Guitar Kit World - Hollow Body Kits - Gretsch White Falcon Kit

[@GUITARKITWORLD]

Wow! This is an awesome video man! How could we have missed this. Thank you so much for the review and good job fixing the neck pocket. And yes! Wood does expand due to humidity and temperature plays a vital role in storing these guitars since the pores are still open and not finishied then this package had to travel overseas. Thank you for your consideration and kudos to that DIY fix, it was spot on. Loving the gretsch build bro! You're the one who nailed it really well so far. We'll be intouch soon if we plan on a collab, you're definitely going to be on that list. Rock on dude!

[@TimTrOn3000]

Temperature don't mean shit. Humidity does

[@rondelio8562]

Awesome stuff! I, too, have built a few GKW kits. To help bring out the maple top grain more, I have used a washed coat of either darker color of the stain/dye ( I prefer dye) or even a washed black, and then apply the actual color coat of dye or stain. For my outer finish, I like regular gloss lacquer, and I apply it by hand, not spray, except for the headstock where I do a logo by hand. To make the lacquer easier to apply, I dilute the lacquer slightly. For expanding holes for CTS pots, I use a hand reamer. It allows you to custom open that hole microcosmically to be more accurate. Great sounding axe, sir, and a nice rig to run it thru!!!! Good job!!

[@davidboling2918]

I use ritz dye black 1st then sanded and blue but I didn't let black dry enough and the more blue I put the greener it got but it turned out smoking. Really good after 1000 coats of clear and cut and buffed like a car. Lol

[@fueymanchoo1291]

I think you can solve the noise problem by grounding the wire harness to the bigsby.

[@andrestrujillo6921]

Me: im gonna watch the whole video before subscribing Him: I’ll pick them up, because they’re pickups Me: SUBSCRIBED

[@Daddy53751]

The Minwax Wipe-on Poly works better than anything I’ve found for guitars. It’s super easy to work with and is really forgiving, not to mention you can sand between coats if needed, and it’s a breeze to build it up as much or little as you like. Plus it comes in Gloss and Satin.

[@JacobCulverhouse]

Where did you get the orange stain?

[@Captain_Nemo1961]

Brian Seltzer would be proud. I loved the sound of his guitar. The Stray Cats were my favorite band in the 80's.

[@TimTrOn3000]

You didnt ground the bridge, thats why its buzzing

[@Allguitarinfo]

Saw that . And thought gonna b a prob...lol.

[@jamesdmarcrumjr]

@@Allguitarinfoyo

[@italianguitargarage708]

I came across this video now 30min ago, and I left you a like cause this was great and you're very funny! Keep going man :)

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Yea. The finish is my only regret. Besides that it’s. Great guitar.

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

The Fakesby. Hey...if it works...and works well, what the hell!

[@davidboling2918]

Bridge ground is either not connected or not ran. And if you put copper tape anywhere wire is ran it'll make a huge difference with interference im sure that's impossible with a already glued hollow body. But always able to make cut out on the back.

[@SouthernFireGuitars]

Awesome looking guitar, brother. Sounds great too.

[@tedc6694]

Great job! Beautiful looking and sounding

[@mattdoyle1554]

So good man! I have a gretsch black falcon and that sounds identical! I would like to see the finger board with a dark stain maybe though! Bravo!

[@SuperWillie0]

Hello sir. Looks like a very nice build and this video gives people an idea how involved just the wiring of a hollow body guitar is. I only play archtop guitars like this one you did. I do my own electrical repairs and mods and I know from experience it takes time to do it the right way.

[@goat34]

Good job. Love it and love your excitement.

[@lordlarold]

Your shirt makes my heart full :)

[@animefreek34]

Stumbled on to your channel. Love your work! Guitar sounds amazing. 🤘

[@justinwood2519]

Cool build man, looks and sounds amazing!

[@hobiecat901]

Hello Josh. Like your Videos. I have been building guitars the past 5 years and have enjoyed it much. Only wish I had started when I was Young but was busy playing the game of Survival.

[@DavidsMusicChannel]

Enjoyed the build and your humour! 🤣. Subbed! keep the builds coming!

[@timlilly]

Well done man, that's a fabulous job.

[@mikestroud9969]

Very nice buddy. Beautiful guitar indeed. Don't forget to ground the bridge. Take care 😊👍👏🎸🎸

[@DaVinci0963]

Thanks for the video! Your project turned out great!

[@alfgundersen1058]

Super cool duet 👍👍👍👍👍

[@andypearce7442]

Nice job, looks great!

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Thanks!

[@leonardwilson980]

You have a nice guitar there and you have done a superb job on it. I agree with you on not really liking the little bit of gloss on the top. Man pull the knobs and tremolo of and get you some high gloss poly and lightly sand the top and face of the peghead and put five or six good coats on the guitar and let it cure for a couple of weeks to a month and light sand with 600 or higher and buff it out to a great shine. Take some 4 ought ( 0000 ) steel wool and rub down the back of the neck to give it a slick and fast playing neck. You have gone too far to scrimp out on that guitar now!!

[@MrStrocube]

Very cool video. I almost wish I hadn’t seen it, cuz now I think I must have one of those. That would make 7 guitars. Somebody stop me! Never built a guitar, but it looks pretty doable.

[@dsb227]

That was a fun video Dude!

