The ES 335 Guitar Kit (FINAL ASSEMBLY!)
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In this video we finally get the assembly completed on the beautifull ES 335 kit from Solo Guitars. This thing looks awesome, and I love the hardware that went into it. Brass nut, railhammer pickups, solo pro locking tuners, gunstreet wiring shop harness... it's beautiful.
Honestly, getting everything in place on this one was pretty difficult. If I every do another one, or if I end up rewiring this one at some point, I legitimately may end up cutting an access hatch in the back and just making a cap for it. We shall see.
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I love how Brad tells it as it is. We all hate wiring, and just really hope it sounds ok when we're done!
Hahaha too true
@@BradAngove I spent many hours playing whack-a-mole with the electronics in a ES-335 kit (from a different vendor) recently. The combination of crappy kit wire and my own substandard soldering skills made this part of the assembly an experience I do not wish to repeat. However, I learned one trick, which is to set the guitar on its side while pushing the pots and wiring into place: that way you're not fighting gravity quite so much to get them into their holes.
Solid idea.
@@BradAngove We all hate wiring, and just really hope it sounds ok when we're done!
You are doing fine jobs,very nice!I like that,realy.But you need knoledge and many,many tools for building such a 335.........thnks for your work!best regards from germany!
I learned lots of priceless info just by watching your videos. I can't thank you enough!
I am brutal and brave and very lucky I have ten now...thanks to this guy. ..
Nice work man! Btw, the algorithm is screwing you. There's months at a time where your videos never show up in my feed.
Ya, I’m not sure what’s going on there. My views are down and subscription rates have cut in half. As long as people can still find the videos when they actually need them I guess that’s the important part.
These tutorials are really helpful. Unfortunately, Solo is sold out on both the hard tail and t-tail 335 kits, with no information on when they will be back in stock.
Damn, that’s bad timing.
Beautiful guitar. Locking tuners are indeed a wonderful thing.
They’re a big help in these circumstances for sure.
@BradAngove. scamity scam scam!
Yup
The guitar's a beauty Brad - thanks for the video
Thanks Dan
Absolutely! Many a spring has flung away with Seymour Duncan. That's why I bought shorter springs from StewMac.
I bought one too. I dyed mine to a Gibson Cherry finish. I've owned a couple of the Gibson 335's and they nailed it as far as the wood. Hardware was a little weird and cheap but it's pretty inexpensive to upgrade. I spent another 300 and got a great guitar now. Love your videos!
Love this series man, came at a great time, as I’m getting a custom 335 kit soon! Also like to see the Railhammers getting more love too, absolutely love mine!!
Cheers!
Oh, Yeah it's a thing of beauty ! Well done you, Brad 👍
I'm impressed , happy are you
Best David
Cheers David
@@BradAngove Cheers back to you, coming up on Thanksgiving day woohoo hope you enjoy your winter season great auto Vlog time perhaps show the many around the planet the beautiful great white North , all the best to you & your extraordinary beautiful wife, love and great happiness be your abundant portion Brad & Mrs. Angove
Best David
That`s what a guittar looks after a pro build it. You will never burn it. It`s a beauty.
I’m glad you like it Peter
I'm super glad to see how your first 335 went! Can't wait to hear the demo.
Thank you; I’m glad to hear that.
Don't worry it will be good Brad, can't wait to here those pick ups beautiful guitar .thx for sharing
Thanks Richard
Looks great man, great job Brad !👍
Thanks Blake
I love wiring, but I'm a technologist. I hate painting, sanding and buffing. It's a lot of time and work but you accomplished a great guitar. It's a lot easier with twine ( aka string) to get the parts pulled up into the holes. I showed that technique on my firefly rewire video.
Holy moly Brad!! It looks amazing.😍🥰I want one!! You had that on the wall in the background of your vids for for so long and I'm sure you're happy that its all done. I'm stealing the tubing technique if i do that style if you don't mind. Cant wait to see how it sounds. Thanks for a great series bud.
Thanks Mark. Yes I’m very glad to have this one completed. And that’s why I made the video, so you guys could steal all my techniques.
Looks great mate its turned out fantastic! God they are a pain to wire up for sure and you can see why lots of old 335s now have holes cut into the back! Great build and well done
Next time I’m making an access from the back for sure haha.
@@BradAngove you won't be the first or last mate! Lol
I almost died when you began to hammer the bridge inserts will l while the neck was on the support.
