Build Your DREAM Zebrawood Nashville Tele (part 2) 10 unique tones!
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2 жыл бұрынThis is part 2 of a two part build series using the Zebrawood DIY telecaster style kit from Badcat Instruments.
You can see part 1 here: • Fixing everything WRON...
my original review of the kit: • Zebrawood Tele DIY kit...
In this video we do the fretwork and wiring. The wiring is complex, featuring a 5 way pickup selector, plus push/pull pots for in/out of phase (middle pickup) and bridge pickup bypass (blower switch). This allows for 10 unique tones!
Purchase a wiring diagram here: www.gunsandguitars.net/wiring...
Here are the parts I used for this build:
Badcat Instruments zebrawood tele style DIY kit: amzn.to/30i4Thj
Baroque fret file: amzn.to/3IYNOtY
Middle humbucker pickup: amzn.to/3sd8mJh
Bridge humbucker pickup: amzn.to/33GrghB
Push/pull 500k pots: amzn.to/3q9b8wy
5 way selector switch: amzn.to/3q5cYP8
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@dan8402 2 жыл бұрын
Dan agrees with Dan we don't like BORRING!!!! 😂😂😂
@gregmize01 Жыл бұрын
Your tone demo was awesome. I wish more demos were like that...same riff, just moving through the positions and zero distortion. The guitar looks great too!
@elevenAD 2 жыл бұрын
mounting the pups on plates instead of direct mount was the way to go for a Tele, Killer build!
@ajflores6039 2 жыл бұрын
The contours make it alot cooler looking. It took me along time to appreciate teles... This looks nice.
@joshemartinez2577 2 жыл бұрын
I still wish to Dan Building an Epiphone Crestwood.
@peterhansson7967 2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t the problem be solved if you put the neck PU in the middle position and just find a new neck PU with the same polarity as the bridge PU (or reverse it when installing)?
@TheHumanPurpleTape 2 жыл бұрын
The Crestwood with 3×3 headstock is my absolute favorite guitar. I've had 2 & I'd love to see what crazy wiring Dan would cook up for it.
@hextray 2 жыл бұрын
Love your wiring ideas. Always give a unique character to the instrument !
@briandipierro8865 2 жыл бұрын
That reminds me of my crazy 80's guitar, it has 3 push-pull pots, one of them is to switch the middle coil phase, and the other two are coil spitting for each pickup. My god, I absolutely love playing with out of phase, the tone is great. Also I am impressed with the finish of this guitar so much. I love that natural wood look. The tone is wonderful and versatile.
@cambion3516 2 жыл бұрын
your playing has gotten so much better ngl
@RubyRoks 2 жыл бұрын
Those pickups are awesome! I love how this turned out.
@peterwelsh1932 2 жыл бұрын
I can hear the Zebrawood …. Calling me…. Can’t you hear it calling me?! Nice wiring, after a long day wiring schools and hospitals, it’s nice to see someone else do it😹🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@danielsgrunge 2 жыл бұрын
Love how the neck sounds!
@wjewell63 2 жыл бұрын
you got me started a few yrs ago,now my coffee table looks like a luthier workspace. ....
@driverbass1554 2 жыл бұрын
This was a really fun video! Tele turned out great! Thanks for going in-depth with the wiring!
@abujog 2 жыл бұрын
You are really a bass player, the way you play on that hybrid tele is undenyable ! Good job bro.
@GunsandGuitars 2 жыл бұрын
Haha yup!
@MrGwg11 2 жыл бұрын
there is a lot of fun to be had here. great work Dan!
@oatnoid 2 жыл бұрын
Turned out beautiful.
@danielzillhardt7590 Ай бұрын
Ive been looking for a tele project. This to me was a beautiful guitar. Sounds great to me.
@robertr4193 2 жыл бұрын
It looks and sounds really good.
@panda2907 2 жыл бұрын
The finish on this is amazing! I want to replicate it on a rbx375 that I'm planning to restore. Looks awesome man. I'll have to rewatch the previous video. Thanks Dan!
@Furtheronmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Terrific customised job. Sounds really good and I do like the look of it
@josereines 2 жыл бұрын
I like to thank you. I learn so much from you. all the work and ideas are awesome.
