How to build a high end guitar out of a cheap eBay diy kit
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This is building tips, demo, and review of a guitar I built from a DIY (do it yourself) guitar kit I bought on eBay
Guitar kit and electronic upgrade specs:
*Prices mentioned in this video are subject to change without notice, please check the links below for current pricing.
Strat style guitar kit: On sale right now at TOMTOP, free shipping if you select US warehouse:
shrsl.com/126w6
3 hot rail style humbucker pickups: www.amazon.com...
5 way switch
series / parallel switch for each pickup:
www.amazon.com...
master volume - push/pull pot to activate the bridge pickup (bridge on switch) for 7 way pickup blending:
www.amazon.com...
Body Stain - Minwax Special Walnut:
www.amazon.com...
Pickguard Stain - Minwax Golden Oak:
www.amazon.com...
Tung oil finish:
www.amazon.com...
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.
Pickguard from www.Flattguitar.com
master tone
Step 1) throw away the strings that came with the kit
Step 2) toss out the electronics that came with the kit
Step 3) add additional 45 degree angle support screws to the neck and body. Putting these extra screws in before the rest of the neck screws will help the neck seat as tightly as possible into the cavity of the body. Making solid neck to body contact is critical to getting the best resonance and sustain out of your guitar. This is not a necessary step, in fact, it's rare to see this feature even on high end boutique guitars, but let's be honest, this guitar needs all the help it can get so why not?
Step 4) straighten the neck and level the frets. To straighten the neck, use the included larger Allen wrench and twist the truss rod a quarter of a turn at a time, checking to see if the entire neck is level with your notched straight edge. Once it's completely straight all the way across the neck, it's time level out the frets. Using a sharpie, lightly mark a line across the top of every fret, then lightly sand back and forth across the whole fret board with your sanding beam setup with 320 grit or finer sandpaper. This will make every fret the exact same height in relation to the fretboard, which will fix the fret buzz and out of tune notes I had, as well as allow me to have a good fast low action on the strings. Keep sanding level across all frets. Once you've touched the sharpie with the sanding beam on every single fret you will finally have completely leveled frets. I also recommend adding a few strips of masking tape at the 12th fret, and sanding all frets above the 12th some more, giving the higher frets a slight taper as you get higher up the neck. This, in my experience, allows for even lower action with a straighter neck.
Step 5) crown and polish the frets.
Using the fretboard guard, start sanding the sides of each individual fret being careful to not sand the very top part that we already sanded. Start with 320 grit, then Step up to 600, and finish by polishing each fret with steel wool.
Step 6) sand the neck and body.
Step 7) apply the finish of your choice.
Step 8) wire in new electronics.
Step 9) assemble all the pieces, and put a good set of strings on.
Step 10) give the guitar a full setup.
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good video, but much cringe
+Brady Galloway yeah I've heard the feedback, no more Snapchat filters in my later vids
Guns and Guitars
Holy cow, I just realized you replied... 11 months later.
The fact that you obviously thought they were cool and hilarious shows how weird you are. It’s prounounced BASE WOOD too. It’s not a damn fish. Smh.
Centaur no, it’s not pronounced “B A S E W O O D”
@@GunsandGuitars how much would you charge to make this same guitar for me you're showing in the video only minus the electronics?
Snapchat filters: never again.
Know your audience, my dude.
Misshapen Ape maybe he was just trying to be unique. Generik comment
I laughed everytime
Just what I was thinking
@@Person-cv9dj it's unique because nobody does it. And thats because it's obnoxious and not funny
ＤＩＧＩＴＡＬ VHS When nobody does it that means its original content which you dont watch alot of
Good video and you're a good guy. But REALLY annoying snap filters.
Literally a couple seconds each. You just have a short ass temper
I dont have any temper at all. Annoying doesnt equate to time.
I found the filters super funny
@@andreubriaco with a name like yours I'm not even surprised lol
Agreed.
The filters make me feel like I'm on a middle aged woman's Facebook
As a middle aged man, I can tell you that middle aged women find those as cringy as I do.
@@rapid13 lol
Lol yeah I was not expecting that. Went from something I was really interested in to something I would be embarrassed to watch real quick. I'm not sure if this person has maturity needed to be messing around with guns. Also last thing we need is people making gun videos with bunny filters on....
