MJT bodies are Musikraft necks are unbelievable. You end up with a guitar that's equal to or better than Fender custom shop guitars. Plus you can build almost anything you can dream up!
Thanks Dan. It's been a real revelation to know now how good a Partscaster can be. This Strat sounds great and is just going to get better with time. I've already noticed a little bit of improvement as it settles in.
Dude never stop uploading these jam videos are absolutely mind blowing the best tone I’ve heard some recreate of Jimi’s nevermind the playing holy man spot on!!
My main guitar for the past 15 years is a Hwy1 Strat with a left handed, big headstock neck. Currently has 57/62 pickguard, Callahan steel block and raw vintage springs. I’m picking up what you’re putting down.
You might want to replace your Callaham block with a Mark Foley or Crazy Parts. Much more accurate. Actually, I would replace any Callaham parts you may have, especially the tremolo bridge. Too bright and not vintage sounding. He hardened everything to the max. Big reverse headstocks are really cool. I have three of them now. I love the way they play and how the bass strings sound.
Sounds great Stan ! Totally agree with you about the springs . When i built partscaster i used the callaham springs that came with my bridge. I didn't like the feel of them. So i put some raw vintage spring in it like the rest of my strats. And wow big difference. Better bar feel and more resonant. Yeah... I will probably never buy another store bought strat. My partscaster is my favorite strat.
Yes, if you've watch any of my spring videos (there are several), Callaham has by far the highest tension of all the springs on the market. That might great if you're using a monster string gauge like a .056" E to .013". Raw Vintage have the lowest tension of all of them and actually slightly lower than real vintage springs (unless they based their design on some '50's spring which may be less). On a 10-38 string set, the light tension is a must if you want the springs to be "springy." If you want to quickly break a whammy bar, use 5 Callaham springs, lol.
@@millstap oh yeah definitely seen the videos. Just thought I would try them. They were in the guitar maybe 10 minutes lol. I had a new set of raw vintage springs on standby. I have been using raw vintage springs for years because of your videos.
I'm surprised after all this time that you haven't tried the Raw Vintage springs. I'm been touting them for years. I had a set ready to go if I didn't like the Mark Foley springs and I replaced them within five minutes of playing them.
I have just been really happy with the sound of my strat and I get paranoid about changing the action/string tension/saddle/PU height because I'm afraid I won't get it back. Having said that, I tested my current springs after watching one of your other spring videos, and mine ring right at B flat as well. They are very resonant and I could feel the vibrations in the neck from just ringing those springs. This is 2007 57 AVRI. The claw is in about were yours are, maybe a hair farther out, but they are definitely resonating as is. The trem is decked but I can still dive although it is quite stiff for sure. I bought two sets of RV springs but I am not sure if I want to mess with it right now. This guitar needs a lot of work but I just don't want to mess with it right now. The frets are flat and and sharp on the edge. The tone pots aren't working right and I haven't changed the strings in a while either as I noticed at Woodstock Jimi's fingers were dirty from playing the strings just like mine get from playing these. I will have to do something soon though. @@millstap
Lately I have been experimenting with different voltages, as well as coilly cables and using the neck/middle position with rolled off tone and I am liking the results. There's a YT channel Ossie Ahsen that goes deep in the EVH tone, and even though that's not my thing, I have a theory that some of the things he discusses might have been used in the 60s as there was only 10 years from the time of VH1 to the late 60s blues rock.
@@JimmyDevere Lol, that sounds like a mess. You need to start "messing" with it, especially those flat frets. I would seriously consider getting a new Musikraft neck for it instead of a refret. Once you get the hang of your favorite setup, it's only takes about 1/2 hour to get everything set like you like it. Write down all of your measurements, neck relief, action at the 17th fret, pickup height, etc. It's just a simple spring swap to see if the RV springs sound better. Just loosen the strings and swap them out. Most likely, you'll need to screw in the claw a little to deck it. Write down the claw distance from the body cavity before you move the claw. But, flat frets are not good. Now, with the virgin SS frets, I don't even like a tiny flat area on the top like you would have on a standard leveling/recrowning. The SS frets have a perfect crown with no flat spot at all. The flat frets cause buzzing.
