Orbital Guitars's video: Full Build - Orbital Guitars - Custom T-Type Build and The Curse of Being a Maker

Welcome to the full build and demo of this T-type guitar! This was a video that I really dragged my feet on finishing and uploading because of all the issues and mistakes that happened throughout the build. This video includes the entire construction of the guitar, and a playing demo. Build was completed October 9, 2022. The neck is Wenge The fretboard is Kingwood The body is Alder and Redwood The pickups are the "Brown Sugar" set from Bare Knuckle Pickups (no, they are not paying me to promote them, I just like them) My Reverb Shop: https://reverb.com/shop/orbitals-boutique-1 Website: orbitalguitars.com Instagram: @orbitalguitars Email: orbitalluthiery@gmail.com Orbital Guitars Discord Server: https://discord.gg/JH8VWNG This video contains no paid promotion of any kind. 0:00 - Intro 00:14 - Making the neck blank 01:51 - Making the fretboard 02:32 - Cutting out the neck shape 04:32 - Inlay work 08:06 - Fret work 11:27 - Carving the neck 12:12 - Re-sawing the top 12:37 - Making the Body 14:07 - Gluing on the top 14:57 - Routing cavities 15:56 - Comfort carve 16:31 - Body drilling 17:24 - Mistake number 1 17:49 - Staining 18:16 - Fixing the mistake 19:04 - Gluing in the neck 19:25 - Carving the neck/body joint 20:03 - Headstock Veneer 20:42 - Applying finish and mistake number 2 22:09 - The curse of being a creator (unmute if you want to hear it) 22:50 - Assembly 25:42 - The nut 26:44 - String tree 27:30 - Strap locks 27:51 - Playing Demo - Clean, no effects 29:36 - Playing Demo - Gain, no effects 31:44 - Playing Demo - Clean, with effects 34:33 - Playing Demo - Gain, with effects 39:26 - Outro