Brad, I have a question for you. I have an older solid state Kustom Quad head. The pots on it are super scratchy and I've used some "electronics cleaner" on them to hope that takes care of the issue. I'm going to try it out over the weekend. If that doesn't take care of it, could you please help with this issue. This amp means a lot to me, it belonged to a friend who passed away 15 years ago. I can leave you my Email address?? Just let me know if you see this and respond.
The coupon thing is hilarious. They jack a 100 dollar item and allow the coupon by suggesting the retail at 599.00. That's when I realized what they were about with the nutty coupons. Hahaha.
Not knocking the site or Brad for working with the offers to creators. It's just the BS retail massive hiking changes depending on the coupon value. Hahah
Get a Squier and trick it out - new pickups, wires, controls/pots and they really kick @$$.......my Tele has a 4 way switch that kills and I have a few basses that thump. It's so much fun!
@@jazzdrumguy5044 What do you figure the average cost of those upgrades are? I'm tempted to get a squire and trick it out. My old strat has pretty much bit the dust.
I have that neck. Carefull of the finish it chips quite easily or at least mine does. It matters not to me as it's on my partscaster. It is a little fat. Also the skunk stripe started to come out at the head stock end. I did repair it by loosening the truss rod and using super glue to glue it. Haven't had trouble since. After three months have you had any trouble with neck?
My son plays a stock Squire Strat with HSS config. He's got a lot of different guitars (including an US-build Les Paul), but that one is his favourite. Based on that: Definitely go HSS. Today, of course, we started talking about getting a splittable humbucker for it, adding a switch to run it in various modes; also polarity flip switch for the neck singlecoil creating extra versatility. This is fun!
Truth is the most fundamentally important thing any good guitar has is not so much the parts or brand, but the effort into its setup. This project sounds great Brad.
The quality of the materials and the engineering and precision are the most important features for anything. After that, the fundamental assembly should be easy for an experienced person.
@@MrJohnnyDistortion Uhh.... Yeah. Low quality materials on the cheapies make it close to impossible to set one up right. I don't work on them anymore. Too much work to make them playable and people don't want to pay for the "cheap setup" work. A Fender needs some tweaking. These chaepies often need neck angle corrected, new tuners, new nut, fret levelling and on.on and on. No thanks. Been there, done that.
My wife bought me various guitar parts for Christmas from TEMU. I got pickups, toggle switches, strings, etc. 2 out of 4 pickups were dead, the D'addario strings popped the high E when installed (probably factory defect strings), a strap lock fell apart before install, and the toggle I looked at seemed ok but I wouldn't dare solder it to anything. Long story short, you get what you pay for.
Sonia Amazon, Google, apple, Facebook, Instagram, RUclips, etc. Believe me, China is data mining all the same stuff the US is. Everything you do digitally is captured, regardless of where you shop
I've had various things smoke stained from years of club gigs. What always scared me was, if these things are that smoke stained, what do my lungs look like?
It's not all cigarette smoke. White plastic will yellow from moisture skin oils and oxidation... If it is only second hand smoke you experienced , your lungs are probably fine.
I'll second this but add that you don't even need skin oils in the equation. I've gotten computer equipment from climate controlled labs that is yellowed in an almost identical manner. @@williardbillmore5713
Nice job, I would have prefered to hear the guitar through a different amp like that Vibrolux, because the guitar doesn't sound very "strat like" through whatever that thing is...
When it comes to strat style guitars my HSS guitars get played the most with HSH being a close second. Whenever I find myself playing or practicing 90% of the time it’s on one of my two HSS guitars. It’s a very versatile configuration for almost any style of music.
Hi Brad ! The contest between You and Sean is incredible. Glad to see some good competition. Yo u got the locking Straps whereas, Sean doesn't have any Strap Buttons at all. A slight overlook. One thing on your build I notice is the "HUMMING" @timestamp 52:34. Shielding usually stops the humming somewhat. I didn't see a wire ground on the toggle switch like you had going to all the pots that could be causing it. Your build has some nice lows and highs in the range and mids are very cool as well ! BytheBy, Did you ever figure out if the Nut was Bone or Plastic ? Thanks Mate for a very enjoyable Video !
And something Chinese that's ripping off every American taxpayer, plus all the intellectual property ie patents etc that the Chinese totally disregard. Shameful. Brad is a communist lover.
Hey man! More power to you for making this vid. But I was a little disappointed when you pulled out $300 pickups to put in your $100 guitar. I wish you had bought some of the Temu pups. But carry on bro.
The company that made those knobs Floer or something like that. I have used several of their picks and they are amazing for the price. They are really good about give the real specs for the pickups they sell. They offer a good variety too and a lot of vintage wound stuff. Which is not normal these days. Especially for import.
Tip for the tremelo/wigglestick: put a small spring under the bar, it provides enough tension that the bar doesn't swing around and stays where you place it. There are springs made for it but something like the spring from a pen might work.
I take a plastic bag from the store and stuff it in as I screw in the wiggle stick ultimately creating a bushing where the threads mesh. Now it doesn't drop or whatever but most of all to me is there is no play between the threads. .as I wiggle the stick the strings tweak exactly without the play of loose threads. Just kind of thread the bag into the bridge with the bar then rip the remainder of the plastics away. Done
Ptfe,Teflon, none of that works on the treads it will be stiff and then losen up, use the spring that has been designed to solve this problem, there are also small ball bearings, pop the spring in, then one ball bearing then the trem arm, screw it in till you have the tension you like or the right amount of tension so the arm won't wobble in the socket, the ball bearing allows more tension therfore more responsiveness snd less wobble because the threads are under tension causing friction, but the ball bearing adds or more takes away the friction of the top of ghe spring contact to the arms end flat tip enough so the arm will still swing and drop out of the way freely leaves it out of the way and responsive to slight touches. Plus adds more height so you don't have to bend the arm up as much so your not accidentally hitting the volume and tone knobs, a felt washer in-between the knob and pick guard I use on the volume knob to make a stiffer knob, yes I said stiffer knob lol, this is good if youve got clean pots that turn very easily or have just sprayed electrical contact cleaner in on a maintenance check.
Every Strat has one, under a round sticker on the vibrato plate, and it's probably the first thing that gets lost or thrown out by people that complain about their loose fender vibrato arms...
Perfect timing it's a Morphic Resonant small world. I'm building 2 of those one White, one Metallic Purple (No Drill Holes) from Temu (and hardware), Bought Roasted Flamed Maple necks Ebay, the pick guards Alibaba Express. I was dreading all the hand drill shit even got paranoid & wasted money buying drill templates. You made it look so damned easy but also helped me foresee all the other practical build challenges. Thanks for all your help & sharing.
