I like the knob layout. On my Squire I hit the 3-way switch with my hand sometimes.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Yup this is one thing I like as well! 😁

@zuperdee

21 күн бұрын

Funny, I had this same thought… This guitar might be great for those who like the Tele simplicity, but have trouble with the control placement-I know some people invert the control plate on Teles to avoid hitting the pickup selector switch accidentally, for example.

@summersleepmusic

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457PRS has the same controls on their tele

Great first look! I like those patterns on the top. Looks like it’s going to be another winner! Good work J!!! Great playing as always!💪💪💪👍

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Thanks man. I think it will be a good one! 😉

J-man glad the TT showed up okay. Sounds pretty good. That neck pup looks very Musi-like. Sister companies maybe they have the same markings. If you only knew someone with a Virgo Classic you could check. The color on the back reminds me of Boston baked beans. Looking forward to part dos. 🌵😎

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Hahaha yeah exactly baked beans! That's the color hahaha! Oh I checked! Not the same pickups at all but in the same direction we'll say😉

I got mine last Saturday. Love it! I am watching your video to see if there’s anything I need to do to mine. 😂

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Cool man! Sweet guitar for sure. I just want to dial mine in properly for how I play... Which is poorly hahaha but it's what I like!

@summersleepmusic

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 your style is perfect for here in Texas! Do you think 10.8mm barrel saddle would make this twangier? I’m trying to figure out how to make this thing REALLY pop. Looking forward to the next video.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

@@summersleepmusic thanks! on the next video, I'll be keeping the bridge plate and installing 6 brass saddles. Also I'll be replacing the tuners with locking ones from Musiclily! Nothing wrong with the originals, but I prefer locking tuners because for the most part, they are serviceable! As far as electronics and pickups go, I'm going to keep it stock as I want to see what it can do at a gig in stock form😉!

@summersleepmusic

18 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457I just set mine up. 10.5 brass modern saddle fits like a dream. Only 2 frets needed leveling. Neck was straight. No sharp edges on nut or frets. It’s a twang machine. The TT-50 has me intrigued. Humbuckers WITH a coil split.

@j-man9457

18 күн бұрын

@@summersleepmusic cool man... Humbuckers would be a cool mod for sure! 😄

Looks great.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, super nice but it's gonna need some work to play great.🙂

I am neither a Tele nor a Paisley man but it works on that machine.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Pretty cool I must say! They are different. Not traditional tele style at all... With knob and switch placement, it's kind of like a Strat tele hybrid!

I'm wanting to buy one of these but have no tools or a luthier that's close by. Will decide after next video. Thanks for your informative vids.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

I understand. This one won't need much work, but keep in mind I'm getting this guitar gig ready so as far as set up goes, I'm fussier than most. This guitar was fine and totally playable out of the box, but could be so much better with some TLC and elbow grease! Hahaha

Official Chi'ddario strings!

He's exposing the HOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Hahaha yup always!

@theguitarprofessionals8584

22 күн бұрын

I saw...and you are lucky

koool you bagged one ya yaaaa!!! hekk id go ahead n pop on them "bross" saddles(english accent) since you gotta set her up anyway....instead o having to come back later n do the same thing lol! sounds great as well! bet it would be a surfer too!

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Brass sounds like the plan man! Thanks for checking in!

If I had to guess the washers in the heel are a cost reduction and ease of assembly thing, although in the end it creates more complexity. I’ve had guitars with tapered heel joints and you need either 2 or 3 different screw sizes and the location matters, this means you have to have inventory on 3 different screws, segregate them and have a process to indicate what goes where. By using washers you need only buy one screw size but now you need specific work instructions telling you how many washers go where creating room for error unless you create an in process inspection.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Good point. However on these the heel is rounded but it's not tapered base of pocket to top of pocket meaning the 4 screw locations are all the same thickness. The ferrule holes are just too deep so they use washers to level the ferrule depth to the body so it's not counter sunk......🤔

@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 Hello. I’ve noticed you have quite a collection of guitars behind you ,so why do you have so many, & what are you planning on doing with all of those?

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

@@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow I play in 2 bands... And in my church on Sunday mornings. Some of these I use in one band because they are tuned to Eflat. Others are for they other band tuned standard, and couple I use in church. A few of them are just for decorations. They have sentimental value. All except for 2 are budget guitars!😃

@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 cool beans.. i have 2 acoustics i was looking into an electric, but because it's my hobby i don't want to spend a ton of money for an electric I also have a piano for my hobby

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

@@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow awesome man! Multi-instrumentalist! Excellent!

