How To Glue A Super Cool Maple Top To A Strat... Like A Boss! 

Wow man .......you sure you sped up the video?......or did you take a six of red bull.....and a couple of caffeine tablets

Thanks brotherman. You got to ask yourself... what would Reb Beach do? hahaha

Happy to help Gareth

Thanks Alan, glad to hear you are digging the videos

I have talked with people who use super glue for wood exclusively, I don't get it

It scuks being lysdexic.

My pleasure Eric

Thanks for watching Juan, glad to hear you are enjoying the vidoes

Thanks for watching, glad to hear you enjoyed it

Glad you liked it Fred

Thanks Lewis there will be more videos on this and other guitars for sure

Thanks Bryan

Thanks a million brotherman

This one is already done, I can't really remember what color it got

Pretty sure you can never have enough clamps... much less too many

Welcome aboard!

Thanks for watching my friend, we will keep making the videos and see if we can bring you some good stuff.

Cool man thanks for watching

Thanks Toby, I wasn't sure what to do with that bit... the video was already long and that seemed like a good thing to try.

Thanks David

We have done that on thicker tops it works great... as you know

The Super Strat is making a comeback... watch people will now tell me that they never went anywhere, they are probably right

Thanks for watching my friend stay tuned and we'll see what we can come up with

You got that right Joe, looking forward to seeing what you come up with

I really like the vacuum but this way works pretty well too

You do great work. I'm planning to build my first. You've been a big help!

Totally fun guitars too

Thanks Jose

Thanks for watching Joseph,y You would never guess I did so poorly in English class, right? hahaha

Joseph Martinez 😃🤣😂

Thanks for watching Tmurphy I can't remember what finish that guitar got... it might have been satin?

Good idea Tim... I'm pretty sure I already lost part or all of that caul hahaha

Hi David, thanks for watching. That body blank with the maple top is just under 1.75" right at the regular thickness. In one of the next videos I'll show y'all how we do a very thin veneer top. Generally speaking you will need to have some kind of transition usually binding is a good way to do this but you can also burst the edge. People seem to like the sped up part... I just did that because the video was getting so long... happy accident I guess

I don't really want to on this one. I do so much binding and love the look but I just want to do a nice burst to hide the edge. I have a few coming up with binding

Bling Bling! The double neck we did had the coil splitting feature, it was slick

Texas Toast Guitars ya that's right! That was an awesome build!👍😎🎸🎶

We have been using it a lot here lately

I agree that the vacuum is better, especially on veneers. We have a really great vac set up and it rocks but not everyone has the same tools we do

Check out the guys at Veneer Supplies

Oh man, that might be too crazy even for me. I was thinking something like a tobacco sunburst with a Floyd hahaha

Hi Gus, I think you would want to remove some material the thickness sander is great for that as it won't chip out the existing body

Totally, though I don't know how it would work on the shipping end?

I like ash and alder quite a bit

Totally

Roll all you want they'll make more

Good deal man

HI Tim, of course the best way is to use clamping cauls to prevent indentations. If you think ahead you can use clamps in places that will get machined more so the indents get cut away. If you have some you can steam them out. The wood is still there and it can be raised with moisture and heat. Think soldering iron or even clothing iron

Texas Toast Guitars thank you for the reply and the information. I’m thinking of doing my second bass build soon and love all the info and instruction. Keep up the great work!

Both the body and the top came off the thickness sander and that has 60 grit on it. I wouldn't bother sanding any more that... even if you are using .024 veneers. I'll address that in a future video, that is a good topic

Was I wearing the Sully shirt in this video? I don't think Jon watches my videos HAHAHA

what? Is there a cool translation program going on?

Thanks for watching Joseph, we would be more than happy to one started for you too.

If I could afford it, you would have already started. It's all I can do to afford my Mexican Strat.

