Building A Parts Guitar!
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2020
- I went onto the Stew Mac website and ordered myself a bunch of guitar parts! Lets see what I get when I put them all together!
Big thanks to StewMac for making this video possible!
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The Pickguard: bit.ly/StewMac_Fender_Pickguard
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My boss thinks I am working.
same
Same
haha same
My work thinks I’m bossing.
Same lol
Stew Mac: "Go ahead, build the custom guitar of your dreams! Go wild!"
Hairy dude: builds a stock Strat
True. Very disappointing video.
This is for their upcoming IG giveaway
Sunburst Strat, rarer than a unicorn ya know 😅
@@earhornjones yeah, you don't have a lot of choice there
🤙😅😅😅
I think your philips bit is too small for some of those screw heads. The sound of it continuously slipping out drove me crazy.
The feels... I always go by hand.
I came from watching on my TV to opening my UA-cam app on my phone looking for this comment, haha.
Right! Totally missed it while I was looking for mistakes in the build.
Stripping the screws like
Same here. I thought he had a mechanic background too...
When you’re tapping to test the pickups you should still tap all 3 for each position!
That’s a great point!
Yes, you can have a connection on the switch that’s not supposed to be there.
… and it was really useful to test the volume/tone controls when there was no sound … then declare they work fine !
But to tap single coil you need special pickup
What if you don't know how to tap clean yet?
Always set neck relief, then action and THEN cut nut slots!
Yep agreed also for fret level and crown as well..
couple of things I can't help but mention:
when you're fitting the neck into the body you DO NOT want to slide it in that way because the neck is tapered, getting wider as it goes to the upper frets. it should be fitted from top to bottom, as in from the face of the body down into the neck pocket.
DO NOT blow on hot solder joints to help it cool faster. you could end up with air bubbles inside resulting in cold joints.
take some wax or soap bar to the tips of the screws before driving them into the pilot holes to minimize cracks and ensure smooth insertion.
Great tips!
yes, and yes!
Solid advice
Oh damn that last one's a real pro tip. Thanks ;)
@@n_sweep true
The whole point of a parts guitar is to make something unique as a project, you just bought a disassembled mexican strat and paid more to put it together yourself
fluff knows this, im sure he didnt pay for anything
Loooool exactly what I was thinking. Also seems underwhelming as a project, given that they were all fitting parts
I agree, he might just as well have bought a strat, disassembled it and then put it back together. There is no point to what he did here. I think this is more like an advertisement for Stew Mac. I have noticed that Fluff’s channel is doing many more promotions these days, a shame really, although I suppose the guy needs to eat...
@@worldofameiso5491 Have any of you put a guitar together, a kit or otherwise? It's a great learning process, esp. for someone just starting out playing electric guitar.
Jim Perdue don’t think fluff is just starting out playing el guitar my guy
you should totally do a warmoth build when they start taking orders again.
ajdrinkard 2000 I second this idea
They started taking orders again a couple days ago. I placed an order yesterday.
Mike Justice that’s awesome to hear. Thanks!
@@GearGasms np. I was talking shit on one their UA-cam videos saying 'Why are you putting out this content when your customers still can't even order.' They responded back an hour later saying they're open again. 😂😂
Wait what happened with Warmoth?
As someone who has ruined a finish in his life time... Place a towel on the guitar when soldering... all it takes is a little splash of flux or a droplet of solder to ruin the moment ;) Looks beautiful by the way :)
Omg yes, I had chills watching that
I hear ya! Hell, I put a towel down when tightening screws in the event the driver slips!
I did a video for a Tele pickup swap and got comment roasted for the same thing lol.
I'm in a punk band so my Fender is already all dinged up. when I work on it I just give 'er and whatever happens, happens. I'm really really careful when I work on my buddies Epiphone though
Or even a piece of cardboard masked onto the guitars body
Here I thought the entire point of staggered tuners, was to negate the need for the stupid string tree....
Also, please use the correct driver bit for your screws.
