I MADE A GUITAR OUT OF GUITAR PARTS!?!?! -

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Harley Benton sent me a kit guitar to promote their DIY Kit challenge contest, This is the part 2 conclusion of that build. Check out part 1 here: • Harley Benton kit guit...
Parts used in this build:
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Bridge: masterybridge.com
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[@vincentbecker855]

Jokes aside the resin guitars are pretty cool and Burl's art makes some really cool stuff and is a great Guitarist doing original content.

[@60CycleHumcast]

Oh I totally agree, I just though the line “I made a guitar out of guitar parts” was a funny spoof of that stuff.

[@joaquinlavin5877]

small fun fact: Michael Shuman from Mini Mansions (and Queens of the Stone Age) has a jazzmaster with a tele pickup in the bridge position as well, soooo I guess you guys are part of the same cool guitar club now

[@barnshart9662]

Not sure if I'm a minority on this. But my all time favorite 60CH videos are when Ryan tinkers with a guitar or paints it. The Super Sonic, the Mustang, the tinfoil guitar, this etc.... Literally could watch you tinker all day long lol

[@NeoRichardBlake]

For real! Ryans devil-may-care style of mods has inspired me to start tinkering with things myself. I have a few project pieces that I've purchased for cheap that I'll hopefully be able to mess with over the summer.

[@samwalker7567]

As soon as you started talking about the pickguard maker and the "allows it to be customised" I already had a suspicion who it would be, once you said "from the UK" it all but confirmed it, checked the link and there it was. Absolutely agree that earlpilanz pickguards are one of THE hidden gems of guitar parts. Accurate, professional, their stuff fits and is always top quality. It's also, as far as I can ascertain, mostly made, by hand, in the UK. I had used them before for off the shelf orders so contacted them about a year ago needing a custom pickguard for a 1970s Lawsuit copy Esquire, made most likely by Ibanez. The guitar was a husk with no pickguard to work from. After some back and forth, and using the original screw holes and the "tan lines" on the guitar, with their guidance I had a template made up in 3mm ply. Barely a week after I'd posted this to them, a packet dropped through my door with the finished pickguard, plus the returned template (unexpected). It was simply fantastic, a perfect fit in 1mm aged white, with decent aging that looked like it really had been on the guitar since the beginning. Could not sing high enough praises for what they do, that one part completely made the rebuild what it was.

[@BlueTheChannel]

This comment has made a new customer!

[@Ade_R]

Yeah I've had a couple of pickguards off Earlpilanz and they've been excellent. Definitely a hidden gem as you say.

[@meadish]

They made a blank JM pickguard for me too. Perfect. Very happy.

[@ripster8766]

I really like the headstock shape! You should make a custom decal!

[@larryduke5236]

Great idea, some variant on the show logo perhaps...

[@KoaCharvel]

I like odd pickup combinations. I have a Custom Custom seymour duncan in the bridge of my les paul and a Texas Special strat neck pickup in the neck. The bridge coils splits and the entire guitar circuit has a on tap clean boost of up to 15db. Very versatile and fun!

[@DoppelgangerShockwave]

Staggered locking tuners should be everyone's go-to choice, especially if you like using the wiggle stick. Nice job, Ryan.

[@The2ndProtectsTheRest]

You’ve done it again brother! I’m in love with the Surfy tone you’re getting out of those pickups!!! That thing is a TWANG MACHINE!!!!!

[@benspeeds]

I loved the crackling effect you got on the first paint finish. It's crazy how your "mistake" was my masterpiece. It's all so subjective. Great looking guitar.

[@marcwieder669]

i am truly amazed by the results... the design, the headstock. and mostly the sounds, it's amazing

[@Bob-Whiting]

I think it's great! And I agree 100% on wiring it as a humbucker too. It's great man

[@borrowingspace]

This is a fun video, really enjoy the videos you do workshopping / modding guitars. That stripe paint job is so audacious, love it.

[@margovallen]

You never cease to amaze me. Great job on this new project. Guitar looks and sounds wonderful.

[@PedalChainsAddiction]

Love the middle position with those Seymour Duncan’s! Also love the headstock. Great build, good sir.

