How to Make a Cheap Guitar AWESOME!!!

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Mills Custom Guitars

Mills Custom Guitars

12 жыл бұрын

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@peterhoran1649
@peterhoran1649 8 жыл бұрын
Love how the kid puts a new ding on it within 10 seconds of getting it out of the case.
@indyclarke9429
@indyclarke9429 8 жыл бұрын
Yea when he hits the head stock on the car lol
@petar470
@petar470 7 жыл бұрын
He hits the case not the car
@davidjohnson4381
@davidjohnson4381 7 жыл бұрын
Point is it only takes 10 seconds of not paying attention dent the end of the headstock. I bought a brand new RR V once and opened the case to show a friend, walked five feet away to set down my drink and he decided to flip it over in the hard case and he taped the corner on the case chipping the paint. Then he says to me "it all looks good except this little chip in the corner". He didn't even realize HE did it. I'm like "I just looked at the corners and was impressed with how clean they were and I just saw you do that and he was completely oblivious and thought I was messing with him. Cost me $200 to fix. Some people just can't and should never touch nice things. It's like they only view life through a 2 inch circle.
@JunkCCCP
@JunkCCCP 7 жыл бұрын
Let's be real though, any guitar that is actually used will get more than a tiny little ding on the headstock pretty quickly. Wear and tear is all part of the game, case queen guitars are lame and so are the people who are so afraid of putting a scratch or a dent into their guitar that they handle it with kid gloves all the time.
@darrellcummings9139
@darrellcummings9139 7 жыл бұрын
Peter Horan it's not your guitar to have a big fucking cow over that light touch you moron!!!
@MichaelMartin66
@MichaelMartin66 9 жыл бұрын
what's this??? Pimp my guitar??
@Jacobus.J
@Jacobus.J 9 жыл бұрын
That would be a cool T.V. show!
@SuperSlipknot911
@SuperSlipknot911 9 жыл бұрын
LOL
@WizardOfToasters
@WizardOfToasters 9 жыл бұрын
BaconDawgBD I second that.
@Jacobus.J
@Jacobus.J 9 жыл бұрын
WizardOfToasters Why that?
@braindamage7128
@braindamage7128 9 жыл бұрын
Michael Martin I want a pimp my guitar youtube channel
@stankyst4nk39
@stankyst4nk39 9 жыл бұрын
"It's a Huntington. Not sure what model. Probably P.O.S." I laughed so hard when I heard that. You did a super nice job turning such a crap guitar into a screaming rock machine. Props to you.
@gergoretvari6373
@gergoretvari6373 5 жыл бұрын
*PRS
@legatomisterioso7
@legatomisterioso7 4 жыл бұрын
Gergő Rétvári: No I think it’s P.O.S, as in Piece Of Shit
@stankyst4nk39
@stankyst4nk39 4 жыл бұрын
@@gergoretvari6373 yeah but I'm pretty sure he says POS for Piece of shit
@stankyst4nk39
@stankyst4nk39 4 жыл бұрын
@@gergoretvari6373 0:56
@superfit60
@superfit60 2 жыл бұрын
Huntington is VERY budget brand, some are okay and some are POS
@alexjc1482
@alexjc1482 8 жыл бұрын
*gets guitar back like new from shit*, *gives the headstock a love tap on the case soon as he picks it out* Yep. This ones probably got some good dents in it by now.
@DavidDexterMusic
@DavidDexterMusic 8 жыл бұрын
+AlexJC That's what I thought! Damn.
@TheIkaika777
@TheIkaika777 8 жыл бұрын
That's not dents, that's relic.
@alexjc1482
@alexjc1482 8 жыл бұрын
1
@ubk95
@ubk95 8 жыл бұрын
he gon' bring it back to him pretty soon and we're gonna see a new video just like this
@redviewstudio
@redviewstudio 7 жыл бұрын
LMAO XD that is exactly what I thought, that idiot kid don't know how to even hold a guitar LOL
@bradchervel5202
@bradchervel5202 10 жыл бұрын
If I was that dude getting that I would have freaked out at the difference.
