The knobs are like cufflinks to a tuxedo awesome build

Definitely stick with those knobs I think, looks bloody awesome

Darrell is always smiling. Great channel

Darrell Just wanted to give you a big compliment for the way you present yourself and the demos

Honestly one of the best looking guitars I’ve ever seen

Sorry for the late-night upload! This one took me a little longer to get out! - Enjoy the build :)

The knobs accentuate the pups. Totally awesome!!!

I watched this 3 times now. That's it I'm done watching! I'm going to build this exact same Guitar for my 13 year old son! We absolutely love it!

Gibson: Les Paul Black Beauty Darrell Braun: Hold my beer

This guitar have a serious issue: it doesn't belongs to me! A love it, how it looks and how it sounds! Just perfect!

“Don’t want to scratch the body-“ *Immediately smacks the body with a tungsten ring*

I've been working on my own guitars for many decades. Was kicking around the idea of a build similar to yours. Man, I like what you have built. Thank you for sharing. God bless you brother.

Now if this was an actual product by fender the guitar it would be 4000 $ !

You should do a super tele, and compare it to the super strat

I love the abalone knobs. Once I saw those, I had to order some for my guitar. Great choice. Thanks for the idea.

The most beautiful strat i‘ve EVER seen for sure 😍👍🏻

Wow, what an amazing turnout! That thing is absolutely stunning! Hats off to you, brother; you own the best looking Strat ever made. It seriously looks like a $10k guitar!

I wouldn’t change a thing. Beautiful build

Tip on drilling for pickguard: After drilling screw holes of apprpriate diamater, use a large countersink bit, just turning it with your fingers to relieve the corners at the top of the hole. I believe this method is easier to control than using a larger bit as suggested (but not shown) in the video. As Darrell mentioned around 19:22 this relief keeps stress off the finish when the screws are installed, but it also keeps the finish from bulging at that point which can prevent the pickguard from sitting flush. These issues are more important when thicker finishes have been applied.

I don't think I've ever seen a more stunning Strat. Keep it up man it looks lovely🙌🏽

Probably the most beautiful Strat in the world. Congrats brother. I wish I could get a guitar like this.

18:48 Hello Darrell, your cute little dog is watching you to make sure you're doing a good job here! And thank you for your videos, which I always enjoy watching!

Absolutely beautiful, love the colour. I'm now a big fan. Great guitar playing!!!!

Thst is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen. It is absolutely breath taking. Great job bud.

Wow, that is so beautiful! Great job Darrell! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful!

Love it Darrell great beautiful build; leave the abalone knobs!!!

Beautiful! Leave as is!!! Great looking AND sounding build!

Darrell, I know absolutely nothing about guitars, but was amazed at your knowledge when building one from parts😄. So cool!!! I don't think you should change a thing. It is so so gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing, and I hope you truly enjoy everything about that gorgeous guitar!!!

That cute puppy 😍😍😍😍😍

That looks amazing!

That is one beautiful guitar and great sounding!

Beautiful build! Warmoth makes second-to-none guitar parts!

Nice job mate. For me, I'd keep the abalone knobs. Everything black is too boring & too gloomy, you need a bit of colour. If the pickups were the only colourful thing then the guitar starts to look odd, so the abalone knobs tie everything together nicely 👍

I don’t usually like the aesthetic of strats, but that is absolutely stunning x_x

What I love about it is that you made it yourself. Congrats, it's perfect and it's all on you.

Such a humble guy, love these videos, definitely subscribing 👌

Love you bro. Great energy each and every video. Thanks. Would love to see more lessons from your Channel also.

What a beautiful looking and sounding guitar.... and keep those knobs. Very nice.

Keep the knobs colorful!!! Bravo!

that is an absolutely beautiful guitar,,great job on colors and abalone knobs.. really love it..

Amazing job Darrell, that is a cool guitar.

what is most impressive is that his dog doesnt try to eat everything in front of him like mine does

That is the most beautiful Strat in the world for me.

Love it. The only strat without a HHH build i have actually wanted to play. Looks absolutely beautiful.

That's a beautiful guitar!High quality Very nice job!

that 117 dislike thumbs perhaps belongs to Fender employees

That is one lovely looking Superstrat, sounds great too!... ☺

That is an amazingly beautiful guitar. Holy smokes.

April 2020 and still beautiful! Wish i had one.

Beautiful build. The shielding paint seems to be an incredible product

I cant stop watching your videos. their so bingeable.

It's absolutely gorgeous! The pooch too.

Gorgeous guitar.

I’m loving it with you👍 Abalone all the way 🤟

What a beauty!! Looks great! Sounds great!

Being an electronics tech with zero guitar playing ability, it’s really great to watch you at work, Darryl. I’m a drummer, so work these kinds of miracles on my own instruments. Can’t get enough!

Beautiful just as is!

I like the body on that strat . You did a great job on that strat .

Beautiful guitar! Well done! Sounds great as well!!!

The knobs are perfect..what a killer custom strat...just WOW the tones are fantastic

Very nice Darrell congrats on a great end result. Watching this proves I am a complete guitar nerd. Or better stated a hopeless guitar addict. :)

I would see what the blacked out knows would look likr..it's beautiful I'd love to own a guitar like that I learned on a Strat,and love the neck on it you did a wonderful job 😀

That looks truly stunning, nice job!

Love the color on the nobs and the pick up's. Sounds great!

