Constructing a P90 Partscaster | Axe From The Grave

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[@ScienceofLoud]

15% OFF with code 'CSGVIEWER' (valid until 12 Aug 2021) Alegree - www.alegree.co.uk/ The easiest way of constructing your own unique guitar is with a Partscaster project. We throw some hardware and electronics onto a neck and body combo resulting in a stunning daphne blue Strat. Crimson Luthiery Tools - www.crimsonguitars.com/?ref=csguitars + Discount Code 'CSGUITARS5' for 5% OFF This video contains products supplied by Alegree and Crimson Guitars #partscaster #axefromthegrave #p90 More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - discord.gg/d7b6MY8 Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - [e-mail] ____________________________________________________________________ *Description contains affiliate links. Purchasing using one of these links will generate a small commission for CSGuitars at no additional cost to you.* Affiliate Links: Thomann - www.thomann.de/gb/index.html?offid=1&affid=367 Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/2mGGg Reverb - reverb.grsm.io/csguitars Crimson Luthiery Tools - www.crimsonguitars.com/?ref=csguitars + Discount Code 'CSGUITARS5' for 5% OFF Gthic Jewelry - gthic.com/?aff=230 + Discount Code 'colin20' for 20% OFF

[@Bob-Whiting]

Great vid Colin (me grandson's name) Turned out great!

[@hjaltioj]

@CSGuitars Do you use the crimson finish on the fingerboard or just the back off the neck?

[@christopherreed2694]

Lose the music would have much rather you just talk with your cool 😎accent

[@EasyHeat]

I wish I had tools and crafty craftsmanship skills. Nicely done Colin!

[@hoppyski]

What is the total as built cost including the copper foil, new bridge & black tip??

[@blazer6248]

FYI copper tape is cheaper if you DON'T buy it from a guitar/music store. Stewmac is the worst. They want $34 for a single roll of tape that costs $10 everywhere else!

[@DanGoodShotHD]

Yup I buy slug tape for gardening. Cheap as hell and works GREAT! You do have to be a little more careful with it as it is thinner than the stuff that is made for guitars.

[@TheSetme]

@@DanGoodShotHD and glue is not conductive at gardening tape, so you have to solder conection between tape parts.

[@cexardo]

Same thing with polish, lemon oil and many guitar care products. For the same price of the guitar brand ones, you can get 4 times the amount on furniture stores.

[@PerpetuallyTiredMusician]

Just make sure the adhesive is conductive or it will render the whole exercise moot, null and void. As long as the adhesive is conductive it dosent matter if it says "snail zapper" or "faraday cage on a roll". .

[@DanGoodShotHD]

@@PerpetuallyTiredMusician I run a quick bead of solder in the seam. Takes very little time & looks cool! But yeah,your right.

[@UncleRJ]

5:11 The most satisfying sound humanity ever created.

[@craftedworkshop]

Man, that turned out SWEET! I'm a sucker for a good P90 build, now I want to add one of these P90 Strats to my arsenal.

[@masayosiimai1698]

It's more like "axe from the cradle" rather than the grave. Nice work.

[@popebryanii7224]

Finally, someone who actually knows how to wire a pickguard like a rational person.

[@ibalrog]

I am not a fan of pastel colors I am not a fan of trems I am not a fan of maple fretboards ...but I like this guitar. Visually, it all works together in a very pleasing way. I particularly like the relieved headstock with inset logo.

[@WilliamHaisch]

You and Dan Thompson of Guns and Guitars make the most creative headstocks!

[@droid1008]

his GGBO bass headstock was probably the most inventive i've seen, a "normal" guitar doesn't exist on that channel lol, but it's part of the fun

[@guitarsimon1]

Love this series, watching everything come together is just so satisfying.

[@3badthebad]

truer words have never been said

[@mike1967sam]

Wow, my friend Colin I never thought I'd see the day you'd have short hair and here I am at almost 54 letting my hair reach my shoulders. I have said this a few times and I'll say it again, I've been watching CSGuitars since 2013 if I'm not mistaken, I've been a guiatrist for almost 40 years and I'm still not that good but if you really want to learn in depth about the science behind all the lovely amps and guitars we all love so much this channel is a mandatory watch. Cheers. Mike.

[@someguynamedrob581]

Not only do we get amazing content, but Colin also scores us a discount code to encourage us to build our own tonal monstrosities to put the Science of Loud into practical application.

[@WrinkledPlatypus]

I recently bought a Wilkinson bridge for about the same price as you did, definitely a step up from a cheap bridge.

