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I recently built a JM baritone using a PGK kit and love it! Many mistakes were made on my part, but they’re good reminders of the progress I’ve been making
@@lotechrevolt4513 what kind of advice is this? Unsolicited and less than sound if I’m being generous. Sounds like you want to be highlighted as the “high praise of the week” segment
Another thing you need to make sure when gluing up a neck into the neck joint is MAKE SURE your neck angle is correct or you're up shit creek without a paddle. Also throw a string butler on that headstock to help with that full straight pull on the strings will help even more with tuning stability.
This kit seems to be of very good quality!! It would have looked even better if the wood grains could pop through in my opinion. It is actually simple to do: after applying stain (darker color first), you can take the excess away with a clean cloth and after it has dried, you should sand the whole body to reveal the wood grain (darker where in open pores). You can reapply a light coat of stain (same of lighter color), rub the excess and do a fine sanding to finish. And at the end apply the final coats (tung oil or less). Like this, you will really see the wood structure (if you want to..)
A flat, clean surface, a clamp for the neck, a few tools, and some paint, and you have what you need. Kits aren't as bad as you would think. Do research. Watch videos, and take your time. 🤘
I don’t even really play but I’ve been wanting to build a kit for years. I’m buying me and my kid guitars this week and we’re both going to learn so maybe I’ll actually build one soon too.
@@agoodballet that's awesome. My son and I love playing, and tinkering with guitars. It's something fun, we'll always have in common. You guys will too, if you decide you enjoy it. Have fun!
@@randymiles904 same for me and my dad, we're thinking of throwing emg 81 and 85 in his Korean epiphone les paul, set it up and sort all the wiring. It should be fun 🤘
@@roastpenguin8787 fantastic guitar to mod. I was lucky enough to find a Korean Les Paul, and it's one of my favorites. Well built guitar. After sperzel locking tuners, graph tech nut, Ebonized fret board, 80's Duncan distortion bridge pup, and a tone pros bridge, it's a killer. Have fun with your project man. Agufish inspired me to finally mod one a few years back. Now I can't stop. It's like a game, to see how good I can make any guitar. Lol FYI stew Mac has some AMAZING videos.
And here I was hoping that PGK would stay under the radar! There goes their in-stock models!😂 I’m actually getting ready to start one of their explorers! Super excited. I’m hoping they eventually offer a ‘67 style Flying V kit as well!
Always love the random inclusion of blink riffs. Beautiful build man, I’ve been wanting to do one for awhile and this has definitely made me want to even more.
I've never had a kit guitar, however I have built several guitars that we call a "Parts Caster". A Tele style with SD Hotrail Pickups, a Jackson with P90 pickups and a Strat style HSS with Lace gold pickups and a 10 way super switch.
Ah, Precision kits, I was actually looking into getting the AX model with the Fender scale a while back, they're definitely legit. You should definitely make an Eclipse style singlecut or an SG next, that would be dope!
With waterside transfers, you want to get a good gloss coat under them, apply logo and get a good gloss coat over the top of them. Whenever this is dry you can then finish it with satin or whatever finish that you want.
Black Stone Cherry is one of my favorite bands ever. I just discovered them a couple of years ago, and they exceeded to number one status on my playlists. That’s sayin a lot to displace Govn’t Mule but anyway they f@#$in rock and rock hard… I like your kit build, it turned out awesome… I don’t know if you are into double cuts like Les Paul jr. Precision makes a couple of cool jr kits as well single cut jr kit would be cool if you don’t like the double cuts… Thanks man…
Haaaa! Starting out with a premier kit makes all the difference in the world. These guys at Precision guitar kits literally take 99% of the headache out of the equation right out of the box. Great choices and the tone pro Bridge. Sweet! Everything top shelf all the way!
I've been avoiding kit builds like the plague because I don't have all the fancy equipment to make something amazing. But here you are, making something actually pretty sweet. Might have to rethink my abilities.
Awesome build man! Love the color. One question though, should the bushings for the bridge and tailpiece be switched? I think they are supposed to be installed opposite of what you have.
