Build your DREAM HH SUPER STRAT for less than $250! (feat. GUITAR MAX)
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- The wiring diagram for this guitar is available on my Patreon Page if you’re interested in doing a similar build!
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Guest artist for this demo is Max Carlisle, check out his UA-cam channel "Guitar MAX" here: / @guitarmaxmusic
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*Prices mentioned in this video are subject to change without notice. Please check the links below for current pricing.
Here are links to all the components I used to build this guitar:
basic strat kit:
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or from the fretwire: use coupon code GUNSNGTRS to save $10! shrsl.com/13umh
carbon fiber pickguard: use coupon code GUNSNGTRS to save 20% on any strat style pickguard, or CARBON10 to save 10% on anything else. niko-carbonworks.myshopify.com
Floyd Rose Speedloader tremolo system:
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if you're installing it in a strat you'll need this retainer bar as well:
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Tele style 3 way selector switch:
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Push/Pull volume/tone pots (500k) for phase and series/parallel mods:
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3 way mini toggle switches (on-on-on) for series/split/parallel mods (this is a better deal than what I paid on eBay):
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this is the soldering iron I use for these mods (I know it's cheap but it works awesome):
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this is the router I use: amzn.to/2t95Cg8
I record all my demos with this Focusrite Scarlett USB interface:
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Max recorded his demo of this guitar with a Blackstar ID core combo amp:
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Full disclosure: I am an Amazon Associate, and the links in this description are affiliate links, which means that if you make a purchase, it doesn't cost you any more money, but I will earn a commission.
Here are the links to the videos I mentioned in this video:
How to install a Floyd Rose double locking style tremolo in a strat style guitar:
• The COMPLETE DIY guide...
how to make your own luthier tools and how to use them to level and crown your frets: • Make pro guitar luthie...
here's another awesome trick for crowning your frets (faster and easier): • DIY Fret Crowning and ...
how to fix a sloppy neck pocket: • How to reinforce a loo...
I built this beautiful strat with 42 different tone options, and honestly, it blows away any strat for 4x the price. Let me show you how I did it right now:
Now I started with a cheapo strat kit that you can get on eBay or AliExpress for about the prices on these things fluctuate based on demand, so if they seem more expensive now, just wait a while until the prices drop again (and they will drop again).
But Firstly, as I do with all my kit builds, I had to start by leveling and crowning the frets, and fixing the sloppy neck pocket by shimming and adding extra angled support screws for increased sustain. I’m not going to go into details here on how to do those steps because I have videos dedicated to it which I’ve linked in the description. But if you want your guitar to play like a high end guitar, and sustain like a high end guitar, take the time to do those steps. Also, a quick tip: if your kit came with a plastic neck plate grommet, go ahead and chuck that in the trash, you’ll get much better sustain if you allow the bare metal plate to contact the body directly...
...continue reading on my blog at gunsandguitars.net
FULL DISCLOSURE: Links in this description may be affiliate links!
The wiring diagram for this guitar is available on my Patreon Page if you’re interested in doing a similar build!
patreon.com/danthompson
Dan I need your opinion. I put a sub mini 1.5 amp toggle switch in my SSS Strat to get 2 more sounds
Should I have used a minimum I toggle switch with a 3amp rating? I can't find info on this anywhere.
can you add a kill switch?
I know it 3 yrs later but I need the link for bridge measurements, so I can put the schaller 3801 in my strat bosy
"Get it ready for staining, or in this case dyeing".
Earlier in the video:
*casually pulls out rifle*
Siri?
42 tone options. 42 TONE OPTIONS.
Yup. Killer.
Do you have a wiring diagram/ a how to video?? Really want to try it but don't know where to start
thesenceatize THE MEANING OF LIFE/42 TONE OPTIONS
42
@@samauthers2899 In his Patreon
Here is the video on how to install the Floyd Rose in a Strat: ua-cam.com/video/rYEaeeR1Kxg/v-deo.html
Guns and Guitars it says it’s unavailable what do I do wait?
Sorry it was still uploading. It’s live now
Guns and Guitars ok thank you
Where’s the wiring diagram ?
Hey man, loved the video. In fact I loved it so much that I purchased everything to do an exact build as described in your video. I plan on converting an old Squier Strat that I've had since High School into a beautiful sounding and playing guitar. I just don't play enough to justify spending a 1000+ on a nice guitar. I'm going with a satin black wood finish, the cf pickguard and all gold hardware, I'd love to show you how it turns out in the end if you'd be interested. Anyway, I'm quite well versed when it comes to soldering and wiring (I did this as a profession for a period of time), however I'm pretty new when it comes to wiring guitar electronics and understanding the nomenclatures. I was wondering if by any chance you had created a wiring diagram when you wired this guitar up, and if so would you ever consider sharing it. Great video as always, I look forward to the next one.