Hey Brad my name is Collin love your show I was going to give you a bit of advice on adding paint to your logo. It's called color filling a lot of people do this to their pistols to have the letters pop. You add the paint on top to what your wanting to fill in then you'll get a credit card or piece of hard plastic with a straight edge and push firmly and pull the card towards you essentially pushing the paint into the areas that are recessed and removing the paint on the other areas that are flat. Very simple and effective way to get an even painted look without it pulling the paint out of the areas that are engraved. Just thought that I would share that knowledge with you. I've learned a lot from watching your program and I am thankful for all that you've shared. I'm glad there's still people out there that speak their mind an are not afraid of what others may think or say. Keep up the great work brother! Catch you on the next video. 🤘
Great build Brad! I have had my eye on those $60 made in china necks I've been seeing on eBay, and this gives me some optimism. I want to build a 25.5" scale length 4 string bass for my daughter to learn on. I saw one made from Wenge that I really am intrigued by too...
I bought one. I am making a Van Halen strat for fun. I don't care about it at all. I am just using all the parts I have gotten over the years. The China neck is OK IF you are ready to do a fret levelling, sand the neck (it IS a baseball bat) and refinish it. I chucked the nut to install a Floyd Rose. The nut fell apart in my hands. It is a complete POS but works for the guitar I intend to build. In the end, it IS a piece of maple shaped like a strat neck. The rest is up to you to make it good.
Hey Brad..got a question i need Technical answer to..or just your two cents worth...is there a Quality low cost amp kit that replicates the old Plexi sound..heres my take on the Minute sound qualities for each Manufacturer..want Bright sounds...Get a Fender..want crunch..go with Orange or Vox..want High Gain,,,its Marshall..with that said..Please correct me if im wrong.ive looked at several makers such as Bugera..ive heard their tube qualty is questionable..is an Infinum55 worth the risk of having to replace tubes in a year?
That did get a pretty legit sound for the money. I mean the efforts certainly can’t be done by everyone. But you’ve proven that with said effort and ability. A great guitar can be achieved for a fraction of the price. Keep up the great work Brad. 🤩.
''Un son assez légitime'' 😂 Dont bé angry dude . Best french guitaristes rencently testéd correctly temu pickup AT 8€ thé less expensive. Résultat : it IS thé same level than Seymour Duncan exactement
the fret board & the head stock picks up a lot of glare ;it's so shiny kinda distracting , over all not sure I like the sound of it, but over all what do I know? I am an idiot.. but it does look good.
After seeing your last video I decided to try out TEMU. They do have some good stuff. I picked up a few holders for my phone for making videos. They seem to be working just fine.
9:30 It's mostly UV rays. To do it chemically you need more aggressive compounds like chlorine gas. Tobacco smoke only leaves residues that look brown. But they don't change the polymer chemically. And if they do they only do it very lightly.
It may not be a "plywood" body in the traditional sense, but you bet your butt it's plywood in the direction of the grain. I've personally seen a 15 piece Strat body come out of China. Seems like it wouldn't be worth doing all that extra work.
wow Brad, you did an amazing job! I love the look of the guitar, and I think it sounds amazing! The way you wired it, especially with the blend control made it truly unique, and nothing like you will find on a standard Fender. Sounds phenomenal and extremely versatile!
Every app wants access to your device. Including RUclips. The difference is that RUclips uses AI to generate ads that they think you will like. Facebook as well. Temu not so much. 🤷 I'd stop spewing that false propaganda if I were you.
Just a heads up for the engraving.... since it has a finish, you can actually go do a much lighter engrave and it will look white basically. Plus if you mess up, it's easy to sand back. Only caveat is you wouldn't be able to respray it. Food for thought if anything
I've got a Mexican Strat from 2001 I bought when I was in high school with white pickguard and pickup covers, never been around smokers much, mostly indirect sunlight exposure. The pickguard has yellowed to a sort of light cream colour, while the pick up covers are still a pretty bight white. It makes me think that the plastics are of a different formulation if they'll resist UV differently. However, the darker yellow (sort of bordering on a light orange) is really making me think nicotine, especially if you can scrape the colour off easily. But it might just be different plastic formulations used over the years that accounts for different reactions to UV light ... and probably some exposure to smoke.
I just finished watching your video and Sean's - I think yours takes the competition, hands-down, on electronics and overall tone. Being honest I like his aesthetics just a touch more, less "busy," but tone is the heart of the instrument and yours takes the crown there in my personal opinion. Second trophy for personalization and creativity also goes to you Brad, thank you for sharing this video! (I also give you the certificate for demo, fantastic playing showcase!) (BTW i'm surprised you guys didn't replace the nut with a ceramic or bone nut from Temu and shape your own from a blank)
Awesome video. Got a bunch of parts for really cheap, even compared to Amazon (where I usually get most of my parts). Any chance you can share the wiring schematics you used? Thanks!
Is there a better? They’re both amazing! You and Sean built amazing guitars? It’s a cop out answer, but it’s the truth! They both sounds amazing. It would be super cool if you guys swapped guitars and reacted to each other’s builds!
Beautiful wiring job. I can really appreciate the cleanliness and attention to detail. I really enjoy building partscasters. If you know what you are doing, and you focus on the details, you can make something that is either on-par or surpassed any production line offering. The problem is when you go to sell a partscaster, it's hard to get what you have in it. It can be an expensive rabbit hole. Nice build!
Hi Brad, tip on the trem arm setting. Use a spring from the intonation setup, put it at the bottom of the trem hole and the arm will bite better when screw down.
@@maxmustardman298 I've had the thread go on these units, (you know you e (you know you turn the screw but the thread's gone inside the unit, no longer moves forward/back turn the screw but the thread's gone inside the unit so it no longer moves forward/back) so assume that's what happened. If he fits a replacement (order, or from the parts bin) it should have the spring in it // possibly? You need a 'flat washer' on top of the spring for base of trem to contact (ensure uniform compression). Howere as pointed out above, there are probably better suited/stiffer springs out there, maybe even made for the job.
you replace the part with the busted thread. If the threads gone, as can happen if you screw in the intonnation screw with full string tension on - you replace the individual intonation part. There's six of them, one for each string. The thread goes they're about as much use as a fly swat in the artic.
I've been hyper fixating on guitar building over the past few months and strats are so easy to customize and there are so many customization options that paying a premium for the fender name is both boring and expensive when I could be spending that money on my own creation. Sweet video!!! I'm inspired to try temu now for the same purpose
I would be proud to gig that Strat as a number 1 any night of the week. Excellent (and meticulous!) work Brad! I just might make a guitar from a guitar kit now!
Honestly, I like them both. Sean's neck is defiantly nicer, and it sounds crisper when fretted but the tone blend on Brad's is amazing. I would like to see a combo of the two. I'm afraid my vote would be a draw. I would like to own both because of their differences.
Wow what a fun video to watch. I'm working a strat re-wire myself, and would love to do the neck / bridge blend like you did on this guitar. Is there a separate video for that or a wiring diagram?
Hey Brad, what a fun project build! Wondering if a P90 in the bridge could make for interesting tones in that Strat? Only ever heard a Tele with P90's, but never a Strat. Cool video as always man, thanks for sharing. Cheers
Exactly! An overwound single coil that fits into a humbucker routing. Thought it may give some interesting variation, but Brad has absolutely nailed it with his set up. Very Blackmore-like vintage tones when he used the blending pot I thought? Cheers @@watcher_1960
Dude, people shredding without a pic is so weird. The first time I saw it, it really freaked me out. I was like, "this dude is some kind of prodigy." But since I have noticed lots of people doing it. Including the other player in my band. It's all Mandela effect! The pick-shredding and the intonation screws stripping that I mentioned in my other comment. But obviously, you're nailing it with these videos. When I comment multiple times on a video, you're nailing it! Thank you for the video.