Crazy cringe
@@nv.d.2587Don’t know if you stuck around on this channel, but this video is pretty much the only one he ever made that used filters. He once said he hadn’t found his "voice" as a creator yet and was just messing around.
Love your videos, but those filters and theatrics made this almost unwatchable.
Here's my tutorial on how to make your own guitar:
Step 1: Buy a guitar
Step 2: Say you made it
+Sheppard Of Fire I just laughed in my bed and woke up my wife. Seriously funny.
Lol! :)
Lol wtf
@@GunsandGuitars poor wife
transitions are cringe
otherwise cool vid
+Jack Dauley thanks for the input. My later videos don't have the Snapchat filters
They're supposed to be dude. It's pretty obvious
Jack Dauley y
My kids think they're cool.
please, love your videos, but were the snap chat filter necessary?
+Alex Mercado thanks for your input, I've ditched them
Guns and Guitars what cheap kit did you start with?
@@GunsandGuitars I laughed at nearly all of them!
@@rhythmstyx1945 it was muslady Stratocaster kit
Ikr
4:44
*Ernie Ball:* Am I a joke to you?
I used your tip about going over the frets again from the 12th down and I had great results with it! Thanks a lot!👍😎🎸🎶
Great video! but awful snapshot effect
I've ditched the snap chat filters on my later vids
Preaching to the choir: great content, could use less silly stuff. You're on the right path, having the most difficult things down (you're knowledgeable!)
Thanks for the input!
Fully agree! Great, inspiring content but could dial the silliness down a few notches.
im watching these and im not even making a guitar
best. compliment. ever.
thank you
Moises Macedo same
same, i want to but I'll probs mess it up
i wasn't gonna make a guitar, but seriously thinking about it now
Moises I can't even play the the guitar.
The only thing to make this channels content cooler other than guitars and guns is motorbikes
I haven’t read the other comments but would absolutely like to know how to make those DIY luthier tools. Now I shall go read my fellow commenters comments to ( hopefully) find a video has already been made re: the tools. 👍🏻
Go to Walmart, pick up a cheap metal yard stick, an 18" bubble level, rubber cement, and a few sheets of good grade sandpaper in grits you want.
Notch the yard stick at each fret location along one edge with a file, hacksaw, nibbler or angle grinder.
On the 18" bubble level glue sandpaper on the flat edge of level. Using rubber cement makes it easy to remove and change sandpaper strip.
@jvw - You provided your own answer. YT is a wealth of knowledge for anyone wishing to DIY. Ralph Mills is spot on with his answer, but watching someone else do it will add to your level of confidence. Btw, how did your tool making project turn out? Did you build your own guitar or just want to make you're own adjustments to an existing guitar?
Best sound comparision video I have ever seen :D Nice playing. I love the GUN idea... and buttons on the guitar
lyashk Sullin thank you!
Ii assume the shell casing top buttons are custom made?
That's the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen in my life
Thanks! That means a lot to me :)
Indeed, that guit is easy on the eyes.
you sir are higher than groceries.
John Monroney Poetry!
Billy Budapest I can smell the atmosphere and hear the soft crack, against the dusty backdrop. Sweet.
Fantastic video! Thank you for all the details -- my kit came today and I had only planned to paint it (not really expecting s playable guitar for the price.) After watching your video I changed my mind and will also mod it to make it rock out.
Before you paint try f i e b i n g s leather dye
this video makes a really great point that so many players are unaware of, that with some know how and patience you can get a guitar that will kill a production guitar for a mere fraction of the price.
Looks gorgeous, but you got some heavy metal oriented kinda pickups there.
Not saying it sounds bad, but it sounds nothing like a strat...
Perhaps with bigger strings, lower tune and some hi gain could handle some djent, but then the look of it would be hardly appropriate :)
+ChristianIce I agree, I went for a difference sound here than a traditional strat. I guess because I already had one haha
I love the look of this guitar. You did a great job. Subscribed for more!
Thank you! and thanks for the sub!
Cool vid. I love guitars, but hate guns ... because when I was a kid, one of my guitars was shot and it traumatized me. Seriously, nice video. I'll check out others from you. Thanks!
Thank you, and sorry for your traumatic loss ;)
how?
