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Go check out my short short. I really think they're underrated. AXL made these. They have veneers too! Once upgraded, it's not average, it's above average. Slab fretboard too! If you researched what Fenders had these specs, you'd see they're 💎 diamonds!

Love how it turned out! A video showing how you installed the cap would have been awesome, because it's a very cool touch

Noob question but for your cap discharge tool/wire with the resistors soldered to it, what value resistors are you using? Also, I notice in a lot of videos, guys are using the old boxy wirewound type of resistors, but it looks like you’re using the metal film resistors? Can’t really tell under the heat shrink. Does it matter what type or material resistor you’re using? Thanks in adcance

is this alder ?

With single coils, no matter how well shielded, you'll still have some hum, esp. when overdriven. Very nice job, BTW.

Can I suggest setting up a Shure SM57 to your amp? As you have it, you can't really hear much tonal difference. The SM57 is such a classic used on a lot of classic records that most players will really understand what you have going. It's a reference tone, in a way. There are many relatively inexpensive I/O devices and freeware that will allow you to record the tones you hear in your shop. Your videos have nice voiceover levels. This will help demonstrate the actual guitar sounds better.

Top notch stuff. You are helping me spruce up a Mesa LSC through time and space so thank you! Subbed

Good looking guitar. Sounds good too.

Love your channel. Keep doing what you’re doing. I find your work to be very informative and helpful with my own builds. 🎸🤘🏼🎸

Hey bro, can i use the same type of jack for the headphones also? , and will that be two wires for that too? Thanks

Kool vedioo just found my matc😮😮h for an all rose wood neck that leather dye seems like good stuff thank you Sir you know what your doing 100% confidence..confidence in what your doing imo is when you know you have arrived...RocknRollflat5 😮

I don't shield my guitars, but I probably should. Do you typically shield the entire bottom of the pickguard, or just a portion where you expect it to touch the body shielding?

Another cool build 😎 👌

Good night. Excellent video. Excuse me, I don't write or read English, I'm using a translation program to help me. Please, what would be the correct height of the six strings at the first fret?. Do you prefer the method in which no fret is pressed?. I have an American Fender Statrocaster. Thank you very much for answering.

Thank you ❗️for the video it is a life saver with clear instructions & detailed demo. I am confident to restore my Peveey back stage to its original state after your final test. I loved it 👍

How do you put pup springs back in especially since you are screwing through the pick up guard not a base plate?

Does anyone know where to get replacement handle for the Gen 2 Shaped Flight Case?

Finally, a detailed video on this. I'm at this stage of my build and the body I purchased is already painted. After watching this video I'm confident I can do it. Thanks for making this video!

Awsome build !

Do the 2002 squier affinity stratocasters also have 10mm holes?

Hello, was the guitar made in Japan? Because it was from the year 86? Greetings and congratulations for the channel.

When you removed the chassis, to keep it from falling turn the amp over on its side.

Dude, you're a lifesaver. Thanks!!!!

I have a large collection of parts, Happy to send to you , no charge. Want to donate to a worthy cause . I'm sure you can put them to good use, nice strat build 👍 😊

Important question... Do you have to connect the shielding paint to the ground circuit of the guitar? Iv never seen anybody doing this

That was my first guitar. Wish I could find one

Thx bro refresher always needed it's level dives string change done 🌟 Appreciate -calm logic prevails 👍 Gorgeous top Charvette'

Nice coincidence. I'm assembling one using an eBay swimming pool body I've had laying around. I'm using similar pickups and hardware.

Thanks, will try that first!

lots of great tips, particularly the layout of the tuners and marking the neck bolt holes. nice!

Hi I’m 73 ex pro, I have a Gibson LP 1973 and it plays like a dream

I have a 2012 Squier Standard Stratocaster. It’s candy apple red with a maple fingerboard. It’s my favorite guitar. I put a brass block in mine. Hot shot Locking tuners and Bornean pots and switch craft 5 way and output jack. Plays like a dream. I look for other Standards around the same year and they’re always expensive. Keep it. Squier doesn’t make 22 fret with rosewood any more. People want them.

Great way to take the "mystery" out of doing this. My first handmade guitar I sent off to a luthier for a final setup. I just finished my 2nd guitar last night and spent to much money on it to pay a guy to finish it! I made my own nut files out of a feeler gauge set by cutting teeth into them. To get the rounder bottom of each one I wrap a fine grit sandpaper around a slightly thinner gauge. So far I'm thrilled that I was able to finish a nut, adjust my truss rod, and set intonation and action in my basement with "cheap tools". Thank you for the video!!

this guitar looks sick. thanks for sharing so much of your techniques. I have an epiphone les paul that i've had since '96 and i keep wanting to dig into it, but it's daunting. i'll get there eventually!

That was a challenge.

Turned out nice !!

glad the neck fix worked out!

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will be interested to see how the neck pulling works. I have a project guitar with a backbowed neck too, this trick seems to be the last resort without buying additional tools or jigs to bend the neck.

how do you route that pocket for the 3 way switch?

Very nice indeed.

Personally, I think cream P.U.'s, rings and gold knobs would look better.

Got a backstage plus. For me sounds best with sat kept low and mine has a pull thick that provides some great tone.

This is actually a good guitar, the playability is amazing, modifying and replacing all electronics and pickups with better ones and locking tuners will make this a good backup or even a gigging workhorse.

Thanks. Very helpful. Will take a look at the rest of your stuff.

Thanks, just to add something, when I adjust the trust rod, it takes about a day for the wood to settle completely.

The 490r is a great pickup

Nice looking guitar. Hope the heat works out. Cross your fingers.

Hmm, are you not heating up the wrong side of the neck? Heating up means expanding, so it could make your back bow worse this way, i guess you wat the back of the neck to expand reducing the backbow ..?

Loving this series. Hope we don't have to wait too long for ep3. Having watched way too many Twoodford videos I think you will need to clamp the neck in a slight upbow while heating. Also, given that you want the fretboard to become slightly concave, I'd guess it would work better to primarily heat from the back of the neck instead of the fretboard side. I'm no expert. Just my 2c. Good luck with it.