Love the color. So much can happen painting outdoors with spray bombs. I encounter them all. Sometimes when I heat up spray cans, I’ll get orange peal. I try to make sure both paint and part is near the same temp.
Great video and fun to watch as ever. When you said you;d never done a sunburst before I thought " try it out on a piece of scrap wood first..." lol .As for the disaster along the way, Ive never done a thing that didn't need re thinking and rescuing half-way through from the mess I'd made of it - after that it went fine! The guitar looks awesome and sounds cool. You rock Michael!
This is a sweet lp guitar kit and it sounds great and looks awesome Michael sir.. would kinda like to see you build a classic black and white pick guard with the white binding look and your style of hardware and electronics..i bet it would be another neat project
Michael, that came amazing. the paint job looks great. can't believe it's your first one. The black tuners are perfect. Those Knobs? hard to tell, they look almost a copper color. Fan freakin tastic
Thanks Steve. Yeah,, I'm real happy with it, although at one point I thought it was totally ruined. I like the knobs too, they do look like a copper color. 😎🎸
Beautiful! Great job Michael. You've got more patience than I do. Matching headstock and black tuners really sealed the deal. Sounds as good as it looks. Making this video was a project in itself. A+ on both!
Great job, and you learned some important painting tips!!! It’s odd that there was side binding but not top binding? Might have considered doing the amber in stain to give you better control of the amount of amber… also I don’t believe you did any nitrocellulose which may be why it’s more of a flat matte look. Also consider putting earplugs or some type of wadding for the bridge posts and tuner holes when you paint. Pro tip; a lil wax on your screws, I believe it helps seating the screw and less chance of damaging the wood! Great video, nice build! Happy birthday!!!
Sounds awesome, and looks as good as it sounds. I love the rich, crisp sound and tones this guitar gives. I think I saw you give a couple of slight grins of approval while you were playing. Another phenomenal job.
A true work of love you put into that. Well done. Though I would have liked for you to have shown us the whole process, including stringing and all. But thanks for this video.
I like how it turned out, looks and sounds good… I have built a couple of partscasters and a cigar box guitar from scratch. I just finished a modified tele body guitar that turned out real nice but like you I had to do the paint twice cause the first go had blemishes and what not. Take care…
I love how you add humor to your videos, very entertaining! Challenge; can you make a dog bowl resonator out of one of those rectangular oil cans and put a microtonal neck on it, video document the process and let us hear how it sounds when completed?
Michael, great looking guitar. I just bought one of these kits too and just had to chuckle when you had to restart the spraying process. I can totally relate to that feeling coz I did the same thing and had to redo the whole thing too. I really enjoyed your vid - it was fun and so I subscribed!
Hi Michael, yes I just finished it and it came out really nice. Very pleased. I did a bit of fret work - maybe didn’t need to go to so much trouble but am glad I did. No buzz or fretting out anywhere. Really worth the money if you want a Les Paul type build.@@SouthernFireGuitars
Sure sounds like that Southern pine dust added some soul to it! Great work, and great playing! Did StewMac recommend the Tung oil on the fretboard? Never saw that done before.
Great job, it looks beautiful! You sure werent kidding when you said "Do you know what this stuff costs?" I almost fainted when I checked the price on Amazon.
I'm personally a high gloss fan over satin. But with that being said and with you doing this completely outside, has turned out beyond great! Looks so so good. Also sounds very nice. Sounds to me like a perfect Blues Machine brother!! ❤❤❤
Killer video, man! I've always wanted to build one of these kits! It was fun and entertaining to watch! Great playing at the end, I listened to the whole thing! Thanks!
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Hey Michael great looking and sounding too I think I'll build one to but I think it'll be a gold top I love them I've got two cherry burst one with a curry maple top great job my friend god bless you
That finish came out amazing. I've done a few burst finishes, experimenting with different application techniques, I've had awesome results with hand-rubbed leather dye and satin poly clear coat, but nothing compares to a true nitro finish.