That's a nice build and definitely a nice strat tone flavor. Not exactly the tone flavor I have in mind for a strat. I am gradually modding an Ibanez AZ47P1QM to be my general purpose shredder super strat. I have been dealing with some issues because of where Ibanez cheapened out on it, which I just about have sorted out. I am now starting to think about the pickups I want in it. It has some generally nice pickups in it, but they are just a little too dark and sterile for me. It is an HSH config. My tonal goals are to have coils splits on the humbuckers. I am wanting more of a Gibsony LP sound when in full humbucker mode, but when they are split, to have more of a throaty strat sound (think John Mayerish). My next mod will probably be to have the neck profile sanded down to more match the profile of an Ibanez wizard II neck, which I have on another guitar, and that neck profile is the most comfortable for my fat wide fingers.... so I think it is the best neck they ever did. I also want to find an adjustable spring mod for the 2 point trem that will allow to tune from E to Eb and readjust on the fly without much issue. I may have something for that. Once I do that, it will be set... and it will be my general purpose playing guitar. Cheers, Tim
@@TheGuitologist Thanks man. Based on suggestions from some other local musicians, I think I will check out Lindy Fralin, and they are based here in RVa too. I am an original gen x geek who had an Apple II+ at about 10 yrs old. I also fooled around with electronics a little while growing up. My grand dad had one of the 200 n 1 electronics kits you could get from Radio Shack back in the day, so I used to fool around with that when we visited when I was young. Normally, I wouldn't watch content like yours, but over the years, I have come to appreciate such things and find it fascinating, better then most garage pedaled to us as entertainment. I hope you keep the SPF because I think you talk about the stories behind the stories we don't hear on the news. Cheers, Tim PS - I look forward to your next videos.
Well, I like the HSS setup. You still get that Strat sound. That iconic Gilmour, Hendrix, SVR sound on the 4th and 5th positions but a little more meat from the bridge end. So, you do you but you asked.
Looks damn good Brad, hell of a job man. Love the etched logo on the headstock....whitewash stain would have worked well too, but you got it man. Looks great!
I was in agreement with you in the beginning about the tortoise shell pick guard but I really like how it turned out. I think the neck looks really good and I like the color of the fret markers. It also sounds amazing, but I figured it would with the choices of pickups you had along with your knowledge about which ones would work together.
watching you noodle away is extremely therapeutic. you have a superbly clean playing style, fast and articulate. A real treat haha. Its a killer guitar too man. I recently acquired a real oddity in a trade, its an Yngwie malmsteen strat, however it is not a real one... but it is not like any of the chinese knockoffs or fakes id call it more of a 90% replica. Its super smooth to play, all the details are correct, brass nut, 1 string tree, the pickups are surprisingly decent, the headstock has the correct shape and all the writing and logos are where they should be, following the correct spacings and curvature, even the scalloping is done extremely well (but not quite as deep as the real deal). It feels and plays great. The previous owner claimed it was built by a luthier for him (the owner is currently attending a music college and this guitar was kept at a high standard for that) its got genuine fender tuners and a genuine tremolo. The thing stays in near pitch perfect tuning and the intonation is perfect. I feel its a worthy jumping off point for a modding platform but im really struggling with the idea of changing anything as it literally feels perfect but it just doesn't QUITE get hot enough for my liking. Unfortunately ive been ruined a bit by Metal, particularly 80's stuff. Im going to replace the bridge with a seymour duncan hotrail which should just about get me there. Ive got a few spare parts laying around, and with this current bridge pickup and a dimarzio true velvet for the middle and an SD hotrail for the neck, this video has inspired me to create something for myself, by myself. I love the look of partscasters and yours looks incredible. It goes to show that things dont have to cost thousands or have fancy branding to be solidly built, smooth sounding and reliable instruments.
I love seeing yours and Sean's videos you two make me laugh and smile. You both are going to make me better at building a guitar. BTW I'm looking for 2 gibson t-top pickups even if they need repairs. See you in the live streams. Peace out.
I think that single coil is a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder. I almost bought one 4 or 5 years ago and I remember it having those fat pole pieces. I could be wrong though, I'm not sure if there's others that have those fat poles.
@@danxthexman82how is this taking anything to far 🙄.. what do y’all want from a person . The best I can tell , Brad has been screwed over left and right with this channel .. somebody throws the guy a bone and people complain . Like wtf
Look around your house. Maybe you don’t realize how much cheap (usually heavily up-charged) Chinese stuff you have. A lot of that stuff is very good quality or decent for the money. People need to stop whining about stuff from China from their Chinese phones and computers, lol. Nothing brads is showing here looks bad at all. Btw, most of the brand name guitar parts we buy were designed in the USA, and made in China or Indonesia. Also, what about Fender and other major brand guitars made in the USA/California using parts from China and elsewhere in the world?! Do your homework! Brad is showing affordable stuff, much of which is really no different than what we buy from major brands. Some may even be made in the every same factories as unbranded OEM parts, while other stuff on Temu is the very same branded stuff for less.
@@MashaT22 lol the “do your homework lady” thinking we don’t know where shit was made. Relax lady. I will say I have seen Braaaaad SHIT, on lots of other creators and criticize “cheap Chinese crap” on this very channel! Like I said, we all doin what we gota, don’t get your panties in a rut about the comment section Ma.
I built a pedal for the Nine one six guy, Good dude, i don't think he plays but has a great tech background in the auto world. Awesome you giving him some plugs! I did the guts of the pedal ( i use to be the only place to get original 70's MXR boards, must have restored a million dyna comps)he did an amazing paint job. Its like a Pedal and guitar owned by the Joker...I think its on his site! Been doing repairs and builds for 20 years, you have great instincts!. I have a Hybrid (2 types of magnets alinco and ceramic) single coil bridge Pup that he made (sounds great) me and a Mjolnir humbucker I have not put in anything yet.
@@TheGuitologist Watch it Brad! There is a fine line between aesthetic and ass-thetic! LOL You know I'm sure Tyson would say it's good ass-thetically so it's probably a light lisp between the two as well. 🤣
i've been 'knitting' a number of magged and piezod beasts ,,, even used conduit for neck/body and a pie tin back... was surfing amazon for pots when i found what they called an ssh strat style face plate.... but it had what looked like 3 humbuckers with a toggle switch added for each plus the usual 5way selector switch, 3 pots and jack; all assembled -$25 w/tax. when i examined it... it may replace my starcaster (an ssh) but i planned it as parts to share until i traced out those little switches. my curiosity led me want to trial that plate soi went after a neck and bridge. but found a complete diy kit w/sss ; same shape as your temu body. even the holes and all. it's unpainted basswood; maple neck; rosewood fretboard; everything in the box but paint and a screwdriver. -$75 and i still got a spare sss faceplate left over. it plays much like the starcaster but warmer and moody but those 3 little switches kick it into 'higher dementia(n)s'. the spst switches maybe cut or include 1/2 of each pickup (maybe) or series/parallel??... i may have noted the wiring but forgot to ohm the pickups and now it plays so it stays. try that humbucker; and maybe look into 'messing' between the coils. a dpdt switch can reverse polarity on 1/2 the humbucker. that can add interest when combined with another single pickup, they say...in a book i got.