@@JimmyDevere I can tell you that the right coily cable makes a big difference in tone. I recently bought a new, lighter weight coily cable with a low profile plug from a known cable builder online. He claimed it was a great sounding cable. When I got it, I was glad to use it on my lefty Strat for arm clearance but after playing it for 5 minutes, I picked up my old heavy duty coily cable and plugged it in and all my tone came back. I haven't plugged in that other cable since and I spent $60 for it I think. You might want to try Divine Noise coilys because they do sound better. They are super heavy though and some people don't like that but they are virtually indestructible and guaranteed for life. A lot of pros use them. With my 288K ohm pots, I have plenty of highs on this Strat so I have to roll the tones down around 6-7 all the time. I like the variations I get with this guitar. Very versatile.
It really turned out great. I haven’t put it down since I finished it. Hopefully I will post another video soon about the pickguard screws. They were the hardest thing to find. Even Fender doesn’t make the correct ones now. I’m waiting on some I had to order from Canada so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they have the larger vintage correct oval heads.
@@BradRocker Mark’s vintage saddles are the best vintage reproductions I’ve found. I didn’t like his tremolo springs though. It’s hard to beat the Raw Vintage springs especially if you use all five. Maybe you can order one without the springs and get a little price cut.
These are not the vintage small frets and they actually feel like jumbos to me even though they are mediums. As far as Mark Foley parts go, most of the time it is better to contact him on Instagram @mfguitars.
Thank you Millstap! Don't put it past me to end up pursuing a Jimi-style partscaster very much based on yours here. Around 3:50 you mention you run your tone pots around 7. Is that specifically with these qpickups or is that with your other guitars/pickups as well? One thing I wondered about when enjoying the great tunes and tones here: Is it possible your love for the treble booster is party influenced by the plexiglass baffle between you and the Bassman, which I imagine could be suppressing some cone treble you'd otherwise be hearing?
What an amazing demo! Your playing showcases that guitar well Regarding your musikraft necks, did they all come ready to “bolt on and play”? Or did you have to do any nut work or minor fret leveling to any of them? I know you’ve ordered a few musikraft necks, so I’m curious about your experiences
I have not touched one of the three necks. Just bolt on and play. It's pretty amazing actually. I anticipated some issues somewhere. Musikraft has a unique way of setting the frets so they are perfectly level without having to remove any fret material so you get all virgin frets. Musikraft does state that although a lot of people just bolt on and play, they recommend having a luthier finish the fret edges and I guess they could adjust the nut a hair. If anything, the nut could be lowered just a minute amount but I was perfectly happy with the extra clearance which is pretty close to Fender specs anyway. If I were to ever get anything done, I would get the fret ends rounded just a little because they can feel slightly sharp but not cutting sharp or unplayable at all. I don't have a good luthier in my area (that I know of) so it is perfect to be able to just bolt them on and play away. They are really great. I would attempt rounding the fret ends myself but since they are stainless steel frets, I figured I'd probably do more damage than good working on that hard steel and maybe gouge the fret board or something. I'm not experienced at that at all and don't have the necessary tools to do it. I didn't even have to adjust the truss rods. All three necks came out to a perfect .011-.012" relief which is perfect for the light Hendrix gauge strings, 10-38.
Yes I do. If you are interested, send me your email address directly in a message on my Instagram page, millstaps_jimiisms and I will send you an invoice. It's $165 shipped in the USA with the correctly cable included. Also, let me know which version FV you have.
Hey Milstap.. sounding good man! You've got that new guitar sounding great with the selection of parts you put together!! Those pickups are cool! Very 'experience' tone.. but I'm sure you have enough adjustment you could tighten it up for Gypsy songs.. Are they the Jimi Voodoo strings? Bullets?? The whole guitar does sound different from the genuine Fender but in a good way. Jimi also changed things on a shop bought guitar and I think you've picked up on all of them. Really nice little repertoire of songs.. 😊😊🎉 play on tune...
Hey Steven, yeah this turned out better than I expected and I was expecting something special. It's kind of a bummer because I don't know if I will ever play my other Strats. It is a lot of fun to play. It is more touch sensitive for some reason. I really does have all of the Strat tones and more. Those Q-PickupI think the nitrocellulose finish is the best I have, compared to my other guitars. That was my original goal, to get my Seafoam Green Strat body refinished in Nitro but then I thought that the body was so heavy that I should just get a new body. Then I wanted a new neck and one thing lead to another. I switched a while back to Curt Mangan 10-38 Nickel Plated and Pure Nickel Round Core strings and have really been pleased with them. With this Strat, I'm back to loving the standard Strat saddles. These really sound great.
