Upgrading A Squier With Free Parts From The 'Man-Drawer' 🎸 The Troublecaster Is Born! 🤦‍♂️

[@theguitaristas]

Part 2 is now here so check it out and see how I get on! 🤦‍♂️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn2Qq5icebJ4erMsi=XDaSJdsT_9mIR8hP

[@johndo9648]

Thank whoever for you not being another KZbin salesman. Just someone that likes to tinker with guitars and is clearly being himself. 👍

[@elecengineer46]

100% agree! This channel and twoodfrd are the best guitar channels on KZbin.

[@DrBar10w]

There are too many 'Peter Perfect' videos on KZbin. This was a lot more educational than watching some pro with unaffordable luthiering tools breeze through something like a refret and making it look like he's making toast. A normal guitarist trying to do a 'kitchen table' job with all the frustrations that go with that. Superb content.

[@bjornandersson3837]

Absolutely agreed!

[@Maart-o5k]

Don‘t worry about the cracks. The folks at the Gibson and Fender-Custom-Shops call it relic-ing. Great show.

[@leftyo9589]

they charge a pretty penny for it too!

[@TheDenVamps]

I am in stitches. The moment when you go off camera and attack it with a hammer. Comedy gold and the tell tell sign of someone who works on old motorbikes I bet :-)

[@joehahn8817]

Kind of like a parent taking a child in the next room to discipline them...🤣🤣🤣

[@baabaabaa-El]

I cracked up too when he went offscreen!!

[@lcc8394]

the look down after finishing hammering with that huge hammer and 'shit' especially when the nylon hammer is right there on the bench

[@cambian]

Great vid, Colin! Man of the people and a regular guy hack just like us! ...and I mean that in the best way.

[@jeremyharris4039]

Col. Love these videos because it makes me feel better in the same situations. This and the 335 pickup swap are some of the most relatable and entertaining videos to me.

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

Thats pretty much how all my "modding" projects go, but with even more swearing 🤣. Thanks for being so real and relatable

[@phillytle5114]

A man after my own heart. Reminds me of my own guitar mod projects. Love messing up guitars for better or worse. No regrets.

[@paulcoleman3081]

It's so refreshing to see someone who represents all us bodgers and bricoleurs doing good stuff with guitars! You get results, Colin, and you entertain the crap out of us along the way!

[@timaves1504]

Bodgers of the world unite! Lost count of the number of times I’ve done more harm than good, either by being in a hurry or by sheer cack-handedness. 😮 I’ve got a lockup full of “might come in handy one day” guitar, amp and speaker cabinet bits. I recently had a major clearout (three carloads to the tip!) and it was massively cathartic. 😊 A good trick l use for tight string ferrule holes, Colin, is to heat the up the ferrules and push them in with a soldering iron. It softens up the wood and gives a nice, tight fit - and a very satisfying squeak as they go in! If you had a big enough iron, you could do that with these bushes too. I’d never use a drill for tuner holes, either. - terrified of coming out the front! I use a little hand pin vice and take it reaaaaly slowly. I also aways lubricate the screws with soap or wishing up liquid.

[@jkf9167]

Absolutely! I had to prohibit myself from soldering for two years, and I'm still in the nut file penalty box.

[@pasteye1671]

rub the screws on a candle, especially when going into a hardwood for the first time.

[@alexbaxter8291]

Carry On Guitaristas, the best short film I've seen for ages Col. Both informative and comedic, all that was missing was a load of swearing when you dashed off shot and started hammering away. Loved this.

[@pmitchell4316]

Love it Col, "back in a minute" invoked memories of Basil Faulty whacking his car with a branch, priceless 😂

[@neoquest2012]

This is why we are all Guitaristas and not Luthiers, Never goes to plan and always needs a bit of hammer action 😂 Love these episodes Col, can’t wait till next week! 🍻 cheers bruv 👊 😎

[@kevinwlyons_music_production]

I absolutely loved the off camera hammering. Needed more cussing..LMAO

[@jonrichards5888]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RonH-tf7gi]

You did fine ,Colin!! I love your authenticity!! It’s the reason I subscribe to the channel !!

[@andrewseaspray6059]

I cried laughing at 22.50 when the sweet guitar playing juxtaposed against the sound of claw hammer violence against the guitar neck!! This is full of truth for a fellow tinkerer and my favourite KZbin video for ages. More like this please!

