That looks and sounds fantastic, building my own soon. This unpainted reminds me of the one James played on Later with Jools Holland... King Nothing as well, was so badass to see that as a kid.
Loved that guitar, and was a direct influence on this, someday I’d love to get a Ken Lawrence Explorer similar to James’s. That Jools Holland one was so nice, the one he’s been using with the sun inlay just isn’t the same.
Your Explorer looks beautiful, very nice finish. I'm in the process of building one myself and I have no idea what I am doing as I have never built a guitar before. So far I have spray painted the body a flat white colour. I want my Explorer to look like one of James Hetfield's guitars from the 80's. Whilst I have an art channel here on TH-cam in my latest painting video I show my audience that I am working on building this guitar in the introduction. Hopefully my guitar will look as nice as your does when it is finished.
Thank you for the kind words, it can be a process, but it's worth it in the end. If I can do it, anybody can do it, dead serious, I don't have a consistent work space or dedicated painting area, and at the mercy of whatever the weather is doing. The painting part just requires patience and time. I spray painted a black one of these and it worked out well. Depending on what your weather is like can lengthen or shorten your process, but you got this, and it'll be killer when you're done. I'll have to check out your videos, art is another of my passion hobbies but I'm a sketcher, I never was able to get good with paints.
I think Gibson is cracking down, the seem to have mostly disappeared. Bargain Musician still has some, the body is slightly smaller than a regular Explorer though.
I just got a leo jaymz ml style diy kit, and I love it, I had to dramatically adjust the trust rod bc the strings were just laying on the fretboard but otherwise when I got that fixed it was perfect, stained it blue and just got it cleared.
Looks awesome, sounds awesome, I'm sure it feels nice to play too. Well done dude! Very informative video, thanks for sharing. And depth stops ftw eh? Lesson learned!
Thank you🤘 I hindsight I think the body being smaller than a regular explorer is why that channel runs right under where the screw goes. But yeah, lesson learned, always learning.
Very cool guitar, I love explorers I own two, both Gibson an ebony one from 2002ish and a classic white one from 2008 the white is by far my favorite, my dream explorer is a 84 classic white Gibson explorer
Thank you, I really dig the explorer shape, and someday I'll get a more "traditional" explorer. But something about the bare fronts, no pickguards, those are my favorites. I'm content with the 2 that I have now, but I wouldn't mind a white 84 and maybe a black 58 style one.
Wow man, you and I think a lot alike. I'm about to do a white one, also with all black hardware & the black nickel het-set EMG's. Just waiting for all my parts to get here.
Yeah staggered tuners are a little jarring the first time you see them. On stats or anything with a headstock that is parallel to the fret board, instead of angled away, they help eliminate the need for string trees.
@@guitarplayer6262 I’ve only ever seen the Badcat or Leo Jaymz kits on there. Not bad but if memory one is kind of the same and the other has the toggle switch down on the horn. Neither are bad kits from my understanding.
How did your black one turn out? I’ve been looking at that kit for a bit, and I want to stain it black. I’m thinking about some GFS Redactive pickups, so I’m glad to see everything can fit in the cavity.
I plan to get around to discussing that but in the meantime I will give you the short version of a long story. I tried staining it and it did not come out as well as this one did, I ended up spraying it black and it turned out much better that way.
I really really want to make a white one for myself! I think imma order a kit soon… what hinders me still is the neck, I really don’t want to mess it up 😅
@@migionie some companies make bolt on neck kits if you want to start there. I did a couple bolt on necks when I started before I got comfortable with doing set necks.
@@GhostDragon1182 actually I’d prefer this over a set neck! I want to built one like the GMX-48 by ESP/LTD/EDWARDS I think they originally had a bolt one. Do you by any chance have a link for me?
@@migionie guitarkitworld.com used to have them, but they’ve slightly modified the body style to look more like a Schecter E-1. Probably going to have to check eBay or Precision Guitar Kits. This video is from before Gibson really cracked down so there’s a bit more searching involved than there used to be but there are still kits out there.
