My TEMU Partscaster Guitar Build Will DESTROY Your Fender STRAT!

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6 ай бұрын

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In this detailed video we'll build the absolute BEST Partscaster we can build with guitar parts from Temu. Temu reached out to do another video and I didn't want to do it unless I could build something I'd actually PLAY. I later found out that Sean from Scar My Guitar also got parts for a Strat build, so we decided to do a build off. The ground rules were we had to use all Temu parts with the exception of TWO items. I chose to use tuners and electronics from elsewhere. Everything else is from Temu. Enjoy!
The items I used in today's video:
White Bright ST Electric Guitar Body $60.99 temu.to/m/u9ucnkdyxzh
21 Fret Flame Maple Guitar Neck Replacement $42.53 temu.to/m/unk61dwq1c6
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Guitar Bass Strap Lock Skidproof $3.06 temu.to/m/unw87iks2je
Volume Tone Speed Control Knobs $1.99 temu.to/m/uki9udj4qx3
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@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

🎸Get $100 coupon bundle in the TEMU app for free: temu.to/m/un6m3hcff2w Or Search my code [dkq3799] to claim the offer!!（for all users）

@nobodynoone2500 6 ай бұрын

Ngl, no respect for promoting this chinese crap. Thought you were above this.

@keef69 6 ай бұрын

hmm, not as simple as that ... ;) rather 30 euros of reduction, when ordering the body and the neck.

@ericwilliams538 6 ай бұрын

Brad, I have a question for you. I have an older solid state Kustom Quad head. The pots on it are super scratchy and I've used some "electronics cleaner" on them to hope that takes care of the issue. I'm going to try it out over the weekend. If that doesn't take care of it, could you please help with this issue. This amp means a lot to me, it belonged to a friend who passed away 15 years ago. I can leave you my Email address?? Just let me know if you see this and respond.

@UncleDickeysRandomLife 6 ай бұрын

You Tube unsubbed me Yet Again BRAD WTF is their major malfunction ?!

@Blue_Ridge_Ranger 6 ай бұрын

@@ericwilliams538 Hi Eric! I have several SS Kustom tuck n’ rolls. The best SS amps I’ve ever owned! Hope Brad can help you out! Scott

@robertclarkguitar 6 ай бұрын

The coupon thing is hilarious. They jack a 100 dollar item and allow the coupon by suggesting the retail at 599.00. That's when I realized what they were about with the nutty coupons. Hahaha.

@robertclarkguitar 6 ай бұрын

Not knocking the site or Brad for working with the offers to creators. It's just the BS retail massive hiking changes depending on the coupon value. Hahah

@gregorypalamara6723 5 ай бұрын

it's a chinese app, no good.

@robertclarkguitar 5 ай бұрын

@@gregorypalamara6723 it is indeed. It's like a flea market online of China products. Lol

@dcallan812 5 ай бұрын

@@gregorypalamara6723 yep, and watching every bit of data of on your phone.

@the74rrhotline 4 ай бұрын

@@robertclarkguitar and here I thought fake sale prices were quite illegal.

@nocturnalferalguitarist 6 ай бұрын

1 Vote for Brad. Well done. Love the T-Top and the blend. I am surprised on how nice the switch is and the tuner buttons are a great idea.

@jo0cox 6 ай бұрын

Perfect timing it's a Morphic Resonant small world. I'm building 2 of those one White, one Metallic Purple (No Drill Holes) from Temu (and hardware), Bought Roasted Flamed Maple necks Ebay, the pick guards Alibaba Express. I was dreading all the hand drill shit even got paranoid & wasted money buying drill templates. You made it look so damned easy but also helped me foresee all the other practical build challenges. Thanks for all your help & sharing.

@jasonbates2687 6 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I am into right now, building good guitars on a budget and I am also doing refins too. Those tuners are rad.

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

My daughters are budding artists. My niece too. I thought about commissioning some art on bodies.

@jazzdrumguy5044 5 ай бұрын

Get a Squier and trick it out - new pickups, wires, controls/pots and they really kick @$$.......my Tele has a 4 way switch that kills and I have a few basses that thump. It's so much fun!

@GreyRock100 5 ай бұрын

@@jazzdrumguy5044 What do you figure the average cost of those upgrades are? I'm tempted to get a squire and trick it out. My old strat has pretty much bit the dust.

@leighsayers2628 3 ай бұрын

I will just stick to my Squier affinity ..but would be fun to build like this.. .but not that Temu app ..from Australia 🦘🦘🦘

@Jeremya74 3 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitologistrad idea

@bobberman1000 6 ай бұрын

That single coil at 8:05 looks like a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder.