Looking forward to see what you have done with that les paul
If there’s an Explorer style kit, please do that, I love Explorers
Iceman as well!
Steinerbger is cooler :)
@@Mr.Goldbar that's your opinion my dude, I love those but me personally, I prefer explorer styled guitars
_but left handed_
Precision guitar kits out of Canada
That burst is beautiful
Massive kudos on the editing. Great lead in to Max's demo of the strat. Cool guitar too. You must have put a ton of time into this video. For what it's worth, your time and effort was well spent. Excellent video.
Thanks for the feedback. This was a work in progress since last December. Finding time to work on a collaboration video while still trying to keep up with regular content was a challenge. But I enjoyed it, I plan to do more!
That twist with Max was ridiculous! Didn't see that coming, at all!
OMG I WOULD TOTALLY BUY THAT THING
if I had the money😔😔
I want it all as a poor boy from a poor family
A middle "single coil sized" humbucker pickup would be great
Once again proving why I love this channel. That flamed "flamed" effect was genius!
Please, build a flying v.
I second that.
I third it
I like peanut butter.
I fifth that motion
I sixth that
Love the pick guard !!
A collab from two of my favorite guitar channels, pure awesomeness! I’m gonna need a tutorial video on that 42 option wiring as well.
I’ll be doing wiring hack tutorials for sure
I've been watching Max for a bit now and i like what he does.
Congratulations
Been a long subscriber to you and max, good to see you two collaborating, been studying your videos and taking notes. Keep up the good work!
Dan this was a bad ass build. Just one question why no kill switch?. I mean it literally had everything else.
Maybe the price ceiling he set?
Drummar Boy0722 it would cost cents...
@@joseislanio8910 a good killswitch goes for 15dollars
DoNotKillMeBro any momentary switch will do the job. And there are very cheap ones
@@joseislanio8910 What does a kill switch do?
Loved the creative integration of a guest, that was really cool, Max is a killer shredder!
Great Video lol it is awsome. Special Thankyou to Max for sitting in , that was very cool.
Amen Dan and Max!!!
Very cool guitar!! Max made the guitar sound amazing.
I love your channel. Cant wait to do my first kit withyour guidance. Keep it up! (also, more les pauls!!)
GREAT BUILD !!! GREAT video production w/ guest !!!
Wow, that is one awesome guitar that actually lives up the the name "Super Strat!" Great sound, look, and flexibility. Big thanks to Guitar MAX for demonstrating what that guitar can do. I'm looking forward to detailed instructions and specs for your incredible guitar. This is a guitar that I really want to build. Amazing you were able to do it for under $250.
I like that you and Max networked to showcase each other's skills.
The Strat sounds awesome with a shredder! Can't wait for the next build!
Max "Danzig" to the rescue 👍
Awesome guitar and Max jamming on it. Great video man!
Love your channel and this video! Nice yo see you team up with Max for this kinda vids aswell.
Dude those tiger stripes look really cool
When I saw the beginning of the video I was like, damn Dan has been hitting the gym!
Haha yeah, and he can miraculously shred
Dan, you outdid yourself man!! Great collaboration, great guitar, great everything as always! Keep it up buddy!
Best crossover ever!! Two of my favourite channels together! I was actualy already subscribed to both for a long time when stumbled upon this video... And loved it!!😀👏
"Whenever you're handling fire, you need to use extreme caution. If you're a child, make sure you're doing this under adult supervision. If you're an adult, make sure you ACT LIKE ONE." God, i love this channel
Stumbled upon this channel recently and it’s awesome. I’ll likely pick up a project like this after I move. Question though. Do you do any work with acoustic guitars? Would love to see that!
That thing is beyond sick dude, amazing work.
Love Max. Glad you had him on. Love your channel as well. You guys should def do more of this.
We love you Dan but having others play your guitars is pretty damn awesome 😂 Of course you don't have to do it every time but if you make other crazy guitars like this maybe it's worth it
Haha thanks for the feedback!
Waiting for the floyd rose tutorial. Greetings from Brazil!
you're probably the 50th person i've seen saying "greetings from brazil"
siggiarabi Well, i think i should receive an award then
Oo
siggiarabi greetings from Brazil
siggiarabi greetings from Ohio
Love your videos man. Down to earth. The guest player was great!
Great build. I think I like this one the best of all the guitars you have built. And you have built some beautiful guitars. Good job on the collaboration with Guitar Max. Keep up the great work!
Gotta say mighty inpressed !!
