Yesss just need to spend time and effort instead of crazy amounts of money 😁

Thank you so much! 🙏

Thank you so much! It took me way too long to figure out what FeeBT was 🤣

Thanks dude! Go do that mod hehehe

Thank you! Oof yeah WoB is hard. I'm still waiting on my Geekark one but I've kinda lost excitement for it. Now, I'm eyeing the new Domikey Cherry profile one, which is like twice the price 😨

where’d you score your geekark wob?

Group buy via Keybox. There might be extras when they start shipping. Should be soon.

@@CaloysKeyboards if only i had the budget when the geekark WoB was live RIP me on the other hand, I prefer text mods so if i don't get all nit-picky(DOUBT) the PolyCaps are adequate enough

Nice build!

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Thank you! Good luck with it hehe

Thanks man! Will do!

@@CaloysKeyboards I’m in love with your channel already

Thank you! Nice good luck with it hehe

Just one? I've got it on all of them. So weird and annoying 😅

Thank you! Glad to hear it 😊

Those are the NP PBT Crayon from KBDFans 😁

Wow salamat! Good luck sa project! Hehe

I've sent this to the GF already but she tested it and confirmed that you can use both USB-A ports for other devices when using the keyboard wired.

Hmmm I'm not sure if there's just one store where you can get everything. Try Homebru first then check these other stores: KeebxMods JMK Zion Studios PH Squishy Types SleepyLT PMX.GG Those are all on Shopee

Yep heard a lot of great things about Akko switches. Definitely on my radar hehe

Thank you! Will do!

Thank you so much! Haven't tried the Aqua Kings yet, unfortunately 😅

Thank you! Interference means the keycap hits the switch housing as you bottom out, resulting in a muffled sound. If you're not familiar with it, you may not even notice it. I've found that this occurs with north-facing switches on all rows except the top row.

Oh, I never tried the RGB with those switches. In other boards, the RGB still comes through but it is much more muted.

Thank you! I don't think I'll be making a separate review for these Mistel/SkyDolch keycaps. There's not much to say really. They're great: thick material, good-looking legends, bargain price. Although the Mistel branded ones are much more expensive. As for OEM vs Cherry, they're very very similar. OEM supposedly should be free of interference on north-facing keyboards but I've found that with thick OEM keycaps like the Mistel, that's not even the case. So there's really not much difference between the two profiles.

@@CaloysKeyboards Thank you

Nice! Good luck with the build. Here's the link: shopee.ph/Genuine-Cherry-Plate-mount-Stabilizers-i.133367850.7258149197 Dang, these are cheap now. I bought this for 450 lol

Yeah that's probably best. You could always sell the cheaper caps later and get some better ones hehe

i would suggest you also look into the akko cs switches, for linears the ones id check out are the rose pink, matcha green, and radiant red

@@ethanhuang1657 I am actually going for them! Tried some akko pink v2 on another board, and I just love the minimal stem wobble.

Thank you so much! Still plenty of room for improvement for me hehe

Lol they turned the CapsLock into camel case. Yeah I don't like the spacebar on the Sky Dolch. I'll probably try sticking some foam in there hehe. In general, I don't like the tape mod since it really truncates the sound for me. Like it stops it short of what I expect and I think it's kind of unsatisfying. But with cheap tray mounts, it's worth it, I think, since they need all the help they can get, sound-wise. The feel kinda gets ruined by the tactility issue no matter the mods 😅

Oops forgot to say but it's only 1 layer of tape hehe

You bought from Game One? What color are your keycaps? On Amazon, there's an RKG68 with PBT keycaps. Those seem to be non-backlit and the keycaps are different colors (grey, white, red or black, gray, red). The ABS ones are backlit and are just one color for all the keycaps (black or white).

Thank you! Stabilizer tuning/lubing and switch lubing are the basics you should try out first. All of this other stuff with the foams and tape you can probably try when you learn more about keyboard sound/feel hehe

@@CaloysKeyboards Thanks for the tip! I guess my mind went places on seeing how you modded this keyboard. I got inspired and overwhelmed at the same time haha. I hope you make a video for beginners like me. If you already have, I'll definitely check it out on your channel. Much love!

Just one

Hmm you should be able to with the software. You can check the Nifty Keyboards video I linked in the description. He has the link and guide for the software in the description there.