So I just did a build of a strat and the one thing I’m having issues with is the neck is slightly too close to the bridge (hence intonation is off). I suspect the solution is to add a bit of a back angle to the pocket so the neck angles back a bit. Any tips on how to do this accurately ? I don’t have a router or anything just a good set of chisels. Maybe sanding the butt of the neck is a better solution ?? Thoughts. I’m new to this so any tips/trick/gotchas would be helpful. Currently I have business cards stuffed in there to see what is going on but this raises the fretboard height and I’d like to drop it back down.
The yellowing due to Bromine, that was used in the 70s and 80s . It is accelerated by exposure to UV (lots of Sunlight) . There are vid about using peroxide to bleach out the bromine.
The visual and sound of your built guitar is really dope. I usually don’t like a HB in a strats bridge but this reminds me of some of the sweet Fender Jaguar tones with of that coil taping roller on the tone knob. Out of phase is so very signature of 3 singles. I love the gear aspect but the music the most. You’re a sick player man! As a video went on, your guitar spoke in tongues like a maniac. 😮 cheers Brother
What is up with this Temu thing? I have never heard of them until a few months ago and now I see that word everywhere! Looks like someone trying to take a bite out of Amazon! I never seen a brand just explode and be everywhere out of the blue. Very odd
@@TheGuitologistJeff Bezos is so diversified, I doubt he's losing sleep over Temu as much as he is that postwall hag with fake boobs raking him over the coals in divorce court
I like the creamed out vintage look all the way on yours.. but I liked his neck.. but I liked your logo.. dang. Preferred his trem bridge. The tuner wheels. and the blend knob was rad. But it really comes down to strap locks. All said that little detail put yours over the top for me. It is a cheap + though. LOL That Gibson style bridge PU really did it for me! You get my vote brad! Guitologist Custom +1✅ Someone else mentioned in comments you should trade each other guitars and play and rate each others work. I second that!👍🤘✌
I bought a Chinese big head strat roasted maple neck to put on a tele deluxe, neck was perfectly done and was less than $60 , insane for a real roasted maple neck
I have the Steinberger tuners on one of my strats, with the round tuning knob on the back of the headstock. They work awesome, probably not as ergonomic as the ones you have on yours though.
Prob 80% of what we already buy is from China. If I have any choice, I am not going to push anymore money that way. Tuners…to each his own. But, if someone spends that much time twisting tuners…that it inflames any condition you have…you need figure out what else is wrong. Twisting tuners for a few seconds jacks you up, put pumping out some tasty licks for an hour is not an issue. And if some chick sees those tuners…she is probably gonna think you can’t flick the bean for her, if needed.
I need some Ibanez S series trem saddle screws for a build I did Any hints ? They blow away any 2 point bridge i have ever used . That Build is SCHWEEEET And that Laser Etcher
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Ngl, no respect for promoting this chinese crap. Thought you were above this.
hmm, not as simple as that ... ;) rather 30 euros of reduction, when ordering the body and the neck.
Brad, I have a question for you.
I have an older solid state Kustom Quad head.
The pots on it are super scratchy and I've used some "electronics cleaner" on them to hope that takes care of the issue.
I'm going to try it out over the weekend.
If that doesn't take care of it, could you please help with this issue.
This amp means a lot to me, it belonged to a friend who passed away 15 years ago.
I can leave you my Email address??
Just let me know if you see this and respond.
You Tube unsubbed me Yet Again BRAD WTF is their major malfunction ?!
@@ericwilliams538 Hi Eric! I have several SS Kustom tuck n’ rolls. The best SS amps I’ve ever owned! Hope Brad can help you out!
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Your TemuCaster vs my FleaMarketCaster.. let's go !! 🔥
The coupon thing is hilarious. They jack a 100 dollar item and allow the coupon by suggesting the retail at 599.00. That's when I realized what they were about with the nutty coupons. Hahaha.
Not knocking the site or Brad for working with the offers to creators. It's just the BS retail massive hiking changes depending on the coupon value. Hahah
it's a chinese app, no good.
@@gregorypalamara6723 it is indeed. It's like a flea market online of China products. Lol
@@gregorypalamara6723 yep, and watching every bit of data of on your phone.
@@robertclarkguitar and here I thought fake sale prices were quite illegal.
The mystery single coil pickup is a GFS alnico Fatbody. I have those in my tele and they're awesome! 10k I believe.
This is exactly what I am into right now, building good guitars on a budget and I am also doing refins too. Those tuners are rad.
My daughters are budding artists. My niece too. I thought about commissioning some art on bodies.
Get a Squier and trick it out - new pickups, wires, controls/pots and they really kick @$$.......my Tele has a 4 way switch that kills and I have a few basses that thump. It's so much fun!
@@jazzdrumguy5044 What do you figure the average cost of those upgrades are? I'm tempted to get a squire and trick it out. My old strat has pretty much bit the dust.
I will just stick to my Squier affinity ..but would be fun to build like this.. .but not that Temu app
..from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
@@TheGuitologistrad idea
Could you please tell us about your Laser device. The name and price and where you bought it...thank you
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I have that neck. Carefull of the finish it chips quite easily or at least mine does. It matters not to me as it's on my partscaster. It is a little fat. Also the skunk stripe started to come out at the head stock end. I did repair it by loosening the truss rod and using super glue to glue it. Haven't had trouble since. After three months have you had any trouble with neck?
I have developed a tiny finish crack at the top of the skunk stripe and Sean said he got the same neck with skunk stripe popping out.
8:05 looks like a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound but I don’t think they have plastic coated wires. Can’t remember.
8:22 in the video that pickup looks to be a Seymour duncan quarter pounder.
That single coil at 8:05 looks like a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder.
Second that; a Quarter Pounder for Strat.
I concur
@@r3tr0sp3ct3r That sounds even more plausible, especially because I can’t see any Seymour Duncan logo or labels anywhere.
I'm late to the dance but I think it's a quarter pounder also.
Yep
My son plays a stock Squire Strat with HSS config. He's got a lot of different guitars (including an US-build Les Paul), but that one is his favourite. Based on that: Definitely go HSS. Today, of course, we started talking about getting a splittable humbucker for it, adding a switch to run it in various modes; also polarity flip switch for the neck singlecoil creating extra versatility. This is fun!
Truth is the most fundamentally important thing any good guitar has is not so much the parts or brand, but the effort into its setup. This project sounds great Brad.
Yep. Time spent tweaking is priceless.
The quality of the materials and the engineering and precision are the most important features for anything. After that, the fundamental assembly should be easy for an experienced person.