@@GhostDragon1182 thank you for your reply! I’ve searched the internet for almost 2 days… the only kit I like is the one with a set-neck. I think I will order one and watch as many neck glue and setup videos as I can! As far as I learned I will need a bit of sandpaper to fit the neck and give it a healthy angle for the strings. I will make it happen, I love the Explorer shape so much and I want a white Explorer without a pickguard hahaha
I just bought a $168 Explorer off Ebay and plan to upgrade it as soon as it comes in. I had an extra pair of Het Set Black Chrome EMGs and I'm thinking of using them or I might use the EMG HZs I took out of my Kirk Hammett signature (which I upgraded with Zakk Wylde EMG pickups). I am going to repaint the explorer, however. I am thinking of using my porcelain White tub paint that I use for work or I am thinking of going Jet Black. I haven't decided yet, but since I have an HPLV spray rig I figured I would see how it will turn out.
@@Citizen5667 both options sound cool, great find on that too. And agreed Spit Out The Bone is definitely one of the best they've done in a long time. All Nightmare Long and That Was Just Your Life are barn burners too though. Good luck on your Explorer, if you haven't used them yet, you're gonna love that Het Set, hands down my favorite pickups.
Was watching Lzzy Hale play on and it led me down this rabbit hole. That camera angle of it being played is better than any teaching vid so I might give those songs a try(looks so easy). I would have gotten rid of the rounded head on the neck and made it more jackson-ish.
Great job. I have a question. Did you grain fill before staining or did you go right to finishing with the True Oil without the filler? I've finish'd some necks with True Oil but not a body. Again it looks killer!
Thank you🤘 I did not grain fill. Admittedly it was something I wasn’t very knowledgeable about at the time but even if I knew more I was going for an open pore look.
Do you happen to have the part# on that nut? I am not sure which one fits properly. I went all black hardware with EMG 85/86s, with a translucent blue burst. Yours looks and sounds great, nice job.
Sorry, I do not, I might have had a receipt at one time but it’s been so long. I think it was just a nut I had in my parts bin if I’m remembering right. I had to sand the sides down a bit to eliminate overhang.
I used to have a 1984 goth explorer. So mad I got rid of it, explorers have always been my favourite and now I really want one again lol. I did trade it for a pro series randy Rhoads v. Which has now sold and went towards a electric drum kit
I would love to get a white 84 explorer but the prices are out of control, it'd be nice if they just reissued them or made them part of their regular lineup. They'd sell for sure.
@@McMrs broke my heart when ESP couldn't make explorers in the US, see them pop up on Reverb but prices are just out reach, understandably so. I've thought about importing a Grassroots or other ESP Japan explorers, but again, prices are a big barrier.
@@GhostDragon1182 honestly the hockey shape headstock on the epiphone/gibsons it’s what makes for me as well. I’m just so bummed out I got rid of it cause it’s always been my favourite lol
For this one, I just stained it first, I think 2 coats, then I used Tru Oil for the body and headstock, and wet sanded the Tru Oil on so that it would grain fill.
You broke the tie lol, thank you. What kind you getting. I would to someday like to get an '84 Explorer or even just a white Gibson or Epiphone general.
Did you drill the pickups before setting the neck? Asking bc i have this kit and am noticing the fretboard is really tight against the neck pickup ring.
No I didn’t, I didn’t have a problem with this kit, but on another kit I did after this one I had that problem. It wasn’t much though (maybe .004” or 0.1mm if your metric) so I just sanded the end of the neck and fretboard until it fit okay.
isn't the Het Set an active pickup? If so, how did you manage to fit the battery and all the EMG stuff into the extremely small cavity on Explorers. Thinking of doing the same thing but with a 81/85 set I got laying around. Awesome guitar tho man I love it.
Short shaft pots and careful planning. I managed to get it to fit but it is tight. Thinking about ditching the bus block and going with the EMG 3 way switch as it replaces the need for the bus block. Depending on the whether you use a hard cap or soft cap for the 9 volt you may have to do some slight routing to elongate the cavity 1mm or so.