Yeah at first I was surprised he didn't mention it when he talked about the staggered tuners... And once he started talking about installing a string tree my first reaction was "oh no...". The string tree is basically just a dirty fix for a fundamental design flaw.
Yeah he doesn't need the tree. Cool build though
I'm in the middle of having one pieced together, and it's SUPER similar so this is really cool to see!
I went with a:
-Fender Robert Cray sunburst strat body, I've always wanted a string through hard tail strat
-Fender American Deluxe neck with Maple Fretboard and compound radius and Micro Tilt
-Hipshot Fender Retrofit Staggered Locking Tuners
-Hipshot Hardtail Bridge
-Fishman Pre Wired Strat Pickguard.
Going for that ultra modern sleeper deal.
But man, seeing that roasted maple with the sunburst is killer, good looks!
That sounds amazing. I too much prefer hardtail Strats - mine has a standard trem so I fitted a Tremol-No years ago and it's solid as a rock now but ideally I'd go for a Hipshot like you did. That's gonna turn out AWESOME.
the world needs more Hardtail Strats so well done dude that sounds awesome!!!!!!!
With staggered tuners you dont need string trees. You're just adding a extra point that can increase tuning instability. The less places your strings touch the better. Staggered tuners are made to unitilize the string trees.
Yeah, but I think Fender staggered tuners still require you to use a string tree. They use two different heights divided between groups of three tuners, whereas brands like Sperzel and Hipshot do it in groups of two, making the height even lower and allowing you to get away without using a string tree.
I'm sure Fender did it on purpose so you don't have to take the string tree out and leave the exposed hole there, because most Fender models come with regular tuners.
I love how he just built a Fender guitar, figured he'd do something wacky lol
Dahugebigbang I know! I feel kind of like he wusses out and took the easy way
Dahugebigbang no doubt! $1000 for a Mexican tele!!! Naaa.
@@MrShreddykruger not a tele
I mean I feel the same way but if u look on the stew Mac site it’s either a near stick strat or a near stock tele. There aren’t that many options
@@GearGasms Do you people ever consider that maybe he doesn't want to take the craziest, most expensive materials because it'd be misusing the companies good will? Jesus you're the kind of people that when you're invited to dinner, you'll take the most expensive items on the menu on purpose because someone's paying for you.
That
Neck
The shine is unreal.
was just about to say... damn
I’m a simple man. I see dad building a guitar, I click.
His drill was skipping more than my journey CD I got in 2003
The staggered tuners negated the need for a string tree.
i was going to say that
I was going to say the same thing. I demand an explanation! Lol.
If you build a partscaster and it sounds like ass, is it in fact a "shartscaster"?
Derpimus Maximus ya
Till this comment I always thought the bassoon was the instrument that most resembled the fart. Now I'm wondering....
LoL
The oboe.lol
I repair guitars, and there's no doubt about it. that Stew Mac is the absolute best place to go. to get all the tools, equipment, parts, and accessories. to do any kind of repair on any kind of guitar. over the years I have purchased a very large number of tools, equipment, parts, and accessories, from them. that makes my job easier and makes the quality of my repair work unparalleled. however I must warn you the prices of there items are a tiny bit on the high side. but more than well worth it because the quality of their items is simply the best. and they are quite easy to deal with and I have been very satisfied with everything. if your new to working on guitars. or have been at it for many years there's simply no place better than Stew Mac.
Well done, Fluff! Beautiful instrument. Kudos to you and Stew Mac. Thanks for sharing
I built a telecaster parts-caster recently and it was a nice little project. It didn't take long because it was just bolting bits together but it was great fun.
Fluff: "...narrower than it's counterpart"
Me (a counterparts fan): "NO SERVANT!"
NO SERVANT OF MINE!
@@Gersi3007 turn your back and flee
yessir haha
Been watching a lot of kit guitar videos in the last few days. Perfect timing.
I appreciate the fact that it clearly states «includes paid promotion», a lot of other youtubers fail to mention that and those guys have no integrity. You did the right thing.
