Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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: reverb.com/shop/orbitals-boutique-1
Website: orbitalguitars.com
Instagram: @orbitalguitars
Email: orbitalluthiery@gmail.com
Orbital Guitars Discord Server: 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
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: reverb.com/shop/orbitals-boutique-1
Website: orbitalguitars.com
Instagram: @orbitalguitars
Email: orbitalluthiery@gmail.com
Orbital Guitars Discord Server: 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
![Making an Entire Guitar from One Piece of Wood - The Wyvern - Walnut [Full Build]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ibCrX3wcFVg/mqdefault.jpg "Making an Entire Guitar from One Piece of Wood - The Wyvern - Walnut [Full Build]
For sale now at: https://reverb.com/item/53770196-orbital-guitars-wyvern-2-2021-natural-walnut
Full build playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIeY3my9UbhT_2bdkf8LR0RiNPiTtJ1Eb
This is the complete build video on the making of the Wyvern custom guitar. This is a design that I have named the Wyvern, and it is my own design with some influences from both Strandberg and PRS. This build was completed on August 31, 2021.
The body and neck are Black Walnut, and the fretboard is Macassar Ebony.
The pickups are a Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P90 in the neck, and a Duncan JB in the bridge.
The bridge is a Schaller Tunematic-style roller bridge, and the tuners are Gotoh locking tuners.
orbitalguitars.com
webshop: https://reverb.com/shop/orbitals-boutique-1
Website: orbitalguitars.com
Instagram: @orbitalguitars
Email: orbitalluthiery@gmail.com
Orbital Guitars Discord Server: https://discord.gg/JH8VWNG")
![Custom Guitar Build - The Wyvern - Bog Oak and Flame Maple [Full Build]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oa9Xy2qhN1Y/mqdefault.jpg "Custom Guitar Build - The Wyvern - Bog Oak and Flame Maple [Full Build]
This is the complete build video on the making of the Wyvern custom guitar. This is a design that I have named the Wyvern, and it is my own design with some influences from both Strandberg and PRS. This build was completed on June 9th, 2020.
The body is Bog Oak with a maple core, the neck is Flame Maple and Wenge, and the fretboard is Chechem (aka Black Poisonwood).
The pickups are the Fishman Fluence Tosin Abasi Signature set.
The bridge is a Hipshot HM-Gibraltar bridge, the tuners are locking Gotoh tuners.
The knobs are black metal dome with red abalone from Q-Parts.
orbitalguitars.com
Instagram: @orbitalguitars
Email: orbitalluthiery@gmail.com
Orbital Guitars Discord Server: https://discord.gg/JH8VWNG")
