The Quesocaster: A New DIY Guitar Experiment
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024
- My latest oddball build combines Warmoth parts and Lollar P-90 pickups to create a Fender Swinger/Starcaster/Les Paul Custom hybrid with experimental tone controls. Geeky details at bit.ly/3hfx18O (Oops - at 01:38 I say "bridge pickup" when I mean "neck pickup.")
Phenomenal playing. I love the innovative builds you do with Warmoth bodies and necks.
Thanks! But making guitars from prefab parts is the only thing I CAN do - I have no woodworking skills whatsoever.
So good to hear your unik tone and musicality again in a World where so much Sounds the same Way.
That part from 2:47 is like a soothing warm drink on a cold rainy night for my soul. Guitar sounds great, too. Thanks, Joe!
@@joe_gore I guess that's just me, but classical guitar pieces like this one, or for example Tarrega's Lagrima, to me almost always sound better on clean single coil neck pickups. It gives them a "watery" or "flowing" quality that I find very pleasing.
The guitar itself is definitely cool, but what is even cooler is the playing!
Glad to see you're on the mend and back up to playing speed Joe!
@@joe_gore what happened?!🤭
@@joe_gore Well that’s certainly good news indeed but I understand that you hurt your hand at some point or your wrist?
How did that occur if you don’t mind me asking?
(… And are you going to TOUR?)
@@joe_gore P H E W!!
I’ll try and keep this long story short:
As you probably know there comes a time when you go beyond open chords & the Nextep are Barré Chords but I never was able to do them -I guess my index finger on my left hand was just too weak or sensitive or built too damn differently and it just couldn’t work as much as I tried
Then one drunken night in a graveyard (don’t ask!) I fell down and broke my left index finger
The hospital misset the bone & left it crooked (sorry about all this gory detail!) HOWEVER ever since then I can play Barré Chords with the best of them! 😉👍
I’m so glad you’re able to play so well still
Wow I was just thinking I haven’t seen a Joe Gore video in ages. Happy holidays Joe.
Same here. Happy to see/hear from you, Joe!
@@joe_gore Don't be a stranger -;
Dude your playing is so fresh. I'm a fan, for sure.
Great build Joe! Would it be too cheesy to call you a "string whiz"?
Damn, that sounds lovely. The two pickup setting in particular really pops.
Cool build, capable of just about anything. Love the Starcaster headstock. P-90’s have that thang that all PAF’s want to be. I’ve never played those staples but I’ve always like the tones in the Les Pauls they used them in. That is a guitarist guitar-I’ve too many worts.
WOW! Love It! SO many tones and a Very Cool "MOD" Look. I also love squeezing as many sound out as possible of any piece of gear. Thanks Joe
Thrilled to see another Musiclander; why aren't there more of these? I made mine with a swamp ash butterscotch body and reverse Tele headstock. And with the passive bass control you made me aware of, Joe. Thanks again for that!
@@joe_gore For you Joe, of course: ruclips.net/user/postUgx2wWIIai6hldNS_FB4AaABCQ
I kept thinking how cool this would be for some surfy music... the last bit was a bit of that sound.
i learned / i was entertained ... he does it all folks .
Fantastic playing and guitar
Very kind of you, pipotherium! Funny - that guitar has been in its case for over a year. (I’ve been focusing a lot on acoustic playing.) But now I want to get it back out!
Damn that rig sounds great all across the board! One would think you had stuffed about 6 effects pedals into that guitar.
I can't properly express how much I appreciate your videos and your willingness to share your inventions and innovations. Thank you!
Hey Joe, I love your playing so much. It inspires me to practice and play more. Your tone and articulation of each note is just amazing.
Nice work! Love how many different sounds you get out of a single guitar.
Seems like you could handle a full session with just this guitar! The design is really interesting, congrats! And allow me to say it again: your creativity is incredible!
A+ on esthetics and tone Joe. The playing, A++
@@joe_gore That is so very kind of you Joe
The exact neck and body combo I've been thinking about. Awesome
Really?! I didn't think anyone else was that perverse! Let me know how it goes, please!
You continue to inspire! I'd never seen a Swinger until this video, and now I wonder what other oddballs are still out there. Great stuff!
I'd love to see Fender make this a production signature model. I would certainly want one.
Happy Holidays Joe. Have a safe and prosperous New Year
@@joe_gore Thank you. Ah, I recall hearing about that in those innocent times before the pandemic began
GREAT sounding guitar. And I like the body shape and headstock. 👍🏻👍🏻
Please do. To each his/her own.
One heck of a cool ax. I've always loved the Musiclander concept and P90s. Great playing and tones as well.