I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I do know that my 1964 screws are a little heavier than my 1966 screws (see correction on last sentence). The Callaham screws I used are more like the 1966 size. I don't think I would ever bother getting something like the AxeLabs Tone Claw Locking Spring Claw. A little heavier screw like the 1964 (sorry I haven't ever measured them to compare) might not be bad though just as long as the holes are drilled for them. Actually, I just measured the thread outside diameters and the 1964, Callahams, and '57 Reissues are 4.16mm while the 1966 screws were 4.3mm OD.
@@millstap @millstap about how measutre the ODs, do you mean take the measure by counting the inner core (or shank) of the screws or you measure including also the external spiral (or thread)?
@@millstap thanks so much. Last Q please that I always forgot to ask about your older strats and its about the two holes in the body that hold the claw screws; have you ever try to measure how deep they are? I mean; how deep could you send the screws in without strip the holes? Even all the way through? or are those holes shorter than the screw lenght?
Hello ! You might want to try the 6130's Gibson style frets , they are the best kept secret on a Strat ! Low and medium wide without the railroad track feel ! I've had a few friends of mine that I suggested for them to order their necks with those and they can't stop playing ! The last Musikraft 68 Jimi neck I ordered have those and they are awesome ! 036" tall and . 106" wide Take care !
Hi, sorry for a question outside of the topic covered in the video, when Jimi turned his guitar upside down, did he change the height of the pickups with the high E higher and the low E lower or did he simply leave the pickups as they were? that practically with the strings reversed the low E the pickup was higher and the E sang lower
I'm pretty sure Jimi adjusted his pickups because there is an interview of Seymour Duncan where he said Jimi told him how he adjusts his pickups and it was 1/8" on the bass side. With the reverse vintage staggered magnets that Jimi would have had, the two magnet poles on the wound E and A would be lower than usual so Jimi would have to raise the pickup more to get the 1/8" clearance.
@@Savior.Mountgreen Seymour only mentions the bass or low E side at 3.18mm. I set all pickups the same. And on the treble, high E, I set all three pickups the same at 2.38mm. They sound the best that way.
@@millstap And the measurement by pressing the strings at the last fret between the poles and the bottom of the string or from the end of the pickup with the pickguard?
The biggest tone difference I found was when I replaced my tightest springs with the much lesser tension Raw Vintage springs. Unfortunately, I'm not sure where those tight springs that came stock on my Gotoh bridge on my Nash Strat, are. Here is a webpage I found yesterday that verifies my findings in even more detail. All I know now is, if I measure a spring set and the tension is not within vintage spring tension specs, I put a set of Raw Vintage springs on and am much happier with the sound. www.guitarfetish.com/SOFT-5-Piece-Tremolo-Spring-Kit_p_36184.html. They describe it as more "edge" or "brightness" with tighter springs. I do it also because I dive bomb my tremolo a lot and it is very easy to break the whammy bar with the tight springs they make today. And, I will always use five springs because I like the extra mass attached to the block.
It is super comfortable. Someone on an earlier video commented that they were a very hard V which made me nervous. It's almost too soft but perfect. He got his way back in 2019 I think. I even asked Musikraft about it and they said it could have been some type of mistake but they are definitely on the soft side.
This guitar is so cool. I really have been having fun with it. I can't believe I like it more than any of my other Strats and it's my only Partscaster.
Hi, my friend is making high grade Stainless Steel Vintage Strat saddles..I have tried many others but this one are really great. The name of the company is Sever Looks like I can't post link here in comments.
I looked them up. Interesting. They look just like upside down Highwoods. I would try them if it were not for them having the incorrect width. One thing that completely baffles me now is why everyone got the dimensions wrong. Even Highwood made the wrong sizes. Sever has one size, 11.2mm and Highwood has three, 10.5mm, 10.8mm, and 11.2mm. Real vintage Strat saddles are just a hair under 11.0mm at 10.98mm. Google says they are standard .432" which equals 10.972mm plus I've measured my own vintage saddles to confirm. I don't understand how they got it so wrong. If I put 11.2mm saddles on my bridge, the saddles are so tightly packed that they actually push the E strings out a hair, just enough to make the strings fall off of the frets when playing hard. I wish someone would make 10.98mm saddles. I had to use the 10.8mm Highwood saddles on my Strats to keep the E's in. Then they have a little too much gap between the saddles. It's very weird to me that they didn't do more research before deciding on sizes.
