In this YouTube video published on 3rd April 2026, which is the first one of a series, I take you through my current method of assembling and finishing a neck for a Brian May Red Special guitar. I first attempted this in July 2018 and since then my experience and understanding of CAD, CNC machining and luthiery techniques have all improved so I have refined both my designs and process to exploit the accuracy, repeatability and convenience of CNC cutting.
My legacy video content on making the neck and fretboard does not have any commentary so making a replacement neck for my original Red Special guitar gives me the opportunity to share insights on how to execute the challenging operations whether you are using traditional tools and processes, or machine automation like me. I always strive to make video content that I wanted to see eight years ago when I was starting my Brian May Red Special build project and I knew very little about the guitar and how to approach making it. I have got a lot to explain and I share plenty of tips in this video which is just over 15 minutes in duration.
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