Building a Custom David Gilmour Inspired Fender Stratocaster
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
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🛒 Obsidian Wire solderless kit bit.ly/3T7gODY
Specific Parts used:
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►Stratocaster Roasted Maple Neck : Fender Part: 0990502920
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/YO2vj
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3SD5MY1
Amazon geni.us/RoastStratNeck
Thomann bit.ly/3iCGZUl
►Classic Series 60’s Stratocaster Body: Fender Part: 0998003706
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/LJRyY
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3Qti8jw
Amazon geni.us/StratBody
►Fender Custom Shop Custom '54 Stratocaster Pickups
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/9Nyj3
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3JMv4Pc
Amazon geni.us/CS54Strat
Thomann bit.ly/2ZUjo7D (Similar Pickups)
►Obsidianwire 7-way Wiring Kit: bit.ly/3eXiknM
► Neck Plate: Fender Part: 0991448100
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/jPZb5
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3vWWYCi
Amazon geni.us/FNeckPlate
Thomann: bit.ly/30FNWJC
►Control Knobs: Fender Part: 0056254049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/vn2yAy
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3QE1o9m
Amazon geni.us/StratKnob
Thomann bit.ly/39oyzcx
►Tuners: Fender Part: 0037429049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/5R1DN
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3AfQPUw
Amazon geni.us/FenderTuner
Thomann bit.ly/3gsbfwF
►Pickguard: Fender Part: 0991359000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/3P7jGk
Solo Music bit.ly/3SHbAj3
Amazon geni.us/StratPickguard
Thomann bit.ly/3hAXnB5
►Pickguard Screws: Fender Part: 0994923000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/mgnz7a
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3bIi3tH
Amazon geni.us/PickguardScrews
Thomann bit.ly/3jBy5og
►Vintage Style Bridge: Fender Part: 0071014049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/0JYmWP
Amazon geni.us/StartVintageTrem
Thomann (Full Kit) bit.ly/2OQKciO
► Strat Jack Ferrule (cup): Fender Part: 0991940100
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/3P7jnX
Amazon geni.us/StratJackFerrule
Thomann bit.ly/3fWnEtb
► Fender Stratocaster Switch Tips - White: Fender Part: 0994940000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/QOKJmM
Amazon geni.us/StratTips
Thomann bit.ly/30KRKJA
► Fender American Series String Guides: Fender Part: 0994911000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/QOKJqP
Amazon geni.us/AMStringGuide
Thomann bit.ly/32RhaYE
►Fender Strap Buttons: Fender Part: 00994915000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/yRryDV
Amazon geni.us/StrapButton
Thomann bit.ly/3eXzpyf
►Fender VINTAGE-STYLE TREMOLO BACKPLATES: Fender Part: 0991320000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/rngGVQ
Amazon geni.us/StratBackplate
Thomann (Similar Full Kit) bit.ly/2D4Cr6e
►Fender VINTAGE-STYLE STRAT BRIDGE MOUNTING SCREWS: Fender Part: 0016170049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/15b16R
Amazon geni.us/NeckScrews
Thomann bit.ly/3zvGEsm
Timestamps:
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0:00 - Hello
4:30 - The Parts
7:03 - The Tools Used
7:19 - All the Pricing
8:15 - Fender Mod Shop
9:35 - Guitar Assembly
9:48 - Neck and Neck Plate
10:53 - Tuners
12:29 - Strap Buttons
13:19 - Cavity Shielding
14:30 - Pickguard ASMR
15:00 - Obsidian Wire 7way Kit - First Look
15:47 - Custom Shop 54 Pickups Install
18:32 - Obsidian Wire Kit Install
23:23 - Body ground and Trem Claw soldering
24:55 - Pilot Hole Drilling for Pickguard and Ferrule Jack
27:19 - Vintage bridge Install
28:49 - Trem Claw Install
30:08 - Attaching the body ground and trem ground wires
31:46 - Back plate Install
33:19 - String Install and Rough Nut Cutting
33:58 - String Guide Install
35:08 - Deck the Trem
35:58 - Neck Relief
36:46 - Bridge Action Height
37:27 - Nut Action Height
38:32 - Big Bends Nut Sauce
39:17 - Intonation and Tuning
39:41 - Do Fret when the fret is not fretted OK.
40:13 - New Neck Day!