@godzilla964
@godzilla964 Жыл бұрын
Guys tend to not do that.
@aliensporebomb
@aliensporebomb 10 жыл бұрын
I love the reveal. - look on his face says it all! You did an AMAZING job taking something that would soon be in a landfill and making it a rock and roll hotrod and shining like the sun with all the chrome and sparkle paint. BRAVO! Your skills = excellent! Tutorial = liked!
@Real_Boye
@Real_Boye 8 жыл бұрын
Pimp my Guitar...
@leonardobustamante759
@leonardobustamante759 8 жыл бұрын
+LukaANDkrusty there should be a tv program like that hahaha
@davidcrawford6505
@davidcrawford6505 9 жыл бұрын
Nice job. Screw all these negative comments. There's a lot of satisfaction in taking a piece of junk and bringing it back to life.
@74dartman13
@74dartman13 6 жыл бұрын
David Crawford that's so true! I've taken so many things, not just guitars, that were hideous and brought them back to life! Houses even! It's satisfying! He only spent $100 and his time to do something nice for that kid. He was so happy and couldn't believe his eyes! That's priceless!
@downsouthgeorgiaboy7660
@downsouthgeorgiaboy7660 5 жыл бұрын
Like new? How about 100,000% better than new?! This guy's work is pristine and sounds amazing! That kid had better treasure that guitar because it has plenty of blood, sweat and tears put into making it that amazing!
@musicbruise
@musicbruise 10 жыл бұрын
Someone wins friend of the year award
@EDKsurly
@EDKsurly 10 жыл бұрын
Youre a good friend. Nice work! Nice skills on the guitar too!
@jamesmcdonald3798
@jamesmcdonald3798 7 жыл бұрын
Great job. Good to see someone working with there hands and not just throwing everything away. Nice job!!!
@MetalxMasters
@MetalxMasters 7 жыл бұрын
People work with their hands all the time, dumb ass.
@johnpalmer1005
@johnpalmer1005 8 жыл бұрын
This came out great. I really like the finish. The metallic pick guard looks cool against it. Sounds good too. The kid looked really happy with it.
@finisrobinson
@finisrobinson 9 жыл бұрын
Holy crap dude! Awesome job! It looks fantastic!
@PlaybyRaine
@PlaybyRaine 8 жыл бұрын
your passion and creativity is fun to watch! Good job!
@alfreddill3251
@alfreddill3251 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome work! Great look, great sound, and a smile at the end of it. Brilliant.
@jaysontherriault166
@jaysontherriault166 6 жыл бұрын
This video has inspired me to the the same thing. I still watch it every once in a while! Love your work!
10 жыл бұрын
this video inspired me a year ago to upgrade my guitar, BUT it made me interested in becoming a luthier, so thank you kind sir for your video
@tomasronan
@tomasronan 10 жыл бұрын
the look on the kids face, priceless!
@georgeeakin7690
@georgeeakin7690 9 жыл бұрын
That was truly amazing to watch. Beautiful work!
@aazz0099503
@aazz0099503 7 жыл бұрын
Is that that kid from stranger things at the end
@pb-angler
@pb-angler 6 жыл бұрын
aazz0099503 that's who I thought he was,,
@jedfiekel9809
@jedfiekel9809 3 жыл бұрын
He wasn't cussing... couldn't have been
@dropd8288
@dropd8288 7 жыл бұрын
bondo has what guitars crave. its got electrolytes
@tedolightbulb8849
@tedolightbulb8849 7 жыл бұрын
I got that reference 😐
@12manny34
@12manny34 7 жыл бұрын
I literally just watched that movie a few hours ago.
@jaredsanda1440
@jaredsanda1440 7 жыл бұрын
Drop D Best comment ever. love that movie.
@snowh1te208
@snowh1te208 7 жыл бұрын
Drop D XD
@ronzilla768ty
@ronzilla768ty 6 жыл бұрын
Great reference to the movie Idiocracy.