[@theguitaristas]

😁🙏

[@ChrisPalmer-tv5ot]

omg Colin… you’re my brother from another mother. I laughed so hard when you went off camera and all the banging starts… crack me up mate. Cool playing in the background and I’m almost out of nibbles! 😂

[@baabaabaa-El]

Hahahaha!! I larfed my guts out, you hammerin in the background Col!! Thanks mate, have a good weekend!!👍🏼

[@scozz6139]

Loved it, very entertaining, you have a way about yourself that's genuine and just a regular person. No puff and fluff, just a regular guy who loves playing guitar and guitar stuff,... like us, your audience. I enjoy and look forward to your weekly videos.

[@bradyazell]

When you left the screen and we could hear hammering I lost it! 🤣🤣🤣 This is why I have to see you every week. Absolutely the best Guitar channel on YT.

[@rohnleidigh213]

And that's how it works in the real world right there. Good stuff.

[@oldmanzen6682]

21:30 Same expression my kids used to make when thwacking things with their toy hammers. Heh. Fun video. Thanks.

[@MISSREEB]

Thank you Colin. You have restored my faith ,never thought anyone could be has clumsy as me!!! Loved it…❤

[@thenovello-pugh]

Bodgers rule! At my wedding, the best man celebrated my bodging by telling everyone that when I went motorbike racing in my 20s my tool kit consisted of a chisel and a hammer - and a bigger hammer. He wasn't far off! Great content, Col! Keep it coming. :)

[@davidhamilton7780]

What a lovely collection of stuff! Colin, if life had a rewind button, we would need 124 years to get to the end. Well played!

[@ramlerendleg]

Best part when you hammered on the bushings and got off camera to not hurt anyone's feelings!

[@emil8446]

I love the fact that you don’t portray yourself as some sort of repair, luthier guru, and are just as fallible as the rest of us. Some of these on line guys take themselves far too seriously for me. Good on you.

[@TheRandyDowning]

You do great work, and have way more patience than I do! I turned wrenches on cycles for many years, but every "easy" job on my guitars has turned into a week's long adventure! You're the best!

[@fatseaturtle]

I LOVE that this guitar has been so much Trouble! It adds to the story and it will be that much sweeter when finished!!!

[@welshhomegrown934]

Best part of my week new guitaristas video 🤘🤘🤘🤘😊

[@Elksniffer1]

Great beginning Col, and great playing as well. Loved seeing the strat o sonic!

[@PigC69]

The Gibson Custom Shop have been on the blower, they just want to know when you can start....?

[@markjones7365]

😂😂😂

[@sohosteveuk]

@@markjones7365 What's amusing? PigCity69 was serious 🤡

[@neoquest2012]

Finally build quality would go up 😂

[@theguitaristas]

I could sure show them a thing or two with my ill fitting tools and hammer collection! 🤣👍

[@deltafit]

Best comment 😂😂😂

[@runswithdogs3069]

it was like watching myself do a project!

[@barrybritten7152]

A masterclass in Lutherie. thanks Col you have inspired me to give my Epiphone a good hammering

[@ramlerendleg]

Haven't even watched the whole video but already I liked your attitude of going along with all these things you want to do. Do it, see what happens and make the best of it. Might not always be the most sensible way to do it but. as you go along. you'll make it work. That's at least half of the fun! Cheerio, Colin!

[@moschops999]

It seems like ages since we had a Guitaristas modding film. ‘Oh crap, that wasn’t supposed to happen’ Colin is my favourite Colin. 😆🤣

[@albaxter8711]

Cheers Col...you had me laughing my balls off 🤣 more than once..your face when you realised the paint had cracked!..nice to know I'm not the only old guitar geezer who's projects arnt always perfect..good on you for showing it warts and all..and cheering me up! all the best Col..keep strumming..Al in norn iron (northern ireland) 👍

[@huskerbob82]

always look forward to your stuff!! keep doing what you're doing!!!

[@Ntheguitar]

Loved that video, we've all been there! Nowadays I push in those tuner bushings with a very cheap ratcheting grip clamp with a block on wood on the back. Put a tiny bit of candle wax on em as well and the screws too if it's a new hole! Looking forward to part II.

[@stuahlers1528]

I know how you feel Colin, putting a Strat neck on a Epi special 2 with p90s. Redrilling the bridge studs for a second time to match the 25.5 scale of the neck. Thank goodness for dowel rods and CA glue. It don’t look pretty, it’s reliced.

