Strat-type things.

[@markvonwisco7369]

On the two piece Peavey necks. My understanding is that Peavey flipped one piece of neck so that the grain went in opposite directions. This supposed to increase the stability of the neck.

[@boddumblues]

You mirror any tension that way, similar to how balancing a signal works ;-)

[@Hollcall]

@@boddumblues It would...........trust me.

[@boddumblues]

@@Hollcall It would what?

[@Hollcall]

@@boddumblues read the ???????

[@boddumblues]

@@Hollcall What???????

[@hughmann1118]

I am still gigging with my Peavey bass amp that I bought in 1973.

[@Yoda8945]

The two piece Peavey neck was built so that the truss rod assembly was put into a curved slot in the center of the neck and then laminated and the fret slots were cut all at once and the frets were pressed in in a single process. This save a lot of manufacturing money and made the process very accurate. Peavey had some really innovative features on the truss rod. The threads on the rod were rolled rather than cut and that makes the it stronger than cut threads. Further, Peavey used a special truss rod wrench made of thin metal. This was by design so that the wrench would fail before a truss rod did. A regular wrench would not fit. The T40 and T60 instruments were introduced in the US Market at $350 including case Strats & Teles were about double that. The wiring on those was unique in that the tone knob would fade one humbucking coil out after about 7 on the control, producing a single coil.. I don't know if the Falcon had the other feature that turning down the volume control did not cut the highs,

[@MalenyFieldsForever]

I love Ted's encyclopedic guitar knowledge, especially the history.

[@ZitherBeast]

Yeah, it's fun and interesting to watch.

[@lptomtom]

His spelling of Peavey at the beginning is painful to read though

[@mtb6816]

"The body's a nice piece of ash", damn near choked on that one.

[@audunrundberg9180]

Say that again in Sean Connery’s voice…

[@johnnyx9892]

Meet my new pedal….fuzzy galore

[@terrymiller111]

@@johnnyx9892 "I was tapping it all night. It screamed. I love to hit it."

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Insert G string joke here…

[@hobbified]

and then some long slow pans up and down.

[@yobentley7274]

Just ordered a sticker my friend. Thanks. Proud to display on my bench,

[@nicholastotoro7721]

I’m impressed that the body had an actual S/S/S routing and not just a big “swimming pool” route to make things more economical for Peavey.

[@davidallen346]

Is there a difference in tone the two strat type of wood routed bodies you mentioned? I actually have both, recently purchased a Fender player ash wood body strat with S/S/S route

[@nicholastotoro7721]

@@davidallen346 Probably more of a variation in tone from guitar-to-guitar than something based on the pickup cavities. I’m sure it makes some difference, but hard to quantify. I’m just impressed that they did the routing differently when they could have easily made one big route and used it for every guitar.

[@filalencar]

I think it's due to the CNC routing. It makes easier to do whatever they wanted.

[@jasonsapp792]

I own a Peavey Falcon Custom with Rosewood board and color matched headstock face to body...great guitar...oh and a factory Kahler installed trem

[@matthewf1979]

It wouldn’t be a live Skynard concert without piles of gear with that ghastly logo.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

I think it’s a cool logo for a 13 year old boy! 🤓🤘

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Those single ply Strat guards are a nightmare. I had a 50s style Strat with one, and I wanted to maintain its appearance but the constant warping was just too much of an issue.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

11:29 "...a nice piece of ash" - I wondered where that was going

[@Bassqueen13]

Sir, longtime noodlin old lady, half-assed craftsperson who stumbled across one of your videos. I just wanted to say thank you. I love your videos. NOT because I have any want to repair my guitars, aside from minor stuff, but because I find your videos ENJOYABLE. Even your odd, occasional commentary. And, while I don't watch to learn how to repair; I have learned a lot! I'm SUPER impressed and just wanted to say thanks dude. Cannot wait to see what you'll fix next! Always a pleasure - Sandi. Boy, I've got a late sixties Stella that sure could use your magic! One can dream. You can't beat the old American beaters!

