Michael top tip for you.. if you really char the body you can take a wire brush to it and get deep grain lines in it. the wire brush pulls out all the softer growth lines, eg the whiter wood not the harder darker growth. hope this helps yah! : )
Sandblasting, very lightly can grab this look very quickly. This is my first time finding/watching ya do your thing. Thank you, from a fellow sentient artist. Your project was simple direct, and overall, fascinatingly inspiring! Count me in.....I'm subscribed! Keep rockin in a free world, my brother!
Truly one of the nicest looking, unique strats I've ever seen. I think I'll try one of my own. I loved watching the grain show up under the flaming. I have a new appreciation for the term "flamed maple". A little more antiquing of the metal parts in a sulphur solution would be cool.
Those little holes in potentiometer, switch and jack socket lugs are for you thread wire through, and give it a twist before soldering. They achieve these things, a mechanical connection that backs up the solder joint, make an easy place for your solder to flow over for a pro-looking job and the wires stay in place while you are making the solder join which is always handy!
I'm watching this video and I'm just floored w your creativity and imagination..you took that scrap wood and literally created a one of a kind masterpiece w the lowest tier quality kit available...I can hardly imagine what you could do with top quality materials... impressive talent you have brother..☮️❤️🎸🎶 from the Adirondack mountains in upstate NY 🤘👊
Man that turned out GREAT! Inspiring video! Glad you had fun with it. Thanks for sharing and taking us along for the ride! Your boss seems like he might be hard to work for. 🤣
Thanks for the great video. We don't have Walmart here in the UK, but these kits are so cheap you've inspired me to give it a go. For extra relicing I'd attach string to the neck screw holes and take it for a walk like it was a dog. I'm used to getting stange looks, anyway.😄
I have a lp kit guitar from solo and it's one of the best guitars I have. As long as the neck isnt twisted or anything any cheap guitar can be good. They just need a bit of work that's all. I have a cheap basic harley benton strat that plays phenomenally. Upgraded the pickups and electronics and it's now my go to strat. Who woulda thought?!? Just remember a cheap guitar isnt always bad and an expensive guitar isnt always good but if you know what you're doing they can all be great!
The guitar looks amazing.You definitely would not know that it was a cheap kit.Well done .You have given me some new ideas on how to get a very cool look. ATB
Pretty cool, there, chief. Came out looking just like you said it would. Those pickups are nice and gritty, plenty of bite. Nice project. Thanks for sharing!
That came out great! The sounds on the dirty channel were nice and thick, with a good growl going on. That lick you were playing was pretty darn catchy as well!
Beautiful job brother! The staining and the coloring and scorching really came together. I think you found yourself a new lucrative side hustle, keep making em’🤟🏽 now I have that riff stuck in me head too!
The rustic barn look on that Guitar, is totally Awesome! The funny thing is, that Guitar doesn't look like it came from Walmart at all, it looks like it was custom made to order! Way To Go! Awesome job!
Not everyone can do a project like this, because it takes a skilled craftsman to perform something such as this. Great work, awesome video.👌 Thanks for sharing your skills with the RUclips community.
When you started, I thought - Why? When you marked the top, banged it with sharp screws and burnt it, I thought - Yuk! When you finished it, I thought - actually, that looks cool! When you played it, I thought - that sounds so good! Well done - great imagination and an excellent outcome...
They’re called torch tip cleaners for acetylene torch tips…best tool for cutting the nut to set the string. If it’s oversized or too low, simply refill the slot with superglue and dust it with baking soda. Then cut a new slot. Note, another trick is to wrap a tie wrap around the neck to help set string height at the nut. Be sure to find the right thickness of tie wrap.
When making last few passes on nut slots, do you down-radius the slot to make sure contact is on leading edge of nut and prevent any back contact? Do you think it makes any difference?
@@robertmalone483 Generally no, I don’t find it necessary. The string typically arches over the nut with enough tension that full contact is made. I typically file in the plane of the neck and never had a problem.
"best thing for cutting the nut" 🤣 Those things are awful nut files. They're marketed by Chinese companies as nut files, but no luthier worth their salt would ever use those things. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to offend you but they're like absolutely last resort type tools to slot a nut. I know actual nut files are expensive but that's because you get what you pay for.
@@robertmalone483 yes Robert, you should always cut down at the back of the nut slot towards the tuners. That's what keeps the strings in proper intonation as you play and stretch the strings over time. If you use a vibrato, it's especially important. You will encounter something called "binding" without it when bending strings or using a vibrato.
