I’m looking forward to the next part of this adventure. You know, I remember the day you got that cool looking HB like it was yesterday. How fast the days go!!!!
Hey Kris, These vibrating sanding machines are awesome for more delicate work. If you want to sand faster a random orbital sander is way faster in my experience. I got mine (Bosch something)for about 50€ at obi and I am pretty pleased with it. I sanded my tabletop way more often than I intended to.. I messed up the finish twice sooo.. 😅
Good job. I understand what you mean about the humbuckers and also agree that the guitar sounds great with the coil split in. Sometimes when the humbuckers get to hot and gets this extremely high output, they tend to sound sterile or clinic in a way. Losing personality. I think it is no coincidence the originals are designed as they are. But we are all different so it is always a good thing every time a guitarist finds his dream tone.
Kris. When hand sanding I use Nitrile mechanics disposable gloves. Like super strong surgical gloves they are like a second skin. It’s Important it’s Nitrile NOT Latex. Latex is bad for you. Great video- cheers 😀👍👍
Thank you for boost my confident with HB guitars. I decided to purchase HB Fusion-T HH HT EB OCT. I love features of Fusion series, but I am a little bit sad because they go with H-H instead of S-S config for a Tele. Right away, I will swap stock pups with Bill Lawrence L-90 pair. For my ultimate DREAM Tele, I will buy a premium kit from Warmoth and build S-S config Tele for my classic sounding dream Tele. I listened to your DIY Tele with tremolo arm, it sounds awesome. It encourages me a lot.
Yep, do it! Its fun and a relaxing sen exercise if you take your time and train your patience (like Mr. Miaggi would suggest)😉💜🤘. I build and modded several guitars and I can only say its very rewarding to gain your skills and experiences🖖
It's looking awesome , at the begining i was not that sure the wood finish would be that great. I expect you to oil it without any colour and let it matt finish.
I love the sound of my Harley Benton Sc custom Fr in the middle position with the coils split, oooh what a gloriously fat snappy sound. Do what you want with the back and sides just Don’t hurt that beautiful sparkle top!!!!
Nice! I have the same guitar and love it! Put some Seymour Duncan’s in it, changed the electronics and some overal TLC and now it punches even more above its weight! I really enjoy watching these projects
Great video. That neck looks really nice. I bought an SE PRS I'm wearing the frets out, it's only been two years and they are groovy man. I'm thinking about get something like that and modding it. Great content.
That looks insane! I got myself the very same guitar and love it, though I have already make some tweaks: I swapped the electronics with CTS and switchcraft, I replaced the pickups with polish custom shop, hand built Hathor Juicer and BGV (these are KILLER!). That is now my No. 1 axe, can't take my hands off it. Good luck with Your project, cheers!
Ohh Wow!! That's quite reassuring: I have the same Harley Benton, and same experience with the original pickups: love the split sounds, but not so much the humbucker sounds. And interestingly enough, I ordered the same replacement pickups: Fishman Fluence Classics! :-D I got them delivered a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had the time to install them yet... I was hoping to do that this weekend, but maybe I'll just wait until part 2 (and 3?) of the video is out, to see if the change is worth it, and maybe get a couple of good ideas ;) (no body sanding for mine, though!). Looking forward to next ones!
Yeah, those split sounds are insane, really thinking about getting this just for those tones (can hardly otherwise justify to buy superstrat #55 LOL). Totally agree, oil back n sides are mandatory! Really interested if this method works to remove the poly, on flat sides yes, but on the curves, and on the inside of the horns... ouch, maybe dremel time but really hard not to mess up the curves with a small barrel considering the force needed. Heat gun doesn't go well with thick poly either, maybe a chemical solution? if I go for it I might just lightly sand the gloss to make it matte, although I would love oil, with indeed a subtle stain. Oh, and love how your work bench is actually a... bench... weeeell, Grandma's bench ;P
the split coil sounds great on your setup!! on mine i really like the humbucker sound, though it was a bit on the dark side but i´m able to make her scream!! but the split coil sound were not usable at all on my setup, but yours do sounds great!
Great video! For the sides you can use a power drill, that wood looks amazing i wouldn't put any color on it, the oil will make the flame pop up really nice.
Great video, I find all your builds inspiring and engaging to watch (even though I'm still working up the courage to change the nut on my guitar, let alone go crazy with a sander on it 🤣)!