Depends how good your piece was sanded initially. It’s it’s got a lot of glue marks and general unevenness you’ll want to start at 120. If it’s pretty flat and smooth you probably just need 320.
Before Gibson started sending out cease and desist letters you could find some kits with maple fingerboards. Now your options are custom shop or probably the Wylde Audio Blood Eagle, I’ve seen some with maple fretboards.
Amazing build man.If I may which was the overall cost of the build. I'm asking you because I want to build an explorer kit from Pitbull guitars with Emg 81 60 , kluson locking tuners,graph tech bone nut and true oil.
Kit was $149, the pickups I had already, hardware I had around $200 wrapped up I bridge, tailpiece, tuning machines and pickup rings. Shop around and watch for sales and even B-Stock.
Yes and no, I used the Tru Oil as a grain filler in a sense, if you wet sand the finish on it will grain fill. Brad Angove has a video on it I’ll to get you a link.
Cheers. I’d like to avoid the filler as I don’t plan on painting. Im going with a minwax gel stain so as to not cover the natural appearance of the wood. Im familiar with BA. He’s helped me through the years. Looking forward to that video. Thanks.
@@DeeTee79 here the video, he did it with poly but it’s the same process. The only difference I did was I applied my first coat of Tru Oil with a rag and very thinly so it would soak into the wood and when I sanded my coats on after that the stain wouldn’t sand off. th-cam.com/video/iwCkP8wfYvg/w-d-xo.html
It’s comfortable, this particular kit you cannot choose. For the most part it feels like a nice D shaped neck, but up near the first 3 frets it feels like what I imagine a soft V shape feels like. It’s nothing like my Epiphone Explorer or Snakebyte necks.
Possibly, there are sites out there where you can customize the kit. Guitarkitworld.com I think let’s you customize the control layout. All the standard kits I’ve seen on the internet are either like this or your more traditional Explorer layout with the pickguard and stuff.
thanks man, I’m planning on gettin this kit and Im gonna get some EMG 81/85 pickups, and noticed in the photos that the kit had no place for a battery housing and I was kinda worried about where I was gonna put the battery lol
@@austinlee3730 it is probably more ideal to route for a battery box, but I've done 2 of these Explorer kits and fit 2 pots, the bus cube, battery and 3 way switch in the control cavity. It may work better with the EMG 3 way switch to eliminate the bus cube, but I didn't have any here at the time. Use the short shaft pots. Good luck with your kit, enjoy it.
I think I used a 44mm nut. It’s been awhile so I can’t remember exactly. The string spacing will be fine but you’ll have to sand the excess material off the sides and bottom.
I installed active pickups so no ground required, but if you use passive you will need to run a ground wire, the appropriate holes are pre drilled in these particular kits though.
I just got a leo jaymz ml style diy kit, and I love it, I had to dramatically adjust the trust rod bc the strings were just laying on the fretboard but otherwise when I got that fixed it was perfect, stained it blue and just got it cleared.
Awesome job dude. Going to try and build one for my son. Thank you for the inspiration
That's awesome! Good luck!
just made one in white 🤟🤟
That looks and sounds fantastic, building my own soon. This unpainted reminds me of the one James played on Later with Jools Holland... King Nothing as well, was so badass to see that as a kid.
Loved that guitar, and was a direct influence on this, someday I’d love to get a Ken Lawrence Explorer similar to James’s. That Jools Holland one was so nice, the one he’s been using with the sun inlay just isn’t the same.
Good taste in music dude! As a huge Metallica fan, I too have wanted an explorer thanks to Hetfield. 🤘
Agreed
Awesome guitar!
That’s a very nice finish for the guitar
Thank you, first time using Tru Oil but it worked how I was hoping, going to use it on future projects.
Your Explorer looks beautiful, very nice finish. I'm in the process of building one myself and I have no idea what I am doing as I have never built a guitar before. So far I have spray painted the body a flat white colour. I want my Explorer to look like one of James Hetfield's guitars from the 80's. Whilst I have an art channel here on TH-cam in my latest painting video I show my audience that I am working on building this guitar in the introduction. Hopefully my guitar will look as nice as your does when it is finished.
