{"id":23767,"date":"2025-08-07T12:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23767"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:38:22","slug":"it-looks-sweet-sounds-sweet-and-the-music-that-comes-out-of-it-should-be-sweet-too-russian-luthier-builds-les-paul-out-of-donuts-sort-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/07\/it-looks-sweet-sounds-sweet-and-the-music-that-comes-out-of-it-should-be-sweet-too-russian-luthier-builds-les-paul-out-of-donuts-sort-of\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt looks sweet, sounds sweet, and the music that comes out of it should be sweet too\u201d: Russian luthier builds Les Paul out of donuts (sort of)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>A Russian luthier has made a guitar out of *checks notes* glazed donuts because\u2026well, why not?<\/p>\n<p>Artem Mayer (known as ArtMayer on YouTube) has crafted the guitar in the style of a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-gibson-les-pauls-for-every-budget\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-gibson-les-pauls-for-every-budget\">Gibson Les Paul<\/a>, with its body mushing together over 20 donuts for the sweetest six-string in town. Readers may recognise the mad genius from his <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/french-fries-guitar\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/french-fries-guitar\">McDonald&#8217;s French Fries guitar<\/a> from a few years ago, but now it&#8217;s time for dessert.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\" \/>\n<p>First, Mayer cut the body shape out of an unspecified wood before applying a thin top and sculpting its neck and headstock, which is all very normal so far. As for the donuts, well, unfortunately, they aren&#8217;t real, quashing any hopes of a mid-solo snack. Instead, it&#8217;s the result of some very intricate stencilling, drilling, and carving work.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\"><span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\">You may like<\/span><\/aside>\n<p>The basic donut holes were drilled out before being carefully chiselled into more realistic, donut-like, sloping curves, with a similar approach applied to their edges. The attention to detail is painstaking, and he must have been starving during the exhaustive process.<\/p>\n<p>After giving the donut a doughy base layer of paint, Mayer hand-painted the glazing and some exacting details onto the guitar while \u2013 rejoice! \u2013 the sprinkles are real.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a nod to perhaps the world&#8217;s most famous donut fanatic, Homer Simpson. His hand can be seen reaching for a pink, sprinkles-coated donut as part of a unique 12th fret inlay, while what looks to be a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-p90-pickups\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-p90-pickups\">P-90 pickup<\/a> and its volume knob have been given an equally glutinous treatment to blend into the scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-QIp47WeLh7Q\" data-yt-video-token=\"QIp47WeLh7Q\" title=\"I Built the Donut Guitar \/ \u042f \u0441\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u043b \u0433\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 - YouTube\"><span class=\"youtube-video-title\">I Built the Donut Guitar \/ \u042f \u0441\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u043b \u0433\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 &#8211; YouTube<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/QIp47WeLh7Q\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"I Built the Donut Guitar \/ \u042f \u0441\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u043b \u0433\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0443 \u0438\u0437 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-QIp47WeLh7Q\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QIp47WeLh7Q\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QIp47WeLh7Q\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Watch On <\/a><\/div>\n<p>The white neck and fretboard are interesting choices, and we hugely admire the jam filling oozing out of one of the donuts on the side of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-electric-guitars\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-electric-guitars\">electric guitar\u2019s<\/a> body. It also looks like it has <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-locking-tuners\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-locking-tuners\">locking tuners<\/a>, which is a plus.<\/p>\n<p> {        window.reliablePageLoad.then(() =&gt; {            var componentContainer = document.querySelector(&#8220;#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-mKCAq9soQcnHF8fF7mC8b3&#8221;);            if (componentContainer) {                var data = {&#8220;layout&#8221;:&#8221;inbodyContent&#8221;,&#8221;header&#8221;:&#8221;Get The Pick Newsletter&#8221;,&#8221;tagline&#8221;:&#8221;All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!&#8221;,&#8221;formFooterText&#8221;:&#8221;By submitting your information you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and are aged 16 or over.&#8221;,&#8221;successMessage&#8221;:{&#8220;body&#8221;:&#8221;Thank you for signing up. 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And, of course, there\u2019s a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\">guitar solo<\/a> and some neat <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/lessons\/5-ways-to-make-two-hand-tapping-work-for-you\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/lessons\/5-ways-to-make-two-hand-tapping-work-for-you\">tapping<\/a> licks to savour, too.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear Mayer had way too much fun making this one-of-a-kind instrument.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the video, with sweat beading on his brow, Mayer says (translated by ChatGPT): \u201cWell, in short, it\u2019s awesome. It looks sweet, sounds sweet, and the music that comes out of it should be sweet too, so that all of you have a sweet life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aGqMCoBzPfuwK5b7txFMbc.jpg\" alt=\"ArtMayer Donut Guitar\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aGqMCoBzPfuwK5b7txFMbc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aGqMCoBzPfuwK5b7txFMbc.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ArtMayer YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, another of YouTube&#8217;s most madcap luthiers, Burls Art, produced what he claims is the heaviest guitar in the world, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/burls-art-copper-guitar\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/burls-art-copper-guitar\">a copper Telecaster weighing in at a back-destroying 50lbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He then followed that up by making <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/burls-art-aquarium-guitar\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/news\/burls-art-aquarium-guitar\">a working aquarium guitar<\/a>, because many guitar builders have always thought that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-offset-guitars\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/best-offset-guitars\">offset guitars <\/a>would benefit from more goldfish in their bodies. 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