Harley Benton kit guitar Speed-Run - CAN I DEFEAT ANDY IN DIY BATTLE? -

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Contest details here: www.thomann.de/blog/en/diykit...
The Offset Kit: bit.ly/3MxvjxQ
Harley Benton sent me a kit guitar to promote their DIY Kit challenge contest, I like a fun project but I also like the Idea of trying to out do whatever Andy Ferris ( / theguitargeek ) does.
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@VenancioPortalatin 2 жыл бұрын

The shine is from sanding sealer. You’ll need to sand before applying finish.

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good tip.

@VenancioPortalatin 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast thanks, I have done a ton of kits and even documented a few on my channel. They’re fun but do require a bit of work.

@josephmcguiness6452 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

@FeelsLikeSunshine 2 жыл бұрын

“I’m not a sports person, but maybe a little flash of *sports* is happening in the back of my brain, in the lizard brain part of my insides” is a superb sentence hahaha

@calbrockocat8728 2 жыл бұрын

Great fun to get it together that quick. Should be fun getting it together as a unique build. Good luck!

@walterdaniel1060 2 жыл бұрын

The grain on the body looks great, especially with that pickguard. Sand the body and finish with a dark tinted Danish oil. Leave the neck and headstock in their natural lighter colors. Trim the headstock into an arrow shape (see: Fender Katana).

@supermario2100 2 жыл бұрын

I like the 70's look of the natural wood with a tortoise pickguard. It even has the big block inlays and bound neck.

@blakesmith3308 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, it's pretty standard for P90s to not be hum canceling. The P90s in my Player Series Mustang 90 came from the factory non-hum canceling, and the set I replaced them with which are a set from a Tribute SG are also not hum canceling.

@JaniceLalla 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@gregmorgan9564 2 жыл бұрын

Way cool my two favorite tubers competing on a guitar build, makes me want to try my hand at it

@waynestore67 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you try the Duesenburg Le Trem!

@Kaleb-Mayhew 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna see someone put it on an, otherwise traditional, tele.

@Ren-X 2 жыл бұрын

It's the same value as this kit, but yeah, definitely

@thesurfjunkies 2 жыл бұрын

Agree. It has a really cool feel and super easy drop in replacement for stop tail pieces.

@Roscoes_House_of_Blues 2 жыл бұрын

I'm always here for the fast-forward-soundtrack. This song gets stuck in my head weekly.

@mraycgz 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, and I was all in on ordering a kit. Until the shipping doubled the price. If you can get this kit shipped for around $100 it’s probably a load of fun. At $160 I can pick up a used Squire and go to work modding that. And have a body that will accept a more common neck. Still a great idea.

@cambian 2 жыл бұрын

Same here - even if they could get the shipping down to half of what it is I might do it.

@NeoRichardBlake 2 жыл бұрын

Don't know if you'd want multiple projects, but you could get multiple kits for the one shipping cost. A couple years ago I got some others together for an order, and we got four our five guitars for one shipping charge. Shipping was less then, but the principle is the same.

@mraycgz 2 жыл бұрын

@@NeoRichardBlake probably not but thanks for the heads up.

@DJBuglip 2 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of good kits being made all over the planet, Harley Benton is far from the only choice. Check your area.

@hiltos Жыл бұрын

Just ordered one, looking forward to putting it together, might paint it mat black or something.

@timtaylorguitarnut Жыл бұрын

I just noticed I had to subscribe again to you and I never un subbed. Love your vids!

@tramlad2 2 жыл бұрын

I fancy this model, glad you reviewed this model, decent guitar for modifiying

@georgeprice4212 2 жыл бұрын

Leave the body natural finish! Looks killer. As for the headstock, thinking similar to the Fender Katana series. Everything else, up to you.

@Sean_Plays_Guitar 2 жыл бұрын

I am doing one of those as well. I am excited to see how yours differs from mine. Enjoy!