That came out looking like a way more expensive guitar. Good job! Interesting idea with the wire and blowtorch. I'll have to catalog it away for future use, along with the thousand other things I need to try out ;)
J. IV Guitar I've seen a few people do a similar trick and it's also turned out nice. Ben over at Crimson Guitars did something similar with a maple neck, except he used an oxy acetylene torch for the job since it gets way hotter. The point is to caramelize the sugars and drive out as much moisture as possible while doing this without actually setting the guitar on fire lol. Anyway, Dan's idea of wrapping wire and faux tiger striping is a very interesting twist on the concept :)
Cool! Thanks for the info :)
This is still one of my favorite UA-cam collaborations.
great video and great guitar! AND....MAXX! You killed it this time Dan! God bless!
Do you have wiring diagram for this? I want to a similar thing with my own project and having a tough time finding diagrams and information on how to do it. I want to run coil splits with the option of picking which coil is being used, reverse phase on a 2 way switch, and stereo output. Any thoughts/resources?
send me one too :P
Do you have a channel?
I was joking haha, and I'm from Brazil, no way it would be possible
Really cool collaboration video. And thanks for introducing me to Max.
Excellent collaboration and showcase of the final product. I've had my fair share of guitar modifications and kit building. Rawk on!
lol, I usually enjoy your playing, but this time... :) Enjoyed the striping trick. Also gotta give Rit Dye a try some day...
I can't wait for your trem guide! I've had a kit for a while and bought a Gotoh floyd for it a while ago. I've been procrastinating but if you do that video I'll definitely try it.
Max is KILLER! Nice job on the strat build. 🤘
What a great idea to use the guitar build as a platform to evaluate all of these tone and wiring possibilities! Genius move Dan. I just subscribed - I am a more senior member (age-wise), but both Guns and Guitars are subjects near and dear to my heart. You have a great way of expressing yourself. Keep up the strong work!
Ayy, you got Danzig in the video. Nice
-5 points
I live in Shanghai so these kits cost almost nothing but I dont have a clue how to assemble it. I no absolutely nothing about electronics and have no tools. Really sad actually Im sitting in the biggest gold mine without a refinery
Benito Faggotini dude start learning! A year from now you'll regret not getting into it
Read some books or watch some vids
Benito Faggotini Dan has some good videos to get you started, then I'd suggest watching a bunch of videos created by Ben Crowe over at Crimson Guitars. He's a master luthier (guitar builder) and he has a ton of excellent in depth videos on building guitars. The secret is to pull the relevant parts from each video. Dan has great vids on which tools you actually need (surprisingly few) and Ben covers everything in great depth. Hopefully that'll help you get started! I haven't built a guitar yet but I'm planning to go nuts and build a crazy PRS custom style design! xD
If you want, you can! That's it!
Learn 😂 the kits are cheap, you have some leeway to make mistakes. Buy some tools from Harbour Freight and a cheap kit and get you a guitar built, you can do it!
Do it now man!!!
Holy poop... my two favorite guitar guys on UA-cam!
im in the planing stage of my own built and wanted to thank you for the tipps.
Thought it was the “oh hey mark” guy
Hey could you make a wiring diagram of the electronics?
That fretboard grain looks really interesting. Wouldn't expect that kind of thing from a cheap DIY kit, really cool!
Fantastic build. I have to step up my wiring game. Nice job.
this guitar is *no joke*
Hey Dan.
I've seen that there are different kinds of Tung Oil on Amazon and i don't know which one to buy. Do you have any recommendations?
I prefer formbys, low gloss finish.
I think this might be the most amazing youtube build I've seen. F'n rad dude.
Nice work! Really enjoyed Max shredding on your axe
A wiring tut would be nice...
nobody:
search bar on 12:18 : wish I was cool like Dan
Great video. I watch Max's channel too so seeing you work together was awesome. Rock on.
Nice collaboration. Thanks for posting ✌🏼
How to install a Floyd Rose in a Strat: Don't.
Or pay someone else to.
Also, as regards to 42 tone options: While it's nice to have that, how many of them will actually ever get used? It's been nearly 2 years, so an update on that would be interesting to see.
What do you think of the Licensed Floyd?
Love the Collab with Max!! Love both of your vids!!
Bro...ive been looking for options nd I may build this exact guitar... What an encouragement. Thank you sir.
peeps! i got 2 used squire strats from my local musicgoround for under $150 for the pair. the used market got some deals...
musicgoround has some legit deals. mine has a rack of 30 dollar knockoff strats to dual recs. Got a bugera 333xl there for 300, not bad price.
Not when you’re left handed:(
Brett Johnson just swap necks :]. u can get a cheap knock off neck and just crown and level it if needed and put in new tuners and a new nut and ur probably good
Hell, you might be able to get away with flipping the nut/strings, if you’re really desperate.
