Nisebelle demos NEVER MISS!! Did anyone catch that new overdrive pedal in action though?

You have the best smile ever young lady! It warms the heart to see musicians who truly find joy in their craft! I think you really have an enjoyable channel and thanks for sharing your mods and tips. I'm going to practice smiling much more often and you've inspired that!

There's just something special about 1990's fender japan necks, I have a 1995 MIJ Mustang I love to bits, they're so comfy! Amazing vid as always!

You're such a brave inspiring person Nicebelle, you give us the knowledge and encouragement to try mods and repairs on our guitars that some of us would never otherwise dream of attempting. Great playing skills too, thank you! 👍❤️

You are so right about birth year buys. I rebuilt (correctly, over a long time) 2 1958 guitars from parts, and there is something about those. One started as a neck in search of a body, the other a body in search of a neck. Both are complete and sweet now, dings and dents included.

A neck can make or break a guitar. It's important to have a neck that you feel comfortable playing. Personally, I can't deal with thin necks, nor can I deal with massive necks. I like a little beef on there, but the profile has to be comfortable. I enjoy a soft V shape, and if it's on a Stratocaster, it has to be scalloped. Great video! Nice to see you doing your own luthier work. It's not that difficult, takes a bit of practice, but it is so worth the effort. Too many guitarists seem to be of the belief that even adjusting the pickup height requires a mystical degree of craftsmanship! And you play very well indeed.

Those background vocals were the perfect little sparkle

Awesome video! Glad you were able to avoid the dreaded neck pocket conversion. That track at the end is perfection!

You are vintage. I am ancient. Excellent. I feel more valuable than ever. A 1990s MIJ Stratocaster is the guitar I am a little sad I sold, but it wasn't the guitar for me then. Probably not today either.

Well done Nisebelle , just want to add something for everyone, really check if the Neck is straight when working on the freds you have to turn the trust rod until its straight befor working on the freds and when you did string your guitar of coure you have again to get the neck straight with the trust rod , a lot of people forget about this and woundering why they do not get their freds right.

these videos, and specifically the demos at the end, are always super inspiring. they make me want to go try and play something way above my skill level just to see if i can. usually that fails but it’s the thought that counts

Each demo song cooler than the last!

Fretwork is such a satisfying process.

That ending riff was so good! Love the content!!

I’m loving how far Ariel has come She’s looking so great with that Rosewood fretboard!

Really well done! I'm glad to see you didn't have too much hassle with the neck pocket. Always an entertaining, informative and satisfying experience to watch your videos! Keep up the good work!

I'm very happy that you got support from Mike on working on your guitar. I think that is very cool.

Great work! Ariel turned out amazing! Thank you for showing the fretwork process - it’s definitely one of my personal weak points but this made it seem way more doable. Also, the song at the end is so good 🤘🤘

Your demos are always so good

Thank You Nisebelle!!! I feel old now (lol) I was 38 when you were born!!!

I love the feel good vibe of your guitar playing. It's like frosting that gets added to the end of your successful content cake. 😊

"The 90s are Vintage" me a being formed in the 80s "I hail from a time forgotten!"

I love that you use Evangelion and Gundam Wing to set the timeframe 😆 Wow,I was not expecting the neck to fit. Great work on an amazing mod!

Love the 90’s! Very satisfying video! ❤🤘

You are killing it. Thank you.

This was my first video of yours. I have a ‘98 MIJ Jaguar and it has a nice thin fast neck, also. It feels “right” in my hand and so comfortable. I will now watch more of your videos and see your mods. Great work!

what a happy accident stumbling upon your channel, this was so enjoyable and came at a perfect time where im modding my guitar. 10/10 personality/editing/pacing/playing/music!!

I often play switch the necks on my menagerie, it's amazing how much difference it makes. On my partsocaster that I assembled in 1983, the neck pocket has that little space like Aerial's when I use mij necks on it as the original neck is weeping for a refret. It's currently wearing a mexican Fender 50's style soft V that fits it a little better, but I have decided to dive in and do a refret on the old neck - mostly because it's journey with me through the decades

So glad i found your channel. Your builds are inspiring and therapeutic to watch. Also, i love your playing style!