@arnarhreiarsson150 2 жыл бұрын

I did this kit a couple of years ago and around that time I had a Squier Strat with that '70's headstock. I really like that shape but once I had downloaded and printed out a stencil, I found out the HB headstock is too small for that cut. So I did a traditional Fender headstock. I painted mine in a surf-green kind of color (this is a surf guitar:). I had to file down the fret ends and a few months later I swapped the tuners for some Fender tuners I had. I saw somebody on youtube install a jazzmaster bridge into this and maybe I will someday. I'm fine with the pick-ups and I really like my guitar. These HB instruments are just very nice.

@igavehimadollar3354 2 жыл бұрын

i really like the wood the bodies made out of interested to see what you come up with also the comments lol.

@Fawkes1978 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video, Looks are subjective but I would go for a sparkle metallic finish with a matching headstock. From a purely practical point of view, if you are going for a vibrato system, I think you can get away with a cheap but quality Bigsby, roller saddles, and locking tuners. The split shaft tuners on American Performer or the tuners on the new Squier Affinity could also fit with no extra hassle but I could not find those for sale anywhere!

@OfficialPerfectoDeCastro 2 жыл бұрын

Emmanuel's a great guy, you'll need him

@bb.6969 2 жыл бұрын

i think a lace paintjob would be fun to experiment with it, like a gold base color and than shoot a candy red on top of it or a burst of sorts

@ThatMattGoodMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Series switching on a couple of singles and Duesenberg les trem would be fun and simple!

@wesleymorris1 2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry about it, take a 220 grit sandpaper and sand the fret ends and the neck and even fretboard. Just always go with the grain, you won't hurt anything. Start at 220 work your way down to 2000 grit. I do all my guitar. When I crown and relevel I sand everything the whole fret board the frets. Never have a problem. Necks are hardwood, you won't dig into them with finer grit paper.

@smartmammal9926 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered one of these today! Along with a Fusion-T HH Roasted FNT

@-processdrone- 2 жыл бұрын

Hoorah! your beard has arrived! it is no longer "excessive stubble" it has just entered beard territory and I am pleased to be able to look at your face again.

@brunobarcone8345 Жыл бұрын

Complimenti, sei un grande

@johncollins5552 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Ryan, sounds good to me, great considering fresh out of the box and without full setup. Looks great...apart from headstock.

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

I just spent 10 minutes setting the action and it actually plays way better than I would have expected from a 30 minute kit build. I’d put this in the hands of a beginner no problem.

@kyckyckyc5428 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see offset position of pickups (like mustang), some cool switching (neck+bridge in series/parallel, out of phase), matching headstock, bone nut, mastery bridge, les trem II....

@allenmitchell09 2 жыл бұрын

Man you threw that together in like half an hour, what’s Fender custom shop’s problem? lol

@leeoffender8406 2 жыл бұрын

I just change the pickups and the harley bentons are peachy. Didn't know they made kits but Ima check out what styles they got now.

@nym053 2 жыл бұрын

I got the T style kit and I like the scuffing on mine 😊

@guitarfreak521 2 жыл бұрын

I think you should do a splatter paint job on it. Like Jackson Pollock.

@bennettshapiro2965 2 жыл бұрын

You put that guitar together faster than it took me to change out the tuners on my Firefly.

@joaorepolho6152 2 жыл бұрын

I've had this kit for 1 year now and it's amazing! I replaced the tuners and installed a Duesenberg Tremola, best guitar I have

@ryanyoung725 Жыл бұрын

what tuners did you use?

@joaorepolho6152 Жыл бұрын

@@ryanyoung725 The Kluson MC6LN, but they dont quite fit, they are vintage spec, so they have a smaller diameter and you have to drill new holes (be careful, that might split the wood). I would actually suggest the Kluson MK6LN

@ryanyoung725 Жыл бұрын

@@joaorepolho6152 thank you!

@mraycgz 2 жыл бұрын

Whatever you do paint match the headstock. Also if you didn’t for some crazy reason want the p-90’s a mini humbucker will fit those routes. I’m sure you knew that. But definitely paint the head stock. I’d paint it, put my own decal on it then clear coat it.

@greeniz2k7 2 жыл бұрын

Les Trem would be the easiest wiggle stick, but a Goldo DG trem shorty (which is on your High Spirit guitar) would be cool and only required a couple holes with a forstner bit. You'd just need to address the post holes left by the original tail piece.

