I am also replacing the tuners on my NS 5 with Gotoh 350s, and this was very heartening to see how easy a swap it is. Thanks for uploading 😄

Firefly isnt so perfect anymore.i think leo jaymz is a much better guitars and cheeper and only $7 shipping instead of like 30$

It seems like firefly has ben messing up alot on the little stuff lately.

What song plays in the backgroud? It's cool.

I've got the same as non fanned. It's my favourite so far

Avoid the flamed maple body. The veneer is cheap tp thin. The guitar was pretty good. Installed EMG 81/85. It plays good the neck is fat.

Oh crap, I just ordered the green one so I guess I will have to get used to the black one...been a year since you posted, I hope they fixed the problems as I will have to pay someone to do the set up... Have the 338 and it is a great piece, right out of the box...

Great vid, thanks for posting! Would’ve been nice to see a closeup “after” shot of the neck, though.

Awful bass tone. Pure fret buzz 🐝

Nice video. Do u have a band?

Thanks 4 the video! Ami have struggled finding the correct size pick guard. Any input on where to get one that fits?

I understand that the fretboard on the prog is made out of ebony.

Aye Will.. Loving the five string.

i returned it the day i got it delivered. everything that's supposed to be cool about it - the light weight, fanned frets, low action, chambering, etc. - i hated.

Awesome bass, awesome shirt! Hello, Bill! 🤘

Very good video. I built a similar kit a few years ago and due to the bridge I sent it to a guitar tech and he was unable to get it to intonate. Were you able to get the intonation set up on this guitar? Definitely a like and a subscribe.

I just got this kit and built it. Had a major issue. Fixed that and now love the guitar. Perfect for my recording in a limited space.

Did you ever finish this? I just bought and received this exact kit. Assembled it and tried to set intonation and was chasing my tail until I realized the strings go over a nut not the Zero Fret and that makes the scale about 1/4 inch long on the open strings making them very flat. Makes the guitar imposable to play. WTF. Contacted Leo Jaymz in the USA and trying to work it out. They want me to sent the kit back for a refund!!! Well I spent 8 hours building and setting it up and have stained and linseed oiled the body and neck. How am I supposed to return this!!! They offered me $20 for my frustrations. Wow really. I asked them to send me a new neck. We will see. At the 1:53 mark in your video I can see yours will have the same issue. PULL THE NUT OUT! (or maybe the nut is cut super deep on yours?) So... While that was going on I was frustrated and I'm and engineer with a mechanical issue... Lets dig in. I get my verniers out and start measuring things up and realize the Zero fret is taler and in the right place and if I simply remove the nut altogether it should work. Can this be true? I removed the crappy soft plastic nut and redo all the intonation, again (getting good at this). spend an hour or so getting the bridge setup an bingo. Plays and sounds great!!! Crazy Typically with a Zero fret guitar you have a nut but it is cut deep so the strings "fret" on the zero fret but keep the strings aligned. On this guitar, with the way the string tree is designed they are already are captured sided to side in the slots. It plays perfectly with the nut removed. The pickups are semi low output and pretty microphonic but man I'm getting some good sounds with my DAW. They should work for me as I'm doing recordings in my RV, no playing live. The guitar plays fantastic, tuning is rock solid and I love the small form factor for recording in tight spaces. I made it the guitar I needed. The neck and ebony fretboard with nice frets is very good. I'll be doing my own video soon.

Thanks for this video bro 🤙 exactly what I needed!

Are you gonna play the stew Mac ,

While it probably fixes the sticky feel, it damages the finish of the neck which I'm not too fond of

Priced the way they are it's hard not to grab one. Of course you might have to do a little work. Be aware though this is how guitar collecting starts.😂 Thanks for watching!

hmmm, and I don't have a blue guitar yet. 😍

Like to hear some more sound samples. Great rig

Would you happen to know the size of the tuners?

What bugs you about room in the neck pocket?

I'm on the fence about getting a .Strandberg* ... This review is pointing me in the right direction. Great review; you had me at .308. Subscribed!

Even if it has humbuckers, it might still need some shielding to cut down rf interference causing hum if you have alot of electronics in your house

where is next video for this project? -)

That grainy, pocketed wood is Wenge. It has a high resin content, is quite expensive, and highly favoured for its hardness and great feel when left unfinished. The open grain results in less drag against your hand, which is part of the reason it feels so great...

Your video helped me finally decided to cave in and order one of the kits, thank you guys much for the awesome video!

Just bought a QX52 but this might be next. Thanks for the info and subscribed. Best Regards and Best Wishes!

I was tempted by this model... waiting for either just the right Firefly 338 or Tele. Even with the issues, this a really handsome guitar and overall... I think buying these Fireflys looks to be kind of fun for a couple hundred dollars. I do wish they'd be more detail oriented on their site when t comes to describing things like the neck width at the nut, fretboard radius, etc. I guess you could consider it kind of a $190 lottery ticket where you're guaranteed to get something!

Not just cheap guitars that suffer with this. The back of the neck on Les Paul suffers from this as well.

I'm a little confused. I just joined this channel a few minutes ago after watching you start the build process of a CBG, and it was from two months ago. I thought there would be a part 2 since you didn't finish the build. So I went to your main page looking to see if there was a part 2, and I found this video. The other video was the Stew Mac as well.

Good evening, and thanks for the video. I am just getting into CBG and I have one on the way I ordered online. My first CBG wasn't what I thought it was, but at least I'll be able to play slide music with it. So, I'm getting one with frets, and that you can play full chords up and down the neck on.

Nice and easy build, cant wait to hear you playing this thing! Greetings from Germany - Uli

I own a bass with a maple neck and satin finish. Not sure what was used as a clear coat however I've used this technique followed by a quality wood paste wax. Slick as a baby's behind.

I have a PRS 35th Anniversary Core Custom 24 with a lacquered neck. I don’t play it as much as my American Fender Pro II Strat, because the Strat already has a matte neck that is so easy to play. I’m considering this on my PRS, but I also am very hesitant…

What was the crackling noise when you switched from Bridge to Neck pickup

Could you possibly lower the pointless intro music and boost + normalize the audio of the actual video? That would be great

I really like the way your Rickenbacker build came out it looks pretty good and seems to play well.

How many times did you have to sand the zero fret? ;). They went to a regular nut on the new Essential.

I completely agree and I'm going to do a review of it in next weeks video. I figured that would satisfy the people that don't care about the nuts and bolts and just want to know if it's worth throwing money at. Thanks for watching!!

After all the time invested in straightening up the Snafus. It wouldve been nice to hear what the Bass sounded like...

great demo

just saw Mohini Dey use in on a Rick Beato video

Vol in wrong place, neck ridges should be less sharp, output jack is fully lame. Yes, Strandberg has issues, and more coming, from the looks of it. Due diligence is required, but they are nice guitars...if the limited ergonomics works for you, and you have the money. Quality control is non-existent, and customer service has...um...issues, so look it over! Still deciding if I'll make a better body for mine. Silly mistakes in design, seriously, but headed in right direction, if the company can get it together...so I'll probably be modding mine.

What’s next , Nick Nolte on drums ?

My Dingwall standard is of much higher build quality than my American-made Gibson Thunderbird. It also plays and sounds far superior to the Gibson. I didn't mind the premium price of the Dingwall once I realized I was getting a premium product. Of course, if they cost less that would be great. I have no complaints when it comes to Dingwall.