I don’t know if you have heard of them before or not, but Crimson Guitar makes excellent kits. You can have it built too whatever specs you would like. They can be pricey depending on the woods you pick. I bought a PRS kit from them and it is impeccable in my opinion. Well worth the money I spent on it; also they are in the UK. I live in Oklahoma, and I have taken to building guitars from scratch, but I wanted a guitar from Crimson Guitar that I ordered a kit from them, and I’m happy I did. Watching you sand that veneer top the way you did I just knew you would sand through it, you did good on that. There is also House of Tone pickups in the UK that I really like, I have two sets of PU’s for the Crimson kit, and for a custom design guitar I am starting soon in memory of my Son. Check them out you might be a lot more happier with what they have to offer. Cheers.
Never knew you played man, let alone we’re so knowledgeable! Good to hear your style too, I am partial to some 2000’s for sure. I guess I’m going to be watching your other videos tonight haha.
Hi Chris, well done from sunny Devon! Question: Would you buy another kit to build a Mark Holcomb-esque model, or just buy an SE? What do you see as the pro's / con's of each? Having owned one I can say they are monstrous guitars - for me the price tag of a Fender Tele Deluxe in Miami Blue makes me wince so I'm giving it a go, but a PRS DGT SE in gold... maybe I'd just buy it...? Keen to know your thoughts.
Hey Giles, thanks very much. Just going straight for Holcomb SE certainly has its attraction, I believe Mark himself uses those SE models when Periphery tours, so they are clearly reliable, quality instruments! For me though, I wouldn't be attempting to build a replica, or try and achieve a similar result on a smaller budget, but more take the recipe of the pickups and that style bridge to try and create something 'inspired by.' The string through aspect on Mark's models may be a little tricky without a drill press, a similar style top loading bridge from a third party is an option I'm considering. Tele deluxe vs the DGT would come down to that massive plate covering most of the body on the Fender, that doesn't do it for me, regardless of how it sounds I'm afraid!
Thank you for posting this honest video you should do more you have a very pleasant manner on screen and you really can play , I can't play guitar but been a chippy for 52 yrs , reason I watched is my GLP style kit arrived a fortnight ago , ordered alternative pickups before it arrived from Axetec { irongear blues engine x 2 } even though I have no idea what is a desirable sound in a pickup { their site has sound demo 's for each pickup and they sounded good to my untrained ear but we will see } Axetec kindly gave me advice too , pots all have very different dc resistances way out just badly made by looking , so also got a jimmy page kit with replacement strings , Im building it as a present for son in law who does play , once again thanks .
Thank you for the kind words, and what a great gift it will make for your son in law! Good luck with your build, I'm sure it'll turn out great. Take your time to enjoy the process.
Yeah, kit pickups have a bad rep, and they usually deserve it. I've got a new kit arriving later today, and I've already ordered some cheap pickups (Guitar Madness railbuckers, less than $30 shipped) that I know will be an improvement. If you can find the pups pulled from an Epi Special II that someone upgraded from on the used market, those are pretty nice too.
Hey Jeff. Tuning and intonation are both spot on. I'm glad I measured about 20 times and made those reference marks, otherwise it could have been a different story.
I don’t know if you have heard of them before or not, but Crimson Guitar makes excellent kits. You can have it built too whatever specs you would like. They can be pricey depending on the woods you pick. I bought a PRS kit from them and it is impeccable in my opinion. Well worth the money I spent on it; also they are in the UK. I live in Oklahoma, and I have taken to building guitars from scratch, but I wanted a guitar from Crimson Guitar that I ordered a kit from them, and I’m happy I did. Watching you sand that veneer top the way you did I just knew you would sand through it, you did good on that. There is also House of Tone pickups in the UK that I really like, I have two sets of PU’s for the Crimson kit, and for a custom design guitar I am starting soon in memory of my Son. Check them out you might be a lot more happier with what they have to offer. Cheers.
Hey Larry. I have indeed heard of Crimson! I think I've lost days of my life watching their channel since taking on this first kit!
Never knew you played man, let alone we’re so knowledgeable! Good to hear your style too, I am partial to some 2000’s for sure.
I guess I’m going to be watching your other videos tonight haha.
Hi Chris, well done from sunny Devon!
Question: Would you buy another kit to build a Mark Holcomb-esque model, or just buy an SE? What do you see as the pro's / con's of each? Having owned one I can say they are monstrous guitars - for me the price tag of a Fender Tele Deluxe in Miami Blue makes me wince so I'm giving it a go, but a PRS DGT SE in gold... maybe I'd just buy it...? Keen to know your thoughts.
Hey Giles, thanks very much. Just going straight for Holcomb SE certainly has its attraction, I believe Mark himself uses those SE models when Periphery tours, so they are clearly reliable, quality instruments! For me though, I wouldn't be attempting to build a replica, or try and achieve a similar result on a smaller budget, but more take the recipe of the pickups and that style bridge to try and create something 'inspired by.' The string through aspect on Mark's models may be a little tricky without a drill press, a similar style top loading bridge from a third party is an option I'm considering. Tele deluxe vs the DGT would come down to that massive plate covering most of the body on the Fender, that doesn't do it for me, regardless of how it sounds I'm afraid!
Interested video, thank you sharing your build journey. What brand was the kit and where did you get it from please?
Thanks Chris. This kit came from guitarkitfabric dot co dot uk.
Cheers!
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Thank you for posting this honest video you should do more you have a very pleasant manner on screen and you really can play , I can't play guitar but been a chippy for 52 yrs , reason I watched is my GLP style kit arrived a fortnight ago , ordered alternative pickups before it arrived from Axetec { irongear blues engine x 2 } even though I have no idea what is a desirable sound in a pickup { their site has sound demo 's for each pickup and they sounded good to my untrained ear but we will see } Axetec kindly gave me advice too , pots all have very different dc resistances way out just badly made by looking , so also got a jimmy page kit with replacement strings , Im building it as a present for son in law who does play , once again thanks .
Thank you for the kind words, and what a great gift it will make for your son in law! Good luck with your build, I'm sure it'll turn out great. Take your time to enjoy the process.
Yeah, kit pickups have a bad rep, and they usually deserve it. I've got a new kit arriving later today, and I've already ordered some cheap pickups (Guitar Madness railbuckers, less than $30 shipped) that I know will be an improvement. If you can find the pups pulled from an Epi Special II that someone upgraded from on the used market, those are pretty nice too.
Second hand Epi pups are a good shout!
Now that its done did moving the neck effect the intonation and tuning? Or is it ok
Hey Jeff. Tuning and intonation are both spot on. I'm glad I measured about 20 times and made those reference marks, otherwise it could have been a different story.
EMG pikups needs no shielding, easy swap
Next Step.... New Pickups. Suggest Bare Knuckle.
Great suggestion, Im a big fan of how Bare Knuckles sound.