From Dream to Reality! - Building a SuperStrat!
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- Welcome to the SuperStrat dream build Part II
We start with a big pile o' parts and end up with something really special!
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The knobs are like cufflinks to a tuxedo awesome build
My thoughts exactly! It is classy AF
Well put!
Hehehe knob
I can use my cufflinks in better way :)
That’s a good way of putting it.
Definitely stick with those knobs I think, looks bloody awesome
Outstanding job, Well thought out and your attention to detail and insuring clean installation of ALL parts was top shelf. You SHOULD be proud of that beautiful instrument. As long as you are thinking about “Running her WFO” match her up with a full tilt Paul Reed Smith CE24. Should be an all out groove and I like you chances. As far as best in show ? You may have a win there too. I will be watching to see ... stay loose son. Later
+Isaac Ord Seconded! They add to the motif set by the pickup covers. Likely such a niche market that it would be unrealistic to expect anyone to offer them, but it would be cool if it was possible to continue the theme with matching tips on the tip of the trem arm and pickup selector. A real beauty as she is now!
Yeah, it's gorgeous! I wouldn't change a thing. Awesome job.
i like them to
Outstanding instrument.
Gibson: Les Paul Black Beauty
Darrell Braun: Hold my beer
+Jared Cruz 😄😄😄👍
Jared Cruz the best comment on TH-cam hands down.
Noice hahaha
It needs a name that makes black beauty look like a pet name, anyone know if he's named it?
Les Paul Black Ugly*
I watched this 3 times now. That's it I'm done watching! I'm going to build this exact same Guitar for my 13 year old son! We absolutely love it!
@TheKiwiSage $2.5K US plus shipping. Plus Jacinda Tax. I'd say thanks to her crap economic management and crashing our dollar by the time it's all said and done it's about 4k.
@Pete We built a David Gilmore Custom instead. Fender NZ helped us out which saved us a fortune. Used Dark Moon Black and Tan pick up's and it's absolutely stunning! I grabbed 4 sets of strings before lock down and he only has one pack left. He loves it and his other Fender has been parked up ever since. I think it was worth every cent and we are pleased we didn't go down the humbucker path.
@@toast47624 when he masters his technique he's gonna get all the ladies
You sure it's for your son!??? ;)
@@toast47624 rich people, but I have only one strat fender in my 16
Darrell
Just wanted to give you a big compliment for the way you present yourself and the demos
Agreed.
This guitar have a serious issue: it doesn't belongs to me! A love it, how it looks and how it sounds! Just perfect!
I was thinking the same its not my Ax .
Honestly one of the best looking guitars I’ve ever seen
Now if this was an actual product by fender the guitar it would be 4000 $ !
+Evilmusician ! 😄 Unfortunately, that's probably true!
How much did it actually cost. I’m not a guitar player,actually can’t play anything I’ve always been fascinated by guitars an people who can play guitar. But I’d love to know how much it would cost to build something like that as tinkering an building electronics is a big passion of mine an I love woodworking and finishing. So to combine something like to get a end product like that would be lots fun plus it would give me the excuse to at the very least make a piss poor attempt at learning how to play guitar 🎸 I just can’t see dropping to much money if I could build a quality guitar for reasonable price so that if I just can’t get it I could least recoup my cost by selling it I’d be very interested. Guess that is a lot info when I could of left it at what the cost was total an maybe a break down on what each component costed would be cool to know.
@Ultranationalist Thanks for the insight... I was wondering what the prices were on the parts. Still way out of my hobby budget but it's still fun to watch the process and see the results.
@@Bpjames I just priced out a body with top end woods and it was $1000. A neck like that costs $400. $2k sounds about right
Seriously? He said in the vid how much the parts were. You guys musta missed part 1. I don't know exactly the total cost, but somewhere in the 500 $ or less range...
Darrell is always smiling. Great channel
“Don’t want to scratch the body-“
*Immediately smacks the body with a tungsten ring*
Was thinking the same thing
Ikr
Sorry for the late-night upload!
This one took me a little longer to get out! - Enjoy the build :)
Darrell Braun Guitar don't worry, the guitar looks awesome bro, greetings from Mexico
Only 8:30 in Vancouver. Perfect timing! :)
It's afternoon here you liar!
not too late... 6 pm in New Zealand!
I was waiting for it today!!
The knobs accentuate the pups. Totally awesome!!!
