Pink $30 Guitar, $600 Upgrades!! || High-Intergrity Mod Project

What happens when we take the cheapest guitar I could find, a pink $30 strat knockoff, and throw in $600 worth of upgrades? Only great things!
➤ Link to the Original Pink $30 Guitar Video: • Demo/Review of a Pink ...
Skip to 9:42 Old Crappy Pickups vs New Awesome Pickups in a Mix
➤ Mod Parts Used:
» Fishman Fluence Single Width Pickups amzn.to/2IJTkSk
» Fishman Strat Battery Pack amzn.to/2DOXqEO
» Hipshot Grip-Lock Open Tuners amzn.to/2ILGvXE
» Hipshot Vintage Style Tremolo bit.ly/2FYkJSP
» Graph Tech Tusq Nut amzn.to/2pDx18f
» Dunlop Strap Locks amzn.to/2GgA5Bd
» Cleartone Strings amzn.to/1Ry5UQf
» Hipshot O Ring Knobs bit.ly/2pxhaZu
» Red Devil 0000 Super Fine Steel Wool amzn.to/2GfWVsJ
» Fingerboard Guards & Fret File amzn.to/2FXlAD1
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Pink $30 Guitar, $600 Upgrades!! || High-Intergrity Mod Project

[@agufish]

Wow, I started this video a long time ago lol... Links to everything used in the description! High Intergrity stickers and shirts now available! agufish.myshopify.com. And if you want to hear the full demo of the new pickup set (including dry tracks) here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGfWl2CJmN6qns0

[@Jockez96]

Agufish Feels like High Integrity is gonna be the new "BIT-CONNEEEEEEEECT" meme xD

[@landonbailey]

I like that your twin brother, also named Hunter, but with no goatee, helped with the video 😜🎸 that was intergral to the success

[@normananddrake]

Agufish I loved watching your facial hair change throughout the video 😂

[@andyzamboknee]

Would love to have heard the tone BEFORE the mods. Do you have an example of that?

[@alexrobi3824]

Agufish Hey that was a great project Hunter! Love it! But... what about the blue Singlecut-Guitar in your Outro? You've said once, you would explain it... BUT YOU NEVER DID! WHAT IS IT? T_T

[@k.bowers8372]

Should have played the guitar before and after without track

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

Absolutely, It is difficult to hear what is going on in a mix, especially on cheap $30 headphones. It may be a different story on my studio monitors...

[@ScoopedMids]

There's a review of the guitar pre mods, and there's a review of the pick ups he did a bit later on, using this guitar. Both videos have dry tracks. He doesn't have an agenda lol. Most if not all after market parts would be better than stock parts on a 30 dollar guitar. The original bridge was probably made for pennies while the hipshot is made of stainless steel. You do the math.

[@stedmangg]

@Steve go back to reddit, not everything is a conspiracy

[@stedmangg]

@Steve no shit he's in it for the money, but he's conspiring with the companies he promoted? get real, idiot

[@alamdaali8776]

yes 😑

[@Luke-pz7yk]

Title should’ve been Make a $30 guitar perform like a $50 guitar for $630

[@Moby604]

Clorox Bleach lol!

[@chansonkun7989]

hahaha burned to the fucking ground.

[@sktleesin9564]

Clorox Bleach more like making $30 guitar sound like a $10 guitar for $600

[@gregs3173]

With that cardboard rigged nut, it may have played better before.

[@rhizelkhiangte1570]

fk u ur eveywhere

[@tangobayus]

A $500 saddle on a $50 horse?

[@268snake]

no, more like replacing everything but the skin in a $50 horse with a $400 horse and putting a $100 saddle on it

[@antianti328]

@@268snake 400 is actually really cheap for a horse lol. The most expensive horse ever sold was 70 million dollars 😬

[@TheEchelon]

Alex Whybrow It's called a metaphor.

[@antianti328]

@@TheEchelon I know it's a metaphor, I'm just saying that it's cheap for a horse..

[@yeehaw9417]

*when you realize your horse was $600 and ur saddle was $100* 👀👀

[@m1trek860]

I know that the guitar before and after doesn't sound very different, but keep in mind these kinds of mods usually help more with feel and control rather than time and sound. Examples: tuning stability, hydrated fretboard, etc.