Thanks Angus! I haven’t played it in a long time - maybe I even forgot I had it. But you’re inspiring me to dig it out of storage. :)
Fascinating video. My guitar stable is straight up boring Strats and Soloists, so its cool to see something very different.
If we're going to down the "Queso-caster" road, then I've got a "Perra-caster", "Pendejo-caster" and, my favorite, "Pinche-caster". The "Cabron-ita" was already taken by Fender (much mispronounced and much misunderstood).
Feliz Navidad (Felix is not my dad)
@@joe_gore Hazlo! Eso sería épico!
Pendoejocaster lol!
Love your vids Joe!
This was a treat. So great to see (and hear) you playing again with two good hands.
Always enjoy seeing your builds! Glad you're back!
Amazing stuff
Aww, thanks! Much appreciated!
Hey I rediscovered your channel recently and I wanted to say thank you so much for your content. You helped get me into guitar modding with your cool bass cut and treble cut mods. And your "cut bass to fix flub in your distortion" advice has really helped me make some cool tones.
An example of my most modded guitar.
Squire Jaguar
Vintage Rails neck pickup
Hot rails bridge pickup
Top controls - bass cut, treble cut, bypass switch
switch bank =
3 way mini switch for pickup selection,
3 way series / parallel / split
2 way phase switch
Bottom controls - Volume, Internal bass-fuzz like fuzz effect activated by a push pull switch, battery under plate.
Anyways thanks for inspiring me.
@@joe_gore I'm subscribed I'll be around :)
We missed you Joe.
@@joe_gore that's great news!
how did I not see this upload!! I have the alerts on! better late than never! I love that guitar, it’s everything I would ask in a warmoth build! in fact, I’m eyeing one of those bodies right now. incredible playing as always Joe, many well wishes!
A medium sharp cheddar, methinks. Gotta check out these Warmoth offerings! That quasi Firebird has me a bit green!
Lovely stuff Joe! I dig the whole build! Now with our lockdown 3.0 I can use it as inspiration for a project. Best regards and keep the videos coming.
@@joe_gore Indeed, despite the obvious disaster situation, I've got more time than ever to play and mess around with wirings/pedals. I just ordered parts for more 2 FiendMasters that I will gift to friends. I am very happy that the DIY Club page is still online, loads of useful information.
The Lollars have a nice contrast between the lows & highs. Great chops
Love it! Some great tones but more importantly great notes and playing as always, good to see you back. Loved the bit of Barrios. All the best!
Awesome to finally see the vid on this! Wild how much you can do with just two coils and a few toggles.
Pretty cool. Really reminds me of the Guild Jetstar, but sounds better.
Crazy cool custom axe & great demo + playing. Cheers Joe!
This is why I subscribed! Thanks for uploadin'.
Hey, happy holidays! Glad to see the wrist is in working condition again! Man this video makes me want a guitar with P90s so bad (I had a very nice Epi Casino but I sold it years ago because I always need the money). It's a great pleasure to see more of your videos. Take care!
Hey Joe; cool as ever, love your playing style, tones and your "Cult" pedal. As I said before one day I hope to own and use one of your Cult pedals, things a little tight at the moment here in the UK.
As soon as those first notes played I was convinced you were playing over Forever Night Shade Mary. My mistake, but no mistake in feeling that both you and David Hidalgo have great ears for tone and playing!
@@joe_gore Oh my goodness, talk about feeling vindicated! That album has so much going for it that it's almost unfair. So glad to know you're a fan.
@@joe_gore Joe, you're blowing my mind-it's all connecting in my brain now. I don't remember how I found your channel to begin with, but I remember instantly subscribing after I saw a video where you were playing over "Walking On A Wire." Your name was familiar to me from those times I splurged for a copy of Premier Guitar as a kid, but I never realized you were the same Joe Gore listed in the liner notes that I pored over back then. Realizing all that now, I simply can't thank you enough for the effect you've had on me as a musician over the years. I'm grateful for your voice and sensibilities.
That is absolutely rad! The toanz!
Glad to see a new vid, hope You're fine and dandy during these times! The jam is, needless to say fantastic, very early cup a coffee ma-and-pa diner right before work vibe. Happy holidays!
Nice, Joe
Or you can cram Joe Gore funky wiring off into whatever Craigslist Special you're working on...
Of COURSE I love the build process, no doubt I'll throw some instruments together eventually, and even consider store-bought parts. I'm more craftsman than tonesman...
Awesome video
AMAZING. And, I want one!
gr8 playing as always bro!
Great Joe!
