Life today is too short and uncertain to worry about whether changing pickups is a good idea. Just gotta do what you want to do. Love your channel. Cheers from Japan.
@NotLolo
Жыл бұрын
YOLO
@justinhaskell5502
Жыл бұрын
So right.
@gernotboesser6901
Жыл бұрын
I don't believe, that anybody is worrying about it, it can be great fun, and it is creative anyway, to change parts of a guitar, to maybe make it better or more suitable.
@DimKAt21
Жыл бұрын
Well said friend
@adrian_V99
Жыл бұрын
Regardless what goes on around us we must live as "normally" as possible. Having a hobby or vocation one is passionate about is life-sustaining mentally, emotionally and even physically,
@BladeDoomer86
Жыл бұрын
From experience, the neck of a guitar really is EVERYTHING. If you have a quality fretboard, good setup, then a guitar is worth upgrading, no matter the brand or cost. A bad neck will ruin the experience no matter how good the electronics sound!
@ljdellar
9 ай бұрын
I would have to agree with one proviso; the neck JOINT needs to be accurately made and tight fitting too. You can still get a rubbish guitar with a great neck if you have a badly mounted neck.😁
@joeking433
7 ай бұрын
Funny, I've always thought the same but I never found anyone else that really did! I grade all my guitars by how good the neck is! I get the necks I like and then find some bodies on Stratosphere to put on them! I have an aluminum neck, a composite neck, a couple USGA necks (which are perfect) and a few cheap guitar necks that I leveled and dressed that are really good.
@JeffSealePhD
Жыл бұрын
By far the most entertaining guitar channel on youtube. Well done!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Jeff that's appreciated! 😎👍
@Dogsrule777
Жыл бұрын
This is the most fun part about owning a cheap guitar. Ya gotta trick it out with killer pickups! For some people that’s all they can afford to upgrade and when you hear it it’s totally worth it. :) Cool guitar!
@joeking433
Жыл бұрын
And you can always take the good pickups out and put the old ones back in when you sell it, and you can sell the pickups or use them in another guitar.
@gernotboesser6901
Жыл бұрын
I like the yellow colour of this guitar, besides, your explanations, why this is a fine guitar for beginners, are truly reasonable. this is for all the mums and dads that are watching this, 'cause Christmas is not so far away, and hopefully some of their children like to have an electric guitar and start to learn how to play it. 👍
@antonyedwardson9900
Жыл бұрын
I got one of these in blue for my daughter last year and it is a great guitar. Fair to say that she hasn’t really ‘found’ music yet but this guitar will be there ready once she does!
@sleepymarauder4178
Жыл бұрын
Dear Mom and Dad, Please do not skimp out on the amp. A nice amp doesn't have to be expensive. A second-hand Boss Katana, Orange Crush, Fender Champion 20, Roland Cube does wonders. A half decent guitar with a half decent amp, doesn't destroy the bank and will sound nice.
@richgray5762
Жыл бұрын
@@sleepymarauder4178 and don't forget some decent headphones
@Jon-boy420
Жыл бұрын
Man I love these videos. I love upgrading an inexpensive guitar and making it even better.
@jasondorsey7110
Жыл бұрын
I got rid of my squiers and most of ny lower-end basses a few years ago, but I keep coming across all these videos about upgrading squiers and now I find myself wanting a project to work on...damnit
@daleturner3507
Жыл бұрын
Definitely sounds good with the Phat Cats in it. And as for clean tone I like that edge of break up that P-90s are so good for.
@jasondorsey7110
Жыл бұрын
Those pickups gave it a new voice, it sounded so dull and lifeless in its stock configuration
@joeking433
Жыл бұрын
I've put good pickups in many cheap guitars, and expensive tuners, too. Like you, I think it's fun and the guitars are excellent! It's always better to be amazed at a cheap guitar that sounds good than be disappointed with an expensive guitar that doesn't meet expectations (which often seems to be the case).