Nice job mate. For me, I'd keep the abalone knobs. Everything black is too boring & too gloomy, you need a bit of colour. If the pickups were the only colourful thing then the guitar starts to look odd, so the abalone knobs tie everything together nicely 👍
The bit of color comes from the pickups and the dot inlays though, you add too much and you're beyond the point of tasteful accenting and taking away from the effect of contrast. If you overwhelm the appearance with abalone, it starts to look like a holofoil toy from the 1990s. Less is more in this fashion.
STOPITTH-cam true
I've been working on my own guitars for many decades. Was kicking around the idea of a build similar to yours. Man, I like what you have built. Thank you for sharing. God bless you brother.
I love the abalone knobs. Once I saw those, I had to order some for my guitar. Great choice. Thanks for the idea.
You should do a super tele, and compare it to the super strat
Tim Holmes I second this
Do u think he has a fortune?😂
@@jacksonbrooks4347 Hes already done the super Tele now lol
Probably the most beautiful Strat in the world.
Congrats brother. I wish I could get a guitar like this.
Thanks so much JC!
Darrell Braun Guitar Thanks bro!!!
@@Padlock_Steve no discount like the five finger discount
Tip on drilling for pickguard: After drilling screw holes of apprpriate diamater, use a large countersink bit, just turning it with your fingers to relieve the corners at the top of the hole. I believe this method is easier to control than using a larger bit as suggested (but not shown) in the video.
As Darrell mentioned around 19:22 this relief keeps stress off the finish when the screws are installed, but it also keeps the finish from bulging at that point which can prevent the pickguard from sitting flush. These issues are more important when thicker finishes have been applied.
Thanks for your opinion. 👍🏻
I would see what the blacked out knows would look likr..it's beautiful I'd love to own a guitar like that I learned on a Strat,and love the neck on it you did a wonderful job 😀
Darrell, I know absolutely nothing about guitars, but was amazed at your knowledge when building one from parts😄. So cool!!! I don't think you should change a thing. It is so so gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing, and I hope you truly enjoy everything about that gorgeous guitar!!!
Wow, what an amazing turnout! That thing is absolutely stunning! Hats off to you, brother; you own the best looking Strat ever made. It seriously looks like a $10k guitar!
Thanks for the kind words Dave!
You're quite welcome!
When attaching the pick guard to the body I line it up to where it should be, then tape it into position before drilling the screw holes. You don't want that thing moving at all when drilling those holes.
What a beautiful looking and sounding guitar.... and keep those knobs. Very nice.
Would love to see a cost breakdown
$300 for pickups ($150 each)
No idea about the abalone knobs and custom shop work for the pre-assembled pick guard.
$645 for the body
Neck is $550-$700 IF you can find one.
$80-$90 for the tuners
$165 for the bridge set up
So low end I would guess $1650 easy. More likely about $2000 if you tried to build an exact replica.
@@Generalofmetal I bet I could build one from GFS FOR 20O $ TO 300$ that would sound just as good and it would be nice no ablone inlays but. Still who spends 2000$ to build a guitar.
@@captaindeadpool1640 Uhhh, that would be someone who can.
@@radio7353 What made you come to that conclusion? GFS has some nice stuff imo.
captain deadpool someone who wants a guitar that fits them to their liking. If YOU personally think a GFS would be just as good then that’s 100% you. Not everyone loves stock guitars when they’re looking for something like what he’s building
what is most impressive is that his dog doesnt try to eat everything in front of him like mine does
that 117 dislike thumbs perhaps belongs to Fender employees
LOL! Probably right.
Now at 249.I would put forward my viewpoint on those idiots but I will refrain from that as I am a “ Gentleman “
I won't put a dislike, but the appearence of the knobs and mics is not my cup of tea ...plain silver would have looked awesome
I won't put a dislike because the content and production of his video are top....but dude seriously needs to sit on his hands while presenting. Its extremely distracting and all the flashing from his arms flailing around like an epileptic octopus on meth triggers my own epilepsy 😳😬
You have 420 likes lol
I wouldn’t change a thing. Beautiful build
that is an absolutely beautiful guitar,,great job on colors and abalone knobs..
really love it..
Thst is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen. It is absolutely breath taking. Great job bud.
I don't think I've ever seen a more stunning Strat. Keep it up man it looks lovely🙌🏽
Stunning! Just curious what the total cost of the super Strat build would have been . Thx
safe guess...expensive
Beautiful work, the knobs look great as is..I wished that I had the patients to put a guitar together mainly the soldering I would be all thumbs..lol..Anyway, congratulations on a beautifully tuned guitar!!
18:48 Hello Darrell,
your cute little dog is watching you to make sure you're doing a good job here!
And thank you for your videos, which I always enjoy watching!