[@JaceBarnett-zt5hb]

Etc. like pickups? Literally make the sound, Bridge, holds the strings the right way, which makes the sound?

[@kackdackel9170]

@@JaceBarnett-zt5hb sound comes mostly from the amp

[@micahsnyder7299]

The “hissy, ice-picky pickups” and “awesome fluence pickups” sound identical in this mix. I’m sure the individual tracks sound better, but this overall just seems pretty pointless.

[@danonthestrings]

The difference wasn’t night and day in the mix but it was definitely there

[@whatskraken3886]

hmm maybe that's proof that PICKUPS DON'T MATTER

[@danonthestrings]

@@whatskraken3886 The biggest difference in your tone will be whatever you choose to play through (amp, effects processors, pedalboards etc), however the signal you send towards that needs to be as best as possible to get the best possible result afterwards i.e. pickups with less hiss more clarity will get you further than some cheap shit ones. At the end of the day a pickup change alone will not magically transform your tone.

[@whatskraken3886]

@@danonthestrings yeah i was being heavily hyperbolic, pickups totally do make a difference, but at the end of the day, like you said, amp is the big thing.

[@burakonderoglu3308]

you just remove the guitar and put another guitar on it

[@wockymocky3691]

@Jessie Hinojoza Andrade how is that wooosh?

[@hugglesthemerciless]

@@wockymocky3691 cuz that was the entire point of the video

[@francescomauro9722]

@@wockymocky3691 woooosh

[@margihernandezc]

What a salty community

[@lightningmcqueengaming7547]

Jessie Hinojoza Andrade r/foundthemobileuser Also, obligatory r/ihavereddit

[@keithcampbell5914]

Honestly, I couldn't hear too much of a difference between the pre-mod guitar and the post-mod in the mix through headphones -- the Fishman pickup mix definitely sounded "boosted," but not all that different in tone. Would be great to hear a side-by-side clean comparison.

[@StuartBridson]

Glad I wasn't the only one, Keith, the difference was barely noticeable to me through some damn good quality studio headphones.

[@innocentoctave]

Hunter did say that the differences were more obvious in the room than in a mix. But that is a problem, because we only get to hear the mix - after the flattening effect of KZbin's own processing. I did hear a difference, but it was slight: certainly not enough to justify the difference in price.

[@adamcogan211]

Keith Campbell yeah sounds the exact same to me bar the boosting

[@StuartBridson]

Yeah fair comment that, Paul. I must confess for what they cost - £320 for the Strat triple set - I'd much rather buy three Duncans or Dimarzios and have a lot of change leftover.

[@rhitosparsha]

And I thought my ears were crap! Didn't find a big difference.

[@kpag3030]

Can we hear the guitar on its own out of the mix?

[@midres3965]

I agree - you can't even hear what it sounds like through the multitrack layers of track in that dodgy generic 90's metal song.

[@midwaynights]

You really wana hear from a guy who pretends to like metal and love a pink guitar.

[@hattiwattti6951]

@@midwaynights hey F off i have pink guitar its nothing to be a shamed of

[@ModernGolfer]

@@hattiwattti6951 - Not to NPCs, it's not. 🤣

[@ViniAndradeMusic]

He didn't play it before to see how it sounds like and didn't even play it out of the mix. LIke... common... we can even make a Virtual sound instrument sound nice with a mix why not this guitar? It didn't prove anything

[@pcycheng]

No before and after of how the guitar sounds??!!

[@PaulHofreiter]

He was doing the before and after. When the floating text changed from the old to the new the sound was also changing. It is telling that you couldn’t tell the difference because honestly at first I couldn’t either because they were so similar. Basically shows that playing is all that matters and even if upgrades like this are fun, no one will tell the difference listening to fancy hardware and electronics. They will only care if the playing is good.

[@mattwroe4776]

and what was played was all distorted shit

[@yaboisalty]

@@PaulHofreiter i think they sound so similar as the amp was the same you could have a 100 dollar strat and buy an 1000 one and they would sound the same and the playing would feel a lot better.