I KNEW you were going to the stain when the dye didn't work :D that came out really great. Your set of files is a little classier than my method of the cut offs from a string change XD I may have to buy one... In regards to finishing hacks, I offer you this, after a brief story. I was refinishing my SRC6 (Bass VI style that looks more bass-like) from brown stain to black, and it came out great. Looks like a piece of pumice now or something, or charcoal. I completely forgot the spot on the neck where it sweeps down from the fretboard to meet the body. Brown. I hadn't even sanded it. I'd been at it a long time and my ADHD brain had left me in a spot. In desperation, I took a black sharpie to it, and of course HATED IT... shiny, misaligned black lines... BUT. But! I wiped it off while it was wet and buffed it with the paper towel into a uniformed burnished bronze sort of color that is gorgeous and now kinda sets off the whole build in a way. It's this cool little dark metallic-ish spot in a sea of black. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
I personally liked every part of the guitar build. Great imagination. I did one a few years back but mine came with a finished body. The back on the Barncaster, in a way was a happy accident. Backs usually look better dark like that. That gave you the idea of how to make the front lighter. So it was the perfect thing to happen! Great job!!
Lol, on the intro! You are my kinda guy for sure! I found a Walmart starcaster from back in the early 2000"s. It was hiding a Birdseye and a flame maple streak across the entire neck with beautiful Birdseye on the top and back of the likely quarter sawn headstock that is a arrow shape. The body was not too desirable due to the fact that they used particle board for thr body. The pickups were extremely microphonic and the trem springs made it sound really hollow. Not something you expect from a solid body at all. I thought to do some creative work and hollow out a section and then covering it with leather or metal. Thanks for inspiring people like me to try different things cause you are right in step with what many are doing right now. The parts are flying out faster than they can replace in some case's so I've switched gears again. Finding these diamond's is easy. A fender neck, match with a better body and you have a genuine fender partscaster.
Thanks Pararanman. Yeah, take that old Walmart Gitar and turn it into something cool. These cheap kits and guitars, you really can't mess them up TOO bad, and its FUN to see how it comes out. M~
That came out Fing great. I’m thinking about stripping down my old black Squier and doing something like that and maybe a little upgrade somewhere like the tuners.
Ha! You're great, Michael. Living proof that we don't need to take everything and everyone so serious. The build looks fantastic and those pickups aren't too bad! I did one about 17-18 yrs ago from an ebay kit. Gave it a nice vintage nitro paint job via rattle cans from Re-Ranch (even pros use their stuff). Sealer - primer - and for the coup de grâce, Fender Fiesta Red. Turned out better than I could have imagined. Glass-like! A very fun project. Given the cheapness of the parts in my particular kit, I never intended for it to be anything more than wall art, and it's been with me for years. Last 8+ yrs in current house it's hanging behind my bar. I got an urge to shake the dust off her. Gave her a fresh polish, polished the frets, treated the rosewood (yep, they used real rosewood back then!) and swapped in new electronics with CTS pots, nice switch, and a set of Fender Fat 50s pickups. Oh yeah, it popped to life! Now I'm thinking about a roasted maple neck with some taller frets. Then she'll be cookin'! Best wishes from deep in the heart of Texas!
Good video. I just recently started using a 400 grit sanding sponge on the fretboard edges and the fret ends. After i get the angle im wanting, i use a zfile on the fret ends to round them off. This gives a great finish on them and the process is really quick.
Awesome, wish I had the patience (and the skill). So cool to have your own one of a kind 'custom shop' guitar. Just proves a great guitar doesn't have to cost lots of money. Nice!
I liked the clean sound a lot. Which is unusual cos im a Marshall guy. But the hot sauce was good too, and the thing looks great, and it seemed to play easily. Nice job.
LOVE❤️ YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR . I ENJOYED THE BUILD , YOU MADE IT LOOK EASY .. REALLY LIKE THE SOLOS AT THE END ...... YOU PLAY WELL THANKS FOR SHARING 👏👍
Thanks Wayne. I have some Telecaster build kits and others posted here. www.amazon.com/shop/southernfireguitars/list/2SCA1CGT4CD6E?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Just like the telecaster, one awesome job I am picking up some interesting ideas for my telecaster Bexgears model...I am a swamp rat. Just hope I can incorporate it as well as your barn finds have been. Between the stratocaster and telecaster, ya picked up a sub.
The floorboard/panel grooving is a great idea, wish I'd seen this vid before having to laboriously re-mask my Firebird homebuild several times to stain different shades. Great vid, keep 'em coming.