The dog is doing quality control making sure no dodgy work is being carried out there. Lol
Just put a set of the HipShot encased locking tuners on my made in China Squire Super Strat and what a fantastic Upgrade !! After buying a Ibanez and a Kramer Baretta re-Issue I decided to go back to my favorite body shape in the Standard Strat body with two Hot humbucker's in the bridge and neck positions . I'm a 80's Thrash Metal and Glam fan/player and got the guitar for $350 brand new and decided just to Mod it slowly into the Metal beast I have been wanting ! So far so good . A lot of people think Metal and Strats dont go together , and they are dead wrong just needs some TLC and a few upgrades its just as MEAN sounding as any BC Rich , ESP or Jackson Metal Guitar for a fraction of the price even with the mods just start with the most Important mods 1st and its easy after that . Thanks Darrel great Video interesting build !!
What I love about it is that you made it yourself. Congrats, it's perfect and it's all on you.
The most beautiful strat i‘ve EVER seen for sure 😍👍🏻
Absolutely beautiful, love the colour. I'm now a big fan. Great guitar playing!!!!
Love you bro. Great energy each and every video. Thanks. Would love to see more lessons from your Channel also.
+Shawn A For sure! I've got a bunch of lessons planned ☺
Love it. The only strat without a HHH build i have actually wanted to play. Looks absolutely beautiful.
That might be the best looking SuperStrat I've ever seen, and it sounds nice and fat like a SuperStrat should!! The knobs look great with the abalone tops, but I can't help but wonder how it would look with a black 3 layer pick-guard that has a middle layer that matches the abalone shell. I bet a thin line of color outlining the pick-guards shape would really pop on such a beautiful dark background!
I don’t usually like the aesthetic of strats, but that is absolutely stunning x_x
April 2020 and still beautiful! Wish i had one.
I really, really like that partscaster build, black on black is very cool. Nice find on the body btw.
A couple of years back I built a black on black partscaster with a telecaster body made by shecter, routed for a Floyd rose trem. I always wanted a tele with a Floyd, (don't judge me) I found a pawn shop aria pro strat with a really nice neck that I got for $60.00. (The body was $250.00) I think, I found a lisenced by Floyd on line for about $20.00 or $30.00 made in who knows where. I put a S D trembucker J B in the bridge position got a blank single ply pick guard (black) modded it with my own curve as opposed to the standard tele straight cut on the lower bout of the pick guard. I put a push pull volume with a boost on the pull, a tone switch rather than a tone pot, spst full on to output or slightly less treble, and a kill switch button. This has become my # one, I really want to build another one so I have a back up. But I want to build a LP junior double cut with a single pick up and possibly a Floyd as well. I also built a parts strat last year, with two pick guards that I can switch between hss or sss configurations, standard trem with locking tuners. Sorry I guess I'm babbling on and on. Really like your builds, tips and stuff. Take care...🎸😈🎸
My guess for the cost: ~$1600. Breakdown:
body: ~600
neck: ~400
tuners: 80
pickups: 300
bridge: 90
misc hardware (pots, knobs, pickguard, selector, etc.): 100
I love the black with the abalone inlay pickup covers and the knobs.
Very nice Darrell congrats on a great end result. Watching this proves I am a complete guitar nerd. Or better stated a hopeless guitar addict. :)
Ray Ross hahaaa
First step is admitting you have a problem.
Ray Ross Same. Didnt skip any
I feel your pain....but it was AWESOME!
definitely
Absolutely love it! Only thing I spotted, you mentioned... need a blackout output jack nut. Definitely keep the abalone knobs. Would have liked to see the intonation setting for it. Do you need my address for when I ask you to build me one? Maybe a Warmouth Mooncaster? GOOD ON YA DB!
+td tom 😀 Thanks Tom!
A black input would be awesome, also, black humbucker and switch screws
I'd say like the gold exposed gears and the silver logo on the head that the silver output jack gives it a more functional feel. Like it's not trying too hard. It's one of the parts that over time would get messed up and could look trashy so keeping it silver allows the black trem and tuners to own their statement.
That is one beautiful guitar and great sounding!
Beautiful. I'll have to try one. one suggestion. AS an old carpenter I have a drill bit set that I use for fastening hinger, strike plates, etc. or any thing that has a chamfered hole to accept a screw. They have a chamfered piece that fits into hole you are screwing into. Inside is a drill bit that extends out of the tip when pushing down on the drill motor. Perfectly centering the hole every time.
Can't wait to start mine.