@akeeperofoddknowledge4956
@akeeperofoddknowledge4956 8 жыл бұрын
one of the best guitars I've ever owned was a "spare parts" guitar assembled at a guitar shop. Start body (probably not Fender), Strat style neck with skunk stripe, 2 JB Player single coils and Gibson mini- humbucker from a 1962 Hudson Firebird (?), Schaller in-line tuners and , unfortunately, a Fender tremolo system. Oh, and 5way knife switch selector. I called it my Frankenstrat. Cost : $165.00! I up graded the whammy to a Turbo Trem for $30.00. Best guitar per dollar I ever owned.
@Justicexhaze
@Justicexhaze 8 жыл бұрын
You are a true artist! Beautiful restore. Keep up the good work.
@firmestshrimp710
@firmestshrimp710 5 жыл бұрын
Great job. I love getting off or unheard of brand guitars on the cheap and fixing them up. Best part is making them your own.
@chazthegr806
@chazthegr806 9 жыл бұрын
That turned out great, good job.
@DeathcoreGandhi
@DeathcoreGandhi 10 жыл бұрын
Looks dope man, great job!
@nathananderson9003
@nathananderson9003 8 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos on youtube. I've probably watched it like 20 times.
@fortj3
@fortj3 7 жыл бұрын
Mills Custom Guitars Subscribed, because you are very talented and I want to watch as you progress even further.
@tyrssen1
@tyrssen1 9 жыл бұрын
Hey, this vid is proof that fixing up POS guitars is fun. And when all is said and done, that (IMHO) is the bottom line. Thanks for this, I really enjoyed it.
@KamyGG
@KamyGG 10 жыл бұрын
Man just look at the color work !! Wow !
@zoommair
@zoommair 10 жыл бұрын
Dude, awesome job! Looks beautiful. And you're a really good friend!
@MihaiDumitrescu12
@MihaiDumitrescu12 9 жыл бұрын
Dude. That's freaking amazing! You have great skill. The finished product looks bloody awesome !
@rokstar807
@rokstar807 10 жыл бұрын
Dude, this is fuckin' SICK!!! I wasn't even gonna watch the vid after the first few seconds, but, DAYUM! Kudos, bro!
@happycline
@happycline 10 жыл бұрын
who cares how it looks? so long it sounds good. personally I prefer my guitars to have lived, and look lived. I don't throw stickers/dent it purposefully, but if stuff happens to it, it's just part of the aging process, and I leave it there.
@blackraid1
@blackraid1 10 жыл бұрын
plus it gives character to that guitar . its a testament to what it has been through. 10 years from now you will look at it and remember that the things that you went through in that period of time as soon as you pick the guitar up
@HOLYMACGUYVER
@HOLYMACGUYVER 10 жыл бұрын
same hear i have an old dean evo thats seen seven levels of hell and back and plays amazing
@leodanryan966
@leodanryan966 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome transformation 👏. I enjoyed watching 👀.
@jackleyton5504
@jackleyton5504 6 жыл бұрын
Gret job on the axe and your friend look pretty happy about the change, as he should be. Very nice of you...
@benalloun5230
@benalloun5230 6 жыл бұрын
This is amazing work, you are truly a fine craftsman sir! No offense though but your friend has no idea how good you did ; you would've returned my guitar like this, I would have freaking jumped around and screamed at how BEAUTIFUL it is now. Damn.
@MikeStoddart
@MikeStoddart 9 жыл бұрын
Wow, amazing restoration. And the playing isn't bad either!! I have absolute respect for people that have the patience and ability to work with guitars like you do.
@sydbarrett68
@sydbarrett68 5 жыл бұрын
good job. The smile on you friends face made the work worth you time.
@gulfsurfco
@gulfsurfco 9 жыл бұрын
Great job man and nice video! Your bro looked stoked!