41:17 - The Weight is Over
41:30 - Pickup Resistance is Futile
42:28 - The Gallery
43:35 - Guitar Tones
43:47 - Guitar Tones - 7 Way Gilmour Switch Samples
46:17 - Guitar Tones - Miscellaneous and all over the place!!
53:30 - Sum Up
54:56 - Goodbye
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🛒 Reverb reverb.grsm.io/landonbailey
🛒 Solo Guitars www.solomusicgear.com?ref=20676
Specific Parts used in the video:
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►Stratocaster Roasted Maple Neck or similar: Fender Part: 0990502920
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/YO2vj
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3SD5MY1
Amazon geni.us/RoastStratNeck
Thomann bit.ly/3iCGZUl
►Classic Series 60’s Stratocaster Body: Fender Part: 0998003706
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/LJRyY
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3Qti8jw
Amazon geni.us/StratBody
►Fender Custom Shop Custom '54 Stratocaster Pickups
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/9Nyj3
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3JMv4Pc
Amazon geni.us/CS54Strat
Thomann bit.ly/2ZUjo7D (Similar Pickups)
►Obsidianwire 7-way Wiring Kit: bit.ly/3eXiknM
► Neck Plate: Fender Part: 0991448100
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/jPZb5
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3vWWYCi
Amazon geni.us/FNeckPlate
Thomann: bit.ly/30FNWJC
►Control Knobs: Fender Part: 0056254049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/vn2yAy
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3QE1o9m
Amazon geni.us/StratKnob
Thomann bit.ly/39oyzcx
►Tuners: Fender Part: 0037429049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/5R1DN
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3AfQPUw
Amazon geni.us/FenderTuner
Thomann bit.ly/3gsbfwF
►Pickguard: Fender Part: 0991359000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/3P7jGk
Solo Music bit.ly/3SHbAj3
Amazon geni.us/StratPickguard
Thomann bit.ly/3hAXnB5
►Pickguard Screws: Fender Part: 0994923000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/mgnz7a
Solo Guitars bit.ly/3bIi3tH
Amazon geni.us/PickguardScrews
Thomann bit.ly/3jBy5og
►Vintage Style Bridge: Fender Part: 0071014049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/0JYmWP
Amazon geni.us/StartVintageTrem
Thomann (Full Kit) bit.ly/2OQKciO
► Strat Jack Ferrule (cup): Fender Part: 0991940100
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/3P7jnX
Amazon geni.us/StratJackFerrule
Thomann bit.ly/3fWnEtb
► Fender Stratocaster Switch Tips - White: Fender Part: 0994940000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/QOKJmM
Amazon geni.us/StratTips
Thomann bit.ly/30KRKJA
► Fender American Series String Guides: Fender Part: 0994911000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/QOKJqP
Amazon geni.us/AMStringGuide
Thomann bit.ly/32RhaYE
►Fender Strap Buttons: Fender Part: 00994915000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/yRryDV
Amazon geni.us/StrapButton
Thomann bit.ly/3eXzpyf
►Fender VINTAGE-STYLE TREMOLO BACKPLATES: Fender Part: 0991320000
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/rngGVQ
Amazon geni.us/StratBackplate
Thomann (Similar Full Kit) bit.ly/2D4Cr6e
►Fender VINTAGE-STYLE STRAT BRIDGE MOUNTING SCREWS: Fender Part: 0016170049
Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/15b16R
Amazon geni.us/NeckScrews
Thomann bit.ly/3zvGEsm
Timestamps:
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0:00 - Hello
4:30 - The Parts
7:03 - The Tools Used
7:19 - All the Pricing
8:15 - Fender Mod Shop
9:35 - Guitar Assembly
9:48 - Neck and Neck Plate
10:53 - Tuners
12:29 - Strap Buttons
13:19 - Cavity Shielding
14:30 - Pickguard ASMR
15:00 - Obsidian Wire 7way Kit - First Look
15:47 - Custom Shop 54 Pickups Install
18:32 - Obsidian Wire Kit Install
23:23 - Body ground and Trem Claw soldering
24:55 - Pilot Hole Drilling for Pickguard and Ferrule Jack
27:19 - Vintage bridge Install
28:49 - Trem Claw Install
30:08 - Attaching the body ground and trem ground wires
31:46 - Back plate Install
33:19 - String Install and Rough Nut Cutting
33:58 - String Guide Install
35:08 - Deck the Trem
35:58 - Neck Relief
36:46 - Bridge Action Height
37:27 - Nut Action Height
38:32 - Big Bends Nut Sauce
39:17 - Intonation and Tuning
39:41 - Do Fret when the fret is not fretted OK.