@@MrJohnnyDistortion Uhh.... Yeah. Low quality materials on the cheapies make it close to impossible to set one up right. I don't work on them anymore. Too much work to make them playable and people don't want to pay for the "cheap setup" work. A Fender needs some tweaking. These chaepies often need neck angle corrected, new tuners, new nut, fret levelling and on.on and on. No thanks. Been there, done that.
this is 100% correct
Parts are actually pretty important - what really doesn't matter as much and people talk too much about it is wood.
My wife bought me various guitar parts for Christmas from TEMU. I got pickups, toggle switches, strings, etc. 2 out of 4 pickups were dead, the D'addario strings popped the high E when installed (probably factory defect strings), a strap lock fell apart before install, and the toggle I looked at seemed ok but I wouldn't dare solder it to anything. Long story short, you get what you pay for.
So.....Everything went as expected.
Probably counterfeit D'Addario strings .
Oh dang you fell into the trap . Temu is a chinese data trap . good luck Mr Brad
What are the Chinese going to do to him that his local government already hasnt?
@@BockwinkleB LMAO
@@swettyspaghttinot to mention the FBI
@@BockwinkleB you mean did to himself, right? Guy threatened a public school official. Fucked around and then found out.
Sonia Amazon, Google, apple, Facebook, Instagram, RUclips, etc.
Believe me, China is data mining all the same stuff the US is. Everything you do digitally is captured, regardless of where you shop
Does the neck have a truss rod? Never seen one on it during the build.
I've had various things smoke stained from years of club gigs. What always scared me was, if these things are that smoke stained, what do my lungs look like?
It's not all cigarette smoke. White plastic will yellow from moisture skin oils and oxidation...
If it is only second hand smoke you experienced , your lungs are probably fine.
lungs should be self cleaning
they are self-cleaning, thankfully!@@Nicolas.E_The3rd
I'll second this but add that you don't even need skin oils in the equation. I've gotten computer equipment from climate controlled labs that is yellowed in an almost identical manner. @@williardbillmore5713
Thanks!
Thank you!
One of those mystery pickups looks like a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound single coil.
Nice job, I would have prefered to hear the guitar through a different amp like that Vibrolux, because the guitar doesn't sound very "strat like" through whatever that thing is...
When it comes to strat style guitars my HSS guitars get played the most with HSH being a close second. Whenever I find myself playing or practicing 90% of the time it’s on one of my two HSS guitars. It’s a very versatile configuration for almost any style of music.
Especially if you've got coil splits
Hi Brad ! The contest between You and Sean is incredible. Glad to see some good competition. Yo u got the locking Straps whereas, Sean doesn't have any Strap Buttons at all. A slight overlook. One thing on your build I notice is the "HUMMING" @timestamp 52:34. Shielding usually stops the humming somewhat. I didn't see a wire ground on the toggle switch like you had going to all the pots that could be causing it. Your build has some nice lows and highs in the range and mids are very cool as well ! BytheBy, Did you ever figure out if the Nut was Bone or Plastic ? Thanks Mate for a very enjoyable Video !
Link to that laser??????
The guitar sounds awsome so what was the total cost and what company did you use from temu
the body is already discontinued
''Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue'' - nice!
And something Chinese that's ripping off every American taxpayer, plus all the intellectual property ie patents etc that the Chinese totally disregard. Shameful. Brad is a communist lover.
Hey man! More power to you for making this vid. But I was a little disappointed when you pulled out $300 pickups to put in your $100 guitar. I wish you had bought some of the Temu pups. But carry on bro.
The company that made those knobs Floer or something like that. I have used several of their picks and they are amazing for the price. They are really good about give the real specs for the pickups they sell. They offer a good variety too and a lot of vintage wound stuff. Which is not normal these days. Especially for import.
I hope you notice this, I've been searching for so long about the knobs you swap from your tuning pegs! Where did you get it? Thankyou!!
Tip for the tremelo/wigglestick: put a small spring under the bar, it provides enough tension that the bar doesn't swing around and stays where you place it. There are springs made for it but something like the spring from a pen might work.
Or teflon tape on the threads
I take a plastic bag from the store and stuff it in as I screw in the wiggle stick ultimately creating a bushing where the threads mesh. Now it doesn't drop or whatever but most of all to me is there is no play between the threads. .as I wiggle the stick the strings tweak exactly without the play of loose threads. Just kind of thread the bag into the bridge with the bar then rip the remainder of the plastics away. Done
Ptfe,Teflon, none of that works on the treads it will be stiff and then losen up, use the spring that has been designed to solve this problem, there are also small ball bearings, pop the spring in, then one ball bearing then the trem arm, screw it in till you have the tension you like or the right amount of tension so the arm won't wobble in the socket, the ball bearing allows more tension therfore more responsiveness snd less wobble because the threads are under tension causing friction, but the ball bearing adds or more takes away the friction of the top of ghe spring contact to the arms end flat tip enough so the arm will still swing and drop out of the way freely leaves it out of the way and responsive to slight touches. Plus adds more height so you don't have to bend the arm up as much so your not accidentally hitting the volume and tone knobs, a felt washer in-between the knob and pick guard I use on the volume knob to make a stiffer knob, yes I said stiffer knob lol, this is good if youve got clean pots that turn very easily or have just sprayed electrical contact cleaner in on a maintenance check.
Every Strat has one, under a round sticker on the vibrato plate, and it's probably the first thing that gets lost or thrown out by people that complain about their loose fender vibrato arms...
I remove mine because mostly I find they’re a PITA.
lol, dremel comes out for the neck pocket... then the hammer comes out for the tuners...game over.
1 Vote for Brad. Well done. Love the T-Top and the blend. I am surprised on how nice the switch is and the tuner buttons are a great idea.
Very nice, how about a 100 percent Temu guitar build? Also if they have amps you should get one and do a tear down to see how good they are
Perfect timing it's a Morphic Resonant small world. I'm building 2 of those one White, one Metallic Purple (No Drill Holes) from Temu (and hardware), Bought Roasted Flamed Maple necks Ebay, the pick guards Alibaba Express. I was dreading all the hand drill shit even got paranoid & wasted money buying drill templates. You made it look so damned easy but also helped me foresee all the other practical build challenges. Thanks for all your help & sharing.
Hey Brad my name is Collin love your show I was going to give you a bit of advice on adding paint to your logo. It's called color filling a lot of people do this to their pistols to have the letters pop. You add the paint on top to what your wanting to fill in then you'll get a credit card or piece of hard plastic with a straight edge and push firmly and pull the card towards you essentially pushing the paint into the areas that are recessed and removing the paint on the other areas that are flat. Very simple and effective way to get an even painted look without it pulling the paint out of the areas that are engraved. Just thought that I would share that knowledge with you. I've learned a lot from watching your program and I am thankful for all that you've shared. I'm glad there's still people out there that speak their mind an are not afraid of what others may think or say. Keep up the great work brother! Catch you on the next video. 🤘
Great build Brad! I have had my eye on those $60 made in china necks I've been seeing on eBay, and this gives me some optimism. I want to build a 25.5" scale length 4 string bass for my daughter to learn on. I saw one made from Wenge that I really am intrigued by too...