@inkusaido
@inkusaido 10 жыл бұрын
10:05 ALREADY HIT IT WTF DUDE
@Tha.Riddick
@Tha.Riddick 10 жыл бұрын
lol
@james_fisch
@james_fisch 10 жыл бұрын
goddammit mr walker
@Sarjantbob
@Sarjantbob 9 жыл бұрын
I think he's the reason the guitar looked like shit to begin with
@bobbyparks801
@bobbyparks801 7 жыл бұрын
iNK
@CockBlockula
@CockBlockula 8 жыл бұрын
10:14 he then proceeded to jam the intro of through the fire and flames furiously for the rest of the day.
@jefgirdler7232
@jefgirdler7232 9 жыл бұрын
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL restoration and upgrade, man, kudos.
@Davepurington
@Davepurington 6 жыл бұрын
Nice job, the kid looked happy and you proved you could take a relic and turn in back into something worth looking at and playing.
@gear772
@gear772 9 жыл бұрын
Tnt custom fucked me over. I bought a beautiful strat neck for $150 but one I put it on the body and added strings, just the tension of the strings caused an enormous neck bow. I realized it was a problem beyond my skill level and was more than a simple trus rod adjustment, I left it over night and just the string tension made the skunk stripe of the neck pop out. The neck was obviously crap. I told them about the problem and they said(pretty much)"we will not replace or refund any products that have had hole drilled". They sold a defective product and they never tried to make it right
@denverdeans
@denverdeans 9 жыл бұрын
Same exact thing happened to me man. I bought a beautiful(I thought at the time) flamed maple strat neck and I was exited to put it on my guitar. Turned out the neck was junk and the truss rod did nothing but spin. I contacted them about it and they said there was nothing I could do.
@figure.09
@figure.09 9 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to make my own guitar haha
@figure.09
@figure.09 9 жыл бұрын
***** XD
@TheRedmage420
@TheRedmage420 3 жыл бұрын
Its actually not that hard, I rebuilt an Alexi ltd from the ground up, paint job, hardware installations, everything. It's just trial and error and a whole lot of patience. The worst part was the floyd rose, I hate those fucking things.
@mylemonblue3070
@mylemonblue3070 9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic gift! The kid is young. I hope he gets what kind of hardware he has in his hands. Amazing work on that one.
@MontrealMusiciansExchange
@MontrealMusiciansExchange 5 жыл бұрын
NICE WORK ! Love the paint job !
@Lockemeister
@Lockemeister 9 жыл бұрын
I think it's great to see a youth of today, like yourself, take such initiative and do the hard work to make something that looks and sounds great. I see too many young drones today who have their faces buried in their i-phones, have 5 second attention spans and look up on the internet what they should think about something. You had a vision and made it happen. GREAT JOB!!! PS. Your friend was delighted. Man, his eyes lit right up seeing his guitar resurrected into a playable work of art!
@JesusIsMySaviorILoveJesus
@JesusIsMySaviorILoveJesus 8 жыл бұрын
Should have scrapped that crappy company name off it and put your own fancy name on it to make it even more special
@waizmusic6552
@waizmusic6552 5 жыл бұрын
I'll do it on mine 🤣
@arincee1640
@arincee1640 9 жыл бұрын
Cool video. Inspiring and you rendered your friend nearly speechless. Priceless!
@vascodegama5829
@vascodegama5829 9 жыл бұрын
Great job on the guitar. The film editing and production is enjoyable to view, so kudos to you.
@n00bje
@n00bje 9 жыл бұрын
10 seconds out of the case and he already bangs it 10:05
@napalmhardcore
@napalmhardcore 9 жыл бұрын
Lol, I noticed that too.
@angelofaraday5280
@angelofaraday5280 6 жыл бұрын
n00bje I was thinking the same exact thing. Like, wtf bud! 😂
@2011littlejohn1
@2011littlejohn1 8 жыл бұрын
Impressive and beautiful reconstruction and modification but I would like to have heard it with some clean sound settings rather than just distortion.