@kevinnsevinn799
7 ай бұрын
I’ve done the same 🤘🏼
@howardmaryon
Жыл бұрын
The other day I saw in my local music shop a Squier Tele, secondhand, for not much money. It was the cheaper one without string through body. I was about to look at something else when I noticed that the pups had been changed to Seymour Duncan Hot Rails. I checked it over quickly and bought it, and when I got it home and played it it sounded wrong. I opened it up and the previous owner had bodged up the wiring, badly. I got the correct wiring diagram off the SD website and started again to rewire it. Now it sounds great, but what was the previous owner thinking, putting £200 pickups in a £150 guitar? I got lucky.....
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Howard! 😎👍
@H_mzaS
10 ай бұрын
Well some people use cheap guitars as modding platforms because it’s easier to mess around on a cheaper guitar as compared to a more expensive guitar. Even if you screw up wiring or damage the body a little it doesn’t hurt. If I was in the previous owners position, I probably would have swapped out the SDs for the original pickups before selling. Those pups on their own would probably have fetched at least $150 on the used markets .
@jameswilliford5478
7 ай бұрын
I would upgrade as well because I really like the squire mustangs look and feel.
@lobsterwhisperer7932
Жыл бұрын
I'm a total amateur when it comes to this, but i ordered a pre-loaded strat pick-guard with twin humbuckers which i installed to my affinity, it was so easy, just one wire was needed to be soldered to pick guard. There's a lot of hate for Fender Strats with twin humbuckers, but the sound it produces is like owning a LP.
@johannesfahrion9156
Жыл бұрын
Cheers from Texas! Really love your channel, your approach to guitars and life in general. Btw, I discovered my favorite pedal watching and listening to your use of The Rat. You are a fantastic guitarist. Great skills. Never stop making videos.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man that's really appreciated!! 🙏😊
@jodyg5648
Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better myself…..from the piney Woods of East Texas. Rock on 🤘
@deangodfrey5942
Жыл бұрын
After watching the episode with the Strat & the P90, I decided to turn one of my Telecasters into an Esquire (of sorts) I took out the neck pickup changed the scratchplate for an Esquire one, replaced the bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan Little 59 humbucker, changed the control plate and wiring to just a single volume control (no tone or switching) & put a top loader bridge on it. Turned out quite well, great channel keep doing what your'e doing.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice work Dean! 😎👍
@H_mzaS
Жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Thank you for doing a pickup swap and being honest about the fact that there isn't that much of a difference in the sound. I changed the pickups on my 335, expecting a massive difference, but there wasn't much of a change.
@itspaddyd
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see other people on the HB sized P90 train, I have a set of monty's 54' P90s in my PRS. I would recommend them to anyone, I even asked for different covers to the ones they use and they obliged!
@coltonmuri3672
5 ай бұрын
It's never stupid to invest in pickups. That's where almost all of the sound comes from. Lightweight Squier bodies are just better than the boat anchors all the boomers are obsessed with. The snap that basswood adds to the pick attack sounds cool.
@nedludd3641
Жыл бұрын
That's a big thing in the States, penniless young studs getting an entry level s-type and then tricking it out with Seymour Duncans + trem + slot tuners. Yamaha sell a Pacifica with pricey appointments installed
@bludworm1
Жыл бұрын
Colin! I can listen to you talk and play all day and night. I live in the US, and keep your videos on all day and night. Go to sleep listening to you and wake up with you still talking and jamming. Keep it up! You are something else! One of the great ones. Luv ya, man...
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers man hope you don’t get fed up with me though! 😆👍
@deepiper6529
Жыл бұрын
I just bought a Squire Bullet Mustang. Surf green color The more I play it the more I like it. Love your channel and your reviews.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Dee!... thanks for supporting 😎👍
@ShaunGcq
7 ай бұрын
Literally did this last weekend to my Squier Starcaster. Absolutely amazing shift in tone.
@Edward1312
Жыл бұрын
Big improvement but to be fair the stock pick-ups weren't bad for an inexpensive guitar especially at lower volumes. Just goes to show if the basics are right then you have a good modding platform and a good set of pickups and pots can take your sound to another level even when it's a cheap guitar you are starting with.