[@theguitaristas]

That a big job I’ve yet to tackle something like that… would be messy! 🤦‍♂️

[@hod8931]

Thanks! Yes other than set ups im depending on a guitar builder to do most of my work. Im not as patient as I used to be😂 Same with my Bikes, I'll change oil and plugs the rest, someone else is on the hook. But I enjoy watching others work on stuff😊

[@kkrekula]

I've had my 1969 Telecaster since 1977 and it's always been my "workhorse" electric guitar. The other year,one of the tuners went bad and I needed to make a decision: keep it original (as the value of it is now has gone high) or keep it my main instrument. Well: 1. I will never sell it whatever and 2. I still want it to be playable as my No1 guitar. So I hammered in the new bushings all went well, but some days later there were cracks in the headstock of my 55 year old guitar.... argh... I was pretty devastated for a week or two, but then decided to look for a guitar luthier which could help me. Found one, who did the job properly and made the new tuners sit in without any cracks in the headstock - wow! So there are skilled people around to help you if you have screwed up!... :)

[@theguitaristas]

Ouch… glad you got that fixed and very glad I’m making the mistakes on a Squier!

[@davew8542]

Great video Col. Troublemaker indeed! When you get the hammer to knock in the bushings, it just made me think DIY with Reg Prescott (UK TV reference). Always entertaining stuff!

[@mattpygmy2167]

Thats the most 'The Reasembler' kind of video you've done, brilliant. Love the format, and you just tinkering are my favourite, always relaxing and always funny. You truly are the u.k.'s most niche national treasure.😅

[@billcrabtree8700]

This video is the embodiment of all that is good and great about your channel.

[@UNKUHNOODLES]

Day two: same shirt... HE'S JUST LIKE US!!! 👉🏆👈

[@jimkirby1799]

I can sympathize with you. I have done many modifications on guitars and learned that some things are best left to the experts.

[@paulsworld2]

Never said it was easy Colin!!!! Keep up the good work

[@bjornandersson3837]

Great video. Very entertaining. Keep up the good work!

[@philipbraid2948]

Hi Colin Absolutely brilliant bloody hilarious 😂👍👍keep it up!!!

[@DJCJ999]

You had a shaky start there Col but you captured the way she goes when you start off with great intentions then things go a bit south and you have to dig yourself out of a hole and live with the compromises… in that place hero’s are made!

[@TommySG1]

Regarding the little pilot holes for the tuners, a few years back I just bit the bullet and purchased the proper tool via Stew Mac ( I believe it was around 75 bucks US ), it has the double hole set up for Fender as well as Schallers, I recommend getting it…. Worth every penny 🤙

[@Alan-jv5bd]

I love your humanity and very genuine self as you struggle through guitar mainenance adversity! Yu are fabulous fun to fdllow. Greetings from a Canadian fan. Alan

[@johnro6659]

Looks and hopefully sounds good when it's finish! I love resurrecting guitars myself. I work on a lot of guitars for friends mostly upgrades and set ups. I rarely charge because it's a hobby. I do get to keep all the parts I replace so I have boxes of parts, pick ups and trashed guitars. For the cheap pick ups I usually wax pot them but my little vacuum chamber I built from a pressure cooker it's old and the aluminum is cracked so it sucks in air. I am looking for a new/used one to convert. As far as the chip/cracked finish I can usually fix them with a little superglue and clamp it after I will sand an polish it and it becomes invisible. To keep it from happening I chamfer the holes/finish before hand. Before I did it I chipped several finishes. Depending on if I can find the chipped paint I will superglue it and do the same clamp and polish it. For chip repairs on guitars I have had huge luck with building up layers of fingernail polish in them until it's higher than the finish and knock it down using a razor blade with tape on the edges so I can use it like a plane then sand and polish. Works best on black finishes, finding matching colors for the other colors can be challenging. For clear coat I will build it up with CA and do the same as I do with the nail polish. If the chip goes into the wood I use a simple colored sharpie and do the CA thing. Not 100% effective but if you do not know it's there you'll have a hard time finding it. I was just given a Gibson/Baldwin beginner guitar with many chips thankfully they are all in the black and not the teal burst. The guitar actually surprised me at how easy it is to place and the neck and frets are decent the frets need a good cleaning and polish. The PU is crap I have several I can choose from and I probably will replace the pots. Some of the trashed guitars I rebuild I usually give them away to people/kids who want to learn.

[@MrCarlzohn]

This is the type of video where I am perfectly content with living vicariously through you. :) Seriously though, thank you for not being afraid to show both the ups and downs of modding by yourself. We've all done it, mate. I can't even remember all the pots and switches I have fried because I suck at soldering.