Thank you for the kind words, it can be a process, but it's worth it in the end.
If I can do it, anybody can do it, dead serious, I don't have a consistent work space or dedicated painting area, and at the mercy of whatever the weather is doing. The painting part just requires patience and time. I spray painted a black one of these and it worked out well. Depending on what your weather is like can lengthen or shorten your process, but you got this, and it'll be killer when you're done. I'll have to check out your videos, art is another of my passion hobbies but I'm a sketcher, I never was able to get good with paints.
Looks gorgeous, love the natural stain. I’d love to get an explorer kit, and put my het set in there.
I think Gibson is cracking down, the seem to have mostly disappeared. Bargain Musician still has some, the body is slightly smaller than a regular Explorer though.
Did the battery fit inside the back rout or did you have to enlarge the hole.
@@DeeTee79 it can fit but it is a tight fit, honestly it is worth it to route for a battery box if you can.
@@GhostDragon1182 do you have any videos where you show the cavity with the battery in it? My kit in in the mail.
Awesome job that a very cool looking guitar. 😎🤘
Thank you🤘
Great job
Thank you
Awesome, man.
Thank you.
I just got the kit in, can’t wait
Awesome! Just take your time with it and it will come out amazing🤘
I just got a leo jaymz ml style diy kit, and I love it, I had to dramatically adjust the trust rod bc the strings were just laying on the fretboard but otherwise when I got that fixed it was perfect, stained it blue and just got it cleared.
Looks awesome, sounds awesome, I'm sure it feels nice to play too. Well done dude! Very informative video, thanks for sharing. And depth stops ftw eh? Lesson learned!
Thank you🤘 I hindsight I think the body being smaller than a regular explorer is why that channel runs right under where the screw goes. But yeah, lesson learned, always learning.
Looks great!
Thank you!
Great job, man!
Thank you!
Very cool guitar, I love explorers I own two, both Gibson an ebony one from 2002ish and a classic white one from 2008 the white is by far my favorite, my dream explorer is a 84 classic white Gibson explorer
Thank you, I really dig the explorer shape, and someday I'll get a more "traditional" explorer. But something about the bare fronts, no pickguards, those are my favorites. I'm content with the 2 that I have now, but I wouldn't mind a white 84 and maybe a black 58 style one.
Wow man, you and I think a lot alike. I'm about to do a white one, also with all black hardware & the black nickel het-set EMG's. Just waiting for all my parts to get here.
Installed the same locking tuners. Can’t believe how low the high e and b string sit.
Yeah staggered tuners are a little jarring the first time you see them. On stats or anything with a headstock that is parallel to the fret board, instead of angled away, they help eliminate the need for string trees.
This is badass.
Thank you.
Also looking into building an Explorer clone. Thanks for the info!
I was thinking of doing one
You should, it's a great experience.
I wanna get one and do a matte black finish
They're getting hard to find because Gibson is all sue happy again so if you see one, snag it.
@@GhostDragon1182 They have an identical kit on Amazon. You think it’s the same thing?
@@guitarplayer6262 I’ve only ever seen the Badcat or Leo Jaymz kits on there. Not bad but if memory one is kind of the same and the other has the toggle switch down on the horn. Neither are bad kits from my understanding.
Bro looking like this is what I'll have to do. Black EXP baby !
It’s a great option.
Awesome
Thank you
Hey man really considering this thanks for info
They can be tedious, but kits can be fun and it's pretty rewarding to play a guitar you had a hand in assembling in some way. Good luck!
Passive pick ups or active?
How did your black one turn out? I’ve been looking at that kit for a bit, and I want to stain it black. I’m thinking about some GFS Redactive pickups, so I’m glad to see everything can fit in the cavity.
I plan to get around to discussing that but in the meantime I will give you the short version of a long story. I tried staining it and it did not come out as well as this one did, I ended up spraying it black and it turned out much better that way.
Cool axe.
That red oak stain kinda got you a koa wood tone,nice!