@@millstap I didn't know that original are 10.972mm (interesting) SEVER has three different sizes 10.4 , 10.8 , 11.2 mm By the way..I love watching your channel. Greetings ERIK SLOVENIA
@@Eric_1972 Hello Slovenia!! That is good that they have the 10.8mm size because that is what I would need to fit correctly. Thanks for supporting my channel. I finally starting using the whammy bar and had some tuning issues. That is the exact reason I switched to Highwoods and probably the Sever's work too. It's nice to have a groove for some grease to keep the strings from sticking. I'm going to try some grease tonight but since the vintage saddles have no groove, it comes off real easy.
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MJT bodies are Musikraft necks are unbelievable. You end up with a guitar that's equal to or better than Fender custom shop guitars.
Plus you can build almost anything you can dream up!
The legendary Millstap. Strikes again.
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Thanks my friend you allways the best. 🎸💜
Millstap you are one of my ambassadors of tone!
Thanks Dan. It's been a real revelation to know now how good a Partscaster can be. This Strat sounds great and is just going to get better with time. I've already noticed a little bit of improvement as it settles in.
amazing 🤩
Dude never stop uploading these jam videos are absolutely mind blowing the best tone I’ve heard some recreate of Jimi’s nevermind the playing holy man spot on!!
Sounds great!
Awesome tones as always!
My main guitar for the past 15 years is a Hwy1 Strat with a left handed, big headstock neck. Currently has 57/62 pickguard, Callahan steel block and raw vintage springs. I’m picking up what you’re putting down.
You might want to replace your Callaham block with a Mark Foley or Crazy Parts. Much more accurate. Actually, I would replace any Callaham parts you may have, especially the tremolo bridge. Too bright and not vintage sounding. He hardened everything to the max. Big reverse headstocks are really cool. I have three of them now. I love the way they play and how the bass strings sound.
Sounds great Stan ! Totally agree with you about the springs . When i built partscaster i used the callaham springs that came with my bridge. I didn't like the feel of them. So i put some raw vintage spring in it like the rest of my strats. And wow big difference. Better bar feel and more resonant. Yeah... I will probably never buy another store bought strat. My partscaster is my favorite strat.
Yes, if you've watch any of my spring videos (there are several), Callaham has by far the highest tension of all the springs on the market. That might great if you're using a monster string gauge like a .056" E to .013". Raw Vintage have the lowest tension of all of them and actually slightly lower than real vintage springs (unless they based their design on some '50's spring which may be less). On a 10-38 string set, the light tension is a must if you want the springs to be "springy." If you want to quickly break a whammy bar, use 5 Callaham springs, lol.
@@millstap oh yeah definitely seen the videos. Just thought I would try them. They were in the guitar maybe 10 minutes lol. I had a new set of raw vintage springs on standby. I have been using raw vintage springs for years because of your videos.
Nice build Stan. Looks and sounds great. Thanks for the tip on the RV springs.
I'm surprised after all this time that you haven't tried the Raw Vintage springs. I'm been touting them for years. I had a set ready to go if I didn't like the Mark Foley springs and I replaced them within five minutes of playing them.
I have just been really happy with the sound of my strat and I get paranoid about changing the action/string tension/saddle/PU height because I'm afraid I won't get it back. Having said that, I tested my current springs after watching one of your other spring videos, and mine ring right at B flat as well. They are very resonant and I could feel the vibrations in the neck from just ringing those springs. This is 2007 57 AVRI. The claw is in about were yours are, maybe a hair farther out, but they are definitely resonating as is. The trem is decked but I can still dive although it is quite stiff for sure. I bought two sets of RV springs but I am not sure if I want to mess with it right now. This guitar needs a lot of work but I just don't want to mess with it right now. The frets are flat and and sharp on the edge. The tone pots aren't working right and I haven't changed the strings in a while either as I noticed at Woodstock Jimi's fingers were dirty from playing the strings just like mine get from playing these. I will have to do something soon though. @@millstap
Lately I have been experimenting with different voltages, as well as coilly cables and using the neck/middle position with rolled off tone and I am liking the results. There's a YT channel Ossie Ahsen that goes deep in the EVH tone, and even though that's not my thing, I have a theory that some of the things he discusses might have been used in the 60s as there was only 10 years from the time of VH1 to the late 60s blues rock.
