I sure am; I still can’t believe how good it came out. I plan to put some new pickups in it, maybe a hybrid setup of a DiMarzio HS3 in the bridge & two of Yngwie's Seymour Duncan Fury pickups for the middle & neck. The highest 5 or 6 frets also need to be scalloped a little more, but that’ll be in the future.
I would have measure the old neck where the heal is so you could get the correct thickness. And when putting on a new neck use the the old low e and high e to see if its seated correctly and check the radius because you my have to adjust the saddles. And get a real fret rocker they are cheap, you don't want to go across four frets. It will help you in the future.
I suggest you to try using a dummy pickup. Squier pickups are good, enough for the distortion, and you only need to hum canceling. That could be cheap and effective 😊
@@PrestonSmithsMusic thanks Preston. Locking tuners are optimal but the vintage split shaft ones are good too. The best ones though are the D’Addario Auto Trim ones; they cut the string as you tune up 👍
@@PrestonSmithsMusic Thanks, Preston. The fret file I got from Amazon worked great but required some elbow grease; just a heads up. You might want to look for a heavy-duty one to ease the workload.
Use the included DiMarzio screws. I've scalloped several fretboard back in the mid 90s, it's a bit time consuming and you have to finish maple fingerboard to prevent it from rotting. One project guitar I did back then was a MIJ Squire with a large 70s style headstock and a MIM Strat Standard w/ a rosewood fingerboard. Both are for a friend who plays like YJM.
Interesting idea. I'll give that a whirl as I do wanna scallop the highest 5 or 6 frets. What do you use to finish the neck when it's done, though? I need to know that for sure.
@@MichaelD8393 Lacquer spray but you can use whatever is available and it's better to use the same type/kind used with your neck even the shade or color. It would be better to know what's the finish or your neck. I did not use any on a Rosewood fingerboard just dab it with lemon oil.
Thanks, I got the neck on eBay for $56. It came from Sri Lanka, though, which meant delivery wasn’t overnight or next day, but worth the wait. I just put the seller's eBay store in the description.
..i remember the first impression being surpricingly normal in spite of what the scalloped neck looked to me.. i'd say the learning curve for me was to play freely but still intonate the grip..so a quite a bit of lighter touch is reguired..but i got used to it quite quick despite that i'm an old fart..😅 ..and the wonderful string bending more than made up the slight discomforts in the beginning.. Since then it's been very addictive neck..😊
@@hipihei Yeah, once you start easing up on your touch, it almost feels like playing on air; which it is as your fingers & the string are suspended over the board. I definitely see why Yngwie's so fond of scalloped neck. He's said his favorite part of having one is the control you get on the string for bending & vibrato.
@@fajaradi1223 Hey we're all noobs at some point. I'm just glad I realized lightening your touch on the strings when I first tried one of Yngwie's signature Strats.
@@velascaux Cool, I figured I’d go the full nine yards; scalloped board & all. The neck I got has pretty large frets, but probably not jumbo like Yngwie’s signature Strats. They still get the job done, though, but I do have to scallop the highest 5 or 6 frets to make them closer to Yngwie’s signature.
@@mirkojovanovic3216 Hmm good idea. I think I’ll do a mix of them both too; maybe the SDs in the neck and bridge and the HS-3 in the bridge. I’m gonna keep the guitar’s existing 5-way switch as it works just fine. And I also like tapping into the 2 & 4 positions on a Strat.
@@MichaelD8393 fury pickups are very straty, to my ear bridge is to trebly,that's why I use HS3 in the bridge to give more bass and body and fury in the neck doesn't get muddy.
He did not check the thickness and did some measurements and alignment of the neck before proceeding with the drilling and transferring of the machine heads.
NEVER EVER Level and Crown the frets while holding the neck like he did here! The Neck has to be completely flat and secure and stable. It cannot move at all even a little bit while leveling or crowning! Not at least if you want it done right!
Great Video Mike!
Aw thanks, Kait, glad you liked it 😘Check my other project guitar video out too, link's in description.
Nice work and great playing. Hope you are enjoying your new guitar!
I sure am; I still can’t believe how good it came out. I plan to put some new pickups in it, maybe a hybrid setup of a DiMarzio HS3 in the bridge & two of Yngwie's Seymour Duncan Fury pickups for the middle & neck. The highest 5 or 6 frets also need to be scalloped a little more, but that’ll be in the future.
I would have measure the old neck where the heal is so you could get the correct thickness. And when putting on a new neck use the the old low e and high e to see if its seated correctly and check the radius because you my have to adjust the saddles. And get a real fret rocker they are cheap, you don't want to go across four frets. It will help you in the future.
Thanks for the help; fret work is a whole new territory for me of course, so any advice is greatly appreciated 👍🤘
Haters hate. Sucks to live like that. Keep going.
Words to live by!
I suggest you to try using a dummy pickup. Squier pickups are good, enough for the distortion, and you only need to hum canceling. That could be cheap and effective 😊
Amazing!!!
Thanks, definitely won't be my last artist tribute guitar.
I prefer locking tuners, but I do love splitshaft tuners. Looks and sounds great, Michael! 🤘😎
@@PrestonSmithsMusic thanks Preston. Locking tuners are optimal but the vintage split shaft ones are good too. The best ones though are the D’Addario Auto Trim ones; they cut the string as you tune up 👍
@@MichaelD8393 I have to get some fret dressing tools. I have a neck that needs to be fixed badly. Great work, man!