Great work. Love it. Inspiring. Make me want to try my own. One suggestion. How about incorporating a barn roof look on the pick guard with a rusty metallic patina. And parts from an old weather vane on the back as a back plate.
Gotta love a barncaster..................the beauty of it is there's no wrong way to do it. I was really diggin' your hot sauce tone. See you in the next one.
do the pickups each have a distinct sound? or are they all the same pickup (meaning that it's only where they're located that makes the tone change? What about in a real stratocaster guitar? I've always wondered this.
Loved the video! You’re quite the character and it shows with your builds and playing, very Orginal. I once was improving the look of a very cheap maybe a knockoff Strat by dropping (several times) the chain I use to lock my motorcycle on top of it. Additionally placed all the chrome parts, screws etc on a 6” 4x4 piece of wood inside a sealed bucket filled with about 2” of muriatic acid. It gave anything chrome a nice pitted very aged,, neglected rust look without affecting the integrity of the metal and look so cool, like water damage. Hand rubbed lacquer thinner and acetone into the finish to get down to the barewood, next lit it on fire (you could toast marshmallows over it), the finished bubbled from the flame. Even though I no longer smoke, placed non filtered cigarettes in the head stock (under the strings) and let them burn down. I did just for fun it was a cheap guitar and something to let my imagination run away with, turns out I got more questions and compliments on that guitar than my more expensive ones.
nice sir, well done. Its more funn making it your own. you play very nice too! My first kit was a telestyle one, it plays like butter! Next one wil be a SG or a Western accoustic if i can find a kit.. greetings from holland.
What is your opinion on the quality of kit guitars for an average person that doesn't have a lot of different tools to use..I have most of the tools needed but a lot of people don't so the quality of different brand kits could be the difference between success or failure..thanks for vast information videos..hope yall are doing good after hurricane came through
Thanks Willie. The kits that I have done were not too bad, really, just some minor adjustments. If you have a phillips screw driver and a 10 mm wrench for the tuners, you can build one of these things. Maybe some sand paper to smooth it out, then some paint or even easier, stain it. I added a clear coat, but, really you can just add linseed or tung oil to finish it off. M~
Nicely put together video. The fact that it is a "Wal-Mart" guitar kit is irrevelant. It's a cheap guitar kit that takes time and skill to make into a decent playing guitar.
Nice one :) Gave me a couple of ideas infact :) -I just need to head on out on the huge interweb-aba-jing-thing and find me a kit to order :) -Nice video! Keep 'em comin'! -KK from Norway!
I'm a dedicated southpaw. Theough and through. One seen left handed kits and I think it's cool. There are limited styles for lefties. If I can learn to build my own, I can get as pretty as I want.
Southern fire guitars. Thank you for a most enjoyable and educational video. I really appreciate it. This video has also provided me with a lot of inspiration in several ways. Great stuff!!
Subscribed. I had a tatty bass and weathered it to look like Glenn Hughes bass... it came out great. Your inspiring to do more... btw I like you can really play what you build.
Looks Great, all the shiny chrome can be brushed with vinegar and that makes the chrome look like it's old rusted and grayed, depending on how heavy the chrome is, you might need to do it a few times or add salt to the vinegar, I helped a buddy build a Rat Rod and we brushed vinegar on everything, it really made new parts look old. Boiled Linseed oil also makes stuff look old and weathered too.
You say file,l I say acetylene torch tip cleaner.😂🤣 I've been trying out the Tim sway feeler gauge method myself it's a little aggressive for plastic nuts.
Fun video. I like the overall idea of not trying to make everything "perfect" like it was finished in an airless factory, but embracing and celebrating flaws and randomness. Surprised that the electronics sound decent because that's an area where they usually skimp with cheap guitars. Often the hardware is rubbish too with tuners and tremelos that refuse to stay in tune.
Michael top tip for you.. if you really char the body you can take a wire brush to it and get deep grain lines in it. the wire brush pulls out all the softer growth lines, eg the whiter wood not the harder darker growth. hope this helps yah! : )
Thanks Chicken Lickin. I'm always up for a good tip. M~
Try stain same results
Sandblasting, very lightly can grab this look very quickly. This is my first time finding/watching ya do your thing. Thank you, from a fellow sentient artist. Your project was simple direct, and overall, fascinatingly inspiring! Count me in.....I'm subscribed! Keep rockin in a free world, my brother!
