Darrell Braun's AWESOME Spalted Maple Les Paul Guitar Kit (the paint job)

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

I am Speechless! Unbelievable job Brad!

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Darrell. I’m really glad to hear that you’re happy with it.

[@jacktrent5648]

Any idea of when the next part is coming out? Huge fan of both of you so I'm really excited.

[@mattterrell4304]

My 2 favorite guitar guys (sort of) in one video. Awesome stuff

[@Dobermanator]

Great idea (collab). I am not well to do and rather than used Epiphone restoration upgrade was thinking this kit might be the way to go so that I can have more to spend on a better amp. Not sure which is best: Better guitar > lesser amp or, lesser Amp < better Guitar.

[@Terry3Gs]

Didnt realize you where a fellow canuck !! nice !! :)

[@fnersch3367]

Thanks for assisting Darrell in this wonderful project.

[@BradAngove]

Thanks. I enjoyed doing it.

[@kornelberzai7850]

It's great to see you two collaborate. 2 videos today to entertain me. 😀

[@sfcmp7005]

The results of this finish job were superb!! Absolutely beautiful. It was this series of videos, Darrell, and Brads that got me into building kit guitars. Building them, brought my confidence level up, in regard to doing setups, and simple repairs. This then led to now several years later, doing setups, and simple repairs for people, sort of as a retirement hobby. I don't charge much, because I'm not doing it as a job to make money. I just do it to keep busy. Plus it keeps my skills up, and its something I found out that I actually enjoy doing! 🎸🎸 😎

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Brad well done in all ways! Beautiful work, fast and smart presentation, great audio quality and dialogue. You two Canadians have a quite the collaboration going on here! Thanks for this very generous sharing of knowledge.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@markstriby4941]

Well, looks like Darrell has provided me with another guitar channel to binge watch as I prepare for my own first guitar build. Nice video, you've earned a sub.

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Mark. Welcome aboard haha.

[@smokepeddler]

Because of Brad and Big D I gained the confidence and know how to refinish my 80's squire. I did a black cherry burst and it came out amazing! Thank you Sir.

[@BradAngove]

That’s awesome. Glad to hear it Ryan.

[@dragonstorm8171]

awesome to see you and Darrell working together, im subscribed to both your channels, you both rock!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you.

[@freeelectron8261]

Love Darrell's channel! He has some really nice guitars and great advice/tutorials. Really nice paint job! A lot of talent in Canada :)

[@kestocycling]

Awesome work, you are very talented! I personally think the finished product came out really really good.

[@Axiom_Link]

Found your channel from the customer reviews on Solo Guitars. A lot of reviewers said they learned how to properly finish a guitar from your channel so here I am! And then I see it’s a crossover project with Darrel Braun, how cool! Great work! I’m going to order the Solo LP p90 kit for me and my son to make a “Gibson White Falcon.”

[@BradAngove]

Nice! I hope your build goes well.

[@Bloosee]

I'm glad Solo took your suggestion, I sanded thru my veneer in a couple spots, both on the top and headstock.

[@BradAngove]

Damn. I know the sealer helps during shipping, but I’m glad they were able to forgo in on the veneer on the newer kits.

[@Bloosee]

I would think they could forego the sealer on the whole body, that's the worst part for me, sanding all that sealer off to get down to bare wood. I've purchased other bodies that were from China with no sealer.

[@BradAngove]

I’m sure they could, but I don’t know if it would result in some product loss. Once they see how this next batch goes I’m sure they’ll consider it.

[@fl6stringer]

Nice looking guitar but I am a little confused at the intent to have spalted only to hide most of it under black...

[@BradAngove]

Most of it?

[@fl6stringer]

Well, technically, yes. Why not do to the back same as front? Was it a conscious decision? No criticism, just questioning because the guitar is quite nice looking. My personal preferences made me do it!

[@BradAngove]

Oh, I see what you mean. I thought you meant we were hiding most of the spalted maple under black. The back is a 3 piece mahogany body that didn’t look as good. It’s also a darker colour. We considered mirroring the burst on the back, but I didn’t think it would look as good.

[@TheScottJeter]

Darren chose a tobacco burst pattern, similar to one available on older Gibson Les Pauls (new ones too...). With the back being three parts and not matched, it makes sense to do it in a solid color. WIth the tobacco burst using black around the edges, carrying the color to the back looks nice. The stain on the front absolutely brings out the spalted grain. My personal choice would have been more of a cherry burst, and satin finish for the back/sides. And maintaining the binding.

[@jeffthompson1869]

There is a way of staining and then sanding back that can make the top pop. Put dark brown, blue, or black stain down. Sand - the spalted maple pattern jumps out. The colors are fine. The burst is great. It's a very old - tried and true method of adding extra character to the wood. My color choice would be different - just out of personal taste - but it looks lovely once it was finished.

