Pink Hello Kitty Guitar, $570 Upgrades!! || High Intergrity Mod Project

Time for the second "Pimp My Ride"-style upgrade video. Why would you ever put these upgrades in a pink Hello Kitty guitar? No idea... but it's awesome!
➤ Link to the High Intergrity Project "Pink $30 Guitar, $600 Upgrades!!": • Pink $30 Guitar, $600 ...
➤ Mod Parts Used:
» Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic Humbucker amzn.to/2Hk8CyH
» Hipshot Grip-Lock Open Tuners amzn.to/2ILGvXE
» Evertune Bridge bit.ly/2tW04pY
» Graph Tech Tusq Nut amzn.to/2pDx18f
» Planet Waves Strap Locks amzn.to/2SOBRvB
» Planet Waves Strap amzn.to/2IYmnpr
» Cleartone Strings amzn.to/1Ry5UQf
➤ Before and After Sound Comparison:
» In a Mix 16:23
» Raw Clean Sounds 19:55
» Raw Dirty Sounds 22:07
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Pink Hello Kitty Guitar, $570 Upgrades!! || High Intergrity Mod Project

[@agufish]

Omg 26 minute video. This took FOREVER to edit, so do me favor and if you enjoyed it SMASH THAT LYKE B00T0N please and thank you :). What should I do for the next one (which fingers crossed, won't take a year to make this time)?

[@slapnut825]

This is going to be worth the watch

[@FairyCRat]

I think your Bullet Strat is pretty decked out already, so maybe one of the very cheap Epiphones? (not the Les Paul SL though, 60 Cycle Hum's already done it and there isn't much that can be done on it). Or I guess you could do a Rob Scallon and reach out to that dude who makes guitar out of NES's and design 1 with ridiculous specs.

[@mcmstralex6431]

$30 downgrades in a $600 guitar

[@guitarman283]

Upgrade a Harley benton

[@slapnut825]

I think you should check out the new MLV Chapman

[@ih8myfriends]

To the people who said he wasted money. Youre wrong. He made clever use of capitalism to get a few companies to pay for his upgrades.

[@Jdb_]

ih8myfriends also, it’s arguably better than a $600 guitar

[@RealGengarTV]

@@Jdb_ yes because no 600$ guitar has a kickass hello kitty pick guard 😎

[@RealGengarTV]

It's made of 100% tone plastic

[@roarore8810]

@@Jdb_ You're correct, a 600 dollar guitar will not have parts anywhere near this quality because you have to pay for the guitar and branding too.

[@highnoon9333]

and probably got a ton of money from all of us watching this

[@ulasgursoy2838]

Make a "low integrity" mod project where you get a really expensive guitar and replace the hardware with the hello kitty ones. God im so creative

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Ulaş Gürsoy i like this idea🤣👍

[@liamtahaney713]

You earned a proper lol man great job.

[@TMmodify]

Integrity*

[@molokat1975]

Just ruin a black beauty

[@TMmodify]

@@molokat1975 worse, a Prs Private Stock

[@daddarioandco]

This is art. 👏

[@daddarioandco]

@DannyP 6 Next 👏guitar 👏

[@VenNoel]

D'Addario and Co. Guitar Review confirmed!

[@SpectrumAudiophile]

@@daddarioandco You are art.

[@DJ7tringGuitar]

D'Addario and Co. you guys need to advertise your locking tuners more

[@mark3ve]

Hey, your placement worked. Didn’t know about your strap locks before this video. Bought a set as soon as I saw them. Great design. I’ve been between Dunlop and Schaller for 30 years and never really liked either one. Dunlop works great, looks awful. Schaller looks better, wears out quickly. It appears you’ve found the balance between form and function in that space.

[@isaacsevier7084]

Fender: puts humbucker in guitar Guitar: still hums Fender: the fuck

[@theshuriken]

nah, just a bad wiring

[@THESHR3DS1324]

Lol

[@sirrkiwi]

1:21 what metal sounds like to non metal listeners

[@agufish]

lol.. but actually

[@nathanshervheim4611]

I'm so glad my Patreon dollars are going towards junk like this. I absolutely love this

I'm gonna be that guy and say I think the stock pickup minus the bad grounding sounds better than the fishman.

[@TheSosarge]

I agree. Apart from the bad wiring, the stock pickup had much more bite. The fluence has a much more prominent bass response. I feel like the EMG may have been a better choice.

[@RevontuletMusic]

I don't think it was the pickup, I think it was the amp tone

[@RevontuletMusic]

But it really had an interesting bite to it, I must agree

[@TheSosarge]

@@RevontuletMusic He may have used the same amp setting originally for the stock hardware. But with his gear, he could have made the fishman sound much better. I guess for fairness it makes sense, but in a tone sense, plus the freebies he had. You'd expect more work to be put into the overall sound.