@ubermac85
Жыл бұрын
I found a Mexican Mustang P90 in a pawn shop for $420. It sounds soooo good and at 24” it’s so fun to play.
@matthewtyler-jones8317
Жыл бұрын
Love it. I was slightly disappointed that you seemed so eager to mod your "super cool" Bullet Mustang, and was grinning from ear to ear when you revealed you'd bought a second one, to leave your original pristine. 😅
@Bruisewillies
Жыл бұрын
Also, I think the admission that it didn't make an enormous difference only underlines how good the stock guitar actually is!
@aaronhiggs
Жыл бұрын
@@Bruisewillies it’s crazy how good the more budget branded guitars have become. I just picked up a Squire 40th anniversary Jazzmaster and I like it better than my buddies made in America Jazzmaster. Just the fit, finish and pickups are superb.
@StankoAx
Жыл бұрын
6-7 years ago I bought a Squier CV Duo Sonic. After liking the feel, I bought the Fender Duo Sonic MIM. Sold the Fender, my Squier is still my main live guitar. Cheap guitars are amazing.
@InkedGamerWolf420
Жыл бұрын
It’s very much not a stupid idea. These are amazing modders platforms. Cheers from Canada
@ladyluckdrums
Жыл бұрын
Man, seeing your excitement when the wiring worked made my day! I've had a rough day and seeing you happy lightened my load. Thanks!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Thanks that’s appreciated.. hope you have a great weekend! 🎸😎👍
@adamp6401
Жыл бұрын
That yellow is glorious
@EricJohnson-fh8zj
Жыл бұрын
That's one of the few times I've seen new pups make a 100% non subjective improvement in tone. Great job
@thejuggernaut5327
11 ай бұрын
It’s fun! Plus, you always have the parts to use on another guitar , if you get tired of the Squiers
@chuchuchip
Жыл бұрын
I'm silly enough to spend money on pickups & controls if I like the guitar. I tend to keep the guitars. I like the shape of the Mustang & that yellow is really nice. Then again I tend to change the arrangement connection of the pickups, especially humbuckers. I love the sound of the yellow P90 you created. I've done this to 3 guitars. My 1st, an old Vantage circa 1978, & 2 MIM Strats. 1 Strat has a 2 pin plug to change the entire pickguard, 1 H/H, 1 S/S/H. Each guitar has its own voice.
@randydodge7295
Жыл бұрын
I’ve got a pair of custom shop nocaster pickups in a squier bullet tele. Plays great and sounds amazing.
@relevantinformation6655
Жыл бұрын
I had (still have an old Peavy t-60 I bought in the 70s. I had all sorts of things done to that. On a peavy guitar. On Volkswagen commercials and many others that was my go-to over a dozen or more that were also go to’s. There is something about that much solid wood and a tele sort of neck with coil taps that could mimic a les Paul-ish & a Strat-ish sound . It uses a wonder-bar arm with a brass nut (70s) . Super steady tuning. I still love the guitar. Where all the mods worth it. Yes, because I like the guitar. FUN and it was a busy work tool.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
😎👍👍
@victorbeebe8372
Жыл бұрын
An American musican name Jack Parsons? He played with Allman Brother's and played on Joe Bonamasa cruises. He plays Squire off the wall. No mods. Of course He plays the giutars until He find one
@donaldsmith188
Жыл бұрын
I bought a 69.00 double humbucker Squire, because I had 2 Manuleus Fat Diane pic ups that were unused. Now I play that guitar more than my USA built Strat. Enjoy your vids and your picking!
