Musi Classic re-work and demo!

[@Seabro-tabl42]

These are good value guitars, if you're on a budget, like me. I really like the neck. I swapped the controls, bridge and pickups from a player plus I have into the Musi. I had installed Seymour Duncan vintage style pickups into the Player plus, because it has an alder body and the Musi guitar has a mahogany body. I may get some different pickups for the Musi down the road, but for now they both sound fine. The Musi is a great guitar for modding. Now, I am waiting for a 15 watt Monoprice tube amp to arrive (237.00USD) to see how that sounds. Your original youtube vids on this guitar convinced me it was worth a shot. Thanks.

[@j-man9457]

Hey Sean, thanks so much for commenting and for watching! Yeah these guitars are great right out of the box with minimal tweaking, so with mods like yours, your bringing it to yet another level! Those Mono price amps are great I here! That's ra good price too. I looked into getting one here but in Canada they are around $500... too much for a Monoprice in my opinion. Let me know how you like the amp😀 Cheers! J

[@j.powellnetwork]

Thanks for the sharing the info on the strap buttons. I usually add super glue on my screws and re drill in the buttons so they won't come loose lol

[@j-man9457]

Hey no problem! Yup super glue will work hahaha! A pilot hole and a 2 inch deck screw is permanent as well hahaha!

[@theguitarprofessionals8584]

Dude I love your video's please Dont stop!!!!!!!!! Love the realistic approach!!!!

[@j-man9457]

Thanks buddy!

[@bjunk5344]

Awesome job. I did the same with mine and my 1951 Precision bass with the saddle to volume ground.

[@j-man9457]

Awesome man! Yeah it definitely makes a difference!😁

[@robertclarkguitar]

Man these seem like amazing teles man!!!! Awesome. I love watching these longer technical vids i learn more lol

[@robertclarkguitar]

Dude. Those guns when you are loading the strap locks lol. Massive biceps. Hahah

[@j-man9457]

@@robertclarkguitar thanks! Yeah they really are! Music addressed all of these issues on their later models 😃 So they were listening haha!

[@zuperdee]

5:15 - I’d say it probably IS shielding paint. Since a large amount of the paint has already come off, it makes total sense that you’re only seeing electrical continuity where the graphite powder is still continuous. My guess is that they finished the pickup cavities first, and did not bother to sand the clear coat down in any way, so the shielding paint is simply not adhering to the cavities like it should.

[@j-man9457]

Yup that's probably it!👍

[@calbrockocat8728]

Nice video, J! If I were you (I'd play guitar a lot better, then, but that's neither here nor there), I'd let Musi know about the cavity shielding problem so they can adjust and improve. I mean, they are sending you some tuners, eh? Great stuff!

[@j-man9457]

Hey CB&RC! Thanks for watching and commenting... yes I did let them know back when I discovered it on my 1st Musi Classic. They did say they would look into it. However my guess is they won't change the process of their current production line untill they change the model. Then they'll tweak the production stages and unfortunately raise prices🤔

[@joemanuel5053]

I have the same guitar and i have never seen such a beautiful fret job and i have or had a Gibson Les Paul that cost 5 times more but it did not have the fret job this tele does this is a really nice guitar

[@j-man9457]

Yeah Joe! These are hard to beat. Amazing Value!😍

[@estenray6685]

Thanks for the video J-Man! Just purchased one of these same model and color! Seems like a lot of guitar for $300.00 US! I may change the pickups in the future as I have a set of the Fender 64’s laying about. But otherwise seems like most everything on this guitar is pretty good quality. I’m most pleasantly surprised at how good this off brand Telecaster actually is! Thanks again for the informative video.

[@j-man9457]

Well thank you Esten for watching and commenting! These are great guitars. In fact Fender could learn a few things from Musi if they bothered to pay attention.... price points being one of them 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zuperdee]

16:27 - The stock tuners on both of my IYV guitars had similarly shocking amounts of slop in the gears and shafts like this, too. That’s why I replaced mine with Jin-Ho locking tuners. The J-H tuners are not very consistent-I found that some of them had some slop, while others were tight. I ended up ordering two sets and hand selecting the best ones. I’m thinking next time I might try some Guykers instead, just to see how they compare. As I say, no sense in upgrading a cheap guitar with hardware that ends up costing more than the entire guitar is worth.

[@j-man9457]

Yeah for sure I hear you. I've been lucky with the musiclily stuff. Their bridges are second to none as far as budget prices go, and their tuners nice and smooth more often than not. I have a set of staggered Fender locking tuners on my hybrid strat 130$ a set, and even those are not perfect, but they are over priced! Lol

[@zuperdee]

@@j-man9457 When Fender does get things right, it is truly magical… But their quality does seem to have been slipping in recent years, and I absolutely agree that their stuff is often overpriced for what it is. That said, Fender stuff will probably ALWAYS have a better resale value than an IYV, Firefly, Musi, Grote, or Asmuse/Ammoon/etc.

[@j-man9457]

@@zuperdee for sure 100%, just like Mustang, Camero, Corvette over Civic, Sentra and Corolla however the latter have now become mainstream over the years..... so one never knows hahaha!

[@dwayneanderson7108]

Hey J-man. I have a brand new Musi neck with black headstock. The neck hasn't had the 4 bolt holes drilled to install the neck yet. Doesn't fit any of my neck pockets. If u wanna buy it let me know...I'm from Alberta...

