OK…I admit it…sometimes I slow.  In this case very slow…

I’ve had these DVDs on my shelf to review for “many a moon” but never really got around to giving them a proper shout on GGH.

I met Robbie at NAMM a couple of years ago and he handed me three of his DVDs to take a look at - and I was recently digging through some things in my new quest to get organized (it is working!) and found them - among other things.   It was like Christmas!

Since the DVDs had not been in my mind for awhile, I decided to throw the “Build a Steel String Guitar” video into my player.  I am not a wood-worker, nor do I have any skill in that department (talk to Sal or Gary if you need something built); however, after watching this video for awhile - even I was thinking “I could do this!”  I also checked out the “Guitar Finishing” DVD since I have some interest in refinishing an old guitar that I have.  All-in-all, there are four DVDs available in this collection:

Build a Classical Guitar
Guitar Finishing
Build a Steel String Guitar
Build a Electric Guitar
The DVDs are interesting in their production - since they are really slideshows and not video.  Each one contains about 1400 step-by-step pictures and audio.  This, in my opinion is better than a DVD since it allows Robbie to get much more detailed in a smaller time space.

If you have any interest in building your own guitar: electric, classical, steel-string acoustic or even just guitar refinishing - this is a definative resource.  Check out the site for example videos!

http://www.obrienguitars.com/?page_id=8

Dan