@eakinj
Жыл бұрын
I love videos like this. in my 39 years of playing, I have bought a lot of guitars just to mod them, most recently I found a copy of a guitar that falls under Holy Grail status for me. The actual manufacturer will not make them anymore for anyone under any circumstances, so I had to settle for a fake one. As you could probably guess it's a made in China guitar, the build quality is surprisingly good but all the hardware "Floyd Rose Licensed Bridge" pickup, pot, all of that is just garbage. So I ordered DiMarzio Super Distortion Humbucker, a Floyd Rose Special (It's a major upgrade even as the lower end floyd rose bridge) and not pot. I do expect it to sound different as the pickup is microphonic, shrill, just an over all bad pickup. I'm excited for the project. I also have three of the Firefly guitars I ordered in bulk just to see how consistent their quality is or isn't and plan on setting them up and giving them away to people I know who are wanted a beginner guitar. (I'd honestly avoid them, they are not as good as the hype and it's going to cost a little money to get them to the point I would be willing to hand them to someone as a gift. Anyway that's a long introduction just to say I really enjoyed this video, have subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your videos. Take care!
@nieko3038
Жыл бұрын
Nice color. Refinished a pbass in yellow with black pickguard. You can always swap pickups with cheap ones when you sell the guitar. Otherwise you probably lose a lot of money. Love Mustangs. I have a set of Tonerider hb sized p90
@williammarshall4277
Жыл бұрын
Sounds fantastic. As a side note…I like listening to you play.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
🙏😊
@jerryrn62
Жыл бұрын
I am just hook on your channel and the projects, everything! Love it all! Thanks!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Jerry!
@Dave062YT
8 ай бұрын
I caught the offset bug this Xmas by buying a 2011Fender blacktop jaguar 90 in candy apple red .Íts my first p90 guitar too .I fancy a mustang next as a project and this is right up my alley .Great stuff .
@Zoso981
Жыл бұрын
"I know it's stupid, but it's fun" Is the working title of my autobiography. ✌️🎸
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
😆👍
@Dr-Anton-Phibes
Жыл бұрын
Love the satisfaction you get Colin when your modifications work ! " Get in " when the pickups worked sums it all up. I am sure you inspire many on here to have a go at things that they might have discounted in the past. Oh and you forced me down the Gibson SG road with all these reviews 😁
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Anthony! 😆👍
@michaelw6277
Жыл бұрын
I bought some Bootstrap Lakesurfer pickups for my Squier Affinity Jazzmaster. Still in the mail, really looking forward to having them in.
@jamessutherington3471
Жыл бұрын
I bought a bullet telecaster and changed the ceramic pick ups and put some fender tex mex pick ups in it and wow it elevated it into a great tele. Cost was £135, guitar was £159! Totally worth it! ❤
@ces69
Жыл бұрын
I’ve got the “Tex Mex” in my Frankenstrat, great pickups for the money, but added a “base plate” to the bridge pickup to add extra bite, which it does!
@mrdino5101
Жыл бұрын
@@ces69 Great idea! I have been looking to build a '74 Tele custom with a PAF in the neck instead of a wide-range HB and am considering the Tex-mex in the bridge due to it's ability to hang with a humbucker. I think your baseplate addition would make it even better. Was adding the baseplate easy?
@ces69
Жыл бұрын
@@mrdino5101 Very if you have a 30-60 watt soldering iron! Ive done it to a couple of guitars after reading on a forum that the “Tex Mex” responded particularly well to the addition! Some come with a wire already attached and coated with wax to make them stick to the base of the pickup but some don’t, but either way you should get some instructions or look up on KZitem! If there is no wire, you just need to solder a short length to the plate that you then solder to the pickup connection. To attach to the pickup just place in position and use the soldering iron to gently melt the wax which then sticks to the pickup as it cools. If there is no wax you can just melt a bit of candle wax on to the plate and then attach in the same way! A very cheap easy modification that is easily reversed if you ever desire! As you probably know, Telecaster bridge pickups have a base plate, so it your using a Telecaster pickup you shouldn’t need to fit one!and attaching one to a Strat definitely gives it that kind of Telecaster bite! I found using decent 250k pots and a better capacitor makes the most of the Tex Mex too which are great pickups for the money! If you want to upgrade a little further, the “Texas Special” Telecaster bridge pickup in my opinion sounds great!