I think that HB has a satin neck, so I assume you won’t touch it.. what would you have done to satin a super high glossy poly finished neck? Does the neck’s wood type really matter in this process? Man when it comes to modding guitars I always have sooo many questions. It’s just something I love doing and learning about to the point I would buy ANY Harley Benton and turn it into a beast. Looks like that’s what they’re supposed to be for. Cheers man, love all your contents, they’re just sooo useful
I can share my personal experience: you can tape off the sections of the neck that you don‘t want to sand at the headstock and the neck joint. Use multiple layers and make a nice curve. Then you sand, and I would suggest to start rough, 50-100grit. Poly is super tough and you will need to change the sanding paper a lot. Then go up to 400 wet sanding, use a tiny amount of wax if you want and done. If you want to re-finish the neck that is a different story and a lot more work. I would recommend an oil finish with one penetrating oil and one oil that hardens the surface. Apply the oil with the sanding paper, let dry for 10 minutes, then firmly rub in the gunk with a cloth. Then wait for 24 hours until applying the next layer.
Awesome, another guitar tweakz, my favorite series of yours! Already looking forward to the next episodes! I was wondering why you didn't cover up the front from the beginning? Cheers Vik
Poly is so ridiculously sturdy, there is absolutely ZERO scratches or anything on the front. If it was nitro I would’ve covered it up of course. Guitar Tweakz 4 life! 😝
Kris: great stuff as always! I'm no expert like you but must ask: why didn't you protect the front side of the guitar during all that sanding? To my layman's eyes, all that dust on the work surface could not be good for the finish on the top, right? Even though it is the same thick polyurethane. Or you didn't protect the front because you will polish the entire axe anyway? Cheers and looking forward to part II!
Hey, poly is so crazy sturdy, there’s literally zero scratches on the top after all that work. I was ready to polish it if necessary but there’s no reason for it. It’s maybe hard to believe, but that’s how hard polyurethane is. Cheers
Hey hey, so you found the channel. Nice! Have fun with the videos. It might take a few weeks until the Fishman installation comes but I’m working on it. 😅
Hey Kris, how you doing man? Since you are an awesome modder and tweaker, I have a question running around, how to stain a neck? I dont mean change the color, I mean how do you make the white maple neck into a blonde, I've found so few info about, can you help me?
Hey Kris, your videos inspired me. I already ordered an ash strat body and studied all the theory necessary to do a fantastic sonic blue xD Here in EU, what brand do you recomend (of nitro paint)?
Hi Kris, Very cool video! I have an old roundback guitar wich I'm planing to repaint. Never done that before so I have a few questions: How can I tell which kind of laquer is on and does it matter for the new lacquer? Do I have to remove all of the old paint or can in put the new paint over the old one? Thanks a lot Max
The finish on the backside seemed to be very tough. How many pieces of sandpaper did you have to use? Really looking forward to see the outcome of this project. I just finished my first eclectronic and pickup swap with my cheap LP studio (2008) and I am still messing with the pickup height to find the sweetspot.
What would you recommend to make metal parts matte? I've tried KUDO matt coating (acrylic spray), but feels like it won't last long because of bad adhesion. Maybe I should somehow prepare parts before painting (sanding or some chemicals)? Wanna make my HB JB-75 bass look a bit modern and not to collect fingertips so easily.
How does the wilkinson bridge hold up for tuning? I own the fusion-ii telecaster version without a tremelo but would like an st version of the fusion-ii for David Gilmour style playing.
There is my explanation what happened to the sparkley benton 😁 I thought you will repaint it in different color or do some funky imitation of an f hole or something. You like having a star motive on your guitar so maybe a sparkly star of some sorts 🤔
Hey Kris, can you elaborate on the stainless steel frets. What don't you like about them is it a question of feel or sound? I am asking because I am at the stage where the divots in my nickel frets are getting too deep to sand down and polish. I was considering stainless steel for increased durability but not at the expense of sound. Thanks again for the awesome content. Cheers
Great looking forward to it. BTW with regards to your super strat, I have an old Nuno Bettencourt Washburn models that I got in the mid nineties. That guitar with the alder body in bare wood finish (lightly oiled actually) always felt very lively sound wise. Blocking out the trem block with an extra wedge block also contributed to the extra liveliness of that guitar.