40:13 - New Neck Day!
41:17 - The Weight is Over
41:30 - Pickup Resistance is Futile
42:28 - The Gallery
43:35 - Guitar Tones
43:47 - Guitar Tones - 7 Way Gilmour Switch Samples
46:17 - Guitar Tones - Miscellaneous and all over the place!!
53:30 - Sum Up
54:56 - Goodbye
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I receive compensation from affiliate programs of which I am a partner.
You had us at hello Lando
I like the Dogs solo on Animals - apparently done on a Tele too. But it has to be Comfortably Numb I guess.
Edit: I'm going to re-listen to his first solo album tomorrow, I haven't listened to it for a while but there are some good lead solos on it. Actually I haven't heard it on my current stereo and it's the best and most revealing system I've ever owned so I'm looking forward to it now... 'Cry From the Street' comes to mind as well as 'No Way'.
My favorite is the first solo in Comfortably Numb; I like the first solo better than the second. Second favorite is the opening to Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Excellent job with this one Landon 👍
What David Rothberg said ... verbatim.
This was worth watching just for the narration. This is like Bob Ross for guitar builders.
happy little tuners on the warm headstock,,,,
I enjoyed this as well as I am building a strat too. He reminded me of Paul Rudd. I say that as a compliment.
Totally agree 😅👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
I was looking for making my own “black strat” when suddenly your video appeared! Really enjoyed, I watched fully and thank you for made it. Really nice video, the whole process, everything just right. The narrative really great like someone said on the comments below, “the Bob Ross of guitars” ¡congratulations! Don’t stop making videos and meanwhile I will look the other ones you have made. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
cheers!
It’s not American made, but it is Canadian assembled
🇨🇦👍🎸👌
North American
American made guitars are overrated
@@landonbailey But you need a neck that says “Made in Canada,” not “Made in Mexico,” haha. Either that, or shoot your next vid south of the border . . . or in your case, 2 souths of the border!
Found this three years later, amazing build! Couldn’t imagine a better way to spend a Sunday morning watching someone build a guitar while having some good coffee. 😊
Glad you enjoy it!
When you were soldering and said don't blow on the solder to cool it off. I've been soldering for over 50 years and just found that out a couple months ago. Another fun fact from watching UA-cam videos. This was a really good video. I enjoyed it. It's a beautiful guitar. Thanks.
cheers!
Very impressive build. There is nothing more satisfying than imagining a guitar in your minds eye and then sourcing all of the parts and bringing it all together.....and then it WORKS!!! I've built many of my own guitars and swear it becomes addictive......my wife says so as well lol.
ya you understand then! cool 👍🎸
No.
It's actually hard work.
This wasn't a build.
Fender had already built it.
My guitars are built.
I go swimming for the mother of pearl and it takes a week to cut it into neck inlays.
So Don't talk to me about building guitars cause you've got no clue.
@@Gma7788 dude okay they may not have used the best wording but calm down, they clearly meant customizing and improving guitars. And what do You mean, they werent talking to you?
After watching this, it has inspired me to make my own. Started ordering parts. Thank you.
Great to hear!
Total price of parts UK £1,315.22. ordered from USA, UK and Germany.
@@lukak4098 all finished and setup. Shame I can't post a photo.
@@garysinclair5193 Did you have to pay import duty at customs when ordering from the USA? Was it expensive?
@@billyboy1872 no, Dave Gilmore pays.
He's got plenty of money and is very happy with guys like us.
Has anyone ever said, "You sound a bit like Bill Murray?" With the same dry humor. Let's see. Yes, I think it is worth it to save, what was it? Five or so hundred US $. You learn a lot. It can be fun. The build is what you make of it. (hilarious pun) Thank you for all of the many hours you put into this video. New Subscriber via the Obsidian Wire website video.
I get Paul Rudd and Bill Murray comparisons 😛👍
Congratulations, Landon. For both the guitar and the video.
Great results!
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
My favorite Gilmour solo probably was on Echos because in it you can hear the basis of so much more Pink Floyd that follows.
That guitar sounds killer through the Princeton. Love the look, too. Nicely done, and at about half the cost of a mod shop build, too. Bonus!
Thanks for all the effort in editing this together.
That strat sounds amazing Landon!!! Good Job! I have put 3 black strats together myself. Its a lot of fun and they look so cool and original!
Keep up they good work man!