That print looks really good, J! Washers again? I wonder if that's a CNC input error, causing the problem. Got to give West Creek kudos for the routing and shielding-even for the ground being placed correctly. Looking forward to part2!

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Thanks. Much better than the JX-20 out of the box although there are similar issues... Way less work needed on this one!

1) The body and pickguard do indeed look almost identical to the JX model. No doubt they probably did it to save on tooling costs, help speed the assembly process, and to help reduce the number of unique parts they need to manufacture/keep in stock. The way they did it is actually kind of brilliant! 3) That contoured neck heel is REALLY elegant looking! I love the way they designed it, even if it is slightly sloppy in execution. 4) The neck angle is undoubtedly the thing to fix here, to get the action right. I had to do this on my older Firefly FFTL, too. 5) I say go ahead and use those brass saddles! I don’t think I’ve seen brass saddles for modern-style 6-saddle Tele bridges before! 6) Is the heel on the neck a Strat-style or Tele-style heel? I’m just wondering if they made the necks interchangeable with the JX as well. I also wonder why they went with smaller frets on this one.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Necks and pockets are identical. So yes interchangeable... Not sure on the frets but the ones on my TT-20 are definitely smaller. Does seem counter productive to change the size from one model to another seeing that everything else is the same🤔 And yup brass saddles would change things up a bit for sure😉

@zuperdee

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 Interesting… So I guess you could swap a JX neck onto the TT if you prefer bigger frets! 😉

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

@@zuperdee yup!

@zuperdee

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 You could also enlarge the slots and re-fret the neck with medium jumbo SS Jescar fret wire, if you’re REALLY feeling adventurous… I don’t believe I will ever have the skill to do a full re-fret that way though.

You're the Darrel Braun of PEI. Lots and lots of reviews. There has to be a point when you run out of guitars to buy. Hopefully not to soon though. Maybe just maybe you can share your skills with us. Some instructional videos on how to play. I envy you and your talent.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Hahaha thanks Rainer! I hope I run out of guitars to review too, cause it's getting expensive hahaha! I honestly wouldn't know how to teach guitar haha... I'll give it some thought! Thanks!

Hi J-Man; I hope you are doing well. Also, I pulled a guitar out of its case after a couple of years (literally behind the bed) and the bridge pick up is silent or maybe turns up to 0.1 out 10 but neck is 100% loud ( volume and tone work fine w neck PU. It’s EVH Wolfgang special HH, all original EVH parts. Any thought on where I can start to diagnose? Thanks in advance. Also thanks for the content you create.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Hey thanks man.... Hmmm weird. If the neck pickup is working then we know. The jack is good. And at least half the switch works as well. In the middle position on the switch do you have just neck still or nothing at all? My guess would be that the wire from the bridge pickup to the switch let go from the solder. Or the ground to the volume pot isn't making proper contact. If all wires are soldered correctly, the pickup may have just gone bad. Variances in humidity, hot and cold, dryness or moisture can definitely cause some issues. However start with the switch connections, then the volume pot connections and rule out the easy stuff first....👍

@persiangatto

21 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 awesome advise, I’ll follow the wires and see. That PU is proprietary so hope I don’t have to switch it out. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with this community. Cheers

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

@@persiangatto I would be very surprised that PU was dead but one never knows. A cold solder joint or a broken solder joint is far more likely. Let me know what you find!

@persiangatto

18 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 Hi friend, I checked the pots and switch, solder joints look good and no cut wires or oxidation . Pulled the PU out, EVH USA, no rust or oxidation but sadly one coil of the hum bucker is dead and failed the tap test on one side. I appreciate your responses and time. Thank you.

@j-man9457

18 күн бұрын

@@persiangatto ahhh man that sucks! Weird how 1 coil went dead like that! Any local pickup makers in your community? If so most of these guys can repair or rewind a pickup to stock form again. Might be worth looking into?!

Are these as good as the musi Virgo classic ? They share some similarities that make me think they are made in the same factory.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Musi and WestCreek are sister companies, however not sure they are made in the same factories as the hardware is totally different. Musi is apparently relocating to a different factory and will resume production of their guitars along with new models sometimes this summer. Time will tell. No these are not as good as the Musi Classics. The hardware, electronics, fit and finish and QC are superior on the Musi, but then again the musis are almost double the price at 485 cad as opposed to 299 for these!😁

@johnjolly9519

21 күн бұрын

J-man Thanks for Musi info. I was at the Musi Facebook page and they said to check out their sister companies new Westcreek TTs

What happened to M Musi? They don't seem to be selling anything anymore.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Heard they are switching facilities and will resume production and new models this summer!😁

@danrunnoft6642

22 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 I hope they keep up the quality in the new facility.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

@@danrunnoft6642 hopefully it will be even better!