@@JimmyDevere Lol, that sounds like a mess. You need to start "messing" with it, especially those flat frets. I would seriously consider getting a new Musikraft neck for it instead of a refret. Once you get the hang of your favorite setup, it's only takes about 1/2 hour to get everything set like you like it. Write down all of your measurements, neck relief, action at the 17th fret, pickup height, etc. It's just a simple spring swap to see if the RV springs sound better. Just loosen the strings and swap them out. Most likely, you'll need to screw in the claw a little to deck it. Write down the claw distance from the body cavity before you move the claw. But, flat frets are not good. Now, with the virgin SS frets, I don't even like a tiny flat area on the top like you would have on a standard leveling/recrowning. The SS frets have a perfect crown with no flat spot at all. The flat frets cause buzzing.
@@JimmyDevere I can tell you that the right coily cable makes a big difference in tone. I recently bought a new, lighter weight coily cable with a low profile plug from a known cable builder online. He claimed it was a great sounding cable. When I got it, I was glad to use it on my lefty Strat for arm clearance but after playing it for 5 minutes, I picked up my old heavy duty coily cable and plugged it in and all my tone came back. I haven't plugged in that other cable since and I spent $60 for it I think. You might want to try Divine Noise coilys because they do sound better. They are super heavy though and some people don't like that but they are virtually indestructible and guaranteed for life. A lot of pros use them. With my 288K ohm pots, I have plenty of highs on this Strat so I have to roll the tones down around 6-7 all the time. I like the variations I get with this guitar. Very versatile.
Sounds like a masterpiece for sure.
It really turned out great. I haven’t put it down since I finished it. Hopefully I will post another video soon about the pickguard screws. They were the hardest thing to find. Even Fender doesn’t make the correct ones now. I’m waiting on some I had to order from Canada so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they have the larger vintage correct oval heads.
You have me hooked to get with Foley on some repro parts like the trem block and saddles. Can't wait to get that started.
@@millstap
@@BradRocker Mark’s vintage saddles are the best vintage reproductions I’ve found. I didn’t like his tremolo springs though. It’s hard to beat the Raw Vintage springs especially if you use all five. Maybe you can order one without the springs and get a little price cut.
I know, I have the RV springs they are great
@@millstap
Thanks for giving links to the parts makers . Hendrix style sounds awesome , the smaller frets certainly sound fine .
These are not the vintage small frets and they actually feel like jumbos to me even though they are mediums. As far as Mark Foley parts go, most of the time it is better to contact him on Instagram @mfguitars.
Very nice! Strats have so many customizable options!
Did you install the pickups rotated 180 degrees for more of that Jimi tone?
Yes. All you have to do is order reverse vintage stagger magnets which most makers do nowadays.
Sounds great plugged in!
Sounds awesome
Thank you Millstap! Don't put it past me to end up pursuing a Jimi-style partscaster very much based on yours here. Around 3:50 you mention you run your tone pots around 7. Is that specifically with these qpickups or is that with your other guitars/pickups as well? One thing I wondered about when enjoying the great tunes and tones here: Is it possible your love for the treble booster is party influenced by the plexiglass baffle between you and the Bassman, which I imagine could be suppressing some cone treble you'd otherwise be hearing?
What an amazing demo! Your playing showcases that guitar well
Regarding your musikraft necks, did they all come ready to “bolt on and play”?
Or did you have to do any nut work or minor fret leveling to any of them?