@Scruffy1000
Жыл бұрын
Thinking that the finished job wasn’t , perhaps, a game changer here’s a ‘Top Tip’ Colin. To get the same amount of fun of doing the upgrade but save £250.00? Easy……just take out the old pickups and pots …… hide them for about a month and then put them back again…… man I’m a bloody genius ! Loved the video as always and I totally get the fettling bit, not sure the game was worth the candle. In replacing the pups but as you say… it’s fun! The pots seemed much better though, especially the volume. Great work fella, love it….. Cheers, R
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Good plan to save a few quid! 😆👍
@joeb8007
Жыл бұрын
Wow I love the sound of that guitar and pick ups, great job as always it’s a beaut
@francoisdunord7169
Жыл бұрын
i like the darker sound on this guitar, great entertainment ❤
@robpodd8665
Жыл бұрын
The pure joy on your face when everything worked before the play was awesome ! Loved the video as always 👍 👍.Looking forward to next weeks adventure !
@XJRMaltManiac
Жыл бұрын
You already got me infected whith your Bullet Mod video and, what a small world, I ordered my pickguard from the same source. And yes, I also did it 'cause it's fun! Well done, Colin!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one! 😁👍
@fullmetaflak
7 ай бұрын
Went back and rewatched this video after being inspired to toss some EMGs into the mustang I bought six months ago, cheers
@TheClassicQ
Жыл бұрын
Because we Can! Love it!
@angusorvid8840
Жыл бұрын
I've always been a fan of upgrading budget guitars. I would think nothing of putting a $200 set of Duncans, DiMarzios or even more expensive EMGs into a cheap guitar if it got me the tone I was after. I've also upgraded very expensive guitars. I'm very utilitarian when it comes to guitars, and although I once owned a '61 strat that could sell for as much as a Ferrari if it was pure vintage I didn't complain that it had been modded with a set of DiMarzio Shockwave actives and Kluson style locking tuners by the previous owner. It was a fine ax. I got it for $500 and sold it to a friend who knew it wasn't vintage for $3000 back in 1990, two years after I bought it. I then took some of that money and bought a Les Paul Studio. I didn't like the stock pups and swapped them for a Duncan Custom/59 set which worked great. Recently I've modded such guitars as a Schecter Deluxe with a DiMarzio Super Distortion/Air Norton set; a PRS SE with a Duncan JB/Jazz combo; a Yamaha Revstar with a DiMarzio Norton/Air Norton set; Yamaha Pacifica with a DiMarzio Tone Zone/Virtual P90 set; and a double humbucker Mexican strat with everything from a DiMarzio Super 3/Super 2; X2N/Super 2; Duncan Full Shred/Jazz; Duncan Custom Custom/Jazz set; and finally a JB/Jazz set which sounded best. I did a lot of mix and matching before I settled on the best pickups for the right guitar. Pickups are very important to me. They are what make an electric guitar electric. Yes, they make pickups for acoustic guitars too, but that's only to amplify the acoustic tone. With an electric guitar the pickups not only pick up the resonance of a guitar but process the sound electronically.
@sawekziokowski7114
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loving this take on moding that you arę doing now.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers man!
@TomASwift
3 ай бұрын
Installed a set of Phat Cats in my daughter’s Mustang last week with this video as inspiration. People talk about “cheap” guitars. My daughter has 13 guitars to choose from (thanks to my GAS). She doesn’t care about the name on the headstocks. She appreciates the brands… but they don’t help her pick a guitar to play. For her it’s about the weight, the neck, what the fretboard feels like, and of course… the sound. She loves the light weight of the Squire Bullet Mustang. The phat cats made it a much better rocker. I offered to clean off the Squire. She declined. Today she jammed on the Squire at an event. This guitar has great bones if you want a Mustang without a trem.