It was a joke. Hence the word "seriously" in the sentence that followed. No worries. No guitars were ever damaged except for my poor playing!
Haha ok
Mark Zabel So, that guitar is now "chambered", right? ;)
Wow! Sounds so much better! I'm working on one now...may upgrade the pickups...they really improved the sound.
74dart man all I can say is "iron gear pickups"
You are right about hitting the frets above the 12th with more leveling.
On my semi-hollow Strat, there is definitely a high fret hump.
I've done the whole neck, and went over the high frets twice because notes were choking out.
...and it's better now, but those high frets above 12 still need to come down more. Last time I sanded the crap out of them but wasn't enough. The last 2 frets are the worst, but I'm going back armed next time. They will get with the program. : )
I'd love to see stuff on making the notched straight edge.
Wamgo C I've gotten a few requests for the tools vid, so I'm working on it this week!
Guns and Guitars where did you get that pick guard??
It's really not that complicated. Hold a 24" rule against your fretboard, mark the fret locations and remove just enough material at the marks to clear the frets. I would use a Dremel with a cone-shaped stone.
What on earth did I just watch??? The most educational minutes of my entire life. Seriously!! This thing can be transformed from shit to f***ing awsome!!! You opened my eyes buddy!!!! This is going to be my very next project. Grrrreat tone!!!!!! And looks badass also. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Greece
Panagiotis Zissis thank you for all the compliments! Glad you enjoyed it and have fun with your next project :)
well yeah bro. they're cheap cheap cheap. you may as well go thru Warmouth guitars. you can order it to your spec. great website. they ain't exactly cheap though. but you don't have to rework the she damn thing like this one. I think you do better just saving up for something nice unless you like headaches.
Some of us already have nice and just want something to spend a weekend on, or just want a guitar that is one of a kind and aren't concerned with final quality.
there are lots of different artist in the world. I like to tinker! and I like to save money! lol
censors fuck but not shit OK lol
me: hmm never seen this channel
*sees the name*
is this a dream?
Same hahaha
I watched your video again. I've been thinking of building a high end guitar. I was gonna order a high end body and neck. Started adding up prices and it was gettin crazy! I had one of the cheap kits come up from ebay on my email. I started to think...I can use that neck and body and replace the hardware and electronics and have a great guitar. I built two kits before and used your advice. I made the tools like you showed how to make and levelled and crowned the frets, with going over the high ones a second time. I also made bone nuts for each from scratch, which made a big difference too! I recently had an experienced guitarist play one of them and he was really surprised and said it played better than his Fender Strat! So I think if I use your tips and quality parts this time around, I can get that great guitar I'm looking for, and not go broke either! Thanks a lot Dan for all your help! Really appreciate it!👍😎🎸🎶
this video impressed me to upgrade electronics, I made electronic shielding and changed frets to steel. Now my guitar is awesome. Thanks man!
God dude, would have been a great video except for the excruciatingly stupid stuff unnecessarily added in!
+gmetfooney78 thanks for the input. My channel is still new and I'm trying to find the balance of humor/entertainment to info/content. I don't want my vids to be boring either! Thank you for your comment
Lighten up, man -- it's a good video and the guitar looks and sounds great. What's your prob, dog?
Why do you say this? He does a great job in showing how to drastically change this kit guitar into a really nice one, and he adds some humor. I think the guy did a great job, and he shouldn't change a thing.
Guns and Guitars, don't change a thing man I'm 59 and that was the most entertaining tutorial I have seen on youtube. Gave me a good laugh and a great heads up of how to upgrade my first ever crapola electric guitar, any chance a tutorial on the wiring setup you did with the series and parallel switches??
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll add it to the list!
Del_Duio's guide to making high end guitars:
1) Buy a kit online for cheap
2) Slap it together hurriedly
3) Dig up Kurt Cobain and rub his bones all over it
Voila!
#nailedit
Actually, the "ashes" are ground up bones, so bones.
Ground up burnt human bones make the very finest jewelers rouge.
ok I made that up, but it would be fucking cool if it were true
I have a boneless guitar
Graphite is made up of carbon and burned ashes would be close since the act of burning them reduces them to carbon. So technically Kurt Cobain's ashes could be used as a dry lube for the nut and bridge to reduce string breaks and help the strings to slide in those grooves when doing bends helping it return to its 0 position thus staying in tune a bit better.