Glad to hear you survived.
Very educational one here. Every nice last detail!
Glad you think so Brian.
Awesome 👏🏽 I made custom knobs for mine. I didn’t like the plastic … I would also decorate the head stock with some cool detail
Putting something on the headstock is still on the to do list probably. Custom knobs would be nice!
@@BradAngove super
Great job! Your best….can’t wait to hear how it sounds!
Thank you!
Damn that guitar kit looks amazing. Good work!
Thank you
Great looking guitar! Kudos Brad. Love that Byrdland/ES350 style tailpiece!
Thank you
AWESOME guitar!! Man.... so cool. I'm a sucker for Semi Hollow Bodies, and this guitar is just sweeet!
Thanks Jimmy
@@BradAngove Love your channel, Brad. Love your guitars, and your work.... as well as your easy mannerisms. Keep bringing us the good stuff, brother!
That one is really pretty. I have re-wired many semi-hollow body guitars. I prefer to make harnesses myself though. I can say kite string is much easier to work with for fishing the pots into place. After you have done a few of them it kinda suddenly becomes easy.
That’s good to know; thank you Tracy.
I'm sure it'll sound fine Brad. 🙂
Haha yeah it does
Nice work Brad. Keep it up
Very nice...... can't wait to hear it. Good job!!
Thank you!
Nice work Brad! 👍
Thank you
Great looking guitar Brad!
Thank you!
Looks great Brad! Makes me want to get one!
Glad you like it
That is one sweet Axe Kit ! 😃👍🏻🎸🎶
One of the cooler kits I’ve built for sure.
No tap test ,you are so brave,did ya leave enough wire on the pickup ,so you can turn one around! GOOD LUCK
Pre-wired kit. No worries.
Very very nice Brad....
Love the fender t-shirt!!
Great work sir
Thanks Don. Great work on those lacquers.
Such an awesome burst on this one! Almost unreal.
I am more of a chrome than black hardware guy, but the finished result here looks great, and more unique for not picking chrome or gold I suppose. Those Railhammers are going to sound nothing short of awesome.
I'm thinking you may want to put a dab of glue under the nut? From the video it looked as if it is unsecured - but maybe you already took care of it off camera? The string tension will hold it down, but it may get knocked out of place if the playing gets a bit heavy handed.
Thank you. I’m still not 100% sure I will be sticking with that but. Once I’ve decided I will put a touch of glue to hold it in place.
Gorgeous, great job!
Cheers
Congrats !! Great job & looks awesome !! :)
Thank you Terry
Sweetness!
Very nice good job
Thanks
Wow dude....really nice but I'm torn ....I really really want a firebird..but I can see I will need one these two eventually. .....u always kill it man.......awesome man..ps I just finished a Korean p90 tele...I love this guitar...cheers bud,....
Cheers man. I’m glad your most recent build went well.
@@BradAngove I love your channel man.....I'm an old disabled ase mechanic...I' discovered these korean p/ups on ebay from guitar madness at incredible prices .,these south Korean locking tuners are just as good as the fender ones on other guitars never disapointed with the alnico 2 overwind....but man all good....I'm hopeful I was able to give back a little brother. ..
lol... that pickup has balls.
Can't find the pickups on Solo.
You should try solo's wood knobs for your controls. I think they are great. Finish the same as guitar or a contrast.
Those pickups aren’t in solo. They’re railhammer.
I didn’t see that solo had wood knobs. I’ll add them to the shopping list haha.
Got it. Looked them up and I think I'm going to stay with Seymour Duncan P Rails. I have a supply of different length diameter and shape springs. So its not an issue. Also have a spring compressor for humbuckers. Think I got it from Stew Mac.
Nice job Brad.. about time you finished this one.. one of your better builds and your choices were spot on.. Solo has some nice variety for sure.. cant wait to hear those rail hammers.. which humbuckers were they?.. the standard PAF with a twist?..
They’re the “humcutters”. Designed to be more like a p90 in humbucker size I believe.
@@BradAngove the ones you used in the GGBO.. were they the higher output version?
Yes, those were the humbuckers rather than humcutters.
Incredible!!!
Thanks!
Cool axe
Genius
DUDE I thought I was crazy! The Seymore Duncan springs are hugeeeee. You unscrew it and can never get it back in! I had to cut them down. Glad I'm not the only one who has been annoyed by that!
