I've built an acoustic travel guitar for the Great Guitar Build Off 2022! In this, the finale, I put the finish on the guitar, do the setup, and get some sounds out of it!

This guitar was built as a wedding present for my wonderful sister and new brother-in-law. Congratulations you guys!

Enjoy!

00:00 Intro
00:21 Finish sanding
00:43 Staining the back and sides
02:07 Blue burst!
03:34 The finish itself - matte AND gloss?
04:12 Top finish
05:34 Back/side finish
06:53 Pre-polishing talk, and wet sanding
09:15 Polishing polishing polishing
10:52 Ok it's shiny - wrap-up timelapse...
13:25 First sounds - final setup
15:09 Glamour shots montage with my mediocre playing skills

Music:
Hold on a Sec - Bryan Teoh
Funky Energy Loop - Kevin MacLeod
Frank's Last Chase - DJ Williams
Flutey Jazz - Kevin MacLeod