Or you could just take his ashes and put them in a pressure chamber to make a diamond. The amount of money the Cobain diamond would cost would be almost stupid.
The American Fender definitely sounded better, but not $1000 better, methinks. Good job.
He didn't use typical Fender pickups. So I wonder if it would have brought it to parity made a difference.
This is more on the pickups and a bit the basswood I would say.
Why not just buy genuine fender pickups?.. i mean.. ?o.O?
@@marting4941 $$$$
Haha methinks mad me laugh
This is awesome I am finding more and more people like me who love to finish their guitars with tung oil. One of my favorite benefits of using Thyme oil is a fact that you still retain the feel of wood and your guitar doesn't feel like a big hunk of plastic
Amen!!!! Couldn’t have said it better myself
I bought a strat kit from ebay I kept everything except the shifty strings. I had my son who is an electronic engineer and a guitar tech, rework the electronic parts,performed an amazing setup on it and let me tell you that guitar is freaking insane with killer sustain. I did the woodwork and a hand rubbed and reliced the body and neck. I would recommend doing that with the kit rather than trashing the electronics and using more of the original al parts. In my spare time I build kit electric and acoustic guitars and give them to low income young kids that want to take a guitar class in school
Dan, you're awesome.
Tom Drake best comment I've received so far. Tom, you're awesome.
oh yes please, an episode about your tools !
I have to admit that i'm jealous : you're a great builder and a great guitarist :D
i'm a "full time" student, waiting for spring in order to build a guitar-ish instrument. Your project is a really good one and you've inspired me, i can't wait to try it myself now :P
Thomas Romain the tools video is made, check it out, it's my latest video. Good luck with the build!
Guns and Guitars what varnish did you use ?
Good vid, though I'd add this: it's possible to buy cheap wood blocks that follow your fretboard's radius. Just hold sandpaper under 'em. Likewise, there are cheapie wood blocks that allow you to easily crown the frets, same way (and you can make your own.) Ya don't need anything fancy to check your frets (like, the expensive tools from Och-Aye-Laddies, and I presume ya know who I mean.) A simple credit card or driver's license will work, fitting across three frets. If it "rocks," you've got a high spot. It's understood that if ya buy a hundred-dollar Ebay kit, all you're really getting is the wood, the rest is junk. And even some of the more expensive "kit guitars" can have holes that wander all over the place, and crummy inletting that may or may not work. Personal recommendation: start from scratch and get the parts ya want from GFS. Guitar Fetish is a source I've so far found to be trustworthy, and with excellent service, and no, I don't work for 'em. Some cheapie pickups are actually really damn good, that includes the "pre-wired" thirty-dollar specials from both GFS and Dragonfire. It's a roll of the dice, however, and in any case, no matter which way ya go, plan to drop around $300 on your build. Yes, you can go out and buy a used or off-brand for that amount (see Xaviere guitars on the GFS site) so, why build? Because it's fun, because you'll learn a lot, and because in the end you'll have the parts YOU want. (By the way, for those of us who can't solder fer shit, GFS offers plug-in wiring harnesses that go along with their wide variety of pickups. Others do this as well, but these are the ones I know about.)
+Seth Tyrssen very good tips. Seriously.
Thank ya! New subscriber, here (since I also like both guns and guitars!)
Seth Tyrssen hey I see you, vril society
I love the shotgun shell knobs. That pick-guard is really cool too. Some details on the pickup wiring would be awesome. Rock on.
+Drew Saphetiger I just did a video on how to wire series parallel switches, check it out!
Hey man, just wanted to say thank you for this badass video. I I watched it years ago when trying to diagnose some rough guitars myself. Idc what the comments say about the filters guns and what not. Both you and Phillip Mcknight alone are the reason ive grinded hardcore into guitar repair and building over the years. Thank you for all that you do. Keep it up!
That guitar looks and sounds awesome! Great job, man!
Guns and guitars, americans´ favourite mix....
Jajaaa
Naah it’s all about guitars and cars but guitars and guns is cool too
I love the sound of the hot rails. I thought the cheap guitar sounded better than the American Strat. I have a couple of American Strats and I am seriously considering changing one of them to the Hot Rail pickups. Great job!!