@KonwTheTrut
@KonwTheTrut 2 жыл бұрын
I love me my expensive guitars but I’m IN love with my project guitars. Awesome vid!!
@davidwallace7411
@davidwallace7411 6 жыл бұрын
Great job, the important thing to remember is that you helped a young player who is climbing the ladder like we all did. He looked thrilled to get it. the important thing is you took the time and cared. Hopefully years from now he will pass on his skill and knowledge to some other young player.
@julianhill1914
@julianhill1914 8 жыл бұрын
Nice Job, am suprised that the neck/frets didn`t need work but perhaps you were lucky there ?
@ChickoGamingCallofDutyHD
@ChickoGamingCallofDutyHD 8 жыл бұрын
think you should of sanded away the Huntington log but the guitar looks brill, great work!
@sjsphotog
@sjsphotog 8 жыл бұрын
+1 agree 100% after all that work that cheap company doesnt deserve to get credit for such an awesome piece of work
@ChickoGamingCallofDutyHD
@ChickoGamingCallofDutyHD 8 жыл бұрын
There we go, someone else to say what I didn't know how to word. Thanks! :) I totally agree!
@ElitesEngineering
@ElitesEngineering 8 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I thought, either leave it empty, or put your own brand name in :p
@void870
@void870 7 жыл бұрын
Or make a bad pun out of it and call it the Huntington Bitch
@MalquiLans
@MalquiLans 9 жыл бұрын
Right from the start I knew I'd seen this vid before but I stayed with it as I reckon you can't get enough of Benny Hill sax & dudes who do the do with guitars. I wish I could do the paint finish real good - I've just built a toolbox guitar which I was glad just needed a few rubs of tru-oil into the wood. My admiration goes to you, once again.
@tolerbearALTII
@tolerbearALTII 6 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. Especially the look on the kid's face when you gave it to him. Totally worth it I'd say.
@zomgitzakitteh
@zomgitzakitteh 10 жыл бұрын
I thought guitar set up was super delicate. how did you KNOW everything would work when you put in the floyd rose? doesnt like 1 small error mess everything up?
@treason4life
@treason4life 10 жыл бұрын
It wasn't reverse routed. When you flat mount a Floyd it makes owning one so much easier.
@kassemir
@kassemir 10 жыл бұрын
Looks sweet, though I think it could'be been kind of funny to just leave it as it was and just install the new pick guard, certainly would be a unique look :)
@TaralgaBushAdventure
@TaralgaBushAdventure 5 жыл бұрын
..and I'm back after first seeing this in 2012, trying to understand how to fix up guitars. Thanks for the help way back then - this vid is still an awesome lesson.
@jeffbogue3718
@jeffbogue3718 7 жыл бұрын
that was some good stuff there ! not sure how I stumbled upon your video but I thought it was damn nice of you brother !
@jaycase105
@jaycase105 10 жыл бұрын
Nice work my friend very crafty but all that work and that kick ass amp and top notch effects made that sound ok not super bitchen extraordinary but o.k. That Floyd Rose is worth more than the whole guitar. But I must commend you for your excellent craftsmanship Great work.
@rocknrollcowboy1620
@rocknrollcowboy1620 8 жыл бұрын
You have extremely awesome taste in back ground music!!
@cynan1019
@cynan1019 5 жыл бұрын
"Yakety Sax" is a pop novelty instrumental jointly composed by James Q. "Spider" Rich and Boots Randolph. Saxophonist Randolph popularized the selection in his 1963 recording, which reached number 35 on the rock charts. Wikipedia" *Also known as the Benny Hill theme* :)
@broocooliewestrek6856
@broocooliewestrek6856 5 жыл бұрын
Colin pollard its a song calles debonair by the band dope also used in the fast amd the furious
@scottevans1953
@scottevans1953 9 жыл бұрын
Great job. Turned out beautiful. You're a good friend.
@annihilus10
@annihilus10 8 жыл бұрын
The look on the kid's face at the end is great. Well done again!