I bought one. I am making a Van Halen strat for fun. I don't care about it at all. I am just using all the parts I have gotten over the years. The China neck is OK IF you are ready to do a fret levelling, sand the neck (it IS a baseball bat) and refinish it. I chucked the nut to install a Floyd Rose. The nut fell apart in my hands. It is a complete POS but works for the guitar I intend to build. In the end, it IS a piece of maple shaped like a strat neck. The rest is up to you to make it good.
Hey Brad..got a question i need Technical answer to..or just your two cents worth...is there a Quality low cost amp kit that replicates the old Plexi sound..heres my take on the Minute sound qualities for each Manufacturer..want Bright sounds...Get a Fender..want crunch..go with Orange or Vox..want High Gain,,,its Marshall..with that said..Please correct me if im wrong.ive looked at several makers such as Bugera..ive heard their tube qualty is questionable..is an Infinum55 worth the risk of having to replace tubes in a year?
That did get a pretty legit sound for the money. I mean the efforts certainly can’t be done by everyone. But you’ve proven that with said effort and ability. A great guitar can be achieved for a fraction of the price.
Keep up the great work Brad.
🤩.
Right on!
''Un son assez légitime'' 😂
Dont bé angry dude .
Best french guitaristes rencently testéd correctly temu pickup AT 8€ thé less expensive. Résultat : it IS thé same level than Seymour Duncan exactement
the fret board & the head stock picks up a lot of glare ;it's so shiny kinda distracting , over all not sure I like the sound of it, but over all what do I know? I am an idiot.. but it does look good.
i miss the old days. but im glad youre still around.
After seeing your last video I decided to try out TEMU. They do have some good stuff. I picked up a few holders for my phone for making videos. They seem to be working just fine.
You ordered from Temu and DIDN'T get scammed??? Wow! There's a first for everything!
I have purchased from Temu like 6 times and was never ripped off
9:30
It's mostly UV rays. To do it chemically you need more aggressive compounds like chlorine gas. Tobacco smoke only leaves residues that look brown. But they don't change the polymer chemically. And if they do they only do it very lightly.
It may not be a "plywood" body in the traditional sense, but you bet your butt it's plywood in the direction of the grain. I've personally seen a 15 piece Strat body come out of China. Seems like it wouldn't be worth doing all that extra work.
Whatever settings you were using, that guitar came alive at 58:28. Sounds fantastic! Thanks for the post, Brad!
wow Brad, you did an amazing job! I love the look of the guitar, and I think it sounds amazing! The way you wired it, especially with the blend control made it truly unique, and nothing like you will find on a standard Fender. Sounds phenomenal and extremely versatile!
Glad you like it!
Sounds a little like a modern day Robert Johnson, and Cross Roads !
Except the Devil is the Chinese,
" TEMU " !
We need a Guitar build off competition... maybe get a Discovery Channel prime time show,... lol
i put together a jazzmaster 20 years ago, and it became my main gigging guitar... it started life white, and is now almost yellow
Its a carmel apple neck! :D
What model is that Epiphone amp you have under that Hammond? Sweet looking amp. How is it, is it any good?
Only problem with the TEMU app is it spies on every little thing it can.. it wants access to everything on your device.
Every app wants access to your device. Including RUclips. The difference is that RUclips uses AI to generate ads that they think you will like. Facebook as well. Temu not so much. 🤷 I'd stop spewing that false propaganda if I were you.
Just a heads up for the engraving.... since it has a finish, you can actually go do a much lighter engrave and it will look white basically. Plus if you mess up, it's easy to sand back. Only caveat is you wouldn't be able to respray it. Food for thought if anything
The Strat neck for $40! and Strat body for $60! Plus the neck and body are very well made, this is amazing.
I've got a Mexican Strat from 2001 I bought when I was in high school with white pickguard and pickup covers, never been around smokers much, mostly indirect sunlight exposure. The pickguard has yellowed to a sort of light cream colour, while the pick up covers are still a pretty bight white. It makes me think that the plastics are of a different formulation if they'll resist UV differently. However, the darker yellow (sort of bordering on a light orange) is really making me think nicotine, especially if you can scrape the colour off easily. But it might just be different plastic formulations used over the years that accounts for different reactions to UV light ... and probably some exposure to smoke.
He lives in a self-governing onclave, not considered the US. He assembled it in Bradtopia.
I just finished watching your video and Sean's - I think yours takes the competition, hands-down, on electronics and overall tone. Being honest I like his aesthetics just a touch more, less "busy," but tone is the heart of the instrument and yours takes the crown there in my personal opinion. Second trophy for personalization and creativity also goes to you Brad, thank you for sharing this video!
(I also give you the certificate for demo, fantastic playing showcase!)
(BTW i'm surprised you guys didn't replace the nut with a ceramic or bone nut from Temu and shape your own from a blank)
Sounds great, man!
Awesome video. Got a bunch of parts for really cheap, even compared to Amazon (where I usually get most of my parts). Any chance you can share the wiring schematics you used?
Thanks!
Is there a better? They’re both amazing! You and Sean built amazing guitars? It’s a cop out answer, but it’s the truth! They both sounds amazing. It would be super cool if you guys swapped guitars and reacted to each other’s builds!
That's the best answer!
Actually would love to see that happen.
Beautiful wiring job. I can really appreciate the cleanliness and attention to detail. I really enjoy building partscasters. If you know what you are doing, and you focus on the details, you can make something that is either on-par or surpassed any production line offering. The problem is when you go to sell a partscaster, it's hard to get what you have in it. It can be an expensive rabbit hole. Nice build!
Hi Brad, tip on the trem arm setting. Use a spring from the intonation setup, put it at the bottom of the trem hole and the arm will bite better when screw down.
The weak springs do nothing. There are extra strong small springs for the that and they are 10x stronger.
@@JohnDoe-tx6uyYes; I’ve bought Fender branded ones for my Strats; they work.
But then he cant intonate anymore🥺 ok ok Im out
@@maxmustardman298 I've had the thread go on these units, (you know you e (you know you turn the screw but the thread's gone inside the unit, no longer moves forward/back turn the screw but the thread's gone inside the unit so it no longer moves forward/back) so assume that's what happened. If he fits a replacement (order, or from the parts bin) it should have the spring in it // possibly?
You need a 'flat washer' on top of the spring for base of trem to contact (ensure uniform compression). Howere as pointed out above, there are probably better suited/stiffer springs out there, maybe even made for the job.
you replace the part with the busted thread. If the threads gone, as can happen if you screw in the intonnation screw with full string tension on - you replace the individual intonation part. There's six of them, one for each string. The thread goes they're about as much use as a fly swat in the artic.
I'd like to build a Telecaster version of your Stratocaster. Can you recommend a pickup that will give me the most twang for the buck? Great video!
Please start using some pedals in your demos Brad. We need some DELAY! Would love to hear this Strat build with an Exchoplex.
I've been hyper fixating on guitar building over the past few months and strats are so easy to customize and there are so many customization options that paying a premium for the fender name is both boring and expensive when I could be spending that money on my own creation. Sweet video!!! I'm inspired to try temu now for the same purpose
I would be proud to gig that Strat as a number 1 any night of the week. Excellent (and meticulous!) work Brad! I just might make a guitar from a guitar kit now!
