The Precision Guitar Kits Les Paul Build (Part 4)
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2022
- Welcome to part 4 of the Precision Guitar Kits build. In this video we are getting the getting the amber and clear coat done and getting this beautiful finish polished up. Precision Guitar Kits sent me this awesome guitar kit to work on. It has a beautiful flamed maple top, and every bit of it fits together perfectly and looks awesome.
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Thanks again Brad. Going to be binge watching the whole series to do my first LP 👍
Yes, the best part of my week is here!!!!!!!! Thanks Brad!
Cheers my friend
I like the swampy green/blue colour on the top and the Amber brings out the awesome wood patterns... looks awesome mate!
Thanks Stu
Another fine job! Some good tips too, thanks Brad
Thank you!
I think it turned out great! Love the satin finish on the back and neck!
Thanks Jeffrey
Thanks Brad - very nice kit, I am really enjoying this series - Cheers
Thank you Dan
Been enjoying this build. PGK will definitely be my next kit.
Solid choice
Brad, that guitar looks really good, nice color selection, awesome job
Thank you Mike
Fantastic job!!! I absolutely love the headstock. The whole guitar is beautiful but that headstock is my favorite part.
Glad you like it
Great job Brad, turned out looking good!
Thank you
I really like how this is coming along, Brad.
Thank you William
This guitar looks stunning! I love the color and the gloss top. The Black Limba with the satin finish is quite nice and very unique for a Les Paul. It screams "I'm a non-conformist"! Great job Brad!
Thank you!
Oh hell yeah. I wasnt sure on the bluey task until you put the amber on and that green is gorgeous. Makes the wood pattern on the back and neck pop awesome as well.
Thank you Ben
My daughter fancy's a green guitar...I personally love the character of the stain. I'm half assedly handy,..think I might try something similar. This series (and your videos in general) have been very inspirational. Thank you!
Thanks, I’m glad you like the videos.
It’s got a kinda PRS Tampas Green look to it, it’s awesome.
I find it really interesting how you spray both left and right handed. That amber really changes the overall colour of the body. That wood is fantastic, especially on the back.
Thanks Paul. I find it helpful being able to spray with each hand. I did a high enough volume of spray work back in the day that I got comfortable spraying with either the index finger or the thumb on each hand because my fingers kept getting sore haha.
Looks great Brad. To hell with the Ney sayers!
Thanks Greg. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The problem is when they treat things as though their opinion is the only one with merit.
Looking incredible!
Thank you!
It’s looking fabulous.
Thank you
After watching the color change subtly as you added coats, pardon my sixties vocabulary, it was a trip watching the shades of green change with each added pass. I admit I'm not a fan of the color green but I love the depth and variety of your overall paint job! The natural yellow finish on the neck and back is eye candy, wow...looks vintage.
Thanks Paul
Looks really good!!
Thanks Bruce!
Looks beautiful Brad
Thanks Kent
This is my favorite finish I’ve seen you do! The color on that limba is superb, and the top looks more like amphibian or reptile skin than those advertised as “snakeskin” finishes. I want to rub my hand on that guitar.
Haha thanks. The top actually turned out cooler than I expected after I did the amber sanding and some parts of the green underneath started to come through stronger than others.
@@BradAngove Funny that you just replied, I was just watching this video a second time!
I actually love the wood on the back. it's stunning. I'm not here to criticize, so I'll keep my other preferences to myself. I'm here to learn and to see something I love, which is guitars being made. Art is objective and all in all this is turning out really nice.
I also just learned some of the mistakes I made on my current (basically first time) build.
I figured that what I did with the top wouldn’t be to everyone’s liking haha. I’m glad you like the back and I hope the video was helpful.
Very unique, never seen anything like it! I like that you color outside of the lines and experiment. Without experimentation, discoveries can't be made! Guitar looks awesome and wood selection is awesome 👌
Thank you Dustin
@@BradAngove have you ever considered doing a guitar with silver leaf, and then coloring it using those house of color candy coats? That might look awesome to try on a later project! Im considering doing that to one of my guitars at some point in my life. I'm curious how well a clear coat would adhere to it, but know that Santana has a guitar that was gold leafed. Been watching you for years and love how you experiment man! Keep up the amazing content, you rock!