[@monacordero]

Love your channel,Colin. I always look forward to seeing the next adventure. Cheers

[@ArnasGasparonis]

You da man, Cole! Don't let that paint chip bother you. It's a lesson.

[@ratbird3290]

Amongst the best parts - Soungarden "Fell on Black Days" Colin-playing in the background. Bloody Brilliant!

[@eertje01]

At least 3 times I went: aaah no please don't do that 😂😂😂. Also I learned never to try and reem out holes. Just buy a set of Kluson tuners. Awesome vid, can't wait for the next episode!

[@Edward1312]

Getting the tuner bushings in and out can be a right pain on some guitars, the last time I tried I managed to crack the headstock veneer as well, so you are not alone Colin! I'd use a small drop of black nail polish on that chip. My biggest fear about forcing the bushing in too hard is that you might find it really hard to get them out if you decide you want to change them later on down the track. I have one guitar that I purchased 2nd hand that had the tulip tuners put on the wrong way round (upside down) at the factory, so I had to drill new holes to upgrade them even though the tuners were the same style. I assume the guitar was sold originally new cheaply as a factory 2nd. Seems incredible that a factory worker could be that dozy and that the manufacturer would still send the guitar out for sale.

[@markroadmtb]

Oh God, Colin! That is the most stressful video I have seen in a long time! Remind me not to call you when my Tele needs work!😮

[@MarkHendrickson-ze6zp]

Loved this video, this project gave me flashbacks of some of my "projects", nice to see I'm not the only one, where a seemingly easy project, turns into something much more. Finishing up the project - a few more paint chips, and you'll have a great "Road Worn Troublecaster"😎

[@Dad-Gad]

Great as ever Colin , I've got a guitar " man drawer " that I could build 3 guitars from it , I'm not going to , but I need all the bits JUST in case 👍

[@ces69]

I use nail varnish to touch up dings on my guitars. Get yourself a selection in various colours like clear, black and some red translucent for the Les Paul’s and such! Been doing it for years, works a treat!

[@graemero5532]

That was a f**cking great video Col 👍🏻 And fortune favoured the brave as far as the bridge bushings go 😉

[@tkdoff]

Man the stuff I learn watching you. You both terrify and inspire me.

[@ima640]

Great vid Colin, we have all been there, when a seeminly straight forward job fights you all the way. You missed the opertunity to call the vid "man with guitar and hammer". thanks for posting.

[@jamesmgreen15]

Well played.

[@mrlordsotherson3091]

Absolutely glorious! Equal parts hilarious and terrifying. I need to go and calm myself down

[@michaelbelgil]

Brilliant. Thank you again for demonstrating how things can always go wrong. This is how we all learn! 😂

[@markbirch5715]

Mark here (USA)... love the vids and the tv channel.Not one to give advice but I pretty much fuck up everything I modify.I have learned when taking the tuner bushings out to use (from the top side) an easy out that will grip the inside of the bushing and allow you to get it to the turn without cracking the finish .Once they turn you can push them out by hand ... Keep up the good work !

[@cataclysmicconverter]

"What this requires is a delicate blend of psychology and extreme violence.." Vyvyan - The Young Ones

[@astrofire68]

Great video Colin. Looking forward to the end result 👍

[@TheWelhaven]

Cool, it looks awesome. I’m going later today to collect all the pieces for my new Partcaster Esquire. Wrote down all the specs I wanted and got a local high-end guitar store order parts for me. Kinda «modern vintage»; 12-inch tele neck with rosewood, MJT body in Lake Placid Blue with arm contour and belly cut, Amber Steamer pickup, VIP-pots, Eldred wiring and lots of other parts from Allparts and Gotoh. Even got a decal that says «Welhaven» in Fender style for the headstock. Not normally into relic, but the parts are lightly aged to match the body. I hope it will be worth the wait and money 🎉😊

[@Wilsh966]

Best thing I’ve watched all week Col. How my 5 minute jobs always turn out.

[@pmsphoto]

'Roadworn' Fender Troublemaker anyone ? The 'Plenty' kitchen roll was to dry your tears Colin, I assume. I actually learned some great relicing techniques on the first generation Joe Strummer Signature Telecaster, where I took a sander to a 'brand new' £800 guitar (a bargain at the time, given the later re-issues) for additoional realistic relicing. It also gave me a guitar which allowed me to experiment with other 'procedures' without having to worry about damaging a pristine instrument. Your hammering out of camera shot had me in tears of laughter, reminding me of the 'Roobarb & Custard' cartoon in the 1970s...Roobarb the dog building stuff in his shed... If you know, you know !! 🤣

[@WarriorOfGhengisKhan]

Christ on a bike, I love this! The lack of critical thinking is hilarious 🤣 I thought this was a spoof when you put the block under the headstock to fit the bushings. The headstock was perfectly flat on the table - but then you put the sanding block under it creating a perfect angle to snap the chuffing neck! All the best, man. Can't wait to see what you do in pt2.