[@nigelm.steele9329]

I found a Fender Squire Strat outside a church recently. It had been dumped basically. The repairs required were very minor it needed the input jack socket resoldering and a nut and washer a missing tone knob and nut for the pot and a few strings. I bought a new set of strings for it but have been playing it with the old ones as it plays well. It had a soft case which I hand washed and it is fine now and the neck had more gunk on it than the underside of a lorry but I got most of it off. I will get it 100 percent when I change the strings. There is a bit of grounding noise on it and I am.not sure what is causing that. It cancels when you lay your hand over the strings so I am guessing it is the main grounding wire. Lovely watching your work, thank you.

[@loang0]

Man, that thing kinda speaks to me! Normally not drawn to strats, but that Peavey thing is pretty sharp.

[@clintchambers7156]

The dad of a good friend of mine is close friends with Hartley Peavey. He’s going to send Mr. Peavey this video. Super cool. Thanks for sharing!!

[@WillyWonkenobi]

Man if it weren't for Peavey I would have never been able to afford guitars or amps when I was young and poor

[@valentino3191]

Hartley Peavey had a great run as an American employer and manufacturer. It seems his decision to move production overseas seemed more motivated by survival than avarice. All the others do it and it has made competition impossible. During his heyday, he was all about being MADE IN AMERICA. Superb designs on his guitars.

[@benlogan430]

His son in law took over and moved things overseas I do believe?

[@valentino3191]

They were beginning to outsource before that, but yes; his son in law seems to be doing everything he can to ruin Peavey as a company.

[@cpfs936]

Peavey's first neck carving machines were adapted from gun stock machines. Same principle, like a carving pantograph. A guide finger would follow the contours of a master blank, while routers carved multiple copies. Really forward-thinking, actually. Sort of analog CNC.

[@timothymallon]

11:10 I would leave the guard thats already on it. It has that, smoky bar look to it and seems to match the aesthetic of the entire guitar.

[@richardspees841]

`It's just replacing a pick guard, right?` Mine today was, 'replace my bathroom faucet with this one that I bought and love,' says my wife. Spacing is different on the handles, and the base is bigger so it sets up on the sink edge. the counter top is slate, so I have to grind things. I'm waiting for the 'just replace the sink and countertop, what's the big deal?' :)

[@PrinceWesterburg]

14:00 Oh woe is me... Twisting heater wires on valve amps stops them emitting as much 50/60Hz hum but it does little on pickup wires. Its a good idea to replace these plastic coated wires with vintage style cloth covered wire as the cable is different internally and the leadout wires are part of the inductor windings. It just changes something and they sound way strattier. All these little things add up.

[@J.C...]

🤣

[@savedaz]

Hi very interesting, are you saying change all the wires to vintage or just the pickups? Many thanks

[@infectionsman]

nonsense! for that wire resistance to actually matter, the pickup coil would have to be like 10 turns of giant solid core wire

[@jaungiga]

I laughed out loud at 15:55. That's a relicing touch I wasn't expecting, lmao

[@teterouge1472]

Watched a few(hundred) of your vids... I now work(maybe bodge) on my guitars. Being leftie means 40yrs means much grief and groans.... But after hundreds of hours(I mean 1000's) I'm getting close.... You are an inspiration

[@alwitham3650]

I hear you brother. Always having to think like a mirror and deal with pots with the wrong taper. Then there's sourcing parts. Thankfully there are more lefty parts around these days and the Internet makes it easier to find and order them. I'm in New Zealand and i order parts from the US, UK, Germany, China, Australia, wherever. If I relied on NZ retailers I'd be up ^^^^ creek without a paddle.

[@fuchsia5899]

I do love it when you work on straty-guitars

[@AnonYmous-jp8uu]

those 2 piece patented peavey maple necks are stable as anything on earth. I am from near Meridian, and grew up looking at and playing Peavey anything...those T-whatevers until they came out with strat clones. My main tele has a Predator maple neck from mid 90's , never needed adjusted ever. Too bad Hartley finally sold out, but life etc...I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, SIR

[@slaptasticdave21]

Ernie Ball makes a Cobalt string that is much closer in feel and tone to nickel than steels. Used to play bass in a band with two guitarists that had the nickel allergy and that was their solution

[@markv.5962]

Like the cream guard on the strat better than white.

