CHEAPEST LES PAUL Style DIY Kit Review and Demo (Ammoon LP Kit)
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This is the unboxing, building, review and demo of the Ammoon Les Paul style DIY guitar kit!
Okay guys, you’ve been requesting this review and build for a long time, and honestly, I’ve had this kit for a long time and just haven’t had a chance to do it. This is the unboxing, building, review and demo of the ammoon les Paul style guitar kit available from eBay or TomTop. I’m dan, this is guns and guitars, let’s get going
Tomtop sent me this kit for review on my channel, but I’m going to level with you...they don’t sell it for the best price if you’re located in the US. The funny thing is, those eBay sellers have names like “tomtop_uk” and “tomtopwarehouse” etc so when you buy from them, you’re likely buying from Tomtop anyway, so I went ahead and put eBay links in the description as well as the Tomtop link. Now eBay kicked me out of their affiliate program because they think I sell guns, which I don’t, but no matter what I say they came to that conclusion and black listed me anyway, so I won’t earn any referral commissions from those eBay links like I would from Tomtop, but, I would never tell you to spend more than you need to just so that I can earn a little commission. That goes against everything I believe in. This channel is all about getting high end tone on a low end budget, so if you can get it cheaper elsewhere, please by all means do that. Now if you live outside the US, the Tomtop website might your best bet. So check out those links in the description for Tomtop and eBay if you’d like to purchase one of these kits...
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Thanks Dan to have introduced TomTop to me. Got the mini compressor you reviewed and I love it, as well as several other pedals and cables I got from them.
Just in case nobody has mentioned it yet, they don't drill the bridge holes for you so that you can use your own choice of bridge (different bridges from different hardware manufacturers may have slightly different dimensions, post size, etc). The downside is obviously you have to do it yourself (that is kind of the point of a DIY kit anyway) which means you also have to drill it correctly first time.
Plus, neck alignment with the sloppy neck pocket means the hole positions are going to be where you find them after shimming and gluing the neck..
well i used a more arch top hollow body guitar tailpiece so i was actually really happy with there choice not to
so I could go balls to the walls and just mount a Floyd Rose 1 bridge on a Les paul then. Nice.
I do a lot of my own setups on my guitars and basses. I have always been skittish about adjusting the intonation. You explained it very well. Thank you, Dan
Hey man, I’ve been watching your channel since the first time I saw your videos, and I’m going to guitar building school in a couple years. I love what you’re doing, so keep on keeping on!
Dan: by a longshot, your videos about guitar builds are by far the best on UA-cam for three reasons:
1. You give complete sourcing information for the kits and parts. This is such a basic part of doing these videos, the other guitar-building channels out to be fined for failing to do it as well as you do.
2. Your overview of pros and cons is both sufficient and concise. You stay on-topic, but if you rabbit-trail it is relevant and brief.
3. You do not waste alot of time on intro, and you have a nice archive of detailed videos so you don't waste the viewer's time in your review with things better coverd as a stand-alone video.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks frank! That compliment really means a lot to me
Better than current gibson
C'mon guys someone had to make the joke
ac bd I don’t think it’s a joke, probably more of a statement 😂
It's funny because Gibson filed for Chapter 11
Purple burst with black hardware or a gold top with cream pickups
yes yes yes...they got what they deserved. but really, they made great guitars...50 years ago...
Guns and Guitars - damn, you harsh!
(I'm a PRS fanatic so keep it up...)
Hell yes. This the next project I’ve been saving for, this one and a PRS kit. Can’t wait to see how his turns out.
This video contains so much information and he explains it so simple. Definitely a new sub!
Make it a solid color! Stains are too easy, I want to see what you can do with a solid color. FYI, I've watched ALL of your guitar/bass vids, really well done! I just started a 12 string Telecaster kit build thanks to you (and a few others) giving me the confidence to do so. Keep up the good work!
this will be interesting! You've come up with great mods. To see you work on a Les Paul-isch kit is going to be interesting. Great work so far. You've been a inspiration for me to start building and modding guitars.