I really really want to make a white one for myself! I think imma order a kit soon… what hinders me still is the neck, I really don’t want to mess it up 😅
@@migionie some companies make bolt on neck kits if you want to start there. I did a couple bolt on necks when I started before I got comfortable with doing set necks.
@@GhostDragon1182 actually I’d prefer this over a set neck! I want to built one like the GMX-48 by ESP/LTD/EDWARDS I think they originally had a bolt one. Do you by any chance have a link for me?
@@migionie guitarkitworld.com used to have them, but they’ve slightly modified the body style to look more like a Schecter E-1. Probably going to have to check eBay or Precision Guitar Kits. This video is from before Gibson really cracked down so there’s a bit more searching involved than there used to be but there are still kits out there.
@@GhostDragon1182 thank you for your reply! I’ve searched the internet for almost 2 days… the only kit I like is the one with a set-neck. I think I will order one and watch as many neck glue and setup videos as I can! As far as I learned I will need a bit of sandpaper to fit the neck and give it a healthy angle for the strings. I will make it happen, I love the Explorer shape so much and I want a white Explorer without a pickguard hahaha
Spit Out The Bone is probably the best song Metallica has released in 20 years! ;) I'm glad you chose to play it at the end of this video!
I just bought a $168 Explorer off Ebay and plan to upgrade it as soon as it comes in. I had an extra pair of Het Set Black Chrome EMGs and I'm thinking of using them or I might use the EMG HZs I took out of my Kirk Hammett signature (which I upgraded with Zakk Wylde EMG pickups). I am going to repaint the explorer, however. I am thinking of using my porcelain White tub paint that I use for work or I am thinking of going Jet Black. I haven't decided yet, but since I have an HPLV spray rig I figured I would see how it will turn out.
@@Citizen5667 both options sound cool, great find on that too. And agreed Spit Out The Bone is definitely one of the best they've done in a long time. All Nightmare Long and That Was Just Your Life are barn burners too though. Good luck on your Explorer, if you haven't used them yet, you're gonna love that Het Set, hands down my favorite pickups.
kool , thanx
RJ
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Was watching Lzzy Hale play on and it led me down this rabbit hole. That camera angle of it being played is better than any teaching vid so I might give those songs a try(looks so easy). I would have gotten rid of the rounded head on the neck and made it more jackson-ish.
Dude great video. Love to get think links for the patches. They sound on point!
Thank you. I’ve been kicking around about whether to upload the patches, I didn’t know if there would be an interest though. I can work on it though.
Great job. I have a question. Did you grain fill before staining or did you go right to finishing with the True Oil without the filler? I've finish'd some necks with True Oil but not a body. Again it looks killer!
Thank you🤘 I did not grain fill. Admittedly it was something I wasn’t very knowledgeable about at the time but even if I knew more I was going for an open pore look.
Do you happen to have the part# on that nut? I am not sure which one fits properly. I went all black hardware with EMG 85/86s, with a translucent blue burst. Yours looks and sounds great, nice job.
Sorry, I do not, I might have had a receipt at one time but it’s been so long. I think it was just a nut I had in my parts bin if I’m remembering right. I had to sand the sides down a bit to eliminate overhang.
Just found this in 2023...you can get a kit similar to this on Pango Music...lots of different variations too...
Sick! I'm thinking about getting the same kit. Would it be possible to buy a Pick guard plate and drill the holes in ?
It would but you may have to trim the pickguard in spots to make it work. There are kits that are the more traditional Explorer with a pickguard too.
@@GhostDragon1182 Thats not too bad. I think yours came out great!
One last question I promise lol. Did you brush or rub on the stain? Awesome turnout for your guitar man.
I don’t mind answering questions. I hand rubbed the stain. There’s probably proper cloth to use but I just use cut up old shirts.
Cool idea lol. Thanks dude
I used to have a 1984 goth explorer. So mad I got rid of it, explorers have always been my favourite and now I really want one again lol. I did trade it for a pro series randy Rhoads v. Which has now sold and went towards a electric drum kit
I would love to get a white 84 explorer but the prices are out of control, it'd be nice if they just reissued them or made them part of their regular lineup. They'd sell for sure.
