This is the gold that KZread used to be known for. No rubbish, just a very well made video by Arnold, I mean, Georg ;). Thanks mate for the great video, I learnt a lot.

@Tonetwisters

9 ай бұрын

"Geddout of dayuh!"

Focus, Hocus Pocus! Sounds great, looks great, and you did a fantastic job building it! Thanks for taking us along for the journey!

Nice job. I have an American '61 re-issue Strat that I bought a Warmoth neck for. I've been playing it over 15 years. Warmoth makes some of the best after market necks and bodies out there. I highly recommend them.

Just absolutely beautiful! Great job!

Mate I'm so happy you're uploading again, I love you videos. cheers !

Beautiful natural wood. Your patient work really gets a great result!

Damn that thing sounds GREAT!!!! And looks even better.

great work! thanks for sharing that color is beautiful

Best pickup selection demo EVER, great video broseph 😎👍👑

Great video and great result!

FOCUS!! That easily deserves a Like!! Nice work all around!!

Good job looks great and sounds great

Came across this while looking for ash warmoth videos.. well done man was an enjoyable video to watch!

I'm so glad you are back :)

Жыл бұрын

here to stay now :)

Good job!

BEAUTY!

Gorgeous axe!

That is abso-fookin-lutely gorgeous man! Congratulations! Best Regards and Best Wishes!

@AutisticVaxtard

15 күн бұрын

Ukraine? Really?

Great work man! I did a warmoth mahogany body in tru-oil. I took my time and applied layer after layer. Probably 25-30 coats over about 6 weeks with plenty of dry time. Tru-oil layers, it doesn’t fuse into itself so each layer reflects light. It’s beautiful. Not a satin but not glossy either, just a beautiful deep oil finish. I’m building a telecaster next, going with roasted swamp ash and I’ll use tru-oil again except I like the grain feel so I won’t be grain filling.

Amazing!!!

My avenger is swamp ash.. love it

You did great ! I thing Warmoth has wonderful parts.

@kennethmeeker6369

11 ай бұрын

No telling what a roasted neck n body like that would run from fenders custom shop , very nice 👍

10-way switch 🤯

Жыл бұрын

it's like a 5 way switch, but with a second "bank" of 5 additional pickup combinations :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYesx8GYe8u4oKw.html

Nice! I'm doing an explorer with tru-oil !! 🤘

What a great video. Thanks. I'm planning on doing something similar soon (first time) so I've bookmarked this and subscribed. Edit: Is there a DIY handheld power tool you could maybe recommend for the buffering/polishing?

8 ай бұрын

Thanks :) Yes, there are eccentric car polishers that are handheld

looks so good. the roasted swa,p asj provides a perfect color and grain. Instead of pumice, have you thorught about applying thre Tru-oil, and then sanding it while it is wet, the dust will fill the pores. I learned this from a gunsmith, who made custom rifle stocks. They were were perfectly smooth.

11 ай бұрын

yes, I've heard of that technique, or some people apply the Tru Oil while sanding, all in one go. I might try that in the future. But that time I thought using pumice has the lowest risk of me messing up.

I play a 2005 Gibson Swamp ash L/P, wholesome range,

Phenomenal work! And that riff at 10:04 is familiar but i cant place it. Sounds like Nintendo!

2 ай бұрын

Thanks :) that riff is from the "athletic theme" from Super Mario 3 (or maybe 1, I'm not sure)

Great video! I have never heard of the filler/sealer from birchwood before. Do you have any idea what it contains or what it is based on?

4 ай бұрын

I bought the "Sealer & Filler" years ago, as part of a 3 part kit: Tru Oil, Sealer and Wax This is the data sheet: www.birchwoodcasey.com/content/datasheets/23323%20Gun%20Stock%20Sealer%20%26%20Filler.pdf

looks great I just would prefer a satin or matte finish

It looks like you need a few more coats of TruOil and some light sanding to fill it in a it smoother. TruOil is a great product I use it on many things.