@vayabroder729 6 ай бұрын

Second that; a Quarter Pounder for Strat.

@atwozeek 6 ай бұрын

I concur

@vayabroder729 6 ай бұрын

@@r3tr0sp3ct3r That sounds even more plausible, especially because I can’t see any Seymour Duncan logo or labels anywhere.

@GeoffEspeland 6 ай бұрын

I'm late to the dance but I think it's a quarter pounder also.

@jameswilliamson9902 5 ай бұрын

Yep

@bigmikeyz0071 6 ай бұрын

When it comes to strat style guitars my HSS guitars get played the most with HSH being a close second. Whenever I find myself playing or practicing 90% of the time it’s on one of my two HSS guitars. It’s a very versatile configuration for almost any style of music.

@boojahideenforeignlegion7641 6 ай бұрын

Especially if you've got coil splits

@spaguy007 6 ай бұрын

I love seeing yours and Sean's videos you two make me laugh and smile. You both are going to make me better at building a guitar. BTW I'm looking for 2 gibson t-top pickups even if they need repairs. See you in the live streams. Peace out.

@civiprepper 6 ай бұрын

Truth is the most fundamentally important thing any good guitar has is not so much the parts or brand, but the effort into its setup. This project sounds great Brad.

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Yep. Time spent tweaking is priceless.

@MrJohnnyDistortion 6 ай бұрын

The quality of the materials and the engineering and precision are the most important features for anything. After that, the fundamental assembly should be easy for an experienced person.

@ColSandersFORPRESIDENT 6 ай бұрын

@@MrJohnnyDistortion Uhh.... Yeah. Low quality materials on the cheapies make it close to impossible to set one up right. I don't work on them anymore. Too much work to make them playable and people don't want to pay for the "cheap setup" work. A Fender needs some tweaking. These chaepies often need neck angle corrected, new tuners, new nut, fret levelling and on.on and on. No thanks. Been there, done that.

@ChristineTdoesntexist 6 ай бұрын

this is 100% correct

@tdrduarte 6 ай бұрын

Parts are actually pretty important - what really doesn't matter as much and people talk too much about it is wood.

@willbarnz6960 6 ай бұрын

Only problem with the TEMU app is it spies on every little thing it can.. it wants access to everything on your device.

@cameronstolhand7149 6 ай бұрын

After seeing your last video I decided to try out TEMU. They do have some good stuff. I picked up a few holders for my phone for making videos. They seem to be working just fine.

@totalrod2 6 ай бұрын

On an unrelated note, I've been pondering what to do about miking/recording my drums for awhile now. Thanks for the tip about Temu's selection of USB mixers.

@michaelmitchell5909 6 ай бұрын

Looks damn good Brad, hell of a job man. Love the etched logo on the headstock....whitewash stain would have worked well too, but you got it man. Looks great!

@rickyrogers5729 6 ай бұрын

The mystery single coil pickup is a GFS alnico Fatbody. I have those in my tele and they're awesome! 10k I believe.

@pyro-gliffix1738 6 ай бұрын

Cool build! Of course had to hang around till the end to see you jam, once again you did not disappoint!!!

@jameslucas9727 5 ай бұрын

That is the best I have heard you play and sound thus far, and I have been watching and listening since your inception !

@joshwokojance3790 6 ай бұрын

I was in agreement with you in the beginning about the tortoise shell pick guard but I really like how it turned out. I think the neck looks really good and I like the color of the fret markers. It also sounds amazing, but I figured it would with the choices of pickups you had along with your knowledge about which ones would work together.

@veganskeletons4131 5 ай бұрын

Mine looks and sounds way better

@tvar9672 6 ай бұрын

That did get a pretty legit sound for the money. I mean the efforts certainly can’t be done by everyone. But you’ve proven that with said effort and ability. A great guitar can be achieved for a fraction of the price. Keep up the great work Brad. 🤩.

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Right on!

@user-by5or2te8m Ай бұрын

Great video!! I appreciate you breaking down what you are doing at each step.

@swmorgan515 6 ай бұрын

Wow what a fun video to watch. I'm working a strat re-wire myself, and would love to do the neck / bridge blend like you did on this guitar. Is there a separate video for that or a wiring diagram?

@jjcollins 6 ай бұрын

wow Brad, you did an amazing job! I love the look of the guitar, and I think it sounds amazing! The way you wired it, especially with the blend control made it truly unique, and nothing like you will find on a standard Fender. Sounds phenomenal and extremely versatile!

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@KleyDeJong 6 ай бұрын

Great build Brad! I have had my eye on those $60 made in china necks I've been seeing on eBay, and this gives me some optimism. I want to build a 25.5" scale length 4 string bass for my daughter to learn on. I saw one made from Wenge that I really am intrigued by too...