Thanks, go for it!
the fretwork and neck is the biggest reason i love my prs se. it is literally perfect. mirror polish on frets, mirror polished rounded fret ends, just wonderful high end craftsmenshi for not even 600€.
Guns and Guitars, Please listen up young man! I'm 56 and been playing a very long time and multi-bands,,now just record. I live here in Central Florida where we have a slew of varied pawn shops that are flooded with guitars and all types of musical electronics. I purchased a Beautiful Godin XTSA for 400. bought the Roland GR55 and it's heaven. The reason I mention all this is you have a gift. That guitar you showed in this video I would like to purchase it from you, or one just like it. You show here your skills and technique with honesty and straight up zest that the techs I have known and used over the last 10 years cannot compare. I purchase old Kramers, BC RIch, Strats, all in need of some tlc that you would blast right through and resell. I am a fan of the active electronics that you put into this guitar, I use to have a BC RIch Eagle that I sold (like a complete idiot) that had the full active electronics.....Please I would like to hear from you and maybe discuss some options. Thank You! Jim B.
+Jim B hey Jim, can you message me thru Facebook? There's a link in the description. I'd love to chat with you some more. FYI the electronics in this guitar are completely passive, no active circuits like the BC rich. Also, if you're not on Facebook, feel free to email me: gunsandguitars@yahoo.com
Why Yes ..Yes i would love to know how to make those tools instead of selling my first born's soul to stew-mac for them
+Jerry Kittle the tools vid is done, check it out on my channel!
i saw that thanks ...for one my first born has no soul
so i would be out of luck there
Interesting experiment. I think this proves that the wood truly makes a difference as the ebay guitar sounds super thin after great pickups were installed.
It was a different set of pickups.
Cringe.
lol
Says the guy with the name anonymous anonymity
says the guy with the name cheerleader
my names not cringe, im not trying to be edgy with my name
ok massive legend have a nice christmas
Unpopular opinion: personally I like the filters. I don't find them distracting, they were well placed. Yes, perhaps just slightly less often.. Great content.
A few important notes, best to use masking tape all over the neck (twice between frets) because the fret flakes with sharpie can get on your hands and dirty the neck. Also, be sure to remove the nut before levelling. Third, use some light underneath the fretboard to see if the neck is straight. Where the neck meets the body the truss rod has less of an effect so that area should remain absolutely flat (No light visible). A few slight gaps before that towards the neck is acceptable as no neck is truly 100% straight. If you’re unsure if the neck is straight, sharpie the middle frets and run the levelling beam along the middle. If you’re hitting most of the frets then you are “straight”. If the neck isn’t straight, you might shave all the frets down too low to crown :-( Fourth, once you remove all the sharpie marks - sharpie again! You’ll be surprised the areas that weren’t level! Also do not push down hard, this is something I need to remember as some longer projects get me frustrated, and as a result - warps the neck!! Bad bad mistake that ruins necks!! Also, a medium three corner triangular file and fret end file I believe are musts for a good job. Those are fairly inexpensive and easy to master. Be sure to level once more real fast after crowning just in case you crowned over an area where the string path crosses. Also before removing the masking tape, sand with some 1500, 2000, 3000, 5000, 7000 sand paper and bends will be ridiculously smooth and the frets will have a nice mirror polish. If you still see lines on the frets, bends will feel fairly gritty.
Man all your videos are great, keep it up!
thanks!
Great video Dan. You're awesome!! Thanks for the insight
if you know to play, any guitar sounds magical
If I lived to be 10,000 years old and watched this video every day? I still wouldn't be able to recreate what you did with that guitar! but thank you for showing that it IS humanly possible!
+djGreenALERT haha thanks for the compliment!
Man honestly I was saving up some money to buy a custom shop Strat.. but you changed my mind! Great video! And thank you!
You’re welcome!
Looks great, sounds great! Great job!
Jack
thank you for the videos and the link for the parts. you are good despite the filters. lol
Stumbled up on this video and it's good and interasting but the "funny" jump edits are annyoing. I don't think your prefered demo likes that.
neck / mid pickup on american strat
Thanks for these videos! I'm a gun nut, but I have only seen your kit bass and kit guitar videos... and I can't stop watching them. I'm getting ready to start my bass kit and I had already decided to use a natural stain and tung oil but it was great to get confirmation from this video that it's a good choice. I'm laser engraving mine. I'll post a video.
this was a great video, but it could use a lot less silly stuff in it.
