I use to own that one and the metallic blue one! Excellent guitars!
@KWM19722 күн бұрын
Yea that blue one would be cool too 🎸
@TLMuse2 күн бұрын
Glad to see this in 2024, now that these are so cheap used. Thanks in particular for reporting on current support from Apogee, and the breakout cable.
@1man1guitarletsgo11 күн бұрын
On the topic of shielding, I prefer aluminium foil (copper changes the tone, IMO). Whichever you use, it's important to cover the whole pickguard, because strumming over bare areas with a pick can cause a kind of static-electric charge that comes through the speaker.
@KWM197211 күн бұрын
We all have our preferences lol And yes on single coil pickups you have to cover the pick guard to create a proper faraday cage 🎸have a good one man 🎸
@Slay6tanic15 күн бұрын
Awesome review! thank you. i've just bought myself one
@KWM197215 күн бұрын
They are nice guitars for the money 🎸
@johnpittman375621 күн бұрын
Definitely has that Tele clear bell tone.
@derickalbert21 күн бұрын
I’ve the exact same guitar. This thing is solid I’ll change the tuners and nut and that’s about it. Love the stock pickups 😊.
@jfrankcarr23 күн бұрын
I got one as a Christmas gift in the surf green. Mine was problem free compared to yours on the electronics side. The intonation was way off and the fretboard was very dirty with residue. The frets were very good though, once cleaned up. The low E tuner is wonky. I'll probably replace the pickups at some point though, mainly to get a better balanced set.
@KWM197223 күн бұрын
Yea it’s just the way it goes with these cheaper guitars some will be good and some will have problems nice to see you got a good one take care 🎸
@SearchingForTone24 күн бұрын
I just got a Grote single single, sitting in the box waiting to shoot a review on it😎🤙I've had about 60% success rate in the affordable market.
@KWM197224 күн бұрын
Cool thanks for the info I am having a great time doing these reviews too. I will check yours out and go subscribe to your channel 🎸
@SearchingForTone24 күн бұрын
@@KWM1972 Appreciate that, dig your channel🤙
@existencia0728 күн бұрын
Do you try to move the knobs on your amp to find the sweet spot of every humbucker?
@KWM197228 күн бұрын
Yes when i decide on the pickup i want to use, but for the test i left it the same to hear the differences in each humbucker
@EllifiknowАй бұрын
Do I hear the guitar buzzing at the beginning of the video?
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Probably I shielded the guitar but I have a very small studio and sometimes I get that from the lights or the outlets it sux but i have to work with it
@patrickshannon4516Ай бұрын
What's up with that headstock? Couldn't they come up with something better. That headstock is hideous...
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
It’s not cut yet it’s called a half paddle headstock I wanted to make sure the kit was good before I cut it out. In the next video I will show how I make my own headstock design and apply a finish to the guitar. Watch the hardware upgrade video (part 3 ) and you can see what it looks like now but like I said I am making a whole video on cutting it out and the finish have a great day 🎸
@ziggymacmurrayАй бұрын
Fabulous review ... I like your review format/structure and the attention to detail you've put into it. This guitar is up my alley as I am looking for a simple (new) guitar to develop my setup skills. The striped-down look of this is appealing for sure. Thanks for doing the review
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words yes this is a great experiential guitar to work on that sort of stuff but it plays pretty decent too for a beginner/budget guitar 🎸
@guitobr4200Ай бұрын
What about the compound neck? Is it good?
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
As you get higher up the neck the fretboard flattens out more with a compound radius, bends don’t choke out the angle of your hand is different as you go up the neck too. so it feels faster with a flatter radius it easy more comfy and really just feels right ihmo
@acidbath3226Ай бұрын
dimarzio never fails, I have a d-activator X in my mockingbird and it serves me well
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
I have been into lollar the last few years but I am really impressed with the Dimarzio I have to say back in the day I would of thought it was mainly shredder gear but really they are great I am going to try more soon for sure
@cloudsss83Ай бұрын
oh man, buddy guy. I was born too late even being 40 now haha. great video, thanks
@DylanWOWilliamsАй бұрын
There are more affordable kits on Amazon… Edit: I forgot to say thank you for making this. So, Thank you so much. I’m always curious about the quality of these. I definitely want to hear being played.
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
The next episode I will go over the dry fit and how the kit was build with a sound check then the fun begins lol take care man
@scottjohnson-z7rАй бұрын
I've got 2 kits I'm working on right at this moment. A telecaster and a stratocaster. You should continue with kit builds. This is encouraging for non guitarists to be excited about learning more about there instrument.
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Yes I agree I am hoping this series gets a good response I would love to do kit builds
@magoolew5131Ай бұрын
How do you spell the name of the manufacturer of the kit?
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
sdwutong Electric Guitar Kits Strat Style Unfinished 6 Strings ST Style Paulownia wood Body Maple Neck ebony I also put a link in the description I will make sure it works when I get home
@magoolew5131Ай бұрын
@@KWM1972 Thanks, I don't play yet but I like to build things and I might pick up one of these and then try to learn guitar.