@ColSandersFORPRESIDENT 6 ай бұрын

I bought one. I am making a Van Halen strat for fun. I don't care about it at all. I am just using all the parts I have gotten over the years. The China neck is OK IF you are ready to do a fret levelling, sand the neck (it IS a baseball bat) and refinish it. I chucked the nut to install a Floyd Rose. The nut fell apart in my hands. It is a complete POS but works for the guitar I intend to build. In the end, it IS a piece of maple shaped like a strat neck. The rest is up to you to make it good.

@David.S. 6 ай бұрын

Very cool, looks great. For the blend pot: if you didn't use a no-load pot, then you'll have to cut the trace at the minimum. If not, you'll always have the pickups blended even turned all the way down. When you did your tap test, it sounded like that was the case..but I could be wrong!

@mr.giggles4995 6 ай бұрын

Tip for the tremelo/wigglestick: put a small spring under the bar, it provides enough tension that the bar doesn't swing around and stays where you place it. There are springs made for it but something like the spring from a pen might work.

@jeffrobuck6338 6 ай бұрын

Or teflon tape on the threads

@jamespell8091 6 ай бұрын

I take a plastic bag from the store and stuff it in as I screw in the wiggle stick ultimately creating a bushing where the threads mesh. Now it doesn't drop or whatever but most of all to me is there is no play between the threads. .as I wiggle the stick the strings tweak exactly without the play of loose threads. Just kind of thread the bag into the bridge with the bar then rip the remainder of the plastics away. Done

@mikefarquhar5063 6 ай бұрын

Ptfe,Teflon, none of that works on the treads it will be stiff and then losen up, use the spring that has been designed to solve this problem, there are also small ball bearings, pop the spring in, then one ball bearing then the trem arm, screw it in till you have the tension you like or the right amount of tension so the arm won't wobble in the socket, the ball bearing allows more tension therfore more responsiveness snd less wobble because the threads are under tension causing friction, but the ball bearing adds or more takes away the friction of the top of ghe spring contact to the arms end flat tip enough so the arm will still swing and drop out of the way freely leaves it out of the way and responsive to slight touches. Plus adds more height so you don't have to bend the arm up as much so your not accidentally hitting the volume and tone knobs, a felt washer in-between the knob and pick guard I use on the volume knob to make a stiffer knob, yes I said stiffer knob lol, this is good if youve got clean pots that turn very easily or have just sprayed electrical contact cleaner in on a maintenance check.

@RussInCanada 6 ай бұрын

Every Strat has one, under a round sticker on the vibrato plate, and it's probably the first thing that gets lost or thrown out by people that complain about their loose fender vibrato arms...

@pentachronic 6 ай бұрын

I remove mine because mostly I find they’re a PITA.

@danielktdoranie 6 ай бұрын

I would be proud to gig that Strat as a number 1 any night of the week. Excellent (and meticulous!) work Brad! I just might make a guitar from a guitar kit now!

@gsbguitarsgsb679 6 ай бұрын

Dude you have the coolest picking style with no pick none the less. I like your new partscaster it’s a sexy beast. I’m about due for another partscaster myself. I’m also building an original designed body I just need to get templates for the pickup and neck pocket. Awesome build, I love these kind of episodes. Can’t get enough guitar geekery in my life. Take care…

@kensingtonong5737 6 ай бұрын

That's for the content all these years. I do enjoy watching your videos as it's simple to digest and it's really just mostly about guitar stuff which I love. Keep on going man!

@Fastlane05 6 ай бұрын

We need a Guitar build off competition... maybe get a Discovery Channel prime time show,... lol

@sickb2200 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great, man!

@mattskillman 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful wiring job. I can really appreciate the cleanliness and attention to detail. I really enjoy building partscasters. If you know what you are doing, and you focus on the details, you can make something that is either on-par or surpassed any production line offering. The problem is when you go to sell a partscaster, it's hard to get what you have in it. It can be an expensive rabbit hole. Nice build!

@ROCKNROLLMODS 6 ай бұрын

Dude, people shredding without a pic is so weird. The first time I saw it, it really freaked me out. I was like, "this dude is some kind of prodigy." But since I have noticed lots of people doing it. Including the other player in my band. It's all Mandela effect! The pick-shredding and the intonation screws stripping that I mentioned in my other comment. But obviously, you're nailing it with these videos. When I comment multiple times on a video, you're nailing it! Thank you for the video.

@MashaT22 6 ай бұрын

Is there a better? They’re both amazing! You and Sean built amazing guitars? It’s a cop out answer, but it’s the truth! They both sounds amazing. It would be super cool if you guys swapped guitars and reacted to each other’s builds!