[@xiuxiu1108]

@@yaboisalty Basically... Nowadays, hardware on the actual guitar isn't as important as the amp you're using. The first thing I test when I'm buying a guitar is the playability and the the tuning stability

[@NeilDjents]

Xiu Xiu Strongly agree!!!

[@miles_ani]

"A self lubricating nut" Everyone who doesn't know that we're talking about guitars would look very odd at you if you were to say that.. xD

[@dacian2856]

it does the same thing as its female counterpart!

[@ashleyjennings4354]

LOL

[@jonahperrin3701]

I lost it when Ken Susi had to wire it up for you 😂

[@agufish]

hahaha the single width wiring is a weird set up. The bridge pickup is kind of like the master pickup that everything else runs off of. It was confusing af and I couldn't get it working right. There was either no output or EXTREMELY low output. After I sent it to Ken, he called just to tell me how trash my wiring was 🤣

[@luluskywo]

I knew Ken worked in artist relations for Fishman (which seemed odd in itself but cool), but it's nuts that he actually put your pickguard together. That alone makes that guitar unique

[@FlorianGuitar85]

Dear Hunter, there's certainly nothing more satisfying than a video of high intergrity upgrades put to a guitar. And don't we all love our Lego? Keep doing these, modding videos are always awesome since they're always individual.

[@phreyla]

i was zoned out until i heard him say "self lubricating nut"

[@jaydonpreston5464]

Same

[@jaydonpreston5464]

Same

[@laser901]

Same

[@laser901]

Same

[@TheReliableBeacon]

Same

[@lior6222]

Why does your BASS have 6 strings? wierd. triple checkmate guitarist

[@alexandervp7922]

Slap dislike on this video

[@lior6222]

@@alexandervp7922 N O W

[@huff_josh]

Davie would not be proud

[@isaac-yk1ek]

*BASS*

[@holyhandgrenadeofantioc8782]

🅱️ass

[@eskrimadorchris]

I'm a HUGE fan of taking cheap-o guitars and pimping them out, and have been doing just that for about 5 years now. There's tons of low-cost options for improving what is considered "low quality guitars" as well as tricks for improving the feel...but it takes work, knowledge, and skills. One constructive point I would offer up... If replacement parts don't line up because they were made for an authentic Fender Strat and you want to put them on a non-Fender product, there are specs that Fender has that are part of their patent/copyright designs that other manufacturers are not allowed to copy. It's not "poorly cut" or "improperly aligned", it's what those companies are allowed to do without infringing. Instead, speak about how to modify further with filling and re-tapping the screw-holes, light sanding the neck for a better feel, dressing the fret ends, using better materials like popsicle stick and wood glue to affix the nut. Food for thought.

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

good comments

[@asimplecolor8600]

This is too much Knowledge for my "3 months of guitar experience" brain

[@RocketDRA]

Do you make profit put of it.? I love this too, its lots of fun to take an old guitar and bring it back to life.

[@nonholographic]

Not a single djent 0/10

[@kimbarsegyan]

'Hissy pickups' and 'awesome Fluence pickups' sounded exactly the same.

[@jfo9821]

Next time play it without any backing track. It sounds so muddy. The whole thing sounds like crap.

[@nathaniel_1152]

I thought it was a stevey t video

[@niknak8299]

Fuck that guy

[@hahanoe79213]

@@niknak8299 come on, stevie T isn't that bad

[@markpobanz2821]

I did too. That's why I originally clicked

[@justinhiss6839]

same

[@BigDaddyZakk420]

Me too, it almost prevented me from clicking on it. Glad I did though.

[@stevesynan3910]

I just don’t understand how a guitar of any quality can be produced and sold for $30 while still making a profit. Don’t the raw materials alone cost at least that much? I’m amazed such a cheap guitar even exists!

[@gazzabiker8540]

It doesn't have any quality. That's how they can make it so cheap. That's probably made up of all the offcuts and parts that weren't good enough to build a Squier.

[@phatmanxxxl]

I'm guessing it's from parts that didn't meet the QA standards of the manufacturer. They sell them off to a third party at a discount and they build the guitar.