[@mattheweastel129]

Great looking thing and sounds incredible. A fantastic pickup combination!

[@leascaart]

You are very creative. Well done on the paint job!! It came out beautiful. The cut on the headstock is so retro/modern looking... fantastic job!!

[@RileySullivan]

That thing looks and sounds incredible. Great job!

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

Love this, such a great combination of pickups and hardware. Makes me want to nail the setup on my MIJ Mustang so I can actually use the vibrato!

[@doctorbooyahwho]

Such a solid build! So you! Nice sounding pickup combination as well. Nice with that reverb! 11s will be awesome on it! Surf it!!!

[@chrislathwell3653]

That looks wicked awesome work hard work payed off

[@stevo_hobbies]

LOVE that paint job!!

[@FingersOnAFretboard]

Awesome and so much fun! that thumbscrew for the bar tension is a great idea! Headstock shape is nice, and yeah, this could be your signature model. sounds surfy and best reason to 'make' a guitar-to have it your way, uniquely for your style

[@ManuelBianchiBooks]

I LOVE your headstock design!!! I'm gonna do that maybe myself, as soon as I find a good left-handed diy kit.

[@DrejcD]

Kudos to @seymourduncan. Love the idea of tele + jazzmaster pickups.👌💯👌

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Sounds great and looks very cool !

[@danielsgrunge]

Looks fantastic! Love the slanted pickup + stang bridge/vibrato

[@fredericoreis8671]

I’d love to see you go further than this and also alter the body shape. Headstock looks pretty cool!

[@adavies3]

Thanks for inspiring me! I can’t wait to buy one of these kits and give it a try. Love from the uk x

[@jamesgretsch4894]

That looks amazing. I love your creation. Excellent work.

[@ACWraith]

Rather than routing for a new control, I'd swap the pickup switch for a 4 pole 5-way blade (or a more expensive Freeway switch which could also allow you to keep using the bat-style). That would allow you to add series and even out of phase options. PS: I love the headstock. :)

[@evertthebassist]

Holy crap!! What an absolutely lovely guitar! It sounds amazing, got job!

[@riffrigerator540]

Looks totally rad! ✌🏼

[@justinn9769]

I like how the pickups sound together. Very clear like you say, also punchy. The process looks fun!

[@NiskRanThawll]

absolutely AWESOME job :) tempted to look at a one of those kits myself for Gits and Shiggles :)

[@MillerCustomGuitars]

What a great combo of pickups!

[@BoneheadGuitars]

I LOVE the paint job. Loved the gradient too.

[@TheRockinDonkey]

I dig the paint job. I like the subtle difference in the stripe colors. The fuzzy looking paint actually looks pretty good on camera. The headstock looks cool too. That guitar has a real 80's vibe to it. Nice job.

[@larryduke5236]

What an awesome build! Anything I can think of seems too mundane by comparison to your ideas. I really love your take on the guitar world and it has inspired me in my guitar journey. Keep up the great work!

[@DavidHBurkart]

That guitar is AWESOME!! LOVE the rectangular headstock!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mrfatbobrider1969]

GROOVY FINISH LOVE IT.. THE HEADSTOCK IS BANG ON 🤘

[@moogsmiley4157]

I love it when you mess around with different pickup configurations. Totally unique content keep it up!

[@KingArthurBaseball]

dude! that mustang bridge is cool as hell. one of the most unique guitar ideas ive ever seen. wiring it like a humbucker was also a great move

[@milfordhopkins3436]

Love the color and the head stock shape,hey it,s unique.

[@BrentAdams]

Well Done!

[@halfameatballz]

I love everything about this

[@joeking433]

Great channel! I watch 'em all!

[@ScottMcdonaldMusic]

That’s a really cool guitar. I love the color and the technique you used

[@picksalot1]

Nice guitar and fun vide. It's got a Dr Seuss "Lorax" color vibe. You might even call it the "LorAx" model. The headstock matches the look. I like it. I'll have to check out the other competitors. 👍

[@MrPedromuriel]

the paint job looks great!