Really liked this video and seeing your process!

Awesome ! I love Fujigen necks …. The one of my Squier MIJ silver series stratocaster is one of my favorite ever …

I have a custom made JM from an independent builder. He used a MIM Stratocaster neck on it, because as he explained to me they are virtually the same as JM necks in all specs except that the headstock is just very slightly different. It plays great, feels great and if I wasn't such a tinkerer, I would just leave it be. Now I can't stop thinking about maybe trying out a Japan made JM or even a Strat neck to see if I can improve the overall experience. Thanks for the new idea (new to me anyways) and continued great demos of your mods and playing.

Love the videos where you talk through it. You make it look quick and easy, where I know I'd totally hack it up if I tried, but it's still interesting and encouraging. It inspires me to get a kit guitar or one that needs work, to see if I can do it as well.

Proud of the battle scars on my 1973 Ovation Balladeer. I put them there myself.

at the end of all your videos i always feel better than when i watched them :) im glad youre here to make them and you really are inspiring to watch.

The end jam went hard damn

Great job Nisebelle! Keep these videos coming!

amazing i never expected to see a continuation of this series you go nisebelle

Great video! Ariel is even cooler now.

That Island for the neck shim hahaha sad to see it go, but you were right that it's the changes an instrument goes through that tells the story. The ODR seems to be working out really well for you :) Trying hard to not think about the day I turn *gasp* "v i n t a g e"

that ending jam WOOOOO

Being a machinist I would have loved the move the screw holes properly in the new neck so It would locate precisely in the pocket. Maybe some day you will have this done by someone you can trust.

You really should sand the pocket out just a bit. You could easily end up with a crack.

I didn’t know what to expect clicking on to this video. I was engaged the entire time. Good job with the guitar and with this content. I’m off now to check out more of your other videos. Added points for being a Gundam fan

Mike - most incredible human being on the youtubz. ❤

Amazing video! Love that jag! Your personality is bursting! I loved it!

Another great video! Love that you respect the history of neck and the guitar. Yes please on these type of mod/upgrade videos. They inspire me to upgrade my jaguar & other offsets.

I always thought 15 years past the date of manufacture is "vintage".

What a tune. Love it. ❤

1995 JP Jazzmaster owner since it was new. Great guitar. Even better with upgraded pickups and Mastery. Last year I got a CV 70’s Jag, and after potting the stock pickups, it actually holds up great, too. Offsets > Tele > Strat in my opinion. I still want a Mustang, but have a hard time justifying it after getting the Jag.

amazing work! great playing too!

Great video ! Those 90's Fender Japan parts are SOLID!

Just an amazing playin' 💙

The MTG Island in the neck pocket is a giant W lol Great video!

Always very informative and entertaining!! Thanks for your videos. Love your playing, sounds great!

incredible video as always! one of my favourite youtubers, i always get excited when i see you posted a video!

Your demo song at the end was awesome Nisebelle! I admire your ability to write and play music like that.

First time seeing one of your videos. Really like it.

Thank you so much for the detailed and informative walkthrough, as someone who's built guitars from the ground up I can tell you fretwork terrifies me, but you do a good job of demystifying it. Bet you're loving Ariel's new neck, since the early-mid 80s Japan has been making some of the best stuff Fender has to offer.

Great video - keep going Nisebelle.

I love that you and Mike Adams are bros. :)

Late 80s-90s MIJ fender necks are fantastic. My first real guitar was a 1988 MIJ strat. That neck just felt like home. Great video and even better track at the end. Sounded great.

Thin neck you like buy a Mosrite. I have two vintage and had two Japanese Mosrites. I sold the Japanese because they are awesome BUT my vintage were better. You will like Mosrite necks. Also, I have a Fender AVRI 62 Jazzmaster RI I bought new in 2003. The description of the neck you like fits my JM. I swapped the original pickups with Novak JM based on his 1963. Didn't want any variation just a classic JM pickup.