Hey, new sub here. Your tobacco burst is truly fetching. I might have made some other choices with other parts of the guitar, for instance I would have made the sides of the body almost ebony black, and gone with a glossier varnish but there’s not question about quality of your careful work. And I am glad there are kits so different choices can be made. Sounds great, too! Cheers.
Thank you. I appreciate that. Now looking at it, I wish I would have done the side and back darker. I just may take it out side and tape it up and do that one of these days. Throw it in a video. 😎
Wow that turned out to be an awesome looking guitar and it sounds great too!!! As I told you before I'm going to do a cigar box guitar but I kind of want to do a kit first, kind of like your barn caster but I want to expand on that a little (to put all my years of an artist to use)!!! You have given me a great idea so, thank you! I'll send you a pic when I finish it!!! Take care and God bless!!!!
Nice job, better than I could do I'm sure! Since you asked for comments and everyone's opinion is different, I would go with less tobacco brown around edges so the beautiful amber is more visible.
Hey BEAUTIFUL JOB man!!!! It looks fantastic. I would definitely put some really good pick up in it and maybe some Grover machine heads. I build guitars from kits as well but very rarely do I use anything but the body and neck. Maybe an input jack but use all high end components including electronics. I also build from scratch also. I would love to send u photos but where????
The body looks amazing so professional looking..I'd love a guitar like that..I'm a worn out scared up guy who's been through alot .so I like beat up looking or earthtone old-world style finishes..gold tan black and brown are my favorite..the burst is very nice
I guess you gotta trust that the neck angle of the slot is perfect so your action isn't too high or too low. I'd be wanting to check that angle before gluing it into place, so that if necessary, adjustments could be made. Looks Great. How does it play? Did you have to dress the frets ends and stuff like that?
My 4 favorite lp usually the Gibson guitars are from the late 60's early to mid 70's the tri color tobacco sunburst the cherry sunburst, the classic gold top trimmed in white binding occasionally and the black with white pick guard and white binding...
I love that you did a burst on the head stock. I may have been tempted to mimic the Gibson open book contour. I have a bunch of straps but I would like an LP and a kit appeals to me. How much did you pay for that?
After you get that far try putting it in the freezer or out side when fitting that neck if you do it warm then go out side or turn of a heater and thr wood cool it really form a tight bond and thst thr most important joint some gutisrs you grt them cold and they'll work I have head that a long time a go and I heard it again recently ...looks great
I remember when I was building mine, a kit from "Bulldog Guitars" on the Ebay, set-neck project like yours the most nerve wracking part for me was scraping the Binding, especially the top portion...I did mine with a flat-edge Hobby Knife. It's funny too, I was trying for a Cherry 'Burst, and wound up with what looks like a Greeny Les Paul...go figure? But instead of Lacquer I finished the entire Guitar with Tinted Tung Oil, and it really gave it a Vintage look, which was completely accidental, but enough about me, nice job on your first 'Burst...came out WAY better than mine did!
Beautiful looking guitar Michael. I love these guitar kits, they allow me to exercise a bit of my creativity. I've built two Les Paul kits, one is a Electric Blue flame maple and the other is a cool purple burst. Cos I can't play guitar properly I've got the purple one tuned to open G so I can play some cool slide stuff and the Blue one is tuned to an open D minor which makes a fantastic sound.
Looks good. How much does stewmac charge for their kit? I recently did my first les paul and I paid $678 from precision. That is for body an neck only. It doesn't have a veneer however it is solid maple top.I still haven't finished it all the way yet. Mine has a '59 neck. Does that one?
Damn Michael, that sure ids one pretty guitar. Thank you for the laquer remover tip, I'm 100% sure that will come in handy real soon. I also agree that the black Tuners look awesome against the Smoky headstock. To top things off it sounds absolutely amazing. Congratulations on a fine job indeed.