One of the most humblest guy here in youtube. Keep it up mate. Cheers
I picked this kit up and lucked out with a very nice neck pocket. I guess your mileage will vary with TonTop. Also, not having the holes pre-drilled gives you the option to upgrade the bridge to a standard LP style Tune-o-Matic instead of the import style that comes with the kit. If your going to get new pickups, you might as well split them and get better pots. Lots of tone options.
Love what you do man, keep em coming!!
Can’t wait for that Gibson you sneak peaked.
Pickups: DiMarzio 36th Anniv PAFs
Finish: amber-walnut-black burst in satin would look killer.
That kit is 64$ on aliexpress 38$ in bulk on Alibaba. Always go back to the source :)
do you maybe have an instruction on where to drill those holes? If you could find the original guitar, you might also be able to find these?
Yeah but the shipping is 100 bucks in the us
I was trying to look through old videos last month for that coupon code. Saving this to favorites.
Nice build!
I just discovered this channel and guns and guitars are my fav so I immediately subbed
Thanks for the video ! Always learn something new.
Dude you are awesome for letting us know how to get the kit for cheap instead of going with the sponsor!
btw can't wait to see that 335 build. I've been wanting to do one for a while but thefretwire never has it in stock.
So glad I found this channel! Guns, guitars, gear reviews, and really well made "how to" videos! You got notifications on, my friend!
Keep up the awsome content and rockin' tunes!
You should do a review on the explorer model kit! I wanna get one and I'm curious to hear your thoughts on it!
And for the Les Paul in the video, you should paint it blue and throw an EMG 85 on the bridge!
Thanks for all the work you put into this: Stu - Australia
I built a kit, a "cheap" one. But I was surprised how well it plays at the. The kit I was building came as bolt on. The only problem I got with my build is that they don't include a set of capacitors. I did add them and have good tone and amazing sustain. Better than my store bought strat.
Btw, we miss the guns. (UA-cam 😒)
Dudeeeee you are rocking these
Finally, Les Paul style guitar building video has released! It looks and sounds amazing! If I were you I would paint it in blueberry burst or white with gold-plated hardware.
Yo man please do a video on refinishing a guitar
dude check out brad angove on UA-cam
Jeff Allen yeah, the guy doesn’t wet sand. He “doesn’t believe in it.” What an idiot he is. I’ve noticed his finished come with orange peel. What a surprise!
Evan Stanley yes wet sanding is crucial for a good finish on your instrument or lawnmower, it’s kinda like saying “i don’t believe in planing my wood” sure it works but your project won’t be the best it could be.
I made one of these a few years ago and put a 1950's style trapeze tailpiece and a real gibson tune o matic bridge and it turned out to be a really nice guitar.
Identical to my kit, right down to the fret buzz on 2 or 3 spots. I have swapped out the pickups but it is still a bright sounding guitar .... just has more output. As for color, you can't go wrong with a deep blood red. Brings out the tiger stripes in the maple.
I did one of these les paul kits when I was 15 and for a first try I'd say it cam out ok. Mainly I made some pretty dumb mistakes like getting the wrong solder and not letting the lacquer cure enough before bringing it back inside. Aside from that these kits are super, super easy to put together as long as you do your research, I can't stress it enough DO THE RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BEGIN!!!! If I can put one together at 15 it shouldn't be a problem for most people to do it.
Thanks for the vid and subbed. Definitely going to have to check out your other videos!
Great video as usual:)
Great video!
Great video man!!!! Very in depth!!! Was thinking maybe a dark transparent blue to black burst with EMGs. That would look awesome. Keep it up man
Dude you are a very down to earth guy man way to go!
thanks! such kind words
Too bad about all the repairs and adjustments to just get it together, but surprisingly bright in the bridge pickup. Found the tone on it quite nice. The neck I found a little cold for my taste. Did not seem to have that "big warm" sound most neck humbuckers do, but for the price and everything, what are you gonna do?