@mraycgz 2 жыл бұрын

Fill and drill baby.

@elsantoproductora 2 жыл бұрын

I love your mad scientist laugh

@picksalot1 2 жыл бұрын

The guitar looks and sounds good. The pickups are a bit bassy for my taste, but it could have been the Amp settings,.🤷‍♂️ Changing the Tone Cap to a lower value would make the pickups sound brighter. I'm impressed, as it seems like it went together easily, and has no major flaws. Dialing it in, tidying up the frets, adjusting the action, etc. are all things to be expected for such a guitar. Before you mod it to your taste, I hope you do a quick "tone" blind test with a brand name guitar in the $500 - $1,500 price range, with the same style pickup. That would be fun. 😎

@MrSJPowell 2 жыл бұрын

Ryan wanting a wiggle stick? Is anyone surprised? Nope? Didn't think so. Hope you have fun, and I may have to get a kit myself.

@darthfaderlives89 2 жыл бұрын

You should brand it with your logo then give it a surf green finish.

@barnaclerusty 2 жыл бұрын

A transparent sea form green so you can still see the natural grain, cut the head like a wave, hippie strap, and a trem ☺

@briansteffmagnussen9078 10 ай бұрын

Out of the box and slapped together it sound pretty good, How would you compare it to an similar Squier? I like the gloss finish, i always have, What i use to do, and dont laugh, I go over the body with copper grease and wipe it of just to get a little extra glow in it. My trigger is set by now and today i order their new hollow body ES kit, And dont compeet on that, because you need to do the old wire fishing. If i get the pickups turned around i will just let it be. It seems that the new ES are both a set neck and bolt on option.

@youroldestfriend 2 жыл бұрын

You forgot to do that thing where you scream at the pickups

@jspamerson2265 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a demo of a Duesenberg Les Trem II for TOM bridges. Really tempted to get one, but I'm not sure what they'll be like.

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

I have one on the way for a different project.

@justleavemealone 2 жыл бұрын

For a wiggle stick on the cheap, try out a Duesenberg Les Trem. On the not cheap, try out a Stetsbar stop tail. I'd love to see an honest opinion on either/both.

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

I ordered a les trem for my yamaha revstar recently, i have some other plans for the harley benton

@VikCain 2 жыл бұрын

Last comment of the day to help out. I have a Tele kit from Harley Benton and are the fret ends sharp, oh dear. Sounds cool and it's easy to mount though.

@peterlukach310 2 жыл бұрын

Cut the horns off and maybe route a few random holes to give it those 70s home mods gone wrong vibes.

@peterhicks6328 2 жыл бұрын

flloyd rose trem for your wiggle stick. bigsby would look too weird. round out the headstock and stain it to match the body. clear coat them both. sign the back of the headstock. you should get a blacksmith to forge you a branding iron with your logo on it to brand custom builds that you do.

@TommySurfink 2 жыл бұрын

I would stain it orange and give it a foxtail 🦊. It would be interesting if you come across any quality issues during the build or if it turns into a guitar that you can wholeheartedly recommend?

@joebodynobody764 2 жыл бұрын

Turn it into a keyboard.......Top that Andy!!!

@nilsmuller2352 2 жыл бұрын

Another Nail polish Finish (maybe something sparklin...) and the new LT2 flat arm Trem (les Trem, lic. by Duesenberg) would be nice!

@kbowen2251 2 жыл бұрын

Do a sparkle finish with a bigsby! Make it wish it was a Gretsch haha

@onefatstratcat 2 жыл бұрын

I think it should be Bedazzled...?lol...

@kbowen2251 2 жыл бұрын

@@onefatstratcat that's a thought! He could give it the Yuri treatment lol

@smartmammal9926 2 жыл бұрын

Just received the same kit.....now....what color or design.....Opinion of the stock P90S?

@Hortron69 2 жыл бұрын

Phase switch and/or Series-Parallel

@leszeks8436 Жыл бұрын

Can this guitar HB JA60-0W be played well? Solo Wish you were here. Does this guitar need a tremolo bridge to play like D. Gilmour? Which one for that?