I know you’ve ordered a few musikraft necks, so I’m curious about your experiences
I have not touched one of the three necks. Just bolt on and play. It's pretty amazing actually. I anticipated some issues somewhere. Musikraft has a unique way of setting the frets so they are perfectly level without having to remove any fret material so you get all virgin frets. Musikraft does state that although a lot of people just bolt on and play, they recommend having a luthier finish the fret edges and I guess they could adjust the nut a hair. If anything, the nut could be lowered just a minute amount but I was perfectly happy with the extra clearance which is pretty close to Fender specs anyway. If I were to ever get anything done, I would get the fret ends rounded just a little because they can feel slightly sharp but not cutting sharp or unplayable at all. I don't have a good luthier in my area (that I know of) so it is perfect to be able to just bolt them on and play away. They are really great. I would attempt rounding the fret ends myself but since they are stainless steel frets, I figured I'd probably do more damage than good working on that hard steel and maybe gouge the fret board or something. I'm not experienced at that at all and don't have the necessary tools to do it. I didn't even have to adjust the truss rods. All three necks came out to a perfect .011-.012" relief which is perfect for the light Hendrix gauge strings, 10-38.
thanks for these helpful insights! So glad to hear that musikraft has worked so well for you
Beautiful guitar. Btw, do you still make the speed controller for the Sabbadius vibe? If so, I’m interested in scoring one
Yes I do. If you are interested, send me your email address directly in a message on my Instagram page, millstaps_jimiisms and I will send you an invoice. It's $165 shipped in the USA with the correctly cable included. Also, let me know which version FV you have.
Excellent. How did you purchase the mark foley bridge? Can’t find a way to buy em online
Nevermind, just found link in description. 🙏 thanks
@@missioncontrol6037 Yes, DM Mark on Instagram.
Hey Milstap.. sounding good man! You've got that new guitar sounding great with the selection of parts you put together!! Those pickups are cool! Very 'experience' tone.. but I'm sure you have enough adjustment you could tighten it up for Gypsy songs.. Are they the Jimi Voodoo strings? Bullets?? The whole guitar does sound different from the genuine Fender but in a good way. Jimi also changed things on a shop bought guitar and I think you've picked up on all of them. Really nice little repertoire of songs.. 😊😊🎉 play on tune...
Hey Steven, yeah this turned out better than I expected and I was expecting something special. It's kind of a bummer because I don't know if I will ever play my other Strats. It is a lot of fun to play. It is more touch sensitive for some reason. I really does have all of the Strat tones and more. Those Q-PickupI think the nitrocellulose finish is the best I have, compared to my other guitars. That was my original goal, to get my Seafoam Green Strat body refinished in Nitro but then I thought that the body was so heavy that I should just get a new body. Then I wanted a new neck and one thing lead to another. I switched a while back to Curt Mangan 10-38 Nickel Plated and Pure Nickel Round Core strings and have really been pleased with them. With this Strat, I'm back to loving the standard Strat saddles. These really sound great.
Hey millstap. Wondering how long you have been playing guitar for??
Seems like forever. I started when I was 15 or 16 and I’m almost 70 now.
looks and sounds great
Hi, what could you tell about the pros and cons of replace the claw screws with thicker ones?
I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I do know that my 1964 screws are a little heavier than my 1966 screws (see correction on last sentence). The Callaham screws I used are more like the 1966 size. I don't think I would ever bother getting something like the AxeLabs Tone Claw Locking Spring Claw. A little heavier screw like the 1964 (sorry I haven't ever measured them to compare) might not be bad though just as long as the holes are drilled for them. Actually, I just measured the thread outside diameters and the 1964, Callahams, and '57 Reissues are 4.16mm while the 1966 screws were 4.3mm OD.
@@millstap @millstap about how measutre the ODs, do you mean take the measure by counting the inner core (or shank) of the screws or you measure including also the external spiral (or thread)?
@@blop1738 That is the external spiral of the screw. That was all I could get to with my calipers.
@@millstap thanks so much. Last Q please that I always forgot to ask about your older strats and its about the two holes in the body that hold the claw screws; have you ever try to measure how deep they are? I mean; how deep could you send the screws in without strip the holes? Even all the way through? or are those holes shorter than the screw lenght?
Hello ! You might want to try the 6130's Gibson style frets , they are the best kept secret on a Strat ! Low and medium wide without the railroad track feel !
I've had a few friends of mine that I suggested for them to order their necks with those and they can't stop playing ! The last Musikraft 68 Jimi neck I ordered have those and
they are awesome ! 036" tall and . 106" wide Take care !
Hi, sorry for a question outside of the topic covered in the video, when Jimi turned his guitar upside down, did he change the height of the pickups with the high E higher and the low E lower or did he simply leave the pickups as they were? that practically with the strings reversed the low E the pickup was higher and the E sang lower
I'm pretty sure Jimi adjusted his pickups because there is an interview of Seymour Duncan where he said Jimi told him how he adjusts his pickups and it was 1/8" on the bass side. With the reverse vintage staggered magnets that Jimi would have had, the two magnet poles on the wound E and A would be lower than usual so Jimi would have to raise the pickup more to get the 1/8" clearance.