@cerberus50caldawg 6 ай бұрын

That's the best answer! Actually would love to see that happen.

@christopherball7937 6 ай бұрын

Could you please tell us about your Laser device. The name and price and where you bought it...thank you

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kOCUktRmp5fOkps.html

@jonl4703 5 ай бұрын

Nice work.. I like watching moding of strats I do some of my own mods and you really help me. My soldering is bad so I feel I need to practice that some.

@user-rw3rc6vz3l 5 ай бұрын

I forgot to say that I also got the strap locks and yours turned out better and the pickup configuration I would like to try out

@trapperkcmo3460 6 ай бұрын

i miss the old days. but im glad youre still around.

@andrewsmith1520 6 ай бұрын

The company that made those knobs Floer or something like that. I have used several of their picks and they are amazing for the price. They are really good about give the real specs for the pickups they sell. They offer a good variety too and a lot of vintage wound stuff. Which is not normal these days. Especially for import.

@howltrigger7713 6 ай бұрын

Great job man as usual, big up from France. I'm flubbergasted by the price of those pieces ! I'll have a little trip down this website

@frantisca 5 ай бұрын

Nice build you've got there ! I like the blending pot too. I can hear it inspires your playing quite a lot: kudos ! Cheers

@swettyspaghtti 6 ай бұрын

Oh dang you fell into the trap . Temu is a chinese data trap . good luck Mr Brad

@BockwinkleB 6 ай бұрын

What are the Chinese going to do to him that his local government already hasnt?

@swettyspaghtti 6 ай бұрын

@@BockwinkleB LMAO

@BockwinkleB 6 ай бұрын

@@swettyspaghttinot to mention the FBI

@JRFarmercom 5 ай бұрын

@@BockwinkleB you mean did to himself, right? Guy threatened a public school official. Fucked around and then found out.

@stevescuba1978 4 ай бұрын

Sonia Amazon, Google, apple, Facebook, Instagram, KZfaq, etc. Believe me, China is data mining all the same stuff the US is. Everything you do digitally is captured, regardless of where you shop

@hippiehermit808 6 ай бұрын

One of those mystery pickups looks like a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound single coil.

@kellypeterson2625 6 ай бұрын

Sounds great Brad. Great playing. I can tell you are a great improviser. How are the frets? I know early in the video you said they looked very good. Any leveling required? And are they high? e.g. .050 above the fretboard

@pentachronic 6 ай бұрын

So I just did a build of a strat and the one thing I’m having issues with is the neck is slightly too close to the bridge (hence intonation is off). I suspect the solution is to add a bit of a back angle to the pocket so the neck angles back a bit. Any tips on how to do this accurately ? I don’t have a router or anything just a good set of chisels. Maybe sanding the butt of the neck is a better solution ?? Thoughts. I’m new to this so any tips/trick/gotchas would be helpful. Currently I have business cards stuffed in there to see what is going on but this raises the fretboard height and I’d like to drop it back down.

@time3947 6 ай бұрын

That's a nice build and definitely a nice strat tone flavor. Not exactly the tone flavor I have in mind for a strat. I am gradually modding an Ibanez AZ47P1QM to be my general purpose shredder super strat. I have been dealing with some issues because of where Ibanez cheapened out on it, which I just about have sorted out. I am now starting to think about the pickups I want in it. It has some generally nice pickups in it, but they are just a little too dark and sterile for me. It is an HSH config. My tonal goals are to have coils splits on the humbuckers. I am wanting more of a Gibsony LP sound when in full humbucker mode, but when they are split, to have more of a throaty strat sound (think John Mayerish). My next mod will probably be to have the neck profile sanded down to more match the profile of an Ibanez wizard II neck, which I have on another guitar, and that neck profile is the most comfortable for my fat wide fingers.... so I think it is the best neck they ever did. I also want to find an adjustable spring mod for the 2 point trem that will allow to tune from E to Eb and readjust on the fly without much issue. I may have something for that. Once I do that, it will be set... and it will be my general purpose playing guitar. Cheers, Tim

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Best of luck.

@time3947 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitologist Thanks man. Based on suggestions from some other local musicians, I think I will check out Lindy Fralin, and they are based here in RVa too. I am an original gen x geek who had an Apple II+ at about 10 yrs old. I also fooled around with electronics a little while growing up. My grand dad had one of the 200 n 1 electronics kits you could get from Radio Shack back in the day, so I used to fool around with that when we visited when I was young. Normally, I wouldn't watch content like yours, but over the years, I have come to appreciate such things and find it fascinating, better then most garage pedaled to us as entertainment. I hope you keep the SPF because I think you talk about the stories behind the stories we don't hear on the news. Cheers, Tim PS - I look forward to your next videos.