@@thetwatwaffler449 Thanks Twatwaffler, I appreciate that. M~
Truly one of the nicest looking, unique strats I've ever seen. I think I'll try one of my own. I loved watching the grain show up under the flaming. I have a new appreciation for the term "flamed maple". A little more antiquing of the metal parts in a sulphur solution would be cool.
Thanks Nicholas. M~
Knocked it out of the park once again buddy. New home run king of kit builds😊
Thanks you, John. M~ 😎
BINGO!!
Thumbs up. Great idea, interesting techniques. Your original music is something to be proud of.
Thank you, Norman. I appreciate that. M~
I agree 100%. I would have looked at the kit and ran for the hills. If he does not know already, he and the products at Stew Mac could make miracles.
Those little holes in potentiometer, switch and jack socket lugs are for you thread wire through, and give it a twist before soldering. They achieve these things, a mechanical connection that backs up the solder joint, make an easy place for your solder to flow over for a pro-looking job and the wires stay in place while you are making the solder join which is always handy!
Thanks hydorah. M~
I'm watching this video and I'm just floored w your creativity and imagination..you took that scrap wood and literally created a one of a kind masterpiece w the lowest tier quality kit available...I can hardly imagine what you could do with top quality materials... impressive talent you have brother..☮️❤️🎸🎶 from the Adirondack mountains in upstate NY 🤘👊
Thank you, Eric. I appreciate that. More is a coming. M~
Man that turned out GREAT! Inspiring video! Glad you had fun with it. Thanks for sharing and taking us along for the ride! Your boss seems like he might be hard to work for. 🤣
Thanks Major. You know how Boss's are lol
@@SouthernFireGuitars Haha yep
yep, watched it again!!
helped me wake up with my coffee!! my pets and i loved your jamming!!! 🎸🎶🎵🎶🎼
Thanks. Guitar jamming and coffee ALWAYS goes good together. lol
Thanks for the great video. We don't have Walmart here in the UK, but these kits are so cheap you've inspired me to give it a go. For extra relicing I'd attach string to the neck screw holes and take it for a walk like it was a dog. I'm used to getting stange looks, anyway.😄
Thanks Robert. Yeah, get ya one and give it a go. Take it for a walk down a rocky road, that will work. 😀
We do, it’s called Asda.. Asda was Walmart, they sold it in 2013.. if you look at the old bars it says “a Walmart company”
Michael,
Do you have a riff instructional for the riff you were playing with the overdrive on?! Love it!
I don't have e Riff lesson on that tune, as of yet. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars Sweet. Would love to see it!
I have a lp kit guitar from solo and it's one of the best guitars I have. As long as the neck isnt twisted or anything any cheap guitar can be good. They just need a bit of work that's all. I have a cheap basic harley benton strat that plays phenomenally. Upgraded the pickups and electronics and it's now my go to strat. Who woulda thought?!? Just remember a cheap guitar isnt always bad and an expensive guitar isnt always good but if you know what you're doing they can all be great!
Thanks Dok Nox. So true, my friend, M~
Very true! All of my best guitars are modded and upgraded by me. (PRS SE's)
@@MainPrism That's awesome.
Looks pretty good...I like the 'wormholes', design and name :)
Thanks Jernej. M~
The guitar looks amazing.You definitely would not know that it was a cheap kit.Well done .You have given me some new ideas on how to get a very cool look. ATB
Thanks Graeme. M~
Pretty cool, there, chief. Came out looking just like you said it would. Those pickups are nice and gritty, plenty of bite. Nice project. Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome, PipeCat. Thanks for watching. M~
Absolutely stunning.
I've built a few kits but never thought of burning.
Have a great day from Bonnie Scotland 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Thank you, Ken. M~
Wow! Thats a beautiful and very original guitar!
Thanks eide97. M~
Looks fantastic Michael, you are giving me lots of ideas. Keep them videos coming 😁👍
Thank you, Jim. I shall keep em coming. M~
The round file folding tool is for cleaning out Acetylene Torch nozzle orifices, and carb jets.
Thanks Katsu. It also works great as a nut filing tool.
I wanted to help people thinking "where do I buy one of those" . . go online and look for acetylene supplies.
That was great! Very entertaining and inspiring. When your boss called, I expected it to be your wife.
Thanks Geoff. I appreciate that. She's my Other Boss. 😀
Loved it. Learning a lot and jammin. You're good man.
Thanks Andrew. M~
Love how the pickguard came out. Matches the guitar really well.
Thanks Fork. I will agree. M~
That came out great!