I own 21 guitars that are “store bought”. I just finished a headless kit build (mahogany body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, fishman moderns wired down to a single volume) and I’m working on a 6 string super strat and a 7 string rg style right now. I don’t think I’ll ever buy another manufactured guitar. You can build anything you want for not a ton of money and it’s so much fun and rewarding
First of all Hunter, i absolutelly love your show, content, builds and everything. My only concern about DistroKid is they were keeping SOME revenue from a brazilian youtuber - it took him a whole saga to solve that issue, which led to DistroKid even removing the "keep 100% of your share" from their website at the time. I don't know many details on what went on with that, but it made me not want to use distrokid for sure. Just wanted to say that. Otherwise, much love Hunter!!
I believe the issue there is since DistroKid is a US-based service, it technically counts as you making money in the US , and the IRS forced them to withhold US taxes. It’s a standard thing, and the communication was not great but it has nothing to do with them taking a cut. The other option is to have DistroKid users voluntarily file US taxes, which no one is going to do lol. It’s the fucking IRS :(
i made my strat with a pocket knife some files a hand drill some chisels and sand paper! and it turned out great! i did a thick curly flame quilt maple top with mahogany back and i copped a 59 strat for the contours and comfort cuts, that's wear the pocket knife came in handy! its my nicest guitar now!
I used turquoise blue leather dye on a spalted maple kit and bursted the neck with black and sprayed it with poly from a can. I put carbon fiber wrap on the headstock and black hardware, highly enjoyed my project.
A kit guitar and from scratch are two wildly different things! My first build with no experience was from scratch and only took a few weeks. It's far easier than everyone makes it out to be. The point of a kit is you need near no tools and I dont know many guys that dont have any basic tools. Anyone can do a kit build!
Nice project, and it turned out quite nice. Kit builds are relatively easy to do and you learn so much from it. Just expect to make mistakes and don't expect it to be perfect, you'll learn enough to make the next one a little bit better. And soon enough you've gathered enough tools and experience to make your own complete build.
This makes me remember about my first guitar (a Yamaha erg 121) which I sanded all by hand til barewood and proceeded to chisel mindlessly... I couldn't find a finish I loved so it's golden over black (over white over red) but I haven't put the electronics on because I moved and misplaced stuff 😅 So it's been there naked for a year 😅
Kit builds are ok if you're interested in the building process and want something custom. I've never found they're as good as off the shelf guitars, and often cost just as much (not including your time).
p nice. from personal experience i was shaking my head like "nope, no chance" when i first saw the printed decals but nice save with the silver sharpie idea.
It came out really awesome bro, Right now Im trying to restore or maybe hot rod not sure lol a 1980s Kramer. All I have is a neck and empty body. Thanks for the build inspiration!! 👍🏻🎸
Awesome job Hunter !! Looks & sounds great !! And YES canadian proud Precision guitar kits out of the province of british columbia here in canada !! :) The oddity on the headstock might just be precisions way to avoid any gibson bs as they do alot of gibson shapes. They have been around for quite some time now & as much as they are pricey ... as you seen .. you get what you pay for !! :) Congrats again !! :)
The component choices on this seemed pretty good (especially the pickups, the finish of those looked mint). I would have done more with the finish myself. One trick I see quite often in build videos is that if you finish the wood with a black stain and then sand it back it really makes the wood grain pop through other semi-transparent finishes. A drill would have been a better tool choice for adjusting the hole sizes for the bridge poles and I think and I would probably have gone for Shellac as a finish because it is easy to use as a rub on/buff off type finish with a short dry time of only 30 minutes (dry to touch) and a dry to re-coat time of 1 hour meaning that you could have the guitar finished in less than a day.
Awesome Job!! I started with kits, now I just buy parts ala carte. Currently building 2 guitars at once. Have built 5 so far. Not one has been bad. I love building my own. Especially when you can get a little adventureous with the builds. Love the Channel and content. Keep on being awesome Hunter!