@stevescuba1978 4 ай бұрын

How do you intend to make an E-Eb change and keep intonation? That sounds like an awesome deal if you get it figured out!

@sipet214 6 ай бұрын

The Strat neck for $40! and Strat body for $60! Plus the neck and body are very well made, this is amazing.

@johnstork6141 6 ай бұрын

Great video - I learned so much!

@tomjulian7226 6 ай бұрын

I have the Steinberger tuners on one of my strats, with the round tuning knob on the back of the headstock. They work awesome, probably not as ergonomic as the ones you have on yours though.

@jacobdowler1 6 ай бұрын

Please start using some pedals in your demos Brad. We need some DELAY! Would love to hear this Strat build with an Exchoplex.

@RuffTymesBob 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, I like them both. Sean's neck is defiantly nicer, and it sounds crisper when fretted but the tone blend on Brad's is amazing. I would like to see a combo of the two. I'm afraid my vote would be a draw. I would like to own both because of their differences.

@cerberus50caldawg 6 ай бұрын

I heard that! There is a way to fix it. The winner is the one who gives me theirs first! 🥳 WOOT!!!😂

@blkjckgtr3075 6 ай бұрын

Awesome build on a budget Brad turned out great,Cheers!

@mansnilsson4382 5 ай бұрын

My son plays a stock Squire Strat with HSS config. He's got a lot of different guitars (including an US-build Les Paul), but that one is his favourite. Based on that: Definitely go HSS. Today, of course, we started talking about getting a splittable humbucker for it, adding a switch to run it in various modes; also polarity flip switch for the neck singlecoil creating extra versatility. This is fun!

@Netlife-001 6 ай бұрын

Hi Brad, tip on the trem arm setting. Use a spring from the intonation setup, put it at the bottom of the trem hole and the arm will bite better when screw down.

@JohnDoe-tx6uy 6 ай бұрын

The weak springs do nothing. There are extra strong small springs for the that and they are 10x stronger.

@vayabroder729 6 ай бұрын

@@JohnDoe-tx6uyYes; I’ve bought Fender branded ones for my Strats; they work.

@maxmustardman298 6 ай бұрын

But then he cant intonate anymore🥺 ok ok Im out

@Netlife-001 6 ай бұрын

@@maxmustardman298 I've had the thread go on these units, (you know you e (you know you turn the screw but the thread's gone inside the unit, no longer moves forward/back turn the screw but the thread's gone inside the unit so it no longer moves forward/back) so assume that's what happened. If he fits a replacement (order, or from the parts bin) it should have the spring in it // possibly? You need a 'flat washer' on top of the spring for base of trem to contact (ensure uniform compression). Howere as pointed out above, there are probably better suited/stiffer springs out there, maybe even made for the job.

@Netlife-001 6 ай бұрын

you replace the part with the busted thread. If the threads gone, as can happen if you screw in the intonnation screw with full string tension on - you replace the individual intonation part. There's six of them, one for each string. The thread goes they're about as much use as a fly swat in the artic.

@matthewf1979 6 ай бұрын

It may not be a "plywood" body in the traditional sense, but you bet your butt it's plywood in the direction of the grain. I've personally seen a 15 piece Strat body come out of China. Seems like it wouldn't be worth doing all that extra work.

@richardturk7162 6 ай бұрын

The nine one six humbucker is what I would use because its a PAF ish output. If you go one bridge hum and a neck single you can get away with a hotter bridge pick up. I tend to like the Lindy Fralin blues special singles if I am going hum single. The big slug single you have may be an old Tom Anderson. I have one of his early big slug humbuckers and its really nice and not too hot. Really articulate too. I use an old section of guitar string for ground wires for pots too. The body wood is probably Luan or other form of Asian mahogany. Lots of your lawsuit era Ibanez, Greco and Edwards Les Pauls used Luan.

@krme1974 6 ай бұрын

In the hands of a good player any guitar sounds good. That's what folks don't understand and keep spending money in a hope that somehow a better guitar would compensate for a lack of practice. Great video man.

@alexanderstoner4306 6 ай бұрын

The visual and sound of your built guitar is really dope. I usually don’t like a HB in a strats bridge but this reminds me of some of the sweet Fender Jaguar tones with of that coil taping roller on the tone knob. Out of phase is so very signature of 3 singles. I love the gear aspect but the music the most. You’re a sick player man! As a video went on, your guitar spoke in tongues like a maniac. 😮 cheers Brother

@stevenpotter-en2me Ай бұрын

Hey Brad,your balance of EVERYTHING Guitar and Amplifier related is Professional. First word that came to mind....sippin coffee on the deck in the AM in Florida..you and Shawn are both great.

