That's is a truely beautiful guitar, My Dad loved to make electrics, though he always wanted to try building an acoustic ..He introduced me to Crimson guitars a few years back , we watched the videos ,we bought tools, and finishes completed a couple of builds together..and Learned along the way. Recently he passed away.. I have a number of unfinished projects to take on now , and inherited a few guitars too, he'd have really appreciated the workmanship and enjoyed this video. Wishing you all the best Ben , I look forward to seeing where you take things.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words - really glad that we influenced you both in a small way.

I loved watching this video and hearing your views on the JKM guitar. I’m the very proud owner of the first JKM #001. I felt the same when he brought it to my house for me to play before he made the last adjustments looking for opinions or feedback. I too fell in love and told him there and then that I had to own it. I feel very fortunate to own such a wonderful instrument and I’m so glad to hear that he’s getting the praise he deserves from people like yourself. Be well Ben, love your videos. Now go build something simple and perfect.

@ChrisFranklyn

3 ай бұрын

Lucky man. I had the table next to Jacob at the London Guitar Show and can affirm how incredibly good they are and actually saw Ben buy this. I felt a bit sorry for him though, there were loads of amps blaring away for the day so he had to go out to the stair well for people to demo them.

Beauty in simplicity. The asymmetric heel is particularly beautiful.

So does that make the wonderfully talented Sophia a consolation prize since you weren't able to hire JKM? Seriously though, I think you ended up with the right person/ right choice. (Yes I am hoping for a full acoustic build series from Sophia on this channel)

Beautiful instrument, love that subtle shaping of the upper bout.

Love that you focused on the positive design ideas. Seeing those, beautifully crafted and executed. I will watch this one again!

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

What a beautiful instrument, I will definately buy some tickets for this.Drat. Missed the Draw.

I have a Breedlove acoustic that is like that. It was from the first year (maybe two) from when they started making instruments. Redwood top, rosewood back and sides. The tiniest dot inlays. Very classy, very understated. The guitar sings and resonates on its own without ever touching the strings. I went to the shop that had it weekly for 2 years before I saved up the money to afford it (it was way outside my budget and I was a broke university student). There was some overspray and because it was sitting for a while, I got it for less than half price. I was comparing it to Stonebridge, Morgan, Cole Clark, Santa Cruz and other similar handmade instruments. This beat all of them hands down. I have never played an instrument as beautiful as my Breedlove and I'm willing to bet this guitar in the video is the only one that could match mine. Absolutely stunning instrument. Wish I could try it.

wonderful review, inspiring. Gonna buy more tickets now !

@alphamegaman8847

4 ай бұрын

Which was the point of the Video!

I like how there’s a candle lit at the end video mood music demonstration.

I love being alone in my workshop making guitars. Working out how to make an acoustic top sing is so much fun!

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

Perfectly making something “simple” is often far harder than adequately making something more complex. Absolutely stunning craftsmanship.

I hope you're putting one in the museum, Ben.

While I have always loved your build videos and so many other things you have posted, this video touched my heart. Thank you Ben for sharing this.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

I've said it before, I'll say it again: I want to see Ben try and build a standard spec T-type guitar. The best he can, but no frills no nonsense. Just the ole thing. Same idea as this acoustic.

@nostreamavailable9090

4 ай бұрын

I always dreamt of having Ben build me an explorer

I've had my ticket for a while on this guitar, and your video reinforces for me the fact that these draw ticket should have sold out already. This guitar is amazing, but I'm also impressed with your guitar builds as well. The Copper Rodded Descendant is totally amazing and I would love to own it. I'm hoping to win this guitar and if not I'll continue saving up to hopefully own either this one or your Copper Rodded Descendant. I would be extremely happy with either one.

Would be great if you could do a similar video on one of Daisy Tempest's guitars.

Pieces of art should evoke such feelings. And that dear friends is art. Playable, tactile, art. Sublime.

Simple and beautiful! The way it should be! Magical! 🥰🥰🎸🎸🍷🍷

Can we have a build series of Sofia making an acoustic from scratch please?

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

Good idea. Maybe we can make it happen

Also the hard perpendicular lines on the heel makes it easier to do a good looking neck reset right? Because the width won't change as you remove material.

If you want to convey music you can do that with an electric, but if you want to feel it as well, then a well constructed Acoustic guitar such as this is the way to go. Love your thoughts on what this instrument does to you Ben. As a ex Luthier in NZ I built both electric and Acoustic but building Acoustics gave me a pleasure I never got from an Electric build. Each piece of wood has a life and a tone of it's own that you can feel when you work it into either a top, back, sides or neck. Every single plane stroke or chisel stroke or even wiping your fingers over the surface, has a tone that changes with every piece of material removed and getting the balance, once they're all combined together is the art. If you, as a player, can pick up an acoustic and fall in love with the tone and feel, then the luthier has done their job right.

I see you've gotten to that age where, for some unknown reason, you only button your shirt halfway and it keeps reminding me of that Brian May interview with Absolute radio about his Red Special.