@9999plato 2 жыл бұрын
It looks like a Rosewood Tele, nice job!
@thesausage351 2 жыл бұрын
So I have ordered my Pitbull Tele. I haven’t really decided on colour yet, but I’m going to use some cheap but awesome bits on it. I just bought my pickup which was pretty expensive at $85aud, but it’s probably the most important part of the build. I’m excited.
@JimFeeley 2 жыл бұрын
That Part 1 summary is GREAT!
@akiraneulae 2 жыл бұрын
Another superb video. Thanks Dan
@decomputerleraarable 2 жыл бұрын
The wiring is top!!!, Rob
@rw9495 2 жыл бұрын
I could probably find uses for most of those tones, great project!!
@Ryan_F. 2 жыл бұрын
Looks and sounds awesome-that funky line you played was pretty cool!
@natsterjam 2 жыл бұрын
Love this! Love neck and middle combo bro! Sweet instrument, as per usual. Thanks for sharing boss 🤩
@mattdoliver1984 2 жыл бұрын
Was looking forward to seeing this Tele Finished, Good job Dan 🙌🏼👍🏼🎸😎
@MichaelVician 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great, looks awesome!
@sethcowan77 2 жыл бұрын
Great pickup choices..pretty much a dream tele. You have solved many of the issues I had with the electronics. Throw a stable tremolo on it... You would have my dream setup. Beautiful guitar. Be blessed !
@nitygrity8463 Жыл бұрын
That was incredibly cool well done I learn some stuff
@95FORFREEDOM 2 жыл бұрын
Really liked the out of phase tones
@valueofnothing2487 2 жыл бұрын
It's got an arm cut. Awesome looking tele.
@LePuntano22 2 жыл бұрын
definitely will try this finish when it arrives, sounds versatile af for being a frankestein telecaster greetings thanx for the tele
@MrDaveKC 2 жыл бұрын
Very fun mod Dan. I love the look of the Bad Cat zebrawood guitars, and maybe one of these years I'll do one. But this looks great. I like the Tele style body, but it could definitely use some mods. And the three pickups are cool, and a very fun mod. But I've got a couple of things to finish before I can get going on that.
@jurgenzoller4407 2 жыл бұрын
Love your playing style
@jimmyjames2022 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet build! The new "Player Plus" Tele Nashville has the neck pup switching like yours, as stock, finally.
@electroKrunch 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job, Dan!! Thanks!!
@DIYGene 2 жыл бұрын
That is freaking beautiful! And it sounds fantastic.
@JamieLamb 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds great. I agree... the bridge pickup sounds rather thin and lacking. Lacks that full and bright tele twang. Beautiful instrument.
@edwinstovall3334 2 жыл бұрын
Dan, you might have saved me some money! I have been flirting with the idea of getting the Strat version of the zebra wood guitar. I liked its looks right away. Trouble is that the best picture in the universe can't show you what the zebra wood will FEEL LIKE! I don't have any guitars that feel "plasticky" and don't want any. Oh, I have a really bad case of GAS going on right now, but I think that I'm now down one option. That's progress. After all, you did things to your guitar that I'm not THINKING about doing to mine and still wound up with a feel that you don't like. I tend not to be so critical, or maybe I just don't play well enough to bump against the limitations of guitars, but I see little reason to spend money for a result that uncertain. Thanks for the info and all the stuff you do. I've learned tons from you and your videos.
@vadimf8301 2 жыл бұрын
Great job as usual.
@randymiles904 2 жыл бұрын
Now that's a sweet tele.
@peterchamplin8767 2 жыл бұрын
I think most people love teles for the tone not the looks. But yours turned out great.
@mrz80 2 жыл бұрын
I'm much more of a LP guy in terms of tone (the one Tele I currently have is HH) but I loveLoveLOVE the Telecaster shape. I've never been a Strat guy; to me only single cut guitars look right. :D
@toddflowers8052 2 жыл бұрын
Looks fantastic brother Dan !!! ✌️😎🎸👍✝️🇺🇸
@joshs540 2 жыл бұрын
It sounds so good!!!
