12 String Stratocaster DIY Kit Guitar Build
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I unbox, and show you howe to build the LA 12 String Strat DIY Guitar kit from Gear4music.
Once I have built the 12 String Strat DIY guitar Kit, I demo the guitar playing through 5 different pickup positions.
Only £74.99 for this great kit link below
www.gear4music...
Please Like the video comment below and subscribe to my Channel.
Contact me via email
themeatmanifesto@gmail.com
You can contribute towards the channel with either Paypal or Patreon Links below
Paypal - paypal.me/them...
Patreon / themeatmanifesto
Follow me on
Instagram:
/ themeatmanifesto
Facebook:
/ themeatmanifesto
Twitter:
/ meat_manifesto
#guitarkit #diyguitar #12stringguitar
![Mick Buys His First Ever 12-String Guitar [But Now What?!]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jpJwGlXGSKA/mqdefault.jpg)
I bought that kit a few years ago. It took a LOT of time to set up but I'm very pleased with it - great value. Impressed with the bridge that allows each string to be intonated. The only thing I upgraded was the scratch plate. To me, the pickups sound fine. Really thick neck but that's probably a good idea. Great value.
I gotta learn how to solder. 2019 goals!
I'll make a video soon on soldering
I actually like the sound of that middle pickup. I wouldn't change it but that's just me.
Yeah the middle position did sound good
I like it a lot. Probably the first time i see what basswood looks like without any finish. It's good looking and will age nicely. I would let it dry out for a few months as is, then stain and clearcoat it. Or maybe just clearcoat it and nothing else. I wouldn't smother it with a thick finish like poly. Give it like 2 or 3 thin coats of nitro and call it finish. Get it a Robcaster logo for the headstock though.
It's pretty dry as is, i'm gonna stain it very lightly and some oil or varnish to seal it in.
It's a great base guitar to mod.
I was thinking Robcaster XII on the headstock while I was building it :)
Just bought one for my Christmas present to me. Going to use all new pickups and bridge. I’m also going to Waterjet cut a new pic guard out of carbon fibre with two Humbuckers and a single coil in the middle. I’ll be finishing the body in red. So between the red and carbon fibre, it should be fairly unique. Can’t wait to get on this project.
Octave strings are meant to go over the intonation screw from the back of the bridge. They actually go over the side of it and need loosening to adjust intonation anyway. I think the hole before that screw is threaded and supposed to be a forward position for the small saddle. Such a configuration is required to intonate strings mounted in Rickenbacker style (inverted courses with octave string after the main one).
It is actually a clever design.
Got mine today, everything OK besides one of the tuners that doesn't have the hole for the string (I know it sounds weird but when I realized that I could not believe it) and the fret ends that are very shrap, I've cut myself while playing it. But thanks to your video I took some precautions when building the guitar, just in case I've tuned a step down so the high G string is less likely to snap and managed to put the string retainer in a position that covers the strings that go out of the nut all the time. Thanks for the video, it was very helpful!
Awesome glad the video helped, it's a great little guitar.
That's bizarre with the tuner hole 😂
I'm a fan of the kits but when you compare it to what you can buy new/ used and also the mods you have to do to bring it up to standard they seem a bit pricey, loving the 12 string tho, looks cool natural wood too
This is very true but if it's gonna be a keeper then it's not so bad you can always sell the upgrades on, nice to know you made it yourself too. Yeah I'm digging the natural finish. Got to love a 12 string amazing sound
I've just bought a Pitbull version of this and I'm also going to have an issue with sorting the strings out, the assembly of the bridge is also a bit vague...but what ever the shortfalls picked up on this build I think it represents very good value for money, I really like the tone especially between third and middle pups.
Good video, It would be good to see part two new ‘tree’ fitted new saddle, and paint job or varnish and new pick ups swapped out and replaced, with all of those things that you said would make it better through to completion. Great vid sounded good clean, impressive!
Unfortunately there was some major design flaw issues with the bridge, after much consideration I ended sending it back for a refund
Looks absolutely excellent! When you consider a 12 string Ric goes for £2K+ on Ebay and sounds pretty much the same, I call this a brilliant deal and have an order in hand. Curious to know what it sounds like thru a compressor (say Janglebox) but as a long time Byrds fan I'm keen to ge† my hands on one of these!
I've done 2 guitar kits in the past 5 years and got them from BYOguitar in the states. Couple things I like about them is they tend to stay away from the really crappy parts n they give you some choices on the kits such as nut, bridge, tuners, n pickups. Can even get some of them finished for those who don't have the setup for doing that themselves.
Things are a little more limited over here in terms of options but still good fun to do
@@theguitarmanifesto Yeah, I haven't checked where they ship to but they might ship over there too maybe.
Trouble is get hit with import charges and 20% tax
@@theguitarmanifesto That blows chunks. I expect that'll be everywhere with what the Americans are up to.
It's UK tax this country is a fucking disgrace in terms of being ripped off with everything
Nice sounding guitar for the price
You give me lots of ideas. I’ve got the gear4music Knoxville ash tele kit coming today. Complete beginner to this but looking forward to having a go and coming up with something half decent. Was £90. Very Useful video
That's awesome something cool to do on lockdown, I had a 12 string Knoxville recently great guitar really good quality.
Check out this video maybe worth modding the kit later down the line.
th-cam.com/video/cR-tHBQuAE0/w-d-xo.html&t
The Guitar Manifesto thanks
I'm just waiting for the meatmaster class🙄😉⏸.I mean your Jazzmaster signature build😂🎸Cool guitar though, but not fond of the output of those pickups. Sounded like it converted the string contains into a lo-fi sample.
haha well it's gonna be more of a makeover than a build, will wait for the weather to warm up so it's easier to paint.