You wouldn't stop. It's just not in your nature. However, that is one of your endearing traits. Rock on Ben. (Get the Ervin Somogyi books!)

Sometimes in life that gives you lemons you have to strip back and begin again at the beginning but with the knowledge before the lemons were given! Been there and I'm currently working through it! I now do what I enjoy ( guitar setups and minor repairs) alone with ANC headphones on,,,,!

This quality of guitar is exactly the reason why KZread has to improve the sound quality

@donbishop6994

4 ай бұрын

Reducing the audio compression for the sake of higher quality video would be a good place to start. Not everything needs to be in 4k.

I looked at the way the strings run through the bridge and thought "Lowden" - my (30 year-old - crikey) Lowden is the same, no pins! I think mine probably pre-dates Jacob though.

Am I right, the wood grain of the neck mounting block is not in the same direction as the wood grain of the sides of the guitar? They should be.

You should keep that one and get a couple of others for the giveaway.

Nothing has been added that would spoil the naked beauty of this instrument.

Like my wonderful Laughlin guitar, the JKM appears to have no traditional truss rod. My Laughlin has caron fibre reinforcement inside its wooden neck in lieu of a truss rod. Is that the same construction with the JKM?

@jakebleh

4 ай бұрын

The truss rod is accessed through the soundhole 👌

it's not just stopping where you need to stop -- personally I think you need to focus on developing a specific Crimson aesthetic. it's easy to stop when you have completed a existing vision -- as opposed to building highly-customized PRS and Gibson inspired guitars.

Brilliant…..Just Because….

These guitars are all sold out on the website...not just this model, but the whole blooming lot.

Nice guitar. Unfortunately most people these days won't give an acoustic guitar a second look if it doesn't have a spruce top and rosewood back/sides.

Ben, let me say you can take a lot of pride out of being a 'multiplier' - in you own company and other ventures, and likewise in your channel. Many of us are enlightened by your insights, your creative approach and your attention to detail. Had you chosen to settle in your workshop and build masterpieces for chosen, lucky customers... well, it honestly would have been a loss to us, your many followers. And a shame - though certainly understandable.

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry I love the look of this guitar. If I'd ever order a custom acoustic guitar then it would look exactly like this.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

It is a real beauty - I agree.

Hi Ben, I used to run a small Facebook group and you were a valued member. Sorry we lost touch after the group collapsed. I have continued to follow you and crimson over the years though. I would suggest that much like Toyota has lexus and nissan has Infiniti, there's absolutely nothing to stop crimson guitars having 'crowe' guitars as a separate arm where you explore the solo builder within. More than suggest, I would urge you to have a solo workshop outside of and as well as crimson.

@ericlopez9640

4 ай бұрын

I agree. I think you all have amazing talents which you should showcase. I know production guitars pay the bills but customs and one-offs keep the spark alive.

Let me just say I hope you're well, Ben. Make sure you take enough off time.

My God... it even has a watermark

I vote for Ben for king foe the world. there is something special about handmade ! and that is the interaction between the wood the tool and the human hand . Thats is why we don't to this day how the great violin makers of the past did what they did ! OH ben don't burn it! I love the format!

Huzzah. You've just discovered (just like me) that after playing electric for decades you suddenly encounter a good acoustic, and realise what you've missed all those years. And you're right to highlight those with a very high degree of hand and ear fettling because they can be unbelievable. There are a plethora of UK builders right now creating wonderful instruments - electric and acoustic - we should seek them out instead of buying overpriced US stuff just for the name.

Said it once, and ill say it again. Youll enjoy life so much more if you dial back on all your ventures and just focus on building and the school.

Awesome Vid. Too bad you're so far away.

OK 'Bun' (err: Ben), here's the deal: If I (the Basement Artificer) win this guitar, I want you to make a video of you playing 1 complete song on it. It will allow you to document your love for the instrument and I (and others) will get pure joy from your pleasure !

Shhh, I think I was the only one with tickets for that guitar. Now everyone is going to know.

@stumpthegeek

4 ай бұрын

Sorry mate. I got tickets minutes after it went up :)

@PaulCooksStuff

4 ай бұрын

Me too. Dammit Ben, ruining our odds 😂

@koosb8162

4 ай бұрын

I couldn't win a guitar if I tried. Oh, hang on, I'm still trying. I won't win though :(

I would also rather Ben was sitting in a workshop alone with his heaphones in making a guitar.

🤭Quit sitting on the fence and tell us what you think about this Guitar😂

Doesn't JKM just make you want to pick up a chisel ....and go.... ????

It is impossible to perfectly intonate a stringed instrument. You ought to know that at least. From here it looks unremarkable, which is not a deal breaker, but it has to compete with other makers. So it needs endorsement by someone who the industry looks to to judge this product as an instrument. Price point is obviously important too.

Less is more.

If you don't like the guitar, just say so. Stop beating around the bush.

@CrimsonCustomGuitars

4 ай бұрын

Lol