@StricklandAssistantManager
@StricklandAssistantManager 9 жыл бұрын
If I was working on that, I'd make it look like yours (as intended), but a relic'd version.
@michellestanton7640
@michellestanton7640 9 жыл бұрын
You're fucking everywhere, aren't you?
@StricklandAssistantManager
@StricklandAssistantManager 9 жыл бұрын
Michelle Stanton The power of propane gives me the ability to be anywhere I need on the world wide web.
@ironmaidenfan66670
@ironmaidenfan66670 9 жыл бұрын
+Hank Hill That reply is legendary
@GioGuitarDude
@GioGuitarDude 9 жыл бұрын
You forgot "and propane accessories"... IMPOSTER!!!!!!!
@StricklandAssistantManager
@StricklandAssistantManager 9 жыл бұрын
GioGuitarDude I sell propane and propane accessories, but the internet itself is more of a propane accessory. I thought that was common knowledge so I didn't bother saying it.
@GregsGarage
@GregsGarage 10 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@TheWeakenedWarrior
@TheWeakenedWarrior 9 жыл бұрын
It looks and sounds outstanding! Great job. Thanks for the vid! You rock!
@adriyanmusic
@adriyanmusic 3 жыл бұрын
You are from another planet man , thank you for making the kid happy....great work by the way ..
@redmarvandersluys9691
@redmarvandersluys9691 9 жыл бұрын
How did you replace the bone nut with a locking nut? And why didnt you route out the space for the floyd rose tremolo? Great job btw, you gave the guitar a new life again.
@jeremyrafuse5330
@jeremyrafuse5330 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe use Google.
@redmarvandersluys9691
@redmarvandersluys9691 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeremyrafuse5330 Haha I waited 7 years for this solution! How haven't I thought of this. Thanks!
@FL-BEACH-MAN
@FL-BEACH-MAN 9 жыл бұрын
Piss on a cheap guitar - i wanna build an expensive guitar - all in all the kid was happy to see it all built up. He made his friend happy and i liked the video - job well done
@markmazzy5667
@markmazzy5667 9 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool Dude, you did a nice job. I like the metallic blue finish.
@URANOSFRIAS
@URANOSFRIAS 9 жыл бұрын
Excelent work. I do have a very old smashed guitar and your video was an inspiration. Congrats ;-)
@RockandMetal645
@RockandMetal645 10 жыл бұрын
Fucking awesome dude. Too bad I'm not in arizona, otherwise I'd buy a cheap guitar and pay you to make it this awesome. lol
@tidiestflyer7570
@tidiestflyer7570 7 жыл бұрын
I'm probably the kind of guy who would want all those dents to be left on there. Like I'll hold on to one pair of shoes for years also.
@davecarpenter7266
@davecarpenter7266 6 жыл бұрын
Tidiest Flyer agreed. A guitar should show the glory of its war wounds.
@paigehawkins1945
@paigehawkins1945 6 жыл бұрын
Dude, my beauty board/ 04 American Deluxe strat has quite the stories per ding, scratch, missing finish/paint. Oh well, they seem to play and sound better to me.
@phililpb
@phililpb 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. the old stickers were so random they where cool.
@jacklarson6281
@jacklarson6281 5 жыл бұрын
@@davecarpenter7266 yeah, just look at Stevie ray Vaughn's old Number One
@motormann13
@motormann13 7 жыл бұрын
that was a super nice thing to do for your friend. It will definitely get him playing!
@msmel99
@msmel99 9 жыл бұрын
Amazingly cool! Very impressed with your work!
@proffeserdude
@proffeserdude 10 жыл бұрын
MESHUGGAH!!!!!!
@MrGavinspoppop
@MrGavinspoppop 9 жыл бұрын
I think he owes you a dam lunch !! at least !!