I've played guitar since I was in middle school, but this is the first time I'm buying myself a quality instrument and watching videos like this teaches me a ton about what to pay attention to and what I could do with one in the future. I wanted to go for my first real Strat and yours looks and sounds amazing, so thanks for the thorough tour of your process. I've got to see what else you've put together now.
Rock on!
Very thorough build walk through, your narration reminded me of "Adventures with Bill". It's worth it for someone who wants to learn the skills, but as a way to save money I doubt it due to mistakes that you might regret if you don't have the skill yet. Too many great Gilmour solos to choose, but anything from Waters-Gilmour Pink Floyd is an ecstatic experience.
Thanks for taking the time to put this all this together!
Cheers!
It sounds so good! Beautiful build!
Thank you!!
That was fascinating to watch, I learnt so much about how strats are set up on the inside!! Shooting the video and editing it must have been really tedious, really appreciate the effort. Thanks a ton man!!
thanks! It took a long time to make the video
You're tedious.
That’s the most beautiful assembly you’ve done to date Landon. It turned out amazing. 👍👍😊
I think so too!
Very nice looking guitar! Love the dark wood on the ebony body! Thanks for sharing Landon!
Thanks for watching!
Not meaning to sound critical but a few things I'd like to point out. Please keep in mind that I'm writing this as I'm watching the video.
14:12 I prefer to leave a small tab of the shielding tape to extend up onto the top of the body. I locate this tab at the nearest pickguard mounting hole (to the cavities) that also has pickguard shielding on the back of the pickguard. This ensures the pickguard is grounded.
Tis possible that the Obsidian kit already grounds the guard, but it's always safer to assume ye don't have a ground connection there & ensure the guard is grounded.
14:30 First, BEFORE removing the liner always double check that all the holes and cutouts lines up. Once ye remove the liner, it's NOT returnable. Most, if not all, pickguard sources have this policy.
Second, I usually leave the liner on the guard & take it off after I've mounted the loaded pickguard onto the body. This prevents scratch damage to the guard.
21:40 I prefer installing the trem assembly before the loaded guard & jack assemblies. Tis more efficient as I only need flip guitar once during install phase.
29:40 I see ye made same conclusion about trem first. I usually wait until I have all parts in hand before starting the actual build. Some sources can take weeks/months for parts to arrive. This is why I can have as many as 4 concurrent guitar projects in the build queue.
23:55 I recommend pre-tin the soldering gun tip, the wire leads & the solder spot on the trem claw. This promotes better heat transfer & makes it easier to get a solid solder connection. I also scuff the claw solder spot lightly with fine steel wool for better solder adhesion, then thouroghly cleaning the claw to clean off oil residue and junk for clean solder spot. *EDIT Further comments added at bottom EDIT*
25:25 Pilot holes are the initial tiny holes you drill before going to the larger sized holes. You're making pilot dimples in the finish to prevent drill bit walking while making screw holes.
28:00 Paraffin wax as lube for the screws is a good idea. In a pinch, crayons also works well. And, no I HAVEN'T noticed any performance differences between any of the crayon colors. I ALWAYS get this question. 🙄
31:00 This is why its recommended to clean up the wire routing. I too like retaining the longer wires...unless I KNOW for sure that the pups are going to stay with the guitar permanently (then I'd trim to fit).
I use zip ties (and snip off the loose end). Then coil the excess wires into the control cavity & zip tie the coil. I make sure the coils take up the least amount of room possible. *EDIT I squish the coil flat horizontally. EDIT*
I'm going to try the GFS' Kwikplug adapters on my next guitar build. These will allow me to change pups easily in a soldered install. This won't be necessary for solderless kits like Obsidian's. But I'm picky about control parts & most, if not all, kits don't use the parts I like.
The rest of yer video I have no recommendations aside from checking the fret levels first before installing the neck, that might've caught the bad 12th fret earlier. I also polish the frets & oil the board before installing the neck.
*EDIT Also IF you polish and/or do any fret leveling work while neck is attached to body, I recommend covering the pups if they're installed on body. (Painter's tape works well, no sticky residue). Covering pups prevents any metal bits/dust from damaging the pups. EDIT*
Lovely tones, I'm building a Gilmour like guitar too altho the #0001 guitar is the inspiration.