The sounds on the dirty channel were nice and thick, with a good growl going on.
That lick you were playing was pretty darn catchy as well!
Thanks, OnTheFritz.. M~
Nicely done! Just goes to show that even a cheap guitar can sound great in the hands of talent.
Thanks Jusayin. M~
Cool build. Makes me want to build one...something I've always wanted to do.
@@michaelhawkins6149 You should, its pretty fun. M~
Beautiful job brother!
The staining and the coloring and scorching really came together. I think you found yourself a new lucrative side hustle, keep making em’🤟🏽 now I have that riff stuck in me head too!
Thanks Steve. M~
The rustic barn look on that Guitar, is totally Awesome! The funny thing is, that Guitar doesn't look like it came from Walmart at all, it looks like it was custom made to order! Way To Go! Awesome job!
Thank you Cliff. I appreciate that. M~
Was waiting for him to spit the coffee on the guitar body and stain it that way...
Absolutely gorgeous guitar
Thank you, Eric. 😎🎸
Not everyone can do a project like this, because it takes a skilled craftsman to perform something such as this. Great work, awesome video.👌 Thanks for sharing your skills with the RUclips community.
Thank you, Joe De. I appreciate that. M~
Yeah and you would need a fancy work shop like his
@@brinkee7674 Yep, my fancy work shop is out side under a canopy lol
When you started, I thought - Why?
When you marked the top, banged it with sharp screws and burnt it, I thought - Yuk!
When you finished it, I thought - actually, that looks cool!
When you played it, I thought - that sounds so good!
Well done - great imagination and an excellent outcome...
Thanks Paul. If you liked that one, Then you should check out the video I just posted lol ruclips.net/video/HjlI6nf6j8M/видео.html
They’re called torch tip cleaners for acetylene torch tips…best tool for cutting the nut to set the string. If it’s oversized or too low, simply refill the slot with superglue and dust it with baking soda. Then cut a new slot. Note, another trick is to wrap a tie wrap around the neck to help set string height at the nut. Be sure to find the right thickness of tie wrap.
Thanks Paul. Great tips. M~
When making last few passes on nut slots, do you down-radius the slot to make sure contact is on leading edge of nut and prevent any back contact? Do you think it makes any difference?
@@robertmalone483 Generally no, I don’t find it necessary. The string typically arches over the nut with enough tension that full contact is made. I typically file in the plane of the neck and never had a problem.
"best thing for cutting the nut" 🤣 Those things are awful nut files. They're marketed by Chinese companies as nut files, but no luthier worth their salt would ever use those things. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to offend you but they're like absolutely last resort type tools to slot a nut. I know actual nut files are expensive but that's because you get what you pay for.
@@robertmalone483 yes Robert, you should always cut down at the back of the nut slot towards the tuners. That's what keeps the strings in proper intonation as you play and stretch the strings over time. If you use a vibrato, it's especially important. You will encounter something called "binding" without it when bending strings or using a vibrato.
GOOD JOB MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That guitar turned out to look very nice. Think lots of peoples will do the same. Congrate.
Thanks Jacques. I agree. M~
I KNEW you were going to the stain when the dye didn't work :D that came out really great. Your set of files is a little classier than my method of the cut offs from a string change XD I may have to buy one...
In regards to finishing hacks, I offer you this, after a brief story. I was refinishing my SRC6 (Bass VI style that looks more bass-like) from brown stain to black, and it came out great. Looks like a piece of pumice now or something, or charcoal. I completely forgot the spot on the neck where it sweeps down from the fretboard to meet the body. Brown. I hadn't even sanded it. I'd been at it a long time and my ADHD brain had left me in a spot.
In desperation, I took a black sharpie to it, and of course HATED IT... shiny, misaligned black lines... BUT. But! I wiped it off while it was wet and buffed it with the paper towel into a uniformed burnished bronze sort of color that is gorgeous and now kinda sets off the whole build in a way. It's this cool little dark metallic-ish spot in a sea of black.
Anyway, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Emily, I agree sharpie's come in very handy sometimes. 😎🎸
why do i think emily gets naughty when she takes her glasses off. 👓👙. Glasses are minda sexy though in right outfit. Meow.
Great job Michael on that backwoods flamed maple top strat! 😊
Thanks Randy. M~
So cool to watch all staining, clear coating done outside. Makes it look like 50 years old. Great concept😎😎
Thanks Ron. M~
I personally liked every part of the guitar build. Great imagination. I did one a few years back but mine came with a finished body. The back on the Barncaster, in a way was a happy accident. Backs usually look better dark like that. That gave you the idea of how to make the front lighter. So it was the perfect thing to happen! Great job!!
