[GUITAR BUILD] The Balcony Stratocaster (full build + sound test)

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Here's how I built my first guitar ! Built it mostly on my balcony using basics tools. hope you enjoy !
Guitar specs:
Alder body - 3 ply plastic binding
Flame maple neck - dual action trussrod - asymetrcal shape
Rosewood fretboard / mother of pearl inlays
22 Stainless steel Jumbo frets
25.5" scale / 10" - 16" compound radius
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickup
3 positions switch
1 volume - 1 tone w/ push pull coil split
Vegatrem tremolo
Fender rollernut
Gotoh locking tuners
Homemade trem stopper
PU finish

Пікірлер: 849

  • @mgcnashville6615
    @mgcnashville6615 Жыл бұрын

    Custom builder here. this guy did a good job. A lack of expensive specialty tools forced him to make custom jigs to accomplish specific jobs. The jig for a comp radius was simple and effective. Good problem solving and critical thinking skills as well. A person needs to be Intuitive in this game in order to achieve quality. Not everyone has that. Keep building man.

  • @justinlafuente1782

    @justinlafuente1782

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot 🙏

  • @72Z15SS

    @72Z15SS

    Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the things that I hope to do one day! Right now I just don't have the tools, or the space but might try a Kit Guitar first...

  • @mgcnashville6615

    @mgcnashville6615

    Жыл бұрын

    @@72Z15SS most kits are super poor quality. So don’t expect it to be anything amazing. But building is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done. It’s great. Get into it if you can. You may look into a makers space in your area if they have one. It’ll have most the tools you need.

  • @David-yl6bc

    @David-yl6bc

    Жыл бұрын

    The radius jig was smart.

  • @bevo65

    @bevo65

    Жыл бұрын

    +1 !!!

  • @musiqueurbaine
    @musiqueurbaine Жыл бұрын

    This for me, is the best video of a guitar built from scratch that I’ve ever seen!!! Everything about this video knocked my socks off. Fantastic craftsman, luthier, artist, designer,musician and much more…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @joeblankenship377

    @joeblankenship377

    Жыл бұрын

    And it ain't 45 minutes long.

  • @user-bd8bk1cg4z

    @user-bd8bk1cg4z

    Жыл бұрын

    @@joeblankenship377 0:08

  • @MrNep2une
    @MrNep2une Жыл бұрын

    I liked the fact that you accepted the mistake and turned it into a feature instead of feeling sad. Very nice work!🎉

  • @deandee8082

    @deandee8082

    Жыл бұрын

    oh he felt sad, unless he is that kid on the devils hour, Isaac... DOH!!!

  • @drewflemingmusic
    @drewflemingmusic Жыл бұрын

    This is so cool!!!! Beautiful work, great problem solving, gorgeous guitar, sounds excellent, and phenomenal playing!!!! My hat's off to you.

  • @CallMeBigWorm
    @CallMeBigWorm Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely phenomenal build. The detail that went into the neck pocket, the tremolo, the pick up cavities, the pick ups, the neck and the body... it's insane! I absolutely love how it sounds too. Freaking amazing tone!

  • @CallMeBigWorm

    @CallMeBigWorm

    Жыл бұрын

    Any chance it's up.for sale???

  • @MrDmitryEremenko

    @MrDmitryEremenko

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CallMeBigWorm Да! Интересно, за сколько денег?

  • @scambroselauntrellus3681
    @scambroselauntrellus3681 Жыл бұрын

    I love it. Very good job making it not just another strat. It has its own shape and character.

  • @vikramjitbanerjeetuki
    @vikramjitbanerjeetuki Жыл бұрын

    Huge respect for this dude not only did he make a fantastic guitar but he plays guitar as well as his luthiery 👍

  • @aleksmiha
    @aleksmiha Жыл бұрын

    The sound is great! Amazing craftsmanship and I love the design, too!!

  • @miketaylor803
    @miketaylor803 Жыл бұрын

    brilliant - enough info to see how you worked through the build and all the jigs and techniques you used without ever getting bogged down and the result is just beautiful - thanks for taking the time and effort to record your build and share it with us. I particularly liked your trem stop idea

  • @gelosoriano
    @gelosoriano Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful! I love how you showed your mistakes and make it work for you. I love the Vega trem and your DIY stopper.

  • @jimmyz2098
    @jimmyz2098 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Unbelievable! Start to finish.... crazy good stuff! All the way to the jamm at the end. Tremendous talent. Wonderful.