@joshs540 2 жыл бұрын
Dan, can you only get that tone from a tele?
@croc3862 2 жыл бұрын
The build lookin kinda cool
@motomarmot6544 5 ай бұрын
Great job bro. Gorgeous guitar
@Falasi4 2 жыл бұрын
I've still got my Electra Phoenix from early 80's that has the push-pull pots for HSH - still works great and so many tone options out of one guitar. If I was going to get a tele I'd wire it up like the one in this video, sounded awesome and versatile!
@martinmcgimpsey9750 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful dude! I think you should really be happy, that guitar came out awesome!
@MattCaffell 2 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking that I need a strat in my collection, I'm thinking a tele/strat is now the way to go, if I was stateside, I might have commissioned you to build it for me, Keep up the great work Dan, you do an awesome job, God bless.
@johnpatitucci7919 2 жыл бұрын
Dude... you inspire me.
@mattfleming117 Жыл бұрын
still has the tele twang, I love it
@OldStreetDoc 2 жыл бұрын
You did a GREAT job! That thing looked interesting when I first saw it. Then when you did the contouring and really brought the grain out I started getting interested in finding some zebra wood kits. But after all that work… this thing looks incredible! I wish you thought it felt better than it does, but it looks absolutely incredible. And the sound is amazingly good. I’ve been nervous about going in a Nashville direction, but you’ve made me think it’s possible for me. I’ll blame it on you if I screw it up. 😉😂 Again, AWESOME job! 👍🏼
@JamieLamb 2 жыл бұрын
I'm loving the old school Tourette's voice lol. Takes me back a couple years lol
@jlo2987 2 жыл бұрын
Came out good! Not a fan of Nashville teles, but that works with what you did! Very Cool!!
@BeauregardHall 2 жыл бұрын
AMAZING CAMERA ANGLES DAN!
@DeadmeatDarkdaylight 2 жыл бұрын
HELLYEAH! nice build and I love it!
@OnTheFritz602 2 жыл бұрын
I like it! Great funk jam you had going on! The bridge did sound a bit thin to me, but everything else sounded really good.
@Whitewolf76802 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@shakyblues2099 2 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful build. Looks great. I have to say, I disagree with the Tele not having enough tone options... I'm currently building myself an Esquire, with no switching and no tone control. Just one pickup and one volume. Bare essentials. I love that twangy Tele sound. Keep up the good work. You constantly inspire me with guitar ideas. Thanks.
@mitch_k7520 2 жыл бұрын
You should get a custom switch plate so that the pickup switch isn’t so close to the volume knob. Just a suggestion. Great video 👍
@DanCooz323 2 жыл бұрын
Did a Rock Rabbit on a Black Paisley Tele I had, and I was really happy with it!
@mrz80 2 жыл бұрын
I typically flip the control plate 'round so the switch is at the bottom of the guitar. Lets you reach the volume more easily for pinky swells
@mrz80 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes cheap pickups can surprise you. I've found that the sub-$20 Artec Alnico V mini-humbucker makes a PERFECT neck pickup for a Telecaster. I've built a couple of 'em and gotten favorable feedback. Next Tele project is a Telestrat HSS, with two Tele neck pups I have laying around (from the sets I bought for the above two Teles :) ), and a Duncan Stag Mag for the bridge. Five way switch will allow N, N+M parallel, M, N+M series, and Bridge. A mini toggle will flip the phase on one of the Tele picukps, and another mini toggle will do series/parallel for the bridge. Need to get a HB-mount Tele bridge, 'cause I'm convinced that most of the Tele Twang™ comes from that big slab o metal.
@troythompson1621 Жыл бұрын
A Nashville Tele has a 3 way switch and a separate on, off switch for the middle pickup. The factory ones had different switching than the Strats too. The only ones I'm aware of with Strat switching are the budget most end of the spectrum. Try switching magnets on your bridge pickup to a neodymium one. It'll make a whole new pup.
@FiveStringCommando 2 жыл бұрын
You should gold-fill your signature on the headstock
@jedfiekel9809 2 жыл бұрын
Not really MY type of music.... BUT That was a cool lick you played there. I dig it.
