How to Build a DIY Guitar: Challenge | I Like To Make Stuff

Josh and Bob are going head to head again in a DIY guitar build-off!

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I have say that, for "a couple guys who don't know what they are doing", you know a whole lot more than most. I've seen so many "DIY guitar build" vids that start with pre-made, boxed or contoured blanks, and while those are cool and certainly also require skill, I have to give massive props to Bob for making that hollow-body and Josh for the kick-ass striped bass. There are no such thing as failures, only learning opportunities and I just wanted to thank both for taking us along for the ride. Keep making, we'll keep watchin.

[gwog]

I LOVED this style of video with more of the joking around and having fun together while you're working being shown. Great stuff!

[williamjones]

I love how you aren't afraid to show that you guys makes mistakes. So cool to see you guys learning along the way! They are looking great!

[alexisdrosopoulos]

I believe that in these years where everything that is uploaded is so "perfect", people are really afraid to fail. IG post of perfect bodies, houses, recipes, guitar licks, guitar builds etc. Us people are so exposed only to perfect things that really forget that the process of making these are full of mistakes and mishappenings. I build guitar pedals and I keep a so called "box of shame", that I keep pcbs and enclosures that weren't made into a pedal, because of mistakes that I made. The thing is that I learnt something from each and every single one of these mistakes and trust me there were quite a few. Always found new ingenious mistakes to make, but never did the same mistake again. What I'm trying to say is that I admire the fact that you're not afraid to show the mistakes that you made, because in a learning process mistakes will and should be made. That's the only way to do it. Kudos for you guys!

[FrankTurk]

Just to say it: your "go get some more wood and try it again" ethic is why this channel is great.

[kellcomnet]

Happy to see makers having fun and friendly messing with each other.

[danielrisueno]

It's always amazing to see how much silliness and awesomeness blend together in equal parts at that workshop.

[briceparmentier]

Hey guys, awesome job ! What I love about this episode's format is that you doesn't show only the main parts of the builds but also kind of the "behind the scenes" catches when you laugh, trick at each other, and the failures! It makes the episode way more entertaining and friendly, personally I can easily imagine me being with you building the guitars and that is fun! Also, that is something to tell about a failure, but showing it live is, in my humble opinion, much more valuable, and prove that you are humans.
Great job, can't wait to see the next part of it!

[TravisFabel]

I really like this format where it's You and your buddy fooling around making stuff together. With a little bit of joking.
It adds a lot of entertainment value without diluting the video.

[CorbettMatthews]

So many people want to be perfect all the time. I appriciate that you show your mistakes and the learning process. I don't think I've ever made a woodworking project that had zero mistakes or was perfect, and I do it for a living. Keep up the great content guys, it's inspirational content!

[lennycolyn]

Awesome to see that you two, who knows only little, but fail and don't give up, but try again and again until you do it right. Keep up with what you two are doing and the end product is the blessing of it. Thanks guys.

[stanleyshostak]

I really enjoy the chemistry of the both of you. I really enjoy “No Instructions”. I know everyone is busy but I miss hearing from you guys on there.
I really relate to Josh and feel like I learn a lot from your insight on life!
Keep on keepin on

[sonnyloudon]

I really like seeing the two different ways of landing at a similar destination. It makes making stuff so accessible! Best part of these videos is how you guys show the problem solving that goes into different decisions. It’s like you’re professional problem solvers! *Bob looks in the mirror at his shirt* “yeh I am!”

[furthernorthfab]

I have zero interest in building a guitar, but this was super entertaining watching you guys learn! I actually Lol’d when Josh offered to take Bob’s guitar body on a field trip 😂

[wuerfel_schmied]

Diving into new topics deserves respect. And at the end of the day its still your own work, regardless how good or bad it might be.

[woodworksbygrampies]

Thank you for sharing that stepping into a build that you have never done before is not full of mistakes rather it's a learning experience full of growing pains on the road to becoming a builder! Good luck on the project.

[jeffriethompson]

The stripes being off center are totally Rock and Roll!!! Black keys, and such😎

[metalheadmalta]

Looking forward to the next episode... I made a guitar body blank myself, but never got round to completing it, what with band practice, electronics and stuff... but you have piqued my interest once again... and it's awesome to not only owning up you don't know anything about guitar making, but also showing where you went wrong. It's a learning process... Kudos! ROCK ON!

[seansysig]

Humility is sometimes more entertaining than excellence. Great video especially discussing the design challenges.

[codesent]

First of all, i cant wait to see these get finished. Secondly, after these, y'all should try to make a drum kit with the shells, and the hardware, like make yalls own cymbal stands and everything. Just an idea!