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Possibly made from scrap wood pulled out of a skip at a construction site. Since it was mentioned in this video that the guitar has zero sustain. id bet $30 that the woods used were just that... Pull into your local DIY shop and just select the cheapest chunk of wood possible. If youre building a shelf, table or shack out of wood, the last thing you care about is the tonal qualities it has to offer if it was made into an instrument.... It doesnt need to be good. just serviceable as the likelihood of a pro or intermediate guitarist picking this guitar up is probably zero to none. This is the kind of bullshit guitar to give to your kid when they say they want to learn how to play a guitar but you dont want to invest hundreds of dollars into something they will toy around with for 5mins then never touch again. Occasionally this shit quality makes appearances in 'build your own guitar' kits. They dont care about QC because youre going to be doing all the work for them anyway.

[@Blueberryjamjarz]

Steve Synan companies usually make deals with the material suppliers

[@soupystevesguitarartsextra3697]

Seems like the flavour of the day lately (so to speak). Which You Tube Guitar guy can find the cheapest guitar and make it nice. I think you’ve found the cheapest one so far. I just came back from the grocery store , beer, cat food, bread, milk, = $40.00. Usually it’s more than that, every day.( Vancouver Canada, that’s what things cost here) If I was gigging right now, I’d buy a dozen of these and just give them away as a promotion, ( would probably bring in more people, better than a t shirt ,etc). Anyway, gotta know where to draw the line, you will never get a quality guitar brand new for under $500.00. Even then you will probably upgrade.

[@HollowedSunMusic]

Next time buy a $600 guitar and put the $30 parts on, see if you can turn a high end guitar into a unusable scrap guitar

[@Harlanmote]

HollowedSun yes he did.

[@cerenir]

600$ a high end guitar?

[@removedot]

These days pretty much yes, above that it's mostly a luxury product, different country of assembly, and prestige badge. You can get most any Agile, Epiphone SG or LP(I got my LP Custom Pro for $320 with Hard Case), PRS SE 245, Squire Classic Vibe, J Mascis Jazzmaster, Schecter C-1 or Omen (Many more options Used), Lots of Harley Benton options, Yamaha Pacifica or RevStar, Kramer Striker Custom 211, Dean Dave Mustaine Zero. ESP LTD EC-256FM or MH-50., Guild S-200 (Used), etc etc

[@Johnnybomb1]

Finally someone said it. 600-1000 USD can get you an excellent strat or tele type guitar. The Michael Kelly Korean made Strats and teles are very good. Hell, even the new Fender Player series and Deluxe Mexican guitars are good. You can always change the pickups if you don't like the stock ones. Personally I wouldn't waste my time and money like the guy in the video. Sure you can dump the money into new pups, bridge, and tuners. But the neck and specifically the frets are going to be uneven and made out of cheap metal that won't last very long. So you'll need a fret level and crowing as well. Plus these cheap guitars are probably made by Chinese slave labor in a sweatshop .

[@removedot]

Johnnybomb1 yeah most of the ones I named are actually in the 3-400 range, so enough to changed pickups or wiring/tuners for the $600. Guitar companies are basically running out of cheaper places to manufacture. Japan became Mexico and Japan became high quality long ago, then Korea, now China. Indonesia and India or the only questionable countries now.

[@JMK-kb1yq]

Mods are an "intergral" part of competitive satisfaction.

[@barristanselmy2758]

You couldn't have just plugged the guitar in and played it?

[@nehemiahzo_]

Agreed. A good amp makes a big difference.

[@hamishlong3104]

I love how there's heavy metal in the background while he is holding a hot pink guitar.

[@juliac628]

Video improved 150% by cat

[@maw9406]

You're generic normie. CocaCola ads probably work on you lol

[@kimonmatara6903]

@@maw9406 Yeah, cause nothing screams "edgelord" like calling someone a "normie".

[@saltybagels4272]

I love cats

[@isyaboigenji2483]

Julia C cats suck ass

[@saltybagels4272]

@@isyaboigenji2483 well that's just your opinion Bitch

[@mishkatrahman20]

I wish you would play it without the heavy backing track, couldn't really tell the tones apart

[@tummykisses]

Need a better ear my child ;O

[@xXEmbracetheMetalXx]

WAΓUIGI Feel free to continue to sound like a jealous little bitch.