Thank you, Cliff. Yes, the 100% acetone was like a miracle remover, wiped right off. I was worried that I would have to sand off all that lacquer, which would have ruined that maple veneer. I bought like 5 bottles lol
Hi Mike. First I would say you did a very good and commendable job here. I have done bursts in the past and they are very hard to get right. If I were to offer some constructive criticism here ( And it is but no means, it is not meant to be harsh) I find these kits, mostly coming out of the far east, this species of Mahogany had a lighter color with yellows and pink tones to it. I think I would have used a mahogany stain on the back and side before the clear coat. I would use stain over color coating and any chip in the paint would show up very bright, while staining goes a bit deeper and is easier to touch up. Just my two cents worth, again, you did a great job and I hope it gives you years of pleasure playing it.
I think your burst turned out great! I am going to have to disagree on your choice on the black tuning machines, though. May just be my OCD talking, but, just my opinion mind you, if you did black for the tuning machines, you should have replaced the bridge and strap buttons with black as well. Overall, it looks and sounds great to me.
Thank you, JC. Everybody has different likes, and tastes. The chrome tuners would have looked good too, matching the pickups, but I did do the black strap buttons though lol
I added about 6 coats of clear satin, I put it together the next day. If it was a gloss finish and I was going to be buffing it out, I would have gave it a few more days. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars wow it sure cured quickly !When I made my Green Tele kit I used Duplicolor Ford Pacific Green and six coats of clear and I had to wait a month for it to cure enough to buff out!
@@SouthernFireGuitars I know and generally I don't have patience so I had to force myself to wait. It was worth it!I put Wilkinson pick ups in it and a six unit fully adjustable bridge in it and it is one of the best guitars I have ever owned.Looks great too with the Tortoise Shell pick guard that really sets off the green body.
Don't get me wrong the satin flat black with the mostly black chrome hardware except the gold switch plate and the switch and the bridge was gold was definitely a look just not necessarily one of my favorites..
I have 3 custom shop Les Paul’s a R7,R8 and a R9 , thinking about building one like you did Sir………. Does it come with 500K pots ? Can I put in my own humbuckers in it ? Are the instructions easy to follow as in how to solder the pots up correctly?? Hopefully you see this and give me some good feedback Thank you Sir James Sator
I’m building this very kit after watching you do it,I’m going with a cherry red finish on the entire guitar with a gloss finish,I’m goin with all black hardware and EMG pickups (upgrading in advance😂)
The cherry red went on nice but upon spraying the clear gloss apparently it was satin,I reached out to Stewmac but yet to hear back,as you know their lacquer is expensive,do you have any idea of a compatible brand that I maybe can continue the satin finish or just go with the six coats and cut my losses
The look and sound is just beautiful. In my book you did an excellent job on it
Thank you, Dewayne. M~ 😎
I don't know what the first attempt looked like but that's one good looking paint job now.
Thanks Michael, Just picture the amber color, with black gobs of splatter all over it lol
I prefer your finish to the original picture! Well done!
Thanks Tony. I as well. :)
The 2 tone burst on the front is to die for ! Great job and Cheers from Quebec !
Thank you Lou. Its one of my favorites. M~
I've been wanting to do the same for a while. Great job, and that's all I needed to get started on mine.
Instructions for regular guys always include SNAFU abatement - you've done a wonderful CYA - the rest of us are so proud!
Thanks Mike. LOL M~
I'm so glad you did a matching headstock always love that
Thanks Jared. The headstock was a little tricky to do with that spray can, but came out nice. M~
Dang, Michael! That turned out great! You made it look easy! Thanks for sharing your “challenges” as well!
Thanks Steve. it was a fun build, even with the mess ups lol
Love the color. So much can happen painting outdoors with spray bombs. I encounter them all. Sometimes when I heat up spray cans, I’ll get orange peal. I try to make sure both paint and part is near the same temp.