Love your videos as always.
rad shape, i wonder if it hangs well with a strap if i set it up with a gibson scale neck
The headstock could like more like a shoe but then it would look exactly like one. A Slippercaster.
joe, you could play a fajita caster and i’m sure it would sound beefy with peppery tones...
End product is very cool.
I never tire from listening to Joe play.....I do with many others including myself....but not Joe.
@@joe_gore That's so great that you're healthy again!
Love it
Joe - I've been YT-stalking you, I guess. Your background is fascinating. But I never came across how you learned enough electronics to wire up your guitars and design all those fantastic pedals (new customer here). Is this a DYI path, or is there any formal training involved?
Hi. Have you ever tried a 24.75 scale mahogany body and neck stratocaster? I like stratocaster sound but prefer the short scale from gibson.
👍☺️
I love it!!👍👍😎👍👍
Hey Joe!
I have been checking out some of your onboard effects articles.
I built a Mustang with the SD Jazz/Jb set, coil splitting and a phase switch, it's a pretty great guitar.
I was thinking of upping the anti with a Mustang with:
Jazz/JB
Coil Splitting
Phase Switch
Variotone
(that much I can pull off I think)
But then
Onboard effects:
Fuzz
Distortion
Boost
+??
Just wondering, is there a limit somehow on how many onboard effects a guitar can have? I can CNC out the back of the guitar so I don't think space would be an issue. Does each additional effect need its own 9v battery? I was wondering if I could run a lithium battery pack with a converter, I think that would not be too difficult.
Anyway, thanks for the inspiration!
It's kind of a bottomless pit, isn't it? But this project is far and away the most extreme: ruclips.net/video/KcY5rpRkHT0/видео.htmlsi=P8rueJSCTb5njFE-
Just found a swinger cut It’s also useful for tele
Not sure what you mean - are you talking about a separately sold guitar body?
@@joe_gore I’m talking to make similar cut in existing guitar myself
@@stamppedals3536 Cooool!
how do i get this good at guitar? are you improvising here? i'm interested in how you practice.. :) thx for the videos
You should do a performer body , I don't know if warmoth has it.
@@joe_gore it's a guitar made in the 80s with the same headstock as the arrow or swinger and a stratocaster style shape with some modifications. I wish I could post a picture of it here.
@@joty676 This crazy thing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Performer I like it better and better as time goes by...
@@3rdmm I love it, I wish fender would make it again.
@@3rdmm I love the Performer design! I would rock one in a heartbeat. Maybe I can convince Warmoth to do it!
@@joe_gore no worries, I just love that shape like I said before I wish that fender would make it again.
You mention certain body woods ( mahogany vs alder etc) create different tones but i’m not sure how this is scientifically possible. As you know electric guitar pickups work by magnetically picking up strings. Wood is not magnetic. How could the body material possibly contribute to the overall tone? The only way I can see this happening is if on a small scale the vibrating body vibrates the pickups in a way that allows them to “hear” different parts of the vibrating string. I don’t get how the type of wood, etc could effect the sound yet people swear by it. Just wondering if you ever thought about this. Love the channel. Keep up the good work!
@@joe_gore If you say it makes a difference then I believe it! The idea that tone woods serves the overall sound makes things more fun. Do you have any idea how it could work? I’m waiting to hear a sound explanation on how non magnetic body material transfers to the pickups. This may be a good topic for a video! I was talking to my dad about this in the car the other day and he said this paradoxical problem occurred to him in the 70s. So this has been a mystery to guitarists for decades. I’m now wondering if even hard-mounting pickups to the body is a waste of time. Luthiers and guitarists swear by “tone wood” but I wonder if it’s all snake oil. I’ll check out the video! Thanks for your response!
I may have missed it in the video but what is the body color?
joe, sounds like duke robillard a bit
@@joe_gore well of course :) keep up the wonderful playing
What 's your tuning on this guitar - it sounds like C#.
Was the staple pickup from Lollar?
Hey Joe.... Can you tell me the specs on your neck? Did you get Jumbo frets?
The neck has standard Fender dimensions. The frets are medium jumbo, like on most of my DIY guitars. But this was the first time I ordered a neck with stainless steel frets. Many players far more skilled than I swear by them, but I’ve never gotten comfortable with them. But that could just be me: an old guy who has played on conventional fret wire since the Pleistocene.
Hey Joe! Noticed you're still using flatwounds. which gauge do you use?
@@joe_gore pretty cool, take care man!
Awesome build! Kinda ugly (imo), but I love all the specs, pickup choice, hardware, wiring, etc!
@@joe_gore How are you liking the pickups? I've always wanted to try that Lollar staple
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I think I have one around here … but’s it’s at the bottom of a drawer, covered in dust. :)