I stumbled across your video this evening and it looks like you've done an amazing job on your replica! I actually have the very last Todd Krause-built cherry sunburst Sambora to come out of the Fender Custom Shop, which is the iconic Richie guitar with the Floyd Rose and big stars and boost circuitry. It was not cheap, but I was able to hand-select the wood for the body and the star inlay work is absolute perfection. The single coils are the hand-wound Josefina Custom Shop offerings. The humbucker is the traditional Dimarzio PAF. Congrats!
Thank you. Nice, I’ve wanted a Sambora Cherry Sunburst for years now. The resale prices these days have sky rocketed and are beyond my means. I went with white on this one because the quality of the wood on the body was subpar. Considering doing another in Cherry Sunburst. The body and neck were cheap but worked them in to shape. I have 3 other USA Fender Strats and this one hangs with all of them. I made sure to use too notch electronics and hardware.
They pop up from time to time on ebay or reverb. It's the same neck plate from a Jeff Beck Stratocaster. There is one up right now but they are not cheap. www.ebay.com/itm/325303584658?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=76REckEMTk6&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=SydtkyMjQdm&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Excellent work! I have watched this video so many times. This has really inspired me. Please can you tell me, where did you get the pick guard with the coil split button in it? Thanks in advance.
Thank you Rick! So it’s was pretty tough to find a pickguard for a Floyd body that has the rounded edges around the humbucker. I finally found one from musiclily on eBay. You will have to drill out the hole yourself to add the coil split button. In the original this is actually a boost switch. This is the one I bought. I came from China and took about 3 weeks to arrive but it worked perfectly. www.ebay.com/itm/192772881402
This is the actual switch kit. I drilled the hole in the pickguard then used jb weld to glue the mounting block on the pickguard. The screws they give you are actually kinda big for the switch I had to drill the holes out a little for it to work. www.ebay.com/itm/265147029112
@@BonJovi1987Fan I have an original JS and a close friend has the newer version. I compare the OG JS with the newer JS along with the Original 80’s RS in this video. th-cam.com/video/2GPbthrf3K0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. Yes the part is the micro tilt. This is the actual part. www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Neck-Micro-Tilt-Stainless-Steel-Hardware-/324713743088?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
I'd use the locknut itself as a template for the holes along with a small clamp to hold it in place. Once you get first hole done. Use that hold as a guide for larger hole on the back. Do one at a time so you can use a clamp to keep the lockunut in place for that first one. Once you've completed the first one you can screw the locknut in place and finish the second one without the clamp.
Im most afraid to ask but ever since they first came out i was way too young to afford one and when i did have the money they were no longer in production. Resale prices are way too high but what would be your price for a replica????? 🤞🙏
Thank you. I don't plan on building these for resale. I built these two, one for a very close friend and one for myself. Just to give you an idea of the cost associated with this build. I have $800 in parts. The Original Floyd Rose and the pickups alone cost $500. Recently, the cost for the Floyd Rose alone just increased by $50.
I used Behlen Vinyl Sealer, but I still had some grain showing so I used automotive lacquer sanding primer to level, the base was a vintage white that a friend made for me (but you can use Stew Mac Vintage White Laquer), the clear was Behlen Classic Instrument Lacquer. I believe that Behlen was since been bought out by Mohawk.
@@cloudburst1215 I'm not sure if you looking specifically for the Professional II Contoured Neck plate but here is a cheaper option. reverb.com/item/34725284-genuine-fender-deluxe-series-4-bolt-contoured-neck-plate-chrome-005-9209-049
That is a micro tilt. Fender installs them on their American Line. The metal piece assumes all the pressure from the Allen’s screw that is in the neck pocket. It allows you the tilt the neck to the perfect angle without having to shim the neck.
This is the actual part. www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Neck-Micro-Tilt-Stainless-Steel-Hardware-/324713743088?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
The neck was purchased from Aliexpress. It was about $45. Since I built two of these we ordered two of them. They both needed considerable work. The first was had horrible fret sprout. Almost like they cut the fret ends and never dressed them. Both necks also seemed like they were never leveled. So I had to level, crown and dress both of them. After the work they both played great. The decal was ordered from Voodoo decals.