Thanks Jackman. Yeah. it was a bit cool outside as well, so the lacquer was warmer than the wood. Sometimes you have to work with what you got :)
Great video and fun to watch as ever. When you said you;d never done a sunburst before I thought " try it out on a piece of scrap wood first..." lol .As for the disaster along the way, Ive never done a thing that didn't need re thinking and rescuing half-way through from the mess I'd made of it - after that it went fine! The guitar looks awesome and sounds cool. You rock Michael!
Thanks Kenneth. It did come out pretty nice in the end. M~ 😎
This is a sweet lp guitar kit and it sounds great and looks awesome Michael sir.. would kinda like to see you build a classic black and white pick guard with the white binding look and your style of hardware and electronics..i bet it would be another neat project
Michael, that came amazing. the paint job looks great. can't believe it's your first one. The black tuners are perfect. Those Knobs? hard to tell, they look almost a copper color.
Fan freakin tastic
Thanks Steve. Yeah,, I'm real happy with it, although at one point I thought it was totally ruined. I like the knobs too, they do look like a copper color. 😎🎸
Beautiful! Great job Michael. You've got more patience than I do. Matching headstock and black tuners really sealed the deal. Sounds as good as it looks. Making this video was a project in itself. A+ on both!
Thank you PinePuppy. I appreciate that. M~
Great job Michael! Thanks for sharing the process!
Your welcome Smokebox, Thanks for checking it out. M~😎
Great job, and you learned some important painting tips!!! It’s odd that there was side binding but not top binding? Might have considered doing the amber in stain to give you better control of the amount of amber… also I don’t believe you did any nitrocellulose which may be why it’s more of a flat matte look. Also consider putting earplugs or some type of wadding for the bridge posts and tuner holes when you paint. Pro tip; a lil wax on your screws, I believe it helps seating the screw and less chance of damaging the wood! Great video, nice build! Happy birthday!!!
Sounds awesome, and looks as good as it sounds. I love the rich, crisp sound and tones this guitar gives. I think I saw you give a couple of slight grins of approval while you were playing. Another phenomenal job.
Thanks exec. M~
Hey Mike, Great Job!! Have you thought about how a black pick guard would look on that?
Thanks Mike. I think a black pick guard would look great on it, I may have to try it. M~
Looks good and sounds good. The great debate of pick guard on/off to me depends on the individual guitar. Good choice putting the pick guard on.
Thanks Bob, I usually leave the pick guard on, if I take it off I'll lose it lol
Great job! I found it very inspiring. I agree with the burst color too.
Thank you, Mark. M~
A true work of love you put into that. Well done.
Though I would have liked for you to have shown us the whole process, including stringing and all.
But thanks for this video.
Thanks GK. M~
I may have missed it, but why didn’t you scrape the front of the binding? Looks awesome!
Thanks Christopher. Did that.. M~
I like how it turned out, looks and sounds good… I have built a couple of partscasters and a cigar box guitar from scratch. I just finished a modified tele body guitar that turned out real nice but like you I had to do the paint twice cause the first go had blemishes and what not. Take care…
Nice. That finish looks great. Cool jam at the end, also!
Thank you, Chris. M~
I love how you add humor to your videos, very entertaining! Challenge; can you make a dog bowl resonator out of one of those rectangular oil cans and put a microtonal neck on it, video document the process and let us hear how it sounds when completed?
Thanks Ned. I did build a few of those tin guitars, but i prefer working with wood. M~
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Michael, great looking guitar. I just bought one of these kits too and just had to chuckle when you had to restart the spraying process. I can totally relate to that feeling coz I did the same thing and had to redo the whole thing too. I really enjoyed your vid - it was fun and so I subscribed!