[@lo-filogic]

WAΓUIGI kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGfWl2CJmN6qns0 He made this video now so you can stop complaining like an asshole. I don't even care about whatever this guy does, just wanted to say that you are a massive douche.

[@joathescientist]

The before and after sound is missing in the video. Without it, this is totally not worth it.

[@semanticsamuel936]

It's in the mix at the end.

[@eefan2_]

why did he look older 5 years ago

[@adammays3128]

Crap nut, new band name

[@jrnjd3]

or nut hole!

[@paulrawes]

Lol!

[@lamentis3025]

Self lubricating nut

[@aurasol74]

would defo go for self lubricating nut 😏 but theres actually a band called crying nut theyre korean 😂😂

[@lil_weasel219]

Self Lubricating nut is better

[@adibanwar227]

Review of the cat please.

[@landonbailey]

and what Simon says too

[@spacep0d]

*snork*. I know right? Cute kitteh.

[@markdilley3918]

Yes, we want a cat review. Or at least an introduction. I don’t even know its name or gender for God’s sake. If you want me to take this channel seriously, more cat required.

[@andrea-gs4dx]

Do this as a tutorial. This looks like an awesome summer project.

[@tamago8909]

1:18 ur cat in the background is just perfect

[@touchthesun2448]

this is ridiculous...I can't believe you put all that money into a cheap guitar. So, I'm going to do it too. My neck is bad so, I'm going to put a Strat neck on my cheap guitar. Ultralight STRAT!

[@agufish]

hahaha yes!

[@ChrisFranklyn]

Perhaps you need to get a batch of High Intergrity stickers printed up, then offer them as merch :)

[@danielcannon4727]

Chris Franklyn yes!

[@mattjones8523]

I'd buy that!

[@DeevoC]

This decides it. I'm putting Fishmans in my guitar. Those guys seem A-fucking-1. I'm sold.

[@agufish]

You're going to love them!

[@jeffhoyle5785]

Deevo Make sure to screw it up a few times so they'll do it for you.

[@henryglarsson2635]

The flange garbler makes a massive difference to the exuberance of the splimpensploof. It would be interesting to modulate a schmarkoff with an integrated rip shredder. Subbed

[@mistersqualis5641]

Right on point.He also could have trimmed a stermintrimanter bridge unit,and padded the back of the pick ups with neral foam inserts.

[@stevehewitt9140]

Don't forget to rub the flesh grobbits until the stroopiometers have a reading of 870k. This will greatly improve dongianity. Thank me later.

[@fredfunf3456]

Where on earth is the giggledy shaft?

[@stevehewitt9140]

@@fredfunf3456 34 degrees clockwise and 3cm from the plunge heel. Get your fingers all greased up and have a poke around, when you feel something that feels like a cats nose, peel it off and there you have found it. Just be careful of electric shocks, and don't be alarmed, the shrieking is normal.

[@kimonmatara6903]

BEST. THREAD. EVER.

[@djluis49]

An interesting video would be to take those part from a 30$ guitar and put them on a high end or at least mid level guitar, and see how it performs.

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

I like that idea

[@doctorschmitty444]

how do you get that "old green penny" fret texture though?

[@AdamYoudell]

Well the good news you could always get another guitar and take those parts off and use them

[@bizzaresaturn]

Lol "self lubricating nut"

[@williamdavis976]

No shit right?

[@tmk5522]

Ohh that’s nasty

[@ButtahDawgMcDouble]

Nice

[@ared18t]

that sticker makes it all worth it

[@williamdavis976]

The sticker is worth 29 dollars! LOL

[@danechris]

Why didn’t you just paint a strat pink lol

[@drphalanges1520]

I did this with my 200 dollar Squier Vintage Mod Jazz Bass. I dropped new hardware and electronics in it and now it kills. I love it.