The neck has gone up in price since we bought them. m.aliexpress.com/item/32369022806.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.25ba29ddLi7qdj&browser_id=0be7772feb204d53bdb87a6c011c931f&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=177c70a799b373e7e4616fcea951ef11d15c9f8c6b&gclid=&_imgsrc_=ae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB1aspmSFXXXXXpapXXq6xXFXXXk.jpg_640x640Q90.jpg
The serial decal I made myself. I have an Alos Printer that can print decals. I used my birthday as the serial number, since I made this for my birthday.
The stars on that neck are inlayed. You can buy stay "inlay" stickers on ebay. They don't look as nice but from a distance, you can't really tell. www.ebay.com/itm/161780829890?hash=item25aae38ec2:g:5UAAAOSwT6pVvEH0
I didn’t install the boost. Instead I used the push push button to coil split the Humbucker. The preamp itself is not expensive. It’s about $50. I just decided I didn’t really have a use for it.
No sir. I built one for myself and another for a very close friend. It’s kinda cost prohibitive. I have about $800 in parts alone on this build and roughly 30-40 hrs of labor.
Lovely guitar. As someone who paid a lot of money for an original Sambora as a collectable investment, its a bit disconcerting to think that something like this could end up on the open market, especially having a Fender serial number.
@@krimsonguitar its a complement to you how close this is to the original.... You have a good eye for detail. There's usually something you can pick out on a replica, like a licensed Floyd or incorrect pickup placement in the scratchplate, even seen 9v battery compartments carved into the back, but yours is a great representation, you must be very proud to own it and say you built it
@@stratblooz1 Thank you. I tried to get as close as possible but still took some liberties. I didn’t install the preamp. The push button is just a coil splitter, so I don’t have that battery route under the backplate. Also used Friedman Classic single coils, which really great pickups, and a Dimarzio 36th anniversary PAF in the bridge. I have no plans of ever selling it. I never try to pass it off as real, as I take great pride showing it off and all the work involved with building it.
@@krimsonguitar do you know much about the Japanese Sambora strats? I tried to research them before I bought one a few years ago but there's very little about them on the net. I'd read that Fender America actually wouldn't acknowledge the authenticity of Japanese Samboras at one point, but eventually had to when an original Fender catalogue was found and published showing the 3 Japanese models. Before I bought mine I found a website that catalogued all of Samboras guitars including his personal custom shop guitars and the guitar I was looking at buying was featured on the website with loads of HD pictures... It has many distinctive marks such as lacquer cracking and the serial number checked out so I bought it.... Only thing that made me question the guitar was the body seams slightly bigger than a conventional strat and the back trem cover is routed in so its flush to the body.... Only ever seen backplates surface mounted on strats.... Have you ever seen or played a Japanese Sambora?
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I'm more impressed by how long that woman was staring at her phone in sped up time! lol
awesome work! i saw one at guitar center and always wondered if it was replicated.
Looks cool. Richie's guitar had a 25 db & mids boost built in (the switch in the pickguard).
Yes, you can still find the preamp and it’s not really pricey. I didn’t install it, I used the push push as a coil split.
Waow ! Great job !!! What would be the price for a RS signature model made by you ? :D
Beautiful job
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I stumbled across your video this evening and it looks like you've done an amazing job on your replica! I actually have the very last Todd Krause-built cherry sunburst Sambora to come out of the Fender Custom Shop, which is the iconic Richie guitar with the Floyd Rose and big stars and boost circuitry. It was not cheap, but I was able to hand-select the wood for the body and the star inlay work is absolute perfection. The single coils are the hand-wound Josefina Custom Shop offerings. The humbucker is the traditional Dimarzio PAF. Congrats!
Thank you. Nice, I’ve wanted a Sambora Cherry Sunburst for years now. The resale prices these days have sky rocketed and are beyond my means. I went with white on this one because the quality of the wood on the body was subpar. Considering doing another in Cherry Sunburst. The body and neck were cheap but worked them in to shape. I have 3 other USA Fender Strats and this one hangs with all of them. I made sure to use too notch electronics and hardware.