Thanks MP, M~
Lol, on the intro! You are my kinda guy for sure! I found a Walmart starcaster from back in the early 2000"s. It was hiding a Birdseye and a flame maple streak across the entire neck with beautiful Birdseye on the top and back of the likely quarter sawn headstock that is a arrow shape. The body was not too desirable due to the fact that they used particle board for thr body. The pickups were extremely microphonic and the trem springs made it sound really hollow. Not something you expect from a solid body at all. I thought to do some creative work and hollow out a section and then covering it with leather or metal. Thanks for inspiring people like me to try different things cause you are right in step with what many are doing right now. The parts are flying out faster than they can replace in some case's so I've switched gears again. Finding these diamond's is easy. A fender neck, match with a better body and you have a genuine fender partscaster.
Thanks Pararanman. Yeah, take that old Walmart Gitar and turn it into something cool. These cheap kits and guitars, you really can't mess them up TOO bad, and its FUN to see how it comes out. M~
@@SouthernFireGuitars , man truth.
It's amazing what you can do with a guitar kit! I really liked the hot sauce you were using! Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Your welcome Fronz, Thank you for checking it out. M~
That came out Fing great. I’m thinking about stripping down my old black Squier and doing something like that and maybe a little upgrade somewhere like the tuners.
Ha! You're great, Michael. Living proof that we don't need to take everything and everyone so serious.
The build looks fantastic and those pickups aren't too bad! I did one about 17-18 yrs ago from an ebay kit. Gave it a nice vintage nitro paint job via rattle cans from Re-Ranch (even pros use their stuff). Sealer - primer - and for the coup de grâce, Fender Fiesta Red. Turned out better than I could have imagined. Glass-like! A very fun project. Given the cheapness of the parts in my particular kit, I never intended for it to be anything more than wall art, and it's been with me for years. Last 8+ yrs in current house it's hanging behind my bar. I got an urge to shake the dust off her. Gave her a fresh polish, polished the frets, treated the rosewood (yep, they used real rosewood back then!) and swapped in new electronics with CTS pots, nice switch, and a set of Fender Fat 50s pickups. Oh yeah, it popped to life! Now I'm thinking about a roasted maple neck with some taller frets. Then she'll be cookin'!
Best wishes from deep in the heart of Texas!
Thanks Strat, Sounds like an awesome guitar. M~
Good video. I just recently started using a 400 grit sanding sponge on the fretboard edges and the fret ends. After i get the angle im wanting, i use a zfile on the fret ends to round them off. This gives a great finish on them and the process is really quick.
Thanks. Great tip. M~
Awesome, wish I had the patience (and the skill). So cool to have your own one of a kind 'custom shop' guitar. Just proves a great guitar doesn't have to cost lots of money. Nice!
Thank you, Kim. That is true. 😀
Wow! Very Creative. Excellent build:)
Thanks John. M~
That's the coolest kind of project. Turned out very nice.
Thank you, Eric. 😎🎸
Love the body and neck finish. You knocked it outa the park!!
Thanks Malc. M~
I liked the clean sound a lot.
Which is unusual cos im a Marshall guy.
But the hot sauce was good too, and the thing looks great, and it seemed to play easily.
Nice job.
Thank you, Ed. M~
I think it looks great. Especially the worm holes. Good on ya.
Thank Ray. The worm holes are Cool 😎
LOVE❤️ YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR .
I ENJOYED THE BUILD , YOU MADE IT LOOK EASY ..
REALLY LIKE THE SOLOS AT THE END ...... YOU PLAY WELL
THANKS FOR SHARING 👏👍
Thanks Alphalfa. M~
That little Doohickey that you’re talking about Filling with is for cleaning cutting torch nozzles
Thanks David. I know that. lol
Well done sounds alot better than I thought it would great job
Thank you Ray. I agree. M~
Great job. I'm trying to find the Tele build with no success. Thanks for sharing. Totally different, I like it !
Thanks Wayne. I have some Telecaster build kits and others posted here. www.amazon.com/shop/southernfireguitars/list/2SCA1CGT4CD6E?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d
Most people would paint to create a burned look. He picks up a torch and actually burns the guitar. Looks good too. Brings out the wood grain nicely.
Another great modification! Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks RIck, M~
To polish thefrets, I use a wool bonnet on a circular buffer, and it makes them shine
Nice job, thanks for sharing all those tips and tricks for the build.