Thanks Sion, After all that, it did come out pretty nice in the end. I hope yours did too :)
Hi Michael, yes I just finished it and it came out really nice. Very pleased. I did a bit of fret work - maybe didn’t need to go to so much trouble but am glad I did. No buzz or fretting out anywhere. Really worth the money if you want a Les Paul type build.@@SouthernFireGuitars
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Beautiful job on the burst finish! It sounds pretty good too!
Thanks JC.. I appreciate that. M~
Sure sounds like that Southern pine dust added some soul to it! Great work, and great playing! Did StewMac recommend the Tung oil on the fretboard? Never saw that done before.
Thanks Banjo. No, the Tung oil was my idea lol
Demoing the guitar jams/riffs at the end I enjoyed the best... you're a great player, dude!!
Thank you, hurdy. M~
Looking good sounds good as well did you use the hardware that came with it?
Great job, it looks beautiful!
You sure werent kidding when you said "Do you know what this stuff costs?" I almost fainted when I checked the price on Amazon.
Thanks Mark. I know the $$$$ is crazy. M~
Wow....what a job. Top class....and a really fantastic tune.
Thank you, Ken. M~ 😎🎸
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I'm personally a high gloss fan over satin. But with that being said and with you doing this completely outside, has turned out beyond great! Looks so so good. Also sounds very nice. Sounds to me like a perfect Blues Machine brother!! ❤❤❤
Thank you Joey. M~
Killer video, man! I've always wanted to build one of these kits! It was fun and entertaining to watch! Great playing at the end, I listened to the whole thing! Thanks!
Thank you, Wesley. These kits are a blast to build, and you can finish it any way you like. M~
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Right on,man! Thanks for the response! I've been watching your shorts, good stuff! Keep at it!
I've built and finished 3 guitars before, but never did it with a kit. Seriously thinking about it though! Thanks for the inspiration 💥
Really impressed with the burst considering it's your first time it looks brilliant. Nice sound and playing!
Thank you, Rick. M~ 😎🎸
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Hey Michael great looking and sounding too I think I'll build one to but I think it'll be a gold top I love them I've got two cherry burst one with a curry maple top great job my friend god bless you
Thanks Tommy. Cool, love the Gold Tops. I may do one color next time lol
Your build turned out beautiful ... I have this same Stewmac LP kit coming my way (with the cherry burst color kit) ... wish me luck!
Thanks. Its a nice kit. goes together well. Plays and sounds awesome. M~
Looks great. Why didn’t you go the extra mile and use shielding tape and/or paint in the cavities?
Thanks Philliph. I will do the shielding when I add the upgraded pickups. M~😎
That finish came out amazing. I've done a few burst finishes, experimenting with different application techniques, I've had awesome results with hand-rubbed leather dye and satin poly clear coat, but nothing compares to a true nitro finish.
Thanks Jeff, I do want to try the rub on dyes. there's definitely a learning curve to that nitro , but it looks great. M~
The burst finish looks great mate.You did a really good job. ATB
Thanks Graeme. M~
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Looks perfect, I love the sound and the slow instrumental piece you play.
Thanks 9952. M~
Great job man, looks just as good as any Gibson LP Tribute I've seen, sounds as good too! Rock on Bro!
Thanks James. I appreciate that. M~
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Awesome Job. Looks great! Thanks for Sharing.
Thanks denero. M~
Wow that really turned out beautiful. I am wanting to try it myself. That’s actually one of my favorite looks of all guitars. Great video
Thanks Ernie. Try one their fun. M~
Hey, new sub here. Your tobacco burst is truly fetching. I might have made some other choices with other parts of the guitar, for instance I would have made the sides of the body almost ebony black, and gone with a glossier varnish but there’s not question about quality of your careful work. And I am glad there are kits so different choices can be made. Sounds great, too! Cheers.
Thank you. I appreciate that. Now looking at it, I wish I would have done the side and back darker. I just may take it out side and tape it up and do that one of these days. Throw it in a video. 😎
That came out Fantastic! I love the burst finish! I think the black tuners work well with the burst on the headstock.