I have the HSH, and I agree that the humbuckery sound isn't there. It's not the pickups though. I tried some Lindy Fralins Modern Pafs and the difference was minimal. It's stratier than a strat. Maybe the active pickups will make a difference, but I believe the frets and the roasted neck play a huge part in the sound. The thing I like the least is the switch placing. You can't funk without knocking it out of position 😎
Hi Kris, please, i would like to ask you, if had an opportunity to compare this model to other types uf fusion II. This type has 22 frets and covered humbuckers and almost every other has 24 frets and uncovered (i previously owned this type and now im waiting for silver sparkle one) So, is there any.major difference in tone and etc.?
Ha ha - this is exactly the same 'pain' I went through with a Gear 4 Music Strat - I'm not sure I'd do it again but the Paulownia wood underneath the finish was beautiful... If you'd like before and after pics let me know how to get them to you : )
11:14 next time try blasting it with a heat gun and attacking with a scraper. I did this when I was taking poly out of my guitar neck and it worked like a charm
Nice Vid Kris! I have a personal problem with 60 cycle hum. Would you please tell me, do you use a Noise Gate when playing Single Coil Pickups? Thank you, cheers from Salem, Ohio US!
Perhaps a heat gun or chemical striper would have been faster to remove the varnish on the back of the guitar. Then hit it with your different grades of sandpaper.
I know it doesn’t show but you were watching like 5 hours of sanding in this video. I recorded the video in 4 sessions. That being said, the finish wasn’t too thick on Sparkle. I’ve seen many guitars with WAY thicker poly. Cheers
Thanks a lot! It’s a lick I wrote for a video here on my channel. I tend to use my licks and song snippets in my mod videos. Hopefully I’ll find time to write full songs out of them and release an album soon.
Hey, I don’t like using a heat gun to remove finishes. I’ve seen too many people damaging (darkening) the wood. I wouldn’t have used it on the sides anyhow because of the natural maple binding (wood glue doesn’t like heat at all). And to be honest the back of the body was the least amount of trouble to sand. 🤷♂️ cheers!
@@vinicioserafini5929 Sure thing! This guitar has a thin maple binding which is glued on. I really don’t want to make that come off the guitar due to heat. Haha
Amazing how a HB is completely shield painted and some other expensive, traditional:) brands are not. Did you said steel frets? That’s also unexpected...
Wait Aren't these the Roswell alnico humbuckers? I'm listening to this demo and be like: wait, I know this blunt humbucker sound I have the same problem as you. I had them in my LP copy and was mainly using them split and out of phase so I've put them into Epi LP special because they look cool Still left them with reversed wiring dpdt switch so they become humbuckers when you pull the knob
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That split sounds legit the closest i've ever heard a split coil sound like a strat ever.
I was quite impressed by that too! Sounded really great.
@Halli Day not at all, it will never sound like it
I’m looking forward to the next part of this adventure. You know, I remember the day you got that cool looking HB like it was yesterday. How fast the days go!!!!
Hey Kris,
These vibrating sanding machines are awesome for more delicate work. If you want to sand faster a random orbital sander is way faster in my experience.
I got mine (Bosch something)for about 50€ at obi and I am pretty pleased with it.
I sanded my tabletop way more often than I intended to.. I messed up the finish twice sooo.. 😅
Good job. I understand what you mean about the humbuckers and also agree that the guitar sounds great with the coil split in. Sometimes when the humbuckers get to hot and gets this extremely high output, they tend to sound sterile or clinic in a way. Losing personality. I think it is no coincidence the originals are designed as they are. But we are all different so it is always a good thing every time a guitarist finds his dream tone.
Kris. When hand sanding I use Nitrile mechanics disposable gloves. Like super strong surgical gloves they are like a second skin. It’s Important it’s Nitrile NOT Latex. Latex is bad for you. Great video- cheers 😀👍👍
All I have now is latex and I only use that when staining wood (for obvious reasons). I’ll check that out, thanks!
I need part 2 right away 😅. Great video !
Hahaha! Soon Martin, soon. :)
Thank you for boost my confident with HB guitars. I decided to purchase HB Fusion-T HH HT EB OCT. I love features of Fusion series, but I am a little bit sad because they go with H-H instead of S-S config for a Tele. Right away, I will swap stock pups with Bill Lawrence L-90 pair. For my ultimate DREAM Tele, I will buy a premium kit from Warmoth and build S-S config Tele for my classic sounding dream Tele.