As for color, I say take a blow torch and char the grain a little and do an ox blood type red stain. Pickups, I am going to second what someone else mentioned earlier and say Guitar Madness humbuckers. You would probably like the 57 Specials. I have the 1984's and they SCREAM! Also, they are cheap. Some are ceramic magnets and others alnico, not sure your preference.
Abraham Watson good thinking those guitar madness pickups suprisingly are not bad! i put a set of there p94s in a customers double fat tele and was thinking why change out a 4 lead humbucker guitar with push pull pots for a cheaper pup and pay for it for a less expensive pup? i was very suprised when i plugged it in gave the 🎸 a whole new vibe sounded 👍
I would stain it a blue burst. Blue fading into black on the sides. For pickups, I would roll with the Guitar Fetish stuff.
Blue burst is so overdone on a LP style guitar. Id rather see him use that whatchamacallit oil he used on his Strat build.
but maybe a really deep blue, not too dark tho
zionlee1004 I disagree, I think the sunburst is the most overdone on Les Pauls. I RARELY see any blue Les Pauls.
I second the gfs pickups. Got a set of mini crunchys in a 335 copy and they made it sound great.
I used Bill Lawrence pick ups in mine, but my kit was a Solo kit from Canada. Crappy electronics but the neck joint was fitted for the body.
Thanks for your helpful info. Great channel. 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸
This kit is also available branded Muslady. It's exactly the same including the bad neck joint, potentiometer reversal and loads of glue. I did build it after shimming the neck etc and it sounds great but it took a whole lot of work to make it decent.
What did you do with the bridge, because I need to drill in the holes bit not sure of the measurements to use
Looking forward to that bass, I've always wanted a bass like that, I totally might buy it if that kit is nice.
When you live in a country where all guitar related products are stupid expensive
Casual Commons singapore?
Australia?
indonesia ?
Nah south korea lol
Kinda ironic, considering in South Korea you have great guitar factories like WMD
Faded denim finish would be cool, it would go great with the relic theme finishes of your other builds.
Waited so long for this.
great video!
I haven't watched one of your videos in a while...sorry, my bad! It was great to watch you do another kit guitar. The pickups are similar to ones I have on a Les Paul copy, although mine were wax potted. If anyone is interested and on a budget, there are cheap alternatives. I just installed a set of zebra style humbuckers in mine yesterday. I bought them on Amazon. They're sold by Kmise. You can get em for $15...delivered in about 2 days! If you didn't know the price, you would think they cost way more! They sound pretty good and better than my stock ones. There are plenty of reviews on UA-cam on them. Thanks for the cool video...like how you solved the sloppy neck pocket by bolting the neck on...good idea!👍😎🎸🎶
I've found you can cut down on the feedback on cheap non-potted covered pickups by either removing the chrome cover or putting blue poster tack between the pickup and the cover. This is because it's actually the cover vibrating that you are hearing.
Obviously you can also just get some wax and pot the pickups too.
cool suggestions, might give this a try!
Yeah the blu tac is very quick, just make sure it's tight between the cover an the pickup, enough that the cover doesn't ring when you tap it. I've only done it once but it worked well enough with the marshall half stack I was borrowing when the pickup was unbearable if I faced the amp beforehand.
Just so you know your my new favorite UA-camr
I wanna see a rick build with a musicman style pickup configuration. I’ve always thought that’d be kinda dope. I’ve always enjoyed the sound of mm pickups
Red metal flake would look sick! Great video man. 👍
Really cool. I'd be interested to buying an LP kit and trying it out. Cheers! Great video!
The only reason I can think for them not to drill those holes is so it gives you the option to put in some sort of Floating Bridge setup, which would look really nice even though it wouldn't necessarily be how the guitar should come.
Given the level of play available in the neck pocket, anyone who glues the neck in without very careful placement will be very glad that the bridge mounting holes were not pre-drilled...