Hinges. pardon my typing
Beautiful build. The shielding paint seems to be an incredible product
Wow, that is so beautiful! Great job Darrell! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful!
2 outer springs should be straight so the springs have equal tension, with the outer springs angled the middle one doesn’t have the same tension as the other 2
That guitar looks awesome! Would it be possible to communicate more or less how much it cost to build it yourself compared to buying it all done?
The knobs are perfect..what a killer custom strat...just WOW the tones are fantastic
Keep the knobs colorful!!! Bravo!
Love it Darrell great beautiful build; leave the abalone knobs!!!
That guitar is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Abalone knobs work very well . Just wish the pick guard didn't cover so much of the amazing body. Nice build!!
That cute puppy 😍😍😍😍😍
ZERO FRICTION I know... Cute puppies and guitars.... Next thing you know a hot chick will walk by
Beautiful! Leave as is!!! Great looking AND sounding build!
Beautiful build! Warmoth makes second-to-none guitar parts!
Black knobs. 100%. It’s too much with those three additional trim elements, and breaks the black hole Darth Vader look. The in line neck aesthetic works better from a design perspective. One of the most beautiful guitars I’ve seen in a while. Great build.
I totally agree...
That looks amazing!
That is an amazingly beautiful guitar. Holy smokes.
Looks like I missed this one when it was originally posted, glad I found it, another gr8 build as usual. Love the abalone knobs.
Being an electronics tech with zero guitar playing ability, it’s really great to watch you at work, Darryl. I’m a drummer, so work these kinds of miracles on my own instruments. Can’t get enough!
have you ever tried the block method for setting a strat trem up? i've found it makes short work of finding the right spring/string balance, or at least taking most of the tedious guess work out.
if you don't know it-
-string up the guitar without the springs fitted,
-put a block of wood between the back of the trem block and the body (the right thickness so that the trem sits where you want it with strings up to pitch (kinda like blocking a strat trem to hardtail),
-then sit the guitar on its side (similar to playing position),
f-it the springs and tighten them evenly until the block is just about to fall out (loose sliding fit).
this method also allows you to stretch-in the strings before you set the string/spring balance, so you can set and forget!
When you want a Frankenstrat, add extra springs and tension them. The wood block is firmly in place. No more tremolo, but your tuning is far more stable. Bit like a tele bridge. Bending strings does not yank the other strings out of tune. Great. Good thing is, you can always go back to that floating bridge. You just blocked it.
@@voornaam3191 I’ve thought of a similar thing in the past using a bolt lock, however it would require routing the body, but you’d set it up like the wood block method and you could go back to a floating trem anytime without even removing the backplate (if you have one lol)
That colour 🤟. I think you should of put a single coil in the middle though, but it's a custom and your choice. Awesome looking guitar. 🏴🇬🇧
Hey man, I've been watching since your floating trem video like 4 years ago, seen every video since and I never really gave you the credit you deserve. You really deserve the best man, your videos give so many people joy and inspiration its unbelievable. Thanks for the content man keep it up
Thanks for the kind words, and for watching all these years! 👊
@@DarrellBraunGuitar of course man, its hard to fathom how far you've come
Right on man
Thanks for the vid. I have an old strat in my garage that was left behind by one of the neighborhood kids that we named the “Ratocaster” It’s all there, it works and the neck is straight. I think that I am inspired to take on this beast and make it sound better than it looks. No artificial aging required on this one...
That is the most beautiful Strat in the world for me.
the brown color is so beautiful. and thank you a lot for showing the whole process. i guitar is not that complicated to build xD
I like the knobs.
No strap buttons?
+dvanhandel96 🙁 I totally forgot about them! 😄
Darrell Braun Guitar It happens to the best of us. Still a super sweet build, glad you enjoy it
:)
Guitars does look better without any strap button lol :D
It's a SSS guitar Sitdown Super Strat.
Has to be one of the most beautiful strats I've ever seen..
What a lovely instrrument, and it as been a pleasure watching all the steps - not to mention the load of advises. However, the cherry on top would be a Vega-Trem
Thats the best looking Non-Kiesel SS I have ever seen.
I think the Standard looks excellent I wouldn’t change a thing love the knobs they go great with the pick ups and if you were to sell that guitar how much would you want for it? Probably too expensive for me but I was curious to see how much it’s worth?
Hey, great video and a nice guitar but you passed over a step I didn't even know about. (Stupid me!) The painting of the routed areas - what material, what sort of brushes, number of coats, etc. Maybe when you do a future guitar you can film your wife doing the painting and show us how that goes. How much time. Any tricks or tips. Thanks again for all you do. Great channel.