Those Canadians and their trees and wood. Old luthier secret ; Tru Oil. Like many other things, it's hard to find anywhere but on line, but it offers almost foolproof application and results, and dries as hard as glass.Perfect for necks or as a wipe on clearcoat.This is aka " gun stock finish" as it is widely used for that purpose.Why? Because it is the ultmate finish for wood exposed to hostile environments and repeated handling.A small bottle goes a long ways. Over time, as projects get more complicated, certain tools make life much easier and options possible.A good soldering iron with temp control, a decent reversible( rechargeable) drill, a voltage meter, orbital sander, and a small router( with speed control) are baseline for home builds. Good soldering is all about prepping and tinning all surfaces, maintaining the needed temperature, and keeping the iron tip clean.
My gripe with kits is that it is a money pit, super fun and rewarding but it’s money you’re never getting back and if you don’t have the right level of skill might play as well as a Squier with electronic problems, so this is around 1000 imperial credits , which it is to say it’s not an alternative to a factory guitar, but a great addition to a collection absolutely
Those graph tech tuners would've been awsome on the Harley Benton Amarok when it came out. You did an awsome job on that project though. It looks really nice and sounds amazing in the mixes.🤘🤘🤘
That's awesome. You should come across to the UK (plague island) and do a full build course at somewhere like Crimson Guitars and see what awesome machine you can come up with when you have all the tools etc at your disposal.
How hard could it be, right? Only took a year lol. And check out Precision Guitar Kits for your custom projects: precisionguitarkits.com/
P.S. This edit and export was pure pain. Please like & support the sponsor for pain.
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Great Choice, Precision Kits are the very best of the best.
I recently built a JM baritone using a PGK kit and love it! Many mistakes were made on my part, but they’re good reminders of the progress I’ve been making
@@lotechrevolt4513 what kind of advice is this? Unsolicited and less than sound if I’m being generous. Sounds like you want to be highlighted as the “high praise of the week” segment
But you had painkillers, so....... it would've relieved it? lolol 🤣
p.s. thanks for all the content over the years Hunter!
Maybe I missed it in the video, but but what brand of dye did you use? Came out really well Hunter
Came out so good my man!
yeah very vool!
@@davidtguitar so vool
Another thing you need to make sure when gluing up a neck into the neck joint is MAKE SURE your neck angle is correct or you're up shit creek without a paddle. Also throw a string butler on that headstock to help with that full straight pull on the strings will help even more with tuning stability.
This kit seems to be of very good quality!! It would have looked even better if the wood grains could pop through in my opinion. It is actually simple to do: after applying stain (darker color first), you can take the excess away with a clean cloth and after it has dried, you should sand the whole body to reveal the wood grain (darker where in open pores). You can reapply a light coat of stain (same of lighter color), rub the excess and do a fine sanding to finish. And at the end apply the final coats (tung oil or less). Like this, you will really see the wood structure (if you want to..)
And with just tongue oil it should be easy to sand it back and brighten it up
A flat, clean surface, a clamp for the neck, a few tools, and some paint, and you have what you need. Kits aren't as bad as you would think. Do research. Watch videos, and take your time. 🤘
Exactly this🤘
I don’t even really play but I’ve been wanting to build a kit for years. I’m buying me and my kid guitars this week and we’re both going to learn so maybe I’ll actually build one soon too.
@@agoodballet that's awesome. My son and I love playing, and tinkering with guitars. It's something fun, we'll always have in common. You guys will too, if you decide you enjoy it. Have fun!
@@randymiles904 same for me and my dad, we're thinking of throwing emg 81 and 85 in his Korean epiphone les paul, set it up and sort all the wiring. It should be fun 🤘
@@roastpenguin8787 fantastic guitar to mod. I was lucky enough to find a Korean Les Paul, and it's one of my favorites. Well built guitar. After sperzel locking tuners, graph tech nut, Ebonized fret board, 80's Duncan distortion bridge pup, and a tone pros bridge, it's a killer. Have fun with your project man. Agufish inspired me to finally mod one a few years back. Now I can't stop. It's like a game, to see how good I can make any guitar. Lol FYI stew Mac has some AMAZING videos.
DIY projects are fun and a great learning experience
Precision Guitar builds the very best guitar kits available.
Good Choice
Next project don’t forget to put multiple coats of oil and raise the grain. Sick build!