I'm excited to see the hollow body bass build!
me too. I didn't even know they existed. I just finished an SG build and want to do a bass next.
me to! it's for my wife, she picked it out
Guns and Guitars Mrs. Dan cool af bruh
You should have your wife do the demo! :)
TheChamp #Facts he not trying to share her curves tho
I've built 2 of those kits, both neck pockets were nice and tight. Both sets of pickups were potted, thou I never installed them, I went with Seymour Duncan hot-rodded humbucker set for 1 guitar and the other DiMarzio 155 + 153 I think. I installed 1 of the sets in a ultra cheap strat copy since they were just laying around, sounds good. Not drilled for bridge and tail piece was a non issue for me. Good kit.
Great video Dan. Awesome tips on putting this kit together. I totally agree with you on doing dyes/stain first, along with grain filling, basically getting everything prepped for finish. I differ by gluing the neck before starting finishing. That way, I lessen the risk of damaging your finish. Also, you don't get finish on the parts that get glue. Plus your finish has a seamless appearance at the body/neck joint. You can dig out any glue squeeze out easily and not dick up your finish. There is one instance where I would glue in the neck first after finish sanding and that would be if I'm using a tinted spray for color instead of hand applied dyes/stains.
the reason I like to do the finish before glueing is because the glue won't stick to the finish if you miss a drip or don't clean it up well enough before it dries.glueing an unfinished guitar, the glue drips can soak into unfinished wood and then the wood doesn't take the finish well. you can always add another coat of finish after you've glued it to get that uniform look you're talking about!
Guns and Guitars that works too. I usually get a few coats of sealer down then glue. After the glue is set, I'll do any flat sanding on the sealer and touch ups then start clear coats. The beauty is there really isn't a wrong way.
Classic ‘59 burst, with Seymour Duncan custom-custom (bridge) and a Seymour Duncan Jazz (neck).
Then, give it to me;)
great video! Do you know if you could build the PRS (aka double cutaway) guitar from the Fretwire?
You could have a lot of fun trying new finishes on it!
Man I just love all these build your guitar videos! Keep doing this!!! Build your own Flying V!!!!
I want to build a les Paul jr(double cut) kit but I don’t know which one to get, love these kit videos, would love to see a les Paul junior(double cut) one if you’re into them!
That logo is so legit man 👌
Love the natural look. Looks rustic and original. Smart but not tacky
Can you do a semi-hollow tele/ tele thinline kit?
I'd love to!
Guns and Guitars awesome!
be cool to see a hollow body with no f holes 👍
@guns and guitars .....is there a video or some kind of tutorial on how to wire this up ......i only have Chinese instructions in black and white
You should make a "Jimi Hendrix style " for right handed people , like you take a left handed guitar and put everything for a right handed ( but looks like a left handed guitar )
That sounds like a really cool concept (especially as a right handed player who admire a lot of left handed players like Tony Iommi and Omar-Rodriguez Lopez)
I'd love to, when you do the follow-up video, to see you attempt a burst finish, like heritage cherry burst or vintage sunburst.
Upgrade video upcoming yeah ? Would be sick to give it a black burst finish , purple burst finish or silver burst . Can't wait
And next the next build should be an SG
That dad joke alone deserves a thumbs up haha
Great video, thanks for sharing :)
Dude. Tobaccoburst maroon would look fine as hell. Plus i'd be very interested to see how the paint and finish is done for the tobaccoburst pattern
dream guitar build
now
The cool thing about the volume just phasing in is that you can use it as a kill-switch.
Enjoy your build, tips and tricks videos. Good information for the builder who doesn’t have a lot of room or tools. Do you know of a PRS style single cut hollowbody kit build?
Thank you for your Video and time! Do you have a video on measuring and drilling holes for bridge, etc?
My first time watching you I really like your logo
Thanks!
Cool! I just bought this kit! I don't play guitar, I just build custom bullsh** I needed to get an idea of what I'm in for. Next build is the Doof Warrior guitar. Nice vid.
put some old candles in a jar melt it in a pot of water on the hob and just dunk the pickups and agitate them and that will wax them enough to stop the feedback - done it about 5 times so far and it's yet to fail on me, don't need a big wax bath like seymour duncan or any vacuum equipment to quiet down those pickups and make them usable
I might try this...sounds fun and who cares if I ruin the pickups?
