How to Build a Kit Guitar without Expensive Tools or Soldering -

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Enter the Kit Challenge to win €500 here - thmn.to/thocf/67szf1wyxq

[@waspcatcher]

The only kit in the link is the t-style one. Should there be others?

[@PaulCooksStuff]

4:05 "it would be kinda cheating if I'm showing you how to put this kit together and I'm using specific guitar tech tools" Just posting to say thanks for that basic-household-tools approach. It answers my biggest hesitation - what if it needs any fret levelling or sprout filing or nut slotting or remedial routing etc to get it playing well. 🤔 The tools would cost me more than the kit. So this is the perfect series format to find out the reality! 👍🎸

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Get you literally any flat solid something-or-other and some sandpaper in various grits, so you can level, dress and polish frets to your heart's content. Routing really shouldn't be required at all. Nut slotting... you can get by with cheap "needle files" from any hardware store.

[@onefatstratcat]

Oh goody... it's like a model kit for a big kid!! :) Honey.. where are my Testor paints?

[@deadlegs187]

60£! Ordered. I'm making a silver sparkle. And lobing in some old hotrails

[@mralgebro]

Awesome video! I watched with my 7 year old and we were enthralled! I’ve never put together a guitar before but you made it look so easy! Thanks!!

[@tomdameek]

Really informative basic guitar mod kickoff Andy. Anyone looking to start doing mods would do well to look at this. Not everyone knows the basics like not over torquing the screws and evenly cross tightening. And you kept it interesting too 😃👍👏👏

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Thanks Tom. Glad it hit what I wanted it to hit.

[@wv838]

Welcome to the rabbit hole, young Andy ;)

[@TheGuitarGeek]

🤓

[@drp8062]

"screw pots" tip: For electronics projects I use ice cube trays to hold and separate small parts!

[@ivanriverajr5012]

The greatest american hero retires and sets out to make guitars what a chap 👍

[@juansalvo2374]

Thanks!

[@howardmaryon]

Have to hand it to Thomann’s marketing folk for coming up with this “competition”. All the better guitar channels on YT. ( Menotic Stringworks, Twoodford and Dave’s World of etc etc are all excused because they are professional luthiers) are doing the build and the publicity is priceless. Thomann’s accounts department are also on top form, you dont get cash, you get a €500 store credit, but I could spend €500 in the Thomann store in a heartbeat.

[@2018Clarity]

I just bought one arrived today,super stoked after watching your video,I was thinking of painting mine,,never don anything like this before,any video posters? Look forward from hearing from you,cheers!

[@tramlad2]

Brilliant, might give it a go, that looked easy enough to do

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Mine is underway as well! Can’t wait to play the thing!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Enjoy it!

[@wideyxyz2271]

Cool always fancied having a go at one!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Now is a good time.

[@KeithGrommes]

Thank you thank you thank you for posting this! I have always wanted to buy a kit and try it myself. I think people should be aware though, the body, being made of Rengas might cause allergic reactions similar to poison ivy in some people. Shouldn't matter though if you're going to paint the body and apply poly. I ordered a T-style kit and ST-kit after watching this video. Great video Andy!

[@armendrz]

Best videotutorial for this kit. Much better that the guidebook included. Thank you for the effort. It has been fun to do it with you :)

[@MikeLute]

I had a great time building a J-Bass, with my Dad, at last year`s DIY challange. There were some crazy builds last year I think it`s worth checking out the 2021 DIY vids by Thomann.

[@guitarzan0515]

Hey Andy, most Groovy man! Will be watching the cus- toe- my- zation😱💥👍🤙

[@onefatstratcat]

Just a tip.. if you use the bridge pickup more than the neck wire it backwards... that way the switch knob won't be in your way when you work the volume pot if you do that kind of thing :)

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I flip the control panel around

[@numbersguy8737]

You're the NerdCubed of guitar KZbinrs amd I love it.

[@SpinesAndSplines]

Thanks so much for this video. I finished my guitar last week (ST style) and just uploaded an in depth build video yesterday. Your video was probably the most helpful tutorial that I watched, and I came back to it several times to check through different steps. I also loved what you ended up doing with the kit. Thanks again!

[@Yakomoe]

I am watching your as soon as I am done with this one.

[@Lunolux]

thx

[@DasOrakelspricht]

My tip: i use an plastic ice-cube maker (Eiswürfel Form) to separate the screws, nuts and all that tiny things, which always get lost an were found in the vacuum cleaner.

[@onefatstratcat]

how long does it take for the ice to melt? :)

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Good tip. My fingers are too big for an ice tray though

[@PooNinja]

Magnet sheets with grid lines to show where each bit comes from 👍🏽

[@Joe-mz6dc]

A really cool looking and nice sounding guitar and you put it together very well.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Thank you kindly!

[@johnrogers2826]

15:50, that's what she said! I saw your little "look" there. Spit my coffee out, thanks!

[@60CycleHumcast]

woah, you have a drill press! I wish I had a drill press.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I have a drill press. You can borrow it if you like. I’m a good neighbour

[@markburgess4528]

I 3d printed a string winder for mine. Of course you will need access to one for this.

[@jeffdray2500]

I tend to throw the strings and the cable out but those terrible strings can be used jused to check that everything is aligned.