Thanks G M. I agree about the black tuners. 😎
WOW! What a knockout! Great job on the finish!
Thank you, Major. M~
Came out great!!! One of my favorite Les Paul finishes.
Thanks Steve. Mine as well. I like the Smoke House burst too, a bit darker. M~
The amber on its own would have been sweet too. That acetone is good for taking lettering off plywood for your not a house projects and stuff.👍
Thanks Jeffery. Yes, that acetone is some good stuff. M~
Wow that turned out to be an awesome looking guitar and it sounds great too!!! As I told you before I'm going to do a cigar box guitar but I kind of want to do a kit first, kind of like your barn caster but I want to expand on that a little (to put all my years of an artist to use)!!! You have given me a great idea so, thank you! I'll send you a pic when I finish it!!! Take care and God bless!!!!
Thanks ddavis, sounds great, sure send pics. M~
I love tobacco burst. Do you plan on doing fretwork? Are there fret sprouts?
Thanks Mike. I did do a quick setup on it, but it could use a more detailed one, which I will do soon. M~
Nice job, better than I could do I'm sure! Since you asked for comments and everyone's opinion is different, I would go with less tobacco brown around edges so the beautiful amber is more visible.
Thanks 5min. Its pretty close to a smoke house burst, M~
Hey BEAUTIFUL JOB man!!!! It looks fantastic. I would definitely put some really good pick up in it and maybe some Grover machine heads. I build guitars from kits as well but very rarely do I use anything but the body and neck. Maybe an input jack but use all high end components including electronics. I also build from scratch also. I would love to send u photos but where????
Thanks Michael. My email is guitarandboots@yahoo.com
Smokin' hot L.P. Style guitar , your burst is spot on . Great video and good playing also . I give you a all around thumbs up !
Thank you, Claude. I appreciate that. M~
The body looks amazing so professional looking..I'd love a guitar like that..I'm a worn out scared up guy who's been through alot .so I like beat up looking or earthtone old-world style finishes..gold tan black and brown are my favorite..the burst is very nice
Same here, I'm not big on the bright shinny colors. M~
I guess you gotta trust that the neck angle of the slot is perfect so your action isn't too high or too low. I'd be wanting to check that angle before gluing it into place, so that if necessary, adjustments could be made. Looks Great. How does it play? Did you have to dress the frets ends and stuff like that?
Thanks Jerry. It plays nice, I did dress the fret ends a bit. Action's not bad, but a more complete setup would do wonders. M~
My 4 favorite lp usually the Gibson guitars are from the late 60's early to mid 70's the tri color tobacco sunburst the cherry sunburst, the classic gold top trimmed in white binding occasionally and the black with white pick guard and white binding...
Love the satin finish. If you don't mind sharing, how much was the total $ for all?
Thanks Electrical. I think my wife paid about $275 for the kit, and the spray on color lacquer's clear coat and sanding sealer was about $135. M~
Really nice job Mike! Maybe I may attempt one! Looks great!
Thanks Rick. You should, a lot of fun. M~
Michael nice job.all I would do is change out all the cream stuff for black.
Thanks. That would look good. M~
I love that you did a burst on the head stock. I may have been tempted to mimic the Gibson open book contour. I have a bunch of straps but I would like an LP and a kit appeals to me. How much did you pay for that?
Thanks Walter. Here is a link to this LP kit amzn.to/3Vq45hG
After you get that far try putting it in the freezer or out side when fitting that neck if you do it warm then go out side or turn of a heater and thr wood cool it really form a tight bond and thst thr most important joint some gutisrs you grt them cold and they'll work I have head that a long time a go and I heard it again recently ...looks great
Great job man you did a kick ass job! Cool playing too!