I listened to your DIY Tele with tremolo arm, it sounds awesome. It encourages me a lot.
I love to watch projects like this, because I would never have the courage to do this myself 😂
Ditto on both
DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT! Hahaha! It’s a lot of fun.
Yep, do it! Its fun and a relaxing sen exercise if you take your time and train your patience (like Mr. Miaggi would suggest)😉💜🤘. I build and modded several guitars and I can only say its very rewarding to gain your skills and experiences🖖
Dude.... neither did I.....but I just got a epiphone lp special and dragon fire quadrails ......I'm going for it
Watching the sanding process was extremely satisfying :) Looking forward to see the end result
Thanks a lot dude! I have good news: there’s more sanding in the second part. Hahaha! Thanks for watching!
Nice video Kris! I love that you reused the "Does It Djent" song!!!! :-D I recognized it right away when the riff came in.
It's looking awesome , at the begining i was not that sure the wood finish would be that great. I expect you to oil it without any colour and let it matt finish.
Oh man I'm excited for another series of this stuff, even if it's shorter. :) I loved the last two you did!
Kris when you do a complete overhaul like you plan, it becomes a kris custom. I like the silver so glad you're keeping it.
I love the sound of my Harley Benton Sc custom Fr in the middle position with the coils split, oooh what a gloriously fat snappy sound. Do what you want with the back and sides just Don’t hurt that beautiful sparkle top!!!!
Nice! I have the same guitar and love it! Put some Seymour Duncan’s in it, changed the electronics and some overal TLC and now it punches even more above its weight! I really enjoy watching these projects
Great video. That neck looks really nice. I bought an SE PRS I'm wearing the frets out, it's only been two years and they are groovy man. I'm thinking about get something like that and modding it. Great content.
The roasted maple looks fantastic & blends well with the sparkle top & sounds good. Will be interesting to see with the mods!
That colour is awesome!
That looks insane!
I got myself the very same guitar and love it, though I have already make some tweaks: I swapped the electronics with CTS and switchcraft, I replaced the pickups with polish custom shop, hand built Hathor Juicer and BGV (these are KILLER!). That is now my No. 1 axe, can't take my hands off it.
Good luck with Your project, cheers!
I
Want to do this but the wiring seems to hard
Ohh Wow!! That's quite reassuring: I have the same Harley Benton, and same experience with the original pickups: love the split sounds, but not so much the humbucker sounds. And interestingly enough, I ordered the same replacement pickups: Fishman Fluence Classics! :-D
I got them delivered a couple of weeks ago, but haven't had the time to install them yet... I was hoping to do that this weekend, but maybe I'll just wait until part 2 (and 3?) of the video is out, to see if the change is worth it, and maybe get a couple of good ideas ;) (no body sanding for mine, though!). Looking forward to next ones!
Yeah, those split sounds are insane, really thinking about getting this just for those tones (can hardly otherwise justify to buy superstrat #55 LOL). Totally agree, oil back n sides are mandatory! Really interested if this method works to remove the poly, on flat sides yes, but on the curves, and on the inside of the horns... ouch, maybe dremel time but really hard not to mess up the curves with a small barrel considering the force needed. Heat gun doesn't go well with thick poly either, maybe a chemical solution? if I go for it I might just lightly sand the gloss to make it matte, although I would love oil, with indeed a subtle stain. Oh, and love how your work bench is actually a... bench... weeeell, Grandma's bench ;P
the split coil sounds great on your setup!! on mine i really like the humbucker sound, though it was a bit on the dark side but i´m able to make her scream!! but the split coil sound were not usable at all on my setup, but yours do sounds great!
Great video! For the sides you can use a power drill, that wood looks amazing i wouldn't put any color on it, the oil will make the flame pop up really nice.
Great video, I find all your builds inspiring and engaging to watch (even though I'm still working up the courage to change the nut on my guitar, let alone go crazy with a sander on it 🤣)!
I LOVE this kind of videos, thanks man
I think that HB has a satin neck, so I assume you won’t touch it.. what would you have done to satin a super high glossy poly finished neck? Does the neck’s wood type really matter in this process?