Yeah the pickups are weak as you would expect from a cheap kit, watch this space I may revamp it some more.
This was a cool video 😎 I like the woody body, but guessing it could get scrapped easily? Also not a fan of that bridge and shame about that little thing on the top. Sounded good, I’d maybe changs a few parts from what they gave tho. Was that House of the rising Sun you were playing?
thanks dude, yeah it's untreated but a few coats of varnish will make it a bit more dense, definitely needs some tweaking for sure.
Yeah I know people dig it when I play that tune.
Just got a guitar case from Gear4music tweed 😃 £40 without shipping, £45 with, it’s a nice case and feels solid 😎 just arrived today, ordered on sunday night. It will be good for traveling with guitars and bringing my Strat home, I recommend it 🙂
Ah sweet, I've seen them on the website really good value for money. I've had a few gear4music cases with some used guitars I've bought in the past, not the tweed ones but still good solid cases.
I'm gonna give this a try . Looks fun
Yeah go for it there are plenty of cool kits out there
Same happened on my 12 kit. Octave G snap
Poor design on the tremolo
Really enjoyed this one Rob👍. I know I'm a bit late but I would love to see a jazzmaster build from gear4music where you build the guitar and paint it. Then you could maybe install some upgrades like new pickups, bridge, better tuners ect. I'd love to see a video like that!
I think for the price of the kit I'd probably be better off modding a Squier Jazzmaster
Really nice sounding, big fan. Put a nice finish on it and bam
My thoughts exactly 😎🎸
Love it bro, good job! Thumbs up!~John
Thank you very much John
Actually sounds pretty good.
Yeah it's not bad for a kit, needs some better pickups for sure
The Meat Manifesto Yeah wouldn’t hurt. Although for a 12 string I don’t think you’d want pickups that are too hot.
Darned good!!!
Thank you
Why does everybody call it an input jack? It is an output jack. If you want an input jack, look at the amplifier. And please don't dab with the soldering iron. Put it on and hold it there until the joint is made. Dabbing is a recipe for a cold joint that will fail.
I said it in pure error 😂
@@theguitarmanifesto Been there and done that myself. But I'm looking at getting one of these kits. What is the playability like once it is all together?
Pretty interesting. I’m honestly surprised you got a kit. I know you don’t like mods and that’s basically what you do with these kits. But I did enjoy watching this and would be down to see more. You can definitely tell the pickups are weak though.
Well I like to change things up and I was fascinated by the 12 string model, glad you enjoyed it they have some cool kits I may look into. Im thinking I could stick a loaded Squier pickguard on this 🎸😎👌
The Meat Manifesto that would be cool 😎
I think I would put on a couple of normal trees, just for the problem strings. And you reckon you should go straight for a better bridge?
How wide is the actual width of the neck at nut? Playability is a great issue, when it comes to 12 strings. 41mmis bad, and 48mm. is much better. Per in Denmark🇩🇰😎
No idea, that guitar got returned for the many design flaws
I wanna make an awesome guitar from a diy at some point
Yeah you need to do it dude
This kit was my 3rd build as a gift. It is a very rewarding adventure to build your own and I highly recommended it.
Wow
Have you seen the FSR MIJ traditional 70’s Mustang with matching headstock? Maybe do a video on it
Yeah they look awesome , bit too expensive for me though :)
The Meat Manifesto I picked one up not too long ago, sounded a bit bland with the stock pickup but it’s awesome with hot rails
Ooh nice yeah the hot rails will definitely make a difference.
For me to but one new review it and then sell it on at a big loss wouldn't be worth my while
can i just get the neck (and nut) and bridge to fit to my Fender tele body and pickups which i wanna bolt the 12 neck on to ?
I would find a better option to be honest, they're not the best quality
@@theguitarmanifesto cheers
@@theguitarmanifesto Cheers. Like Warmoth necks? They are a bit expensive - £300-400 for a neck but i guess thats how it is.
it sounds good it looks good,why not?
Yeah it's a fun guitar 😎
Great video mate , im enjoying my purple revelation jazzmaster guitar i purchased after seeing your review, do you still have yours?
Thanks dude, ooh yeah love them guitars glad you like it :)
No I sold mine on for the sake of making more videos can only keep so many, it actually went to Russia and the guy loves it.
Thats good then, they got the squier bullet tele lake placid blue for sale at GAK for £129 inc postage, im eagerly awaiting your review to see if they are any good 👍
Good price and well spotted, I have just cancel my previous order and bought one from GAK instead :)
I think I have the same problem with the bridge on mine - so the octave string needs to go a different route!
Any experience with other bridges for 12-strings? Maybe I should get a new bridge?
The bridge definitely needs changing, I never looked into any further if I'm honest
@@theguitarmanifesto - I just pulled my kit-built guitar out of storage and I think it's from the same manufacturer. So it was interesting that you seem to have encountered the same challenges. Mine is virtually unplayable and I'm inclined to think it's the bridge.
Yes most definitely the bridge is a very poor design
Is it worth it? I wanted a 12 string guitar but dunno what one and seen this so is it worth it?
Definitely not look elsewhere
@@theguitarmanifesto not even with improvements? is it still shit?
Yeah pretty much it's junk materials
@@theguitarmanifesto ah thanks bud what did you end up doing with yours?
I returned it due too many faults the bridge being the main issue, side note gear4music customer service is woeful
POS, but great for upgrade to that price. Unfortunately G4M does not use hardware for metal parts. They use software. Expect to upgrade everything that's metal cause it will maybe only last two years before it wear out.
Would be nice if they offered a non laminate fingerboard as an upgrade option.
Hi do u know if the scratch plate is normal standered strat shape and size ???