[@aidanlarose6901]

This is super cool, but that fishman backpiece that covers the trem springs is DISGUSTING

[@l0serk1d49]

Aidan Lyons it is omg

[@kaylons]

Yeah I wouldn’t have gone with it

[@ghunterjackson77]

It’s a battery pack...It’s a definite luxury for the active pickups

[@nooksva]

Before and after for sound would have been cool :o but great vid!

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

Mod projects are super fun. Personally, I look for great value / dollar instruments in the used market so that the craftsmanship is well done. Improvements gained from switching out the nut and bridge cannot be overstated: pickups can only reproduce the frequencies that are already there. My next project will be a fretless bass conversion, wish me luck!

[@jeremyrobertson7267]

You’re exactly right but ya mostly only gonna get more natural sustain, which is a good thing but still…..

[@Pudding9221]

As far as my ears allow it, the fishman pickups sound slightly richer, more harmonic content and slightly more bass. It's pretty tough to hear in a full mix though.

[@AdamYoudell]

A noticeable improvement but not mind-blowing difference. I have a guitar with the SRC set and there was a bit of a honeymoon period with them but after awhile realized the good old EMG 81 is better in the bridge. The neck is identical to the sound/feel of the 707

[@jakeritchie3805]

For everyone on here bashing this project, my number 1 for years was a squier se that i replaced everything and it still is in rotation. You can transform a cheap guitar with good bones into something awesome

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I have a white Paulownia wood parts-o-caster. With a Wilkinson high output humbucker in the bridge. Plugged into my Blackstar HT100 it sounds like Green Day!! It roars !

[@christopherjunkins]

From this video alone: You need some reverb absorption materials and possibly some bass traps (not hard to make yourself for "cheap", but easier to just buy when you get the money), and can be made temp. ;)

[@jerryx2000]

such videos are so satisfying to watch.

[@morenaso1]

This defeats the purpose. You made a track. Anyone can make a guitar sound good when recorded in a track

[@atomicfriendo]

I agree.

[@calumarmstrong1585]

I beg to differ. The amp helps but there is a clear difference between the two. The old pickups are hissy and unclear. They lack punch and get lost in the mix. The new fishmans punch through the mix and just sound soooo much better. I accept that a good amp has more value in a mix but there is a reason why great gear costs. Bad gear sounds cheap/terrible regardless of format. Ask any sound engineer. They’ll say the same thing.

[@aldorthegreat5267]

A sentence only said by mouthbreathers who have absolutely no music engineering knowledge.

[@jamesjameslee8217]

Sorry but difference between stock and fishman pickups made a huge difference. And no - not all guitar sound good in tracks... Secondly, this stock pickups are not that bad, there was even some pickup brand what was selling them.

[@Iheartdgd]

I love hipshot so much now, I bought one set of these open gear locking tuners for one of my 7s and fell in love with them, so I ordered two more sets for 2 other guitars as well as a hardtail bridge. Super high quality hardware, and feels and looks great! Will definitely be my go-to in the future for most of my guitar hardware.

[@agufish]

Hahaha right? They’re make such good stuff!

[@hideousrob]

Man those Fluence pickups sound so much more full, dynamic, louder, and just all the frequencies bumped in the best ways.

[@professionalmanofseriousbu9318]

I don't even play guitar

[@KSCuberOfficial]

I own a guitar... 3 in fact... that's about it, I can't play one :P

[@aronkovacs1386]

Here comes dat boi

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Jeez

[@selkiecat1]

I left mine in England lmao

[@TheDoomsday28]

You're who i want to be when i grow up ....im 20 here's to hoping

[@adityakrishnamalhotra1]

I watched it KZbin Happy????

[@JoshyDMCOfficial]

What

[@VicinalElk44104]

@@JoshyDMCOfficial probably a bot. They randomly appear on KZbin suggested videos and say something that a lot of people say to receive attention.

[@palboytg1]

@@VicinalElk44104 no. he's implying that this video showed up in his recommendations so many times and he finally gave in and watched it.

[@VicinalElk44104]

@@palboytg1 I know what "he" is implying, it doesn't mean that "he" isn't a bot. He very well could be a bot. He hasn't responded to my message calling him a bot yet

[@VicinalElk44104]

@BingaBongaBanga well if nobody cares, why'd you bother writing that paragraph in response to me? That kinda implies that you care, since you cared enough to go off on me. Why don't you shut up and mind your own business then, and stop caring since nobody cares?