23:55 *EDIT Perhaps I should also point out that pre-tinning also eliminates the need to heat the part (in this case, the claw), which can potentially damage the part from excessive heat (lose tempering, warpage, etc.).*
*Physics say if ye try to heat the claw, the the heat energy will spread out to the entire claw, by the time you get enough heat to melt the solder the entire claw is very hot. Pre-tinning is also much faster because you're melting the solder itself onto the claw.*
*When it's time to attach the wire, you only need to heat the existing solders on both the wire and claw and add a tiny bit more solder to bond them together. EDIT*
Building DIY kits are great learning experiences. I have built two Telecasters, one standard, the other a thin-line w/two f-holes. I am currently working on a Jazzmaster, mahogany body and neck. Videos like this one are so helpful. Thanks for the lesson. Yes, you do develop a special connection to the guitar(s) when you do the build yourself.
Did you buy the telecaster as kits?
I want to thank you for the extra effort and lengths you go to for your viewers. Putting in timestamps and links to products is going above and beyond. Keep up the awesome work. Started watching you with the Classic Vibe series and comparisons. I really enjoyed the blind tone tests.
I appreciate that! thanks for watching.
Sounded AWESOME and you did a great job. I've been wanting to build one myself!!
Go for it!
Great video , really enjoyed watching the hole process and it inspired me to build one for me . Thanks 🤘
Awesome! Thank you!
@@landonbailey Sounds killer
I would've never have thought to build my own Fender! This is so cool. And for $900.00, hell yeah!
prices have probably gone up since this video, but ya it's totally a thing to do
I used your parts list and built a guitar just like yours. Except I used the Fender 69 pickups instead. Thanks for the inspiration, was a lot of fun to put together and learned a bit along the way.
nice! congrats
I love the David Gilmour EMG single coils. Just a hint if you are curious about other options for your project.
Hey, no.
I'm the only person allowed to do this.
69 pickups. NO!
That's too long ago.
Yes I've been waiting for this build. Thank you ❤️
Hope you like it!
@@landonbailey It sounds so good that 7 way switch is awesome. And that color of the neck even tho is a new build has like a vintage vibe. Beautiful guitar!!!!
Man you got some cool tools. Awesome build, it about to put a tele together soon. Some of you set up steps will definelty come in handy. Thanks
glad to help!
I've watched this twice now. Very nice build. And it sounds fantastic!
thanks!
I really, just absolutely loved this video. Thank you for taking the painstaking time to provide it. I had thought about trying to buy just a cheap kit, but this has inspired me to think outside the box a bit. Sure, I could buy a MIM or MIJ Strat, or even a USA Strat but the idea of being able to put it together myself sparks even more excitement. Much appreciated Landon. I enjoyed your sense of humor throughout the video also. :) New subscriber here.
You are so welcome!
Finally Finished, CONGRATULATIONS👍
Sounds Great!
I love this build, beautiful neck and parts selection. The Radiohead jams at the end were a wonderful bonus. Thanks for doing this.
Thank you kindly!
I love this its got its own personality with the roasted neck a 3 ply guard while being a nice Black Strat tribute.
Always nice to have a "one of a kind" instrument, plus you know exactly what you've got. Go Canada!!
Beautiful! Awesome build. Enjoy!
Thanks a bunch!
Really enjoyed that and learned a lot. It will certainly help when I build mine. THANKS!
Glad it helped!
Been considering doing a kit build. This is definitely the way to go instead of buying something cheap from Amazon.
I sat through the entire video. Gratitude. You successfully demystify the whole process… even for players who dared cross over to once-forbidden world 🌎 of tech abilities. Thanks, man. Much appreciated!!!
👍🎸
This is beautiful instrument you put together. kudos !
Thank you very much!
Fantastic build as always! Sounds good! That maple board is gorgeous. I’ve never been the maple kind, but these roasted maples are gorgeous.
Thank you kindly!
this actually made the next guitar i'm going to build so much better. i've never really knew about gilmour's switching, but this 7 way is exactly what i need. i'm going to be making a strat with 3 p90s in it and was trying to figure out how to make one that would also give me the neck/bridge & all 3 pickup switches. definitely going to get that obsidian system!
3 p90s will be awesome, and possibly a little but crazy! have fun
Yeah I've spent many hours staring at a 5way like I could magically figure out how to do that as well lmao I should of been looking at my cell phone and ordering that switch #legit
He never actually uses that switch.
Hi, have you built it yet?
I know this is not unique but I can listen to the solos in " Comfortably Numb " all day long :) guitar mastery.