[@mafh80]

Agree

[@CED3]

You should downgrade an expensive guitar to the cheapest parts possible; that would be pretty cool.

[@charveljammer]

Nooooiooooooo

[@anguafanai2525]

So many unuse cheap components😂😂😂

[@aphcr7306]

Asa Haines actually I think they do. You can buy any kind of pickup on amazon for under £10 (around $11US) and someone is blind to sell cheap plastic nuts somewhere

[@MeatisMagic256]

So, a modern Gibson?

[@Andy-cz4xw]

adam goessl shots fired

[@antuny9269]

imagine kicking down the door to your neighbors room to tell them to turn the volume down, and you find a Stevie T lookalike with a hello kitty guitar

[@purpleplanet888]

☠☠☠

[@Augrills]

Wtf? This isn’t Stevie t with his ADHD symptoms under control?

[@chasegleason6948]

To be fair, I feel like the hello kitty strat is pretty tight. I’d rock it on stage if I had one

[@garethedwards4739]

You and me both! I’m on the hunt for a Fishbone lefty to mod cos I think it’s badass!

[@theinfinityscout3289]

Hell yea

[@liquor8396]

1:23 that classic Marshall sound music to my ears

[@Robin-xm4us]

Liquor wtf

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

"Unless you are a youtuber trying to keep an upload schedule, take your time." I felt that DEEP in the heart lol.

[@agufish]

hahaha yep. it's a struggle

[@albertplaysguitar]

Idk, man. The hum on that stock pick up was pretty magical... Lol.

[@onerandombruh]

That noise actually becomes an issue when doing some heavy chugging and they are somewhat pretty sharp on clean tone, but yes, it wasn't that bad to be honest...

[@wyvern4588]

Hello kitty guitar- with it's very own signature sound- we at Fender call it "Kitty crunch".

[@firefox1ia]

At 17:49 I actually liked the sound of the stock more than the upgraded.

[@ItzzNoxygen]

i dont I like the over heavy Tone

[@gonza0r]

SAME

[@gonza0r]

How bend those notes with the Evertune Bridge?

[@valley_robot]

It was a pretty good guitar anyway , pickup snobs and tone snobs make me sick, as long as the thing feels right in your hands ,play the fuck out of it

[@shadowstealer5]

Super processed

[@sebastianxu9084]

17:40 the stock pickups making lightsabers’ swinging sounds.....how cool is that!!!!!!!!

[@kenconify]

Sebastian Xu that's the combo of bad grounding and a gate tying to close to make the tone even mildly useful lol

[@ippotsk]

@@kenconify Man, if that's the case then I'd love to have those trash stock pickups . Think of the potential (lol)

[@wildsales8852]

call me crazy, but I'd take the stock pickup with all the hardware upgrades

[@piddledude]

Sounds raspy and kinda badass. I agree

[@raybonsignore5290]

Other than the awful feedback it sounds kinda good

[@playeunjitv]

Yeh lolz d stock has d more expressive tone i guess , maybe need a noise gate

[@bowserwars]

I've got one of these guitars. Mine must have been a good example because it plays well. I replaced the pickup with an old DiMarzio Super Distortion and it sounds excellent - much better than that horribly muddy Fluence

[@ChanceStearns]

Well that's silly

[@taylordavis7136]

*casually plays heavy metal in the background while fixing a hello kitty guitar*

[@boseifrit5480]

What's wrong with that? It fits PERFECTLY😂😂

[@gabreshaa8234]

2:02 I always start with the nut. That's why my gf is so disappointed with me.

[@agufish]

Bruhhhh 😂

[@TannerCsH]

I'm absolutely in love with this project but I have only one complaint... You definitely should've went hunting for a bright pink strap to match that bright pink Strat!! (Seriously though awesome job and I'm loving the extra long video!)

[@akasegaonkar]

4:59 "You cant go wrong with DEEZ NUTS." HA GOT 'EEEEMM yeah ik fml

[@InsertUsernameBrandHere]

How did I miss that!?

[@tsfarm2523]

I died when he said that

[@_Maxten]

this is like winning a race with a car that doesn’t look fast or cool but the engine is hooked up like crazy

[@xpvnx]

that's what he said, a sleeper.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Parveen Mahaputra yea

[@BriannaBeastMode]

I don't care if others don't like you upgrading guitars like this. I thought it was awesome, and it brought me to your channel for the first time as I like a lot of DIY stuff. Thanks for this content!