Fallaway’s for acoustic guitars, do NOT need that on electric guitars, just get ‘em level. Don’t need a radiused block either for frets, but if you do use one you better keep that thing dead straight, like using a guide (surface running parallel to the neck to act as a straight edge). Just a (non-radiused) sanding beam is perfectly fine for leveling frets. Radius blocks are for planing a fretboard after removing frets for a refret job. Hey, whatever works, but I’d be terrified to let you work on one of my guitars.

Great video, thanks for sharing

aw, how i love 90s mij necks to death

If you consider yourself vintage I have to consider myself prehistoric. Apart from that, I love your way of attempting projects with a higher difficulty level. You can't improve yourself when you stay on your level. 👍

Love the placement of the MTG land 😂

Mastery Bridge 🤘🤘🤘🤘

First time seeing one of your vids and realy liked it. I love it when people mod their instruments to make them their own, every instrument holds a story. Really liked the playing too

Japanese necks are still amazing! I bought a new Japanese Mustang last year. Haven't touched my American guitars since. It just feels so good.

Wow... Now that's a demo!

Magic cards may not be the best materials for using in luthier work, but they sure are the most readily-available. I've used a few to raise up my JM's pickups because the foam was too squished, I've used them to make a neck fit more snugly / line up better in the pocket, and just this month I used some to hardtail my Strat whose vibrato wouldn't stay balanced.

Great video. Mikes the best.

Nisebelle, love your videos. I'm thinking you could fill the old holes in your new MIJ neck with dowels and glue and re-drill them. That way you don't have to compensate so much.

I mean looks like you did fantastic ❤. Guitar luthier work is very intricate especially trying stuff for the first time. Ripping through that track 🔥👏

Lovely lady, lovely guitar sound, lovely everything. Thanks for sharing.

great idea with the sanding block

What a treat

So inspiring! Great work.

Oh I am using a Nobels too in this period 😌 It's beautiful to see such a passion!

Hi Nisebelle, I have 2 statements to share and 2 questions 😊 1) I absolutely love your energy, playing and jagility 😊 2) that song at the end was just beautiful! 1) pretty please, for my pure inspiration and current fiddling aroung my jag - would you mind to share your pickups height and which ones do you have in your jag? 2) do you have your music available somewhere to listen? Thanks a lot!

Yes more.

Pancake 😂😂 Love all those guitar names ❤

I have a birth year strat from 1991 that was labeled “vintage” and it made me feel old but i love the guitar haha.

you're so amazing and your music is beautiful

I would recommend using bees wax on threads for every screw going into wood. That will prevent toxic action between wood and metal..... BTW I like that new neck. You did a good job on those frets.

I have a 94 MIJ Jaguar and it is the best guitar with the best neck and it would the last thing I keep when I have to give up everything else

i LOVE your videos im always so excited when you post a new one :)

Great video as always

Thanks for inspiration! Now i'm installing bigsby on my Tele-clone and also making some experiments with wiring)

Great detail

I highly recommend you look into the 1998 Squier Vista series Super-Sonics. They were made in Japan with legitimate fender japan parts...except the duncan designed pickups. I had one a few years ago and it was by far the best playing Fender neck I've ever played. 24" scale like a Jaguar, but HH configuration. Had to sell it for rent and it's one of those guitars I'll always regret selling.

Jagged Little Pill came out in '96. That album is old enough to rent a car.

Love your channel. It inspires me to try my hand at modding my own guitars.

You rock!

What a rad video

‘94 is also the death-year of Kurt, R.I.P.

I'm glad Nisebelle doesn't do guitar reviews because id buy every guitar thinking I would be able to sound like her

Love your videos. But like sjk254 said, that neck fit is on the too-tight side and changes in weather can lead to cracks, especially on the treble side lip.