[@notaparrot3426]

Cool build man I hope Darrell likes it, you both have awesome channels

[@BradAngove]

Thanks

[@Chuck-Bob]

Good job preserving the signature Brad. Nice attention to detail. That burst was gorgeous. Looking forward to your unveiling Friday.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you!

[@snaggiz]

I’ve never seen this process done before, it was very fun to watch surprisingly enough!

[@BradAngove]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@bigsteve9291]

Brilliantly done Brad love the step by step been in the auto painting business 40 years and your right the first guitar I done was my own kit build and i wet sanded and it cracked every couldn't figure it out first until I resanded and seen the water just like sunlight draws water out of metal if the vehicle not been in a spray booth

[@BradAngove]

Sorry to hear your first finish cracked. If you need to wet sand, use something like naphtha to help avoid that problem.

[@glenwallace6314]

Two of my favourite KZbinrs. That guitar turned out great. Hi from Southern Alberta.

[@rangerdoc1029]

That finish is magnificent. Just got mine last week & it came without any sealer. Awesome tip on the foam earplugs. Funny... I had no idea who Darrell was until I hit the link. Been subbed to his channel for a while. Quality reviews.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Jason Smith Thanks man!

[@yojimbodahut2748]

Damn! That is definitely one of the best finishes you have done. Absolutely gorgeous, great job!

[@BradAngove]

Thanks John. I’m glad you like it.

[@matt6288joyce]

That looks absolutely amazing!!!!

[@h2odiehard]

Turn the air cap 90 degrees on the front of the paint gun when making verticle passes. You have your gun set to make left and right passes. Makes less guesswork for edging.

[@BradAngove]

I turn the fan off for edging and use a round pattern. I’m not making any vertical passes.

[@shrimptunes3463]

Just got back from DB’s channel...dood, your work on that kit guitar is un-friggin-believable! I’m so impressed with your talent!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you!

[@osirismockingjay72]

I'm 3 years late but you have my sub. Thanks to Darrel Braun I'll be building one of these soon

[@BradAngove]

Thank you and welcome aboard.

[@coyperez3924]

Omg that is BEAUTIFUL! You sir just gained a new subscriber

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. I’m glad you like it!

[@thylacine1962]

What a great day. Discovering 2 new guitar chanells worthy of binge watching. Great finish too Brad. Your an artist indeed. Rock on Bro.

[@BradAngove]

Thanks man. Big day haha.

[@nerdhound5891]

It's cathartic watching processes by someone with so much skill make things looks so easy. Thanks Brad!

[@LRBerry]

That looks so nice. Great job.

[@timcastle165]

What a BEAUTIFUL paint job!!! WOW!!!!! Loved this video, very informative, but I would still be afraid to try it myself! I would most likely sand off the laminate while sanding off my paint mistakes!!! I can tell you have been doing this for a long time!!! Beautiful!!

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Tim. I’m glad to hear that you like the finish.

[@braxtonrowan5156]

This is why I love youtube, amazing content creators sharing their perspective on how to do things! New sub

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. Welcome aboard!

[@rhyskenny6429]

Awesome to see this colab! :) guitar looks amazing! :)

[@BradAngove]

Glad you like it.

[@keithbrinkman7983]

darrell is awesome he knows so much about guitars.

[@BradAngove]

He is. He’s a genius with these things.

[@GL64]

Wow that's really nice work Brad! Great burst.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you.

[@realtruenorth]

Wow, beautiful finish, awesome video.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you

[@acoffeewithsatan]

Pretty cool, great work! From all sorts of DIY stuff, painting (and not looking like a POS) is one of the hardest skills to nail, you're a very skilled maker for sure!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you sir.

[@T1374]

Really nice work. I'm looking into building one and applying cigar bands to the body and spraying a clear over it. Hopefully it comes out decent.

[@BradAngove]

Sounds very cool

[@SoggySandwich80]

Would have Otgerwise never had found this channel, thanks darell and thanks brad for the great content. Both of you

[@BradAngove]

Thanks for watching.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

Man, this is perfection.

[@wallacesheckells7095]

Brad that is a stunning shine on that! I'm with you on Darrel's color choice. Only thing I would have done differently is let the binding show. But it's his guitar.... Awesome job!

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Wallace. We discussed the binding together, and I believe it was my suggestion that the overall look would be more cohesive without it.

[@jasonsimpson4805]

Wow, this really turned out fantastic!

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Jason.

[@dinosqautch6941]

Amazing job.. But I liked the look of that binding on the body

[@BradAngove]

Thanks, and fair enough. We decided against keeping the binding on this one because cream on black wouldn’t really have fit the look. At least not based on the reference that I was using.