@theguitaristas
3 ай бұрын
Nice one! 😁👍
@TomASwift
3 ай бұрын
@@theguitaristas She posted up a video of her playing at a music school recital with the modded Mustang. It’s the latest video on her little channel. rose2thorn if anyone is interested. Take care
@michaelbledsoe1060
Жыл бұрын
I had custom wound pick ups put in my Squier Classic Vibe 60's strat 10 years ago. Still gig with it today. Fun stuff.
@joehahn8817
Жыл бұрын
If Eddie could have his Frankenstrat, surely you can have your Frankenstang!!! Enjoyed the video man, definitely entertaining...😁😁😁 Hope you have a good weekend, see ya' next Friday...TTFN!!!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Joe, have a great weekend mate!
@lilbigmanrecords1708
Жыл бұрын
It's not stupid man. It's absolutely awesome
@MaTTheWish
Жыл бұрын
Literally just bought a custom vibe Mustang today and then I see this.... Great!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Excellent guitars Matt! 😎👍
@MaTTheWish
Жыл бұрын
@@theguitaristas loving the channel Colin. Fantastic
@austinjosef41
Жыл бұрын
I love videos like these. Really enjoyed the epi 335 upgrade series. One of my favorite channels
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Austin thanks for support!
@ferdberfle5069
Жыл бұрын
You're a man after my own heart, a true Gear Nerd! I love to fiddle around with changing out parts to see what they sound like. I'm in the process of building a "partscaster" Les Paul with a set of the HB size P90s that I bought from Guitar Fetish. I just have to finish sanding and finishing the body before I assemble it. I thought those P90s made a big difference in tone on your guitar. As you said, the HBs sounded quite harsh to me. The P90s were much "smoother" for lack of a better word. Cheers my friend!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Ferd!
@robertorochamartinsrocha7041
Жыл бұрын
«AH!!!! there you are» Clean loop!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
😆👍
@keithh8661
Жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure,I have one ,would love to try,as soon as I can get nut figured out,so first fret can be in tune with rest of guitar, lol thanks much!!!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Does it need the slots filing a bit?
@emo_galaxy9413
Жыл бұрын
You sold me when you said "I know it's stupid, but it's fun!" right on right on my friend. I understand that so well.
@johnulrich5572
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, Colin. I bought a Bullet Mustang pre-covid and loved it. My first real guitar was a 1966 Fender Duo-Sonic II which I bought new which tells you I'm an old guitar player. I modded the Bullet to look and sound like my old Fender with single coils, new pots and wiring. What fun! Yes , the cost of the parts was about the same as the guitar but who cares. Now I have a nice Olympic white "Duo-Sonic III". I really enjoy your videos and look forward to your next one.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one John! 😎👍👍
@brianheale5064
Жыл бұрын
Nice one mate super stuff as usual.
@edgelite
Жыл бұрын
I put a set of GFS Humbucker sized P90s in an Epi LP Standard and it sounded brilliant. They are 35 bucks US I put a Dream 90 in the neck and a Mean 90 in the bridge.
@justinjones9712
Жыл бұрын
I like your videos. They are nice and relaxing to watch. Keep it up. Cheers from Arkansas, US!
@davidmerrittjacovino
Жыл бұрын
I love your attitude. Bravo
@whittlad
Жыл бұрын
I have an idea for a long term project for you Colin! How about making your own pickups?
@joehahn8817
Жыл бұрын
There would be a lot of cussing in that one!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@catmandoodoo7903
Жыл бұрын
I’d buy a set of Colin pickups. A P90 called The Bollocks would be perfect 😹
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
🤣👍
@nellayema2455
Жыл бұрын
That's a cool looking and sounding hot rod now!
@rabbithowls71
Жыл бұрын
One of the best parts of the guitar hobby for me. Take a cheap guitar with good bones and throw some nice parts at it. Sometimes every thing comes together, and you get a little magic. Other times, it just doesn’t work. So you try something else. What could be better?
@risteardohaodha23
Жыл бұрын
Just try stuff… oh, wrong channel 🤪🤣 nice video!
@alanwalker1698
Жыл бұрын
aI have a habit of doing projects like this. Those cheap guitars are good bones to start with. Fun to do, Yes it is.