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Awesome music is never ending and it’s never to late to start take care buddy happy building 🎸
@popsferealАй бұрын
I have 2 and worked on a third. All needed serious nut slot work...they were at .030"+!! I had to flip the red and yellow wires to fix the pickup issue. After a full setup- awesome guitar.
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Yea there’s room for improvement on the set up and wiring. but I mean for 80 bucks it’s alright u like the Davison better I am thinking about reviewing there Strat too. It looks good on paper but it has a coil split on the bridge pickup which will prolly be worthless take care
@popsferealАй бұрын
@@KWM1972 that is one budget guitar that I have not put my hands on. I agree though at $80 it's a steal once you get it all set up. It's a fairly unique configuration too especially at that price point.
@johnwashburn3793Ай бұрын
Beautiful in every way! I need (not really) a Tele. I have never owned one.
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Im sure you would enjoy a tele, there the jeeps of guitar lol 🎸
@KrullmaticАй бұрын
Phenomenal playing my dude! Edit: That tone is awesome! It is a custom shop! You customized it in your shop!
@KWM1972Ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@scott44822 ай бұрын
Took 5 years to build a telecaster, nice hobby but hardly efficient, for less than you have in it you could have bought a great guitar.
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
It didn’t take me 5 years to build this I build it in a month I have been using it everyday for 5 years and it’s as good as anything you can buy even better it’s in the video lmao have a good one
@davidfrank28242 ай бұрын
You really did a great job. I was born in the 60s I'm going into the 70s I was able to see my fair share of guitars. The way you did that really looks like it could have been from the 60s. At some point you might want to build another one and video it. Those videos receive a lot of views. Looking forward to your next video.
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Thank you and yes i really should build another maybe a strat 🎸
@jritechnology2 ай бұрын
I made the best partscaster I've been using for 6 months (and changing it up) and it has been the best guitar I've owned. It has not been the cheapest, however, it plays the way I want and sounds the way I want. 1. I started with an Alder body HSH cut for Floyd Rose from guitar fetish. Neon Yellow. Color was not the focal point, I can paint it whatever I want to later, but it doesn't matter to me. $95.00 shipped with a coupon code. 2. Neck from China. $74.00 shipped. Solid maple unfinished. 3. Seymore Duncan 78's. Eddie Van Halen-esque sound. I used .047uf 400v capacitor on the tone and a treble bleed. $220 set 4. D'Addario locking tuners 6 in line black. Don't need em with the double locking system, but I wanted the black color. I've changed these around, and always stick with them. $65.00 5. Floyd Rose system from a Squier Contemporary (I replaced it on the Squeir with a EVH that I salvaged) that works much better than the EVH system. I'm not paying $200-300 for a real Floyd when I do not need it. 6. EVH Fender 500k pots. $24 7. 5 way switch from Musiclily or Kaish....I forgot which and it doesn't matter really. $12.00 8. Fleor single coil middle pickup that just does nothing really. One day soon, I'll redo it again with a HH pickguard and re-wire it. $20.00 All of this ticks my boxes and costs way less than a Players Stratocaster....I play it every day so far for the past 6 months, just started laying down tracks for some new songs with it. I recommend more people staying away from giving these greedy companies money for overrated guitars. Gibson and Fender both make garbage these days.
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Yes I agree that’s why I wanted to make this video after I have spent some time with my instrument. I bet you learned a lot about how everything works too and like you said it is tailored for your playing style and hands. And That is wonderful. thanks for posting. hopefully more people will be courious to build their own guitars too. 🎸
@Beauyuhkfer2 ай бұрын
I have this same guitar in my mazon cart. I think of it as a Kramer Baretta Special.
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Yes its a cool student guitar
@Beauyuhkfer2 ай бұрын
@@KWM1972 well, you took that student guitar to levels it'll never see again with that 200 pickup, lmao nice work.
@Morbid00072 ай бұрын
I love the Jackson JS11! I have four of them. Great guitar for repainting; the black hardware looks good with any color.
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Nice it is a really cool guitar especially for the price point I upgraded the is Js32q these guitars are great 🎸
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Nice it is a really cool guitar especially for the price point I upgraded the is Js32q these guitars are great 🎸
@mikelundquist45962 ай бұрын
Why doesn't every manufacturer do this?
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
I’m sure it’s because of the cost and extra time it takes to do the job right lol
@johnnynbk2 ай бұрын
"amp" settings. sounds pretty good
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Thanks man i really tried to showcase the sound of that pickup
@Skywalker51502 ай бұрын
Hello thanks for the content…which grimsby 3 way switch did you use because these import guitar have lower height cavity and your switch needs to be small to fit…I ended up leaving the 3 way switch but used cts pots like you but a push pull on the tone knob for split in middle position…thanks
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Yes I had problems with the switch clearance I did use it for the demo but ended up putting the smaller switch back in because I didn’t want to get clearance by removing material on the body but it did work it was just barley to big as a matter of fact it was so close I could put a piece of electrical tape on the cover and it worked but I wouldn’t keep it like that
@jessereyna74082 ай бұрын
What kind of saddles did you use again?