@stephanpeters3875

21 күн бұрын

I really liked those M-Musis, I'd just assumed they weren't available in the US when I was looking for them.

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

@@stephanpeters3875 yeah should be back soon according to the e-mail I received from M-musi. When the relaunch production, I think they may have Basses and G style models available as well... But time will tell🙂

Unbelievable that those single coils put out zero hum, yet my Mexican Strat hums like crazy. Guess that what proper grounding and shielding paint does in a cheap Chinese guitar... you would think Fender would do the same on an $800 guitar. What a world lol

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Oh I know... I don't understand Fender's price point. I have a Mexican Strat here and I literally gutted it, shielded all cavities replaced everything: pickups, pots, switch, jack etc... and now I feel it's an 800$ guitar. Before 400$ at best... I like fender but their prices for what you actually get are ridiculous.🤪

Nope. Still trying to find the right T style guitar.😥

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

What features are you looking for?

@scorpionleader1967

22 күн бұрын

@@j-man9457 The Musi guitar was nice. I like a translucent white top with the routing in the back (not as important for routing). Pickup configuration: It doesn't matter as long as I can get the classsic tele tone. As for the neck: I don't have a preference. I play everything equally bad.😁

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

@@scorpionleader1967 hahaha maybe the IYV ITF 300 would be a good option for a budget guitar. Has the cavity on the back side, it's light, Like a thinline, but has Humbuckers stock... Easy to upgrade though...🤔

Chinese neck pockets are cut wrong sometimes and it really ruins the guitar

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Not just Chinese guitars Tim. I just worked on an American Strat for a friend of mine, and the pocket needed to be leveled and shimed for the action to be set properly. This one will be fine once I'm done🙂

@timtaylorguitarnut

20 күн бұрын

​@j-man9457 I guess it all come down to who is doing the work. When I was a machinist we made some tight tolerance stuff and some couldn't do it

@j-man9457

20 күн бұрын

@@timtaylorguitarnut yup 100% for some it's a passion for most it's just a job! 😉

Bro get you a digital fish scale to weigh your guitars 🤦🏼‍♂️

@j-man9457

21 күн бұрын

Hahaha yup it's on my list but this digital scale is super accurate so who cares! Weight is weight hahaha!

Your camera's (phone?) constant focus & exposure seeking is rather irritating. You should be able to lock those settings? Sorry, but it's pretty important to have video that doesn't distract from your content. Picture is also awfully soft for 1080p, I guess it's a phone..

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

It's a brand new tablet I was trying actually and I hate it lol!

I stand corrected, but is it true that every WCk guitar you have bought, has required a good deal of work , and upgrades to make them serviceable instruments? No way the neck is 1/4 sawn. The grain would be vertical, looking at the butt pocket end of the neck. I believe these guitars are " ya get what you pay for" quality. U can not buy them in a shop, 'cos no shop can make money with guitars sent from suppliers in this condition. And since the quality is variable, there are 21:48 plenty returned from dissatisfied on-line customers, adopting the return policy , of the seller. As you have proved, by purchasing returned product. Buyers beware is my conclusion. Get StwMac book, and become a backshed luthier.

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

Yeah I see where you're coming from, but for this price here in Canada anyway, And basic repair skills, I can totally overhaul these guitars for less than a Squire and those need just as much work. Westcreek is has been a Gibson copy company for years and they really nail those! Only their first run of F styles has had similar issues and I fully expected a brand new design to have issues...🙂

@PulauSwan

22 күн бұрын

They will improve , no doubt. Interesting comment about Squier. Cos being made by Cortek , Indonesia, I would expect them to be trouble-free. They are a mega OEM producer, and their Cort label guitars are purrfect. The TT-20 sounds ok thru your amp etc . Rock on J-man

@j-man9457

22 күн бұрын

@@PulauSwan can't comment on that, but the Squires I've worked on have the typical budget dime sized pots, box switches, usually ceramic magnet pickups, fair tuners, mostly plastic nuts, need fret work and the odd shim as well... But here your basic Chinese CV squire is 649 before taxes... Once you upgrade that your into an 800$ squire.... Seems high to me. Now I buy them used and sometimes you can get a sweet deal on them ... But then you get no body contours, no heel contour, more weight, no shielding paint, no roasted maple neck etc.... so all in all of you can do your own work, these TT-30s are a fun project and a unique Tele style guitar! Thanks, and Rock on! J