[@MarkDoyleLuthierCat]

Thank You Ted as always! My first New Amp was a 1979 Peavey'''... because it was the Only New amp available in rural Eastern Oregon. I still have it, and in my old age, having collected multiple, beautiful Marshall Carver. Fender... blah, blah, high quality Analog Amps in my shop. I still love my Peavey, and refuse to sell it! It "JUST" IS what I have grown to love (Huge Smile), Respect!

[@MarkDoyleLuthierCat]

Always Love a nice piece of relic Ash (Huge Smile) Would Love a ZeFranc1 version of twoford.

[@benlogan430]

That Peavey looks like my Predator! Mines just got the three knob layout. Pretty sweet guitar, but a bit bright. I’m gonna change the pots and it will rock!

[@dp9550]

15:11 it's a 50's style pickguard on a 60's style body the reason for the missing holes.

[@blodpudding]

No that's a 50s body too, 2-tone burst maple neck, but Fender have different placements for the screw holes depending on models and which country they're made in so third party manufacturers usually have their own placements too. Even if you buy from WD where they list exactly what models they're supposed to fit on they are almost always off somewhere.

[@dp9550]

@@blodpudding Also this neck has a truss rod adjustment at the headstock (looks Mexican) not a 50's style neck 11:08 quite possibly a partscaster. also you can just see a bit of the fender logo here not a 50's logo.

[@dp9550]

@@blodpudding Also the bump out in the control cavity for the extra screw 50's strats don't have this. 12:03

[@dp9550]

​@@blodpudding It is probably a replacement body with a Mexican neck. most definitely not a custom shop guitar ... LOL the rubber tubing is on the wrong side of the pickups 11:44😅

[@dp9550]

@@blodpudding Not a 50's style body I have 50's style strats and have owned the Mexican road worn series and they are 50's accurate accept for the 12th marker placement I believe it's been a while since I have owned one.. but I still have my 57 stratocaster.

[@nedthebutcher818]

My first guitar was a 91 peavey tracer. I still have it and love it. Great guitar with a very fast neck for the money

[@waltergwiazda1803]

Thank you for your show! I'm enjoying the knowledge 👍

[@barrythompson-bm6kg]

howdo from north east england ,love your detailed explanations of what to use,and how and why

[@eliduttman315]

I'm not a luthier, but electronics is something I do know a bit about. Conductive adhesive copper foil shielding tape can be sourced from big electronics supply houses, like Mouser and DigiKey. "StewMac" seems expensive and checking the big supply houses out may save a few $.

[@3cardmonty602]

I own a Peavey Bandit 112 Teal Stripe from the early ‘90’s and you can virtually throw that amp off your roof and it’ll survive. I love it as a pedal platform amp.

[@DonaldVanHall]

14:22, where there was once wiring chaos there is now order. Nice Job!

[@PaulAshley]

Those control knobs look like faucet aerators!

[@tompaul2650]

Lol

[@billcampbell9611]

I’ve got one of those Peavey Falcons, though mine is from about 1991 so it’s got a different headstock logo. Looks like my fingerboard is one-piece. Mine’s in white, nice little Strat-style guitar.

[@musikman43204]

I have a beautiful Peavey Millennium USA 4 string bass which has a 35" scale length. I had the nut slots filed to accommodate B E A D size strings & it is a monster. 👍

[@davidbaines7330]

Nice, my favorite bass tuning

[@stoutlager6325]

Yeah those older Peavey basses were great.

[@rufus_mcdufus]

Rotosound British Steels are nice nickel-free strings too.

[@nobodynoone2500]

You really should re-lube pots after using automotive contact cleaner. Deoxit has lube in it, but the automotive stuff typically does not.