The Author tried that already....found a 1996 Fender Mexican Strat at a garage sale for $100 with hard case. Flipped nut and strings and it plays fine sounds good. However periodically while playing will my strumming hand with hit the volume and turn it down. Also have to use a cable with a right angle end or strumming hand hits it. And the worst part is it’s almost impossible to play above the 15ish fret as it isn’t cut out for that. Would cut it to work but the guitar is in mint condition and don’t want to ruin it. As for now it’s a great rthym guitar
Dan...I love your videos! I'm on a budget and love to try and get the best for as little cost as possible. This Strat build was awesome! I don't play metal and don't like Floyd Rose tremelos, but I loved seeing you build this guitar! It's really a nice guitar for someone into that kind of music and I appreciate all styles. I have what may seem like a dumb question about the zebra pickups. I just installed a set on a Les Paul copy. I've seen them in all kinds of configurations color wise. Sometimes cream on top. Sometimes on the bottom. Some I've seen where the cream faces inward on both. That's how I did mine. Does it matter which way you install them if you're not doing a coil split? Thanks for any help!👍😎🎸🎶
74dart man it doesn't matter if you aren't doing a coil split
It technically doesn’t matter, but people typically put the screw head poles on the outside and the flat poles on the inside. Not sure why though.
Dan... I don't really think you have to play, "...that kind of music...". :)
Guns and Guitars ok...thanks a lot!👍😎🎸🎶
Woofy Stevenson Thanks!☺
Well done!! The video production is killer. Great concept.
Saw Max with your guitar and subscribed! Thanks and I will be watching a bunch more.
Thanks for your sub!!
If you buy all those tools, time, work.... That means like $ 1000... So it's better to just buy one finished guitar.
True, but after buying the tools I suppose you can build more guitars in the future for a great price rather than paying used or full retail.
Router
Drill
Dremel
Screwdrivers
Saws
These are tools that were once commonly owned by regular people. The parts for guitars are going to add up a lot faster than building a guitar. Obviously you don't need to buy a laser cutter for a single pickguard; unless you plan on making many of them. The same could be said for a lot of specialized tools, but with the basic tools listed above, lots of work can be done.
Kits $160 plus $74 shipping now 😂😂😂
That was a great video! Good work.
You are so talanted in every way! 15 minutes felt like 15 seconds. Great video!
Dan, I keep finding out we are a LOT alike! I am all about guns, guitars, DIY, dad jokes, and mountain bikes. I actually have some really cool mountain bike content coming up. Where are you from? Maybe we can get a ride in sometime!
I’m in Prescott, AZ. One of the best towns to live in for mountain biking. Let me know if you ever swing thru and I’ll show you the ropes on our trail systems.
Ah cool, I won't be out that way until next season. I am doing the east coast this season, just trying to get my van build done. As soon as I build that and a rickenbacker kit I'll finish off the rest of the east coast. Maybe I'll swing your way for the winter?
Do you even 360 no scope a .308 whilst biking down steep dirt hills wielding double neck (super) stratocasters playing the solo to, "tornado of souls" by Megadeth?
Excellent build and great demo by max. Very entertaining.
It was really good that max demoed both pickups and his shredding verified that the guitar was set up very well.
The carbon fiber pickguard is very unique. Personally, I would've used chrome covered pups to match the rest of the hardware .But that's just my preference.
I was looking for chrome but couldn’t find a good deal on them to keep it under budget. Honest I was hoping to paint the zebras to match the body, but realized I couldn’t separate them from the pickup without ruining it. Oh well. It still looks really cool, just not how I hoped.
Really liked this video. Thanks. And the thing with Guitar MAX was great.
Loving the channel cross over. Well done, sirs! Oh, and the guitar looks pretty sweet too. :)
Really nice build! I was wondering if you can a find an make a flying V shaped bass or maybe an explorer shaped guitar? Anyway thank you
I second that.
How about a flying - V with a combination of P and Jazz Pickups with phase switch?
Or maybe a flying - V fretless with the above configuration?
David Trevi great idea!
Whomstbethisboo bargain musician has a 7 string V kit, that would be sick to see!
Do the headless guitar build on Bargain Musician! Or maybe the Iceman style bass kit?
Loved the ending! It sounds like an amazing guitar!
That flamed finish looks amazing! Nicely done!
Time to make another rivers cuomo strat
That was too much metal for my phone. It caused my phone to catch fire and explode. Satan approved.
Haha. Best comment I’ve read so far
Well done! Excellent collaboration video、 really cool!
Great video! Love your channel Dan!
Yeah, everyone I know has all of these tools.
Hey Dan, love your videos!! Thank you for all your vids.. very well put together and informative.. not to mention entertaining! Keep it up brother!
I laughed when I saw this pop up on my notifications because I am subbed already to Max's channel also. Great build and great demo!
Awesome Video and Congratulations on that build!
Can’t wait to see your video on installing the Floyd, been searching for a video on that for a long time. Great build!
Hell yeah ! That was awesomely done \m/
Its a studio special for sure. It would be neat to record a whole album with just this guitar and all its tones.
Holy crap! Great show by Max!!!! Gonna head over there and subscribe... Guest player is cool!