Eyy that "Shut Up" riff brings me back
And here I was hoping that PGK would stay under the radar! There goes their in-stock models!😂
I’m actually getting ready to start one of their explorers! Super excited. I’m hoping they eventually offer a ‘67 style Flying V kit as well!
When did they get explorer kits? I’ve been looking for one that’s good quality for awhile now…
After years of following you, I'm amazed by your growth, both as a musician and UA-camr. This demo track fucking slaps! 🤘🏻
That’s really good love that color combo
Oh, Canada!!! 🇨🇦
Always love the random inclusion of blink riffs. Beautiful build man, I’ve been wanting to do one for awhile and this has definitely made me want to even more.
I've never had a kit guitar, however I have built several guitars that we call a "Parts Caster". A Tele style with SD Hotrail Pickups, a Jackson with P90 pickups and a Strat style HSS with Lace gold pickups and a 10 way super switch.
That’s some light black limba. My black limba Kiesel has is darker and has a bunch of streaking.
I made my first kit guitar last year. It definitely was a learning experience. Wasn't the best but it works!
Goodness man, that was one of my favorite demo tracks you've ever made
Ah, Precision kits, I was actually looking into getting the AX model with the Fender scale a while back, they're definitely legit. You should definitely make an Eclipse style singlecut or an SG next, that would be dope!
Yeeeeeeeee
For how cheap you can buy these kits you really get a nice starting place for your project.
Dude, the tapping you’ve been doing on your riffs are so sick!! I gotta start doing more of that!
Oh noo
It looks awesome and sounds phenomenal. And a sense of pride when you play it , knowing you created a beast
With waterside transfers, you want to get a good gloss coat under them, apply logo and get a good gloss coat over the top of them. Whenever this is dry you can then finish it with satin or whatever finish that you want.
Let me specify, it needs to be a water based gloss coat.
Been waiting to see this video. Looks like it was a lot of fun and you learned a lot!
That's such a cool guitar and it sounds so good. 👌
Sounds and looks great, Hunter! The Bareknuckles have a ton of clarity to them.
I almost bought the precision explorer kit, they had one on clearance, ended up going with a Harley Benton Kit instead.
french toast sticks
why don"t we see the cat in any recent videos? Did Pringle eat it!!!???
Nailed it, looks great, sounds incredible.
Cool dude, I tried to build some stuff too, it's not so easy! But man I love to try this kind of stuff.
hahaha I’m here before the bot said you posted again
Your tone wood specs are very close to mine. Deadly build man, looks sharp AF and sounds awesome
Happy Holidays!
Black Stone Cherry is one of my favorite bands ever. I just discovered them a couple of years ago, and they exceeded to number one status on my playlists. That’s sayin a lot to displace Govn’t Mule but anyway they f@#$in rock and rock hard… I like your kit build, it turned out awesome…
I don’t know if you are into double cuts like Les Paul jr. Precision makes a couple of cool jr kits as well single cut jr kit would be cool if you don’t like the double cuts…
Thanks man…
This guitar has got me literally foaming out of the mouth, my next guitar is going to be an LP kit build similar to this for sure
finally a well produced video on a precision guitar kits build
Nice build Sir
Haaaa! Starting out with a premier kit makes all the difference in the world.
These guys at Precision guitar kits literally take 99% of the headache out of the equation right out of the box.
Great choices and the tone pro Bridge. Sweet! Everything top shelf all the way!
Dope
was not expecting to hear shut up by blink in this video, after the first bits of playing. great build, now i wanna do one too
I've been avoiding kit builds like the plague because I don't have all the fancy equipment to make something amazing.
But here you are, making something actually pretty sweet. Might have to rethink my abilities.
Great job! Hunter, it looks and sounds mean 😈
What's up with those riffs? When did you get that good? Demo song was straight up 🔥
Awesome build man! Love the color.
One question though, should the bushings for the bridge and tailpiece be switched? I think they are supposed to be installed opposite of what you have.
