Unusual choice for a project but as usual very illuminating and well done. When I first saw the title I was a little like “wha”? But you’re covering some very useful topics and techniques like always
It’s a great way to get into guitar building, I like to pick up old beaters from flea markets here in Athens and fix them up. I call them my Lazarus guitars. Great content, anything that gets people off their devices and making sawdust gets a double thumbs up from me!
I always associate the large Stratocaster headstock with Hendrix Woodstock Strat Headstock. It's a classic to my way of thinkin, but I understand it's all about personal taste.
Nicely done mate i knew you'd plug and drill you're a bit of a perfectionist, you're correct about this being something an old fart like me could attempt. Also i saw somewhere that someone wrapped wire along a neck then used a blowtorch to heat the wire the effect was a fake flamed maple look which seemed very effective, not suggesting it but it is a thought 👍👍👍👍😉
Great project Pat, a good idea to demonstrate 'a how to upgrade'. I have been watching almost since the start of your channel. Great how the quality has improved, good effort. Personally I would prefer less of the changes in camera angle. I am not sure it adds much if it is too frequent. Just saying. Keep up the good work.
I personally never step distances or increments with dividers as incremental error is difficult to eliminate. In my opinion, it is always better to start from an absolute zero and increment each position accordingly. Example: 25mm increments... first would be 0mm, 2nd would be 25mm from zero, 3rd would be 50mm from zero, 4th would be 75mm, etc. This is the engineers way. I like the way you used the plug cutter to match the grain of the headstock maple. Good video and thanks for providing. I'm sure many novices will use this video as a stepping stone to actually building a guitar from scratch one day.
goes to show that you really should measure everything on the exact piece you are gonna use before drilling something. the gotoh vintage tuners bushings i had were 8.75mm outer diameter.
This is a great project. Some Squier guitars are really good, i have a tele neck I put on a spare body that is probably one of the best feeling necks I have.
I’d be interested on your thoughts re the quality of the wood and general construction. I guess it isn’t always going to be the case that you can turn an existing budget guitar into something of the quality you normally produce
Looks good and thanks, as always, for sharing your thoughts throughout your design/building process. This isn't a criticism on your process as your way is fine I'm sure, however, while watching the video I was curious as to why you didn't plug the tuner holes completely?
Excited to see how this turns out. Good to know that getting an inexpensive base and putting some mid range parts on it could make something a lot more playable. Problem with new players is their parents or them as adults but these $100 starter guitars. And those always sound like ass, never stay in tune, and in a way push the learner away because they are in a way more difficult to learn and play on. This could be a good middle ground solution.
A mil is one thousandth and is context specific. in the US it is one thousandth of an inch, in pretty much the rest of the world it is one thousandth of a meter. Either way, I’m pretty sure everyone understands how the measurement relates to this specific context.
Am I correct in assuming that the shaft of the tuner is less than 10mm as the vintage ones I use are about 8mm or even smaller? I always like a snug fit for the tuners as well. Just my preference.
This is an awesome project.. especially as it is within so many amateur builders and modders.. love to see more when you can..
Unusual choice for a project but as usual very illuminating and well done. When I first saw the title I was a little like “wha”? But you’re covering some very useful topics and techniques like always
It’s a great way to get into guitar building, I like to pick up old beaters from flea markets here in Athens and fix them up. I call them my Lazarus guitars. Great content, anything that gets people off their devices and making sawdust gets a double thumbs up from me!
I always associate the large Stratocaster headstock with Hendrix Woodstock Strat Headstock. It's a classic to my way of thinkin, but I understand it's all about personal taste.
Nicely done mate i knew you'd plug and drill you're a bit of a perfectionist, you're correct about this being something an old fart like me could attempt. Also i saw somewhere that someone wrapped wire along a neck then used a blowtorch to heat the wire the effect was a fake flamed maple look which seemed very effective, not suggesting it but it is a thought 👍👍👍👍😉
Great project Pat, a good idea to demonstrate 'a how to upgrade'. I have been watching almost since the start of your channel. Great how the quality has improved, good effort. Personally I would prefer less of the changes in camera angle. I am not sure it adds much if it is too frequent. Just saying. Keep up the good work.
I personally never step distances or increments with dividers as incremental error is difficult to eliminate. In my opinion, it is always better to start from an absolute zero and increment each position accordingly. Example: 25mm increments... first would be 0mm, 2nd would be 25mm from zero, 3rd would be 50mm from zero, 4th would be 75mm, etc. This is the engineers way. I like the way you used the plug cutter to match the grain of the headstock maple. Good video and thanks for providing. I'm sure many novices will use this video as a stepping stone to actually building a guitar from scratch one day.
I think you are correct in looking at this as a project most guitar enthusiasts would like to tackle. We all seem to want to 'tweak' stuff
Loving this series so far, can't wait for the next episode
Coming along nicely Patrick. 👍
goes to show that you really should measure everything on the exact piece you are gonna use before drilling something. the gotoh vintage tuners bushings i had were 8.75mm outer diameter.
This is a great project. Some Squier guitars are really good, i have a tele neck I put on a spare body that is probably one of the best feeling necks I have.
I’d be interested on your thoughts re the quality of the wood and general construction. I guess it isn’t always going to be the case that you can turn an existing budget guitar into something of the quality you normally produce
Looks good and thanks, as always, for sharing your thoughts throughout your design/building process. This isn't a criticism on your process as your way is fine I'm sure, however, while watching the video I was curious as to why you didn't plug the tuner holes completely?
Wow. Pat just used the fence on his band saw!
Excited to see how this turns out.
Good to know that getting an inexpensive base and putting some mid range parts on it could make something a lot more playable.
Problem with new players is their parents or them as adults but these $100 starter guitars. And those always sound like ass, never stay in tune, and in a way push the learner away because they are in a way more difficult to learn and play on.
This could be a good middle ground solution.
Perfect! 👌
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A "mil" is 1/1000th of an inch.
A mil is one thousandth and is context specific. in the US it is one thousandth of an inch, in pretty much the rest of the world it is one thousandth of a meter. Either way, I’m pretty sure everyone understands how the measurement relates to this specific context.
Am I correct in assuming that the shaft of the tuner is less than 10mm as the vintage ones I use are about 8mm or even smaller? I always like a snug fit for the tuners as well. Just my preference.
Is this a joke or a way to get comment? "Squire Stratocaster refinish"?
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