[@joeferris5086]

Im glad to finally see a comment about this. I had someone once tell me to use lubricated contact cleaner but could never find any that specifically mentions being lubricated. What about a computer targeted electrical contact cleaner?

[@martinh8481]

@@joeferris5086 MG Chemicals NU-TROL Control Cleaner works great. Mouser caries it.

[@richsackett3423]

@@joeferris5086 De-Oxit Fader Lube is a great product.

[@nobodynoone2500]

@@martinh8481 Nu-trol is great stuff. I only mentioned the overpriced brand because it seems more commonly known.

[@J.C...]

I doubt Ted needs your advice on lubing pots 🤣

[@davedavidson9996]

I always liked the 50s Strats with the Ash body and two tone sunburst.

[@grene1955]

Back in the early 80's, toward the end of a particularly gear failure-filled gig, I lost my temper and did a Pete Townsend on my 1970 Guild S100. So for the next couple of gigs, until I could afford a new (used) guitar, I borrowed my soundman's Peavey. I think it was a T-60. My soundguy had me under constant surveillance to make sure I didn't pull another PT. I remember it as a great guitar, which I enjoyed playing. I still have the S-100, and am in the process of restoring it with all the original hardware...

[@jonwanrocks]

t-60 is such a cool gtr albeit heavy as HELL

[@loumonte658]

PT relicking can be a bit much on the tuning.

[@atonofspiders]

What does it mean to pull a PT

[@loumonte658]

@@atonofspiders the way Pete Townsend use to treat his guitars on stage.

[@grene1955]

@@atonofspiders Smash your guitar like Pete Townsend of The Who used to do...

[@PrinceWesterburg]

11:43 - Sheilding paint, does it have graphite in it? If so you use it on control cavities, putting it on pickup cavities completely inhibits the magnetic field of the magnets removing all the treble and bass. Sounds great for that 70-80s rock humbucker sound but... [silent_scream]

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Wow!

[@atomdent]

Had a peaveyc t20 or t30 or something in the early 80s .Thanks Ted !

[@limpindug]

Thanks for sharing I enjoyed this with the usual wee bit history. 👍👍🥃Respect to you mate.

[@KarlKarsnark]

These old Peavey's have quite a cult following here in the States, especially the basses. Lots of neat little parts that were made in-house and can't really be replaced so hold on to every nut, screw and string tree you can find. Cheers.

[@mightyV444]

Oh yes! Their T-40 bass in particular is an actual classic! Very heavy in weight, though 🙂

[@richsackett3423]

@@mightyV444 I'd suggest the Grind is far superior, having gigged with both.

[@yobentley7274]

@@mightyV444 I had a black T-40 in the late '70,s. A heavy axe for sure. Sold it and bought a P-Bass in 1986. Still have her.

[@mightyV444]

@@richsackett3423 - Maybe it's actually because of its _disadvantages_ that the bassist community remembers the T-40 more!? 😄😉

[@mightyV444]

@@yobentley7274 - Very cool! 😀👍 I once had an Ibanez 'Musician' MC900 bass from '79, same as Sting's during The Police's early days but fretted, and despite it sounding and feeling great, I eventually sold it after owning it for over ten years because it too was just getting too heavy for me. It was even heavier than my all-mahogany Explorer-shaped Hamer! My go-to bass at the moment is _also_ a P-Bass from the 80's 😊

[@Chuck-Bob]

SO MANY people I talk to don't know anything about stretching strings! I mean, pro you-tubers and such, too. I just find it astonishing, I've done it 50 years, and I don't have all the Bigsby woes I hear about so often.

[@teterouge1472]

Wow. We get a history lesson and then master luthier shit..... Best guitar channel on KZbin.... Craftsmanship at master level.... 10gold stars from me 👍

[@robertpalmer4806]

D'Addario makes flat wound Chromes that I believe are stainless steel as well. And not as bright. With the added benefit of the smooth feel of flats.

[@eldjr1104]

I use these on my Les Paul Std.

[@Hemifan4266]

Everybody should have a nice piece of ash......mine is alder. I must have gotten lucky when I built my partscaster. Everything bolted right in. It was a really easy build and it plays very nicely.