@andiebetjemann7920 2 жыл бұрын

I built that Kit myself. The neck is nice.

@RobertFisher1969 2 жыл бұрын

You should try to get them to send you a Virtual Jeff to try out on this guitar. I’m kind of surprised they haven’t sent you one to review already.

@rjwontheloose9037 2 жыл бұрын

Would be cool to make the bottom half of the head stock to look like a surfboard.

@buddhasmokesbuddha3077 2 жыл бұрын

BRO... Bigsby, bro. Bigsby. 🤘

@brianarrington4569 2 жыл бұрын

Hey..off subject... How do you get rid of doghairs on the fretboard of a Firefly semi hollow?..& should it matter?

@brianarrington4569 2 жыл бұрын

@Telegram only @sixtycycle hey..i am not social media literate..i am coloring outside the lines just by leaving a comment..i dont know how to hit someone up.. Does it invole my 8 track player somehow?

@Max_Money_AWA 2 жыл бұрын

What is going on in my life? LOL I keep seeing all these cool guitars with P90 pickups. I get the strange feeling that I am getting a hint here. Sweet sounding guitar for a half hour build.

@rickdb8480 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, P90's for the win!

@6gunsand6strings 2 жыл бұрын

How close are the neck pocket dimensions to Fender specs?

@DJBuglip 2 жыл бұрын

Ok, here's one. Square off the edges, paint it vintage white, black neck and stock. Bind front and back in the same tortoise-shell shade of the pickguard. Chicken-head knobs. Shoot for something art-deco with the headstock. It'll give it a fantasy-50's sorta look.

@birdman316 2 жыл бұрын

sweet kit for 80bux! hekk youll easily have more than 80 in a neck alone!

@howardmaryon 2 жыл бұрын

Spray the body with adhesive, then dust it all over with silver glitter, then spray varnish it. Slap on a Bigsby and call it a Gretsch!

@seanhershey3390 2 жыл бұрын

It honestly looks/ sounds great....80.00... deal!..is the body a bit smaller than a regular Jazzmaster?

@frankw9619 2 жыл бұрын

It is yeah. CS Guitars channel were building one and showed it with a standard Jazzmaster pickguard. I presume he's the Colin Scott that Ryan refers to in this video.

@fredrichl 9 ай бұрын

It needs a tremolo though, half the point of a offset surfguitar imho ;)

@NeoRichardBlake 2 жыл бұрын

I say Bigsby style for that wiggle stick. That way you don't need to route the body.

@louisfryzel4618 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance you could upload so we could download the instruction/construction manual? Is it really solderless? I've never touched a soldering gun or pistol or whatever they're called.

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

yep, the included pickups have clips attached, no soldering needed unless you want to use different pickups.

@louisfryzel4618 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast thanks. One more question: Do you know if the include pickups are the Roswell, the same alnicos as in the non-kit Jazzmaster/Jaguars sold by Thomann? If not marked you can Google the stock numbers on the backs. If so, those are alnico pickups.

@blueeyedsoulman Жыл бұрын

Are the pickups Roswell or something else?

@Mark761966 2 жыл бұрын

What values are the pots?

@patrickkem689 7 ай бұрын

Hi Ryan, Has the body already been grain filled just a wondering?

@sunn_bass 2 жыл бұрын

Slick kit. I think it needs a bigsby style tremolo

@xrdbnk 2 жыл бұрын

spring reverb in (or on) the guitar

@iainjohnston4070 2 жыл бұрын

Let the kids paint on it then clear coat

@randydodge7295 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is a little off topic, but…I’ve been looking for peoples opinions regarding the true spring vs. Ventris vs. oceans 11 vs etc. because I have a problem and I can’t stop buying reverb pedals. Anyway, I stumbled upon a surf forum and the post was about the true spring that had just come out at the time and everyone was curious about Ryan’s opinion. Every other post mentioned “Ryan” in some way, this Ryan guy is clearly a big deal because no one is shutting up about what he might think about the true spring. No one specified exactly who Ryan was, but I have a sneaking suspicion I know who the prophet of this strange surf cult may be.