[@nocturnalferalguitarist]

Same here.

[@ptrckhnry7634]

Lol I like how you included an unboxing segment for a guitar you already own

[@lukas1966]

"you just can't go wrong with deas nuts"😂

[@jcf_64]

Das Siedler yeah there the nut masters

[@nipplestheenchilada1445]

@@jcf_64 they're

[@OofBoi727]

Deez*

[@imeowmeowkat]

I think it's safe to say you're moving up in the world, especially with how many brands you got to work on this project. It's a far cry from two years ago when I remember you bemoaning the fact that brands would just... Never respond. Congratulations, Hunter, you deserve it!

[@thedondeluxe6941]

And the award for most random but super cute dog appearance goes to... 2:00

[@lamiaterra9477]

After Mod, hello kitty guitar is perfect for "true norwegian black metal" :D

[@thaedleinad]

Sorry, I liked the passive pick up the most... The Fluence sounds way too muffled and bassy. :( The passive just needed some work on the eletric part and the noise would be gone.

[@chrismorse3862]

@Noitu Lover wow you sounded like a douche... What if both modes have that issue? The easiest way to end up with a good sound, wether practicing or recording is to start with one. Aside from then fact that there's only so much you can do with EQ and effects/modeling a shit source, it's way easier to just do it right in the first place. Can apply to pickups, pre&power amps, cabinets or moving around the room to find a good sounding spot. Not trying to be a douche myself because honestly the way something sounds is at least somewhat in the ear of the beholder. Meaning we won't all have the same opinion of a tone, due to both perception and preference, among many other factors. Even things like un/concious bias or whatever you call it when someone wants something to sound good because they've put it on a pedestal their whole life or just dumped a ton of money on it lol

[@MisterMuffin_]

@@chrismorse3862 what the fuck LMAO

[@TheEchelon]

Chris Morse First of all, he didn't sound like a douche. Second, YOU sound like the douche here lmao

[@Drakeblood97]

The stock sounds like both the mid and low ranges were scooped out. The fishman sounds strongest in the mid range which is why it's a bit stuffy but certainly has a superior frequency range represented.

[@DisturbedVette]

i sadly have to agree

[@cyb3r3vil30]

Guy from Craigslist just called! His Daughter want's her guitar back! NOW!!!

[@Iheartdgd]

Lol

[@trystinmetallica5663]

This guy makes the best guitar work videos and demos. It's awesome

[@TheGuitarPit]

This is peak KZbin guitar content. \m/

[@phantomgaming9145]

When someone says what your thinking and you no longer have to post so you post about how useless your own post is

[@GrantJackson70USD]

I did a similar project back in ‘07 when Target was dumping those things for $99. I liked it because of the single pickup and single volume combo which is really hard to find. It was the black version and I had a custom tortoise shell pick guard made for it that was a mirror image of the round side of the original. I eventually sold it to my brother. He painted it orange and still plays it in his prog rock band. It gets lots of attention.

[@EmmroMusic]

I did this back in 2013, smashed in locking tuners, graphite nut, floydrose and a Seymour Duncan JB. One of my favourite guitars in my arsenal!

[@agufish]

cool mod choices! they're just such fun guitars hahaha

[@alejandrogonirovirosa3214]

Everyone that has tought about purchasing this guitar has had this is mind. I wanted to get my hands on one and do the exact same upgrades, except for putting a Seymour Duncan JB in there, but finding one of these is quite rare. I just love one pickup guitars, they have so much personality with so little specs. That Strat is a hell of a monster now, congrats Hunter! MORE HIGH INTEGRITY PROJECTS PLEASE!

[@FairyCRat]

5:00 d e e z n u t s

[@InsertUsernameBrandHere]

How did I miss that!? It was sooo subtle!

[@jameshager202]

Dang I missed it also...

[@Moodo76]

"You can't go wrong with deez nuts", that made me spit coffee on my iPad...

[@bandawhat33]

I caught that also. So funny.

[@elvis_chen]

Imagine having this guitar on the stage for a real metal gig...BRUTAL! \m/

[@ShiningTaiga]

if I was in a band this would be my guitar of choice

[@guitarmanplayzloud936]

The feedback from the stock pickup in the breakdown sections was hilarious 😂

[@charlesperry671]

Should’ve put a Frankenstein pickup, would’ve been a monster.