[@angush8595]

Axe from the grave is awesome, watching the slow and steady development to glory

[@markhammer643]

Two things.... 1) Unlike the SG Special, whose short scale and set neck require the two P90s to be spaced *way* too close to each other, the longer scale and bolt-on neck (which requires no room for a neck tenon) of this S-style guitar allow for the two pickups to actually *sound* different from each other. 2) It may be too late for this, but I'm a big fan of the Bill Lawrence half-out-of-phase wiring, first used commercially in the Jerry Donahue Telecaster. Normally, when two pickups are put out of phase, the cancellation results in a thin nasal tone and big volume drop. The "half" mod involves running the phase-reversed neck pickup through a cap to trim the bass (I use 10nf, but one can try other values). Because the two pickups (neck and bridge) have minimal overlap in that region, there is no volume drop resulting from cancellation. On the JD Tele, it resulted in a tone very similar to neck+middle on a Strat. I tried it out on a dual-SC "beater", and the resemblance to a Strat "cluck" was jaw-dropping. Inspired, I also tried it out on a dual-humbucker guitar. There was no way it was going to sound like a Strat, but it DID provide a very different-sounding and quite usable neck+bridge sound; again with no volume drop and none of the nasal reedy quality. Using a push-pull Tone pot to do the phase-flip with these two pickups might provide you with a 4th very distinctive tone. Give it a whirl. You might like it!

[@WyattBrown377]

Going to try this thanks!

[@markhammer643]

@@WyattBrown377 And please let us know how it works out. If it still sounds thin and reedy, try reducing the value of the cap to filter out a little more bass from the neck pickup (e.g., .0068uf instead of .01uf). I'll also note that if using the neck pickup on its own, its phase makes no difference in the sound. BUT, if one uses it on its own in the phase-flipped setting with the bass cut, you have yet a 5th tone available! Bonus!

[@peik5569]

That’s alot like a Fender Noventa strat, which is super cool!

[@snow15243]

Yea it's literally just a noventa strat with a term. Body colour and everything.

[@petermac7315]

this is literally a noventa strat with a tremolo

[@bipbipletucha]

My thoughts exactly

[@petermac7315]

@@bipbipletucha It even comes in Daphne blue with a mint pickguard

[@palukens]

Great video and what a sweet guitar! I love that you showed us how to work thru issues, now I want one of these!

[@dam7ri]

That retailer sounds like they are really trying to be the go-to guitar parts shop, but they should look into the issues you mentioned. Taking your feedback and working to improve themselves based on it is what may take them from a good shop to a great shop.

[@darvinclement3250]

I agree, the mint green/Daphne blue looks fantastic! Sounds great as well.

[@Mcsteveberry]

yes colin this is exact the video i was hoping for

[@patrickhunter]

Man, I absolutely LOVED watching this! And the headstock design you created is BEAUTIFUL!

[@ethanjohnson8958]

I got this video for my birthday! I love your channel!

[@geraldhills41]

Great sound !

[@60sfoley]

Love it, fair play man!

[@asianricefarmerman]

I am in love with the axe from the grave series. I would love to see more of this series. So interesting

[@jpbguitar6470]

Love seeing the DIY stuff on guitars

[@JeremySpuds]

Love the little bit of Green Day at the end - you were spot on, it really fits with the daphne blue, black pickups, and mint pickguard

[@davidlelkington]

It sounds brilliant

[@6meatbeat990]

I'm loving that headstock shape, very cool

[@NeoRichardBlake]

Love that headstock Colin!

[@monsterpopMusicFactory]

That's defo my kinda punk sound on the bridge pickup with distortion. Excellent

[@freshestemo]

Love this! Please do more!!

[@stephenbarton2625]

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@GaryKatz]

Very nice finish work, sir!

[@GistOfItMedia]

My fender 66 had the same clearance and action problems with the whammy bar. I used a grinder to cut it short, then bent it upwards to provide more clearance. works great, it's out of the way and I have way more leverage

[@marcherwig8060]

Sitting here watching this while playing my single bridge P90 hardtail Partscaster I built last year. Reeeeeeeally making me want to build another.

[@landonbailey]

nice job. looks cool

[@blazer6248]

I actually just fixed my first guitar from when I swapped the pots. One was grounding out, touching one of the wires to the shielding because it was routed for smaller pots and I used CTS full sized pots. So I finally pulled it apart since it's not my main guitar and I wasn't too worried about it. All it took was a couple of strips of electrical tape under it and on the wall next to the pot and I'm back in business. No more cutting out. I can actually play it again so it may get more playing time now. Just an inexpensive Silvertone SS10 HSS "Strat"(BLK/maple) with super low output singles at 4.2k & 4.3k and a Guitar Madness 59'er A5 bridge humbucker. Those low output singles are actually really nice. A big difference from my other Silvertone SS11(blue/rosewood) with 6.3k & higher singles.

