Once again ol Niles Thrompton comes through with some solid modding. 👍 Thanks Niles. I'll see you.... AT THE TABLE.
@jacobpittman1996
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for a whole lot more.
@davespin9034
Жыл бұрын
I bought both of these guitars. I left the black one HSS, and also swapped out the white pick guard for black, looks much classier. On the black Focus I swapped out the 6 junk trem mounting screws for PRS style screws with the notch on the shaft for dramatically better trem functionality. A MUST! Also scrapped the junk tuners, the stock Baretta Special tuners were installed. Day and night difference. On the Baretta it got a new CTS pot, Gotoh locking nut, Gotoh locking tuners, the same PRS bridge screws, and... a PRS style bridge made of solid brass. Both guitars play phenomenally. The Baretta's are supposedly made in Indonesia but my white Baretta was made in China. It appears my Baretta Special got a maple body which the Baretta's come with, not the mahogany bodies the Baretta Specials get. The maple is clearly heavier and sounds a little different, as in brighter. I love both these guitars, they are an amazing value and great platforms to mod as much or little as you want. Doesn't take a lot to make them awesome.
@nilesthrompton
Жыл бұрын
For sure, both are great value! Oddly, when I stripped down my Indonesia Baretta special, it also appears to be maple...
@davespin9034
Жыл бұрын
@@nilesthrompton Well I'm not quite sure what the white Baretta body is now. Its pretty hard but looks like mahogany (grain and color). This white guitar definitely had QA issues I reported to Gibson. Put a PRS trem bridge on it and the 6 holes were so crooked I put it on another guitar and installed a non micro-tuning Floyd Rose instead. The others were fine, Baretta & Focus.
@motorcyclemark2889
Жыл бұрын
I have both the Beretta special and a focus 211 I call the focus a fatboy love them both
@t.d.clemens2473
2 жыл бұрын
I also have a Focus and Baretta Special and I loved this video review,...spot on. How well, did the Guitar Fetish pickguard fit (hole locations, neck and electronics locations) on the Focus? I can't stand the cheap PVC pickguard and back cover and am considering getting one from GF!
@nilesthrompton
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, glad you liked the review! The new pickguard fit fine, top to bottom - luckily the neck heel and top of the bridge are the correct position so a standard 11 hole strat pickguard will drop right in. However, the Focus pickguard has slightly different dimensions, width wise, and the holes don't all match with a standard fender pickguard. You'll just need to drill a few extra holes, and up at the top left corner of the pickguard, the new pickguard won't cover the old hole all the way, so you might need to fill that hole in if it bothers you, though it won't really be noticeable.
@t.d.clemens2473
2 жыл бұрын
@@nilesthrompton Thanks! Keep up the reviews and mods videos,...they're informative and quite funny.
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