@jacobbrown1690
Жыл бұрын
I put dimarrzio utopia pickups in a kramer assault 220. Cts pots , vitamin q paper in oils cap, series, parallel, out of phase and in phase, coil tapped.
@TommySG1
Жыл бұрын
Fun video 😊 If you love the particular guitar it’s well worth it in the end, I agree. Even if it’s a Squire or an Epi. The old story about diminishing returns is so, so true. The more you spend ( especially after the 2,500 range ) the less you hear, at least for me 🤙
@jasondorsey7110
Жыл бұрын
American fenders were never cheap, but nowadays it feels like a cashgrab, especially when you see how decent their more budget-oriented offerings have become, some choice upgrades and a thorough once-over by a competent guitar tech and you got something really usable for a grand or less
@gringopig
Жыл бұрын
I upgraded a Harley Benton DC Junior I bought used for£99 with a Mojo dogear P90, tonepros bridge, bone nut, kluson tuners, a new pickguard from tiny tone and pots from crazy parts and paper in oil cap. Crazy but you are right: fun!!!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
😁👍
@Cannibal_Actual
10 ай бұрын
Love it! You play that instrument very well
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
😁🙏
@KoolBell4AU
Жыл бұрын
I have always wanted to do this sort of project. Thanks for re-energizing the "want". My wife isn't going to be so happy. 😎
@USTTRM
Жыл бұрын
Just got my Squire 40th anniversary telecaster today. Funny timing as I plan to swap the puppies.Have a good one!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Mike!... looking forward to the videos man! 👌
@jessejorgensen3931
Жыл бұрын
It's been a minute since I've been able to catch a new video. I swear, I think I really started to learn guitar so I could fiddle with it. I got my first electric this past august because of a review on this channel. Epi lp custom. Put in a seymour duncans sh4. I love the idea of making a cheap guitar sound expensive. The only thing that gives it away is the fact that the headstock says squire. Keep up the good work!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Jesse!... tinkering's half the fun! 😁👍
@TheWelhaven
Жыл бұрын
My MiM tele has new tuners, electronics, straplocks, pickups, pickguard, bridge, pots and a hardcase now. Could’ve bought a used American tele for the money. Oh, well. It was fun, and now the guitar feels like mine.
@markcunningham6086
Жыл бұрын
Gud show again..... been there dun that, got the T-shirt. My inexpensive project was much worse. Wish now it was a Squire to start with, next one will be.
@oldasrocks9121
Жыл бұрын
I think braided shield gets grounded just once or you could create s ground loop. So if you ground it at the pot it flies at the 3 way switch.
@LGuitarB
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a nice Friday night again 🙂
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers for watching!... have a great weekend 😎👍
@nicolasbeaudry6158
Жыл бұрын
You make my day beautiful everytime I watch you …you’re great and love your channel ❤❤❤❤❤and oh yea superb cool project love from 🇨🇦
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Nicolas, that's appreciated have a fantastic weekend! 😎👍
@3.v77
Жыл бұрын
That mustang now looks like a 70 boss 302 🤯 sounds great too!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
😁👍
@Mandobird1
Жыл бұрын
Another fab video. Love Mustangs, love that colour.
@JohnDaubSuperfan369
Жыл бұрын
An EQ pedal does the job better than actually switching pickups, they're cheaper as well and endlessly tweakable. Something that doesn't get said enough is that a talented guitarist can wrangle pretty much any tone out of any gear with enough twiddling while an untalented one can't make any of it sound good, regardless of price point. The Phat Cats didn't sound all that different from the stock humbuckers, and why would they? Both pickups have a very similar EQ curve and the short scale of the Mustang lends itself to a quite muddy sound to begin with, which is grand if you're into that kinda jazz, nothing a well-placed EQ pedal won't fix though.
@bloozepicker
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you did this. I've been considering getting an Eastman Romeo LA with those SD Phat Cats in it. They sound great!