[@rodneykroetsch2924]

I could really relate with your frustration on swapping out the pickguard. Usually happens when the customer brings his own parts to be installed. Had to laugh about the split shaft on the tone pot... 🤣

[@donaldholman9070]

hope you are feeling better. thank you for the great video.

[@johnturner3455]

That headstock is gorgeous

[@lumberlikwidator8863]

That Peavey Falcon looks and sounds pretty nice. I have an old T-60. I'm not into serial nos. and stuff, but it is a really great guitar. Weight is not a problem since back and knee issues force me to play sitting down all the time. I got the guitar and a decent-sounding Crate 60-watt amp at a block sale about 25 years ago. I blew up the amp at a gig not long after, but I haven't had to do any work on the guitar other than routine setup and maintenance work. The wiring is pretty cool. It has two full-size toaster-top humbuckers, three-way selector, phase switch, and individual volumes and tones for each pickup. The really cool thing is that the tone controls also act as coil-cuts. From about 0 to 6 on the tones you are in humbucking mode, but once you get up past 6 you gradually cut out one coil until at 10 you are in full single coil mode. This guitar is, I believe, the very first model that Peavey made, and for a first effort it is really versatile, producing Les Paul and Stratocaster tones, and just about every shade in between. My only complaint is that the neck is a little narrow at the nut for my sausage fingers. I paid $175 US for the whole rig, including a molded hard case and an ancient Ibanez fuzz box in an orange metal housing. I sold the pedal to another guitarist for more than I paid for the whole rig. My only regret is that I didn't keep the pedal, but, like everyone else at the time I was doing the Tube Screamer thing. Thanks for the detailed look at Strats. I like all your videos, but I really enjoyed this one because I mostly work on solidbody guitars. Great presentation!

[@jastervoid]

Peavey sounded good with hum cancelling in pickup selector positions 2 and 4. Must be rwrp middle pickup on that

[@chriscampbell9191]

The middle pickup on the Peavey sounds very pleasant. Some middle pickups are an acquired taste... Great vid. Can equate to the frustration of trying to get parts back in place. Especially when you don't want to have a screw or metal part scratch something.

[@bukwok]

I like the old pickguard than the new one.

[@doughendry115]

I want to thank you I never really thought about the Height of the back part of the bridge on my Stratocaster but I looked my book and seen it was be set at 1/8 inch so I adjusted the height before it was close to 1/4 inch so I really appreciate your videos thanks again

[@billallen1594]

Thank you for an enjoyable video. Great to hear the history and agree about the logo. But hey. Thought it was just me that they never ever fit 🤔

[@jamesskeen6011]

was happy to see you put the tubing on top of the pickup bobbins, instead on the bottom like whoever installed them and clipped the wires an inch and a half too short 🙂

[@DrMackSplackem]

LOL.

[@briansimpson8116]

Another excellent video

[@johnparsons661]

I've got this exact guitar, same color. Did replace the tuners last year. Don't have the Peavey knobs, came with Fender style knobs. And I did put some Bill lawrence pickups in it but I still have the originals. I love it.

[@robertpalmer4806]

American Peavey necks are great. The Fury Bass is my favorite. The laminate can make them more stable. I paid $40 for my Fury.

[@gedwardjones]

I have a Falcon Custom of this vintage and the neck is my all time favorite.

[@adobedoug2564]

Thanks for playing them for us Ted.

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

Being from the south I've always had a soft spot for Peavey gear. I play a T-40 bass

[@captainchaos3053]

I know that the strings you have chosen are from very well liked and trusted brand but I have had some bad experiences with D addario stuff. Even had a packed were the low E was broken inside the winding from new. I had some that rusted out real quick and a set were the ball end snapped off on the G long before coming up to pitch. I tend to look at the alternatives now.

[@zeroman614]

I had a 1994 Peavey USA Axelerator “Superstrat” which was a glorious guitar in looks and playability, the pickups weren’t great but the thing only cost $500 brand new.