Man when it comes to modding guitars I always have sooo many questions. It’s just something I love doing and learning about to the point I would buy ANY Harley Benton and turn it into a beast. Looks like that’s what they’re supposed to be for.
Cheers man, love all your contents, they’re just sooo useful
I can share my personal experience: you can tape off the sections of the neck that you don‘t want to sand at the headstock and the neck joint. Use multiple layers and make a nice curve. Then you sand, and I would suggest to start rough, 50-100grit. Poly is super tough and you will need to change the sanding paper a lot. Then go up to 400 wet sanding, use a tiny amount of wax if you want and done. If you want to re-finish the neck that is a different story and a lot more work. I would recommend an oil finish with one penetrating oil and one oil that hardens the surface. Apply the oil with the sanding paper, let dry for 10 minutes, then firmly rub in the gunk with a cloth. Then wait for 24 hours until applying the next layer.
This is going to be beautiful guitar for sure. Can't wait to see it done.
That Neck Looks Insane for a Harley Benton!
Interesting video but tip one. Buy a good sander. Random orbital, DA. Far more efficient and much better finish.
Fascinating video!
Thank you for sharing!
I wish we were neighbors, I'd have so much work for you! 😁
Well in this case... might I say I’m happy we’re not neighbors? Hahaha! I’m the one craving for someone that and my stuff! lol
@@KrisBarocsi 😉👍
Season 1 very interesting, we waiting for " 2" :)
Oh no a Cliffhanger. :o)
Awesome, another guitar tweakz, my favorite series of yours! Already looking forward to the next episodes!
I was wondering why you didn't cover up the front from the beginning?
Cheers Vik
Poly is so ridiculously sturdy, there is absolutely ZERO scratches or anything on the front. If it was nitro I would’ve covered it up of course. Guitar Tweakz 4 life! 😝
I like stainless steel frets. Especially with bending. Like sliding over butter.
Thank 💜 You LOVE
Loved the video. Now I want to do one. I wonder if HB would sell one directly with only the front painted
i love buying HBs and modding them
Kris: great stuff as always! I'm no expert like you but must ask: why didn't you protect the front side of the guitar during all that sanding? To my layman's eyes, all that dust on the work surface could not be good for the finish on the top, right? Even though it is the same thick polyurethane. Or you didn't protect the front because you will polish the entire axe anyway? Cheers and looking forward to part II!
Hey, poly is so crazy sturdy, there’s literally zero scratches on the top after all that work. I was ready to polish it if necessary but there’s no reason for it. It’s maybe hard to believe, but that’s how hard polyurethane is. Cheers
@@KrisBarocsi Hah, thanks a ton for replying. Great to know! :) Cheers man!
Hi Kris, sehr coole Ideen! Bin gespannt, wie die Rückseite wird.
Was für Tonabnehmer sind denn das ursprünglich?
Sounds excellent.
Yeah right? That’s why I was not rushing with modifying it. Now it’s time though. Haha
A great project 💜🤘 now I am looking at hb fusions and Fishmans - maybe I will do somthing simillar🤣
Haha! Yeah I have a good feeling about this one. Cheers!
A heat gun and a scraper will make quick work of removing the finish. I've done it a few Ibanez guitars, and they have very thick poly finishes
I need to start doing this again. Long time playing the "same" guitars.
Hey buddy. Can’t wait to see how you install fishman pups! 💪🏻🤘🏻
Hey hey, so you found the channel. Nice! Have fun with the videos. It might take a few weeks until the Fishman installation comes but I’m working on it. 😅
@@KrisBarocsi thanks bud. See a lot of interesting videos. I’ll have fun with those in the meantime. Thank you!
It would look nice in a black glitter-burst!
Super, Kris! Freu mich schon auf Part 2 :)
Cool, danke! Kommt ja auch bald. 🤟
Hey Kris, how you doing man? Since you are an awesome modder and tweaker, I have a question running around, how to stain a neck? I dont mean change the color, I mean how do you make the white maple neck into a blonde, I've found so few info about, can you help me?
Nice I hate shiny poly to
I still smile at Does It Djent
That’ll be in my head forever ! 👍
Haha! Yeah don’t worry, this one will djent pretty well at the end, I’m sure! Thanks Paul, cheers!
