CReeves Makes: My First Guitar Build - GGBO 2023 Scratch Category

I apologize for being away for so long but life has been busy at the Reeves Ranch! The bigger the ids, the bigger the schedules but, i have also been chasing a dream of mine...building my first guitar from scratch!

This year I entered the Great Guitar Buildoff 2023 in the scratch category. I figured it was time to cut my teeth in something that I have been wanting for so long. I have bee playing and loving guitars for over 30 years and I have always been intimidated by the idea of building one. After meeting Tye with Shock The Fox last year, he inspired me to just dive in and learn as I go. i am so glad that I did!

Sit back and enjoy as I build out my first guitar! If you like this content and guitar building please leave me a comment as I am thinking about branching that into another platform.

Specs:
Black Limba body and 5 pc laminate neck with maple and walnut (Kimball Hardwoods)
Birdseye Maple layered intermediate top cap
Claro Tiger Flame Walnut top cap ( Kimball Hardwoods) @kimball_hardwoods
Birdseye Maple fretboard
Copper and MOP inlays
Set Neck
25.5 scale length
Jumbo frets
Schaller Hannes Bridge
Righteous Sound Lyom Humbucker pickups @righteoussoundpickups
Hipshot Locking Tuners

Thank you to the GGBO community for being a great reference and community!

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Special thanks to Tye with @shockthefox and my friends' over at @stewmac as well for all of the support and putting up with my rookie questions! LOL

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[zubalea]

It's also a dream of mine to build my own. I support your idea of branching off to do more. I really like the model you built. Great Job!

[halfmoonwoodworking]

AMAZING job! I copied your outfeed table and now I may have to make a guitar. Awesome job man! Keep it up.

[NirvanaWoodWorksbyJanie]

Amazing my dude! The attention to detail is incredible. Then the plus of having your kiddos work alongside you building it.... priceless. Love it. Happy Holidays & cheers y'all

[GeorgeSharp-rvez]

Pretty nice for a first build! Comfortable when sitting. The only thing I would change would be the compartment cover. Keep up the great work!

[Bootvi]

DUDE! From building an outfeed table to a freaking masterpiece of a guitar. Amazing!

[anthonychilds]

Gorgeous woods and killer build. Particularly love the neck & black hardware.

[robertjuechter]

Nice build! Where did you get the thin black laminate material for the neck and the body?

[guitarbuilderscollective]

Rarely left comment from this account but great work

8:16 my favorite moment
the guitar turned out to be really awesome

[SurfPrepSanding]

Amazing documentation of this entire build! From start to finish, you put in fanatical attention to detail and do such justice for your woodworking and guitar building craft! Love your videos. Congrats on the build 🤘🏼

[YancySmith]

Love... This... Build! Keep on rockin!
🤘😎🤘

[saulgoodeguitars]

Seen this on the gram

Awesome guitar

[patrickkeenan]

Great build, and nice playing at the end!