[@markdalton293]

Ted those electronics look top notch

[@stevejohnston2715]

Let's not gloss over the fact That Peavey left the USA 1-2 decades after the others. The Peavey T-40 bass was probably the "best bang for your buck" high-end instrument ever made.

[@jimmygrant3151]

thanks for the motivation. I need to service my strat. was putting it off.

[@demuthjesse]

That's a 50's 1 ply guard. I believe it also only has 9 screws instead of 11. Also a slightly different shape around the bridge because of the wider bridge spacing the 50's strats had.

[@elijahmerrill9045]

On the shielding tape: if the adhesive isn’t conductive, or one isn’t sure, just bend tabs of tape over so that the top of the overlapping tape is contacting the top of the lower tape. Viola: continuity.

[@ZitherBeast]

With each video you make, I'm increasingly glad I stumbled upon your channel. The content is not only simply amazing, it's fun and relaxing to watch. Good stuff man, good stuff.

[@kryptichands968]

The red and the finish on the Peavey is pretty sharp, not a bad sounding guitar.

[@NintenDub]

Your vids are my absolute favorite. Please do more

[@NKBobcat]

Excellent again.

[@ShainAndrews]

Sitting here drinking my cup of joe on a rainy day... Your company is welcomed.

[@joeferris5086]

Holy crow I think I finally understand something I've been trying to understand for a while now. I have had a hard time grasping why conductive adhesive is required when using shielding tape or alum foil. If the adhesive is underneath the metal, why would it interfere with conductivity? This was my thought process. Is it because, we're assuming that you'd have to apply the metal in many different pieces, so you'd have layers on top of layers, and those would not connect without the conductive adhesive? That seems to make sense to me. But riddle me this. Lets say you use some spray glue that's non adhesive, but you apply one continuous sheet of alum foil across the back of the pickguard; in this scenario, it wouldn't matter, correct?

[@tiki_trash]

If glue was non-adhesive, it wouldn't be glue, lol. Yes, it wouldn't matter if it was one continuous piece. I prefer conductive paint for the pickup routes and foil for the pick guard.

[@joeferris5086]

@@tiki_trash Oops. I meant to say non conductive. Thanks for the reply. I prefer conductive paint as well, it just took me a while to figure that out. Therefore I have a PG with foil glued to the bottom of it.

[@Sammywhat]

Oh the joy I get when I hear Ted's intro music... 👈

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

I concur fellow lefty!! 🤘

[@Sammywhat]

@@smittenthekitteninmittens2679 Cheers! Smitten!! 👍 You are clearly a cultured kitty with impeccable dexterity. 😁

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

@@Sammywhat you are welcome 👍

[@JDStone20]

Great video! I have a Peavey Reactor from 1994 (T-Type/Telecaster) that I bought used for $99, and I absolutely love it. They are selling for around $500 now for some reason. I don't plan on selling mine. From the first moment I picked up the guitar I knew it was a keeper.

[@MegaTerryNutkins]

I gigged a Peavey Foundation bass for a while, that thing sounded immense. The epitome of basic but good, shame they didn't do wider spacing on the 5 strings.

[@duel2k7]

The twisting wires to cut down on noise only works with wires that carry the same AC signal with opposite phase angles. In terms of pickups there is no phase difference between the two wires so they'll be no cut down on noise. A lot of the electric guitar wiring ethos came from amp builders and electricians incorrectly applying their knowledge to passive guitar circuits.

[@DrMackSplackem]

Yeah, but it gets you that sweet vintage tone that only parasitic capacitance can provide.