Yes!!!😀😀
My fav 2 👍🔥🎸🦅
They’re very easy to learn I’ve only been playing for a few months and I learned both in a day
@@musicman9698 I can play the solo in parts but not all the way through yet usually hang up on the run downs of the Am pent as there are 4 times he does it diff each time. HHHa. But I'm all about the feeling as well so that keeps me at it. Sadly I don't practice others work at all, but Gilmour is the reason I jumped from 27 years drumming. Well mainly the one ....hahah. so I do feel one day I owe a video to his name and that wont be long. Hats off to you for great taste and wow 3 months ? I'm in 2 years now from only knowing basic chords. Hahaha. You must be a prodigy like my son. Hehehehe.
D'oh! I just got done with the Fat 50s and im hoarding parts the the '54 set guard! Cant wait to hear them!!! As always, great vid!
Man amazing guitar and great work this is one of my favorites builds in awhile.
Thanks a lot!
Fender Custom 54 and American original 57/62 pickups are so underrated.
I gotta 57/62 loaded pickguard straight from fender and yet to receive my screws to put into my player Strat. Super excited to see how they sound but all I’ve seen is videos online and I love the tone they make so looking forward to how they sound! Do you own a set? Just wanting a second honest opinion on them.
Blaine Chung Hi, yes I do have a 57/62 pickup set in my mim standard strat for almost for 4 years now. Had changed the bridge pickup to SD SSL5 for a while coz I needed something hotter. The 57/62 are very vintage sounding. Very SRV ish . However I did change the bridge back to the 57/62 coz I realised I didn’t like hotter pickups. Hope u have good results with these. They are great. Are they as great as boutique pickups?? Probably not. But if are looking for the quintessential strat sounds, These will get the job done. Oh and do mess around with the pickup heights. It changes the midrange quite a bit.
@@Hitzkill which ones sound more srv-ish? The 57/62 pickups or the cs 69?
@@FedericoNickl i havent tried the CS 69, but the tone i believe is more Hendrix than SRV. The 57/62 that i have used sounded very SRV in the in between position
@@Hitzkill ok thanks, I don’t use much the middle pickup, I’m trying to find more like a Lenny kinda tone or gravity tone but that sounds good with a little bit gain too like bold as love, u know
Nice looking guitar! If you want to honor a player, David Gilmour is the best!!! Thank you for sharing your project.
thanks!
Great timing! I just got my Warmoth parts for my first build this week. I've really enjoyed watching your tele builds just for fun, but watching this one muuuuuch closer.
Have fun!
Looks magnificent & sounds fantastic ! Dig your Guitar Assembly vids ! ...
Thank you kindly!
Never really been a fan of black strats. But this build with a black pick guard and the roasted maple is just gorgeous.
I agree! it’s the white plastic with the black that works for me.
agreed that roasted maple neck is everything.
Black Strat, rosewood fingerboard, with a mint pickguard. ❤
Hey man, nice build! Funny I landed here doing a research on the neck you bought, I bought the exact same neck from Solo as well. Actually, doing the exact same build as you except my body will be a custom made mahogany with quilted maple top, but also Gilmour inspired with all fender parts and his electronics. For the pickups I'm using Fender 57/62 for neck and mid, SSL-5 for bridge. Very well made video and the guitar looks and sounds fantastic, great job! By the way I also have a Galaxy watch, lol'd when I saw it ;). Cheers from Montreal!
hey awesome! ya it was a fun build for sure
Absolutely gorgeous guitar. Well done mate!
Thanks a lot!
Definately worth building these as opposed to buying a guitar. The level of satisfaction is priceless, and it is truly YOUR guitar!
*Definitely. There is no "a" in the word.
Love the guitar
thanks!
Regarding your final thought type question, whether its worth it or not? I would say if you are wanting a great quality instrument with some custom appointments (like the roasted neck, pickups, furniture) and you plan on keeping it for a lifetime, totally worth it! If this is planning to be sold off, maybe not so much. Still blows my mind a bit how modding a guitar into somewhat objectively "better", negatively impacts the resell price.
Great video - loved watching this build. I've built two Strats in the past, one of which is a replica of Gilmour's Red Strat with the EMG's. I agree with you on the Obsidian modules, they are great for a guitar project. I got one of their 4-way Tele modules when I overhauled my Tele with a set of the Fender '51 Nocaster pickups.
Watching this build makes me want to build another one, or maybe go back and overhaul one of my existing guitars.