@RomeoG39 6 ай бұрын

Now I want a custom Guitologist guitar! Nice work. Great playing, too!

@mifflin38 6 ай бұрын

He lives in a self-governing onclave, not considered the US. He assembled it in Bradtopia.

@chrisbarlow3594 6 ай бұрын

Hey Brad, what a fun project build! Wondering if a P90 in the bridge could make for interesting tones in that Strat? Only ever heard a Tele with P90's, but never a Strat. Cool video as always man, thanks for sharing. Cheers

@KenSilvers 6 ай бұрын

p90 is just a single coil.

@chrisbarlow3594 6 ай бұрын

Exactly! An overwound single coil that fits into a humbucker routing. Thought it may give some interesting variation, but Brad has absolutely nailed it with his set up. Very Blackmore-like vintage tones when he used the blending pot I thought? Cheers @@KenSilvers

@BockwinkleB 6 ай бұрын

Pretty sure there is an "altered reality" or whatever they are called, strat with P90s

@benjaminfowler4513 6 ай бұрын

Fender has the noventa series i think its called, theyre p90 fender guitars

@chrisbarlow3594 6 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks man. Much appreciated! @@benjaminfowler4513

@IndependenceGuitar 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Brad. Beautiful build, picked up a few tidbits too.

@MegaTubescreamer 6 ай бұрын

super job brad, vintage vibe cream against ice blue works so well ,love the tuners, that blend pot is nectar ,infite scope right there ,beautiful instrument ! , a grub screw in the trem (from t`other side ) will let you find the ideal lock for your arm,i also put some coarse steel wool inbetween the two,just a little !👍

@augustusbetucius2931 6 ай бұрын

I've had various things smoke stained from years of club gigs. What always scared me was, if these things are that smoke stained, what do my lungs look like?

@williardbillmore5713 5 ай бұрын

It's not all cigarette smoke. White plastic will yellow from moisture skin oils and oxidation... If it is only second hand smoke you experienced , your lungs are probably fine.

@Nicolas.E_The3rd 5 ай бұрын

lungs should be self cleaning

@jonathanvandenberg3571 5 ай бұрын

they are self-cleaning, thankfully!@@Nicolas.E_The3rd

@kennethmoore324 5 ай бұрын

I'll second this but add that you don't even need skin oils in the equation. I've gotten computer equipment from climate controlled labs that is yellowed in an almost identical manner. @@williardbillmore5713

@timothystevenhoward 6 ай бұрын

Its a carmel apple neck! :D

@KevinWillson-nf3gh Ай бұрын

I've been hyper fixating on guitar building over the past few months and strats are so easy to customize and there are so many customization options that paying a premium for the fender name is both boring and expensive when I could be spending that money on my own creation. Sweet video!!! I'm inspired to try temu now for the same purpose

@prolotomasi1150 6 ай бұрын

Hey Brad, I just built a guitar with two single coils, a 4way tele switch and a phase reverse on one pickup. 6 different sounds from 2 pickups. Sweet

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Sounds nice! Now swap your saddles with those piezoelectric saddles and go all in one!

@victorycrosby4896 6 ай бұрын

The contrast of neck & body is striking and persuades a vintage appearance thats very appealing and adds to the aesthetic..

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

You hear that, Sean! Mine has an aesthetic!

@metalmig 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitologist😅

@cerberus50caldawg 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitologist Watch it Brad! There is a fine line between aesthetic and ass-thetic! LOL You know I'm sure Tyson would say it's good ass-thetically so it's probably a light lisp between the two as well. 🤣

@brettbunke9096 6 ай бұрын

Listening to this while I build my own parts caster . A yes it’s going to be better then almost any fender you buy of the rack !

@robertthomas7239 6 ай бұрын

@TheGuitologist The fake roasting looks awful be better with a staines flame or birdseye maple

@OliverAmberg 6 ай бұрын

The Temu-Virus is spreading everywhere...

@dl7509 6 ай бұрын

I'm going to do this to my player stratocaster. I have a hot rail installed but want the 500k pots and blend. Thanks for the idea and great playing 😊

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@thejakefromstatefarm6768 6 ай бұрын

I just seen the goldtop on scar my guitar last night and it came out great! It sounds amazing too. It’s got its own vibe for sure. You’re gonna love it. I hope you do a video with you playing it.

@jeffrowlette 6 ай бұрын

Link to that laser??????

