Nisebelle demos NEVER MISS!! Did anyone catch that new overdrive pedal in action though?
@gregmock680810 ай бұрын
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!
@kians133910 ай бұрын
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!
@chrisshaw645110 ай бұрын
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! 👍❤️
@stephencook772010 ай бұрын
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.
@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec10 ай бұрын
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.
@user-me5fh3yu1j10 ай бұрын
Those background vocals were the perfect little sparkle
@thetimberowlsband10 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Glad you were able to avoid the dreaded neck pocket conversion. That track at the end is perfection!
@HomeInMyShoes10 ай бұрын
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.
@user-qy9bf7wd1j8 ай бұрын
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.
@j-pastel-yellow10 ай бұрын
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
@paniccleo10 ай бұрын
Each demo song cooler than the last!
@fistinair197910 ай бұрын
Fretwork is such a satisfying process.
@noel000410 ай бұрын
That ending riff was so good! Love the content!!
@gamecubeslayer10 ай бұрын
I’m loving how far Ariel has come She’s looking so great with that Rosewood fretboard!
@elducko195110 ай бұрын
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!
@edwilson762910 ай бұрын
I'm very happy that you got support from Mike on working on your guitar. I think that is very cool.
@EricMerrow10 ай бұрын
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 🤘🤘
@tippybooch10 ай бұрын
Your demos are always so good
@68halfcab10 ай бұрын
Thank You Nisebelle!!! I feel old now (lol) I was 38 when you were born!!!
@butchlauer10 ай бұрын
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. 😊
@GitShiddy10 ай бұрын
"The 90s are Vintage" me a being formed in the 80s "I hail from a time forgotten!"
@malfunction544810 ай бұрын
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!
@brywestwhit10 ай бұрын
Love the 90’s! Very satisfying video! ❤🤘
@davidrauline973010 ай бұрын
You are killing it. Thank you.
@timvanboening943210 ай бұрын
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!
@e_j_10 ай бұрын
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!!
@tonyevans999910 ай бұрын
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
@jdselders801010 ай бұрын
So glad i found your channel. Your builds are inspiring and therapeutic to watch. Also, i love your playing style!
@ampoll8810 ай бұрын
Really liked this video and seeing your process!
@ericinthekitchen10 ай бұрын
Awesome ! I love Fujigen necks …. The one of my Squier MIJ silver series stratocaster is one of my favorite ever …
@charlie-obrien7 ай бұрын
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.
@devilsdoorbell10 ай бұрын
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.
@robinleebraun773910 ай бұрын
Proud of the battle scars on my 1973 Ovation Balladeer. I put them there myself.
@1541961902mc10 ай бұрын
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.
@Chillpookus10 ай бұрын
The end jam went hard damn
@MichaelBCoats9 ай бұрын
Great job Nisebelle! Keep these videos coming!
@candyblnket10 ай бұрын
amazing i never expected to see a continuation of this series you go nisebelle
@bryanhegarty10 ай бұрын
Great video! Ariel is even cooler now.
@noyd417210 ай бұрын
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"
@emilyharpist28 ай бұрын
that ending jam WOOOOO
@guywihn165810 ай бұрын
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.
@sjk25410 ай бұрын
You really should sand the pocket out just a bit. You could easily end up with a crack.
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! Once I practice on some cheaper bodies, I'll probably get back in there and widen the pocket
@csharp5710 ай бұрын
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
@DrejcD10 ай бұрын
Mike - most incredible human being on the youtubz. ❤
@xalk311x10 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Love that jag! Your personality is bursting! I loved it!
@siegfriedhecker347310 ай бұрын
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.
@eguitarplayer668910 ай бұрын
I always thought 15 years past the date of manufacture is "vintage".
@toddhansson161322 күн бұрын
From the little bit of research that I have done, 30 years is consider “vintage”. I recently purchased a 1999 CIJ Fender Jaguar thinking it was vintage. Looks like I’m waiting 5 more years.
@DrejcD10 ай бұрын
What a tune. Love it. ❤
@oqsy10 ай бұрын
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.
@TimothymakeupsDitzler10 ай бұрын
amazing work! great playing too!
@MrLosfuegos10 ай бұрын
Great video ! Those 90's Fender Japan parts are SOLID!
@Pr4ctice10 ай бұрын
Just an amazing playin' 💙
@sadberserkr10 ай бұрын
The MTG Island in the neck pocket is a giant W lol Great video!
@glenclifton456310 ай бұрын
Always very informative and entertaining!! Thanks for your videos. Love your playing, sounds great!