[@ant1sokolow]

Nickel allergy is only a problem when the metal is in contact with the skin for prolonged time, like with jewellery. The nickel is biologically active only in ion forms and nickel is very stable so it takes time for nickel ions to be released from metal. Many coins are minted in nickel alloy (most often with copper: cupronickel) or even pure nickel, with few allergy issues as the coins are not kept in hands for long times. Cupronickel is also used in cutlery and for many other objects. Most stainless steel also contain nickel. Is stainless steel safer than "nickel silver" regarding this issue ? IDK for the frets. (edit: Jescar states that only their EVO gold wire is nickel free) But it's the case for the strings. Stainless-steel strings are nickel free as nickel in steel render it non magnetic thus useless for electric guitar strings. It's funny as pure nickel IS magnetic. When frets tarnish it's mostly the copper that oxydise (and for a larger part dirt and residue from skin...) but in this case the cleaning was probably a good move as nickel is probably also present ... As for cleaning, washing own hands and wiping strings and fretboard after playing is also a good move. if found this : www.stringsdirect.co.uk/blog/working-around-a-nickel-allergy/ and : www.jescarguitar.com/frequently-asked-questions/

[@KarlKarsnark]

The differing screw placement is a function of its "Vintage" specs. 50s spec tend not to have the upper screw and do have the lower screw. This is how putting a pick under the upper bout of the pick guard became so popular, but it can/does cause single ply guards to deform slightly over time, which is why they eventually went to 3-ply and more screws. It may be something to keep an eye out for when ordering after market parts.

[@J.C...]

50s spec have 8 screws vs 11 on modern pickguards. It's much more than just a moved screw hole. Seems like you need to get one of each and remind yourself if what they're actually made like. Because 11 screws is more than just "it doesnt have the upper screw but has the lower screw" or whatever you said.

[@shredskaster]

@@J.C... sure he wasn't being very descriptive or detailed, yes, but that comment made you seem a lil bit like a twat. He obviously knew what he was talking about and was merely trying to offer advice about the specific way the guy ruined a 50s spec strat guard. You didn't exactly spell it out in great detail either, in fact your description lacked what is needed to actually help the guy in the video. Big woop, you know the amount of screws on strat guards...

[@JoeMama410]

My first electric was a Peavey Falcon with a locking nut and Kahler trem and I hated it. It wasn’t until I bought a MIM Tele that I learned that playing electric guitar could be enjoyable.

[@vvvvaaaacccc]

the Peavey logo clashes hilariously with the tweed on their Classic amps.

[@kdobaggins3410]

These guitars are superb for their price range..USA Peavey falcon for under £250 GBP... Excellent value.

[@andrewhurlbut7475]

I picked up a 1990s Peavey Firenza with P90s a couple of years ago for what was basically pocket change. It is the easiest guitar to play that I have ever owned -- the neck is magic. And the P90s sound absolutely great. I thought it had the ugliest three on a side headstock I'd ever seen (it IS pretty stubby) and I almost didn't try the guitar because of that. But everything else about the guitar is so wonderful that it gives me chills to think how close I came to passing on it without giving it a chance.

[@dannork1240]

Peavey Firenze P90’s somehow sound better than any other P90’s. IDK what’s different about thrm, but they just sound fantastic

[@desolatemetro]

Thank you. The Peavy logo makes it seem like they make instruments for your weed dealer who laughs like a hyena, has half grown out bleach blonde hair, whose house smells like wet cigarettes, and who uses the word "bro" in virtually every sentence. And every time you go over there he makes you listen to him play for way too long and turns the volume up way way too loud. His weed isn't very good but you don't know anyone else in the area so you're stuck with him.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Still, I’d wear a free Peavey t-shirt.

[@mikemorrisonmusic]

That’s awfully specific. I hope you found a better weed dealer.

[@HunterJE]

Oh wow that is exactly what it looks like, well put

[@cpfs936]

Supposedly, Hartley Peavey "designed" the original logo when he was about 17. Unfortunately, that's EXACTLY what it looks like. SO fugly!

[@atonofspiders]

Wet cigarettes

[@GilgaFrank]

That looks like relicing by someone who's never seen an old guitar!

[@mattrogers1946]

Yup, the work is very amateurish. Believe it or not, but this requires skill that few people possess.

[@joelonsdale]

I relic my guitars by gigging them over many, many years. After 20+ years of gigs and accidental knocks and scrapes the guitar begins to look like a 20+ year old guitar.