I own 21 guitars that are “store bought”. I just finished a headless kit build (mahogany body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, fishman moderns wired down to a single volume) and I’m working on a 6 string super strat and a 7 string rg style right now. I don’t think I’ll ever buy another manufactured guitar. You can build anything you want for not a ton of money and it’s so much fun and rewarding
just here to say that those hipshot tom's are sick af
man, i remember following agufish from his old 2018 epiphone reviews. Feels like a well-travelled journey
First of all Hunter, i absolutelly love your show, content, builds and everything. My only concern about DistroKid is they were keeping SOME revenue from a brazilian youtuber - it took him a whole saga to solve that issue, which led to DistroKid even removing the "keep 100% of your share" from their website at the time. I don't know many details on what went on with that, but it made me not want to use distrokid for sure. Just wanted to say that. Otherwise, much love Hunter!!
I believe the issue there is since DistroKid is a US-based service, it technically counts as you making money in the US , and the IRS forced them to withhold US taxes. It’s a standard thing, and the communication was not great but it has nothing to do with them taking a cut. The other option is to have DistroKid users voluntarily file US taxes, which no one is going to do lol. It’s the fucking IRS :(
i made my strat with a pocket knife some files a hand drill some chisels and sand paper! and it turned out great! i did a thick curly flame quilt maple top with mahogany back and i copped a 59 strat for the contours and comfort cuts, that's wear the pocket knife came in handy! its my nicest guitar now!
Pocket knife is great for carving! Used it too a lot on my kit-build avatar!🙌🏼
Instructions unclear, Made bass :(
THIS IS THE BEST COMMENT. And I'm sorry it's taken 2 years for someone to acknowledge your comment
I used turquoise blue leather dye on a spalted maple kit and bursted the neck with black and sprayed it with poly from a can. I put carbon fiber wrap on the headstock and black hardware, highly enjoyed my project.
Good job tho
I built an acoustic from scratch made out of black limba and it has the most incredible tonal proprieties, literally the best sounding acoustic ever
Great job on this build and big props for that Blink 182 - Shut up riff @26:20.
Discord SQUAAAAAAAD! Right Pringle?
Nice build! Those multi-ratio tuners are fascinating
Hey, Austin, thanks! Yeah, dude. Have you tried them before? It's almost bizarre how accurate they get
Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻
It's such a great feeling when u build something ur proud of! Especially when it's an Epic Axe like that!🤘🏻
A kit guitar and from scratch are two wildly different things! My first build with no experience was from scratch and only took a few weeks. It's far easier than everyone makes it out to be. The point of a kit is you need near no tools and I dont know many guys that dont have any basic tools. Anyone can do a kit build!
Love the smooth taper on the neck joint. Most kits are just a block-end neck.
Omg that Demooooo!!!!!!What a Banger!!!I'm ready for an album Hunter or start a band.
Congrats man, really sick guitar!!!
Nice build. Definitely want to consider painting any routed cavity (pickups/controls) with shielding paint, especially with passive pickups
Finish product came out very nice. Good job 👏
Hunter,thanks for throwing all these extra videos at the end of the year!!!🤘🤘
I always get so involved in your process that I forget what an actual unit of a guitarist you are. Always love the post work jam
Nice project, and it turned out quite nice. Kit builds are relatively easy to do and you learn so much from it. Just expect to make mistakes and don't expect it to be perfect, you'll learn enough to make the next one a little bit better. And soon enough you've gathered enough tools and experience to make your own complete build.
This makes me remember about my first guitar (a Yamaha erg 121) which I sanded all by hand til barewood and proceeded to chisel mindlessly... I couldn't find a finish I loved so it's golden over black (over white over red) but I haven't put the electronics on because I moved and misplaced stuff 😅
So it's been there naked for a year 😅
Yamahas are sick modding platforms! I have Bareknuckle pickups in mine and it rocks its socks off.
Kit builds are ok if you're interested in the building process and want something custom. I've never found they're as good as off the shelf guitars, and often cost just as much (not including your time).
My favorite track yet! Killer riffage.
It looks and sounds great! You did well!
Well. This is inspiring me to strip and refinish my baritone when i get it...and my cheapo 7 string. Time for purple!
Not bad at all for being your first time.🎸👍
p nice. from personal experience i was shaking my head like "nope, no chance" when i first saw the printed decals but nice save with the silver sharpie idea.
Very cool build !
You switched the bridge inserts with the tail piece inserts though, lol.