[@Doug5524]

Standing there with the hammer you remind me of Jereme Clarkson 😬love the show

[@SidBonkers51]

There can be few pleasures in live that can compare with fettling with guitars, Im very keen on changing out pickguards and have a Squier Strat that I have three pickguards in different colours and pickup configurations, one with the standard sss set up but with alnico ll pups one with two Kent Armstrong humbuckers and the last with with two P90's, it only takes a few minutes to swap them over and the wires to earth and the input socket are fitted with solderless connections for that purpose. Over the years Ive forgotten what else I have replaced on this and a couple of other guitars. Keep up the good work.

[@mr8ty8]

I definitely would have put the roller bridge on it. I love those. When you bend the string the roller put the string back to the right tension. Secret tip Amazon sells Tone Rider alnico 2 paf pickups. They are 50euros a piece. They sound amazing

[@chrisvsmusicny]

Thanks for doing all this work so I can know that I never want to. 😅 I feel confident enough to swap out my own pickups but I'll leave everything else to the professionals.

[@BobPerrone]

Colin....it's people like you that caused the creation of health and safety....LMAO Loved the demonstration of how NOT to change tuners...very helpful! Love ya mate....

[@TommySG1]

Love this…. I was actually considering getting one of these and turning it into an SG~Caster myself ahah! Great content! Thanks Colin 😂

[@Eric_01]

"I can't pretend it's not happened, can I?!" That one had me laughing like loon. I feel your pain. I've been there. The heart drops a little bit in the chest.

[@udalet]

This is just too good, love it!

[@martyno4150]

My wife says I take a good guitar and ruin it. I say that I’ve upgraded it. Nice to see I’m not alone. Always love your videos. Very entertaining.

[@MegaRomans01]

Nice tunes sir. You are doing that troublecaster up just as I would. (Really don't like gold hardware in most cases). shame on the headstock but I wouldn't pay it any mind. Par for the course as they say lol. Looking forward to the next one!

[@terencestephenmoss2159]

Studio and rehearsal room looking fab 😮 You are certainly living the dream that aspiring guitarists dream about. Good first part 👍 Really enjoyed your alterations to the troublecaster. Looking forward to part two. Great background guitar 🎸 noodling from your good self 👌 Very reminiscent of a decent Neil Young tune 👌 👍 😀

[@FrothNinja]

Really felt for you - that moment when you realise there was a good reason for doing things properly - but I had bloody good laugh too, almost like looking in a mirror

[@Xmeric01]

The minute I saw the title of the video, I knew it was going to be epic!

[@michaelblaney4461]

Get some CA glue good as new , just say its a very light relic 😅 Ive only done 2 tuner replacements , Thank God the stock bushing fit the new tuners😊

[@paultaylor6689]

Hilarious, best thing I've seen in years. You're a legend Colin 😂

[@jimmygillard]

Felt your pain with the paint cracking, but did wince when you were going wild with hammer Col!

[@bbrexuk]

You absolute beast. 🤣 I just got the gold with chrome hardware version of this. Tuners are fine.... guitar sounds great as is. its fun seeing you hammer away at it.

[@grungebob]

Hugely entertaining Col. looking forward to the next part. Don’t forget to order a new neck plate and screws if you haven’t got any already.

[@joehahn8817]

That was an adventure!!! Now I can't wait until next week...lol. (Even if it is a tele...😁) Maybe next week the thumbnail should be about "polishing a turd"!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great weekend, man. See you next week!!!

[@biffabacon1203]

And that's why this is one of the most enjoyable entertaining guitar videos on KZbin..brilliant , couldn't help laughing at you laughing at yourself 😂.

[@theguitaristas]

🤣👍

[@biffabacon1203]

@theguitaristas have a great weekend mate 👍

[@theguitaristas]

@@biffabacon1203 Likewise! 🍺

[@biffabacon1203]

@@theguitaristas 🍻

[@andybance7546]

That was very entertaining in a kind of excruciating way. Cheers!! 👍🍺

[@franciscoarrillaga87]

It's easy to do this and is easy to fuck it up even more. I'm in tears😂😂😂 you are the best!