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Dark Art Guitars
Switzerland
Registrace 12. 02. 2015
Custom Guitars Built in the Heart of Switzerland. On this channel, I show what I'm up to in my workshop, from building high-end boutique guitars to upgrading my CNC machine, laser engraver, or 3D printer. If you like making, music, luthery, or woodworking, this will be right down your alley. If you are interested in commissioning a custom guitar build, feel free to reach out to me by email or DM on Instagram.
Relaxing Build Montage - Watch me Craft a Custom 8-String Headless Guitar
I've wanted to add a second model to my lineup at Dark Art Guitars for a while now, so after doing a lot of design work and some prototyping this is the first Necromancer build. This 8-stringed beast represents some of the most exotic and unique wood choices possible to create an absolute art piece with the help of Mother Nature.
If you love this new shape as much as I do, it is available for custom orders with dozens of features that can be customized to your style. Just head over to my website or shoot me an email to get started.
Specs: www.darkartguitars.com/necromancer-1
Music: Catalyst, Psychotic, and Tension by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
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Support me (for free) while shopping online (affiliate links):
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Aliexpress: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b3a0ISl6
Amazon (US): amzn.to/2pJVveJ
Amazon (DE): amzn.to/2pK1YFx
eBay.com: ebay.us/xd6vPa
eBay.de: ebay.us/AwHtLQ
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My links:
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Instagram: darkartguitars
Website: www.darkartguitars.com
Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/DatulabTech
Github: github.com/datulab
E-Mail: guitar@darkartguitars.com
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00:00 Building the Body
08:22 Making the Neck
13:58 The Fretboard
20:48 Assembling the Neck
22:59 Fretwork
27:37 Joining Neck and Body
28:53 Details and Finishing
32:46 Final Assembly
35:16 Completed Build
If you love this new shape as much as I do, it is available for custom orders with dozens of features that can be customized to your style. Just head over to my website or shoot me an email to get started.
Specs: www.darkartguitars.com/necromancer-1
Music: Catalyst, Psychotic, and Tension by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Support me (for free) while shopping online (affiliate links):
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Aliexpress: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b3a0ISl6
Amazon (US): amzn.to/2pJVveJ
Amazon (DE): amzn.to/2pK1YFx
eBay.com: ebay.us/xd6vPa
eBay.de: ebay.us/AwHtLQ
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My links:
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Instagram: darkartguitars
Website: www.darkartguitars.com
Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/DatulabTech
Github: github.com/datulab
E-Mail: guitar@darkartguitars.com
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00:00 Building the Body
08:22 Making the Neck
13:58 The Fretboard
20:48 Assembling the Neck
22:59 Fretwork
27:37 Joining Neck and Body
28:53 Details and Finishing
32:46 Final Assembly
35:16 Completed Build
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amazing difference. thx!
5 years later it's still good advice
do you sell cnc files?
r u selling the cnc files?
Sadly no as this is my main model I sell as finished builds.
What is the run time on a body like that after programming and all that?
Body is about 1-1.5h total front and back not including the time to change tools and setup time.
Simply fantastic!!!!
HI, can you write me what is total investment ? Do I can also instal CNC to BF25?
can you up rade your video Ortur has a newer mother board out
Mikähän on vanerin paksuus?
Thank you Bud.. Awesome video.
from design to execution,,, this one is most beautiful guitar build i seen so far,,, and i seen a lot.
I dont think guitars amps or or pickups matter anymore with music being what it is now, still makes my brow raise when a 30 yo says anything about tone, tone????????
Can you tell me where you purchase that Back Cavity Cover? Awesome build by the way.
I made it myself. It's 2.5mm aluminum spray painted black.
Glued neck joint...whew
Certo che è una vera faticaccia costruire una chitarra in questa maniera 😅😅
What CNC do you use? Can you tell me the name? Or did I build it myself?
It's a modified RatRig Killerbee (discontinued)
That PC though...
Beautiful build dude. Have you tried using fixtures? I used to machine my bodies like you did in this video, leaving tabs and flipping half way but sometimes I ended up having problems with the position of the stock shifting a bit, resulting in lots of sanding to save the part. Now I cut all the way through and place it in a fixture that I butt up against a fence, then use edge finding on the corner of the fixture. It took me a while to build it but if you're building the same stuff a lot it ends up saving way more than it costs.
I have thought of doing something like this, though my builds tend to all be a tiny bit different so I never implemented it. I have since switched to leaving some stock to leave on the top when I do the perimeter and then cut all the way through from the bottom (with no tabs but masking tape and superglue to hold the body), followed by a full depth cleanup pass to eliminate any minor misalignment.
Hey, idk if for you it's the same problem and if you still haven't figured it out but I had these random stops you're talking about, using a different controller but also using mach3. I was reading something unrelated, about idling cpu cores and it dawned on me that it could have something to do with the machine stopping. Now I just let some 12 hour long video or something playing in the background and the issue goes away.
I think in my case it was the controller and not the pc that has the issue. When it freezes, the pc still works normally but the controller is unresponsive. I ended up fixing the issue by switching to a Masso controller instead of Mach3.
I didn't realize how compact this machine was in your other videos! I thought it was in a much pricier tier from watching you work with it. I wish they were available where I live.