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Amazing
Impressive but the pickups Hss positions for early & middle 90s are all equidistant from each other 👍
Wow, never knew that man
Nice job! Interested in 1! idk if you do that but jw
Nice
Where did you find that Fender USA micro tilt contoured neck plate? I'm in search of one myself for another build. -P
They pop up from time to time on ebay or reverb. It's the same neck plate from a Jeff Beck Stratocaster. There is one up right now but they are not cheap.
www.ebay.com/itm/325303584658?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=76REckEMTk6&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=SydtkyMjQdm&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Excellent work! I have watched this video so many times. This has really inspired me.
Please can you tell me, where did you get the pick guard with the coil split button in it?
Thanks in advance.
Thank you Rick! So it’s was pretty tough to find a pickguard for a Floyd body that has the rounded edges around the humbucker. I finally found one from musiclily on eBay. You will have to drill out the hole yourself to add the coil split button. In the original this is actually a boost switch. This is the one I bought. I came from China and took about 3 weeks to arrive but it worked perfectly.
www.ebay.com/itm/192772881402
This is the actual switch kit. I drilled the hole in the pickguard then used jb weld to glue the mounting block on the pickguard. The screws they give you are actually kinda big for the switch I had to drill the holes out a little for it to work.
www.ebay.com/itm/265147029112
My favorite richie sambora guitar is the jersey star guitar in white
The original JS from the early 2000’s was a much better build than the current version. They had better parts and workmanship.
@@krimsonguitar i didn't know that but thanks for sharing.
@@BonJovi1987Fan I have an original JS and a close friend has the newer version. I compare the OG JS with the newer JS along with the Original 80’s RS in this video. th-cam.com/video/2GPbthrf3K0/w-d-xo.html
If am.not mistaken the jersey star are kramer guitars though
@@whenrosesfadeaway yes your correct
Very beautiful, congratulations on the work, friend can you tell me the name of that round metal piece that you glue on the fretboard??
Thank you. Yes the part is the micro tilt. This is the actual part.
www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Neck-Micro-Tilt-Stainless-Steel-Hardware-/324713743088?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
@@krimsonguitar Thank you very much for your attention, I want to make a custom guitar and I didn't know this equipment thank you very much!!
Can you recommend a procedure for drilling the locking nut on the back of a guitar neck?
I'd use the locknut itself as a template for the holes along with a small clamp to hold it in place. Once you get first hole done. Use that hold as a guide for larger hole on the back. Do one at a time so you can use a clamp to keep the lockunut in place for that first one. Once you've completed the first one you can screw the locknut in place and finish the second one without the clamp.
@@krimsonguitar Thank you
Im most afraid to ask but ever since they first came out i was way too young to afford one and when i did have the money they were no longer in production. Resale prices are way too high but what would be your price for a replica????? 🤞🙏
Sorry I only built two. The process is not very cost effective. I spent about $800 precovid and have about 30-40 hrs in each build.
It's beautiful, if someone asked you to make one for him, how much would you sell it for? Need to save some $$ for one of these :)
Thank you. I don't plan on building these for resale. I built these two, one for a very close friend and one for myself. Just to give you an idea of the cost associated with this build. I have $800 in parts. The Original Floyd Rose and the pickups alone cost $500. Recently, the cost for the Floyd Rose alone just increased by $50.
Wow
Plus you share your wiring with the switch you have on your sistem
I didn't wire a preamp. So the switch is just wired to split the hubmucker.
Amazing job man!!! Whats is the button in the middle of the TONE potentiometer´s? Tks!
Thank you. On the original it was a boost. I didn’t want to install the preamp, so I made it a coil split for the humbucker.
Where to buy the contoured neck plate and rasps?
What kind of paint, primer, and equipment did you use?
I used Behlen Vinyl Sealer, but I still had some grain showing so I used automotive lacquer sanding primer to level, the base was a vintage white that a friend made for me (but you can use Stew Mac Vintage White Laquer), the clear was Behlen Classic Instrument Lacquer. I believe that Behlen was since been bought out by Mohawk.
How did you handle the repositioning of the neck plate hole? What did you fill the old holes with?
I only had to fill one hole for the new curved neck plate. I used JB Weld KwikWood. Works great and you can't notice the fill at all.
@@cloudburst1215 I'm not sure if you looking specifically for the Professional II Contoured Neck plate but here is a cheaper option.
reverb.com/item/34725284-genuine-fender-deluxe-series-4-bolt-contoured-neck-plate-chrome-005-9209-049
Awesome! What is that metal thing you glued into the neck?