I’m killing my last 30 min at work watching this. And now I want to build one of my own, thanks Fluff.
“I ordered uh......(what did they send me?)” lol
Yes drive me down further the diy rabbit hole!!!
There really is an art to cutting nuts!
I usually use a fingerboard
radius gauge then finish up
filing , great job Fluff
Luthiers are crying all over the world.
Nope.
What could be have done better?
because he did a great job and they are rendered superfluous?
One can always do better but I think he did alright.
@@mrksdlx I mean he just built a Fender with Fender off the shelf parts. Not much to that really.
Cheers from Texas!!!! Love your channel great content and always enjoy seeing your new videos.
Yes. More videos like this please!
Fender locking tuners are amazing
Came for the guitar. Stayed for the beard
Underrated
Ooh, shiny! 🙃
Way to go Fluff! Nice to see the pride you have in building that killer Strat!
Looks amazing!!! Great work!!
I've order a bunch of stuff from The Stratosphere to put together a 60's Road Worn Strat. Fender doesn't make that model anymore so getting the parts separately brings me in under the ~$1200 asking price that most used ones are being sold for online.
I've built a kit guitar before. They can be nice but you may want to upgrade some parts like tuners/pickups when you do it. Also it's more fun to get an unpainted body and come up with something you won't find on the shelf. I found some blue-green color shifting paint. I call it the Baja Blast guitar.
My last guitar I built. Ordered parts. Except the body, actually carved, cut and routed a piece of wood into my super strat. Fluff is right, no better pride to have a guitar to your specs you built yourself. I put about $800 in mine. I love it. My main guitar
Buy a screw driver bit that fits. Milwaukee make some excellent screwdriver bits for electric screwdrivers. While the impact rated screwdriver bits are overkill, they do "bite" into the screw heads and are almost impossible to slip.
Tip for installing the pickguard/scratchplate: Mark three initial screw holes, drill and install and just tighten the screws until just snug - then mark the rest of the holes. You're guaranteed not to have anything slip.
Oh man the sound of the bit skipping... sounds like "I" was putting it together
Soo many stripped screws lmao Hand tools my dude !!! \m/
Sounds amazing! Looks incredible!
This came at the right time! I'm modding a Strat very soon and just got a soldering iron!
I’m just about to do my very own all American made fender thinline tele. Cheaper than buying new and I got some beautiful handwound pickups too.
Check out the channel DIY Gene. I think he has a video on there where he actually makes one. You might be able to do the same if you have the tools.
That things awesome the only thing I'd change is change from white to black plastics
This just came out of the blue!! I'm so glad fluff made this video, never saw this coming 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Fluff i have the same roasted maple neck. I love it.. this is awesome video thanks bro
If you get a prewired pickguard you’re not really building anything. At that point it’s just furniture from IKEA. 😜😜🤘🏻🎸
Bullcrap
I'm in the middle of redoing a 93 Jackson Dinky myself🤘🤘
I found this video really enjoyable , being a fan of modding myself! Cheers man ,Keep it up!
Thank you for sharing!
you don't need a string tree with those staggered tuners!
don't blow on the solder joints it creates a cold solder joint! I know it's tempting to but it's not de wey!
Beautiful guitar
looks awesome !!
When I was building my first guitar I couldn't sleep while waiting for the finish to dry.
Greek?
@@RaceTraitor219 Yep
@@StringFreakFilms Far better than any first attempt has any right to be :)
I have never been this early!!! Btw I love your videos 😊❤
Was Sooooooo looking forward to this
I like this combination of neck and body
I want this 💕
I had been torn between that roasted fender neck and a warmoth neck for a while, and after seeing this video that fender neck is beautiful. I might have to go that route.
Very nice!! As Leo Fender truly intended, all of his guitars were to be 'partscasters'! All interchangeable parts that make up a solid, beautiful and functional instrument. I think Leo is rolling in his grave that the Custom Shop (as great as those instruments are) are fetching $3 - $4000 from about $500 worth of parts. I've built 8 Strat's and Tele's from parts so far and they are all as good if not better than some of the best guitars I've ever played. Thanks for putting up the video!
man, was just looking up DIY kits. perfect timing dude
noone :
Fluff: : "And those are all my holes!"