Thank you! You'll save a lot of time and effort with that preference hehe

Thank you! I personally like the PE foam mod better. Tape mod sort of deadens the sound too much for me so I generally only do it on cheap tray mounts. If you want to hear a direct comparison, I did that on my GMMK Pro mods part 2 video hehe

@@CaloysKeyboards thankyou for ur information

Thank you! 🙏🏼

If you're in the Philippines, you can check Betafoam on Shopee (shopee.ph/shop/269705055/search). The 0.5mm thickness one, which is the one I used, is out of stock but they have 1mm too. One of the reviewers seems to have used it in a GMMK Pro. If you're not in the PH, I'm afraid I can't help you 😅

Yeah it alters the sound which is good enough for the GF hehe

That's the optical one, right? I'm not actually sure 😅

@@CaloysKeyboards ohh

No? Does that happen on yours?

@@CaloysKeyboards yes, ask on an rk group and some claims its the firmware

It's not that hard especially with RK boards hehe. Tape mod is probably the biggest difference maker depending on what switches you have.

Yes the PE foam goes right on top of the PCB then the plate foam goes on top of that.

@@CaloysKeyboards ok but what is the difference between the two mods then? why should I do both?

The plate foam is for reducing reverberation and hollowness. The PE foam creates a very specific sound signature that people have described in different ways including poppy and marbly. If you want to hear a side by side with and without PE foam, you can check out my GMMK Pro mods part 2 video.

Thank you so much! 🙏

Hells yesssss. I've been watching the count intently lololol

That's a Chrome extension called AliPrice. It's not always accurate though haha

@@CaloysKeyboards i see.. haha thanks

Pasensya na po hindi ako nag poprovide ng mod or build services hehe

Yep that one's definitely on my radar hehe

Just one.

@@CaloysKeyboards ok ty :DD

Right on! Thanks, brother 🙏🏼

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼 I haven't tried those switches but if the stem peeks out of the top housing when you press them down fully, then they should theoretically be interference free.

Thank you so much! We ended up doing the o-ring mod but with just one o-ring per screw. The one underneath the plate. This altered the sound without raising the plate up too much so the frame was only slightly off and the bottom toggles were still accessible hehe Good luck with the build! This board is a great choice for a first time modder 😊

Ayos! Did you use regular masking tape?

@@gichao437 Yes regular masking tape hehe

Wow that's awesome! Congrats! 👏

Yea weird nga ung white plate but di naman masyado kita pag nakalagay ung frame hehe. Yesss great board for the price. Kinda want one of my own now... lols

Thank you, my South East Asian neighbor! 😁

Yea I've got the WoB here now and it's what I expected. I'll try not to rant about it too much in the next vid since it's all preference lol

Haven't tried those Akkos but yeah heard lots of good things hehe

Ung sky dolch? Nasa description hehe

Thank you! This is a great choice for a beginner to mod: easy to open, has a daughterboard, and most importantly, cheap lol. Good luck with it 😁

I'm not sure. This keyboard has been chugging along since August with the tape. I guess we'll see 😅

@@CaloysKeyboards Alright thank you so much for this great vid. Planning to mod my RKG68! This is one of the best vid that can help me on my 1st mod. Thanks again!

Haven't got any right now but I'll try some foam hehe

Thank you! 🙏🏼

Did not know who that was but... it's true 😅

Yeah that spacebar on the stock keycaps is *chef's kiss* for some reason lol

It's the J-cuts. I might have gone overboard with them here lol. Thank you!

Seems like a very narrow definition of custom. If it's not limited run, does that make it not a custom? Geonworks' Frog is continuously run. Does that make it less of a custom than something that just runs once? I bought the KBD67 Lite R1 and that comes fully built. You just have to install switches and keycaps. Does that mean the only reason it can be called a custom is that it was a limited run? I do agree that there is way too much to learn for newbies and that's a problem. But I don't agree that we should be gatekeeping them by saying they should only be buying keyboards that match a very specific definition of custom. I think getting a prebuilt that sounds pretty bad is the first step for most people. It certainly was for me. I don't think that's a bad thing. I learned as I went. And as for sucking away business from smaller vendors and GB runners, I don't agree with that either. Getting more people into the hobby will mean more people to eventually join in on these limited run customs. Newbies aren't going to be joining group buys for expensive boards so they aren't sucking any business away. Everyone starts out with a normal sense of cost. GBs are too costly for everyone when they're just starting out. So they turn to prebuilts. And all of these mods being discovered to make those prebuilts sound/feel better are amazing! They allow newbies to break into the hobby and experience the joy of customs without spending too much money. Doubtless, they will then get dragged deeper and deeper, have their sense of cost get warped, and then end up joining those group buys from smaller vendors and runners. I never claimed this board was a custom but I do maintain that I built it. And I don't think there's any harm in that.

