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I followed all the steps and when I turn the volume down it gets so much feedback idk what I did wrong
A couple of things I would have done different. 1. Instead of cutting the wires, just heat up the solder joint until it comes loose. 2. Separate the wire at the 1/4 inch plug end and at the claw rather than cutting off at the pickguard end. 3. When you put the pick guard in and it is too far back try taking it out and putting it in front end behind the neck first, because it may be just the way it fits depending on how you put it in. 4. I would practice soldering on something other than my guitar before attempting it. 5. I would cut the shielding tape to size before trying to stick it in to save time. It's strange, I have a 80's E series MIJ strat and it has the 11 hole pick guard. Maybe mine is a later 80's style, who knows. Thanks this helps me with a project I have with a $70 Aria strat style guitar I have purchased a fully loaded pick guard for.
@@wealthfinder192 thanks for the comments and glad it helped.
Blind listening, there is a little difference but not really enough to justify doing all the upgrades for me. Any little nuance in tone is going to get drowned out by the guitar, drums, keys, vocals, room, crowd, etc. The biggest issue with Glarry is the INSANE neck dive because the body weighs like 5 ounces. Ask me how I know.
@@riffsnoleads agree the neck dive is an issue
Good move on that Glarry. But, there's one more way to turn that Glarry into a killer bass - hand it to #LelandSklar.
I know this guy. He's a great musician, and makes great videos/tutorials. Good people, that Ant Shay!
Haha I know @congokid too. Highly recommend his podcast Congokid.net!
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Id say you'd get better value from changing the strings (if they ,were the originsls) and giving it a fret level. Pick ups wont make s world of difference
To Be completely Honest. The SD just seems more quieter. There’s definitely a difference. Just not a huge one.
I Turned my Sterling Ray4 into the Terminator. 😂 I wish I could show you guys.
That sounds pretty cool lol
I have been pumped to see a video like this. Thanks!
I personally think it sounded great stock didn’t need any changes and it really didn’t change anything
Not gonna lie, ever since I built an 8-string guitar from a kit I ordered, I've kinda become addicted to tinkering with my toys. I replaced the stock pickup from that kit with an 8-string Seymour Duncan humbucker and then I got cocky enough to buy a set of 7-string Seymour Duncan Black Winters to put in my 7-string Jackson Dinky (retails for $200 but got it for $160 off Musicians Friend open-box). I wanted to get into the world of extended range guitars but I didn't want to spend a ton of money and Jackson is a reputable brand so I went for it. The Seymour Duncans make a night-and-day difference in the sound. I'm far from being a wizard with a soldering iron myself but I can at least wire a humbucker and make it functional. Where I get myself in trouble is if I try to wire a set of dual humbuckers myself from scratch. I get frustrated and end up yelling swear words at both the guitar and myself. 😂 I've been thinking of taking my old Squier P-Bass (my first ever bass) and upgrading the pickup from stock. It's a single-pickup bass so it should be simple enough that even someone who's as awkward with a soldering iron as myself can do it. Honestly, I've found that tinkering can be quite satisfying and that it can definitely work for the musician on a budget: you can buy cheaper gear but make it sound so much better as you get the money to make the upgrades.
Spoken like a true upgrade junkie lol. Thanks for posting
I have one and it sounds and plays as well as my American 🇺🇸 fender out of the box!
makes me remember the first time I heard this song it was magic
Ikr? It’s so good
I’d get the Squier change the pickups and put on quality strings.
What was the song you played at 5:54?
Mac Miller “What’s the use?” featuring Thundercat on bass
Nice work on the video! Pure Quality I haven’t found in a while!
Thank you! Really appreciate your comment.
Props for attempting Thundercat!
Thanks! Honestly it’s was hard to properly nail that groove
@@AntshayMusic It's a tough one!
❤ bravo
Currently one of my favorite basslines!