You are a madman Kris! Bet it will be amazing when you are done though! 😎👍
I know man. Hahaha! I can’t help myself. I just need to do a mod every now and then. Can’t wait to see this one at the end
Hey Kris, your videos inspired me. I already ordered an ash strat body and studied all the theory necessary to do a fantastic sonic blue xD Here in EU, what brand do you recomend (of nitro paint)?
Hi Kris,
Very cool video!
I have an old roundback guitar wich I'm planing to repaint. Never done that before so I have a few questions:
How can I tell which kind of laquer is on and does it matter for the new lacquer?
Do I have to remove all of the old paint or can in put the new paint over the old one?
Thanks a lot
Max
Hi chris! I loved the djent song! Great work man. :)
Modifying a sparkle guitar... go-go boots would look cool.
The finish on the backside seemed to be very tough. How many pieces of sandpaper did you have to use? Really looking forward to see the outcome of this project. I just finished my first eclectronic and pickup swap with my cheap LP studio (2008) and I am still messing with the pickup height to find the sweetspot.
your funky playing is sick :)
Thanks a lot! I don’t have a clue where the funk influence came from to be honest. The only funk related music I love is RHCP. 🤷♂️ haha
What would you recommend to make metal parts matte?
I've tried KUDO matt coating (acrylic spray), but feels like it won't last long because of bad adhesion. Maybe I should somehow prepare parts before painting (sanding or some chemicals)?
Wanna make my HB JB-75 bass look a bit modern and not to collect fingertips so easily.
Love these modding videos! 🥳
Should be a fun video series.
It really should. Let’s hope the dude doesn’t mess it up. 😆
@@KrisBarocsi I’ll drink to that.
@@madgeniusmusic cheers Danny!
How does the wilkinson bridge hold up for tuning? I own the fusion-ii telecaster version without a tremelo but would like an st version of the fusion-ii for David Gilmour style playing.
I love this kind of content from you!
There is my explanation what happened to the sparkley benton 😁 I thought you will repaint it in different color or do some funky imitation of an f hole or something. You like having a star motive on your guitar so maybe a sparkly star of some sorts 🤔
Well... my son still has some star stickers so who knows. Hahaha
Hey Kris, can you elaborate on the stainless steel frets. What don't you like about them is it a question of feel or sound? I am asking because I am at the stage where the divots in my nickel frets are getting too deep to sand down and polish. I was considering stainless steel for increased durability but not at the expense of sound. Thanks again for the awesome content. Cheers
That sounds like a fine question for the next Comment Time video. 🙌
Great looking forward to it. BTW with regards to your super strat, I have an old Nuno Bettencourt Washburn models that I got in the mid nineties. That guitar with the alder body in bare wood finish (lightly oiled actually) always felt very lively sound wise. Blocking out the trem block with an extra wedge block also contributed to the extra liveliness of that guitar.
I have the HSH, and I agree that the humbuckery sound isn't there. It's not the pickups though. I tried some Lindy Fralins Modern Pafs and the difference was minimal. It's stratier than a strat. Maybe the active pickups will make a difference, but I believe the frets and the roasted neck play a huge part in the sound. The thing I like the least is the switch placing. You can't funk without knocking it out of position 😎
This finish is polyester, is the current finish for low cost instruments and is very thick
Hi Kris,
please, i would like to ask you, if had an opportunity to compare this model to other types uf fusion II. This type has 22 frets and covered humbuckers and almost every other has 24 frets and uncovered (i previously owned this type and now im waiting for silver sparkle one)
So, is there any.major difference in tone and etc.?
What humbuckers are they? They look different from the newer roswells in the fusion T?
In humbucker mode, those original pickups were a bit ordinary.
Ha ha - this is exactly the same 'pain' I went through with a Gear 4 Music Strat - I'm not sure I'd do it again but the Paulownia wood underneath the finish was beautiful... If you'd like before and after pics let me know how to get them to you : )
11:14 next time try blasting it with a heat gun and attacking with a scraper. I did this when I was taking poly out of my guitar neck and it worked like a charm
DOESITDJENT DOESITDJENT
@@ArturBrzozowski444 It will djent it will djent! Hahaha
Nice Vid Kris! I have a personal problem with 60 cycle hum. Would you please tell me, do you use a Noise Gate when playing Single Coil Pickups? Thank you, cheers from Salem, Ohio US!
