views every month. Additionally our hand made luthiers tools are helping to create guitars all around the world.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.1: Preparing the Body and Neck
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.2: Refining the Neck and Attaching the Fingerboard
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.3: Cutting the Body Shape and Routing Cavities
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.4: Carving the Body
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.5: Drilling and Routing the Control Cavities
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.6: Carving the Neck and Preparing for Frets
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.7: The 9 Second Level, Crown and Polish
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.8: Preparing the Nut and Pre-Wiring the Loom
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.9: The Final Countdown
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.10: Finishing Touches
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StartThe 9 Hour Build - Ep.11: The Final Demo with Phil Walker