That is a micro tilt. Fender installs them on their American Line. The metal piece assumes all the pressure from the Allen’s screw that is in the neck pocket. It allows you the tilt the neck to the perfect angle without having to shim the neck.
This is the actual part.
www.ebay.com/itm/Guitar-Neck-Micro-Tilt-Stainless-Steel-Hardware-/324713743088?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
Wow ! Great job !
Where do you find the neck and the decals Fender and Richie's signature ?
Thanks !!
The neck was purchased from Aliexpress. It was about $45. Since I built two of these we ordered two of them. They both needed considerable work. The first was had horrible fret sprout. Almost like they cut the fret ends and never dressed them. Both necks also seemed like they were never leveled. So I had to level, crown and dress both of them. After the work they both played great. The decal was ordered from Voodoo decals.
www.voodoo-decals.com/products/stratocaster-richie-sambora
The neck has gone up in price since we bought them. m.aliexpress.com/item/32369022806.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.25ba29ddLi7qdj&browser_id=0be7772feb204d53bdb87a6c011c931f&aff_trace_key=&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=177c70a799b373e7e4616fcea951ef11d15c9f8c6b&gclid=&_imgsrc_=ae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB1aspmSFXXXXXpapXXq6xXFXXXk.jpg_640x640Q90.jpg
The serial decal I made myself. I have an Alos Printer that can print decals. I used my birthday as the serial number, since I made this for my birthday.
Thanks you ! Now i can built one !
Does somebody know how can I get those stars? I’d like to put it in my strat
The stars on that neck are inlayed. You can buy stay "inlay" stickers on ebay. They don't look as nice but from a distance, you can't really tell.
www.ebay.com/itm/161780829890?hash=item25aae38ec2:g:5UAAAOSwT6pVvEH0
with the 25 db boost ?
I didn’t install the boost. Instead I used the push push button to coil split the Humbucker. The preamp itself is not expensive. It’s about $50. I just decided I didn’t really have a use for it.
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do you build this awesome strat to order
No sir. I built one for myself and another for a very close friend. It’s kinda cost prohibitive. I have about $800 in parts alone on this build and roughly 30-40 hrs of labor.
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Lovely guitar. As someone who paid a lot of money for an original Sambora as a collectable investment, its a bit disconcerting to think that something like this could end up on the open market, especially having a Fender serial number.
The serial number is not a true serial. It’s my birthday. So if you look it up there is no match in their database. Ive also marked the neck pocket.
@@krimsonguitar its a complement to you how close this is to the original.... You have a good eye for detail. There's usually something you can pick out on a replica, like a licensed Floyd or incorrect pickup placement in the scratchplate, even seen 9v battery compartments carved into the back, but yours is a great representation, you must be very proud to own it and say you built it
@@stratblooz1 Thank you. I tried to get as close as possible but still took some liberties. I didn’t install the preamp. The push button is just a coil splitter, so I don’t have that battery route under the backplate. Also used Friedman Classic single coils, which really great pickups, and a Dimarzio 36th anniversary PAF in the bridge. I have no plans of ever selling it. I never try to pass it off as real, as I take great pride showing it off and all the work involved with building it.
@@krimsonguitar do you know much about the Japanese Sambora strats? I tried to research them before I bought one a few years ago but there's very little about them on the net. I'd read that Fender America actually wouldn't acknowledge the authenticity of Japanese Samboras at one point, but eventually had to when an original Fender catalogue was found and published showing the 3 Japanese models. Before I bought mine I found a website that catalogued all of Samboras guitars including his personal custom shop guitars and the guitar I was looking at buying was featured on the website with loads of HD pictures... It has many distinctive marks such as lacquer cracking and the serial number checked out so I bought it.... Only thing that made me question the guitar was the body seams slightly bigger than a conventional strat and the back trem cover is routed in so its flush to the body.... Only ever seen backplates surface mounted on strats.... Have you ever seen or played a Japanese Sambora?
The Japan model in this listing is my guitar........ richiesambora.weebly.com/guitars.html
500k 250k？
I used 250k Mojotone Vintage Taper pots.
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