@just-matt 2 жыл бұрын
When I check KZfaq before bed and Dan's uploaded. Yeeeeessssss.
@zAvAvAz 2 жыл бұрын
hey, awesome !
@Hortron69 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Dan longtime viewer first time 'caller.' The tele reminds me of a Godin tele. Dig your channel.
@zolibxl 2 жыл бұрын
This guitar looks awesome and sounds great. Amazing job, Dan! And oh man you're such a bass player! (which is always better than guitarists trying to play bass ;-))
@GunsandGuitars 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I am! Haha
@TheHumanPurpleTape 2 жыл бұрын
As a bass-playing guitarist, I must grudgingly agree haha
@StinkfaceMcPew 2 жыл бұрын
The demo riff sounds like the OG channel theme.
@2bikemikesguitartopics145 2 жыл бұрын
The final color is great on it. Maybe just a basic satin poly rub on was the ticket
@goodgoat3096 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the no pick guard and stain job. Some of the tones seemed like a wah-wah pedal was starting but quickly stopped, maybe the out of phase tones. Overall, a great and very unique build.
@daveberry3893 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, you did a beautiful job with the build, you gave me some really cool wiring ideas. Men like you, are the reason I love the guitar sooo much!!! Thanks and keep up these awesome videos, ROCK ON, my brother!!!!!!
@BencasterGuitars 2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... pretty inspiring PUs setup ... just have one tele in progress.. now cannot stop thinking about including some of these mods... ;-) I have some really nice handwired broadcaster-style PUs and somewhere I should have middle position fender vintage noiseless .. that could work similiar way... have to try :-)
@fatboysgarage7984 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to build a zebrawood Explorer that's neck thru, one day.
@kena.9200 2 жыл бұрын
You just built my dream guitar 😜
@Bikewithlove 2 жыл бұрын
All three out of phase sounds lean & mean! I have a Tele also, so I totally get what you were going for with your pickup expansion. I built a Gibson style V with humbuckers last spring - I bought a Seymour Duncan strat-style zebra bridge pickup from a private seller on Amazon that’s hardwired out of phase. It’s a very strange pickup, like a factory defect. The Seymour Duncan logo on the white bobbin is upside-down because the bobbin is inverted (?) It looks bizarre! It has a TON of output, and I did the same thing you did & added a push-pull pot. When I have it out of phase, I can blend in just enough of the TV Jones neck humbucker to give it bottom end and added depth. I was going for that beautifully thick dreamy Weezer sound and I got it in spades :)
@Xpyburnt_ndz 2 жыл бұрын
Gr8 build Dan! I'm in the same ring I think you are as for Tele's...they definitely have their place, but I'm not a huge fan of the standard Tele's...I do liker the Nashville ones, Hum/Hum pups with the 4 knob system (vol/vol - tone/tone), but the thinner ones, not much.
@karyldavidkidd7111 2 жыл бұрын
Love these videos. My personal issue is I have tried, but cannot build a custom guitar in two twelve minute stretches. Dan is amazing. P.S. the sound is tasty as #@!$ !!!
@kyledamato3399 2 жыл бұрын
As always thanks for the awesome content. Sick with the flu so new content is 👌. Any chance we can tabs for the guitar test? Keep up the great work as always! Guitar came out sick!
@whiskeymike8010 2 жыл бұрын
Killer Man!
@dreamchasergarage690 6 ай бұрын
I would go for this but apparently Bad Cat doesn't ship to Canada. I'll try another Tele kit and wire it up like this. Very cool, thanks.
@ravelitschimo 2 жыл бұрын
I like it. Put you need a good memory for all the options. What about an easier adjustment to use all the options? A kind of Brian may wiring . Or just three push pull volume knobs ?