[@vhsorion]

Charles Perry yep

[@fishboi7425]

He’s to dangerous to be kept alive

[@joshmore7175]

This is the best thing that ever happened. You should try and get hold of an epiphone Emily The Strange SG and do the same to that

[@Malum09]

Josh More there was one of those? That sounds cool

[@dreibel]

@@Malum09 yep - Epiphone did a deal with the Emily creator and did a G-310 bolt-on with a custom graphic. It looks like the evil twin of Clapton's The Fool SG. I bought one for cheap at Long & McQuades a few years ago and have been slowly modifying it - Planet waves tuners, a Lace Deathbucker in the neck, with a spare SD JB I have kicking around the tool box for the next mod.I also need to find a clear pick guard, as there's actually more graphics underneath!

[@Superjet113]

@@dreibel I bought a emily the strange SG for my Daughter some years ago, but she never took to it. That is a pretty damn good guitar for stock even. I bet with some upgrades it could be great.

[@agufish]

+Jason Allen: You are a sad, sad little man. How many killjoy comments you going to leave? Take your whiney, cranky ass somewhere else, man. It's just sad.

[@joshmore7175]

Agufish Hunter turns killer.

[@OttosTheName]

I remember these being in the guitar store when I was shopping for my first guitar. Nobody wanted them. And now they're 'highly sought out for their aesthetic'.

[@agufish]

Lol should have gotten one. They sell for stupid amounts on eBay...

[@BringBackCyParkVendingMachines]

It’s funny how people’s perceptions of things change...I am a huge hello kitty fan, so it’s interesting seeing people’s reactions to this video

[@brocbigham7448]

“Just gotta figure out how to tune this thing to drop d now” it’s the important things in life

[@onerandombruh]

Funny... I've always thought Squier and Fender have good QA teams that make sure that you won't be getting messed up gear, but the first minutes of this video came to be a great revelation to me.

[@Ozae88]

Can't put into words how long I've waited for this.

[@agufish]

Hope it was worth the wait lol

[@Ozae88]

Agufish haha absolutely.

[@keithcampbell5914]

Biggest difference between the pickups as I saw it was the noise and interference on the stock pickup, especially under high gain. The Fluence Voice 1 sounded pretty flat and farty on both the clean and high gain demos. Voice 2 was way better - it captured the liveliness of the stock passive humbucker while eliminating all of the noise. That Evertune demo was pretty great.

[@evanwinther7707]

This is actually a great video because we can even learn from your mistakes :)

[@jensenparker5504]

21:00 That tone has so much atmosphere to it.

[@christophcomstock292]

years later, I still find myself watching this. favorite episode.......I want one !!!! absolute metal machine!! its like from Waynes World, She will be mine, Oh Yes, She will be mine. hard to find a good used one in great shape.

[@ranajoyshil]

You put an Evertune in a hello kitty, you mad lad, I was laughing out loud when I was watching your decisions about all upgrades. You mad lad.

[@ganbareshamiko1730]

High Intergrity 2: Electric Pinkaloo

[@Zodicus]

Now we have entered the pantheon of KZbin Guitarist Godhood with the Hot-Rodded Hell(o) Kitty.

[@elio44]

Ok but that droning effect from the old pickups on the demo is actually sick

[@emmanuelcaballes3655]

Your skills playing that guitar makes hello kitty mad and wanna conquer the world

[@nisterror]

That's an absolutely badass guitar now. What a beast of a guitar it became.

[@guitartownguns]

I have one .didn't go as far as you. It played fine but sounded like crap. I changed the pot and dropped a Seymour Duncan Invader in it. It'll tear your head off. Spank that kitty!

[@agufish]

haha hell yeah man!

[@darengreenall503]

I’ve done the exact same, changed all electronics and put a black Seymour Duncan invader inside. Pretty much Toms set up back in the blink 182 days

[@sjk254]

If a guitar was every designed for metal this one was.

[@agufish]

The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced this is what they were made for lol

[@michellelucas2026]

You did a great job. I don't care what anyone says the money you spent on the guitar was well worth it. 👍🙌

[@_drewplays]

KZbin comments will always call you out for things. you went way above and beyond what people need to hear with 3 amp styles before and after sounds. my goodness. Its a lot easier and quicker to say "WHERES MY BEFORE AND AFTER" than to actually shoot and edit it. props

[@PrivilegedWhiteMan]

Meshuggah called, they want 17:53 back

[@andres2250]

Shawn and lamb of god before that

[@slicethxm_4952]

What meshuggah song is it from?

[@staz3014]

@@slicethxm_4952 Bleed

[@chazmxo]

I died when his dog just shows up lol 😂😂

[@ladyjulia4038]

Awww a puppy! The guitar is pretty cool too I guess

[@WeegeePlayzStuff]

So I got of these beauties from the music store a few years ago that’s in a lovely shell pink thanks to having seen the sun for years in a window. I’ve only upgraded the pot, tuners, and bridge, and strap locks. The thing sounds and plays like the shredding machine.