[@RRoosa]

Beautiful finish. Nice job Brad.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you

[@jaytyler5741]

Its good to hear no sealer anymore on solo kits. I talked to you bout that before. Thanks for getting it done! Peace!

[@BradAngove]

I think it will be an improvement.

[@PaulyDTheKiwi]

Absolutely Awesome Brother!

[@pedraw]

Awesome man...........this is the finish I suggested when you bought yours and asked what you should do for a finish. Smokin' job. I already subscribe to Darrells channel so I can't wait to see what he has in store.

[@BradAngove]

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching.

[@KevinfromNewfoundland]

Do you have a video taking off binding and putting new binding on? Your videos are the best ive seen for painting hands down. Great work man

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Kevin. I actually don’t have one on that topic, but Texas toast guitars has some videos on binding.

[@StuartBridson]

This finish is absolutely stunning!!

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Stuart.

[@bracken52]

excellent finish you make it look so easy it's a pleasure to see your art work thanks

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Anthony.

[@ljhx]

This guy = TRUE PROFESSIONAL 😲

[@170bcuda]

Awesome job Brad!!!!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you!

[@bedroomrockstudios408]

Absolutly beautiful Brad! Man I've got some to learn on finishing

[@BradAngove]

I’m glad you like it.

[@paulmiller9558]

Brad you did a really superb job on Darrell Braun's guitar. Its beautiful. Im working on one exactly it with just tru oil. Paper thin lumpy veneer top. I'm afraid to sand it smooth. Almost done just a another coat. Love the spalted maple

[@BradAngove]

Stick to high grits to lower your risks when sanding.

[@nekeoh3474]

Darrell sent me, I think I'll like this channel too!

[@eppycurry8661]

Gorgeous, and the guitar looks pretty good too.

[@carlnikolov]

Beautiful. Real Craftsmanship.

[@michaelryan5450]

Absolutely phenomenal, I've been watching your videos you do one hell of a awesome job

[@BradAngove]

Thank you sir. Much appreciated.

[@henrysmith187]

Dude.... dandy job! That is stunning. Great tutorial, too

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Henry.

[@jorgegvb]

Gorgeous! Great job Brad! I’m a big fan of Darrell, so I subscribed to your channel!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. Welcome aboard haha.

[@Zeus-vk4mj]

Wow. Great job on the finish. I saw this before the unboxing on Darrell's channel. Waiting on part 3. Great collaboration.

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Zeus!

[@Zeus-vk4mj]

Brad Angove no twitter, no Facebook. How can I ask a question without posting it here? Thanks

[@BradAngove]

Should I assume that you also don’t have Instagram?

[@Zeus-vk4mj]

Good assumption Lol.

[@BradAngove]

How are you with smoke signals?

[@eddeh0772]

You have the best job ever! You get to make pretty things more pretty! Great work

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Eddeh. This is just my hobby, but I do enjoy it.

[@itsmovinfast]

You do beautiful work. Great video

[@BradAngove]

Thank you

[@gergemall]

Awesome job, great collaboration

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Jon

[@noiseintheoffice]

Looks great! That was a lot of work

[@ToddDesiato]

I can't believe you painted over the binding and left it that way! OMG!

[@BradAngove]

Believe it.

[@ToddDesiato]

@@BradAngove IMO, it makes the end result look cheap, like a LP JR.

[@BradAngove]

It would seem the guy who asked for the paint job didn’t share that opinion.

[@judsonchristudas]

What to say. Awesome Paint Job man! Waiting to see how's gonna turn out :) It's gonna be awesome.

[@Bizzaro500]

Nice job! I've always loved the tobacco type bursts!

[@jrichmang]

Nicely done. You make it look easy

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. It takes a bit of practice to get those bursts, but anyone can learn.

[@YBNegative]

Darrel is one of my favorite YT folks and i watch all his vids even if i don't always comment, (need to get better at that) I have subscribed here now, you do great work! and this was a quality video! No way I would spray my own ...

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@arctanlord7937]

nice colab jobs dude! great job!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you.

[@casperboo5465]

Wow, Wow, Wow, Utterly Awesome Brad, you did your self proud with that paint job, and the gloss work Looks Stunning, Cheers wow

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Casper!

[@coolrayfruge]

Awesome Job! I don't know if you tried it. But I found that using those plastic colorful foam floating tubes you can get at a Dollar store or Walmart. Makes a good sanding block for doing the curves around the edges of your guitar, just cut them down to the size to fit your hand. roll sanding paper around it and tape it off . It goes over the curves pretty good.

[@BradAngove]

Great idea. Thanks Thomas.

