Building a "5150" EVH Kramer Tribute (KNE body and neck - Complete Build!) 

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If I bought the kit and sent it to you and paid you would you build this?

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Thank you so much! I agree, that swamp ash body really sounded amazing!

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Thanks so much! I agree...Casey makes it look so easy! Check out his band "The Warrior Kings" or search his name on RU-vid for more videos of him. ;)

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Thanks for watching Jesse! :) I really appreciate the compliments!

Go for it!!! You will not regret building one!!!

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You won't be disappointed with any of KNE's products!!

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Thanks!!!!! I really appreciate the compliments!! Yes, Casey is a phenomenal player. It was great to have him stop by and jam for a few minutes.

Thanks! Yes I agree! It had a beautiful grain pattern!

Ah, thank you so much for the kind words! I’m glad the video helped with your project as well!!! Cheers!

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@@CoffeeDrinker71 Anytime man!

Thanks man! I have another video series on my channel from a few years ago when I built that one.

@@CoffeeDrinker71 I just subbed and I'm planning on watching that one later. I love the "Live Without a Net" era 5150 Kramer. It's the perfect balance of patina before it started getting really rough in the later years.

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Thanks for watching! Yeah I agree...I had to do some research when I found the Floyd! It's just an older variation of the "Original". Good eye! ;)

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Did you buy the decals? Or did you make them? I’d love any advice you could give me on this build. I’m going to make my own very soon.

@@1DerekMiracle The headstock decal was purchased on ebay. The 5150 decals and star decals were purchased from the EVH store. Hope that helps. Good luck.

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You are too kind!!!! Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy my channel!!! :)

That's awesome! Yeah, blowing it up full size and tracing the stripes is a great way to confirm the correct placement! Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate it very much.

​@CoffeeDrinker71 great build 👏 and it sounded just Awesome! Can you tell me which modeling unit and assuming you were using an FRFR speaker?

Thank you! Yeah, it was a GREAT pickup combination with that ash wood! Such a great tone!!!!

Casey was using my Line 6 Helix rig. In the jam session at the end (with room audio) we were using my WDW preset with 2 studio monitors and a Friedman ASM-10 on the floor. For the direct recordings we were using a stereo preset that I purchased from 3 Sigma Audio for the classic VH era of tone!

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@@CoffeeDrinker71 where do you get the tracer template?

@@MichaelGuy I traced it out by hand. I projected the image of the actual 5150 guitar onto the wall in 1:1 scale, then traced the pattern on this paper.

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@@CoffeeDrinker71 no problem man! I’m working on one like this.

@@Pyrohelix_ Awesome! I hope it turns out great!!

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I agree!! Casey is a PHENOMENAL player. He plays in a band called "The Warrior Kings" in Indianapolis.

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That's very interesting to know. I'm a huge fan of Jackson. Yeah, this small paint jig only cost a few bucks in hardware store parts. Easy to make, and very effective. Thanks for watching!

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right back at you this is the best looking and sounding kits iv'e ever seen on youtube great job man🤘🤘🤘🙂🙂🙂

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Ah, thanks brother! I appreciate that very much!!! Yeah, Casey is an INCREDIBLE player! I'm so glad he dropped by to give this a test drive!!! ;)

@@CoffeeDrinker71 one question, why the decision to go w/ swamp ash over say, poplar? Regardless, the tone is monster.

@@BubbaZanetti_375 Well, it depends on which side of the argument you believe...but most people think the original was made with Swamp Ash. The first 5150 I built in a previous video series, I used basswood...and after feeling, playing, and hearing both the swamp ash is a much more resonant wood...at least for this application.

@@CoffeeDrinker71 agree w/ you, the swamp ash sounds incredible. Even better in the room I'm sure! Thanks brother!

@@BubbaZanetti_375 Yeah, it’s honestly made me consider rebuilding my first 5150 with a new swamp ash body. I built this particular guitar for a very close friend…so it’s not mine. But, the one I built for my own collection is basswood…and now I’m jealous!!! 😆😆

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That is awesome to hear! :) Yeah, it's totally a labor of love....indeed.

I'm totally sold on this combo now. That swamp ash is really resonant!

@@CoffeeDrinker71 any experience with the custom custom pup?

@@cheesewesil18 No I have never had my hands on one of them...would like to try one though.

@@CoffeeDrinker71 same here, dude I just looked theu the comments, you’re in fishers? I’m from Lafayette 🤙

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Thank you so much! Yeah, I agree, Casey really brought this thing to life!!! He's a monster player!!! ;)

I agree, but I also think they are still making necks??? I would email Mitch to find out. They are still listed on the website.

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Yes, I agree. The swamp ash is probably the best choice for a 5150. I have my original 5150 made from basswood and it's nowhere near as resonant as this one!

@@CoffeeDrinker71 I will never understand why they would use a wood as soft as basswood for a trem guitar. I believe the Wolfgang is made of it, but with a maple cap.