@@PrestonSmithsMusic Thanks, Preston. The fret file I got from Amazon worked great but required some elbow grease; just a heads up. You might want to look for a heavy-duty one to ease the workload.
Who you trying to teach clown
Put the guitar down
Use the included DiMarzio screws. I've scalloped several fretboard back in the mid 90s, it's a bit time consuming and you have to finish maple fingerboard to prevent it from rotting. One project guitar I did back then was a MIJ Squire with a large 70s style headstock and a MIM Strat Standard w/ a rosewood fingerboard. Both are for a friend who plays like YJM.
Interesting idea. I'll give that a whirl as I do wanna scallop the highest 5 or 6 frets. What do you use to finish the neck when it's done, though? I need to know that for sure.
@@MichaelD8393 Lacquer spray but you can use whatever is available and it's better to use the same type/kind used with your neck even the shade or color. It would be better to know what's the finish or your neck. I did not use any on a Rosewood fingerboard just dab it with lemon oil.
@@boloki72 Copy that. I’m not sure what the neck is finished with, so I got some digging to do; I would guess polyurethane, though.
No signature pickups?
@@Hambonebodi Not yet anyway; that’ll be part two.
Nice job! where did you get the neck and how much did it cost you?
Thanks, I got the neck on eBay for $56. It came from Sri Lanka, though, which meant delivery wasn’t overnight or next day, but worth the wait. I just put the seller's eBay store in the description.
The last time I've played a scalloped fretboard was 2002/2003, and i still remember the pain in my fingertips to this day.
Were you trying to push the strings all the way into the scallops?
..i remember the first impression being surpricingly normal in spite of what the scalloped neck looked to me.. i'd say the learning curve for me was to play freely but still intonate the grip..so a quite a bit of lighter touch is reguired..but i got used to it quite quick despite that i'm an old fart..😅 ..and the wonderful string bending more than made up the slight discomforts in the beginning.. Since then it's been very addictive neck..😊
@@MichaelD8393
I was 15 or 16 at the time and knows nothing about how to play on such neck.
@@hipihei Yeah, once you start easing up on your touch, it almost feels like playing on air; which it is as your fingers & the string are suspended over the board. I definitely see why Yngwie's so fond of scalloped neck. He's said his favorite part of having one is the control you get on the string for bending & vibrato.
@@fajaradi1223 Hey we're all noobs at some point. I'm just glad I realized lightening your touch on the strings when I first tried one of Yngwie's signature Strats.
That was like a train wreck.you know that you shouldn't watch but you can't look away.wow at the end he sounds just like mamlsteen
@@bryantcrawford5664 Heh thanks.
Awesome video🤘
@@odinhhzanddrtuber Thanks, really happy with how this one turned out.
In my own experience... I tributed the red one... but I refretted it with steel jumbo frets. Without scalopping it, and came good. 😊😊😊😊
@@velascaux Cool, I figured I’d go the full nine yards; scalloped board & all. The neck I got has pretty large frets, but probably not jumbo like Yngwie’s signature Strats. They still get the job done, though, but I do have to scallop the highest 5 or 6 frets to make them closer to Yngwie’s signature.
Congratulations. You've done great job,just get his pickups, either Dimarzio's or Duncan's and you are there.
Exactly, I'm just trying to decide which; the DiMarzios or Seymours. You have any suggestions to that?
@@MichaelD8393 I use HS3 in the bridge and his signature SD fury in the neck position. That suits me best. Try DMs and SDs to suit your style.
@@mirkojovanovic3216 Hmm good idea. I think I’ll do a mix of them both too; maybe the SDs in the neck and bridge and the HS-3 in the bridge. I’m gonna keep the guitar’s existing 5-way switch as it works just fine. And I also like tapping into the 2 & 4 positions on a Strat.
@@MichaelD8393 fury pickups are very straty, to my ear bridge is to trebly,that's why I use HS3 in the bridge to give more bass and body and fury in the neck doesn't get muddy.
@@mirkojovanovic3216 Thanks for the input. What about the middle, DM or SD?
Fun video!
Thanks, knees; projects like this are always fun videos to make.
Stop please no more you sound like ballocks crap bub
get help mate
He did not check the thickness and did some measurements and alignment of the neck before proceeding with the drilling and transferring of the machine heads.
Well it all lined up just fine for me, and what I paid for the neck.
If your being authentic you should have got yngwie loaded pick guard
I am planning on that once my budget allows for it. Loaded pickguards are often pretty pricy.
NEVER EVER Level and Crown the frets while holding the neck like he did here! The Neck has to be completely flat and secure and stable. It cannot move at all even a little bit while leveling or crowning! Not at least if you want it done right!
Ah, thanks for the tip, I didn’t know that. I'll keep that in mind for the next fret job I do. Maybe I'll redo the job on this neck, too.
@@MichaelD8393 Yeah the neck has to be perfectly level and stable. The neck should not move as you level or crown.
@@These_go_to_eleven_1959 Good to know.
Does this guy not own a table or a neck support
No I don’t actually; maybe I should get on that.
Intonate that guitar and your gone need to shim the. Neck also put the brass head nut on and lower pick ups 6 mm from strings
Thanks for the advice.
Sticotonpicking
What's that?
Fucking reterds playing wood
I checked your channel. You need lessons.
Stop playing
Doubt you can do anything better.
@@PrestonSmithsMusic Doubt he can play anything at all.
@@MichaelD8393 His channel is full of crap.
@@PrestonSmithsMusic Yeah, I just noticed.
Nerd