Great video Landon, well worth the watch mate. I often have it running again while I'm in the workshop building the next guitar or uke. Cheers, Keep em comin'g.
hey cool thanks! that was the idea to have it as a reference video. cheers!
This video was so annoying that It felt like 5 minutes. Great work. I can't say I'll ever build a guitar from 0 but you never know. if I ever do I'll come here to guide myself. Beautiful guitar. I really dig the neck. Looks sweet. I also like your sound room or whatever that's called. I want to take a nap in there. Congrats and thanks for the video. I'll subscribe.
Cheers! Annoying though? :)
@@landonbailey it was sarcasm with the annoying. Means I thoroughly enjoyed your video :)
You are now the stratomaster.
Great build. Your delivery reminds me of an old Red Green episode. It’s awesome. 👍🏻👍🏻 Beautiful guitar too and I like all Gilmour solos. Lol
I wasn’t expecting that awesome tone. I think I am gonna make my strat too. Nice video keep it up man
thanks!
You really love the new Timestamp function, don't ya? 😂
it’s ok 😝
What's not to like?
I tend to watch the whole thing thru once, then use the timestamps to go back to stuff I need more detail on. So it's Win-Win from my POV.
Content-maker gets the viewing Gold Stars / $$$, viewers get the max utility.
Roger Barraud Yeah i know hahha i didn‘t want to complain. I just thought how funny it is because there are so many time stamps in here 😂
I use a cellphone most of time cuz I'm at work when I watched videos and I do it when I have down time and stuff like that(I'm a foreman on a construction site I spend a lot of time sitting in my truck,watching other people work...lol).
I personally think the time-stamp option that they started a couple of updates ago for You-Tube is really really cool IMO.If I'm not paying close enough attention and I miss something it's very easy to go back to where I had missed what was happening.I pay for You-Tube premium so I have no commercials or anything like that, the timestamp option has made things a lot easier for the viewer and the creator of the videos on their channel.It helps people on both ends of the spectrum IMO.✌️🙂✌️
Rico Göbel it’s helpful
This has been so informative! I’ve watched it many times over and am seriously thinking about doing a black strat build myself! I would be super interested in seeing a DG red strat build with the EMG pickups someday. Thank you so much for the video!
cheers! 🎸👍😀
Fascinating. Fantastic build too!
Glad you like it!
Absolutely perfect/beautiful.. except for one thing. A short whammy bar. Nitpicking but that's what he used and I've always wanted one myself. Still 10/10. I heard the Halo title screen music in my head. Question. I'm one click away from ordering the Obsidianwire Gilmour switch for $99, how much was it 2 years ago if you can remember? Inflations a biatch.
ya the shorter bar is cool! I don't think prices have gone up much for them. I can't recall the price back then
I love these shows as designer myself I hope to start my own line of guitars by 2021. Even if a guy doesn't make the guitar they become an educated buyer of finished guitars. That helps me as a maker of a high quality but low price brand. I am currently waiting on my Lenard F-4G prototype. It is a guitar aimed at a Gibson player that wants the best of both a Tele and a Strat with a body style that is original but has a very Fender vibe. In many ways it is morph of a Tele & Strat. I worked from ideas that Leo Fender had in 1952 while finalizing the first P. Bass. The neck looks Fender but the spec is from a Les Paul. l hope to have it within 8 weeks. Perhaps you might care to review it.
That is a cool build love the neck!
This is an inspiring watch- I watched alot of build videos but never knew you could build a fender.
cheers!
Michael “Bolt On”, lmao
I've always wanted to try one of those obsidian wire kits. If you keep doing this you should keep doing the excel sheet for pricing. That stuff is satisfying to look at.
I also just figured out the pick trick to get the knobs off on a strat literally days ago when I was fixing an old squier.
Thanks so much, Landon! Real down-to-earth, effective construction help. Helps us save money 💰 and demystifies the process. It's a valuable and commendable approach. Gratitude, brother. Gary. Doc.
Happy to help!
