Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe & Crimson Guitars

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleEver incorrectly put your pickup routing in the wrong position/angle? Find out exactly what to do in this week's luthiers question time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIs it naughty to stain a fretboard? Is it just downright wrong? Find out in this week's episode of Luthiers Question Time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleDo you have ADHD and need to manage/tidy your tools? Find out how and other luthiers' tips, tricks, and hacks in this week's Luthiers Question Time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleNow stay with me but imagine your guitar is a pie... Find out why in this week's episode of Luthiers Question Time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhat are those wiggly-lined frets and why is their logic flawed? Find out in this week's episode of Luthiers Question Time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhat exactly is a headless and bodyless guitar?!  Does it even exist?! Find out in this week's installment of Luthiers Question Time

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleYour string... is a spaceship...?! Find out why in this week's episode of Luthiers Question Time

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn this week's episode find out the secrets for staining the perfect faux binding. Other luthier's tips, tricks, and hacks included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhy are the truss rods activating? Find out in this weeks episode of Luthiers question time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleSo you've just messed up your build... How are you going to fix it? Find that out in this week's Luthiers Question Time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhat exactly are we "sneaking up on" with Guitar Building? Find out in this week's Luthiers Question Time Podcast 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleAre we still stuck in the 50s when it comes to guitar building? This and other luthier tips, tricks, and hacks included in this week's episode 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhat are Ben's thoughts on guitars made out of human bone? Find this out as well as a myriad of other luthier tips, tricks, and hacks in this week's Luthiers Question Time

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhat is the Great Guitar Build Off I hear you say? I'm so glad you asked. Find out this as well as many luthiers' tips, tricks, and hacks in this week's Luthiers Question Time 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWill you go to hell for messing with an antique? Find out this as well as other luthier tips, tricks, and hacks in this week's Luthiers Question Time

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleAre we the guitar building nerds or are we the cool kids? Find out in this week's Luthiers Question time jammed packed with everything good about guitar building

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleNu Age fretboards; a fad or the future? This and all sorts of luthier tips tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleDoe everyone really want to own a Strat or Tele?  Find out in this weeks episode jam-packed with luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn this episode we discuss how many guitars you should really have on the go at once. This and other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleThis week we discuss selling your builds at a guitar show. This and many other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIs your neck heel killing your tone? Find out in today's episode of Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleBen talks about the profit to be had with selling vintage tools. This and other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration discussed 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIs CNC the darkside of luthiery? This and other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration discussed 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday Ben talks about the thought experiment that is a glueless, nailless, screwless guitar. Many other luthier tips, tricks and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.comCrimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday we discuss the PRESSING questions when it comes to veneers. Other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration included 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday Ben discusses how all wood is good wood. Many other luthiery tips, tricks and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleRocket League can make you a better guitar player? Find out this and other luthiers tips, tricks and secrets in episode 30 of the Luthiers Question Time Podcast 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday Ben discusses how he will not be pigeonholed with this music taste! Boiling driftwood for vampire crabs? Telecasters or pointy guitars? All this and other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhy is everyone suddenly talking about sandpaper? This and other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWant to make money fast? Start a religion... a hand tool religion. This and other luthiers tips, tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleBen talks about how evolution has given us two feet for our effects pedals so we don't need to have them in our guitars! Story of a loose pet cricket... Our luthiery tips, tricks, and inspiration included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleGreat Guitar Build Off 2022 the reality TV show? This and may other luthier tips, tricks and advice discussed 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleThis week's most burning question... Would you rather build a Death Star or Infinity Gauntlet guitar?! Many other luthiers tips, tricks, and questions included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleBen is all about the texture in today's 'Would you rather?' and what is that texture? Chickens!!!

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn today's episode, Ben discusses an experiment to categorically prove or disprove tonewood and his love of Paul Reed Smith

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleWhen are tops still tops? (Guitar tops to clarify). Are there any subtle options for that ugly Strat jack? the price of guitar hardware... OMG! All of this and much more discussed 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleThis week another unsuspecting viewer brings up the taboo topic of under-string dressing tools starting a whole new rant on the Katana system! Many other luthiers tips and tricks included

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday's discussion - It's not THAT difficult to build good pickups, getting more women into guitar building and the time Ben was the most close to loosing a finger...

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn the episode, we discuss how tight is too tight and how loose is too loose (for a neck pocket)... Is quarter-sawn wood a myth? Can you cast fire balls with steel wool? Find out in this epiode

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleBen takes a trip down memory lane discussing who and what inspired him to make a career as a guitar builder. He also reminisces about the time he made a guitar that looked like it had three questionable objects attached to it...

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday's episode is all about truss rods! Do they need to be used in a guitar or has someone taken Ben terribly out of context? We also see the return of the 'Would your rather?' involving dropping Jimmy Page's 59' down the stairs and we talk about CNC machines and their controversial usage! 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar-building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast, Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe, and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining, or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in-person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleThis is NOT one for radio but it is one for the podcast! Your latest dose of luthiery-based wisdom with a side order of beards and coffee. In this episode, Ben is stranded on a desert island and discusses what tools he would hope to have to stay alive. He also recants a tale of how he once got lost in a dark hallway... I don't have much hope for island Ben...

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn this episode, Ben answers a question from the old podcast 8 years in the making! The question? SCARF JOINTS... Many other tips and tricks throughout! 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn this weeks Luthiers Question time Ben discusses how many tools do we really need to build guitars? Is it X +1? Stay tuned in and find out! 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn this episode Ben discusses the dream of owning a Crimson Guitars hotel, using egg whites as grain filler, and his beloved bradawl Jessica...

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleToday we answer guitar building most important question... Is coffee a tool? Ben also gives his two cents on the katana fretting system. Prepare for an essay! 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn todays episode Ben is angered by grammar, fret crowning files, and people having tools he isn't allowed... 

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possibleIn this weeks podcast we see the toll that not enough coffee has on the brain on Benjamin B Crowe, Axl Rose makes his way into this weeks 'would you rather?', and a listener wants to build a 23 fret guitar to mess with the balance of the universe!

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possible.In this episode we cover controversial hot button topics such zero frets, modifying vintage guitars, installing frets sideways and many, many more! Ben talks about what it is like to be a technical difficulty and the curse that comes along with it...

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possible.In this Luthiers Question Time Special lifted from the vaults of the original video podcast from over 5 years ago Ben discusses what mistakes a beginner and professional woodworker should avoid when they begin building guitars.In this second episode Ben covers the mistakes made by you, the audience, and the lessons that have been learnt from them!

Luthiers Question Time with Ben Crowe, master luthier of Crimson Guitars and host of Crimson Custom Guitars, the premier guitar building channel on YouTube. In this weekly podcast Ben answers a series of questions on life, the universe and guitar making.. not necessarily in that order.  The questions are recorded during a pair of live streams on the Crimson channel from which only the most interesting, entertaining or possibly compromising answers make this podcast. Check out the rest of what Ben does with his team of luthiers and toolmakers at http://www.crimsonguitars.com Crimson is also one of the largest in person luthiers schools in the world with hundreds of happy students attending courses yearly.. you too could build your own guitar, or two.. it is our mission to facilitate that in as many ways as possible.In this Luthiers Question Time Special lifted from the vaults of the original video podcast from over 5 years ago Ben discusses what mistakes a beginner and professional woodworker should avoid when they begin building guitars.Let us know of your worst mistakes and best recoveries!