Yeah I love it 🙌
that is to me one of the basslines ever
Yeah I love it too
The way I see it is upgrading a cheap Bass is:- Your trying to get it to a higher standard but your going to end up like Aunt Shea says If you not used to tinkering then you could run into problems and end up costing you more money in the long run which you won't get back if you sell,(all though a good place to start and or learn is on a cheap instrument) BUT then the other way is " CUSTOMISING" you find an Instrument you really like and you're determined to get it the way you want it and hopefully keep it.
It would have been nice to listen to the bass with its original components. so, we could had compare the old version and the new one. This video tells nothing... does it sound better now... does it not? Who knows...
all the bass comparison sounds had the original components lol
You should have saved your money and not bought those pick ups.
Your better investment is the pots they will last longer than the originals. Instead of the pickups you should have gone with better tuning machines.
I like the video, but I think you put a little too much into the pickups. That was where most of the money went. For a third the price, you could have gotten much better pickups than the original while keeping the total with upgrade much less than the cheap Squire. I'll probably make these changes on my Glarry... but without the SD pickups. 🙂
Update - going to try these: GFS HOT Pro-Series Jazz Bass-Pickups These are their hot wound pro series; the neck is 9k, and the bridge 10k. The few reviews I've seen are people using these to replace the standard pickups in their Fender Squire Jazz Bass. Best of all, they're on sale right now - $33 bucks each for any of their bass pickups! $78.78 shipped priority with insurance - about half the price of the SD instead of one third, but I certainly won't be able to tell one from the other. No magic ears, here. 🙂 Now I just need to put together the rest of the stuff - new nut, wiring, shield tape, etc.
I purchased a Klaxton Bass online and received it super quick on Amazon. I had the exact same thoughts, to upgrade it. I now know what to do...Thank You!
Good luck and have fun with it
What a fine performance: simple, elegant and skillful with none of the crap found at institutional performances :)
I do this every now and then for a side project. The Glarry guitars are great platforms to start with the light bodies and more than adequate necks at the price points. Personally I have found it to be a trial and error process while hunting for "that" tone when it comes to upgrades. Can you make a cheap guitar sound great? Yes. Is it going to be more costly than a mass manufactured guitar? Yes. I do like how the video showed the effort and cost put forth for minimal tone difference you got that would likely go unnoticed to most of the population. IMO it is a great side hobby that will teach you a good bit of maintenance practices and help identify what you do and do not like about the tone of certain basses. Besides, it is always fun to have a unique bass.
Appreciate your comments and well said!
IMA buy a Glarry!
Im a Master Luthier, I just got the Glarry H-H Bass. The neck was not fine sanded, the frets were a mess, setup was playable but not done to my standards. Everything else was all right. The humbuckers were very good. The bridge was just fine. So I level/crown/polished the frets, finished the neck, made a brass nut from scrap brass. I had some better pots and stuff around so upgraded those too. Spent no money, its better than any Fender at any price. When the nickel frets ware out I'll put stainless one on it.
Must be nice to be a master luthier lol!
@@AntshayMusic Well it does not suck. All my friends want to "loan" me there guitars because they always get it back in better condition than I got it. Had fun playing that bass all afternoon.
If yr one who starts cheap. Play it till you are happy with your experience and accuracy. Give it away then buy a fender or yamaha. Then you'll feel much happier and possibly satisfied with that model. Do not, repeat don't buy expensive if you can't play, or a beginner. If you can't get experience or feel it's not the instrument for you, you haven't burnt a hole in yr pocket. Above all enjoy and love music. 🎵🎵🎵🌈❤
Had you not done it, you never would have known. Fun project.
Exactly! It was good practice and I learned a bunch.
Not worth all that Just play!
Have a Mexistrat. So I guess yours is a Japanostrat?
Technically...yes lol
I love Duncan Qtr. Pound Precision pickups, but not their single coils. Beefy for sure but lacking that Fender squawk. Great video.
very cool music and rhythm. Nice how you integrated the various sounds and video to make it interesting to watch and listen to. Nicely done Gentlemen!
Thank you Jeff!