Thanks for the feedback! my channel is new so I'm trying to find the right balance of good content and entertainment
I thought you found the right balance myself, but I guess I am too silly.
thanks for the input!
thehotsixer1 ... don't be silly (".)
I agree. threw me into a nineties flashback from Dead Tour.
I'm good with the silly stuff. Breaks up the monotony of a how to video. Makes it entertaining and informative.
+Bill Griffin thanks!
or it makes you look for the uploader ID and make a stinky face inbetween every step.
Dude the cheesy dad jokes are where it's at
It just gave me flashbacks of this whacky chick with daddy issues from snapchat... Kinda awkward feeling in the middle trying to learn a thing or two about the guitar. Like... The feeling you just tricked into joining a cult but its kind of interesting just count me out of blood drinking or facemask orgies.
Guns and Guitars I was thinking like other people in the comments then I suddenly realized there’s no way I can finish any other how to video on UA-cam. IMO I think you should have people send in videos or their own versions of the guitar for you to test in a follow up video?
Neither sounded 'better' perse, just different. Really liked both.
+Connor Agnew nailed it. Couldn't have said it better myself
Great video but those snap chat filters are terrible.
Yeah I'm thinking I'll scale back a bit on those
Your guitar builds are awesome man super informative video keep it up.
Thank you!
this guy deserves way more subs. before i looked i thought he had at least 100k because of how well put together this video was
+JM Streams thank you!
Dan- you are not Only a handyman with a guitar, (I wish you were my next-door neighbor) , but you are a born entertainer/ performer - you can speak fast, yet clearly! I'm doing a mod to my MIM Strat, but I REALLY want to start building one from a SQUIER body- Only Strat I can find with Cherry-red transparent fade- into black, like my first 60's no-name...with CHROME pickguard! Wish I still had it! Thanks!
+MikeyGuitar 7 thanks for the compliments! Good luck with your project. I've been meaning to soup up a squire as a vid one of these days!
Thanks for an informative and at times hilarious video. Definitely useful for people on a budget.
Yet there's one thing I am sceptical of: your appreciation of 'body wood' and its ability to 'breathe'. I dare you to pass a double-blind test on this.
I really don't believe guitarists are at all able to notice a difference in 'body wood' or 'tone wood' in the sound of their electric axes; let alone the presumed 'effect' of any guitar finish (stain or lacquer). Specially not if their musical preference is to shred away. I don't believe that ash, or alder over basswood, or the reverse, would yield an increase in sustain or tone quality that is noticeable to most guitar player's ears.
But hey, I reckon that just my opinion won't convince you (or any other YT reader). That's how it is. Only a double-blind test, conducted by people you trust, would convince you, right? So that may be an interesting idea for a subsequent video.
Cheers from Amsterdam,
MC
you might be correct, lots of people have challenged me on this. I've always felt I could hear a difference, but I could be wrong
I agree, people are full of shit. rosewood neck sounds darker than maple.. BULLSHIT
I agree with Michel Couzijn, if there's a difference in tone from body wood, it's barely remarkable. But I disagree with Jarry Dee - the wood on the fret DOES make a remarkable difference. All maple necks I've played sound brighter than rosewood. I believe that's the wood that makes the most difference in tone.
Cheers from Rio
@@vdtvalle87 Then why do scalloped fretboards work ?
I don't understand your question. Why wouldn't they?
I'm interested in building one on my own and I'll definetly use your video as a guide. Just want to know, how did you do those bird engravings? What about the gun one? I could use that technique to add my personal "brand" in the head
Yes you totally can, I engraved my signature in the headstock as well as the revolver and birds using a dremel tool with remote line kit and engraving bit
OMG!! It's really awesome.
+Marcus Tiso thanks!
I love those humbuckers and the result is an awesome guitar. Thanks.
I love the tone and volume knobs being the ends of spent cartridges.
Love the bullet casings for the controls!!! 🤗 ohhh yeeeeah lol 😂
+Sixwheel Carlisle my next video is how to make those shotgun shell knobs :)
Guns and Guitars sweet, I've used empty casings to make valve stem caps 😁
Great video! I Sub the channel!