@victorycrosby4896 6 ай бұрын

I'm crazy about those tuners , Brad you won my vote for best build ,, no disrespect to Sean & Cathy but your build is superior..

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Damn straight!!

@angusorvid8840 6 ай бұрын

Excellent build! I'm a big fan of using lower output, vintage/PAF style pickups with an HSS configuration. The reason is that I would rather user normal output single coils rather than higher output to match a high output humbucker. I've been through that with Duncan Distortions or DiMarzio X2Ns paired with Quarter Pounders or SDS-1s and it's just overkill. Three of the easiest to work with humbuckers for a good HSS are the Duncan 59, Pearly Gates and George Lynch Signature Screamin' Demon. The DiMarzio PAF Pro is also a good one. I think the objective is to keep the bridge pup under 10 k.

@kentl7228 6 ай бұрын

If the humbucker is powerful, but not too crazy, you can coil cut and mix it with the other singles and it is good. The PAF Pro also sounds good with a coil cut.

@davidgleatham9966 5 ай бұрын

i've been 'knitting' a number of magged and piezod beasts ,,, even used conduit for neck/body and a pie tin back... was surfing amazon for pots when i found what they called an ssh strat style face plate.... but it had what looked like 3 humbuckers with a toggle switch added for each plus the usual 5way selector switch, 3 pots and jack; all assembled -$25 w/tax. when i examined it... it may replace my starcaster (an ssh) but i planned it as parts to share until i traced out those little switches. my curiosity led me want to trial that plate soi went after a neck and bridge. but found a complete diy kit w/sss ; same shape as your temu body. even the holes and all. it's unpainted basswood; maple neck; rosewood fretboard; everything in the box but paint and a screwdriver. -$75 and i still got a spare sss faceplate left over. it plays much like the starcaster but warmer and moody but those 3 little switches kick it into 'higher dementia(n)s'. the spst switches maybe cut or include 1/2 of each pickup (maybe) or series/parallel??... i may have noted the wiring but forgot to ohm the pickups and now it plays so it stays. try that humbucker; and maybe look into 'messing' between the coils. a dpdt switch can reverse polarity on 1/2 the humbucker. that can add interest when combined with another single pickup, they say...in a book i got.

@nick-dm3if 6 ай бұрын

I still wouldnt get anything from temu, you got handpicked stuff and that app is notorious for doing these collabs and then selling a totally different products.

@shane1472 6 ай бұрын

I understand it but I'll NEVER use temu

@jeffmancuso2715 5 ай бұрын

Yup, not really into child labor either

@BluesSky 4 ай бұрын

Just say no to Chinese crap

@stevescuba1978 4 ай бұрын

So you don't buy Nike, apple, pretty much anything electronic, etc? I'm all for people taking a principled position, but temu is just a drop ship company....meaning it's the same stuff as Amazon, just cheaper @@jeffmancuso2715

@GamingInfested 3 ай бұрын

@@jeffmancuso2715 then you would need to stop using phones, computers, stop wearing branded clothing, and stop taking medicine

@DanielPoznerMCNE 3 ай бұрын

Just say no

@MrMichaelConstantine 6 ай бұрын

Taking shots at Cathy, be careful now Brad. Cathy's pretty handy with a guitar 😂

@aboveaxis 6 ай бұрын

i put together a jazzmaster 20 years ago, and it became my main gigging guitar... it started life white, and is now almost yellow

@SinRitual 6 ай бұрын

guitologist supporting TEMU... how strange... guitar sounds like a bad squier

@MarkTurner-vs7uc 6 ай бұрын

Wanna bet? My early 90s strat pluses are better than anything.

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Those are great guitars. Not gonna lie.

@jasondorsey7110 6 ай бұрын

Those are the ones with lace sensors?

@matthewotremba9230 6 ай бұрын

I need some Ibanez S series trem saddle screws for a build I did Any hints ? They blow away any 2 point bridge i have ever used . That Build is SCHWEEEET And that Laser Etcher

@davidclark3603 6 ай бұрын

That's a really cool guitar that! I like your playing style too. Do a whole video of you playing!!!

@kiethlewis4657 6 ай бұрын

I guess it don't matter when bills are do where you get your cash from. I guess.

@blindgravy13 6 ай бұрын

Slavery is cool if it pays the bills? Interesting take.

@hobertgordon7465 6 ай бұрын

I bought a Chinese big head strat roasted maple neck to put on a tele deluxe, neck was perfectly done and was less than $60 , insane for a real roasted maple neck

@caseylee12 6 ай бұрын

Whatever settings you were using, that guitar came alive at 58:28. Sounds fantastic! Thanks for the post, Brad!