  • @AndrewGonzalesArtistry
    @AndrewGonzalesArtistry Жыл бұрын

    The whole color scheme and characteristics are so tasteful… from the binding, to the pickups and hardware selection.

  • @Zguegon
    @Zguegon Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job! And a huge respect for your adaptability and your crafting tips!

  • @chrisjscott
    @chrisjscott Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work. Loved seeing how you worked through unexpected issues (upper horn, in particular; adding the lines as a graphic flourish to cover the seam line was very clever). And I'm FLOORED by the recessed vibrato system - that is SO cool.

  • @C36B
    @C36B Жыл бұрын

    I can easily say I love everything about the video, the process and the final result.

  • @manonbassguitar
    @manonbassguitar Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful & totally original. Love the back of the neck, love the trem stop, love the opposing fret dots locations, love the coil split (best pickup combo ever). Incredible & now I know what I want to do in retirement 🤘🏼

  • @Aleph_Null_Audio
    @Aleph_Null_Audio Жыл бұрын

    Great build! Loved seeing all the jigs and clever problem solving. Thank you for leaving in the mistakes! It's encouraging to know that I'm not the only one that screws things up-and that it can be fixed. Also, excellent playing!

  • @steveo44
    @steveo44 Жыл бұрын

    Looks awesome and sounds great. I particularly like the binding and body colour. It looks like one of a kind and it is!

  • @vyen9343
    @vyen9343 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome guitar build! I love how you solved the problem with the bindings after you ran it through the planer. I started building a guitar with hand tools some years ago and it is still halfway finished in my shed. This inspires me to continue building. Great work! And a very versatile guitar too! So many different tones, from Pantera to Cyndi Lauper!

  • @waylonwood86
    @waylonwood8611 ай бұрын

    I love the planer mistake. Adds uniqueness and depth to the guitar.

  • @iaminbetweendays
    @iaminbetweendays Жыл бұрын

    Wow! What an incredible job! Excellent sound check too.

  • @ezmac622
    @ezmac622 Жыл бұрын

    You sir, are an artist. A labor of love.

  • @manoskf
    @manoskf Жыл бұрын

    Bravo dude... Beautiful Construction focused in things that matter a lot... locking tuners, dual humbackers, bridge with locking option! Really meant for the player. The best I saw in 2022

  • @stevensobba1785
    @stevensobba1785 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you enjoy your efforts at the end! In my eyes , your the “Great Guitar Build off” Champion of 2022! Perseverance, oops’ s , problem solving,Tremendous ! Thanks for Sharing , a total joy!

  • @earthstrong-43.72
    @earthstrong-43.72 Жыл бұрын

    Splendiferous job, man!!! It turned out to be a beautiful and versatile instrument. I would proudly play and exhibit that guitar. Kudos, and don't stop building. You have the gift, my friend.

  • @actcoolable
    @actcoolable5 ай бұрын

    Absolutely beautiful looking and sounding guitar. Respect on that build!

  • @thorstenengel5912
    @thorstenengel5912 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! A beautiful guitar, great build video and awesome playing with spot on timing! Congratulations!

  • @jordanmiller1804
    @jordanmiller1804 Жыл бұрын

    Great job! Seeing the custom built jigs was awesome.

  • @wolfenss4214
    @wolfenss4214 Жыл бұрын

    Wow.. that guitar looks absolutely beautiful.. love the white stripes around it.. I just love this guitar! Amazing work!!

  • @davedavem
    @davedavem Жыл бұрын

    Great job, man. Loved all the jigs you came up with! And amazing playing too!

  • @helitonrodrigo2748
    @helitonrodrigo2748 Жыл бұрын

    great job done on the guitar. I praise the whole process of building and customizing it, success on your channel!

  • @uncleremus64
    @uncleremus64 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive. This is one of the best build videos I've seen.

  • @ChrisHopkinsBass
    @ChrisHopkinsBass Жыл бұрын

    The way you created and positioned that neck rout template is absolute genius!!!!!!!!

  • @GuilhermeSilva-rp2it

    @GuilhermeSilva-rp2it

    Жыл бұрын

    That solution is very cool and creative, I have never seen that before.

  • @andresantel2137
    @andresantel2137 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds beautiful and looks beautiful

  • @richardlee6886
    @richardlee6886 Жыл бұрын

    The guitar was awesome, and guitar playing was even better, nice range of tunes!! Kudos

  • @tubbysnowman
    @tubbysnowman Жыл бұрын

    Love the trem lock. that's a really interesting idea and well executed.

  • @christophertodd6405
    @christophertodd6405 Жыл бұрын

    It's a beautiful guitar. You did a great job recovering from the set-backs.

