I Refinished & Reliced My Guitar at Home!

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Can you turn a cheap £150 guitar into a professional, road-worthy, custom-shop-style guitar for £500… ALL IN? Well over the next couple of months, that’s exactly what we are going to find out. In each episode of this guitar build challenge I am going to change, mod and quite frankly butcher each individual part of this Harley Benton and hopefully make something really special. All the way from the pickups, hardware and even the finish. But I had to set myself a budget, because otherwise this whole thing could get out of hand quite quickly. So I have £500 to spend including the guitar!
In this episode I will be completely stripping off all of the factory paint, refinishing it with some proper nitrocellulose and finally attempting my very own custom-shop relic.
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Gear frequently used:
• Ernie Ball Music Man Cutlass HSS (McNelly Pickups)
• Ernie Ball Music Man St Vincent
• Fender American Vintage '56 Strat
• Fender Telecaster (Seymour Duncan Antiquity Pickups)
• Gibson Les Paul Junior (Sunbear Pickup)
• Heritage H-150 Standard Artisan Aged Europe Ltd
• Victory V40 The Duchess
• Victory VC35 The Copper
• Victory V4 The Sheriff
• Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander
• Universal Audio Apollo Solo
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@gregsteffey1266 7 месяцев назад

Glad to find your video. I’m doing the same thing with a cheap Guitarfetish Tele body. I even chambered it. I am now in the middle of the second color because I’m going to do a color over burst relic. Thanks for sharing.

@EricMerrow 4 месяца назад

Looks so good man!!

@dougtolley Год назад

No better feeling than just getting stuck in and then reaping the rewards. It's look fab, well done!

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Thanks man! First time I’ve had a big guitar project for a long time and boy it feels good

@sacuna3333 Год назад

Good work! I’ve been wanting to do something like this myself, but a bit intimidated. Thanks for showing me that this is very doable!

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

If I can do it, anyone can!

@georgiaraek6679 Год назад

I really like the purple bench!

@crevlthe Год назад

ooooh the pink turned out great! also i love the video editing - very therapeutic.

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Thanks! Appreciate that

@henningmeierhm Год назад

very nice mate !!!

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Thanks dude!

@sroelit Год назад

Planning to do this to a Squier this summer-perfect timing.

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

It’s so much fun! Great way to spend the weekend

@deanmccaskill5495 10 месяцев назад

Cool video. I actually built this kit. I was pretty happy. I cut the headstock myself. Kept the kit bog standard so far. Painted it in powder blue nitro and that turned out ok also. I’m pretty sure it came with P90s or something like that. It sounds and plays great.

@JacksonBrooksby 8 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@michaelstockert7063 Год назад

This is awesome. And the production quality and commentary are all top notch. Tempted to try this at some point. Am I crazy or did the actual paint job not take too long? I feel like I’d seen videos before where people took weeks to cure the finish etc but I don’t know why that’s necessary. This look awesome.

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Thanks man! Very kind of you. The actual spraying didn’t take longer than an afternoon

@thseed7 Год назад

Think it turned out great. Shell Pink and Mint Green is tough to beat.

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Cheers mate! It’s a great combo

@ianhoyle8459 Год назад

I like relic shell pink good job 👍

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

I think it turned out great!

@BeerandGuitars Год назад

Nice video!

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Cheers mate!

@NEUTRALTRENTHOTEL 8 месяцев назад

12:22 Bro? 🤨 Lmao but great video, huge help starting my first partcaster thank u

@didtoknan8128 7 месяцев назад

From your experience, do you think you could have stained and varnished that body rather than painted it ?

@saggygnaw Год назад

Maybe try a paint scraper next time 🧐😂 otherwise it looks great!

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

I know man! Funnily enough I bought one yesterday… just about 2 weeks too late

@simonwills-jones5642 9 месяцев назад

I see that you didn't clear coat. Is it not necersary? Im planning to do exactly this to my strat but I can't find anyone who talks about whether or not to clear coat at the end. Im thinking that an aged 'relic' would of worn through most of the factory clear coat anyway. Might help to make the paint fade better. Cheers

@cameronfarrell9076 6 месяцев назад

A bit late here. Yes clear coat. Check out brad angrove's channel about going guitar finishes with spray cans.