Nice work! What's the laser engraver you're using?
Honestly, I like them both. Sean's neck is defiantly nicer, and it sounds crisper when fretted but the tone blend on Brad's is amazing. I would like to see a combo of the two. I'm afraid my vote would be a draw. I would like to own both because of their differences.
I heard that!
There is a way to fix it.
The winner is the one who gives me theirs first! 🥳
WOOT!!!😂
Wow what a fun video to watch. I'm working a strat re-wire myself, and would love to do the neck / bridge blend like you did on this guitar. Is there a separate video for that or a wiring diagram?
Hey Brad, what a fun project build! Wondering if a P90 in the bridge could make for interesting tones in that Strat? Only ever heard a Tele with P90's, but never a Strat. Cool video as always man, thanks for sharing. Cheers
p90 is just a single coil.
Exactly! An overwound single coil that fits into a humbucker routing. Thought it may give some interesting variation, but Brad has absolutely nailed it with his set up. Very Blackmore-like vintage tones when he used the blending pot I thought? Cheers @@watcher_1960
Pretty sure there is an "altered reality" or whatever they are called, strat with P90s
Fender has the noventa series i think its called, theyre p90 fender guitars
Cool, thanks man. Much appreciated! @@benjaminfowler4513
Dude, people shredding without a pic is so weird. The first time I saw it, it really freaked me out. I was like, "this dude is some kind of prodigy." But since I have noticed lots of people doing it. Including the other player in my band. It's all Mandela effect! The pick-shredding and the intonation screws stripping that I mentioned in my other comment. But obviously, you're nailing it with these videos. When I comment multiple times on a video, you're nailing it! Thank you for the video.
"losted mapel neck, that's what they wanted to make..." Hilllllarious! The neck looks like a strangled Peking Duck.
Think i'll stick with my American Strat and Les Paul Custom. Thanks tho.
That's a nice build and definitely a nice strat tone flavor. Not exactly the tone flavor I have in mind for a strat.
I am gradually modding an Ibanez AZ47P1QM to be my general purpose shredder super strat. I have been dealing with some issues because of where Ibanez cheapened out on it, which I just about have sorted out. I am now starting to think about the pickups I want in it. It has some generally nice pickups in it, but they are just a little too dark and sterile for me. It is an HSH config.
My tonal goals are to have coils splits on the humbuckers. I am wanting more of a Gibsony LP sound when in full humbucker mode, but when they are split, to have more of a throaty strat sound (think John Mayerish).
My next mod will probably be to have the neck profile sanded down to more match the profile of an Ibanez wizard II neck, which I have on another guitar, and that neck profile is the most comfortable for my fat wide fingers.... so I think it is the best neck they ever did.
I also want to find an adjustable spring mod for the 2 point trem that will allow to tune from E to Eb and readjust on the fly without much issue. I may have something for that.
Once I do that, it will be set... and it will be my general purpose playing guitar.
Cheers,
Tim
Best of luck.
@@TheGuitologist Thanks man. Based on suggestions from some other local musicians, I think I will check out Lindy Fralin, and they are based here in RVa too.
I am an original gen x geek who had an Apple II+ at about 10 yrs old. I also fooled around with electronics a little while growing up. My grand dad had one of the 200 n 1 electronics kits you could get from Radio Shack back in the day, so I used to fool around with that when we visited when I was young.
Normally, I wouldn't watch content like yours, but over the years, I have come to appreciate such things and find it fascinating, better then most garage pedaled to us as entertainment.
I hope you keep the SPF because I think you talk about the stories behind the stories we don't hear on the news.
Cheers,
Tim
PS - I look forward to your next videos.
How do you intend to make an E-Eb change and keep intonation? That sounds like an awesome deal if you get it figured out!
Well, I like the HSS setup. You still get that Strat sound. That iconic Gilmour, Hendrix, SVR sound on the 4th and 5th positions but a little more meat from the bridge end. So, you do you but you asked.
Looks damn good Brad, hell of a job man. Love the etched logo on the headstock....whitewash stain would have worked well too, but you got it man. Looks great!
Very cool. What is the brand of that LASER Etcher machine? Seem very interesting, I have to buy one.
I was in agreement with you in the beginning about the tortoise shell pick guard but I really like how it turned out. I think the neck looks really good and I like the color of the fret markers. It also sounds amazing, but I figured it would with the choices of pickups you had along with your knowledge about which ones would work together.
Mine looks and sounds way better
18:56 - Genius! I think this will solve problem for people who are using 500k vol pot with humbucker/hotrail in the bridge position.
watching you noodle away is extremely therapeutic. you have a superbly clean playing style, fast and articulate. A real treat haha. Its a killer guitar too man.
I recently acquired a real oddity in a trade, its an Yngwie malmsteen strat, however it is not a real one... but it is not like any of the chinese knockoffs or fakes id call it more of a 90% replica. Its super smooth to play, all the details are correct, brass nut, 1 string tree, the pickups are surprisingly decent, the headstock has the correct shape and all the writing and logos are where they should be, following the correct spacings and curvature, even the scalloping is done extremely well (but not quite as deep as the real deal). It feels and plays great. The previous owner claimed it was built by a luthier for him (the owner is currently attending a music college and this guitar was kept at a high standard for that) its got genuine fender tuners and a genuine tremolo. The thing stays in near pitch perfect tuning and the intonation is perfect. I feel its a worthy jumping off point for a modding platform but im really struggling with the idea of changing anything as it literally feels perfect but it just doesn't QUITE get hot enough for my liking. Unfortunately ive been ruined a bit by Metal, particularly 80's stuff. Im going to replace the bridge with a seymour duncan hotrail which should just about get me there.
Ive got a few spare parts laying around, and with this current bridge pickup and a dimarzio true velvet for the middle and an SD hotrail for the neck, this video has inspired me to create something for myself, by myself. I love the look of partscasters and yours looks incredible. It goes to show that things dont have to cost thousands or have fancy branding to be solidly built, smooth sounding and reliable instruments.
I love seeing yours and Sean's videos you two make me laugh and smile. You both are going to make me better at building a guitar. BTW I'm looking for 2 gibson t-top pickups even if they need repairs. See you in the live streams. Peace out.
I think that single coil is a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder. I almost bought one 4 or 5 years ago and I remember it having those fat pole pieces. I could be wrong though, I'm not sure if there's others that have those fat poles.
Weird seeing Brad promote cheap Chinese crap, but I ain’t holier than thou, we all makin a livin someway. Good work
I get that he is supporting his family, but you can just take that too far
@@danxthexman82how is this taking anything to far 🙄.. what do y’all want from a person . The best I can tell , Brad has been screwed over left and right with this channel .. somebody throws the guy a bone and people complain . Like wtf
Look around your house. Maybe you don’t realize how much cheap (usually heavily up-charged) Chinese stuff you have. A lot of that stuff is very good quality or decent for the money. People need to stop whining about stuff from China from their Chinese phones and computers, lol. Nothing brads is showing here looks bad at all.