Cheers...
I liked this comment because no one else did
I myself buy em from swap meet's I'm like the animal rescuer except I look for abused and neglected guitars and Doctor them back to health and find someone who will take good care of them.
5 seconds in to the video and i liked it simply because the channel is called guns and guitars
+Kyle Broadfoot thanks for your sub!
I love his enthusiasm
the snapchat shit is annoying
+Alan Wiam thanks for your input
Great video. I'm jealous I dont have that guitar! How much did it cost in total?
+Magnus Prag so far about $150 in it
Guns and Guitars wauw! I need to build my own soon!
I usually make guitars sound cheaper :D my playing combined with the work i do on them. i love cheap worthless shit, can't help it.
Love the tip about Leveling the Frets from 12 and up!!
I'm not a Luther...Luthier....eir...or however the pro's spell it!!.... but that makes TOTAL SENSE!!
I've been playing nearly 35 years and own 22 guitars. Most lower end stuff ($1,500 or under) but several guitars upward of $5,000. There is TONS of interesting and informative stuff here, and I was really rooting for you, but that Strat sounded sooooo much better. Good video either way. Thanks.
+M McBride well...for that bluesy rock lick I was playing I agree with you, the single coils sounded better. The humbuckers sound better for heavier music styles. Didn’t need two of the same Guitar!
**homer simpson voice* mhmmmmm breakfast
+korcakm my favorite meal of the day!
mhmmmmmm meal
How did you wire it to switch from series to parallel?
+Cody Osborne message me on Facebook and I'll send you a diagram. I'll also be doing a video on it soon
Hey, how did you get those engravings on the body and the pick guard?
I think you justified the annoying snap filters by making such a hell of a video! Very informative, love the guitar. Very funky. Please make a vid about them luthier tools if you haven't already.
That series sound is REALLY nice!
Great Video dude!! ..Don't sweat the idiots below.... You cant do anything on the net without trolls ... Best just to ignore the idiots.... they couldn't build a mouse trap....much less a guitar! ... Great job on the guitar!!! I plan to build a tele-style guitar with H-H & coil splitters ...So I'm researching videos till I get started ..Thanks for the advice! Greatly appreciated!
+Buck Sellers awesome thanks man! Good luck with your build. When it's done post a pic on my Facebook, I'd like to see it!!!
"Trolls" (aka real human beings with honest opinions that you don't agree with)
Man I like the kit guitar much better!
+jonmatisz thanks man!
good tips, annoying video. can't finish.
why the distractions? i am not 5
I'm cutting back on the snapchat filters in future vids
Kudos on the creativeness of the guitar. It has a very unique look and sound. I especially like the shell casings for the knobs and switch. Very cool look. Good job.
thank you!
Looks great and sounds good... I am a single-coil-obsessed guy, maybe that's why I like the sound of the real strat neck's coil more than the humbuckers parallel. Very good job. Wish you lots of fun with it :-)
+G. Cotto I agree, I like the single coil neck tone better, especially for that bluesy rock lick I was playing. I think the next build I'll leave a single coil in the neck. I do like the series and parallel options for the mid and bridge though. Sounds cool
I'm sure meth was involved in the making of this video
LOL @ wood needing to "breathe" for tone. Come on, dude...
So if I understand correctly. You buy a diy kit. You discard most everything that comes with the kit. Then you go and buy expensive replacements for them. So you end up with a not so cheap guitar that you have to spend of lot of time on building.
total I had $150 in this project. I sold it for $400, just fyi. And some people think building is fun :)
Guns and Guitars I live in Europe so things might me ever so slightly different over here also because not all internationsl firms ship to the Netherlands and if they do the shipping has a higher pricetag.
However i could pick up a new decent stratocaster diy kit for something like 100 dollar. Second hand maybe less but not by very much.
I would be hardpressed to buy decent hardware for say between 50 and 100 dollars.
I looked at the prices for three single coil pickups and frankly I couldn't buy them for a100 dollars and certainly not for 50.
But let's assume for arguments sake that you can offer a diy guitar with all the hardware replaced by better items for something like 150 dollar.
Then your profit in this project was 250 dollars. For that you had to have tools, oil, a working place, heating etc. and your own labor. I would say that given all these expenses you can not devote more than 4 hours to construction.