The colour of the neck matches the body and, I don't like strats, I'm the les paul guy but it looks cute
Dang Fluff, beautiful sounding Strat!
Great guitar Fluff! im digging the roasted maple .. so beautiful
Hey Fluff, there is a ruler that you can get for nut slotting. It makes it a whole hell of a lot easier and quicker.
Damn, I've had my american pro strat for 3 years and just noticed how the tuners are different heights! hahah
I've been waiting for this day! Yeahhhh!
Very therapeutic
To build what you want no one else has to like it but I do
Bet it’s a guitar you go to all the time
If they ever make a sequel to Ratatouille you need to voice Remy's son/cousin/long lost bro. Your voice would be perfect for it.
hmm....more like "assembling a fender guitar"
Yeah, he didn’t build anything. Misleading title. People actually seem to think he built it for some reason though.
One of the coolest videos you've done. I've been thinking about doing this myself! Awesome!
That neck is gorgeous.
*angry nerds incoming*
Some of my nerdy "um, actually's" below. If you saw more, add it to this list in the reply's! Sorry Fluff, this type of content causes this type of comments :D
2:25, 2:49 Guitar clamp (and only one, why lol?), straight edge, fret leveling tool, fret hammer and some other items he didn't use in that build. And it's not enought to build a neck in any future video.
8:10 Aren't 3 springs enough, especially if it's locked?
9:40 You can also mark just a few holes, drill them, put in screws, then mark the rest while the pickguard is 100% secure against the body.
10:21 Did he forget to solder the bridge grounding wire?
11:20 He didn't tap the pickups that are supposed to be off in some of the switch positions
11:31 Strap buttons suddenly appear after this transition. Magic!
13:20 Looks like he's just eyeballing the nut slot depth? Also, cuts just parallel to the fretboard with no angle? Also, would be a good idea to sand a lot of material off the nut so the slots are not that deep (especially since he specifically mentioned that tuning stability is his pet peeve). Also, there's a special ruler from StewMac for marking nut slots they they love to show off soooo much, but not in this video.
13:54 He skipped truss rod adjustment before adjusting the actions. Although he did mention that it "looked pretty good:
Also, he didn't show how he did it. Nut cutting, truss rod adjustement and action adjustement would be perfect opportunity to show off stewmac's filler gauge, string height ruler, fretboard radius gauge and he blew it. That would earn StewMac a lot of money!
14:44 Middle pickup height is waaay off. Which reminds me, he never touched pickup adjustement screws.
15:16 No cover on tremolo, but I assume it's just a personal preference.
Anyway, looks like a decent guitar! But I would definitely take it to a local tech to finalize it.
*Update:* just made a whole video about that build. lol.
Okay, from other prople's comments:
- Wrong screwdriver bits (wasn't he a car mechanic once?)
- Pickguard should be placed so that strings are perfectly aligned with pickup slugs (not sure about that one)
- No need in string tree if the tuners are staggered.
Besides, is it really a MIM body? They usually have different routing and 3 holes under the bridge, not just one.
I should probably do a video about all that?
Daniel is the guy I want setting up my gear - sounds like a touch of OCD, ,which when it comes to guitars and setup is MUCH appreciated! 8-)
Rays Metal Tracks Thank you! I'm releasing video version of this list in a few hours by the way, check it out :)
Yep. It was pretty scary stuff … Bet Stew Mac were pleased that they will now sell a bunch of guitar kits and parts that won't ever get used, or won't get installed/assembled properly …
There was a sparkly thunderbird bass neck and body at a local music shop and the fretboard was fretless, I had to get it lmao. 2 years later it’s my own Frankenstein bass, sadly I might have to replace the neck because there was a small crack when I first got it, and it is now bigger
Gavin McKay You could try glueing the crack, wood glue is really strong.