[@j-man9457]

Hey cool where did you get it? And yeah the Musi heels are a slightly wider than north american routs. I have found that the fit many Korean or Indonesian brands of guitars. How much do you want for it with shipping to PEI?

[@guitarzan0515]

Great job J, looks Awesome! Like the cable guide too! Sounds Serious man! What’s next?!

[@j-man9457]

Hahaha thanks! Next up is my hybrid strat-tele completion. Got pups coming that will fit!😁

[@curtisc9350]

Nice Video Jason ! 🥰 You might want to try a Left-handed Bridge like Chris Forshage does on his T-Style Guitars, for some more Twang . 😉 Cheers ✌️ 🤙 #jmanguitar #musiguitars #knowyourtele

[@j-man9457]

Hey thanks Curtis! Left handed bridge for more twang? Hmmm how does that work😯?

[@lazvt8469]

@@j-man9457 did that a few weeks ago to a HB TE52 I was messing with. I'm a lefty...bought a righty Tele bridge plate. Had to chisel out some wood to make the fit..first time...easy. I THINK the low E is snappier and the high E less ear piercing....as they say, mileage may vary. Gonna drop some Bootstrap Palo Duros once they arrive. HB...another very decent Tele of the Asian persuasion. Oh, just found your channel...love your playing...at 62 and playing since 9...it's inspired me to attempt to 'countrify' my style abit....to learn some chicken-pickin, master hybrid picking, improve on Travis picking (I prefer a thumb pick, recent discovery)...Kudos.

[@j-man9457]

@@lazvt8469 that sounds cool man! Maybe I will have to give that a shot. With just a humbucker route at the bridge you could change the orientation of a tele pickup easily with the correct bridge plate. And yeah chicken pickin is awesome although I suck at it hahaha Take it up, you'll enjoy it!😉

[@thomastucker5686]

Love your style. How do these guitars compare to Fenders, in feel neck profile?

[@j-man9457]

Thanks Thomas! I would say they are very similar. It’s very much like a slim C profile neck!

[@AceWoodCo]

Thanks for all detailed tips! I just bought one and I too want to ground the bridge. What gauge of wire did you end up using?

[@j-man9457]

Hey Ace! Thanks for watching and commenting... Not sure on wire guage, I just used a piece of pickup wire that I had left over from another project. Anything will work really, so long as it's conductive you're fine...😀

[@AceWoodCo]

@@j-man9457 oh awesome sounds great! thanks for the tip!

[@j-man9457]

@@AceWoodCo my pleasure. Let me know how you get along! 😀

[@joemanuel5053]

I would love to have a stratocaster when they come out with one with 3 single coils

[@j-man9457]

Yes the M-Musi Capricorn! I have one on order! Will post a video when I get it 😁

[@Sevenxsnroses]

I just got mine in last week really amazing guitar. However, I’m curious where did you install your string tree? Both on the E and B? Did you do the G string too? I experiencing some open string buzz at the headstock and very minor tuning issues. Did you drill into the head stock? How did that go?

[@j-man9457]

Hey Metal Writes! I just installed 1 string tree between the B and E strings. Some people install one between the D & G strings as well but I don't need one on my guitar. There is enough break angle on those strings... Yes just a small pilot hole in the head stock between the B and E strings. As far as placement it's not super important. I just loosen may B&G strings a little, I set the string tree over them then push down on the string tree sliding it forward or back until I get a proper break angle at the nut. Then I just take a pointy pencil and insert the tip in the string tree screw hole to mark the spot for my pilot hole. Easy 😁

[@2bikemikesguitartopics145]

The pups are artec. Ceramics tfc44 & tfc40

[@j-man9457]

Well what ever they are they are awesome! Specially the neck pup!😁

[@2bikemikesguitartopics145]

@@j-man9457 I put the alNico TFA 65 neck in mine cuz I liked it more but kept the TFC bridge. It sounded larger than the TFA bridge .

[@j-man9457]

@@2bikemikesguitartopics145 cool man! So many choices!🤪

[@keenedgedesigns]

I would have taped off the frets before using Never Dull on the wood.

[@j-man9457]

Taping off the frets would make it hard to polish them which was my goal... never dull on the frets (and no, never dull will not hurt or stain roasted maple) then F1 oil on the fret board and neck to condition the wood 😀

[@keenedgedesigns]

@@j-man9457 Different strokes. I am just a cotton headed ninny when it comes to the fret board.

[@j-man9457]

@@keenedgedesigns I never tape off frets, but I'll tape off the fret board if I do a fret leveling...😁

[@keenedgedesigns]

@@j-man9457 I have a Strat that was given to me by my deceased friend Drug Addict Dave, RIP ( I hate Strats ) that has scratch marks across the maple fingerboard from some donkey with a fret file.

[@j-man9457]

@@keenedgedesigns sorry about your friend! Sucks about the fret board, but you can sand those scratches and then recondition the fret board😀

[@timfarney4770]

What d9 these M Musis weigh?

[@j-man9457]

Hey Tim. They are right around the 7LBS mark! J

[@timfarney4770]

@@j-man9457 Thanks for the quick reply. Around 7 lbs is low for mahogany. Another point in their favor. I just ordered one. Just got to know…

[@j-man9457]

@@timfarney4770 cool man! Yup if you like it just send it back haha! What color did you get? Let me know what you think of it once you've gone over it and played it... always curious😉

[@timfarney4770]

@@j-man9457 Pink. 😎