Since an hour labor of a skilled worker will set you back something like 50 dollars. Try hiring a plumber (a guess on my part but the price for one hour of a skilled worker is considerably higher here so I think that's an educated guess for the U.S.)
You make it sound like you earned money for nothing' but I think that's an underestimation of the costs. Even if the budget you say you worked with is not underestimated.
Just saying.
Now this may be a hobby for you. So you may feel like they gave you money for something you like doing.
Still I don't think these upgraded diy guitars are such a steal.
I could for example pick up a stratocaster that's not half bad for considerably less than 400 dollars any day of the week.
I live in Belgium and had no problem building something similar. You just gotta look in the right places. Also, if you earn money doing something you don't like, I feel very sad for you.
No need. I earn a lot of money doing something I do like.
Much more rewarding that building El Cheapo guitars.
If you have to build these kinds of quitars to generate money I grieve for you.
Look in the right places? Aliexpress doesn't carry the illegal stuff anymore.
Mais sans blagues.
I can build something similar. No doubt.
Question is at what cost. And what kind of money would it generate if I sold it.
My guess is that our friend over-exaggerated the profitability.
Crabcore1 No I don’t. But seriously, I was being polite and showing tremendous self restrain in the face of all sorts of bullshit. Just saying.
I wasn't expecting much of a take away from this video. (I built a Strat -a-like from a 1982 Ibanez Roadstar from 1986-1990) However, I was pleasantly mistaken. The tung oil was a great idea and the idea of how to sand down the frets will come in handy for an acoustic Washburn I have. In comparison to my Iby project, I laid a coat of paint over the body and a clear polymer finish over the neck. In spite of it, it turned out well and, like you said re: the pickups, I dropped in Seymour Duncans in an SSH configuration using stacked humbuckers in the SS spots. Great sound, there alone and with a coil tap on the true bucker accompanied with independent on/off switches to each pup, this axe will do it all!!
Again, great video and thanks for posting it!! :-)
+Ron Delio dude that build sounds awesome! Do you have a pic? If so post it on my Facebook, I’d like to see it!
Sorry, I don't do FB, and no pics. But to give you details, my project axe has:
1/18 ratio Grover tuners
Schaller 1st generation tremolo
custom cut w/b/w pick guard (I used a drill and an 'A' string to cut it out - except for the pup holes.)
Custom body curve on the solid alder body
Pups: Seymour Duncan SH-4 Bridge
Seymour Duncan STK-4 Center and Neck
Each stack pup was originally wired with a DPDT switch with in phase, out phase, and coil tap
Bridge pup was wired with a coil tap. I have since rewired it for full pup on the neck and center and the coil tap still reigns on the bucker.
It only has 2 pots - both volume - 1 for the the stack pups and 1 for the bucker. I changed it from a volume and tone when I realized I used the tone about 2% of the time. I took the DPDT switches out of the circuit since it gave me like 28 different configurations. (Too much variation for an everyday player. Besides, who wants to blow 4 seconds in the middle of a song to make certain changes?! I went to the KISS system and it works really well!!!) Paint color is a medium royal blue metallic.
It plays really well and the Iby neck was good to start with, so outside of a fresh coat of varnish, it is a fine strat-like rocker, jazz, country, and pop player!!
I'd love to see a non- sped-up video of how you wired those pickups.
never mind. I see there's already a video you made for that.
yeah no more filters my dude.
This was a fantastic video but god the 'humor' is pretty awful, i dont mean to be mean but its really not the strong suit of this type of video, i also think the step by step instruction style doesnt work well either, or atleast numbering the steps. i feel it breaks up the video and makes it feel choppy, and infact same with the 'humor' it hurts the pacing and doesnt really fit the tone of the rest of the video. Sorry if i sounded rude, i dont mean to be, but i do see alot of potential in this channel and whanted to give what limited knowledge i had.
+john snow I do appreciate you input, and everyone else's. if you watch my later videos you will see that I've taken it to heart
Wow.. that guitar is a work of art. Nice job. Seriously nice job.
Holy craaaaaap it sound very good, i like the agresive sound of series sound
I really like your content. You provide a great resource for someone like me who is interested in learning how to build and work on guitars. Your approach is informative without being too technical, or elitist. Thanks for the videos!