Love that Mac Miller thundercat run you did there “you can love it, you can leave it, they say you’re nothing without it”
Yeah I love that song 🙌
That is a pretty good list of alteration which should get the bass working pretty well. There are a few more things that I would recommend you do. The first thing is to oil the fretboard. Even through the video the fretboard is looking quite dry. A touch of linn seed oil or lemon oil on a piece of kitchen paper is good for that. If you were feeling fancy you could even use something to give it a bit of a darker stain. Otherwise I always advise people to get strap-locks. They can be had pretty cheap and they are a lot easier than repairs. A decent set of tuners from a quality manufacturer (Wilkinson, Gotoh, etc) would be a decent thing to consider as the cheapo ones you get on these kinds of instrument don't tend to last long. The only other thing is a high mass bridge. This is mostly a visual thing but it can make things easier where it comes to setting up intonation.
How do you remove the knobs💀
to remove the knobs, just pull
Interesting Mod (great effort) ! As you mention the 'lite-weight' of the Glarry is Nice and might be an important consideration for the younger (older) player. Everybody agrees Out of the Box, the basses are setup pretty well, sound okay. and the frets ends probably won't cut your hand. And you are right, that playing the Glarry, reminds up any money spent on a Fender, is money well spent . PS Does anybody know what color stain would match that yellowish Glarry finish - want to stain the headstock ?
it would be good of we can see your wiring diagram better but thank you
In that slot under the pick guard you could probably fit a humbucker
*promosm*
I think the differences are minimal. What does a pu do? It converts mechanical vibrations into electricity. SD does nothing else.
I saw your Glarry video where you mentioned the weight of the Sire, I finally got to try one and it felt way too heavy on the neck and I like heavy guitars.
I liked the original pick ups because they have that little extra brightness on top but the Quarter Pounders have that umph on the low end. I have a set of Quarter Pounders on my Classic Vibe 70s jazz 👍
There was negligible difference in sound. I was not impressed with the SD's. I have a Squier Jazz bass I want to do the same thing - nut, pickups and solderless new harness. I have a few Squier guitars (Strats and 2 teles) that have been fully gutted and redone with USA pots/pickups/switches, and they sound killer. I don't like the headstock either and would have paid $50 more for a used Squier J bass as the foundation. But still, it's cool you did it.
In the future I’m going to take the SD’s off the Glarry and put them on my Squier 40th anniversary Jbass. Will do a comparison at that time too.
I got a Glarry bass too, but I got the set that comes with a strap, cord and amp cab combo. The cord is a major weak link and immediately upgraded. The whole guitar needs a set up out of the box. The bridge ground was upgraded by adding a piece of aluminum tape under it to ground the loose wire from the bridge to the tape, that helps alot. The Pots are pretty trash and make noise, so I shielded the pot cavity. The amp is low volume and I got a suspicion they just rebranded the guitar version to bass. SO I went out and scored a used ampeg 4x10 and a broken Hartke HA5500. Now I got the Amp on my desk like Im some kind of guitar tech amp repair man. AND the Hartke has a hum coming from the bridge non pot. I call them non pots, because they got like a 1/4 of the dial working at best...I just wanted to make cheap bass noises. Big oof. Now Im in some Hartke amp rabbit hole, where I replaced the toob and the wrong amp fuse and it had a bad Driver AMP Transistor. But its little sister transistor is obv. replaced just up stream with a wrong transistor thats not an equivalent. So waiting for the blown transistor replacement and the upstream equivalents. I'll be testing up stream and down stream to try to isolate whats blown as its "popping fuses dont know whats wrong with it sold as is". But I got a month to sit here and stare at it waiting for these transistors.Not sure if the blown transistors issue was just no thermal paste. I still think the package deal is a good deal. Because you can give the guitar a setup, replace the guitar to amp cord and ground your strings and make bass noises. Just turn down the bridge pot turn up the other pickup and ground it from the strings with your plucking wrist to "get that tone" which is probably what Bob Marley and the Wailers was doing rather than "hunting tone" ...and now we got foam bass muting, in case your bass doesnt make noises on its own.
He reminds me of a guy who plays on a cop show ..
sometimes the difference its not too far considered to the upgrade price..especially on pickups. stock pickup more open/treble than the new one. But this is really good video to person like me who had cheapo bass.