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.


Today we cover everything from where to begin with guitar building, truss rod slot routing disasters, and finishing tips. Ben plays ‘would you rather’ which sees him choosing between re-fretting Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar while he watches or eating crushed glass…

Is putting a pickup in the fretboard a good idea? Can you use titanium for a truss rod? Should I shield active pickups? All of this and more to come.

Bonus coffee bean guitar story.