2 ай бұрын

On that guitar I actually like that the grain shows through the finish:)

Nice work! I’m really interested in doing the same to my Warmoth roasted maple neck. How much mineral spirits do you mix in to the Tru Oil? Is this a crucial step or would it be fine to do the wipe on/off with just the oil? About 2 coats? Thanks man

10 ай бұрын

I mix in about a quarter to a third of mineral spirits. It's not crucial for the 2 coats that go on a roasted maple neck.

Nice guitar. Btw, did you have to dress or level the frets?

Жыл бұрын

On Warmoth necks I never had to do so, the frets were already perfect (which was good because I don't have tools to level stainless steel frets)

Excellent Video, I just purchased a Music Man Sabre Guitar but this year did it not come with the Oil Finished Neck from Music man, " Headstock Only" I just purchased the " Tru Oil" " Wood Wax" Per Music Man as well. My Question is how long did you wait between coats on the Neck & Fingerboard? 12 hours-24Hours? Also good tip on cutting the Tru oil with Mineral Spirits, was that per Music man? I didn't get that detail from them. Thanks

Жыл бұрын

I only know things by word of mouth regarding what music man does (e.g. online forums and other tru oil KZread videos). But adding a bit of naphta or mineral spirits helps to make the tru oil thinner and go on smoother. Drying time is reduced as the mineral spirits will evaporate rather quickly, so I did 3 coats per day, waiting only around 4 hours in between. However, before applying the wax I recommend to wait at least 12 hours after the last coat.

@johnnyromero3336

Жыл бұрын

@ Great advice, thanks, I just didn't want build up between the frets.

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnyromero3336 in case something got on the frets then it can be scraped off with your fingernails after the oil cured

@johnnyromero3336

Жыл бұрын

@ makes sense, easy enough. Thanks

Didn‘t think on my kit build to clean the body with lighter fluid before clear paint. Now I have a bunch of weird looking stains on the bottom back of the body, wich change shape when tilting against the light….🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻😏 (finger grease… and sweat from sanding in August heat)

10 ай бұрын

That'll make it your unique instrument then ;) but some imperfections always happen, I think

niiiiiiiiiiiiice :)

Beautiful guitar. How do you get the fender sound? That of little wings.

7 ай бұрын

Using the neck pickup of a strat is a good starting point, and then into a Fender type amp. I used my Axe Fx 2, with either a Bassman or a Twin Reverb amp selected.

@christianurgese

7 ай бұрын

@GeorgFigel thank you, mate. I would like make a guitar like you did here. But with small details something different. Thanks Georg

How long did you wait in between true oil coats? What was the temp @ that time? thx for the video

6 ай бұрын

I sometimes did even 3 coats per day, 6 hours apart But I did thin the tru oil with 1/3rd mineral spirits, which evaporates quickly. Otherwise I think it's recommended to wait 8 between each coat

At first, i thought what a great craftsman. Now i think, what a great artist! How is tru-oil vs old nitrocellulose? No yellowing over time i would think? And do you find ( like The Beatles), that unfinished opens up tone? Thanks! ✌️

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I guess the yellowing of nitro takes years? The bass that I've finished with Nitro 2 years ago shows no signs of yellowing yet. Tru oil has an amber color to begin with. And the guitars I've used it on didn't show any aging. But maybe after 10 years they might. Paul Reed Smith says that there's a small difference in tone between an unfinished and a finished guitar. Maybe I should do a test at some point, comparing the sound of raw wood Vs finished:)

@The3fingers

6 ай бұрын

@ Thank you for the reply. Great info. Regardless of tone differences, I find guitars that are unfinished get beat-up much easier (dings, chips in wood). If tonality changes are minimal , then it doesn't seem a good trade off.

6 ай бұрын

@@The3fingers yes, and the wood would get dirty over time as it's hard to keep unfinished wood clean

@The3fingers

6 ай бұрын

@ There is a guitar I bought where someone removed the finish and used some sort of matte sealer. I'll do a video of it and send you a link soon. It needs something like maybe tung-oil, but I have no knowledge of how to refinish wood. Thanks! 👍

Great job with those bodies man! They ended up looking great! Didn't know about the ash wood shortage, that sucks. I wish I was as handy as you and had a place to work on instruments too. Maybe someday! Cheers! It's a pleasure to watch your vids, awesome production/quality as always.

