The Fretwire DIY Guitar Kit - Lets Take A Closer Look!

[@robinleebraun7739]

I built a Fretwire kit. Telecaster Deluxe. My experience was VERY GOOD. Neck was perfect. Dead straight, no twist of any kind. Truss rod works perfectly. All components work. The neck and body were matched. Directions were easy to follow. Wiring directions were easy to find and follow online. No problems setting it up. The only thing I changed was the strings. I shielded all the cavities with aluminum tape and checked with a meter. No buzz from dual humbuckers. Although I might choose to upgrade some of the electronics in the future, I am VERY SATISFIED with what I got for $160 plus shipping ($20). Thanks, Fretwire.

[@johntoland3520]

Wow, nice , looking forward to building one..

[@ZL1LoVeR]

Wonder if you’re done putting this kit together? Would love to see what you did with it!

[@eddiejr540]

I love that you love it...cuz I love it too!!!

[@hogs-laying-logs]

Just a word of warning for anyone who gets this kit or any of their single cut kits... Anything meant for a Gibson or Epiphone Les Paul WILL NOT fit this kit. That's pickguards, pickup rings, back covers and even the nut (different string spacing and overall wider nut on Les Paul.) I learned this the hard way by ordering all of these parts online and having to return everything. I have been looking into getting custom ordered parts and will probably make the nut from a blank. The kit itself is great quality though, minus the pots. I got the mahogany and flame maple one with 2 pickups. The neck pickup actually sounds amazing. lol

[@wbwillie]

to be honest, I would probably use the hipshot baby grand bridge/tailpiece instead of a wraparound

[@dr05guitar]

Great video! Question for you- if you end up swapping out for better tuners, how deep do you need to drill the holes for the potentially new screw placements? I’ve not had much experience with this type of thing

[@RustyGunn7]

Compare the threaded portion of the screws to an appropriate-sized drill bit, and mark off the length. A piece of masking tape wrapped around the drill will do, or use a sharpie. Drill the hole depth accordingly. That's what I do.

[@dr05guitar]

@@RustyGunn7 Great tip, thanks!!

[@stevenfitch5420]

When are you going to complete this project and post the video?

[@addictedtogear]

Hi Steven, I have a few other projects before I can finish this one.. Working on it buddy!

[@stevenfitch5420]

@@addictedtogear BTW, does the Fretwire body have the contour like a Gibson LP? Thanks for the quick reply. I'm anxious to see how it turns out. I missed out on the Gibson CM in 2015.

[@stevenfitch5420]

Thanks Tony.

[@arthurtoboggan2439]

Is it close to being done? Thanks

[@addictedtogear]

No too many guitar projects LOL

[@arthurtoboggan2439]

@@addictedtogear they’re sold out of this kit now. I really want to try it out when it’s available. Want to sell yours? Lol

[@AndrewAHayes]

Is there anywhere apart from Crimson Guitars who sell a well-built kit with just the neck and body and no hardware?

[@addictedtogear]

Guitar Kit World

[@jacobbockover1628]

So for that guitar you can find used pros se tuners really cheep cause people Chang them out for pros locking tuners

[@addictedtogear]

Thanks for the tip!

[@theSMARTco.]

Hello Tony, What ever happened to this build? It’s been 4 months we have been waiting for this build video. Can we request that you assemble this kit for next video? Thank you Tony, From a fan.

[@addictedtogear]

I'm currently working on another build. It will get done but not for the next video unfortunately. Thanks for watching.

[@TheAtariCreep]

Did you ever do anything with this kit?

[@addictedtogear]

Not yet but I have a few ideas...

[@kharbear53]

My question is, what if you DON’T stain it, what are the drawbacks?

[@addictedtogear]

Nothing beyond looks and stains that will be hard to get out.

[@henrydelbosque1989]

Hi Tony, hope you are very well! I see you have nice occupation this winter to come... In the same way, Do you know the US e-shop The STRATosphere? They are selling guitars kits, like yours, but from Fender or Gibson. Would like to have your advice on it. Thanks and take care.

[@Relaxlifeisshort2]

Thats pretty much called a JR

[@ohger1]

Before pounding in the tailpiece stud on Les Pauls, drill a hole for a ground wire and ground it yourself otherwise this will be noisy and sound like garbage. Absolutely inexcusable at any cost..

[@owlexifry]

i bought this kit and it already had a hole drilled in that spot for the ground wire, maybe you got unlucky.....

[@Barbarapape]

Guitar Kits are a good way to make your own custom guitar, but the one big issue is obtaining a good finish, if you have to pay someone to do the spraying it can get expensive. If you have the required facilities and skills, then have a go, i tried and failed wasting a lot of time and money trying to get close to a ready made guitar. The best of luck if you decide to have a go.

[@Terry3Gs]

not nessicarly .. if you have enough space its easy to do dye (ink, water or even pre mixed stains) & hand rubbed on finishes/sealers.

[@FMLGuitars]

@@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow those methods are used to finish high end hand built guitars. Pretty sure a quality finish can be achieved that way. I've done several hand rubbed dye and wipe on poly finished myself that turned out amazing. Just a matter of taking your time and thinking thru the process.

[@owlexifry]

depends how much time and patience you have. don’t need fancy gear to get a good finish

[@Barbarapape]

@@owlexifry Agreed regarding patience, the end result is entirely dependant on the effort you make. Some people are very good at it, but i am not one of them.

[@littlebittycustoms923]

Alright im about to get pistol whipped by the purists for asking this question but here goes. Can i put a fender style top loader bridge on a gibson if i elevate it to the height of the gibson wrap around?

[@addictedtogear]

I don’t see why not!

[@carldacrawdaddy]

I ordered from them and it’s been over a week since I’ve ordered an in stock kit. They refuse to return my calls or emails. Seems like they just robbed me of 300 bucks. Lame company.

[@addictedtogear]

Don’t think so. They will respond just give it time.

[@carldacrawdaddy]

@@addictedtogear being you responded faster than the company that took 300 bucks from me and said it would ship in 3 days, my hopes aren’t high. Been almost two weeks now with zero correspondence. I’m curious if something is up with the company because I’ve never experienced this low quality of customer service.

[@nilz91]

that circular light reflection on the glasses is really really distracting...