@@GunsandGuitars Get the wax to like 150f and let the pickups set for like 10 min. It works even better if you go 20@ Bee's wax, the Bee's wax is a bit harder, the candle wax penetrates better so the combo works well. But just the candle wax should fix the feedback. And I JUST realized how old this it, oh well posting anyway. LOL
Just get paraffin wax from the store, and don't forget to take the pup covers off. It took us multiple dips into the wax to get a good coverage.
Love the personality
IT HAS COME
Hey Dan, the Solo Music Gear website has sub-200 kits, and there are stuff other than LP, S, and T style guitars for once. I found a Parker Fly and a Mockingbird kit. Also, I think that you should get a waterslide of your logo for the top of the neck or an inlay. This is a pretty cool kit, wish I could get one myself.
yes I plan to get some solo music gear kits in the future for sure!
Was enjoying this video the entire time. Then you said does it djent. Now I’m subscribed 🤷🏻♂️
Who do you think I was on a Les Paul, never thought I would see that, nice video btw! ;)
Another cool video Dan. I’ll be rewriting a stratocaster style guitar here soon, do you have any cool wiring ideas of a SSS set up?
I’m currently building a purple quilted maple top LP for my daughter. Maybe a blue or a green burst on this one. I’d also like to see some GFS pickups in this but Stew Mac makes some great pickups. I put one in my LP Jr and it sounds amazing.
Old school gold top, brown back with Seymour Duncan SH-5 and TB-4, or anything with an Alnico 5 magnet
It's kinda nice to have the choice to use a different (better) with a cheap kit and no holes beats holes in the wrong place, but not for a first build.
Love the kit reviews, can you do a firebird review?
Yes I have a kit, just need the time
For the pickups, I'd just wax pot them. Either dip them in melted wax and wait for a half hour, or dip them in melted wax with a vacuum seal for about five minutes (or until the solid wax around the pickups melts away). Then let them sit for about 15 minutes and wipe them down.
Saves you more money, as opposed to buying replacements.
Dude! I just bought the GK-014 from Bargain Musician...thanks for the video and the coupon code!
For pick ups if you go EMG or Fishman you'll get new pots. Colour wise maybe a purple sunburst.
i was actualy thinking of getting a kit glad i didnt get one but lease it stayed in tune
I thought I was the only one hated sanding! Nice!
Loved the more or les paul joke!
Did a LP kit a year back, gold top with a black back.. I hate sanding but the gold top looks amazing
Seems to me you were straining about good points. A different kit I got from Ammoon had issues with holes not drilled as well. I will have to check about the volume/linear pot issue you pointed out on my kit too but I'm glad you pointed that out. While I'm planning on gutting the electronics, that's far in the future.
For fret board wood might be a poplar laminate.
Here in England, Gear4Music guitar kits have recently been changing all their kits to this wood so my guess would be there!
I reckon I'll try one of these too...in Regal Peacock Green, as on the 2013 Holden Commodore VF MY14 SS
you should go for a cherry sunburst with clearcoate sun burst ,like a Les paul should be, you could take the chrome cover off and in stalling blue poster tact between the pick up and the cover. This is actually because of the cover vibrating that you are hearing.
You should go for a cherry sunburst gloss finish, sorta like the classic Les Paul.
I always love watching these kit videos, but it really disappoints me that these websites are so aggressive toward firearm owners, especially considering you don’t condone any type of violence or unsafe use in your videos. Really sad that they target content makers like that, but even with these restrictions I’m really glad you are still able to make great videos!
make it an orange-pink-purple burst please, its a finish i've rarely seen and it'd look amazing
I like no bridge holes. Then you can choose which one you want. A wrap-around style would be awesome.
Do a light blue finish...and howz'about a set of Fishman Fluence p'ups? Actually a sweet looking/sounding plank for the 139 bones. Really cool vid...I'm diggin' your channel!
Lime green to black, and for pickups I think you should try something from the dragonfire pickup selection....they are like 40 for the pair, you can get them in a two tone green and black zebra, and I think they need a good fair demo by someone like you (y). Love your videos