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

HIGH INTERGRITY INTENSIFIES

[@Ricky-on3vn]

Luke can just make crap sound good. The only difference I hear is the new pick-ups are brighter, that's about it.

[@AlonRozenblit]

Waking this up from the grave. Great video and great playing. YNWA brother!

[@monrodbla]

I must rewatch this with headphones, with my laptop speakers both pups sound the same but im pretty sure its not like that. That said, amazing playing as always, and pretty cool project. I got a strat recently and was thinking about doing myself a sustainer for the neck but i didn't know where to put the battery, now i do. Fuck i need money and get me some fishman stuff keep the good content up! edit: the only pink strat I've found under a grand is a charvel pro mod sd1 on neon pink. I think jackson has some soloist too.

[@bretthataway7674]

Just imagine playing a nice lick and then going "Crap, I gotta go charge my guitar" and plugging it in to a charger.

[@DonatoPellegrini]

You should mod the Hello Kitty Squier

[@agufish]

Definitely! I'm just not sure with what yet...

[@turbine3780]

Seymour duncan black winter, half scallops, new brass nut, new bridge, straplocks and locking tuners

[@kman080498]

Single modern fluence in the bridge with pretty much same hardware and a Killswitch cause why not

[@DonatoPellegrini]

Kaelan Saunders only of the killswitch is on her nose, then i'm all in

[@AeonAxisProductions]

Just put an emg 85 in the bridge lol

[@Craig_Fussell]

Agree with the LEGO comment man. Something fun about building a project...especially an unnecessary one if you’re into that! 🙂The downside is that I see project guitars on consignment at my local music store that sit there for months and months...It’s like putting aftermarket wheels on a car, when you wreck it or trade it in, you rarely recover your investment. 🤔✌🏻🎸

[@jiverdude2775]

OF COURSE!! On these cheap, low cost, low end guitars will need to be changed. Not even a thought otherwise. I thought having sealed tuners were better than the chrome covered ones. Maybe; maybe not. The replacement parts are stellar.

[@IgnoresTrolls]

For a KZbin video, a fun idea. As an actual thing to do, this is madness. If it was a really great squier with a couple of problems and you know everything will fit, ok. But if you need to change everything maybe it just isn't right. Looking forward to the pickup demo. Looking to change up my strat but I think I'll end up with an iron gear humbucker in the bridge unless you change my mind.

[@rusticide7290]

u can tell how long he spent on this when he has facial hair in one shot and nothing else lol

[@cashewwalnut3589]

If you could do more of these kinds of videos that would be greeeeaaaaaattttttt

[@agufish]

Classic meme lol

[@spacep0d]

Thanks Lumberg! :D

[@serrisdaylor1015]

When you shifted to the modded version in the video, it sounded like it got tracked an additional time, everything felt thicker and just... better. High intergrity indeed

[@willthewize7328]

Me: ooo a Stevie T video!!! Clicks on video: who’s this?

[@FairyCRat]

10:07 You should totally be in a band again. You would look awesome playing that riff on stage with such a guitar. I'm upgrading my Bullet Strat, so maybe we can start a band that only uses upgraded cheap instruments?

[@CheapGuitarsAndMore]

Fairy C Rat im down to be in this cheap gear band lol

[@atlashorne5655]

Same, but I'll have to scrounge up some dough to upgrade my Peavey Raptor Plus. It's a good guitar really, in spite of a couple chips in the body and needing a good wash. I'll be wanting a guitar solo btw. A slow-ish, bendy one. ;)

[@FairyCRat]

Now we need a drummer. Ideally one who started on a kid's kit and upgraded it.

[@zachcornish9993]

Id be more,impressed with first act upgraded guitars

[@clara0655]

@@FairyCRat Hey I'm a drummer with crappy drums.Would that do?xd

[@eli.rez_music]

8:58 woah don’t say heck keep in family friendly

[@brandonwilliams-vs9sq]

One unshreddy Boi watch your hicken language

[@chrisattigliato1]

$630 you could’ve spent on a mim or used American standard

[@gingerbeer914]

I bought my MIM HSS CAR for 250.- so what shall I do with the other 380?