[@berniarmstrong]

Some great tips. I have been pondering entering the challenge. This video helped me think it was within my capabilities.Only problem would be convincing my partner that another guitar is essential...😉 I will watch out for the mods. 🤞🏼

[@backlom]

My thoughts exactly, pickup height adjustment. Has potential! We’ve had a record rainfall. Perhaps an🕊Ark with animals for a design? 🌧

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Whatever the design is going to be... it has to be able to be painted by someone with the abilities of a 2 year old... (me)

[@MainPrism]

It's been my understanding that the strings included with kits are really only there to get your setup dialed in. After that you're supposed to replace them with whatever you prefer. Idk how true this is considering strings have different tensions so after switching strings your setup would have changed. But they would get you in the ballpark so you don't have to do too much adjusting so maybe that's it. I'm new to the channel btw and this was a pretty great video. There's plenty of helpful info for people new to kit building and it's easy to digest and follow. Well done sir, looking forward to watching more of your videos now!

[@PooNinja]

Building a better world one instrument at a time.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Someone has to do it...

[@ChrisFranklyn]

That wood would look good with an SG semi-transparent crimson colour with a dark filler in the grain. A set of awful strings are always handy when playing around with guitars so you can save the good'ns for the final set up. I was too cheap to buy something like this kit to play along this year, so I got a uke... well, two ukes :) Looking forward to the rest of this series, I really enjoyed when you stripped down that Les Paul before.

[@king708708]

Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

darn straight!

[@oldguydave7355]

Great idea, just subbed! :)

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Welcome to the channel!

[@dragonflames_official]

AMAIZING HEADSTOCK

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I think it might be too small...

[@dragonflames_official]

@@TheGuitarGeek mm yes you right

[@phillosopherguitarist2673]

I want this shirt!

[@Stirling62]

Hardly building a guitar, more like assembling a guitar! Just saying! Good video!

[@GunsNRoosendael]

2:33 That's what he said

[@ManuelBianchiBooks]

I just wish they had any lefty kits ...

[@fkun1156]

Great video idea! I think it would be very nice to go from necessary to extreme mods. Like: start with intonation and the nut. Then making a proper headstock, then changing any other shapes of the guitar and end it with a paint job and finishes.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I like it! Yes, the sensible stuff will be done first

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

@@TheGuitarGeek please do. It's important to show regular folks that none of this is really rocket surgery. It can be very intimidating for people who don't have luthiery training or other shop experience.

[@Jenisonc]

Did you ever revisit this guitar and do any upgrades?

[@wallyh24]

In the U.S. we have this new fangled tool called a socket wrench…here’s hoping this modern technology makes its’ way across the pond soon

[@JaniceLalla]

Good video! How much real time to get to the end of the build?

[@TheGuitarGeek]

If I wasn’t making a video I could do it in under 15 minutes. 30 minutes with hand tools tops

[@ArchersApothecary]

Hey Andy, Awesome vid but did you ever customise it?

[@luisnunes3863]

Very informative video, thanks! P.s. You could have used a cheap plastic string winder. Even the most clueless newbie either has bought one or will after the first time trying to wind by hand. 😁😁🤘

[@hussamjamil4980]

Dude, out of the box it sounded great, it did not howl or squeel or fall appart. The whole point of this, is to let a beginner put it together, understand how a basic guitar works and from then on....the sky is the limit. Upgrade the tuners, pickups, knobs, the finish....it will be YOUR guitar, to do what you want with it and never worry about modifying a €400+ instrument and ruining the value....it will "grow with you" basically.

[@alejandrogordillorodriguez8518]

It has turned out very nice, could you tell me how much the guitar weighs once built?

[@dazzer1730]

Did you ever do anymore on this bud?

[@frankdeleeuw9233]

Just wondering why you didn't shield the routed cavities before you started assembly? Is this a future mod?

[@EdSki1970]

60 cycle was very fast

[@TheTactical6string]

you got yourself a Macmull there....

[@Briansgate]

is there a diychallenge23?

[@ruckusfitnesd7505]

I do the same when i Put new strings in i have to use my hands

[@discocrisco]

Is the body pre finished? Looks like it.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

It’s sealed. Feels kinda waxy

[@KurtGerster]

How can the Kit go for 79 and the finished product for 79 to 89? I understand that i can be fun to build your own guitar. But there is no benefit.

[@J.C...]

Are you sure that's not a 4 piece body? I'm almost sure I saw more join(joint?) lines. Pretty sure I saw 3 altogether. One in the middle and one more on each side, somewhat parallel to the center line.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Yep! Two piece!

[@Forest_Fifer]

Did you see the stained glass Tele on Trogly's show the other night? Just sayin.....

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Hahaha no i didn’t… I need to take a look

[@iloveitall]

I'd like to buy a kit if only the wood was a traditional one. I'd of course pay more for that. Nevertheless, the guitar sounds decent.

[@71goaliemask]

ANDY! wotcha matey. I'm first! which is...meaningless.....yay..... :0

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Not to me it isn't. It is meaningFULL!

[@TedSchoenling]

arrrgghhh why to people string their guitars the hard way? I have never once done it like this since 1980 and haven't ever had a tuning stability issue. Pull the string all the way through, finger tight.. tune it up, making sure to get one wind over top the part of the string you pulled through. It locks into place. You can whammy to your hearts content, bend, alt tune you name it. Of course this past year I've discovered locking tuners, but that does pretty much what I do without having to worry about where that first wind goees

[@davoskazooga]

15:50 that's what she said (since we already got a "he" in the comments)

[@Kawabxl]

Me : I don't want to buy the kit ! Me : Go on, buy the kit ! Me : Noooo Me : Yess, do it..do it !! Welcome in my mind :|

[@myworms]

I couldn’t find a spanner, so I had to settle for a wrench.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Oh no... You will ruin it!😂

[@LDN_MZK]

"Not get obsess"? Well.... this is videos 1 of 50.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Hahahahah yes… just maybe!

[@andsoistopped]

Fffffffffffffffffffffffffffire!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

You know it

[@munkuukle5665]

how to build a kit guitar with a riddicilous headstock.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

LOL it's left vastly oversize so you can cut it to whatever shape you want.