[@jimmyparris9892]

You're having so much fun, so you did it right.

[@eertje01]

Love how it turned out! I was on the fence on buying one of those affinity jazzmasters, but now I'm actually thinking of buying this kit instead! Lots of modding options 🤘

[@evanduffy1015]

I had a MIM Jazzmaster with a tuneomatic bridge and the wiggle stick was basically unusable without it going out of tune. I dropped that same roller bridge in and it immediately worked perfectly with no tuning problems whatsoever and is still working great a year later. Best upgrade I ever made to that guitar

[@therewasascene]

Love the series switch idea! Especially with the jazzmaster rhythm circuit style switch. The pickup combo is a great idea too. Mm. Great job, man. Ha! My amps and pedals have certainly been hit with the ol “kids to 10” drive-by twisting

[@danielsgrunge]

I wired a series/parallel switch into my jazzmaster exactly the same way he is describing and it sounds HUGE, totally worth it! And it doubles as a kill switch, really cool mod

[@claudecat]

Wow, I'm really impressed with this guitar! Sounds absolutely amazing! And stays in tune surprisingly well after all the deep dives. Aesthetically, I love the body colors and stripes, but imagine how great that would look high gloss. Not sure if I like the cream and white so much. I might try different pickguard/pickup cover/knob colors. Maybe some chrome in there. I'd also do a maple neck, gloss fretboard. And yeah, that headstock... I'd aim for something functional like tuners that are in line with the nut slots for minimal drag. Anyway, fantastic job. Your idea was the main thing. Those pickups sound insanely great, and great together. I'd buy it!

[@highvoltagebeaver6640]

Yes, it is a good video. I enjoy seeing people be creative. Very cool guitar.

[@stevendegoodmojosmet4034]

Love the headstock sir .nice paint job , I alway's block the trem on my guitars :) lol . good job.

[@maxmustardman298]

lookin good

[@barbusageofficiel]

Pretty cool painting buddy !! :)

[@tomasmoscoso3028]

that pickup configuration looks really cool, nice work man

[@NateJamesAcoustic]

That pickup combination. Dude. That’s perfect. Awesome build, I’d love to copy it, or get one. But with the finish I think it would look cool as a sunburst to contrast that bright orange

[@deanallen927]

Seriously though, I wish I could get excited about building partscasters again! I totally burned myself out on it during lockdown. Bravo.

[@jjim0437]

Awesome! Signature model!

[@Matthew-b2i]

Kudos to your efforts. Very badass! Interesting pickup combo. I like the headstock cut. It's fresh looking. Patent it before someone else does. :)

[@jeffbeck6501]

Excellent pickup combination with the orange guitar.

[@norseman61]

Loved your orange tiger-stripe. Very cool!

[@leascaart]

You know what... I think I'm going to do this too. Great idea.

[@coreyhaynes2975]

Series/parellel switch is awesome. I would love to hear it too Ryan!!!!

[@jmbzrx1200]

Sounds cool.

[@OneTinSloth1]

Rad build! I recently did a sologuitars tele kit. I left it stock, but I just picked up a Kent armstrong firebird neck pickup, and a hot tele pickup and am going to swap those out soon enough. It's fun and satisfying to complete one of these. It's also the guitar I pick up the most now for noodling (over my JM, or SG).

[@KyleKatarn145]

I absolutely love the tiger stripe paint job, that'll be something I look into with my next kit.

[@SergeantSoldier.peacocks68]

This was cool. I think I'm, in on a DIY project now.

[@grantkoeller8911]

A perfect summer guitar!

[@raf.raf.]

Middle position sounds killer!

[@BullFrog96]

I just gotta say until I started watching you I did not appreciate surf music in anyway but your surfy riffs just bring me all the joy.

[@howardmaryon]

You should have won the Harley Benton build-off with that! Superb result and sounds wonderful, the ideal surf guitar?