Let me show what I do and how I use my single-coil guitars in a Comment Time episode. 👍🏻 Cheers Rick!
@@KrisBarocsi Thanks Kris, can’t wait for the Vid. Cheers!
Is sanding better than heat gun for removing poly then?
Perhaps a heat gun or chemical striper would have been faster to remove the varnish on the back of the guitar. Then hit it with your different grades of sandpaper.
Random orbital sander is much better for a job like this, they grind way quicker. 🙂
Love that kind of content!
Glad to hear that man! Cheers
I'm surprised you weren't sanding longer to get through the poly finish, they are tough! 🤣
I know it doesn’t show but you were watching like 5 hours of sanding in this video. I recorded the video in 4 sessions. That being said, the finish wasn’t too thick on Sparkle. I’ve seen many guitars with WAY thicker poly. Cheers
Whats that you are playing at 11.18?
Really like that groove!!
Great build!! Thx for sharing!!
Thanks a lot! It’s a lick I wrote for a video here on my channel. I tend to use my licks and song snippets in my mod videos. Hopefully I’ll find time to write full songs out of them and release an album soon.
@@KrisBarocsi awesome licks!! 👍😃🍺
(Yes, I threw in a beer! Its Straturday! 😉)
@@Pontanellen1 cheers 🍻 I might do the same thing too. Haha
I will change these pickup's for Lambertones the Grinders
Sanding sux! 🤮😵 But getting the thick goop layer off ought to make the wood glow. I love wood tones over paint. 🤩😍👍
use a sandbag on that thing man!!
👍👍
Good stuff Kris!
Love it mate
Is there any specific reason why you did not use a heat gun to remove the finish? Would save you a lot of time and effort.
Hey, I don’t like using a heat gun to remove finishes. I’ve seen too many people damaging (darkening) the wood. I wouldn’t have used it on the sides anyhow because of the natural maple binding (wood glue doesn’t like heat at all). And to be honest the back of the body was the least amount of trouble to sand. 🤷♂️ cheers!
@@KrisBarocsi never thought about potential wood glue issues. Thanks for the explaination!
@@vinicioserafini5929 Sure thing! This guitar has a thin maple binding which is glued on. I really don’t want to make that come off the guitar due to heat. Haha
Amazing how a HB is completely shield painted and some other expensive, traditional:) brands are not. Did you said steel frets? That’s also unexpected...
Can you please tell com can i remove the volume/tone knobs since there is no allen key slot. Should i just pull then out?
Yes, simply pull the knobs off. Cheers!
@@KrisBarocsi thanks for the reply
Wait
Aren't these the Roswell alnico humbuckers? I'm listening to this demo and be like: wait, I know this blunt humbucker sound
I have the same problem as you. I had them in my LP copy and was mainly using them split and out of phase so I've put them into Epi LP special because they look cool
Still left them with reversed wiring dpdt switch so they become humbuckers when you pull the knob
Can you dive bomb with the harley benton fusion II. ??
Once yes. 😅 Nah, it’s not really made for that. That’s what the Floyd model is for I guess. Cheers
12:32 🤣🤣
First again! Hell yeah!
You really have that timing nailed dude! 🙌
@@KrisBarocsi Yeah! I just startet my mac and than this came up! 🤘😂👍
Remove sparkle too, please
Maybe one day. Not now though. I like the contrast between the roasted natural neck and the silver finish. 🤷♂️
i call this - to invent a bicycle
Please Ask HB For The Left Handed Sparkle With Your Mods...I WILL BUY!!!🌈
Sell me your original pickups
Bro, are you Hungarian?
Talált. 😉
@@KrisBarocsi esetleg Facebokon jelölhetlek?
@@gergelyzanyi7752 Hali, bocs de FBon csak személyes ismerôsöket jelölök vissza. Ha kérdésed van, csak nosza. Ki vele. 🙂
@@KrisBarocsi csak pár kérdésem lett volna hozzád így Thomann-nal kapcsolatban 🙂
@@gergelyzanyi7752 Figy, az lesz a legjobb, ha írsz egy mailt a marketingkukacthomannpontde-re. Csak címezd nekem a tárgyban és talán kezdd azzal angolul, hogy nekem akartál írni. Azt továbbítani fogják nekem. Csáo!