Harley Benton JA Jazzmaster Kit Guitar FULL BUILD and Demo 

Oh yes I love the colour something a bit different. Yeah in the end just needed one hole drilling after a bit of wiggling around. Still have a few things I need to address in a follow up video

Ah nice colour choice, yeah they're a fun build

Love the playing at end too!!! Clean to clobber!!!

So pleased you enjoyed watching the build, oh you so do great fun to do. Always a good learning curve

Rock on brother 🤘😎🎸💯

I'm happy how it turned out, such a cool guitar for the money 🎸💯 glad you enjoyed the video

Thank you very much, I tried to keep it simple and easy to follow 🤘😎🎸💯

She turned out really good, very impressive kit guitar 🎸💯

Thank you glad you enjoyed the video, it's a great kit be sure to watch some more follow up videos

Glad you enjoyed the video 🎸😎

Ah very nice, you're going to have a lot of fun building it, glad the video will help you on your build 🤘🎸

Glad to hear it thank you very much 🎸💯😎🤘

It's good fun to build your own guitar and a great learning curve, let me know if you get one 🎸🤘

That colour pops my vision came out good 👌 It's my theme tune to the channel, glad you like it 🤘🎸

It's sure a cool colour, glad to hear the videos are inspiring you 🤘💯 plenty more builds to come

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you very much, she turned out great something slightly different from the usual DIY builds you see on RU-vid 😂

They're very cool and good fun to build

Thank you very much, glad to hear the video helped you out 🎸💯🤘

Thank you very much 😎💯🎸🤘🍺

It's an awesome kit actually feels nice to play. PVs are the best, can always get them in pound shops over here. They have a distinct oldie smell, like brut or hai karate of the sweet world 🤣🤣

Yeah looks ebony needs a little tweaking to smooth it out

Thank you very much damo, happy Easter

No problem at all glad you enjoyed the video 🎸💯

Thank you glad you enjoyed the video 🎸😎

Oh yes J Mascis loves purple too 🤘 I love the Squier JM Jazzmaster awesome guitar. Thank you glad you enjoyed the music 🤘🎸

Glad to hear building kit guitars is great fun 🎸💯🤘

Ah nice they look so cool, I want to get one of them PRS kits soon. Enjoy your build 🎸👌

Oh yes ☺️

Both awesome colours, have you got a kit or using parts?

@@theguitarmanifesto I built the body from scratch and used an aftermarket neck I had laying around!

Ooh nice good work 🎸👌

Thank you 🎸🤘💯🇬🇧

Thank you very much really pleased you enjoyed the video 😊🎸

Ah nice I guess every run of these is different, it's a pretty cool guitar and a fun build 💯🎸

Thank you, oh she turned out real good bro 🎸💯💪

Purple is my fave too 😁💯 oh that sounds like a cool idea

Thank you 😊

Thank you

As long as you're happy with it at the end that's what counts and having fun building it

Thank you very much! Welcome to the channel brother 🎸💯😁🤘🔥

Thanks Terry I'm really happy with it

Glad you enjoyed it 😎🎸

Oh yes I like to crack on with a build and get to the playing stage 😂 if I had the time I gladly would help 💯 Yes no problem at all let me know when your ready, I like to keep the videos slick and flowing.

Hi Dave, I'm glad you enjoyed the build 😎🎸 it's a great guitar, I will be covering the weight and my thoughts of the build very soon. It's got a good bit of weight to it unlike most other kits I've tried.

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It was a HUGE bee 🐝😂😂 thank she turned out great 🎸💯

Yeah I’ve been thinking about getting this kit myself mate. Something about a Jazzmaster or a Jag with a bound neck & block inlays, I’ve seen a guy on here with a normal HB J style guitar and he had the Les trem on it, think I’d like to try that and do it all on a budget, dunno if I can get a cheap one from China because as it stands the Les trem is more expensive than the guitar kit lol

You could always get a Jazzmaster vibrato they're pretty easy to install

it was more just to try one out mate, yeah there’s no reason why I couldn’t just do it with a Jazzmaster trem 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

Thank you very much 😁 Staining is easier, less mess etc and you can do it in any room and don't have to rely on the weather. I'm a sucker for a cool t-shirt 🤣

Oh heck yeah I'll go with that 💯🤘

@@theguitarmanifesto now Chuck a big muff pedal through it and hear it squeal! 🎸🎶

If you listen on headphones to right channel rhythm guitar I used a muff clone 🤣

@@theguitarmanifesto haha your mixing is too good 😅 I mention cause I think mascis used a rams head/triangle muff. Anywho great video🍻