+Mark Knecht Hi!
She did 2 costs with conductive sheilding paint.
Stewmac, Guitar Fetish, eBay, and Amazon all sell it.
It is water soluble so if any spills where it shouldn't go (top of guitar) it can be easily wiped off with a damp cloth. ☺
You can also use copper tape in the routed areas and the back of the pickguard.
@@adventurer3645+1 everyone says the paint is better but I've heard too many where the copper tape is the only thing that worked.
This looks fantastic! The ground wire that you soldered to the claw anchor, I always remove that from the claw anchor, crimp on a ring connector, and screw that directly into the body with a metal screw (not a wood screw). That will help dissipate the "buzz" a little better. It seems like the claw doesn't provide a solid enough connection from the ground line to the wood of the body. I always do this when setting up new strats and any Fender basses.
How does that ground the spring claw? don't get it
Yeah would definitely like to see the soldering/painting behind the sceens. I just recently had my Epiphone dot ES 335 Pro stolen w/ case, 😡😠 now I wanna build my next guitar... Beautiful build bro!
I’m loving it with you👍 Abalone all the way 🤟
I'm serious about building the same guitar. Could you give me more information regarding the pickups e.g. Spacing, Wire, Magnet, Wax Potted, and resistance.
Amazing job Darrell, that is a cool guitar.
I'm really impressed. I mean come on! It's pretty hard to assemble a guitar and demonstrate it simultaneously. Well done.
Gorgeous. Leave the knobs. More Abalone the better. I had those on my Carvin with Abalone blocks.
Ok I want a super Strat now and I haven't even started learning to play yet
+Even Zeroes Can Be Heroes 😄 Yes!!
No such thing as a zero when your learning and practicing and having a great time kiddo.
Pops Fitch yep that's why I bought a Squier Strat a while back 😃
Even Zeroes Can Be Heroes get'm man
neilsthepoet I'll do my best
That is a beautiful build.👍😎
Such a humble guy, love these videos, definitely subscribing 👌
My Warmoth setup should arrive today or tomorrow. Your step by step really helps me know what I'll need to do.
Looks cool man.
I replaced two pickups on my first serous guitar as well as giving it a serious setup. Truss rod and lots of non floyd rose floating trem fiddling.
It wasn't great but it was better than before.
On later guitars I handed it over to guitar techs for setups and new pickup installs.
It's worth having a go.
Often you can get it right and save a fortune if you educate your self enough.
The Guitar handbook emboldened me to have a go at fitting a new pickup and it worked - twice. I even routed out the space on a cheap strat clone the space to fit a humbucker in the bridge.
After buying a £600 Ibanez5 70 and wanting a replacement bridge pickup with coiltap and coil switching I decided a pro would be better.
He did it and put it in a coil tap microswitch that has lasted 30 years.
Trust the pros for the hard jobs - Have a go for the simpler jobs.
Luv and Peace.
How expensive was the build overall?
I would like to know that too. It depends on how much discount he got from Warmouth and others and if he things cheaper on ebay but I checked warmoth website and the body itself is around $400 to $500 itself. So my guess would be at least $800 because the hipshot tuners are $70 and hipshot bridge/block is $150 (i looked at the hipshot website). There's also cost of the pickups. The small things like jack, wires, buttons doesn't cost much
I would say 1000 to 1100
He probably got all the part except neck and body for free for promotional reasons.
Ed Is Sick maybe but for us it would probably be a pretty spendy build
You can get a great DIY-Superstrat,that plays and sounds as good as boutique one,for really cheap,if you're willing to do some work or know somebody,with the know-how to help you.A friend build a Jake E.Lee inspired superstrat,for one of his students for little less then 800 Euros(he and the kid did the work).Charvel sells a Jake E.Lee sign. model for over 3,500 Euros!!
Being honest, I never like to much stratocaster's model. But that guitar is a beauty, man. Congrats.
Alonso De la Vega Vera same!
So extremely envious right now, god damn that's a badass beautiful guitar! The knobs and pickup covers really stick out, imo I would remove the covers and change the knobs out to make them blend in a little more but then again I don't know, really looks awesome!!
Amazing guitar! Love the Abalone!
That is one lovely looking Superstrat, sounds great too!... ☺
4:28 Puts tape to prevent scratches, immediately slams ring on the body.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIISIISIS
From Leo: Great job, it looks great and that pair of humbuckers sound pretty sweet. Just my opinion, but I would probably go with all black knobs.
It's absolutely gorgeous! The pooch too.
Keep knobs with pickups. Awesome colors.