Great work man. That's a nice CNC machine also, looks really sturdy. I built one at home which gets the job done but I'd like to upgrade to something more rigid and powerful.
yes, I'm quite happy with it. I have a video series on my channel about it if you're interested.
so is this wired in speed mode not position?
I have it wired in position mode, but both are an option with the controller I'm using.
Which controller do you use.. I'm on the digital dream EC300
@@sickswan61 this cnc is Mach4 with ethernet smoothstepper board
@@DarkArtGuitars brilliant thanks im trying to figure how to wire an ac servo into my spindle but cant for the life of me get it to work in position mode.. it works fine in jog mode and ive resorted to using it like that until i figure the wiring/parameters.. i think the mach 3 setup and parameters are whats stopping it talk to the servo
Great video sir thank you for taking the time to make it
Beautiful and kickass video
love the partially scalloped finger board. Good idea.
Where’s the ASMR video of you cleaning up all those chips? Well done though!
I'm trying to invert the switch logic, I want to make the switch always on and register keyboard action when realesed, can someone point me a path ? I don't know a lot about coding and I think I'm searching the wrong way on how to do it
You're motherfuckin' talented pal. That's next level creativity, craftsmanship, and execution my man. You should be proud of yourself, but don't let that pride change your personality. Once I get my hands on some actual Cuban Mahogany (not Honduran), perhaps I'll ask you to make a guitar for me...
beautiful guitar
You could try to make a small step-up transformer like on the lace alumitones to bring the resistance up to par.
Artistry of her majesty.
Needs more likes
Awesome stuff! Would you have a parts list available? Such as the plates for the gantry and whatnot?
I mean he plays guitar like sht ))) BUT HE IS GOD TIER GUITAR MAKER )))
So sick
Lube the cut with a very small amount of WD40 once in a while and it will stop sticking to tool and machined surfaces
I have been watching your cnc videos. I actually built the rat rig using the same motors, spindle, etc. It was great having you on the side with the videos. It is a bit funny that you have turned more into woodworking, as that is where my hobby started. ❤❤ Keep up the great work.
Anyone building a pickup should know that the VOLTAGE induced in the coil is a function of the speed of the change in the velocity of the magnetic field. (Simplified explanation ). That's why a coil with a large number of turns has more output on the low strings, but the large distributed capacitance and resistance of that winding will roll off the highs, even though the voltage induced by the hi strings may be higher. ( The voltage is also a function of how far the strings travel. (No one said it was easy). All this can cause a lot of coloration on the output. On the other hand, the low impedance pickups (one turn?) have CURRENT in the winding changing. This means the response is mostly only affected by the action of the strings. Most of this type pickup will use a transformer to match the low impedance to the amp. This transformer can also influence tone. The Lace pickup is a prime example. Everyone is welcome to their own opinion on pickups. Diversity is good.
Hi buddy, I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos on your milling project. Especially that you don't waste time and just want to learn from anything that gets in your way. I know that kind of enthusiasm and am already looking forward to following you. Who am i. Kai
Can u give us the cnc machine file for that ?
On your "programming the keyboard" section, shouldn't the OS handle delay and spam? If you hardcode it in the controller, how are you then gonna change any of this? Then, I've not done a keyboard before, so I don't know, but should the keyboard really be sending characters? I thought they send keydown identifiers which then are translated into chars by the OS, and sometimes a KD id might not even be a printable char but could trigger some kind of application or OS event. So maybe what those key Ids do or how they are translated is handled by a driver for the OS? So yeah, your keyboard won't work in any OS, anywhere, unless there is something I missed?
oddly satisfying
Fantastic review with very useful detail. Your communication style, vocabulary, and organization is very easy to understand without dumbing things down. I also appreciate that you just seem like you're just telling us how it is with no bs or fluff. Thank you!
How the Richauto A11 can be connected to this system......?
How long did it take you to build your shop, did you buy all your tools with the guitar $?
I've been building my shop for a few years now, mostly by making videos on here. But end of last year/beginning of this year I did a big overhaul to set it up more for guitar building. I had to invest some $, but all in all it wasn't too bad as I already had my CNC and many other tools I collected over the years. While you definitely don't need all these tools to get started building guitars, if you want to be productive enough to make some money with it, you first need to invest some to get the tools that speed up the work. Kind of a chicken and egg thing ;)
A Kiesel Vader clone if i ever saw one, that said if your gonna copy copy from the best.
If this looks the same to you as a Kiesel Vader, then every superstrat must be the same and a straight clone of a strat.
Nice👌🏽 I love that kind of experimental sht
now you have had the masso for more than 6 months maybe you could do a updated review?
It's been really stable, there have been some software updates too that address some of my issues, but I haven't updated mine yet. I'm planning on building a new cnc with it in summer, I'll have some more videos then. In general as long as it covers all the functions you need I really like it. It's just not super customizable, but very easy to set up and use in return.
I would love to see a circuit schematic for the PCB in Fluence pickups, looking at how they do their preamp and what components are used give some insight into tone.
I think a lot of what they're doing is done digitally, but I suppose you'd need to get a job at fishman to get access to them :D
I was thinking more like someone could heat up the epoxy and remove the bottom circuit board to see what’s on the other side
@@dataplatter Probably wouldn't tell you all that much as I believe they're doing much on the digital side.