Still very cool ! Well done ! \m/
Looks great, Hunter! Congrats! Only thing is, I would have gone lighter blue on the top to contrast the dark brown stain on the sides and back.
Sweet build! Everything just meshed perfectly! Great tones!
A little Gloss and it wouldnt be so ugly!? 🎶🎸👀🤷♂️
It came out really awesome bro, Right now Im trying to restore or maybe hot rod not sure lol a 1980s Kramer. All I have is a neck and empty body. Thanks for the build inspiration!! 👍🏻🎸
Awesome job Hunter !! Looks & sounds great !! And YES canadian proud Precision guitar kits out of the province of british columbia here in canada !! :)
The oddity on the headstock might just be precisions way to avoid any gibson bs as they do alot of gibson shapes. They have been around for quite some time now & as much as they are pricey ... as you seen .. you get what you pay for !! :)
Congrats again !! :)
Those are pretty cool kits !☠️☠️☠️🖖🏻🎄
That color is badass. I love the matte look. ~ Neal
huge congratulations Hunter... looks and sounds amazing!!
Those pickups are cool
The component choices on this seemed pretty good (especially the pickups, the finish of those looked mint). I would have done more with the finish myself. One trick I see quite often in build videos is that if you finish the wood with a black stain and then sand it back it really makes the wood grain pop through other semi-transparent finishes. A drill would have been a better tool choice for adjusting the hole sizes for the bridge poles and I think and I would probably have gone for Shellac as a finish because it is easy to use as a rub on/buff off type finish with a short dry time of only 30 minutes (dry to touch) and a dry to re-coat time of 1 hour meaning that you could have the guitar finished in less than a day.
9’s on a 24.75” scale guitar tuned to drop C is insane to me. That thing must play so easy
Doing a kit build in a city apartment is a really good video idea, Hunter.
I see you with those deep cut Sum41 and Blink182 riffs. Killer job on this build!
Shut up
@@Myfukinusername that is indeed one of the songs haha
Well work! Well done! Congrats!
Awesome Job!! I started with kits, now I just buy parts ala carte. Currently building 2 guitars at once. Have built 5 so far. Not one has been bad. I love building my own. Especially when you can get a little adventureous with the builds. Love the Channel and content. Keep on being awesome Hunter!
Wow that thing looks nice! very nice kit aswell.
Nice! Did a Precision kit build back in October and put together a LP Jr for myself! First build, but won't be the last. Keep up the great work!
Those Canadians and their trees and wood.
Old luthier secret ; Tru Oil.
Like many other things, it's hard to find anywhere but on line, but it offers almost foolproof application and results, and dries as hard as glass.Perfect for necks or as a wipe on clearcoat.This is aka " gun stock finish" as it is widely used for that purpose.Why? Because it is the ultmate finish for wood exposed to hostile environments and repeated handling.A small bottle goes a long ways.
Over time, as projects get more complicated, certain tools make life much easier and options possible.A
good soldering iron with temp control, a decent reversible( rechargeable) drill, a voltage meter, orbital sander, and a small router( with speed control) are baseline for home builds.
Good soldering is all about prepping and tinning all surfaces, maintaining the needed temperature, and keeping the iron tip clean.
Ay I recognized shut up from the first two strokes and went no way he’s playing a toypaj song. Anyways sounds great. 26:21
Killer work man! Looks and sounds amazing! You've definitely inspired me to build one myself. Wish me luck! Keep up the great content!
My gripe with kits is that it is a money pit, super fun and rewarding but it’s money you’re never getting back and if you don’t have the right level of skill might play as well as a Squier with electronic problems, so this is around 1000 imperial credits , which it is to say it’s not an alternative to a factory guitar, but a great addition to a collection absolutely
Those graph tech tuners would've been awsome on the Harley Benton Amarok when it came out. You did an awsome job on that project though. It looks really nice and sounds amazing in the mixes.🤘🤘🤘
That's awesome dude. Surprised you didn't start with a bolt on kit, but set neck is maximum Singlecut.
That's awesome. You should come across to the UK (plague island) and do a full build course at somewhere like Crimson Guitars and see what awesome machine you can come up with when you have all the tools etc at your disposal.