I remember when I was building mine, a kit from "Bulldog Guitars" on the Ebay, set-neck project like yours the most nerve wracking part for me was scraping the Binding, especially the top portion...I did mine with a flat-edge Hobby Knife. It's funny too, I was trying for a Cherry 'Burst, and wound up with what looks like a Greeny Les Paul...go figure? But instead of Lacquer I finished the entire Guitar with Tinted Tung Oil, and it really gave it a Vintage look, which was completely accidental, but enough about me, nice job on your first 'Burst...came out WAY better than mine did!
Thanks Random. Yes, working with the binding is a bit of a pain. M~
Guitar looks and sounds good, I like the satin and the melody you play at the end.
Thanks. M~
I think the Les Paul style guitar came out looking and sounding really good. You play well...BRAVO!
Thank you, Scadster's. M~
Beautiful looking guitar Michael. I love these guitar kits, they allow me to exercise a bit of my creativity. I've built two Les Paul kits, one is a Electric Blue flame maple and the other is a cool purple burst. Cos I can't play guitar properly I've got the purple one tuned to open G so I can play some cool slide stuff and the Blue one is tuned to an open D minor which makes a fantastic sound.
Thanks Johnny. Sounds cool. I like playing in open tuning, its fun and sounds great. M~
It came out great! Really good for your first burst.
I'm thinking of doing the 335 kit.
Thanks Rick, 335, that's a nice kit. M~
Do they make this kit in a left handed model
I would have done a gloss clear coat and chrome tuners to match the other hardware.
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those the stock pickups it came with?? sounds great
Thanks Tex. Yes I used everything from the kit other than the tuners.
Looks good. How much does stewmac charge for their kit? I recently did my first les paul and I paid $678 from precision. That is for body an neck only. It doesn't have a veneer however it is solid maple top.I still haven't finished it all the way yet. Mine has a '59 neck. Does that one?
Thanks Fermis. Here's the info on their LP I bought. amzn.to/3iq7e27
Looks great!! Love the neck pick up
Thanks Glen. M~
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Ace job 🤟love these build videos!
Fantastic work, Michael.
Thanks for making the mistakes with the guitars to teach us. :D
That's how we learn.
Your welcome. Reinaldo. Thanks for checking it out. M~
Looks and sounds great!
Brilliant result Michael. Sounds and looks great 😊
Thank you, Paul.. M~
Looks great and sounds great! Good job.
As ever great job. Shows what can be achieved with care & attention
Thanks D A. True. M~
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Just a satin top coat? Did you put anything on the sides and neck?
Coated it all with a satin clear coat. M~
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SWEET !!! Looks and sounds Great , God job there Michael.
Thanks thekycoffeebean. M~
Damn Michael, that sure ids one pretty guitar. Thank you for the laquer remover tip, I'm 100% sure that will come in handy real soon. I also agree that the black Tuners look awesome against the Smoky headstock. To top things off it sounds absolutely amazing.
Congratulations on a fine job indeed.
Thank you, Cliff. Yes, the 100% acetone was like a miracle remover, wiped right off. I was worried that I would have to sand off all that lacquer, which would have ruined that maple veneer. I bought like 5 bottles lol
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I really like the natural back.
As a guitar kit builder, myself, all I can say is "Bravo Dude!"
Thanks David. I appreciate that. M~
I told you sunburst would look great😊Awesome job buddy!!!
Thanks John. Good Choice. M~
great!! like your sound....stew mac should hire you to showcase what can be achieved with a kit and love of guitar's
Thanks Stu. Yes, they should. lol
My first thought was "Don't do it outside!!" Does look very nice.
Thanks Jltrem. LOL Sometimes you have to do with what you got. I'm asking Santa for a paint booth. :)
Hi Mike. First I would say you did a very good and commendable job here. I have done bursts in the past and they are very hard to get right.
If I were to offer some constructive criticism here ( And it is but no means, it is not meant to be harsh) I find these kits, mostly coming out of the far east, this species of Mahogany had a lighter color with yellows and pink tones to it. I think I would have used a mahogany stain on the back and side before the clear coat. I would use stain over color coating and any chip in the paint would show up very bright, while staining goes a bit deeper and is easier to touch up.