@@GhostDragon1182 for sure, I’m not a fan of the shape of the Ltd ex-200 or I’d buy that
@@McMrs broke my heart when ESP couldn't make explorers in the US, see them pop up on Reverb but prices are just out reach, understandably so. I've thought about importing a Grassroots or other ESP Japan explorers, but again, prices are a big barrier.
@@GhostDragon1182 honestly the hockey shape headstock on the epiphone/gibsons it’s what makes for me as well. I’m just so bummed out I got rid of it cause it’s always been my favourite lol
Nice guitar
Thank you.
Awesome build. What kind of glue did you use for the set neck? Thanks!
Thanks🤘 I use regular TiteBond.
Whoa thats african mahogany! Nicee!
Looks awesome. I just bought one of these - what was your process to stain and finish? Did you use a grain filler?
For this one, I just stained it first, I think 2 coats, then I used Tru Oil for the body and headstock, and wet sanded the Tru Oil on so that it would grain fill.
@@GhostDragon1182 Did you buff/polish the guitar after you were done with the Tru Oil wet sand coats?
@@manukanthan1211 lightly buffed with 0000 steel wool, I wanted a satin look to it.
Very diverse comments we have here. Fr tho, awesome guitar, I'm getting an explorer soon
You broke the tie lol, thank you. What kind you getting. I would to someday like to get an '84 Explorer or even just a white Gibson or Epiphone general.
@@GhostDragon1182 eh, it's just some kit I found, I'm kinda broke, so I had to buy an explorer without having to sell my brain
@@schnorple nothing wrong with that, kits can be made into awesome guitars.
@@GhostDragon1182 yeah, I'm gonna try to make it as awesome as possible
Hi, could you tell me which music is during the video ? The clean guitar riff melody when you talk, I like it. Thanks and beautiful guitar by the way
@@maximehedin7143 it’s my own music.
th-cam.com/video/VbdnPreE1ZE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=y3It-1ZI82WMfsFe
Cool, thanks. This is made with this explorer ?
Im gonna get one of these and paint it white 🙂
White guitars in general are my favorites but white explorers are just next level. Hetfield and Kirk Windstein can’t be wrong.
@@GhostDragon1182 yeah thats the only reason why im buying it because of hetfield and its cheap
I always ask where to get a explorer like a mx220. Then it hit me….. Just build one 😂
Did you drill the pickups before setting the neck? Asking bc i have this kit and am noticing the fretboard is really tight against the neck pickup ring.
No I didn’t, I didn’t have a problem with this kit, but on another kit I did after this one I had that problem. It wasn’t much though (maybe .004” or 0.1mm if your metric) so I just sanded the end of the neck and fretboard until it fit okay.
@@GhostDragon1182 cheers, maybe I’m just assuming the neck has to fit all the way in to the bottom of he neck pickup pocket.
isn't the Het Set an active pickup? If so, how did you manage to fit the battery and all the EMG stuff into the extremely small cavity on Explorers. Thinking of doing the same thing but with a 81/85 set I got laying around. Awesome guitar tho man I love it.
Short shaft pots and careful planning. I managed to get it to fit but it is tight. Thinking about ditching the bus block and going with the EMG 3 way switch as it replaces the need for the bus block. Depending on the whether you use a hard cap or soft cap for the 9 volt you may have to do some slight routing to elongate the cavity 1mm or so.
What grit did you use to sand before the stain? Thanks buddy!
Depends how good your piece was sanded initially. It’s it’s got a lot of glue marks and general unevenness you’ll want to start at 120. If it’s pretty flat and smooth you probably just need 320.
Why is it damn near impossible to find an explorer style guitar with a maple fingerboard??
Before Gibson started sending out cease and desist letters you could find some kits with maple fingerboards. Now your options are custom shop or probably the Wylde Audio Blood Eagle, I’ve seen some with maple fretboards.
Also gotoh bridge and tom tailpiece
Is that tru oil like a sealant for the wood?
Same thing they use on gunstocks.