Absolutely. I’ve seen a few done that way and they look really cool. Shouldn’t be a problem clearcoating it.
@@BradAngove awesome! If you ever want to try it or use it for content let me know! I'll ship one of my guitars up to you to experiment on, and of course happily pay you for any time you put into it. I have plenty of guitars, I'm not hurting for money, and there would be no time frame or rush on it. Completely up to you if you want to, and I won't be offended if you don't want to do it! I know you have plenty of projects to work on already along side a day job, so I'll completely understand if you say no!
Thanks Dustin; I’ll keep that in mind. Much appreciated.
Reminds me of Gibson's Iguana Burst color spectrum. LOVE Black Limba!
Cheers Eric
damn, that amber killed the maple gloriousness with the green tint. good lesson, thanks for learning that instead of me having to :D , the back looks awesome with the amber though
Glad I could help haha.
I like the black limba. It’s not boring. I always think that mahogany came from a piece of furniture 😁
Glad you like it
Lacquer is typically known to be harder then poly. That's why it can buff out better the poly. It may not be as durable and can crack and what not, but is typically harder when cured.
That’s not true. It’s softer, which is why it’s easier to buff.
Outstanding Brad! That is a Sweet Guitar. Great video as always! So, what’s next 🤔.
Hardware installation and demo I believe.
Love it dude…….. I can’t even really play but I would love to own that one or one just like it… awesome
Thanks Chris; I’m glad you like it.
I think it looks good man.Thats the good thing about building your own guitar ,Not only do you get the color you want,But its probably built better than most production guitars ,I built a super strat that fender or anyone couldent give me ,24 3/4 scale ebony open grain white wash ,Yeah learn to build your own.I have 3 U S strats ,My build is my favorite .
Excellent. That sounds like quite the build.
Should get some pickups with a camo cover on, would look banging
Yeah that would be cool
Glad you like it Brad, you are after all building it for yourself.
For those who don't care for the color or wood selection, I'm sure they could contact Precision Guitars, purchase a kit and build one themselves.
Haha that is an excellent point.
Whole-heartedly agree. It’s his own guitar, who cares if a random viewer doesn’t like it
@@ramsilva 👍 Hey there Ramiro.
Yes indeed, guitar choice/preference is about as personal as it gets.
@@hkguitar1984 im a simple man. I see an HK Guitar comment, I upvote
@@ramsilva You are too kind Sir.
😉
Really nice...👍
Thank you
Guitarist of 20 years with an appreciation for beautiful instruments. Dude - that colour is literally puke!
Thanks for stating your qualifications first so that everyone knows you’re entitled to have an opinion.
I was not expecting this, but I think I liked the color before the amber a bit better. The end result looks good but, comparing the thumbnails from parts 3&4, the blue-green is a guitar I would choose to buy, if my guitar playing was any good.
That makes sense. The amber provides a very unusual effect in this case.
Surprised by negative comments on wood selection????????? This guitar is coming along top notch looking forward to the next installment
Thank you David. There’s nothing out there that people can’t be negative about haha.
I’m a big fan of the gloss front with satin back. Side note, the lighting is looking really good in the studio now.
Thank you Jim
I'd be verrry happy if PGK sent me a Les Paul kit with these woods and grains and I would also finish it to show them off in a natural looking way as you have. The dark figuring in the limbe on the back (is that spalting?) looks great to me and I'm glad you didn't add any color other than the slight tint in your top coats. Looking forward to seeing this guitar rigged out and ready to play.
Cheers Mark. It’s black limba, which often has that sort of figuring in it.