@MarkRigler 2 жыл бұрын

Search this channel and you'll get your answer

@RobertFisher1969 2 жыл бұрын

I think this video has his most recent top picks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrR9drRztarQhGg.html Although he’s reviewed a few others since then, but I don’t think anything has challenged those top picks.

@theironshiek 2 жыл бұрын

Don't paint it! That finish with the pivk haird looks awesome

@jessecanarte5545 Жыл бұрын

How much does the jazz master $79 guitar weigh? Thank you

@colinedmunds2238 2 жыл бұрын

Les trem, killswitch, Manic Panic hair dye for a stain, pointy shredder headstock

@MarcFonda 2 жыл бұрын

Dusenberg wiggle stick, please

@DJBuglip 2 жыл бұрын

Colin did a yellow furry muppet-themed jazzmaster. Its funny. Sounded real good.

@ckmoore101 Жыл бұрын

Shipping is literally more than the guitar to the US. Definitely for EMEA customers only.

@mathiasnilo6855 2 жыл бұрын

paint it sherwood green with matching headstock! It'll be fine n dandy

@mathiasnilo6855 2 жыл бұрын

it will match with the tortoise pick guard

@crazydave911 2 жыл бұрын

I'd do Firebird pickups 😁

@Mr.Monster1313 2 жыл бұрын

But how much is HB charging to send one of these kits to the USA ? Still $80 ??? I hope not.. i wonder if these are cheaper to mail or not...?

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

I think this contest is intended for the Europeans in the audience. I’m still having fun with it though.

@onefatstratcat 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Bedazzler you could borrow :)

@ericinthekitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan , I just noticed the JA DIY kit is not included in the official rules of the contest ... It’s weird . I just bought one and I’d like to participate too ...

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

The rules are on the site

@ericinthekitchen 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast Yes I know , and the JA kit is not listed in the rules .

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

@@ericinthekitchen it is but it’s under the “yes” model, I think they had a typo

@ericinthekitchen 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast Ah yes , I see it now , thanks . Yes , they should correct that to be clear heheh .

@mindfall82 2 жыл бұрын

You need some different high speed music! That gets stuck in my head all day! Lol

@perekman3570 2 жыл бұрын

But will a Jazzmaster pick guard fit on there?

@MarkRigler 2 жыл бұрын

The big question

@frankw9619 2 жыл бұрын

No, it won't. See CS Guitars video about these kits.

@MarkRigler 2 жыл бұрын

@@frankw9619 thanks

@BrentAdams 2 жыл бұрын

$80.00!!!!! Shazaam! What a deal! The shipping will probably add a fair amount onto that, but still. What a great platform to mess with....or .... leave as is.

@DavidHBurkart 2 жыл бұрын

That grain on the body needs to show through whatever finish you choose.

@TJEvans98 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they'll sell as many kits as they gave away....

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

It would be fun to see those numbers

@jacobbockover1628 11 ай бұрын

I dont worry about ends so much as level.

@Smart-Alex 2 жыл бұрын

Good beard length! 🧔‍♂️

@zachpetersonguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Frx floyd rose for your wiggle stick

@phigura5970 Жыл бұрын

In the manual they forgot to mention how to connect the pickups to the switch. It's easy, but if you forget to connect them you will have no sound! :)

@palacecat 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm.... alright, now who's going to post a video that compares this $79 kit build to some of the other kits out there that are $250?!

@uvulapie 2 жыл бұрын

How long have you been doing a green screen? Did you lose all your guitars in a bet with Josh Scott?

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

No green screen. I just decluttered the set

@uvulapie 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast You must have been watching the Secret Slob April Declutter Challenge here on KZfaq. Yes, I lead an exciting life.

@Thebarbariantruckershow 2 жыл бұрын

Add a B Bender. Win Win🤘🤘

@60CycleHumcast 2 жыл бұрын

that would be a serious modification

@Thebarbariantruckershow 2 жыл бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast yes it would, lol. I would go the effortless route and use the cheaper bridge mounted B Bender and a wiggle stick. Might actually have a new invention if you create a B bending wiggle stick, 😂 lol. (The B.B. Wiggle Stick)