@lammyjammer6670
Жыл бұрын
I bought one August of last year that I finally received last May. It's perfection. Worth the wait for sure (especially given I was able to purchase it before they went up in price 🤣). It's for sure the best setup and appointed I've purchased brand new even though it has some finish flaws below the gloss. I thought about sending it back but it's otherwise perfect... I kept it even though it's probably a B-Stock
@rideough
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think this upgrade is too far. This model has a cult following for doing exactly what you’ve done, the “High Caliber Bullet”. I’ve done the same type mods on a black one with gold stripes and did a huge amount of fret work and now it’s one of my favourites, and I too want to have a second one!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one!... I now also want the black with gold stripes! 😆👍
@sqidvishus
Жыл бұрын
I've been considering swapping a Phat Cat or something similar into my Epiphone SG Custom bridge. Your mod videos are always an inspiration! Wiring always scares me for some reason. Also, the ending on this video caught me by complete surprise and had me laugh out loud. Thank you for another fine film, Colin.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate, yes SG Custom would be fantastic with these phat cats you should do it!! 👍 Glad you clocked the ending! 😆
@pinkiewerewolf
Жыл бұрын
The ending was hilarious! 😂
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
@@pinkiewerewolf Cheers mate! 😆
@pinkiewerewolf
Жыл бұрын
@@theguitaristas Cheers Colin! 👍
@richgray5762
Жыл бұрын
Face the fear for major growth. You'll look back and wonder why you ever doubted.
@angusorvid8840
Жыл бұрын
I've been considering putting a Phat Cat set in my stop tail Schecter. I just love what P90s can do. I love this channel. It's a real guitar player's channel, about real things that make a difference in tone, and very practical.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Angus, I say go for it man... I have a schecter PT needs resurrecting I may even do the same! 😎👍
@Bruisewillies
Жыл бұрын
The funny thing is, you could buy a Mustang body, similar neck (though finding a good short scale neck isn't as easy as a Stratish neck), which together would probably be of comparable quality and would most likely cost the same as the complete Squier. Now add in all the hardware.......if you don't have an eye for a future sale price and use it to build what you want, then it doesn't really matter what the pickups cost.
@krum41
Жыл бұрын
Another killer,love it!
@peterpgcrayen126
Жыл бұрын
Wiring should be the same as for a 72 Telecaster Thinline. Like your approach. Cheers
@patrickfitzgerald2861
Жыл бұрын
". . . not a huge amount of difference . . . " Exactly. I've owned one of these for about three years now, and they are amazing . . . and NOT just for the price. I swapped in an inexpensive set of locking tuners when I first got it, and now I'm done. 😎
@ronniechun-akana6433
Жыл бұрын
In all of life one must have FUN. Good Show.
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Ronnie!
@RaptorV1USA
Жыл бұрын
Now THIS is my kinda video... nothing like throwing good money after money well spent,..,. I must have 6-8 of these projects: $200-300 guitars with $300-400 in parts that add up to a $275 guitar that kicks serious ass.... ..here I thought I was the genius. Rock and Roll Colin! 🤟🤟
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
😁👍
@bradfordjeff
Жыл бұрын
I put Phat Cat P90s in my cheapo Epiphone SG. Turned it into a WOW! guitar.
@hillarylarson4780
Жыл бұрын
I love your channel so much and this video in particular is super helpful as I’m a newb who is about to install humbuckers in my ‘stang!
@theguitaristas
Жыл бұрын
Nice one!... hope it goes to plan! 😁👍
@russcottee
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another entertaining video. Turning to the clean or distorted argument, I think there's 2 schools of thought here. For some (possibly including your good self) 'clean' means 'no pedals switched on' but for others (myself included) 'clean' means not driving the pre-amp within the amp. E.g. if you have a Blues Junior, you can crank up the 'Volume' to create the distortion/overdrive without a Tubescreamer or similar. Back the 'Volume' off and just use the 'Master' and you'll get a genuinely clean tone. At the end of the day, it's about preference - I play jazz-boxes, so what do I know? 😄 Keep up the good work 👍
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