@vintageguitaramp_guitarteacher 6 ай бұрын

That was quality. The look on your face when you were up at the camera trying to get the votes. I bursting with laughter. Take care Brad.

@petercase9583 6 ай бұрын

Man, this is super clean soldering

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

It better be!

@chrisbannister3115 5 ай бұрын

Every partscaster I've seen, and I've seen loads of them, has been absolute rubbish.

@cardonasaltandlight1418 6 ай бұрын

This is awesome man! I've replaced a switch and pickups on on a couple of my strats but haven't put a whole guitar together. It would take a lot of patience and attention to detail. God bless. ✌️

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

You can do it! Just go slowly and conquer one thing at a time. Details are everything.

@filthmonger.t.v. 6 ай бұрын

Its funny because I literally just ordered all the parts from Temu yesterday to build a guitar. Then this video pops up in my feed. Great video! Great build!👏 Excited about building my own 🤘🏻💯

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Cool. Hope it works out for you.

@valuedhumanoid6574 6 ай бұрын

What is up with this Temu thing? I have never heard of them until a few months ago and now I see that word everywhere! Looks like someone trying to take a bite out of Amazon! I never seen a brand just explode and be everywhere out of the blue. Very odd

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

Marketing. It’s the counter marketing that’s interesting to me to watch.

@jasondorsey7110 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitologistJeff Bezos is so diversified, I doubt he's losing sleep over Temu as much as he is that postwall hag with fake boobs raking him over the coals in divorce court

@the-chameleon 6 ай бұрын

Was hoping you wouldn't buy into to this Chinese communist Temu crap but I'm happy for new Guitologist content

@geoffwhitaker6062 6 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment and I agree, Chameleon. After all the political rants (with which, I agree), this is pretty disappointing.

@the-chameleon 6 ай бұрын

@@toby2581 so we should all be defeatist cucks, got it

@BockwinkleB 6 ай бұрын

It's funny how people are fine with "American" companies stealing and selling data, but Temu... oh hell nah.

@donclark3643 6 ай бұрын

Dig the video been wanting to build a bass, an your laser etcher/ burners killer! All sorts of toys out there I'm unaware of?!!! Haha I'll have to watch a couple more of your videos I'm STILL sketchy on wiring....think I got the other stuff down. I jus picked up a OLD amp like yours I was thinking of hot rodding it with modern tubes, speaker? Yeah/ neah, keep original? Thanks for the tutorials!!! Keep it up! An I was skeptical of the temu/ Chinese parts, you eased my mind a bit.

@soapboxearth2 6 ай бұрын

If you go with the humbucker, I'd be tempted to go , T-top, mexis

@Hugh_Jaynus_00 6 ай бұрын

Prob 80% of what we already buy is from China. If I have any choice, I am not going to push anymore money that way. Tuners…to each his own. But, if someone spends that much time twisting tuners…that it inflames any condition you have…you need figure out what else is wrong. Twisting tuners for a few seconds jacks you up, put pumping out some tasty licks for an hour is not an issue. And if some chick sees those tuners…she is probably gonna think you can’t flick the bean for her, if needed.

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

+2 for the “flick the bean” comment

@Hugh_Jaynus_00 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGuitologist I have won. I will now quit the internet. Keep up the vids.

@HUGEHARDTHICKANDVEINY 5 ай бұрын

The electronic setup you did really interests me. Definitely filing that away in memory for future consideration!

@austinfailz 6 ай бұрын

I know this is low effort clickbait, but I highly doubt it. Lol

@Dayvid177 2 ай бұрын

I think too much is being made of all these Temu, AliExpress budget guitars. Shaun of Scar my Guitar has the experience and the proper tools to fix all the fret issues, switching to better tuners and bumping up the electronics. That all costs extra money, and if you don't know how to do the work yourself, you'll be paying a premium for a luthier. So factoring in all these costs. I think a good used Squier, Mexican Strat or tele would get you a solid guitar that doesn't need any upgrades. Just something to think about when all these channels keep hyping up these budget brands.

@andrewc9762 6 ай бұрын

I found your channel years ago for the amp repair content, only to find out you are also a badass guitar player too. Love the channel! What model is your laser engraver?

@jayguitar 6 ай бұрын

When I saw you putting the cover on the pickup I was about to email you and say ‘it’ll rattle around and be microphonic dude!’ Glad you fixed it before completing the build Brad. Have an awesome day.

@TheGuitologist 6 ай бұрын

In this case, the microphonics was because when the dude from Plan916 sent my pickups, he asked whether I wanted potted or unpotted or lightly potted. I think, IIRC, I asked for unpotted, thinking I'd just pot them myself. Probably my bad on that one. but yes, that unsoldered cover didn't help!