Haha yeah it annoys me every time.
I wish that I could assemble the parts on a kit. My biggest "skills" are adjusting a truss rod (only at the head stock) and changing strings.
I think you’ll find that if you give it a try it’s not as complicated as it looks.
Hey Brad, would love to see a base coat video... like how different shades of primer, or using gold/silver will affect the top layer. Like (for example) I'm thinking of doing candy apple green and wondering light grey primer? gold flake? gold pearl? metallic gold? I don't think I've seen one of those videos yet.
That’s a good idea Thomas. For candy green, I would typically suggest a grey primer and silver base. A gold base will give a different look/hue, but that may of course be what you’re going for. Just make sure the gold is more yellow and not at all orange or you will end up with brown.
I have a bunch of spare springs for my Seymour Duncan pickups
Good idea haha
She’s a beauty 👍🤘
Thank you
Hey Big fan of the channel, just wondering about your spray can tutorial. You never used a sealer as you said it was well sanded and you wanted the grain to show through. I want to get a similar effect but I'm not sure what grit I'd need to sand the body to. Cheers
My old 4 part tutorial? It depends on the wood type but usually 320 or 400.
The body is paulowina, so hopefully it'll work out okay, Thanks very much.
Should work fine. That’s a light wood with a reasonably open grain.
@@BradAngove perfect thanks very much!
Wiring a semi acoustic style is not fun. I have done a few myself including one that I now have decided to put an access plate on the back because it has been a total nightmare!!! Nice job though I love the finish.
Thanks. Yeah, I think an access plate will be what I do next time.
Is it possible or advisable, for easier fingers access into the body cavity, to leave the neck off for the wiring, then attach it after the wiring and body hardware is assembled?
It’s possible. I just didn’t want to try to glue it up after painting because I was worried it would mar the paint. I’ve seen it happen.
I’d love to give Solo another shot, but the thinline Tele kit I bought from them was horrible. Tons of flaws, and the neck didn’t sit properly in the pocket. It’s still in my basement, largely disassembled and a reminder that you get what you pay for.
What’s wrong with how the neck sits?
@@BradAngove Apologies if that came across as me trying to get you to solve the issue. I was just pointing out the issues some may have with Solo kits.
As for the neck, it's too small for the pocket, leaving a massive gap on one side. I wasn't even able to align the strings to find a relatively sweet spot where it'd still work.
Off topic though--or rather, back on topic--great work on that 335. The burst looks absolutely killer.
Thank you, I’m glad you like it.
no burning you are not Mr Ben
you are Mr Angove and you can work it out.
Haha thanks Mat
Remind me never to wire up a semi hollow! 😩
Haha no kidding. I have a few new grey hairs after that one.
How come no one ever plays one of these when they are finished? I can't find a sound bite of this guitar anywhere!!!!!!!!??????
I’m a bit confused by this. I did a demo video playing this guitar like 3 weeks after this video.
What brand of wiring harness kit is that? I couldn't hear it well enough.
Gun Street Wiring shop.
I've never had to cut the springs. Just be care.
I’ve never had to with any other brand. For some reason the SD ones I get are always absurdly long.
2 cigars pal!😬
Not being mean, but my old lady and my self would like to know if you wear your little brother's t-shirts? Aww just kidding man. Don't be so serious bro. Don't be fooled, we love you. We're a fan.
My little brother is the same size as me now haha.
@@BradAngove great answer man. Thx for the laugh
How do I claim my prize
@@BradAngove how do I claim my prize
Sorry David, there’s some kind of scam account stealing my picture and pretending to be me.
I mean you could have tested the wiring before putting it in the guitar. Kind of a no brainer honestly.
Yeah, the wiring works fine. It just shorted because of the braided wire being trapped. Did you not watch the video?
@@BradAngove lol I typed the comment before watching the whole thing. My bad. Great video btw.
Haha thanks man. Would have been nice if I got it right the first time.
Que homem todo lindo!
I don’t know what that means but it feels positive so thank you haha.
Waiting for the onlyfans to drop
Is that any different than Patreon at this point?
@@BradAngove I don't know, do you have sensual content on your Patreon? Respectfully asking
I have approximately zero content on my patreon honestly.
for a guy that is always teaching about his fantastic finishing techniques , this guitar finish really sucks bro.
Not everyone thinks my techniques are fantastic I guess haha.