Really enjoyed watching this build from start to finish. Love that roasted neck , the pickups. Sounds amazing 👌
I just put locking tuners on it. swapped them from the Butterscotch Tele they were on
@@landonbailey I know you like lockers and I was a little surprised you didn't fit them . If I were to buy this used from you ,I would likely swap to a gold anodised aluminium pickgaurd and vintage type tuners ,but that's my personal schtick and it's a lovely guitar as is 👍
IT took you so long to soldier the spring claw because you did not use flux. Also you could have gotten the aged/cream pickup covers and knobs for about $12. You were already at $850. You can fill the bad screw holes in the back with filler and paint it black with nail polish, then move the guard back just a little and no one will ever know. Always do your neck work first. Make sure its straight, level and crown the frets. When you string it up, check the truss bow and correct if necessary. Set the saddle height, then the nut height. Then go back and file and recrown any frets that are not correct. And by the way, you're doing a great job. Stay with it and have fun.
hey appreciate the tips!
tot amount : 1 million dollars !
Nice job as always Landon !!
Thanks again!
David Gilmour is one of my favorites. You did an amazing job with that build. I'm jealous.
cheers!
Can't choose between them, the solos on Pigs Three Different Ones and Echoes (Live at Pompeii) are my favourite.
Man you didn't make a partscaster. You bought everything that are genuine Fender parts. It was assembled in Canada but it was made in the USA and makes it a USA made Fender Strat. It's an expensive build because you are making a USA Strat.
Most buy the cheap 65 dollar kit and go from there and a lot of the hardware in those kits including the pickups are cheap junk. Thats why yours is better than most out there.
well the neck is made in Mexico, but whatevs, it looks great!
Love watching these videos, good stuff, thanks 👍👍
cheers!
Very cool Landon. Good job!
thanks! worked out great
It’s very much so worth it. You should try a budget type build finding the cheapest neck and body and hardware and pickups ect… or a pawnshop partscaster. Would be interesting to see your take on those types of builds.
These Build Videos are like Therapy to me. keep making these please!
cheers! they are fun, but so much work
AWESOME video Landon!
Thanks!
You chose your parts wisely, That Partscaster sounds great and has loads of sustain with great tone. Looks great too! I like tuxedo strats. Thank you for sharing your build with us.
Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much for this video. I have learnt so much from it
Glad it was helpful!
Very good. I really appreciate the time you put into it. Thank you...👍
My pleasure!
Thats a beautiful guitar brother. Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
That's beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful gee-tarrrr! I love David Gilmour's work and I'm really loving your work with this axe. It looks so nice that it could even make me sound OK. :)
Great job! This is a wonderfully helpful video on so many levels. Hey, LOADS of comments here, and after a quick look, I’m not seeing this so I thought I’d say, invest in some low -residue solder flux. It makes soldering SO, SO much easier and if you do it correctly, you won’t have any cold solder joints. Seriously, take it from an electrical engineer, you should pretty much always use it when soldering.
thanks a ton for the tip! I just watched a video on using flux. cheers!
The small jokes through the narration are perfect. Love the Obsidianwire kit. Makes it look much easier to build one of these guitars.
hey thanks. ya they are my go to wiring kits. they aren't priced cheap, but the quality and ease of use are great
Fabulous video well done building a beautiful guitar .great fun to doing it .learn about every part on it to
Glad you enjoyed it
Very detailed. Keep it up!
cheers!
Great video! Thanks for hipping me to ObsidianWire; definitely going to check them out!
cheers
your voice is amazing thank you for this content, it was incredibly insightful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey Landon, Thanks for taking the time to post this! I just bought a pretty cheap $200 complete that I have no idea about, but I'm interested in making it a project guitar (taking it apart and putting new things in it etc.) this was really helpful to learn about the actual pieces of the guitar. Just from a builders/engineer perspective. I'm no genius when it comes to this, but this helps since I believe you have a really entry level perspective on this. I'll be using this to help with building moving forward! Huzzah! Also, this guitar is BEAUTIFUL!!! Peace. ~ NUCK
cool! have fun 🎸👍
Wow, did that come out sweet! Really nice build. 👍
Yes, thanks
Landon Bailey Have you ever considered doing a PRS style build? Would love to see what you come up with.
Money is my favorite song and solo. I think that song always felt like a departure from their norm, to me. It had a little boogie to it and I always loved it.
Literally my dream project. I don’t live in a home environment where a project like this can be facilitated successfully - hope to buy a new house in the post Covid apocalyptic economy of New Zealand and start my guitar project(s). Cheers for your video - inspiring.
cheers!
Landon Bailey - Comfortably Numb
Nice build. I like the fact that you use easier to find parts. Some builds show an awesome body or neck made of an exotic wood that they got for free from their builder friend of a friend that helped out an uncle and owned them a favor etc. Likes the way your guitar turned out!
cheers!
Amazing job done!
thanks!