[@ellavator5970]

I don't understand the comments that are "Stevie T" related. You're not boisterous. You're calming which made this video enjoyable for me.

[@rashidsaif41]

TBH I think a chrome pickup cover would've looked nicer but it's still sick af

[@ArnoldPlaysGuitar]

HELL YES!!! This is hilarious and awesome!

[@agufish]

It's definitely ridiculous, that's for sure lol

[@HyperIntake13]

So i feel the need to comment on this. I watched this video a couple days ago, and on the same day I found a Hello Kitty Strat for sale on Facebook the same day and figured it was my destiny to purchase my own. Thank you, Agufish.

[@_metal.militia]

Dude the high pitched buzz would be perfect for a metal song

[@psychoblack1411]

DONT KNOW WHY BUT I REALLY LIKE THE OG TRASH SOUND OVER THE UPGRADES !

[@blackdogsheep5631]

I love my Evertune guitars. I have done three of them myself and like you said I want to do this to all my guitars. Out of my 13 guitars, I pretty much only play the three Evertuned guitars.

[@GooseyVT]

The absolute madman

[@robjohnson3437]

Dude you should make a new guitar from scratch! That would be sick.

[@agufish]

I totally want to. Guns & Guitars has me inspired to try it one day when I move into a proper space. My apartment with crappy ventiliation isn't great for finishing a guitar body lol

[@robjohnson3437]

@@agufish That would be awesome. In the meantime you should try and get some ESP guitars on the channel! E-II series would be cool.

[@GJ-ol5ev]

The pick-ups sound virtually identical in the comparison at the end lol

[@cogee89]

One takeaway from this video is that aside from the horrible electrical buzzing of the original pickup, it really shows what getting a high quality amp can do for a low quality guitar.

[@ilpatongi]

You can't go wrong with *_deez nuts_* Oh god kill me

[@phantomtearsca]

Now that's metal.

[@vonnie69]

First vid I watched by you and it was great. It's fun watching the fix ups of things and I love guitars! So this was a great vid to watch while eating breakfast. You got a subscriber out of me 👍🏻

[@garzabear9929]

Every time he mentions a part, it sounds like an ad. I never knew the people in an ad really existed.

[@craigusselman546]

That hefty bad ass bridge on a hello kitty HILARIOUS!!

[@l3rendd]

High Intergrity 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@homevalueglass3809]

Good job buddy but. A Floyd Rose would have been hilarious on that as well. Good to know you like those, fishmans. Would love to hear a comparison between those and a high-output DiMarzio.

[@Roxtar4Real]

"You just can't go wrong with these nuts."

[@jeremyrafuse5330]

"You're gonna love my nuts."

[@highac3s]

I dont know what youre talking about. that guitar already looks badass.

[@MerryTech]

Thanks for taking the time to edit this together. It's what I do for a living, so KNOW, that it took some serious time. Funny thing is, I really like the sound of the Cheap Trashy pickups in some of the sections. They have a place in songs. But not all they way through :-)

[@martinpasley9475]

15:08 how did he make that sound

[@bossinater43]

I know I'm late and you probably don't care anymore, but that was his dog.

[@Hammy1443]

Agufish: something came in the mail today. Me: what? Agufish: 5:00

[@workingorder2189]

It all about the ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ． Ｉｎｔｅｒｇｒｉｔｙ　a daisy rock for your the next project.

[@smokegrasseatath1690]

I wish more people would start rocking the short mullet again👌

[@rich1051414]

The hello kitty pickup was just meowing at you, at 10khz :)

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

Can't go wrong with deez nutz

[@BrandonTClem]

If you play 9's, you and that guitar deserve each other 😂

[@infinitenumeric7235]

LOL

[@victorbrb]

I lost my shit when I saw the evertune bridge. hahahahaha!

[@oskool___]

Never saw an amazing intro like this one in my whole life sounds like hell blasting

[@timmycatz6998]

Your schedule is what keeps you going. You're really great with explaining information. You got it :)

[@A.M......]

I can tell your guitar playing is heavily influenced by the batman beyond soundtrack

[@deandagner]

Now that is high integrity! Haha great video as always man! I love the fishmans, but that stock pup wasn't that bad. (Aside from the squeeeeeeeeee) I'd so buy that thing from you if you ever sold it lol

[@jenshache]

That dog/cat hair sticking out of the tuner at 18:44 tho lol

[@agufish]

lol shhhhhh 🤫

[@lubucao]

The noise the trash pickup made in the mix was actually cool

[@allisonriley1015]

His guitar upgrades are dope