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
It was from the amazon brand dopro i think just type in brass saddles 10.8 mm
@brCharlieNagy2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the details and explanations 👍 Do you have a Gain tone test video, too ?
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Awsome glad it was helpful
@davidmartinez9272 ай бұрын
I have a JS24DKAM with caramelized maple neck and it's really good, neck feels awesome, and pickups are decent. The only thing I think i'll change is the nut to a graphite one, I think that's the only weak point because pickups aren't bad and it's more to a personal preference
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
For sure 🎸
@baremetaltechtv2 ай бұрын
how do you have a delivery fee from amazon? Almost everything is prime shipping, aka free shipping
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
If you look at some of the guitars for sale that are 59.00 or 69.00 they will put a delivery fee in there even with prime they still charge you have to keep an eye out for that. 🎸
@stepvanjoe34692 ай бұрын
I thought that these supposed to be decent guitars, I know they have a website with other models
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Yea it was actually good one of the better guitars from Amazon but they all still need work done to get them right and I take it to the next level just to see how much better it can be. thanks for commenting bro 🎸
@brownkr2 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Great thorough review
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Awsome I am glad it helped take care 🎸
@clydebermingham1212 ай бұрын
It’s suppose if he a jazz guitar … but hardly anybody ever plays jazz in it , all over KZbin
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Yea your right I thought it would be cool to do something from the classic country era since most of those guys played country during the day and jazz at night. Have a good one 🎸
@frettingitforward2 ай бұрын
Dang Kill Licks fella…always looking for something fresh and raw…great vibe and did I mention, I’ll watch anything Jackson 🥳
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Nice i want to review up the jackson line and compare them . hopefully you will hang around for that 🎸
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris2 ай бұрын
I'm looking into Neural DSP stuff and your video came up. Sounds great!
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris2 ай бұрын
@KWM1972 I just found out they had a 50% off sale last month and I missed it!
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris yea bug its still a great buy for 99 bucks i am thinking about the tone king one soon but the morgan is awsome
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris2 ай бұрын
@@KWM1972 I was thinking Tone King for myself. I'm pretty new to this. Goofing off with the free Amplitube stuff this morning.
@Cujo-fu5bm2 ай бұрын
What guage are those strings please ? very nice bluesy playing well done ;)
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
I use DR tite fit 10-46
@Cujo-fu5bm2 ай бұрын
@@KWM1972 Thanks ;) i want to try them out .
@Cujo-fu5bm2 ай бұрын
The Jackson stock pickups are high output and sound great but you always can upgrade the pickups, tremolo, locking tuners, refine the neck etc DiMarzio are great pickups ;)
@chrisa11252 ай бұрын
Cool video. You did a damn good job with that copper shielding job... looked really clean
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Thanks it’s something I have been working on nobody sees it but it’s a way to sign the guitar with outstanding craftsmanship
@michaelnugent97582 ай бұрын
Nice job, dude! Sounds great! Nice playing too!
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Thanks i am glad you enjoyed it have a great day 🎸
@birdman3162 ай бұрын
nice tele clone brother! i got the surf green model and replaced the pups and switch.... "hum90" from guitarfetish(dream90)on the bridge and a soapbar p90 from guitarmadness on the neck... sounds really nice now!
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Nice
@angusorvid88402 ай бұрын
Brilliant mods! I'm a huge fan of the DiMarzio Tone Zone/Air Norton combo. Best combo on earth. Works great for any style, really beefs up a strat and handles gain very well and any style.
@KWM19722 ай бұрын
Yea I have been on lollar pickups the last few years but wanted to try some Dimarzios and I really love them. I am looking at paf master or paf 36 anniversary for my next build. I have dark moon single coils in my tele but I am looking into some single coil sized hum-buckers for it. Dimarzio has a ton of great sounding pickups for sure 🎸
@angusorvid88402 ай бұрын
@@KWM1972 Lollars are pricy but if they get you the right tone, worth it. I like their Imperials from demos I've heard, but I haven't tried them myself.
@zAvAvAz2 ай бұрын
love builds like this
@Gerry-cg6kr2 ай бұрын
Don't see why not
@robertwheeler89943 ай бұрын
Someone that has never held a guitar thinks it is something special or handmade. It feels like that the first time. It is no different than picking out shoes. They are kinda the same. Finding the one that fits.
@robertwheeler89943 ай бұрын
I grabbed a Squire from a pawn shop because the color was so perfect and I had never seen it before. I planned on making the color myself. Instead of using it for parts it became my favorite thing to abuse. It is a ride or die piece of equipment that needs to be saluted. I like it better than any of my Gibson guitars.
@robertwheeler89942 ай бұрын
Gems are everywhere. Our hands fingers are all different shapes sizes and textures. I watched my father play a whole Iron Butterfly synth solo on a corduroy lazyboy recliner a pickup accidentally fell into.
@robertwheeler89943 ай бұрын
Any guitar can be great. You can find tone in a lawn chair if you try. I watched my father play his corduroy pants once.