[@svajeren]

Awesome finish Work!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you

[@Gledii]

simply a piece of Art!

[@DBSG1976]

I'm obsessed with Daphne Blue and Surf Green finishes, so I always wonder if there are any wood types that can't be finished in those two beautiful hues(Spalted maple, walnut, mahogany...etc.)? Darrell sent me FYI and I'm glad he did, fascinating channel...

[@BradAngove]

They can all be finished in those colours, but some are easier than others for opaque finishes. For example, spalted maple and mahogany are quite porous. This makes them a more challenging substrate in which to get a smooth finish because they absorb more paint than many other woods.

[@justrockon426]

I almost just bought one of these color strats, ended up getting the 60's classic in fiesta red!!! those 50's powder colours tho.

[@DBSG1976]

@@justrockon426 I have a '57 AVRI in Surf Green, a '50's Classic Player in Surf Green, a MOD Shop Strat in Daphne Blue, and a '50's Classic Player in Daphne Blue...I like those two colors just a little bit.

[@stevefleth]

Another awesome video Brad

[@robertclarkguitar]

Man. That's going to be stellar.

[@BradAngove]

I can’t wait to see what he does with it.

[@Justic3h]

Why not sand between final coats to get rid of the orange peel on there? You can see definite bumps and ridges in the finish. I am sure you could have made it look straighter if you had spend time sanding

[@BradAngove]

With a poly finish like this you generally sand it flat after the final finish. Not between coats.

[@mjronda9686]

this is beautiful! plus you have a good preference and amazing paint job! love it! you and darrel is team haha

[@machgt]

With a glossy neck, I use some automotive wax to slick it up really nice, though I did just get some tung oil so I may have to try that sometime as well

[@BradAngove]

Let me know which you decide you prefer.

[@machgt]

I have used the spraymax 2k clear on a couple of guitars now and it has been silky smooth.

[@BradAngove]

Good to hear. It’s a quality product for sure.

[@machgt]

The current build is an ash neck so that will get pore fill and the spraymax treatment, I'll have to try the tung oil on my next maple neck

[@fletchermunson6225]

I would think you would put a little sealing finish in the opening to prevent moisture in to the wood. Just rub in enough to seal the open wood.

[@izahyap09]

You have an amazing job! 👍

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Maria.

[@mark64tanner]

truly gorgeous finish job mate.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

[@nickdrew1859]

This video is proof that collaborations work. You just got 1 more subscriber.

[@BradAngove]

Thanks Nick. I’m grateful that Darrell got me involved.

[@74dartman13]

That color turned out beautiful!👍😎🎸🎶

[@BradAngove]

Glad you like it.

[@74dartman13]

Brad Angove yep! I think you hit a home run with this one! It's my favorite type of burst and you nailed it! I can't wait to see it finished!☺

[@bettyjane6684]

Great vid - new fan of yours and Darrell; however my preference is that he did not choose a stain that enhances or works with the beautiful wood - instead he used a color scheme that hid the beauty of the wood.

[@MiikeyLawless]

That came out stunning man!

[@blackfender100]

It's a beauty Brad.I sub both you guys channels I'm sure Darrell will jam on it !

[@BradAngove]

I’m sure he will.

[@jeanlikesbeef]

That's one gorgeous finish!

[@BradAngove]

I’m glad you like it.

[@wisdomSP]

Holy cow that looks awesome.

[@theeobeastone5068]

I would’ve kept the binding

[@asusreviews]

Great job. A little pro tip. For masking off holes, use ear plugs, they work great!

[@secretjourney4815]

Wow! You the MAN!

[@aaronnichols9469]

Wow that looks amazing!!! Great job!!!

[@BradAngove]

Thank you

[@blueseric4804]

Just Wow! Thank you for make me dream. What you do, and this amazing guitar

[@andrewbendahan1379]

I love how casual he is at 17:12

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Wow, great work. Looks stunning. Well done.... subscribed.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

[@robertmzauner8778]

Hey Brad. FYI and fellow builders. I use a pool noodle for the sides of my builds. Works great and they are pretty reasonable in price.

[@aipsong]

Nice work and great video - thanks.

[@BradAngove]

Thank you.

[@p.s8950]

That is Too Nice. Love the look. Wondering, though, if you've ever used the paint that mostly curse from sunlight exposure ?

[@BradAngove]

I don’t generally use UV paints, but there are a few good ones out there for sure. I’ve hear great things about solarez for example.

[@boctok55]

Nice job! Have you ever heard of someone doing a burst on an LP and then spraying a few coats of amber tinted clear over it? I just saw a guy do one like that and it seemed to make the colors deepen.

[@BradAngove]

Yes, that’s a relatively common technique for an aged look too.