@ulfdanielsen6009 2 жыл бұрын
This has become one MFinn´ cool looking and cool sounding guitar. Love the versatility of the pickup tonal options. Man, I NEED one like this in a 7-string version set up for metal in two tone sunburst deep french polish like a vintage Gibson archtop with gold hardware and a gold Floyd Rose. Pickups would be DiMarzio dual blades Fast Track II - bridge, Pro Track - mid, Chopper - neck - going into a wet/dry/wet Peavey 3120/Classic-50/50 - 2xPeavey MS412 with Sheffield1290s with either cab in stereo so the signals could be routed accordingly. One monster rockin´setup. Bluegrass Metal, anyone?.... :)
@nocturnal101ravenous6 2 жыл бұрын
What you can do if you want the neck and bridge classic tele, all you have to do is add a toggle system 3- way 1-in/out of phase, or cut out completely Then use a 7 way Gilmour mod on a 5 way switch with a push pull, now you can do whatever you want really that would allow you to add the neck pickup with the bridge and you simply cut the middle pickup out with the 3 way toggle.
@rontoomey8082 2 жыл бұрын
Great job with this kit !! Wondering if you can modify a Tele kit with a Les Paul neck with trapezoid inlays ?? Something about the dot inlays seem really boring on a Tele to me.....Sucks the finish feels like plastic !! Have you ever tried a brushing lacquer ?? It's also fast drying and after curing you can wet sand and buff out to desired sheen without ending up with that plastic feel !!!
@BeejayMorgan 2 жыл бұрын
That guitar looks great! I love the blower switch mod. That bridge pickup is definitely missing the "spank" though. Have you thought of trying a stacked humbucker?
@davidrees1840 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job all around -one of the nicest Teles I've ever seen. Did you miss a trick with the controls? -I couldn't get used to the layout so fwd-aft I have volume, tone, and a 3-way toggle at a 45 degree angle. The normal way is a logical layout for an engineer, but not for a player, imo. Anyway, congratulations on another awesome build and explanations!
@DylanoTheWizard 2 жыл бұрын
Cool
@kevinoconnor1396 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous looking build & great demo. Such a shame you were somewhat disappointed with the 'plastic feel' & that it weighs a ton. The really stellar part of this was how your workmanship made it look. It makes some expensive brand names look really sad by comparison.
@vladimirvovovan6565 10 ай бұрын
Fantastic. Music is Little wing? )
@Bettys_Eldest 2 жыл бұрын
The out of phase selections sound a bit like a "cocked wah". The only Tele I have with three pickups is a James Burton, it uses a 5 way switch, with the middle position being the standard tele bridge and neck combination. There is no middle only selection available, which suits me fine.
@kevingagne8266 Жыл бұрын
What about a coil split for people that like single coils? How about putting in a piezo bridge? Locking tuners? Tremelo?
@vanshankguitars 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome! I'm curious as to how they may have engineered this material to mimic actual wood grain ...
@davidlykins8937 2 жыл бұрын
Yea, me too, it Obvious that it's NOT true Zebrawood from Africa. I guessing it's something like "Diamond wood" a phenolic impregnated wood, as he said it's fairly heavy, but Diamond wood is REALLY expensive.
@djrug 2 жыл бұрын
It's just hundreds of veneers compressed. The overlaps in the layers are super visible, and look so unnatural.
@chrislafferty4917 Жыл бұрын
Hello Dan- I bought your wiring plans and have the guitar completed. There are things I really like about this setup. However, Im not sure I like the capacitor I chose for the tone pot. My question is what value cap (and variety) did you use on this build? Any help you could give is greatly appreciated. I always enjoy watching your projects.
@Twominutedevotions 2 жыл бұрын
For me, I like more of a gloss finish. You think the tru oil/shellac could buff to a gloss?
@VBVTV 2 жыл бұрын
That's hot. And it looks bad ass. How much will you charge me to do mine?
@KharmaBodiesGuitars 2 жыл бұрын
I missed the part where you described the body as made from plastic. I looked at the listing and it’s listed as solid zebrawood body and neck with a phenolic zebrawood fretboard. I worked with zebrawood and it’s a dense, splintery, smelly wood. This body looks just like I would expect zebrawood to look. I still have a strat with a zebrawood body from 40 years ago. If the guitar feels like plastic, that would be the finish.
@GunsandGuitars 2 жыл бұрын
Nope this is different. It’s made of Bakelite
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