@@qua7771 Exactly!!! That is why I didn't use the wood-screw posts on my basswood 5150. Instead, I installed the modern threaded Floyd bushings. I didn't want any problems with the posts later down the road. A lot of people don't understand that this is a huge risk...but will do it anyway for the sake of being "accurate" on their replica.

@@CoffeeDrinker71 I can understand the accuracy thing in terms of having a piece of wall art. As far as having a player that is a tone monster I don't care about accuracy. Who knows what Ed used in the studio on any given part of a song unless you were there. Probably over a dozen guitars. On stage it doesn't matter so much. I have built a 59 LP historically correct just for the sake of it, but that is a tried and true design, for the most part anyway. I'm thinking of a frankenstrat build with an ash body. I really like the hockey stick neck you used. I might try one of Seymour Duncan's early design pickups. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to make this video. It's an amazing guitar.

@@qua7771 Thanks again for the compliments. Yes, I agree...just build it the way you want it to perform in the end!!!

Thank you so much for the compliments brother. Yep, I love using the Birchwood Casey wax after the Tru-oil treatment. It makes a world of difference!

Thank you so much!!!! This is just a hobby for me. ;) I appreciate your kind words.

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Hahaha!!! That is so cool!!!! :) Thanks for pointing that out!! Cheers!!

Yep...go with the paint system that makes you feel most confident. Whether it's a brand you favor or a type of paint...and always, spray a test sample on a piece of scrap before beginning on your project. That will help uncover any compatibility issues up front. Take care.

@@CoffeeDrinker71 I think the issue partly is with the paint reformulations especially with laquar I did just get lucky again I can get the old pre 2017 watco clear brushing laquar that you can make sprayable even if the can says not too. Per epa regulations my local Walmart had it on my shelf and watco is rustoleum which is under sherwyn Williams as is minwax. Too the new formulation watco on Amazon is 30 dollars at Walmart they had a 2017 watco can so I am trying to figure out how many times there have been reformulations. As I was reading on Amazon that the minwax quart cans some were having issues with hardening and drying when brushing on. And called custumer service and they said not enough hardener in the can. But it could also be the person did not stir the can properly too. But due to reformulations that also can effect performance too. Where brands that were always reliable become unreliable even in spray cans. That's why I need to get out of spray cans and use quart cans, reducers. And a spray gun and learn how to use them and figure out what chemicals to use and get in case I get a bad batch that might not have enough hardener or whatever. Who knows I might end up making my own shellac and tinting that too if I get mad enough at the paint companies or the quality control gets bad.

@@gabrielstern4992 Yeah I know what you mean. Every time I turn around the paint formulations have changed with the spray can stuff. Not only that but I've purchased 2 cans of the same Perfect Match color before and have totally different results. It's frustrating. It's definitely more beneficial to switch to hvlp spraying equipment if it's feasible. Like you said, at least that way you can control the ratios yourself.

@@CoffeeDrinker71 well for me and for your next build with duplicolor you should add the duplicolor perfect match scratch filler primer into the mix then wet sand right now I am still assembling my materials I have 2 diferent guitar bodies I ordered from Amazon that one I was going to mod to match my old taiwan yamaha rgx 110 guitar. Which recently replaced the one I ruined years ago. And which I had that my dad bought for me when I was 9 years old because I wanted a guitar with a whammy like Eddie had. Years later I tore it apart pulled the original red paint off removed the stock pickup out then had a neck pickup cavity routed out and modified it with a 3 way switch and 2 volumes and tones with an emg Zac wylde pickup set. And this was 2004 2005. And guess what I. The bridge pickup emg 81 it sounded way more Eddie like and had his 5150 guitar tone then the original stock pickup. And I thought the body was a mohagany body but it was actaully a basswood body with a brown Honduran mahogany neck and a bubinga fretboard not rosewood even though it looked like rosewood 24 3 quarter scale length with 24 frets and 4 bolt fender strat pattern with no fretboard overlap which is unique to the taiwan made model as the japanese version the fretboard overlaps and the 4 bolt pattern is more like the Ibanez guitars which I don't like. Anyway I have had a Jackson king v since that time that was made in India with string through but it was never done right and I have never been able to get it to intonate properly I love the super jumbo frets of the neck but regardless it just will not intonate or give me crystal clear sounding notes so I have decided after doing a babics which helped a little and putting the tail piece on that I am chucking that body and going to move that neck to one of my strat bodies test it with getting it intonated on a stock fender type trem first and move my emgs and convert to solderless and see how I like the tone if I like it then I may have the neck modified to a skinny c profile and change the fretboard to my ebony fretboard blank and match the frets to what I have now which is Jim Dunlop 6110 super jumbo frets so I will see how my African mahogany body sounds with a maple neck on it but from what I understand African mahogany sounds simalar to basswood. But eventually I will get a basswood blank and exactly profile and cut my yamaha rgx body out with the exact mods I did in 2005. Eventually all my guitars will have Floyd's. Anyway add duplicolor scratch primer perfect match into the mix on your next Eddie build and yes the duplicolor clear should work. Too but hey if the minwax worked great. And don't forget Eddie's steinberger had emg pickups in it

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