@@BradAngove I was ignorant about black limba so thanks for the information and rapid reply Brad. I think it's beautiful, kinda looks like spalted maple. Just had a weird thought about the backs of guitars. We look at the fronts all the time. So much work goes into making the back look good but then we hardly ever look at that again. We usually just grab it and play. Somebody could scribble with a Sharpie on the back of one of my guitars and I admit I might not notice it for a while. Gonna make a point to look at and appreciate the back more often. Cheers and keep warm!
Tough to keep warm here today haha. “Feels like -46 degrees”
@@BradAngove Yeah we're about to get frigid here too in Dallas/Fort Worth but nothing like Canada. Hang in there man. Thanks again!
Cheers Mark. Good luck with the weather down there.
Damn nice bread I hope mine turns out that good I went ahead and put it under primary today except mahogany finish and I'm going with the cherry red that a lot of the Gibson SGS have on them but I wanted to get some primer on it because it's two wood blocks instead of just the one and they're totally different and wood grain and color and everything but it's under primer and I'm hoping to have one or two nice days to get her painted and then get it ready for clear. I have to send you some pictures when I get it done. And then I have one exactly like what you're doing I mean exactly and I won't do it next after the SG and I'll let you know how she turns out. But good job everybody. Cheers
Cheers George. I hope yours goes well.
@@BradAngove of course it will Brad I've been watching a very good teacher thanks to you I have 100% faith that I could do it. Cheers my good friend
you shoud done the whole guitar in black limba with the color it would’ve looked killer
Colour is great, not only because it does look good, but because it is different.
Thanks Kyle
I'm sorry Brad I'm going to steal this guitar... hahaha I love it. Gold hardware Seymour Duncan jb bridge 57 neck. Cts pots locking tuners.... sorry just my tastes.. but that amber makes that limba pop. Tell the hates to KMA. Fantastic.
Thanks David; I’m glad you like it.
OK. I was not expecting the green. Not that it looks bad. I just really liked the blue. But that's just me. 4 of my personal guitars are blue. I know you mentioned amber laquer. I guess it never dawned on me yellow and blue make green. To me, it has kind of an aged lacquer look with the amber. I hope that's what you were going for.
Then the back. I love it. Black limba is a cool wood. However, I am a huge fan of seeing wood grains.i like them all, burls, flamed, quilted, or just regular wood with character.
Thanks Jeff. I was going for an aged green like I got here. What I didn’t expect was the look I got when sanding back the amber a bit. Which, as you can see, has resulted in slightly uneven coverage that has part of the more bluish green underneath coming through more. That was a happy accident, and once I saw it I decided to keep it that way.
But Brad!! I don't want this series to end.😢😢😢 That finish looks very nice. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thanks Brian. I hope you’ll enjoy the next series too though. #ggbo
@@BradAngove I'm certain I will.
Brad, I was a skeptic but am LOVING this guitar.. (PS: I think BigD was watching this and just put out a vid on figured maple comparisons of black sand back vs no black.. have a look).. any way.. LOVE the Black Limba.. after all Korina was some of the most high profile guitars Gibson ever had.. and the aging over top of the stain works.. it reminds me of an oxidized piece of metal.. perhaps that green color on copper..a real Patina look.. really looking great.. if this is what you had in your mind.. you nailed it.. that Precision kit is looking awesome.. looking forward to your hardware choices..
Thanks BJ. I saw Derek’s Instagram post on that. I do like the black accenting in some contexts, but usually I use other colors as accents if I want that effect. Just a matter of preference really.
@@BradAngove what you were going for here really works ..black would have totally changed the look
Who knows if it would have been for better or worse. I’m curious. Maybe next time haha.
@@BradAngove Brad, TOTAL TYPO ABOVE.. I AM LOVING HTIS LOOK.. I will edit if i can brother.. great job.. !! I like the chances you take..
Haha thanks BJ. That clears thing up for me. It did seem like a very complimentary message in light of you not loving it.
I'm eyeing the Precision Gibson Explorer kit and curious what you think of doing the back/neck (if I'm wanting to just do a natrual satin finish) with Otey's oil/butter? I ask because I finished my walnut office desk with this and it feels perfect but wondering how it would do on something like the neck getting handled ALL the time? Otey's seem to indicate it cures really well but I saw the jars on the shelf behind you so I thought I'd ask.