  • @christopherdounis6729
    @christopherdounis6729 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best build vids on this platform. So good to watch! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent and skills… and then… Pink Floyd, Mother… Queen, BoRAP… and Heavy Rock. Bloody hell. So good! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @markpell8979
    @markpell8979 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful job, something to cherish and be proud of.

  • @TamaraAgnew
    @TamaraAgnew15 күн бұрын

    I have immensely enjoyed watching you build this guitar very innovative, very precise and the way you take that work to peace in April and made it work with a really unique looking shade. Looks like it would make for a comfortable strong play, especially for one who was excluded running our pay years so thank you. For sharing this build , it has been great watching

  • @dickstryker
    @dickstryker Жыл бұрын

    Looks good! Sounds good! Rock n Roll, man!

  • @doubtannihilator2895
    @doubtannihilator2895 Жыл бұрын

    Actually can't tell what's more impressive, creating or playing skills of this young man👏👏👏👏🤚👏

  • @FrozenSolid742
    @FrozenSolid742 Жыл бұрын

    The quickly moving edits are kinda funny, the transition from showcase was legendary, and the playing with different varieties of genres is legendary. Good work. Gorgeous guitar.

  • @MrKersey
    @MrKersey11 ай бұрын

    Amazing workmanship and a nice chord progression!

  • @barruzza
    @barruzza Жыл бұрын

    Its a work of art. Amazing. Simply gorgeous.

  • @vogurt99
    @vogurt99 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing guitar! I love the way you "stitched" together the part of the body that chipped off at the start

  • @bobsegar1242
    @bobsegar1242 Жыл бұрын

    that fingerboard radius jig IS FREAKING GENIUS OMG

  • @petedazer3381
    @petedazer33817 ай бұрын

    Wow! Very impressive work! And nice chops too!

  • @jorgevillarreal1158
    @jorgevillarreal11588 ай бұрын

    That guitar is unique,and for my taste is just gorgeous,great job kid,keep music alive, God bless you 👏👏👍🕊️❤️

  • @Hateweek1984
    @Hateweek19846 ай бұрын

    I'm a neophyte guitar builder, and just finished a jazz bass for my dad....I feel in awe of makers like this fine gentlemen!

  • @gcatwyo
    @gcatwyo7 ай бұрын

    That's impressive! Start to finish.

  • @firefox71
    @firefox71 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent job! I've always thought of making my own, but now that all of the work is laid in front of me . . . I'll have to wait until retirement

  • @diodesDankessAndDives
    @diodesDankessAndDives Жыл бұрын

    Ohhhhhh dang! With that vega trem too. Great job, this looks amazing and sounds great 👍

  • @creativecomposites6193
    @creativecomposites6193 Жыл бұрын

    WOW! top skills and perseverance .The guitar looks and sounds amazing, very much enjoyed this thanks for posting:)

  • @morrelljw
    @morrelljw Жыл бұрын

    Great build, great playing!! Awesome job.

  • @sagyed
    @sagyed Жыл бұрын

    Superbe ! Et le chanfrein suite au problème de dégauchisseuse donne encore plus de cachet à l'instrument. Et le trem blocker intégré... Juste parfait. BRAVO !

  • @thierryblanc9000
    @thierryblanc9000 Жыл бұрын

    Bravo bravo bravo excellent travail ! Excellent son .....je suis en admiration par votre détermination, vous êtes un exemple que c'est possible !!!

  • @jadamdavisart
    @jadamdavisart Жыл бұрын

    Awesome build and superb playing! Great job!

  • @supercarjude7201
    @supercarjude7201 Жыл бұрын

    Production values through the roof! awesome built. the diligence and craftsmanship is unreal ;p

  • @heavenlyguitar5913
    @heavenlyguitar5913 Жыл бұрын

    Very well done! Just amazing. Your playing is good too. It looks and sounds just as good as any other guitar out there. Great job!

  • @chadith
    @chadith Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Beautiful. I also really like how the back of the neck is NOT rounded. If you think about it, it really doesn’t need to be rounded. Great work dude.

  • @Mcqlfc
    @Mcqlfc Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful guitar. Well done! I'm so jealous!!!!

  • @irtazamehdi2856
    @irtazamehdi2856 Жыл бұрын

    This is inspiring! Excellent job!

  • @Tommyp65
    @Tommyp65 Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding!! Great craftsmanship, I love it. 👍👍

  • @MartinMaat
    @MartinMaat Жыл бұрын

    Real nice work and a stunning result.