[@xerodelacroix5552]

This inspired me to build a Glarry Burning fire I bought for $50 up to similar specs to an ESP FRX (minus the neck-through, obviously).

[@LanxPenzenpepper]

Just gonna say.... That black bridge looks awesome on that pink guitar... And it's also great that you didn't use black pickups... It would've made the guitar look too conspicuous... Black bridge, knobs and switch, white pickups... Perfecly balance... As the way it should be... 😂

[@lewiswebster3203]

Great scarf on your wall lad! Greetings from Liverpool, UK!

[@lordsludge5678]

the bass mix is fuckin great

[@LukeDKramer]

Thanks!

[@niceguy1602]

*phew I thought you were Steve terry berry for a second and I almost threw my phone in the toilet

[@jrsoper6524]

Wow, you did great. Magnificent. I just wish we could have really heard it , as shut off the distortion for a bit , but never the less , Magnificent.

[@ScottDreyfus]

The best thing that happened in this video is you killing that dead animal from your chin 😂jk, great build dude! I love how much custom axe you can build for well under 1000$

[@5150cl]

Satisfaction Competitive

[@Philip__-bl8iz]

Dat pepto bismol color though

[@thesunilrock20]

I want more of this pimp my guitar stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Fisgrisen]

Love your kitty in the background sneaking up on us 😂🤘

[@calebhooper4266]

Weird to think the video that got me into this channel is nearing 4 years

[@ChrisCom.]

This has inspired me to upgrade my very first guitar 🎸. The Peavey Raptor series 1. Gonna go with pretty much everything you put on this one beside the single active Fishman Fluence and single volume knob. Going for a Jim root Strat kind of look. Suggestions on a new neck ? Wanted one with no inlays

[@comedickunt]

In summary, Tips for getting a great sounding guitar? -Buy a decent guitar 👌🏼

[@austinengel99]

SWEET JESUS NO, THE BEARD IS BACK

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

ALL HAIL THE BEARD!

[@person6225]

I am more than stoked that the beard is back

[@jlewallen007]

That’s not a beard. It’s something. A beard it is not

[@russiangoose7053]

I don't know if you do this but you should compile all your excess parts from these builds into parts lots and sell them on marketplace or eBay. I like to get cheap guitars at yard sales and flea markets then take off all the crappy parts leaving the body and neck, sell the parts then put that towards good hardware and such. It's usually not much but if the guitar can pay for itself and maybe get me some tuners or other hardware it helps haha. Love the channel!

[@jamesfolds9583]

Alot of money spent but one of the most major improvements I have seen. Props dude. Right on.

[@DeadliestEvil]

Cant even hear the difference with the track and effects lol nice build tho

[@111Panda]

"lubricanting with lead from a mechanical pencil using graphite" Me:.... Wait what?

[@afrocoolio25]

Does a guitar sound demo - *Only demos with high gain*

[@Gril018]

imagine going out, and tell your guitarists friends "hey guys got this new 'Derulo' its an amazing guitar. And then blown them away with those sounds/specs

[@HRave2008]

Ok admittedly I've drunk a bit, but the first thing I thought was , what the hell are you doing , and then I thought 600$ what the hell, and then keeping the sticker ?? , and then you didn't even run it by your roommate, really, really love your channel ...

[@IsraelLazoPlus]

Yes, it does djent

[@spoogle621]

subbed because of cat 1:17 also a criticism, all these nice and expensive hardware and you're using a freaking adjustable wrench to tighten them in...cmon man, pickup a socket set or proper sized wrenches.

[@dpb22]

Someone start an Agufish string winder fun, ASAP.

[@lucas82396]

I think that the biggest difference between the two was mainly the tuning stability after it was modded to your liking. the modded does sound nicer but both are usable. the tuning was a ton better though

[@alexg9222]

Saw this a while back, glad I tripped over it again! Lots of fun! Great looking guitar, that PINK ROCKS!!!! Thanks and GIVE ME MORE!!!! It's was very fun video!

[@alexg9222]

Were you able to find a replacement bridge?