Edit: I just finished the video LOL and I think the question still remains if none of the other finishing work you did on the guitar was done. Like just sanding and that's it.
I’d definitely recommend Odies for the back and neck. It leaves a fast, great feeling neck.
Haha yeah it’s got an unusual vibe to it. Especially because the amber sand back has a certain unevenness to it that I briefly considered fixing and then realized I loved.
Have to totally finished this ?
Did all the pre drilled holes line up perfectly for the hardware... bridge , tuners, pickups ect ?
I haven’t quite finished it yet. Still need to install the hardware, but I am waiting for my wiring harness to come in.
Hi Brad, I'm in preparation to finish a telecaster body in pine wood, my question : Do I have to apply grain filler ? I bought the Oxford kit finishing kit butterscotchBlonde semi transparent. Someone tells me to use danish oil before finishing. What is the best way to finish my project. Thanks for your reply
You don’t necessarily need to grain fill, but it will help get it smooth faster. I certainly wouldn’t oil it before applying the blonde lacquer.
@@BradAngove Thanks Brad, I appreciate your help.
Ok that's nice and swampy. It's a guitalligator
Haha yeah, pretty much
Hi Brad, how long did you leave the nitro before knocking back .
For re-coating? One day.
If you mean for polishing I gave it 3-4 weeks.
Hi Brad.
It's me one more time. I'm finished to apply 4 colors coats to have a semi-transparent color. My question is: is it necessary to sand before to apply the clear coats. If yes: wet or dry sanding and which sand paper grit can I use. I would like to use the 500 grit by abralon. What do you thing about my request. Thanks for your help. You do a very good job. You are my prefered guitar maker
500 grit abralon is a bit too rough for just before clear coat. 800 would be better. What kind of paint are you using?
@@BradAngove Oxford nitrocellulose from solo music gear. I bought the kit butterscotch-blonde.
Technically you probably don’t have to sand then, but I would do a light scuff with 800 grit if it were me.
Where is your eye protection, mister? (Great looking guitar, BTW.....)
I’ve essentially never worn eye protection when working with lacquer, but it’s probably a good idea. The pull paint booth there helps.
why they dont like that wood ??
From blue-green jade color to wierd poopy green.
Brad, great job with the video. Not being a Debbie Downer,however.....How did you go from a really beautiful emerald finish to a top that looks like a dog peed on top of it? Did we the viewers miss something? Did you have a eureka moment off screen and decide to make it painful for your viewers???? That's a lot of money for a kit guitar to create a "hard to look at" finish....
Consider watching the rest of the series if you would, and then letting me know your thoughts on the “hard to look at” finish. I appreciate your input.
Last time I seen a burst like that it was in a diaper
Too many peas?
Too bad the dye is splotched.
It’s not so much the dye as the way that I sanded the amber. If you look closely I removed some parts of the amber more than others, so the green is stronger in those areas. I didn’t do it deliberately, but I’m glad it happened now. Looks way cooler to me than a uniform version.
You need a smaller shirt for sure
I’ll make a note of your suggestion.
First!
Eesh. The amber ruined it.
Like I said; it won’t be to everyone’s taste.
your blue color from the end of part 1 looked way better than this...
I assumed some people would think that.
Black Limba haters ? .......hmmmmm......send them to the pit of misery.
a crime has been committed and the accused’s name is Amber. The crime in question is molesting an expertly crafted dyed figured guitar by defacing it with the patchy ebola amber virus. End result looks like a first time “mistake” guitar that requires full sandbank and refinishing. 😅😅 Your honor i rest my case 🤣🤣
I knew it wouldn’t be to everyone’s liking haha.
@@BradAngove hahaa!! you are so right. glad you did this vid - because no one ever shows anything that is not perceived to be “perfect” (whatever that is). i had no idea amber would not be anything short of amazing no matter what, and i LOVE being proven wrong. U be U man.