Amazing build man.If I may which was the overall cost of the build. I'm asking you because I want to build an explorer kit from Pitbull guitars with Emg 81 60 , kluson locking tuners,graph tech bone nut and true oil.
Kit was $149, the pickups I had already, hardware I had around $200 wrapped up I bridge, tailpiece, tuning machines and pickup rings. Shop around and watch for sales and even B-Stock.
Did you use any grain filler. It doesn’t look like it. I don’t want to use any but I’m curious so I had to ask.
Yes and no, I used the Tru Oil as a grain filler in a sense, if you wet sand the finish on it will grain fill. Brad Angove has a video on it I’ll to get you a link.
Cheers. I’d like to avoid the filler as I don’t plan on painting. Im going with a minwax gel stain so as to not cover the natural appearance of the wood. Im familiar with BA.
He’s helped me through the years. Looking forward to that video. Thanks.
@@DeeTee79 here the video, he did it with poly but it’s the same process. The only difference I did was I applied my first coat of Tru Oil with a rag and very thinly so it would soak into the wood and when I sanded my coats on after that the stain wouldn’t sand off.
th-cam.com/video/iwCkP8wfYvg/w-d-xo.html
How was the neck shape? Or can you choose?
It’s comfortable, this particular kit you cannot choose. For the most part it feels like a nice D shaped neck, but up near the first 3 frets it feels like what I imagine a soft V shape feels like. It’s nothing like my Epiphone Explorer or Snakebyte necks.
I forgot to ask if you shield the cavities?
I did not, but if you're using anything other than EMGs then you will want to.
What's that first tune you're playing right at the start? Pretty cool riff!
“King Nothing” by Metallica.
@@GhostDragon1182 Thanks :)
Seems really nice! Do you know if you can order one without the 3 holes for the pots and switch?
Possibly, there are sites out there where you can customize the kit. Guitarkitworld.com I think let’s you customize the control layout. All the standard kits I’ve seen on the internet are either like this or your more traditional Explorer layout with the pickguard and stuff.
Are the pickups active or passive, if active, how did you install the battery housing?
Active, I just put the battery in the control cavity, it's snug, but with good wire placement it fits.
thanks man, I’m planning on gettin this kit and Im gonna get some EMG 81/85 pickups, and noticed in the photos that the kit had no place for a battery housing and I was kinda worried about where I was gonna put the battery lol
@@austinlee3730 it is probably more ideal to route for a battery box, but I've done 2 of these Explorer kits and fit 2 pots, the bus cube, battery and 3 way switch in the control cavity. It may work better with the EMG 3 way switch to eliminate the bus cube, but I didn't have any here at the time. Use the short shaft pots. Good luck with your kit, enjoy it.
@@GhostDragon1182 thanks for the info, and I hope I will enjoy it considering that the explorer is my dream guitar lol
What size tusq nut did you need
I think I used a 44mm nut. It’s been awhile so I can’t remember exactly. The string spacing will be fine but you’ll have to sand the excess material off the sides and bottom.
Did you have to ground the bridge yourself?
I installed active pickups so no ground required, but if you use passive you will need to run a ground wire, the appropriate holes are pre drilled in these particular kits though.
The commentary is like it's a "i have stage 4 cancer" type of video
Maybe I do.
So It’s better than Leo Jaymz kit
I’ve never used a Leo Jaymz kit so I can’t say.
Ok
its weird because he sounds like james hetfield
I can't sing like him, trust me.
@@GhostDragon1182 hey man you made a great guitar so you have enough talent under your belt have a good day man
@@GhostDragon1182 you earned a like and a sub
@@Will.r6 thank you!
Kerry King playing Metallica. Lol.
-5 points for Kerry King or Scott Ian references.
Ugly guitar
Everybody is entitled to their opinion.
Bruh, is all I can say
Sounds great!
I just got a leo jaymz ml style diy kit, and I love it, I had to dramatically adjust the trust rod bc the strings were just laying on the fretboard but otherwise when I got that fixed it was perfect, stained it blue and just got it cleared.