[@brianm9902]

I own a Vintage V6P with 3 Stacked Wilkinson P90's really unique, all Wilkinson Parts with a 5 way switch, those P90's sound nice,

[@wolfwarren6376]

Love this build! One thing I’d do is get a five way switch and wire it in the Bill Lawrence tele switching system, which provides a filtered neck pickup position and a 90° out of phase position for neck and bridge pickups, in addition to the existing three pickup positions.

[@markpetten9777]

Absolute beauty!

[@scottdunbar4898]

Watching you work was rather enjoyable...and inspiring. She came out great. Congratulations and thanks for the video.

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: A twin P-90 set up is a great flavor of tone in the world of Stratocaster. I rigged one up a few years back and still enjoy playing it. You did an excellent job getting yours together. Like you, I find the Wilkinson parts are better than many of the cheaper parts, well worth the dearer price.

[@James-kj9hw]

Jesus christ dude, its unfair that your this talented.

[@maxfuster5602]

I love Wilkinson Trems! I did a mod project on one of my guitars and wound up installing a Wilkinson 2 point trem and swapping the saddles for some Hipshot Modern Contour saddles for palm muting comfort and (barring my Floyd Rose) it’s the best trem I’ve ever played, I’m installing the same combo on my new partscaster

[@neilrobinson7615]

The Wilkinson bridges are excellent, even the Korean licenced ones. Tip: If your whammy bar is fouling the strings, pots or the range of downward motion is not enough, just bend the whammy bar..

[@robj4881]

Great job man. That mint green works well with the light blue. Good fix on the headstock tuner holes. I LOVE P90s and that guitar sounds brilliant feller. Good build - well done mate.

[@bronsonjohnson9019]

The backing track for this video was awesome for an E Lydian jam.

[@KleyDeJong]

Nice build, great work!

[@joaopedrokurtzgritti2355]

Absolutely adore the series! Colin is the guy to have quite a chat with

[@GaryKatz]

Thanks man. Inspiring, actually.

[@K8Nicole]

I'm digging them tunes.

[@Xaltar_]

Love the headstock design you went with, very cool.

[@riverbard8287]

Digging the P90 Strat! 😎🎸

[@stupidthefish1979]

"I'm gonna go for the blue body" *And if you look really closely, you will see the body is sold out.* Edit: Yes I get this was filmed in post, probably after everything was purchased, maybe after the guitar was assembled, and probably, and this is out there, on a later date when he had a clear head after building a guitar. I made the comment/joke/whimsical response because it's filmed like he's doing things right in that moment ("I'm going to buy this" "I'll order these parts separately"), making some of the choices, like a daphne blue body, seem nonsensical considering there's none left.

[@cocaineguru8056]

It's almost like he already had the components and this video is nothing more than a glorified commercial 😮

[@stupidthefish1979]

@@cocaineguru8056 Yes but it was still funny

[@error8418]

To be honest, filming everything in real time is just impractical.

[@stupidthefish1979]

@@error8418 That's true too

[@aaronwebb1548]

It's also odd how fast the parts arrived... something fishy's going on here...

[@ajword81]

Love the Laphroaig in the background 🤘🏾

[@James_Dawes]

I'm glad you talked about the good and bad of the Alegree parts :)

[@myeyesarewaiting]

good job that man

[@michaelmenkes8085]

the best part of partscasters is creative electronics. My Fenderbird is a triple humbucker active bass.

[@richszmal1653]

You can buy conversion bushings for 10mm headstock tuner holes that go to the smaller 8mm holes.

[@arnulfoparra9498]

Awesome !

[@clockdude12]

Another great Video. Keep up the good work!

[@cmck1777]

Cream switch tip forever! Looks awesome!

[@DasOmen02]

That headstock is class

[@adm5017]

Wow, thats beautiful 😍

[@PC85X]

that P90 combo looked stunning. never gave much consideration to them on a strat, but now my ebay watch list is full of my ideas for a build...

[@NunchucksHabit]

That's almost identical to my Fender Noventa Strat that I just sold. No trem on the one I bought, but I will tell you the P90s were the best P90s I ever heard. I love Fender P90s. Beautiful guitar! I put silver knobs/pickup covers on mine, seemed to go better with the blue.

[@KoaCharvel]

Absolutely a cool partscaster!

[@ssplintergirl]

This is a clean build. Very tasteful.