[@Allguitarinfo]

Love the build man. Sounds great

[@glennlane6599]

How wide is the neck? What is the nut width? Thank you very much. BTW, you did a great job.

[@buck7477]

You don’t need to worry about neck shims with this glue in neck construction? That would be great.

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Not at all. Two years later I’m still playing it with no issues. They are actually sending me a Les Paul jr kit to make. Sould have a video out within a month.

[@RodVonLongrod]

Turned out great. Even if you sprung for some TV Jones pickups, real Grovers Imperials, and a real Bigsby you are still several thousand below what a White Falcon would cost.

[@edwardmix9656]

Spar urethane would be very glossy and look awesome on this axe!

[@Daddy53751]

P.S. The Reverend Horton Heat RULES!!!🤘🏻

[@rs3018]

👍 looks great! I'm tempted to try to put together a guitar kit

[@wiggitywak2050]

She sounds amazing! Great vid!

[@xpatrstarx]

I would really like a kit like this, but for a fretless bass instead

[@guitarmangordon.9286]

Love your Axxe, gonna have to build myself one. Thanks:)

[@freightdawg6762]

Sounds incredible great vid

[@AIainMConnachie]

Great work How deep is it, at the neck?

[@Captain_Nemo1961]

The buzz is more than likely coming from florescent lighting. I know it really annoys me when I'm playing my hot wound Texas blues single coils. You would have to build a makeshift Faraday Cage around your pickups and pots to try and combat the 60 cycle buzz. The feed back is another story, to try and dampen it would defeat the purpose of having a hollow body. I'm thinking thicker finish might tone it down a hair. But your build sounds fantastic to my ears.

[@tsmerk]

Sounds great!

[@kft590]

You have to run aground wire to the bridge.

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

I did

[@wrg1183]

Sounds amazing, too much orange for me, though.

[@paulmerojunkpileguitars]

Great work. What’s the slide music in the second half of the episode?

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

It’s a song I recorded.

[@stuftshirtsuperfish]

Great work sir. What brand stain did you go with? Turned out beautiful

[@randyzeitman1354]

Les Paul inlays on a grudge style guitar?

[@jonathanhorne6503]

I just looked at their web site. How did you order the neck with the Gretsch shaped headstock.?

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

It was what the kit came with

[@danbyrne6501]

Fun build

[@jms5587]

Nice work on the headstock logo, how did you go about doing that ?

[@oldasrocks9121]

No sanding sealer? You were brave as f installing that Bigsby without using embroidery thread for string alignment. Lucky. (And ground your bridge dude, as others have mentioned.)

[@ng256]

Very awsome , I have to make one now. But with nitro glossy finish. Lol

[@dronecatstavv]

What song r u playing at the end? I’ve heard it before but can’t put my finger on it.

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Summertime blues.

[@jasonwaltham]

What is the orange stain you used??

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

It was a color tone orange. I got it from StewMac

[@vicioannou]

Are these kits still available? If so how much?

[@andrewrose8708]

I would buy one!

[@kellystanifer3293]

Anyone know who songs are by in the video

[@Gerrysjamz]

Why scrape the binding?

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

That’s the traditional way of doing it. Much easier than trying to tap it off

[@MarsG0Dofw4r_]

I'd send it back, don't matter where it came from. Crack in the neck pocket and the binding jacked up? Yeah

[@shageedawg]

dude where did you get the guy on a buffalo shirt?!

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

From the bands website.

[@ostfron1942]

Tu l'a acheté où ?

[@ronniegillam6918]

My name is Ronnie I'm a custom cabinet maker and guitar player interested in building that same Orange beautiful gritch copy well gritch copy gritch guitar that you built it sounds great If you can please let me know where I can get one I can get 1 I live in quebec Canada thank you buddy I enjoy your show

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

There’s a link in the description for where I got mine. I think they ship to anywhere

[@Peter-ic7vj]

How to order?

[@kellystanifer3293]

Can you list the songs on the video ?

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

All the music is originals by me.

[@TropicalLatitude]

Wow and to think Gretsch charges min $3.5K for one of those (and they frequently have neck problems - oh yes Japan - neck problems.) Impressive guitar you built!

[@williamsporing1500]

Lol…love the guy on a Buffalo shirt

[@jeffoldham9743]

What pickups did you decide to use?

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Gretsch blacktop flitertrons

[@DougGarrett]

Love it

[@monmixer]

The fake Bigsby might be a real one with no label? Would nice eh, nice build bud.

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

I kind thought the same thing but you can tell the quality is no where close to a real bigsby

[@rosstipps6781]

The Oat Coat Polyurathane is crap. It doesn't hardened up very good, you will regret using it. Your best option was using a Nitro finish. But, the guitar looks great.

[@FloridaManMatty]

Like #666! Saved to faves for future reference. Great job, dude!

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Thanks, man.

[@KnoX-oUt]

Tiger that’s exactly what I said lol

[@happycamper8888]

looks semi-hollow to me

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

It’s a true hollow. Nothing on the inside.

[@scottraycraft5151]

im going to hell for laughing at your heroin addict comment...great job...wouldnt that crack get glued by default when you set the neck??? Love the color by the way...i will have an orange jazz box (gretsch ish) one day

[@Peter-ic7vj]

You need jazz music

[@jessefagundes6965]

This type of guitar needs a better finish. This guitar was poorly painted.

[@BuzzardsRoostWoodcraft]

Thanks. I’m glad you think so.