Your welcome Rick, Thanks for checking it out. M~
Looks great, all it needs is a brand or wood burn of your logo on the body.
Thanks Revvy. Yep, your right. M~
I love P-90 pickups. Saw it in the opening in one of your homemade rigs.
Thanks Patrick. Same here with the P90's they have a good thump to them 😎🎸
That looks great! Reminds me of the paneling we had growing up. I think a gray or orange pearloid pickguard would look sweet on that.
Thanks George. Same here. M~
Excellent idea about the welding tip cleaners
Thanks Alan. I agree 😎
Just like the telecaster, one awesome job I am picking up some interesting ideas for my telecaster Bexgears model...I am a swamp rat. Just hope I can incorporate it as well as your barn finds have been. Between the stratocaster and telecaster, ya picked up a sub.
The floorboard/panel grooving is a great idea, wish I'd seen this vid before having to laboriously re-mask my Firebird homebuild several times to stain different shades. Great vid, keep 'em coming.
Thank you, Collin. I shall keep em coming. M~
Great work. Love it. Inspiring. Make me want to try my own. One suggestion. How about incorporating a barn roof look on the pick guard with a rusty metallic patina. And parts from an old weather vane on the back as a back plate.
Thanks Jonathan. Good ideas. M~
Finish kicks ass man! Rock on!
Thanks James. M~
💙 I like the "telecaster" idea. Is there an idea for it to come.
You make it look easy. Thank you.
Thanks Randolph. I'm working on another kit now. M~
Gotta love a barncaster..................the beauty of it is there's no wrong way to do it. I was really diggin' your hot sauce tone. See you in the next one.
Thank you pedraw. Your right, there's no wrong way, just have fun doing it. Love the Hot Sauce. 😎🎸
do the pickups each have a distinct sound? or are they all the same pickup (meaning that it's only where they're located that makes the tone change? What about in a real stratocaster guitar? I've always wondered this.
Thanks Blake. I'm not sure on these cheaper kits, but on a real Stratocaster, each pickup is wound different. M~
Wow! This is very cool. I really like what you did to this guitar!
Thanks Jeff.. M~
Love what you did with the color and patina. Your new guitar deserves better pickups.
Thanks Jeff. I agree. M~
Those files look like they are made for cleaning the nozzels of welding torches.Can I get a set at a welding supply?
Thanks Dave, They are. Not sure. I got them from Amazon. M~
Loved the video! You’re quite the character and it shows with your builds and playing, very Orginal. I once was improving the look of a very cheap maybe a knockoff Strat by dropping (several times) the chain I use to lock my motorcycle on top of it. Additionally placed all the chrome parts, screws etc on a 6” 4x4 piece of wood inside a sealed bucket filled with about 2” of muriatic acid. It gave anything chrome a nice pitted very aged,, neglected rust look without affecting the integrity of the metal and look so cool, like water damage. Hand rubbed lacquer thinner and acetone into the finish to get down to the barewood, next lit it on fire (you could toast marshmallows over it), the finished bubbled from the flame. Even though I no longer smoke, placed non filtered cigarettes in the head stock (under the strings) and let them burn down. I did just for fun it was a cheap guitar and something to let my imagination run away with, turns out I got more questions and compliments on that guitar than my more expensive ones.
Thanks Graig, sounds like your came out awesome, cool. M~
nice sir, well done. Its more funn making it your own. you play very nice too!
My first kit was a telestyle one, it plays like butter!
Next one wil be a SG or a Western accoustic if i can find a kit..
greetings from holland.
Thanks Erik, an SG would be nice to do. M~
Between joke and joke beautiful art grew here. Thank you. God Bless... ❤️
Thanks Hector. M~
Original and such a cool looking guitar.
Thank you, Steve. M~
What is your opinion on the quality of kit guitars for an average person that doesn't have a lot of different tools to use..I have most of the tools needed but a lot of people don't so the quality of different brand kits could be the difference between success or failure..thanks for vast information videos..hope yall are doing good after hurricane came through
Thanks Willie. The kits that I have done were not too bad, really, just some minor adjustments. If you have a phillips screw driver and a 10 mm wrench for the tuners, you can build one of these things. Maybe some sand paper to smooth it out, then some paint or even easier, stain it. I added a clear coat, but, really you can just add linseed or tung oil to finish it off. M~
When you mentioned your idea I thought it would turn out kind of cheesy looking. Boy was I wrong! That's a true masterpiece! Well done, sir!