Hi Antoinie, You can do lots of stuff, the 1/8 top will bend pretty easily or you can add heat to help it along. I'm going to be doing a video soon where I bend a 1/4 top, stay tuned

@@TexasToastGuitars thx from France 😉

Thanks for watching Daddy O'. The DIY kits can be, surprisingly, not sucky. Do some homework and see what looks good. I'd start with the Tele one because even a lousy Tele sounds like a Tele. You will need some power tools for sure. I'll do a video one day about tools. I'd say you need to have a jointer, a bandsaw and a router or 2 or 3

Texas Toast Guitars I'm fully prepared for trash tuners and pitiful pups... as long as the neck doesn't look like a skateboard ramp I think I will be fine. I've got a couple of routers, some sanders, and a drill press. Yes, that vid would be greatly appreciated.

Sounds like you are off to a great start

Texas Toast Guitars now I just have to learn how to use them.....

That could be cool...

I'm totally going to do the 7 degree headsock

I only use the Original Titebond. There are lots of reasons to use the other stuff but I don't think they are related to guitar building. The original is also the only aliphatic resin the others are some kind of cross link polymer or something else for water resistance... who knows. You should use what you like amigo, that's what I do Have a great week

@@TexasToastGuitars thank you Sir.

I'm going to see what that looks like but I am also kinds channeling the Gibson USA 1

Hmmmm that would work too

Those are very basic clamps from Harbor Freight

There was originally some talk of that. I have a customer that is looking this over and trying to figure out if he want's to make it his.

you know I want it

We are going to have some cool stuff to show you in a little bit Jim

Sounded like I was on trucker speed hahaha

We can do that too

texastoastmatt@gmail works too my friend

This top was thin enough that moisture wasn't necessary. Actually, adding water to bend, even acoustic sides is pretty rare these days. I think every one has the bending machine and it is mostly heat that aids in bending. Back when I was doing side bending we didn't have one of those rigs and you had to add water or the iron would burn your wood all to hell.

Glad I could help out Artur

No but, that would be a really good video

We have stopped using veneer

I'll check it out

The top will flex quite a bit when it is that thin. Once they get over 1/8 you might need to steam the wood or even cut groves in the back (if you are going to bind it) to get it to mold around the shape. Maybe I'll do a video about that some time? I think I have a 1/4 top Daily Driver coming up.

I would have steamed the bend. It will always fight to be back in its original position otherwise.

That would be cool, of course, you know we have to use our own headstock... We were also thinking about a 12 string Challenger? We have lots of bodies ready to go just need to make a neck.

I make up words and terms all the time HAHAHA

WHAT! Maybe you have to go in and talk to the people at the paint counter. That would be a funny video too

You know... that can happen

Hi Disco 58, I'm wasn't really worried about stress cracking on these because the wood was very thin and the curve was very gradual. Thanks for watching

Ha, it probably would sound like that only that guy is much smarter and more well spoken than I am

Then what happened

@@TexasToastGuitars it was my house's wood.

We don't really understand it either... but will always give the customer what they want

hmmm binding could be cool

Natural binding of flamed maple looks cooler! It's a PAIN to do.

but Matt is able to do all things

Never said he couldn't, I just said it was a pain to do. 😀 spraying colors is much easier than hand applying dyes/stains then clear. Challenge: Hand apply dyes leave natural binding.

I often think about how you use super glue for everything... it crossed my mind while I was making this video

lol, i use epoxy sometimes... though epoxy seperates from things easy, and i had a fretboard delaminate in a spot while i was building one time because of it(which i fixed with superglue[of course] and a syringe). so, it is usually reserved for stuff like filling non-structurally crucial areas, such as filling the empty area between the trussrod and the wood.(it is more of a resin than glue in that application, since it isn't crucial that it sticks, and my trussrods have nickel plated sheaths, so they don't get ruined when i do this). another fun glue though is foamless gorrila glue(it is a polyurethane glue), though, i like short cure times, so i only use it when it is crucial to have a long work time.

Whatever works

yup.

well good

Why don't you send an email to Tom Anderson and have him make you a video

@@TexasToastGuitars He already did, maybe take a look?