@KeepoHdee
@KeepoHdee 9 жыл бұрын
***** pretty sure he did
@moto9968
@moto9968 8 жыл бұрын
Dude your like the master at this stuff, sick rebuild man🎸🤘🤘
@lidiascott1951
@lidiascott1951 8 жыл бұрын
Ultimate friendship challenge right there! Great work.
@MusicisPartofMe5
@MusicisPartofMe5 10 жыл бұрын
great video but i would've taken off the huntington name and written my own name, or his name, or something cool
@foreverforgotten4036
@foreverforgotten4036 10 жыл бұрын
i would've kept the name on it to show that i didn't make the guitar by me, you know.
@SimbaLion
@SimbaLion 9 жыл бұрын
It's no surprise it had a bunch of dings in it, look at yer buddy bang the head into the case after holding it only a few seconds. I had a feeling he would, he has tunnel vision on the body and wasn't paying attention to the upper half of the instrument. Does it still look that beautiful, or is it all banged up again? Awesome video btw.
@guitagious9464
@guitagious9464 7 жыл бұрын
If that had been my guitar, my reaction would have been a LOT different. After passing out, I would have gotten up from the ground and freaked out again in joy and gratitude! What Mills Custom Guitars did for this axe is like "shock and awe"! Great upgrades and it sounds really good now too. No doubt the guitar was sentimental to the owner - or maybe that's all he could afford at the time. But now it's a guitar to proud of no matter what it USED to be! A real "one-of-a-kind". Only a true friend would invest this much care into an off-brand guitar like this for someone and make it so nice. Great work MCG!
@PERALTASTONES
@PERALTASTONES 9 жыл бұрын
Wow, nice work, hope your friend appreciates all the hard work and time you put into it .
@RM-en9gk
@RM-en9gk 8 жыл бұрын
Is it true my friend told me, wood guality doesnt has nothing to do with the sound quality the guitar will reproduce. Its the guitar pickup quality its the responsible of the sound quality it will reproduce. So that means by putting a top end fender pickup into a $50 dollar electric, it will sound like a fender?
@MillsCustomGuitars1
@MillsCustomGuitars1 8 жыл бұрын
+Ricky Montes No, that's not true. It can be to an extent, but technically no. Everything you do to a guitar effects how it resonates and vibrates when you pluck a string. How the guitar vibrates gets translated into the strings and then picked up by the pickups. The pickups play a big factor in how a guitar sounds, and changing them is the easiest way to change a guitars tone. But actually even the type of paint you use and how much there is of it will affect the tone. Most people can't hear the difference but that doesn't mean it isn't there, it just means they aren't able to hear it where a more trained ear might. If you play high gain rock and stuff, your tone becomes less and less of what the guitar is doing and more and more of what the amp is doing. If you play clean guitar, you will hear the most difference in tone woods. But I can still hear the difference. I made a Frankenstrat replica with an ash body and then I made a second one with an alder body so it would be a bit lighter. Ash and alder are somewhat similar in tone, but everything else about the guitar was identical and I could still pick out which guitar was which in a blind test.
@bzarembareal
@bzarembareal 8 жыл бұрын
+Ricky Montes Not quite. It is true that wood has a minute effect on the tone of the amplified guitar. But besides the pickups, the bridge, the nut, the frets, and the type of potentiometers (pots) also have affect the tone
@joejack6576
@joejack6576 8 жыл бұрын
+shelbyfanss yep run a squire through a friedman be 100-- then everyone will agree with you- inflections on strings and pickups are them main sound period--in metal emg - the alder body was deeper wasn't it--- GREAT BUILD LOVE IT__
@xPBKM4x
@xPBKM4x 8 жыл бұрын
Your friend is WRONG!
@geovani60624
@geovani60624 8 жыл бұрын
+Ricky Montes your friend eat shit or somethimg like this?
@paulallenscard8553
@paulallenscard8553 8 жыл бұрын
Will you please put up a tutorial on how to put a floyd rose on a guitar? (measurments, etc.)