@cooperpalek8656 Год назад

Does Harley Benton not offer this model in shell pink?

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Yep

@HesheR82 9 месяцев назад

Great job ! You do know they also sell unfinished kits of finished guitars they sell lol could have saved you some time :)

@JacksonBrooksby 8 месяцев назад

That's true!

@twowheelsplusmore Год назад

Ha ha click bait it’s shows green and it is not green 😮 lol Just kidding Jackson you did a great job spraying it outside, so luckily no flies landed on it. T cut is awesome ehh, use it on anything that stuff. Also that wadding works too I can’t remember what it’s called, oh yeh, brasso!! Proper English stuffs. Anyhow love from a Brit Toronto. BTW.. So sad about Mike ehh, he was an inspiration for sure 😢

@giovammo9738 Год назад

pretty decent job

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Cheers! I’ll take that

@tommybrxb Год назад

This is the way.

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

This is the way

@mattrogers1946 10 месяцев назад

Um, no, it really isn't...

@tommybrxb 10 месяцев назад

@@mattrogers1946😂

@ABCDEF-ks5op Год назад

Nice Video, doesnt Harley benton do a plain wood body to finish yourself, so you can save the hassle of removing paint

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Yep and that would be a great option! I wanted to show it could be done with any old guitar though

@ABCDEF-ks5op Год назад

@@JacksonBrooksby good idea , I have an old squier around maybe I´ll do the same thing :)

@jonbarnett9363 Год назад

The reason for using nitrocellulose is that it is supposed to be more porous to "let the wood breathe". Then you put a waxy polish on there? Seems counterintuitive, but perhaps it doesn't matter in the long run.

@markntexas8265 Год назад

FYI every nitro guitar gets waxed in fact he skipped the clear coat and did more of French polish technique remember it composite body glued together with God only knows what

@seanhoward5562 2 месяца назад

Maybe it's me, I don't get the relicing of new guitars. Just play the dang thing and the relicing will come later.

@andysaucedo3226 Месяц назад

Man, don't quite your day job. For real though!

@simaojoseph 4 месяца назад

Please, save some bucks and leave the spatula in store.

@billyturk8117 Год назад

Lol dude.. you would have saved a whole lot of time had you used a putty knife or something to remove the paint. That had to have been tedious! Turned out great though

@JacksonBrooksby Год назад

Hahah I know I didn’t have the best tools 😂 thanks man!

@markferguson3745 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely wear a respirator when using a heat gun and these highly toxic finishes.There are zero health and safety standards in China & Indonesia, and you could be breathing anything. Having been doing this for a while; If it's already finished, just lightly sand and refinish over the top with nitrocellulose.(Nitro can be applied over polyurethane, but not vice versa.)Fender actually did just this on custom orders, frequently using burst bases as they required better quality wood.On many real relics, you can see the original finish color . If you want to start from scratch, just buy a unfinished body ,- they are inexpensive.Use all nitro products following manufacturers guidelines. Always,- ALWAYS, - protect your breathing.Sanding, spraying , - all of it.Spray in the right temps outside, or in open spaces like porches or garages.All of these products are terrible for your lungs. The nitro naturally relics and ages, and lends itself to all kinds of techniques.I particularly like freezing/heating, to cause finish cracking.( This doesn't work on poly). Successful relicing is all about building up repeated stages,- add, take away, add, take,etc. - slowly incorporating, blending the damage.If you find yourself rushing, - stop and check your head.The result will be only as good as the patience and effort put in.

@mattrogers1946 10 месяцев назад

Clicked off after watching you remove the paint with a screwdriver. Should be a tutorial for what not to do...🙄

@rutiger6901 5 месяцев назад

Heat gun is pure danger. Chemical stipper is USELESS. Use a ultra sharp knife that has a thick, blade. Set the knife on the surface & pull it toward yourself. The paint comes off easy, dry & leaves no scratches, no burns. Sand the body now to make it perfect and proceed.