@joesinclair891010 ай бұрын
incredible video as always! one of my favourite youtubers, i always get excited when i see you posted a video!
@slipstream10101010 ай бұрын
Your demo song at the end was awesome Nisebelle! I admire your ability to write and play music like that.
@Ligtez10 ай бұрын
First time seeing one of your videos. Really like it.
@astridlenore9 ай бұрын
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.
@timelwell700210 ай бұрын
Great video - keep going Nisebelle.
@JustinWoo10 ай бұрын
I love that you and Mike Adams are bros. :)
@robbaker776310 ай бұрын
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.
@jamesgibson324210 ай бұрын
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.
@primeDecomposition5 ай бұрын
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.
@GrahamDallas10 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing
@johnpickk752610 ай бұрын
aw, how i love 90s mij necks to death
@mwmfl896010 ай бұрын
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. 👍
@BadApex10 ай бұрын
Love the placement of the MTG land 😂
@ekaterinalexiescanln910510 ай бұрын
Mastery Bridge 🤘🤘🤘🤘
@gaelpeerboom12619 ай бұрын
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
@bla_blub10 ай бұрын
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.
@erickantoniomolina58289 ай бұрын
Wow... Now that's a demo!
@freshprinceofbeleren302210 ай бұрын
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.
@damianhannon158110 ай бұрын
Great video. Mikes the best.
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Totally agreed, he's amazing!
@BernadetteA10 ай бұрын
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.
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! If my intonation starts becoming an issue I definitely will!
@Zeal8089 ай бұрын
I mean looks like you did fantastic ❤. Guitar luthier work is very intricate especially trying stuff for the first time. Ripping through that track 🔥👏
@jeremywills930310 ай бұрын
Lovely lady, lovely guitar sound, lovely everything. Thanks for sharing.
@tonyevans999910 ай бұрын
great idea with the sanding block
@QwikVidz10 ай бұрын
What a treat
@CrowMacnas10 ай бұрын
So inspiring! Great work.
@simonfowler8110 ай бұрын
Oh I am using a Nobels too in this period 😌 It's beautiful to see such a passion!
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Absolutely love my Nobels!
@myyt438210 ай бұрын
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!
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! It was a fun one to write! 1) My pickup heights are about 6.5 mm on the neck, and about 5 mm on the bridge. 2) You can check out the tracks at nisebelle.bandcamp.com/music I should have the new demo from this video up this week!
@myyt438210 ай бұрын
@nisebelle many thanks for both info! Just a follow up question to pickups same height on th bass/trebble side? Measured pickup - string free or pressed on the last fret? Thanks again!!
@JasonViator6 ай бұрын
Yes more.
@koffiefilter3 ай бұрын
Pancake 😂😂 Love all those guitar names ❤
@miaoleman86059 ай бұрын
I have a birth year strat from 1991 that was labeled “vintage” and it made me feel old but i love the guitar haha.
@samuelcasale10 ай бұрын
you're so amazing and your music is beautiful
@CA10Z10 ай бұрын
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.
@superserioes6 ай бұрын
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
@denyel_10 ай бұрын
i LOVE your videos im always so excited when you post a new one :)
@garethbrough247410 ай бұрын
Great video as always
@SIMPle-BoXMaN10 ай бұрын
Thanks for inspiration! Now i'm installing bigsby on my Tele-clone and also making some experiments with wiring)
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Awesome! I haven't installed a Bigsby myself yet, but I can't wait to try it sometime! Best of luck with the mods!
@SIMPle-BoXMaN10 ай бұрын
@@nisebelle Thanks! I'll try to make video of whole process)
@jonmatthews42547 ай бұрын
Great detail
@DrDizzleFrizzle9 ай бұрын
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.
@DrDizzleFrizzle9 ай бұрын
and the best part! Reverse headstock design!
@eljoel8910 ай бұрын
Jagged Little Pill came out in '96. That album is old enough to rent a car.
@TheBoboMaker10 ай бұрын
Love your channel. It inspires me to try my hand at modding my own guitars.
@oo813210 ай бұрын
You rock!
@nickspearience3 ай бұрын
What a rad video
@brent248510 ай бұрын
‘94 is also the death-year of Kurt, R.I.P.
@theuke113910 ай бұрын
I'm glad Nisebelle doesn't do guitar reviews because id buy every guitar thinking I would be able to sound like her
@PsionicAudio10 ай бұрын
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.
@nisebelle10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I may have to widen the pocket after all...