Thanks for checking it out. 😎
RocknRoll JohhnyB! Lovely sound x
Thanks Matt. M~
Very cool build, the idea of creating the space between the "planks" and the worm holed is awesome!👍👍👍 I guess I need your coffee. 😁
Thanks Manolo. COFFEE GOOD lol
Looks great! Personally, I would have gone with a gray-colored distressed barn wood look. More gray to charcoal. But that's just me! ❤️
Thanks Mark, that sounds good also. M~
I love the "worm hole" idea. Very nice results.
Thanks Kevin. M~
Ok now I'm inspired! Would also look cool in a grey stain like some barn siding.
Thanks Mojo, I agree. M~
If you are in Brooksville, We are neighbors. I live in Hudson, play, and build guitars, COOL! Glad I found your videos!
Thanks Daniel. M~ 🎸
First time caller! Really enjoyed that, great ideas, and I learned a lot. Gorgeous guitar 🎸
Thank you, Bob. M~
Nicely put together video. The fact that it is a "Wal-Mart" guitar kit is irrevelant. It's a cheap guitar kit that takes time and skill to make into a decent playing guitar.
Thanks Christopher. I appreciate that. M~
Those round files are available at any welding supply store.
Oxygen/acetylene cutting tip cleaner
Thanks Gregory. Also available on Amazon. 😎
no idea where you were going with that, but I am glad I stuck it out. that was a blast!
Thanks. I appreciate that. M~
Looks fantastic!! Like how ya did the wormholes. Very cool build
Thanks John. M~
Great video and build. I wonder why you used the wireless, was there a problem with using a patch chord. Thanks.
Thanks Hartlor. I like using the wireless so there's no cord getting in my way. 😎
Rocking!!! Nice build i enjoyed watching and really like that finish. Might have to build me one and steal your idea 🤫
Thanks LxJ. I appreciate that. M~
Nice one :) Gave me a couple of ideas infact :) -I just need to head on out on the huge interweb-aba-jing-thing and find me a kit to order :) -Nice video! Keep 'em comin'! -KK from Norway!
Thanks Klin. Yeah. get you one and build it, their fun. M~
@21:21 you mention link in description in setup tools regarding file set. No link found in description.
Hi Vince. It was there www.amazon.com/shop/southernfireguitars
Best part of this video is the chirping in the background. Reminds me of my days in Jupiter FL
Thanks Galgo. Chirp, Chirp.
I'm a dedicated southpaw. Theough and through.
One seen left handed kits and I think it's cool. There are limited styles for lefties. If I can learn to build my own, I can get as pretty as I want.
Southern fire guitars. Thank you for a most enjoyable and educational video. I really appreciate it. This video has also provided me with a lot of inspiration in several ways. Great stuff!!
Thank you Warhorse. M~
Flame-charing to create a "sunburst" is a genius idea! Respect!
Thanks Rod. M~
nice bit of work there.
your boss would be proud of you 😊
Awesome. A great way to spend a little time!
Thanks Scott. I agree. M~
Subscribed. I had a tatty bass and weathered it to look like Glenn Hughes bass... it came out great. Your inspiring to do more... btw I like you can really play what you build.
Thanks brother. I appreciate that. 😎
A vision no fear time well spent and a nice outcome. Well done sir ! (For a FL cracker)
Thanks Scott. M~
Looks Great, all the shiny chrome can be brushed with vinegar and that makes the chrome look like it's old rusted and grayed, depending on how heavy the chrome is, you might need to do it a few times or add salt to the vinegar, I helped a buddy build a Rat Rod and we brushed vinegar on everything, it really made new parts look old. Boiled Linseed oil also makes stuff look old and weathered too.
Thank you Tim. M~
I loved the jam you did when you added the HOT SAUCE.
Thank you, Ronald. 😎🎸
I never would have done that in a hundred years, but I love your creativity keep up the good work!!!
You say file,l I say acetylene torch tip cleaner.😂🤣
I've been trying out the Tim sway feeler gauge method myself it's a little aggressive for plastic nuts.
Thanks. How about in a million years? lol
Fun video. I like the overall idea of not trying to make everything "perfect" like it was finished in an airless factory, but embracing and celebrating flaws and randomness. Surprised that the electronics sound decent because that's an area where they usually skimp with cheap guitars. Often the hardware is rubbish too with tuners and tremelos that refuse to stay in tune.
Thanks Marc. The Trem system was pretty cheap, that's why I didn't try and use it in the video. I would have spent all day re tuning it lol