@MillsCustomGuitars1
@MillsCustomGuitars1 8 жыл бұрын
+Silas Sell I did, I just set it to private. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a5-fhMuo1Nimj3k.html
@higorguedes4413
@higorguedes4413 8 жыл бұрын
+Mills Custom Guitars Hi man! Your work is awesome!! Hey, you told about removing the gloss in the guitar neck, and i recently bought a 2008 Gibson Les Paul Studio, but i'm used to Jackson guitar necks, without gloss, just satin, and my Les Paul's neck have gloss on it, and when i'm playing, the neck become a little sticky and such... Don't worry, i wash my hands before playing guitar XD.... I can take the gloss off without leaving very visually noticeable? How do I do that? Thank you, and sorry for english mistakes...
@MillsCustomGuitars1
@MillsCustomGuitars1 8 жыл бұрын
+Higor Guedes I would suggest trying some 0000# steel wool. It's a subtle satin finish that looks and feels great. You can also polish it back up fairly easily if you ever change your mind.
@robertdunn7913
@robertdunn7913 7 жыл бұрын
Higor Guedes If you don't want to mess up the finish on your guitars you can use chalk on your palm like on pool stick playing billiards
@Quimerateck
@Quimerateck 9 жыл бұрын
awsome music, awsome vid, awsome guitar resto. man u deserve a Thumps up
@markgalbraith9316
@markgalbraith9316 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid..takes alot of work to achieve greatness..hats off 2 ya mate.
@tunelessspy807
@tunelessspy807 9 жыл бұрын
He acted like he didn't like it.. It's kinda disappointing with all that work you went through
@JPelus
@JPelus 8 жыл бұрын
+Andy Handarean seemed more like the camera awkwardness than a lack of appreciation. I would have flipped out, but maybe more internally if I was being filmed lol
@cheath8705
@cheath8705 8 жыл бұрын
+tunelessspy807 I was thinking, "Oh bang it already!" when he bumped the neck to the box on the car. ;)
@cheath8705
@cheath8705 8 жыл бұрын
+Andy Handarean Nah! I'm just being smart about it ;-)
@timidgazelle8762
@timidgazelle8762 8 жыл бұрын
+John Peluso I agree, the camera definitely would have made things awkward, he should have recorded him playing a short guitar piece instead of first reaction.
@wolverine9632
@wolverine9632 6 жыл бұрын
Seemed to me he loved it, made him speechless. Plus he doesn't run a KZfaq channel, so...
@RobbySk8erBoi
@RobbySk8erBoi 9 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't get a copyright flag on the Benny Hill music.
@user-eq8mw9pd4n
@user-eq8mw9pd4n 9 жыл бұрын
illuminati confirmd ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@REEFBLUENOTCH
@REEFBLUENOTCH 9 жыл бұрын
Not sure of a few notes as such are ascribed to a guy named benny hill. geesh, that is some sort of a "chicken" song or w/ever that's played all day long at ball games and such.
@RobbySk8erBoi
@RobbySk8erBoi 9 жыл бұрын
REEFBLUENOTCH Look up Benny Hill Theme or Yakety Sax. That is the song.
@minsu2000
@minsu2000 9 жыл бұрын
Robert William Or look up 331erocks benny hill theme meets metal
@The-Real-Blissful-Ignorance
@The-Real-Blissful-Ignorance 10 жыл бұрын
Really great job!!! Anyone who has negative things to say about your work is CLEARLY jealous of your skills!
@aarronrose3310
@aarronrose3310 8 жыл бұрын
I loved this man, really cool you did this for him!!!!
@KudosCultureCartel
@KudosCultureCartel 8 жыл бұрын
10:05
@Cowbelldude319
@Cowbelldude319 9 жыл бұрын
Are ya gonna beat his ass when he puts his first sticker on it? LoL
@Metallocity
@Metallocity 10 жыл бұрын
man awesome job. love that riff from the song walk you threw in there too. :)
@zenguitar65
@zenguitar65 3 жыл бұрын
Nice job dude! A true friend indeed! Hope the two of you are still tight.
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