[@NoLuckTheBand]

I will say the cracking finish was fire and you should have left it like that!! Would love to see it with a painted headstock, maybe black, or or matching the body. Great job . Very inspiring

[@Bryan.Campbell]

Just found your channel, I actually got a pickguard from this seller and they didn’t have any for my guitar so they paid for me to send them mine to make a template, great service and got a sick guard for my offset

[@60CycleHumcast]

That’s awesome

[@johnmundt7834]

Sounds good, cool pairing of the pickups. I’ve never craved a Jaguar or Jazzmaster but this channel is converting me

[@rithikbiswa1039]

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[@fredmarquis1105]

nice guitar man :)

[@ryjtrue77]

I’ve been using the same guy for pickguards for years now. Always amazing

[@BlueTheChannel]

Damn, that guitar sounds great!

[@s9plus20]

You did great Ryan! I love it! I would defiantly add locking tuners. Your paint job is awesome! I would change the P90 to a black cover, maybe black knobs and a Tele headstock just to mess with people!

[@steweco]

Everything in the video shows a thing these DIY kits seem to evoke: the proud feeling of having built something unique and special. And your guitar truly breathes that. As well as all the fun; like that 6y old bringing that Lego space shuttle to life. 😄🤘i don’t know why but i like that headstock! 😅

[@flapjack413]

I do a similar thing with my Mustang trem arms... I have a bunch of nylon beads that go beneath set screws to stop metal on metal contact. I think I got them through McMaster Carr if I remember correctly. I put the set screw back in with some blue Loctite, and it keeps the arm at the same tension indefinitely, since the screw can't back out, and the metal won't wear down. I got the idea from a tattoo machine that used a set screw and nylon bead to lock down the contact screw in the front binding post. I figured if it doesn't loosen under all that vibration, it would work like a charm on a guitar... and it does!

[@palm444]

I like the headstock!!!

[@jonnyhafer7376]

i love the headstock

[@starmunch6433]

Sick guitar man! I’m Tempted to build my Own Kit now lol

[@shartne]

That actually turned out good. I like the pick ups.

[@johncollins5552]

Great pickup combo, I get the hockey stick headstock but I would take a tad more off it!

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

I can't wait to see what this sounds like with the switch to put it in series

[@deannafisher2658]

Currently working on same kit. Doing Tru Oil finish, but probably not going too crazy on hardware (yet). Definitely going to upgrade the tuners though

[@hotrod54chevy]

I might have to steal that thumb screw idea off of ya! I'm gonna have 3 guitars (when they're all done) with this vibrato and ease of adjustment is appreciated. I did just order an allen key set that comes in a little tin with picks to keep at my desk for when it comes loose while noodlin', so we'll see how that lasts till I get tired of it 😅

[@60CycleHumcast]

once you use a thumb screw you wont go back. Its so convenient.

[@hotrod54chevy]

@@60CycleHumcast and it's stainless so you can polish it to make it pretty! 🤩

[@mediocreboi]

Mustang Vibrolas are so underrated. The J/T combo is one I've wanted to do for a while.

[@ronvigneri]

Nice job! I would ground all the body cavities and hardware with wire-connected copper foil tape to eliminate the hum and add/use true roller string trees.

[@charlesharper7292]

Perfect little rockabilly terror! 🇺🇸⚔️🍕🍺👍👍

[@witetylr]

Really like the headstock

[@joeycastle1997]

I’ve always loved putting a load of expensive parts in cheap guitars cause most all cheap guitars these days have good body’s and necks you just gotta make it your own. This guitar with a set of Curtis Novak thunderbird pups and a full jazzmaster setup of mastery bridge and trem (a jag mute if it’ll fit) and the rhythm circuit would be absolutely mint

[@thseed7]

Use your rasp to make a bevel out of the 'not flat' headstock edge. Draw a line on the top and side of the headstock and remove material to get your nice, even bevel. It's like cutting off the corner. You stay square by stopping at your lines

[@CMHobbies]

It sounds amazing! That thing will cut through a mix.

[@chrisalderson5436]

Fantastic!! Well done sir!! I take 2 things from this, modding cheap guitars is fun!! & more than anything a guitar is more about the pickups than anything… that Brad paisley, eyes closed could have been in in a tele guitar, so worlds ypur oyster, go build, go buy, make your dream!!