@@andrewwinch474 hell, the wood usually fails before the glue.
Beautiful build. That thing sounds great.
Beautiful guitar.
I have to redo the finish on my bass because someone at school thought it would be a good idea to let go of the heavy exit door which is metal and cracked the polyester resin finish on the back. It's flaking off too
Was it an Ibanez?
@@michaelczesnozki1671 it's a Yamaha RBX170Y
:( that’s terrible I’m sorry
Collab with Darrell Braun on a build vid...the dude is the best at making weird custom guitars from Warmoth.
Well, he doesn’t actually build guitars. He just takes stuff from Warmoth and assembles them (and doesn’t do the greatest job if I remember correctly).
@@darthjarjarbinks8953 , normally Darrell's assembly videos are quite solid. Does a good job
He's also the best at being annoying af
great video! really love roasted maple neck strats/teles. you're right, building a guitar like this would definitely create a very personal connection with the instrument.
Beautiful neck sounds great 🤘
After years and years of asking, this beautiful bastard finally did. Awesome guitar Dad.
This is more like a Lego kit for children than a true partscaster project. This is the absolute antithesis of the spirit of such a build. Even just that it all came in one box... No.
I wouldn't say that! There is a ton of mistakes in this build, so definitely not a school project type of job.
Cool guy alert
Same some for the rest of us, bud
😆
Beautiful guitar 👏🏼🤟🏻
when screwing the screws in first time into the guitar, wipe the screw on a bar of soap first, wipe off any excess. this includes body and neck screws, such as string tree, tuner screws etc etc. you get a much easier time screwing it in and less chance of splitting the wood
Butt puckered when you screwed down the bridge without pre-drilling through the finish!
the bridge holes were pre drilled, only the pick guard holes have to be drilled in...
@@FloridaManRacer Look at 2:50... and say that again?
@@FloridaManRacer ...and 6:35
@@sxsguyzach Bud, get glasses. the 6 screw holes were pre drilled imgur.com/a/SHsOW1i
@Alexander Godfrey look at 2:50
I actually thought about building guitars and giving them away. Like Warmoth or something good like that.
Love these kinds of vids.
Nice build Fluff!!!
Looks really nice
I’m pretty sure the taller ones go on the bass side and he smaller ones go on the treble
Pretty sure that's what he said
Fluff, what do you think is the best-valued used guitar under $500?
That roasted neck looks amazing!!!
If you dont mind imma say mine;
- A strat style body, but altered to be a little like a Jem, but still recognisable as a strat.
- The bottom right quarter of a strat pickguard (like EVH’s frankenstrat)
- EMG active pickups
- Flamed Maple neck with a V style headstock w/ locking nut
- Floyd Rose Special
- Ernie Ball Power Slinkys
- Fender Locking Tuners
I would hope that if you're spending the money on a genuine Fender neck you wouldn't need a dang fret level.
They still may need work, including MIM necks like the one he used.
@@daleonov I'd expect a reasonably serviceable neck for 300 dollars, is all I'm saying.
DeadlyFredXXX that’s what I’m sayin but Apperently they don’t do it on purpose. A guitar can only truly have a fret level once’s it’s on the guitar and the strings are on to check, it would vary. Or so I’ve been told. Now fret edged and rolled edges is another thing
Edgar Patlan that’s a bit backwards. The first step in a fret level job is remove the strings and make sure the neck, not the frets, is dead straight. Then you level the frets to fretboard.
Pretty sure that this is the exact combo they’re currently giving away on their Instagram....
Thanks a lot I really enjoyed this video, nice strat.
9:28 an easy trick that you can do is put masking tape on exactly where you want to put the pick guard so you can hold it on, then use a thumbtac to push in pilot holes! Easy and comfortable so you don’t mess up on pilot hole angles. Also alternatively, you can use one of your new pickguard screws to hold the piece on that way as well by using a pre existing hole on the guitar already!
the neck looks amazing
- Kevin
I love the shine!