Just my two cents worth, again, you did a great job and I hope it gives you years of pleasure playing it.
Thanks Jeff. All good ideas. M~
I think your burst turned out great! I am going to have to disagree on your choice on the black tuning machines, though. May just be my OCD talking, but, just my opinion mind you, if you did black for the tuning machines, you should have replaced the bridge and strap buttons with black as well. Overall, it looks and sounds great to me.
Thank you, JC. Everybody has different likes, and tastes. The chrome tuners would have looked good too, matching the pickups, but I did do the black strap buttons though lol
Nice job. "Destroyed" means something different in my hobby shop work. Lol
Thanks Darcy. I was destroyed on my first attempt. lol
How many coats of clean satin did you apply and how long did it take for it to cure?
I added about 6 coats of clear satin, I put it together the next day. If it was a gloss finish and I was going to be buffing it out, I would have gave it a few more days. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars wow it sure cured quickly !When I made my Green Tele kit I used Duplicolor Ford Pacific Green and six coats of clear and I had to wait a month for it to cure enough to buff out!
@@philliprowe2656 wow, that's patients lol
@@SouthernFireGuitars I know and generally I don't have patience so I had to force myself to wait. It was worth it!I put Wilkinson pick ups in it and a six unit fully adjustable bridge in it and it is one of the best guitars I have ever owned.Looks great too with the Tortoise Shell pick guard that really sets off the green body.
@@philliprowe2656 Cool, it sounds awesome. M~
Don't get me wrong the satin flat black with the mostly black chrome hardware except the gold switch plate and the switch and the bridge was gold was definitely a look just not necessarily one of my favorites..
I have 3 custom shop Les Paul’s a R7,R8 and a R9 , thinking about building one like you did Sir……….
Does it come with 500K pots ?
Can I put in my own humbuckers in it ?
Are the instructions easy to follow as in how to solder the pots up correctly??
Hopefully you see this and give me some good feedback
Thank you Sir
James Sator
Well ??
Thanks, James. You can add all your own parts if you like, instruction were easy to follow, here's all the info on the one I built. amzn.to/3iq7e27
Great, beautiful work
I repeat, you are a genius!!👏👏
Thanks Marco. Ive been telling my wife that for YEARS lol..😎
Holy cow! Came really awesome brother!
Thanks kevy. M~ 😎
How many coats of clear coat?
6 coats of the clear satin. M~
Wow Michael, you actually read the label on the product. I'm impressed!
...well, you at least read the directions even if you didn't follow them.
It is beautiful and sounds great! Nice job.
Thanks John. I did. well, most of it lol
Thanks John. I followed most of them, kind of lol
I see this kit is on sale at Stewmac $50 off for $229 plus 50% off finishing kit. Yours came out great!
THanks Fog. That's awesome. Its a nice kit. M~
@southernfireguitar745 scammer 💩
Nice kinda got a epi 59 re- issue look with your color choice sounds nice too 🤠
Thanks Angus. M~
The body and neck looks great just with the sealer.
Thanks Tim, I though so too, and I didn't want to add any color to them. M~
Daaaaaang, That's a great looking guitar and sounds like a Les Paul. You did good Michael.
Thank you, Pedraw. It does sound like a Les Paul. I was impressed. M~
I’m building this very kit after watching you do it,I’m going with a cherry red finish on the entire guitar with a gloss finish,I’m goin with all black hardware and EMG pickups (upgrading in advance😂)
That's awesome. I like that cherry red finish too. Maybe on my next one 😉🎸
The cherry red went on nice but upon spraying the clear gloss apparently it was satin,I reached out to Stewmac but yet to hear back,as you know their lacquer is expensive,do you have any idea of a compatible brand that I maybe can continue the satin finish or just go with the six coats and cut my losses