[@GilgaFrank]

@@joelonsdale Yeah, I've had my main Stratocaster since 1988 and it's done thousands of gigs so it's covered in chips and scratches and dings. And I didn't have to pay Fender Custom Shop to do it for me!

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

I think issue is that's a 50's style guard and the guitar is made for a 60's style guard which have different amounts of screws. Weirdly the guitar has a 50's sunburst

[@morganghetti]

I got an American made Peavey Reactor for my forst real guitar in 1997. My parents bought it for me for Christmas. Still have it.

[@patrickturner6878]

I had a Peavey Bass Guitar and amp combo in the 90's as a teenager and kept it well into the 2010's but lost it in a house burglary and never recovered. It was a solid bass for sure.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

That Fender looks more like a home-relicked Highway One model than the Road Worn.

[@mightyV444]

I _was_ lucky once when replacing the white-ish pickguard of my 'Highway One' series Fender Strat's pickguard with a black one from Allparts and the latter's holes lining up perfectly, though! 😊👍 BUT: I had a nightmare only last week before giving my 14-year old Son a full-size Strat copy as an upgrade to the 3/4-size one he'd been playing over the past year and a half and which has meanwhile become too small for his hands. My idea was to first swap some parts between the two guitars and especially the pick-ups, as the mini-Strat's sounded quite a bit better, and despite its body, neck and pickguard being smaller, all the other parts were actually full-size, so the swap should've been a matter of just unsoldering the wiring's connections at the output jacks and at the tremolo claws and then popping each set of pick-ups plus electrics into the other guitar - but no, *wrong!* For starters, the holes in the pickguards for the 5-way switches didn't quite line up, and then it also turned out that the mini-Strat's pick-ups were slightly to big to fit through the holes in the full-size's pickguard! 👎😆 And just swapping the sets' covers didn't work as the holes in them for the pole pieces differed between the 3 pick-ups on one guitar while the covers on the other guitar were all identical 🙈 I should've paid more attention and taken my soldering iron dying right at the start of this project as a sign to not proceed any further, as well as it having been difficult to find a new one! My poor nerves...! And of course, both guitars are now back to being exactly as they'd _always_ been! 😆

[@michaelinglis567]

As a builder and modder of guitars, guitar pedals and guitar amps Ive done that more times that youd likely believe if I told you (worked on something for hours, days, weeks and even months just to end up having everything go back EXACTLY how it was before I started for one reason or another.) The only difference being now the thing I was working on has wear here and there from taking things off, putting them back on, swapping things around etc etc. But the consolation we have when that happens (which I think you touched on) is that now we know a little more an are ever so slightly more skilled than before we started the project. I believe they call that "learning something the hard way" lol. Good luck with your future projects!

[@mightyV444]

Thank you for your good wishes, @@michaelinglis567! 😊🙏 I'd done a bunch of guitar and bass modifications over the years but this was the first time I had to admit defeat!😅 I admire people like Ted and yourself who have the patience and resilience to do such work on a daily basis! That sooo isn't me! 😆 My best wishes also to you! 😀👍

[@Charles-Darwin]

I like the peavey predator body style, it had locking tunas some years, and those fat-pole pickups on it sss/hss

[@jcripp7974]

I like them locking tuna sandwiches

[@80shardrockRules]

You Actually do not need to solder the tape sections, you can punch them with a pointer (for instance with a line of dots), so there is contact . I learn this many years ago, before you could get easily tape with conductive glue...

[@goodun2974]

I have used ordinary aluminum foil tape to shield guitars with, and done the exact same thing as you described to connect the overlapping layers. A small Phillips screwdriver works really well to make a row of divots that punch through the insulating adhesive layer and connect the overlapping foils.

[@PJBonoVox]

Yeah, same here. I use the aluminium tape and just centre punch them every half inch or so.

[@gordon5004]

I sure like your guitar playing.

[@JackdeDuCoeur]

Nice work

[@imagiro1]

17:15 : Did this sound like "Another Brick in the Wall"? Did Pink Floyd use a Strat Middle+Bridge for that? Does anyone know? And: Thank you Ted, always happy about your videos!