@@millstap Are you aware that you can tell me the height in millimeters of all three pickups on the low E side and the high E that Jimi used?
@@Savior.Mountgreen Seymour only mentions the bass or low E side at 3.18mm. I set all pickups the same. And on the treble, high E, I set all three pickups the same at 2.38mm. They sound the best that way.
@@millstap And the measurement by pressing the strings at the last fret between the poles and the bottom of the string or from the end of the pickup with the pickguard?
@@Savior.Mountgreen While pressing the string down at the last fret, measure between the bottom of the string and the top of the pole.
Can you please make a video demonstrating that “ huge “ difference in tone made by the springs ???
The biggest tone difference I found was when I replaced my tightest springs with the much lesser tension Raw Vintage springs. Unfortunately, I'm not sure where those tight springs that came stock on my Gotoh bridge on my Nash Strat, are. Here is a webpage I found yesterday that verifies my findings in even more detail. All I know now is, if I measure a spring set and the tension is not within vintage spring tension specs, I put a set of Raw Vintage springs on and am much happier with the sound. www.guitarfetish.com/SOFT-5-Piece-Tremolo-Spring-Kit_p_36184.html. They describe it as more "edge" or "brightness" with tighter springs. I do it also because I dive bomb my tremolo a lot and it is very easy to break the whammy bar with the tight springs they make today. And, I will always use five springs because I like the extra mass attached to the block.
Got that 10/56 neck on customshop tele, very comfortable. Mines birdseye maple!
It is super comfortable. Someone on an earlier video commented that they were a very hard V which made me nervous. It's almost too soft but perfect. He got his way back in 2019 I think. I even asked Musikraft about it and they said it could have been some type of mistake but they are definitely on the soft side.
Millstap is KING!
This guitar is so cool. I really have been having fun with it. I can't believe I like it more than any of my other Strats and it's my only Partscaster.
Hi, my friend is making high grade Stainless Steel Vintage Strat saddles..I have tried many others but this one are really great.
The name of the company is Sever
Looks like I can't post link here in comments.
I looked them up. Interesting. They look just like upside down Highwoods. I would try them if it were not for them having the incorrect width. One thing that completely baffles me now is why everyone got the dimensions wrong. Even Highwood made the wrong sizes. Sever has one size, 11.2mm and Highwood has three, 10.5mm, 10.8mm, and 11.2mm. Real vintage Strat saddles are just a hair under 11.0mm at 10.98mm. Google says they are standard .432" which equals 10.972mm plus I've measured my own vintage saddles to confirm. I don't understand how they got it so wrong. If I put 11.2mm saddles on my bridge, the saddles are so tightly packed that they actually push the E strings out a hair, just enough to make the strings fall off of the frets when playing hard. I wish someone would make 10.98mm saddles. I had to use the 10.8mm Highwood saddles on my Strats to keep the E's in. Then they have a little too much gap between the saddles. It's very weird to me that they didn't do more research before deciding on sizes.
@@millstap I didn't know that original are 10.972mm (interesting)
SEVER has three different sizes 10.4 , 10.8 , 11.2 mm
By the way..I love watching your channel.
Greetings ERIK SLOVENIA
@@Eric_1972 Hello Slovenia!! That is good that they have the 10.8mm size because that is what I would need to fit correctly. Thanks for supporting my channel. I finally starting using the whammy bar and had some tuning issues. That is the exact reason I switched to Highwoods and probably the Sever's work too. It's nice to have a groove for some grease to keep the strings from sticking. I'm going to try some grease tonight but since the vintage saddles have no groove, it comes off real easy.
Nice any chance showing how to make a 59 bassman now please. Lol..
Just use the ‘59 Reissue schematic and use the best NOS components where possible. That will get you very close to
MJT is all I use anymore building. As well as refinishing.
I know. That finish is so good I feel like getting my vintage Strats refinished. I think they would sound better.
@@millstap I got my esquire refinished a couple years ago by them. I loved it so much I sent my dad’s esquire to them as well.
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color of this neck is not my taste