@@CaloysKeyboards Yes. Custom keyboards are made by smaller vendors or companies. Their numbers are limited the the initial production run. For example the R1 KBD67 Lite has a much more limited number run than the R2. Same goes with the Frog TKL as its produced intermittently and in limited quantities. Something like the RK keyboards are mass produced annually, with minor revisions or changes to the previous ones. The manufacturer usually has to enter some sort of contract to mass produce these fully built keyboards and guarantee agreed upon prices. KBDfans can't really afford that with some of their other keyboards, neither can your typical GB runner. They cannot afford to enter into contract with a large manufacturer and they cannot guarantee or lock down prices. That's why some of these custom keyboards are only ever produced in a single run and never run again (after their initial GB phase). The problem is now endemic though. There are too many channels like yours that pass off modded mass produced boards as "custom" or hand "built" which takes away from the hobby. Newcomers come to the custom hobby wanting a custom, but then see a vid like yours and think that they could "build" a keyboard under budget and get the same experience as someone who goes and gets an NK65 EE. Then when they compare their keyboards, they find them lacking or with something they did not want. For example an NK65 EE uses south facing LEDs whereas most mass produced keyboards have north facing LEDs. This will have interference issues with Cherry. Not only that, but they will be limited by their OEM software and won't really get the recognition they probably are seeking from other custom keyboard enthusiast. So now they are down $70 USD, wasted on a keyboard they though would be great, only to have wanted something more.

Channels like mine? This is the only video I've made featuring a mass-market prebuilt. And I never claimed this was an enthusiast-level board. I've gone into painstaking detail about the process and the issues I encountered. I've included sound tests at every step to show the progression. It seems like your issue with my video is just that I used "built" in the title but correct me if I'm wrong on that. I think that if someone were to watch this video and not just read the title, they'd have a very good idea of what to expect out of this keyboard. I think that what sets the enthusiast apart from the non-enthusiast is the striving for a certain level of sound, feel, and aesthetic. That's what defines a custom for me. It doesn't matter if it's limited run or not. The GMMK Pro is in stock and that's definitely an enthusiast custom keyboard. And I maintain that I "built" this keyboard. I strove for the best sound, feel, and aesthetic. If someone does that, whether it's on a prebuilt or a "custom" then they're an enthusiast in my eyes. If these "other custom keyboard enthusiasts" don't give someone like that any recognition then that's just gatekeeping and it's those enthusiasts who are the problem. Maybe we're just not hanging out in the same crowds but I've never noticed this "endemic problem" of newcomers buying cheap prebuilts and being disappointed by their limitations. Like I said, I think a newcomer starting out with a prebuilt is perfectly fine and normal. And with the mods that have been discovered, I think the experience can be very close to what you'd get out of a cheap custom with cheap switches. The problem is with education. There are just too many factors to consider like you mentioned with the north-facing sockets and lack of software. Even if all videos like this one featuring modded mass-market prebuilts were retitled to explicitly say so, a newcomer still wouldn't learn all of these lessons. You can't expect every single video to include a disclaimer discussing the difference between an enthusiast level custom and a mass-market prebuilt. It's a mindset and it comes with experience. I even have a video specifically trying to teach some of these mindsets that you would normally have to immerse yourself in the hobby for a long time to be able to learn.

Noted

Yeah it's J and L cuts, an editing technique for cutting out awkward pauses. But I definitely overdid it here. And in general I just edit all of my lines together one after another. For my next videos, pacing will be a point of emphasis. I'll add breaks in the action between paragraphs or key points. And I'll definitely tone down the J and L cuts. Thanks for the feedback.

My bad. I'm aware. Read the description.

To FURIOUS!! 🤣 But in all seriousness, if you're talking about the cuts then yes, I am aware and I have addressed this in the description as well as the pinned comment.

Yesss thank you! Ooh haven't heard of that board but I'll look into it. I've actually been looking at Keydous NJ80 hehe

@@CaloysKeyboards Actually, correction for me hehe, it's actually the FL.CMMK Mk870. I didn't put the complete name xD