No fight in the comments. Swamp Ash is definitely the best body wood. I would make an argument for Walnut if it wasn't for weight, but because of the weight it's best used as cap or veneer. Swamp Ash reigns supreme!

10 ай бұрын

You're right about walnut, I have a walnut guitar (body and neck, birch cap) and it sounds really sweet. Luckily made from a light piece

before applying any layer of tru oil, how did you sand the body? with what abrasive paper?

9 ай бұрын

I cleaned the body with mineral spirits, then applied 2 coats of the tru oil sealer, then I sanded it with a sanding sponge (I think it might be a 320 grit) and then I applied tru oil

@MrHapo77

9 ай бұрын

@ thank you so much

Does the wax affect how fast the neck feels?

11 ай бұрын

Yes, a little bit. After breaking it in (playing the neck for 20 minutes or so)

when extra finish drips down the sides - this will cause lines... do the edges first

Where do you get that buffing wheel?

Ай бұрын

from a German online shop www.wonisch-tec.de

@clutch2827

Ай бұрын

thanks

I hope that is tone pumice.

5 ай бұрын

Special guitar pumice ;)

So, why does Wamoth not warranty their necks if they have an oil finish. I've been using Tru Oil for years on Osage bows and it's durable as hell once you build up multiple thin coats. Planned on using it on my upcoming build... I'm guessing it's just a "cover your ass" on their part because you never know what kind of rubbish people might try to finish their necks with? Lol

7 ай бұрын

I think it's exactly what you said. Not all oil finishes are created equally and it's easier to give no warranty on oil finishes as a whole than to list each specific product. But any oil that cures hard and waterproof should do the trick.

@CloudfeatherRusticWorks

7 ай бұрын

@ Thanks for the reply. I planned on a couple thin coats of tru oil followed by a coat of Tried and True(a beeswax/linseed oil mix).

7 ай бұрын

@@CloudfeatherRusticWorks that will surely work well :)

Thank u georg now i can overthrow the Salvadorian goverment

Жыл бұрын

But be careful though

When you started playing, i thought you were about to break out with kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJes0berhdLFoaQ.html 🎸

Жыл бұрын

Oh that song is awesome as well :)

those bugs are disgusting!

Cool woodwork but the wood of the body has practically zero effect on the sound. It's all makebelief, might as well put some crystals inside the pickups to keep the evil spirits out.

8 ай бұрын

well, while it's true that a solid body guitar has no soundbox, it's still a good idea to have a strong but lightweight material for the body (it doesn't even need to be wood, it's great to work with though). Hard materials = snappy sound, stable guitar soft materials = mellow sound, possible stability issues (depending on how soft) The swamp ash body that I've used here is very light considering its wood hardness/stiffness rating. And it looks great.

@crapadopalese

8 ай бұрын

@ can you give one experimental proof of what you're saying, or is it you just passing on folks tales? it's been tested multiple times. There's a guy on KZread that shows that the same setup with different woods doesn't make any tone difference.

8 ай бұрын

​@@crapadopalese well, my claim there was that the ideal body material should be strong while being relatively light (doesn't even need to be wood) All typically used guitar body woods are classified as "hardwoods", which are all easily strong enough to handle the string tension etc. and then it's a matter of preference if the wood should look a certain way, or if someone likes a hefty guitar or a lighter one etc.

@glaurung666

6 ай бұрын

​​@recently I restored the ugliest and the cheapest guitar in the world with MDF body (yes, MDF!!!), Stratocaster-like ugly piece of crap with 3 single-coil pickups with steel plates attached to magnets from the bottom. And it sounds like Stratocaster should sound - clean glassy tone with big amount of twang. Of course, the body is made of shit, hardware is below bad, but pickups are not that bad. So wood doesn't matter. If pickups are good, they will pull out any material the body or neck are made of.

@TNtime865

6 ай бұрын

​@b94qo

Black hardware on a wood grain guitar? 👎Gold on wood looks best. The guitar should shine and be seen from the back of the room not fade into the darkness. My esthetic opinion.

8 ай бұрын

I'm also a fan of gold hw. I have an upcoming guitar build with a lot of gold early next year.

The dark finish looks horrific.

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