  • @timmyv694
    @timmyv694 Жыл бұрын

    That’s awesome !!! Love the way you routed out for the trem:) Ive always hated cover plates👍🏻

  • @elecrocity
    @elecrocity Жыл бұрын

    What an amazing video! You are brilliant. Awesome playing too!

  • @carlosduarte7069
    @carlosduarte7069 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!! amazing build. Trem stop to alt tunings this machine does it all!! beautiful! congrats man!!

  • @jayberwocky1
    @jayberwocky1 Жыл бұрын

    Very inspiring! Thank you so much for posting!

  • @deadjus
    @deadjus Жыл бұрын

    I love the DIY trem stopper. Other companies need to adopt this.

  • @Hoops17101
    @Hoops17101 Жыл бұрын

    Dude. Wicked video start to finish! I hope it feels as good as it looks and sounds!

  • @SomedaySam
    @SomedaySam Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed every moment of this. Thanks for sharing.

  • @danrao3707
    @danrao3707 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive with the build, tone and playing.

  • @FullBazaar
    @FullBazaar Жыл бұрын

    Awesome ! Made my Day ! Congratulations !

  • @earthlingsunite1405
    @earthlingsunite1405 Жыл бұрын

    Fanfreakintastic - what a beautiful build I can almost smell the woodworking

  • @Matt_tenny92
    @Matt_tenny92 Жыл бұрын

    I wish I could build guitars like that. That guitar is absolutely beautiful

  • @KeithKong973
    @KeithKong973 Жыл бұрын

    I want that guitar! You did a great job it looks and sounds beautiful.

  • @strongereveryday2302
    @strongereveryday230211 ай бұрын

    The jam at the end was awesome.

  • @kevinleetreetimefpv111
    @kevinleetreetimefpv111 Жыл бұрын

    That's really nice. Love the way it turned out. Planning on building my first before long. Thanks.

  • @MP-rj1ud
    @MP-rj1ud Жыл бұрын

    A Masterpiece Instrument

  • @craiglizt8074
    @craiglizt80749 ай бұрын

    I wasn't expecting the killer playing too! That thing sounds fantastic

  • @georgewilson2865
    @georgewilson2865 Жыл бұрын

    Looks and sounds amazing.

  • @tombrackettjr.9308
    @tombrackettjr.9308 Жыл бұрын

    beautiful work

  • @afanaskinanton
    @afanaskinanton Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Wow! Wow! Its beautiful!

  • @ChadwickRider
    @ChadwickRider Жыл бұрын

    Rad build... the trim blocking feature is so creative, love it ... drop D here I come!!!

  • @morihiko86
    @morihiko86 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing buliding idea and techniques. Very helpfull for my project.

  • @alharris1508
    @alharris15089 ай бұрын

    Absolutely Beautiful....and the guitar sounds awesome too...well done

  • @johnnybrace
    @johnnybrace Жыл бұрын

    a labor of love...great job

  • @bobkabala8407
    @bobkabala8407 Жыл бұрын

    beautiful job

  • @samwhiteaway1991
    @samwhiteaway1991 Жыл бұрын

    That was so satisfying to watch. Great, great job.

  • @forton615
    @forton615 Жыл бұрын

    It says something that the one tool (the planer) that most people don't have nearly destroyed your work. This video proves that I have everything in my house to start building, no excuses anymore.

  • @OzGramcko
    @OzGramcko Жыл бұрын

    Man, what a great tone you have, that was a nice demo! And a really nice playing!

  • @gergemall
    @gergemall Жыл бұрын

    Man you are talented. Very beautiful guitar and tones sound AMAZING. Really got me with the Brian May solo .

  • @WildBORProductions
    @WildBORProductions Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work and great videography as well.

  • @davidlingard7369
    @davidlingard7369 Жыл бұрын

    Wow what a beautiful looking and sounding guitar,very nice playing as well.

  • @ijahtom
    @ijahtom Жыл бұрын

    Very good Job o and ! finally some one who really knows how to use the Vibrato/trem. Thanks for sharing o. Well wishings everytime

  • @thesay5663
    @thesay5663 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent player excellent guitar build, all round excellent

  • @darrelloxford7101
    @darrelloxford7101 Жыл бұрын

    I like the way you got your trim in the back of the guitar really cool

  • @c3N3q
    @c3N3q Жыл бұрын

    What a beauty. This 👉 11:33 is so cool. One guitar to rule them all. Great playing, too.

  • @usedtobesoeasy
    @usedtobesoeasy Жыл бұрын

    beautiful time lapse video

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