@@thegreatjonzini 🤣🤣 the attention to detail

It's a good kit guitar very impressive so far, one day 😂

Thank you, hard to say as not many have p90s. What I will say it kicks ass

Oh yes we all have our own tastes 💯🎸 I'm sure there is a way to connect it

@@theguitarmanifesto When it comes to Kit guitars like this one, what matters the most is that the person who ends up with the guitar likes or loves it. It seems like you like the guitar in the video, but I wouldn't be shocked if you changed out some of its parts for ones that fit your needs.. Providing you keep it and don't give it away to a friend or sell it or something. Although I haven't really dug into it much, I know the Mustang Micro can be connected to my computer, outside of just charging it as I already charge it that way. I just haven't dug into it to find the software that I am going to need to have a looper and such.. Though its likely Fender makes software for just such a thing, and its also likely there is far better software out there for just such a thing. I don't know if you use actual pedals yourself or if you are just using your computer to simulate pedals, but I know both can be done. ... Sorry, when it comes to connecting amps to my computer, I have 0 experience with it.. I only got my hands on the Mustang Micro because it was about a hundred American Dollars or so, and it had some pretty positive reviews... I like the idea of headphone amps, as I don't have a sound proof room to practice in at home lol. .. Thanks for the responses, I hope all is well Meat, good luck and good day :)

Thank you ☺️ It's pretty straight forward, just take your time

@@theguitarmanifesto Cheers mate. Might do a bass one day.

Thank you, yes they're very cool looking and a great price

Never had an issue but thanks

I would say it'll be a direct fit but definitely possible with a few tweaks

Would be a lot if work if I'm honest a TOM bridge would be a fair bit higher

Thank you, sorry dude I don't have mine anymore. Just take one of your tuners off and measure it.

Feels about the same to me

So far they seem pretty good, I will come back and upgrade the pots and capacitor then we'll get a better idea how they sound 😁 At the moment the floor on the long term list 🤣 going to need a lot more work and money than first anticipated. May even concrete it. Oh and a new family of rats has moved in, I set up traps and a ton of poison yesterday 😩😩 The struggles are certainly real

Glad you enjoyed the video, without spoiling too much I will be making a follow up video next week I'll be giving my opinions on the whole guitar the good bad etc.

I live purple guitars I spray painted a Mustang in a similar colour a few years ago 🤘

Think they're ceramic

Wow that's a strange one, I would be interested to see some pictures 🤔 only trouble is the holes are pre drilled for the bridge and tail piece

No not at all

Not really but it would benefit some shielding

I take you didn't watch all the video 🤣🤣

Was pretty light

Fun fitting one 🤘

Thank you very much 😁💯 I built this over 4 days due to drying time, against the grain works best as the cloth/tissue bites in better

@@theguitarmanifesto You're very welcome! I liked the tissue process. I have an unfinished kit bass. After seeing your vid I'm leaning towards stain over paint!

It's easier and less messy

@@theguitarmanifesto I'll miss wearin' my mask and doing my Darth Vader impression! ;)

@@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188 🤣🤣 get the solvent stains 😷

Might need a bit of tweaking

Could do with a polish

Ah dang that's sad 😢

Welcome Elvis you're never too late 🥃 she turned out great I love how the stain and oils came out. Yes they're a bit of a crude design, your epi should be the same. Amazing kit think I paid £65 for it

@@theguitarmanifesto From my family to yours Manifesto Happy Easter Sunday have a great Easter!

I've caught up 😂 hope your had a great weekend

Get a multi meter on the pickups, the lower rated pickup will be neck

@@theguitarmanifesto Perfect!! H50N H52B. Thank'u!!!

Ah awesome 🤘🎸

The CV is far better in every aspect

Easy enough to add a vibrato, I'll will be doing that very mod very soon 😉💯🎸🤘

@@theguitarmanifesto nice, I'm looking up for that video

Be a cool mod project

A giant bumblebee came to visit me in the workshop 😮🐝

That makes me sad 😢

£8 in the UK

Every kit is different but more than likely she'll need some work

@@theguitarmanifesto Yeah that's what I thought. I can level frets, just not aspiring to be a luthier any time soon :P. I might just buy the finished ja-60 and mod that one up instead

@@eertje01 best option bud, it's good to go

Not very heavy at all

Great, thanks !

It'll be fine

It really is an awesome kit, like you say a great modding platform. Nice mods, I'm thinking of fitting a Jazzmaster vibrato and upgrading most parts

@@theguitarmanifesto sounds like a cool Mod. I sprayed mine Satin Black now as it makes the mini Hummers pop with the tortoishell guard. I might buy the PRS type kit next and see what it’s like but I’ll glue and screw the Neck in place once I’m happy with the fit etc. Superb job on yours though it looks the nuts 👍🏻

Each to their own and all that blacks very boring 🤣