[@paniccleo]

Love the headstock!

[@fardinrakin9468]

Those pickups are are awesome. The color combination was very bluesy. Man loved it

[@H_mzaS]

That guitar looks and sounda stunning! I'm almost tempted to do a p90 strat build myself. I love the fact that you modified the headstock yourself! I think that's something I'm gonna try out on my next build project.

[@MosriteCharlie]

Very nice!

[@richardfinney3169]

Awesome build great sounds enjoyed the video thx for sharing.

[@nathanmclauchlan5148]

Nice parts caster man, sounds good 👍

[@XD129BBCL]

I love to see Colin showing appreciation for P90's; they often feel like an overlooked pickup even though they have so many great qualities. Truly, thank you for this episode!

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

Tony Iommi used P90s on the first 4 Black Sabbath albums, it's a wonder that more metal players don't try them

[@blazer6248]

Overlooked? Maybe in Fender world. They're very highly regarded by Gibson players.

[@kidder83]

Rad video, happy it was an experiment involving P90s. I just recently acquired a 2018 Epiphone Wilshire reissue thingie guitar thingie. Comes with P90s. Shit can hang, I got a friedman BEOD Deluxe making the noise, the p90s sound so rich. Imma put it in drop B soon and it’ll be filthy

[@juanvaldez4043]

Awesome! You make this stuff super interesting. Now I want to build my own, you know, my way.

[@giannicollori3620]

Great guitar

[@ipuya]

What an awesome guitar! I have a player sss strat and I'm gonna modify it to look like yours! I already had the body stripped and refinished in Daphne blue. Next I'm gonna get the pickguard and the P90 pickups. Only thing is i want a 5 way switch. Neck, bridge, both in parallel, both in series, and both out of phase. Can't wait!

[@musicman243]

I got lucky and managed to find a p90 hardtail partscaster on reverb for almost 400 right when the pandemic started. I love the configuration

[@AManCalledBiggles]

Really diggin' that headstock shape with the insert/veneer and your logo 🤘 big love for P90s too ✌️😁👍

[@MichaelBogomolny]

Cool headstock!

[@fabbianniccolo8267]

It sound killer with the distortion

[@Lil._.SpooKy666]

I'm looking forward to the relic work!

[@gavinw5469]

Funny joke!

[@jonathanmeyer1164]

Very cool. I recently fixed up a hardtail Squier Bullet strat with 3 P90s in it. Only issue I had with it was the 5 way switch, which was taller than the body's overall thickness. So, I put micro switches in for each pickup instead.

[@mike3963]

I love this. I’m getting a squier strat on facebook marketplace with an amp for 150 on Friday and I’m going to put p90’s in it

[@markhammer643]

Never underestimate what can make a great -sounding guitar. I have a book about master luthier Danny Ferrington (the guys who introduced acoustics that used body shapes of well-known solid-bodies). In the book, he recounts how he wanted to test out a particular pickup, so he cut out a body of plywood, and affixed a bridge and neck to it, assuming that it would be disassembled after the tryout. Slide legend Ry Cooder happens to walk in the shop, is intrigued by what Danny has cobbled together, tries it out, and asks to borrow it for a recording session later that day. I guess guitars are like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get.

[@diggdugg2169]

I love this channel.

[@tomritter493]

My daphn metallic blue I have an abilony pick plate beautiful axe love p90s

[@NoUploadJustComment]

It reminds me of two different guitars I put together. The Daphne blue body with the black plastics and chrome bridge, and I swear I made a headstock look just like that (but without the really nice logo on it).

[@Krullmatic]

Those P90s sound freaking awesome!

[@klaymeister]

Love the honesty. I know a lot of sponsors wouldn't be cool with you talking about any issues like with the bridge.

[@deancosens5710]

Never thought I'd hear you doing punk but man was I happy to hear some Green Day shouting out of those P90s. Love the build, it's awesome. Similar to what I did with a rebuilt and refinished Squier 51 this Christmas (only this is MUCH fancier!)

[@frid6277]

Sweet I love the axe from the grave Videos

[@wjombat]

They make ferrules for larger holes and kluson style tuners.

[@blazer6248]

Yea but he didn't have to order anything this way. He was able to finish the job without having to wait a month for conversion bushings. Plus the way Colin did it is the correct way.

[@davidodle782]

after seeing this i really want to replicate the headstock!! it is so sick!!

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

I'm in love

[@jakeritchie3805]

There is a grub screw on the back of the original bridgeton tighten it down and put it where you want. I actually learned that with a wilkinson tremolo lol.great video

[@GaryKatz]

Wise bridge switch.