When attaching the pick guard to the body I line it up to where it should be, then tape it into position before drilling the screw holes. You don't want that thing moving at all when drilling those holes.

That guitar is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Abalone knobs work very well . Just wish the pick guard didn't cover so much of the amazing body. Nice build!!

Looks like I missed this one when it was originally posted, glad I found it, another gr8 build as usual. Love the abalone knobs.

Amazing guitar! Love the Abalone!

That is a beautiful build.👍😎

Thats the best looking Non-Kiesel SS I have ever seen.

Absolutely gorgeous leave it as it is! It is stunningly, beautiful, great job!

That is a beautiful guitar, man! And you did a super job building it!

That might be the best looking SuperStrat I've ever seen, and it sounds nice and fat like a SuperStrat should!! The knobs look great with the abalone tops, but I can't help but wonder how it would look with a black 3 layer pick-guard that has a middle layer that matches the abalone shell. I bet a thin line of color outlining the pick-guards shape would really pop on such a beautiful dark background!

I like the knobs.

Gorgeous and great sounding... can’t ask for much more, especially from a fellow Canuck! Thanks, Darrel, I totally enjoyed these two videos on creating this beautiful, black SuperStrat.

I love the black with the abalone inlay pickup covers and the knobs.

Nice one Darrell. That is sweet. Good job mate. ;)

Would love to see a cost breakdown

That guitar is beautiful. It sounded awesome as well. I really like the tuners and the tremolo setup. You have given me some ideas for my next build. Thanks for that. Can't wait for more of your posts.

That's A Beautiful Guitar 🎸 🎶 Thanks For Sharing ✍

Beautiful work, the knobs look great as is..I wished that I had the patients to put a guitar together mainly the soldering I would be all thumbs..lol..Anyway, congratulations on a beautifully tuned guitar!!

I really, really like that partscaster build, black on black is very cool. Nice find on the body btw. A couple of years back I built a black on black partscaster with a telecaster body made by shecter, routed for a Floyd rose trem. I always wanted a tele with a Floyd, (don't judge me) I found a pawn shop aria pro strat with a really nice neck that I got for $60.00. (The body was $250.00) I think, I found a lisenced by Floyd on line for about $20.00 or $30.00 made in who knows where. I put a S D trembucker J B in the bridge position got a blank single ply pick guard (black) modded it with my own curve as opposed to the standard tele straight cut on the lower bout of the pick guard. I put a push pull volume with a boost on the pull, a tone switch rather than a tone pot, spst full on to output or slightly less treble, and a kill switch button. This has become my # one, I really want to build another one so I have a back up. But I want to build a LP junior double cut with a single pick up and possibly a Floyd as well. I also built a parts strat last year, with two pick guards that I can switch between hss or sss configurations, standard trem with locking tuners. Sorry I guess I'm babbling on and on. Really like your builds, tips and stuff. Take care...🎸😈🎸

Has to be one of the most beautiful strats I've ever seen..

Such a great video! Looks like so much fun!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIISIISIS

the brown color is so beautiful. and thank you a lot for showing the whole process. i guitar is not that complicated to build xD

Looks and sounds BADASS! OUTSTANDING JOB!

So nice! Turned out great!

Hey man, I've been watching since your floating trem video like 4 years ago, seen every video since and I never really gave you the credit you deserve. You really deserve the best man, your videos give so many people joy and inspiration its unbelievable. Thanks for the content man keep it up

Absolutely love it! Only thing I spotted, you mentioned... need a blackout output jack nut. Definitely keep the abalone knobs. Would have liked to see the intonation setting for it. Do you need my address for when I ask you to build me one? Maybe a Warmouth Mooncaster? GOOD ON YA DB!

That is beautiful! Nice job.

Just put a set of the HipShot encased locking tuners on my made in China Squire Super Strat and what a fantastic Upgrade !! After buying a Ibanez and a Kramer Baretta re-Issue I decided to go back to my favorite body shape in the Standard Strat body with two Hot humbucker's in the bridge and neck positions . I'm a 80's Thrash Metal and Glam fan/player and got the guitar for $350 brand new and decided just to Mod it slowly into the Metal beast I have been wanting ! So far so good . A lot of people think Metal and Strats dont go together , and they are dead wrong just needs some TLC and a few upgrades its just as MEAN sounding as any BC Rich , ESP or Jackson Metal Guitar for a fraction of the price even with the mods just start with the most Important mods 1st and its easy after that . Thanks Darrel great Video interesting build !!

That colour 🤟. I think you should of put a single coil in the middle though, but it's a custom and your choice. Awesome looking guitar. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

That strat is absolutely beautiful, I have a crappy strat copy that was my first guitar that I'm thinking of upgrading, but after seeing this, I think I'm gonna copy the style a bit, blacked out looks awsome

This truly is one of the most beautiful looking Guitars i have ever seen!

Wow! That is beautiful!

Still the most stunning guitar!

So extremely envious right now, god damn that's a badass beautiful guitar! The knobs and pickup covers really stick out, imo I would remove the covers and change the knobs out to make them blend in a little more but then again I don't know, really looks awesome!!

Thanks for posting this. I started with having others built parts guitars with the parts I specified to doing it myself, and it's a great hobby. I enjoy your videos, and I love the positive outlook and vibes you always have in your videos.

gorgeous instrument. looks amazingly beautiful. great job.