Btw, most of the brand name guitar parts we buy were designed in the USA, and made in China or Indonesia. Also, what about Fender and other major brand guitars made in the USA/California using parts from China and elsewhere in the world?!
Do your homework! Brad is showing affordable stuff, much of which is really no different than what we buy from major brands. Some may even be made in the every same factories as unbranded OEM parts, while other stuff on Temu is the very same branded stuff for less.
@@MashaT22 lol the “do your homework lady” thinking we don’t know where shit was made. Relax lady. I will say I have seen Braaaaad SHIT, on lots of other creators and criticize “cheap Chinese crap” on this very channel! Like I said, we all doin what we gota, don’t get your panties in a rut about the comment section Ma.
He also trashed Beato, Phil McKnight, various other YT channels for their practices.
I built a pedal for the Nine one six guy, Good dude, i don't think he plays but has a great tech background in the auto world. Awesome you giving him some plugs! I did the guts of the pedal ( i use to be the only place to get original 70's MXR boards, must have restored a million dyna comps)he did an amazing paint job. Its like a Pedal and guitar owned by the Joker...I think its on his site! Been doing repairs and builds for 20 years, you have great instincts!.
I have a Hybrid (2 types of magnets alinco and ceramic) single coil bridge Pup that he made (sounds great) me and a Mjolnir humbucker I have not put in anything yet.
I'm crazy about those tuners , Brad you won my vote for best build ,, no disrespect to Sean & Cathy but your build is superior..
Damn straight!!
Great job man as usual, big up from France. I'm flubbergasted by the price of those pieces ! I'll have a little trip down this website
The contrast of neck & body is striking and persuades a vintage appearance thats very appealing and adds to the aesthetic..
You hear that, Sean! Mine has an aesthetic!
@@TheGuitologist😅
@@TheGuitologist Watch it Brad!
There is a fine line between aesthetic and ass-thetic! LOL
You know I'm sure Tyson would say it's good ass-thetically so it's probably a light lisp between the two as well. 🤣
Listening to this while I build my own parts caster . A yes it’s going to be better then almost any fender you buy of the rack !
@TheGuitologist The fake roasting looks awful be better with a staines flame or birdseye maple
i've been 'knitting' a number of magged and piezod beasts ,,, even used conduit for neck/body and a pie tin back...
was surfing amazon for pots when i found what they called an ssh strat style face plate.... but it had what looked like 3 humbuckers with a toggle switch added for each plus the usual 5way selector switch, 3 pots and jack; all assembled -$25 w/tax. when i examined it... it may replace my starcaster (an ssh) but i planned it as parts to share until i traced out those little switches.
my curiosity led me want to trial that plate soi went after a neck and bridge. but found a complete diy kit w/sss ; same shape as your temu body. even the holes and all. it's unpainted basswood; maple neck; rosewood fretboard; everything in the box but paint and a screwdriver. -$75 and i still got a spare sss faceplate left over.
it plays much like the starcaster but warmer and moody but those 3 little switches kick it into 'higher dementia(n)s'. the spst switches maybe cut or include 1/2 of each pickup (maybe) or series/parallel??... i may have noted the wiring but forgot to ohm the pickups and now it plays so it stays.
try that humbucker; and maybe look into 'messing' between the coils. a dpdt switch can reverse polarity on 1/2 the humbucker. that can add interest when combined with another single pickup, they say...in a book i got.
Was hoping you wouldn't buy into to this Chinese communist Temu crap but I'm happy for new Guitologist content
I was looking for this comment and I agree, Chameleon. After all the political rants (with which, I agree), this is pretty disappointing.
@@toby2581 so we should all be defeatist cucks, got it
It's funny how people are fine with "American" companies stealing and selling data, but Temu... oh hell nah.
So I just did a build of a strat and the one thing I’m having issues with is the neck is slightly too close to the bridge (hence intonation is off). I suspect the solution is to add a bit of a back angle to the pocket so the neck angles back a bit. Any tips on how to do this accurately ? I don’t have a router or anything just a good set of chisels. Maybe sanding the butt of the neck is a better solution ?? Thoughts. I’m new to this so any tips/trick/gotchas would be helpful. Currently I have business cards stuffed in there to see what is going on but this raises the fretboard height and I’d like to drop it back down.
The Temu-Virus is spreading everywhere...
The yellowing due to Bromine, that was used in the 70s and 80s . It is accelerated by exposure to UV (lots of Sunlight) . There are vid about using peroxide to bleach out the bromine.
The visual and sound of your built guitar is really dope. I usually don’t like a HB in a strats bridge but this reminds me of some of the sweet Fender Jaguar tones with of that coil taping roller on the tone knob. Out of phase is so very signature of 3 singles. I love the gear aspect but the music the most. You’re a sick player man! As a video went on, your guitar spoke in tongues like a maniac.
😮 cheers Brother
I forgot to say that I also got the strap locks and yours turned out better and the pickup configuration I would like to try out
What is up with this Temu thing? I have never heard of them until a few months ago and now I see that word everywhere! Looks like someone trying to take a bite out of Amazon! I never seen a brand just explode and be everywhere out of the blue. Very odd
Marketing. It’s the counter marketing that’s interesting to me to watch.
@@TheGuitologistJeff Bezos is so diversified, I doubt he's losing sleep over Temu as much as he is that postwall hag with fake boobs raking him over the coals in divorce court
I like the creamed out vintage look all the way on yours.. but I liked his neck.. but I liked your logo.. dang.
Preferred his trem bridge.
The tuner wheels. and the blend knob was rad.
But it really comes down to strap locks.
All said that little detail put yours over the top for me.
It is a cheap + though. LOL
That Gibson style bridge PU really did it for me!
You get my vote brad!
Guitologist Custom +1✅
Someone else mentioned in comments you should trade each other guitars and play and rate each others work.
I second that!👍🤘✌
I bought a Chinese big head strat roasted maple neck to put on a tele deluxe, neck was perfectly done and was less than $60 , insane for a real roasted maple neck
I have the Steinberger tuners on one of my strats, with the round tuning knob on the back of the headstock. They work awesome, probably not as ergonomic as the ones you have on yours though.
Prob 80% of what we already buy is from China. If I have any choice, I am not going to push anymore money that way. Tuners…to each his own. But, if someone spends that much time twisting tuners…that it inflames any condition you have…you need figure out what else is wrong. Twisting tuners for a few seconds jacks you up, put pumping out some tasty licks for an hour is not an issue. And if some chick sees those tuners…she is probably gonna think you can’t flick the bean for her, if needed.
+2 for the “flick the bean” comment
@@TheGuitologist I have won. I will now quit the internet. Keep up the vids.
LMAO!!! 🤣
I've never seen those round knob tuners before, where can i find rhem?
I guess it don't matter when bills are do where you get your cash from. I guess.
Slavery is cool if it pays the bills? Interesting take.
I need some Ibanez S series trem saddle screws for a build I did
Any hints ?
They blow away any 2 point bridge i have ever used .
That Build is SCHWEEEET
And that Laser Etcher