Stratocaster Build Part 5 

I wired the middle pickup RW/RP. I did this on purpose as I like the out of phase tonal range it offers. Thanks for your comment and thanks for checking out the vids!

The pickups are out of phase that’s why on the in between positions

@@elams1894 i may be wrong, pls correct me if that's the case :} i think a true out of phase setup can be used on double pickups (visualize a P Bass) where each pickup gets energized by separate sets of strings. if the same string(s) were to energize 2 pickups that are out of phase, the total resulting current would be a differential (partial cancellation) between the current of each pickup, meaning a weak current/signal. a RW/RP setup is different.. the magnets of one of the two pickups are out of phase indeed, but so is the wingding (or same winding but wired in reverse), producing an in phase current relative to the other pickup.. like taking a picture of an upside-down object holding the camera upside-down, thus resulting in a picture of 'proper' orientation. *that's a magnificent instrument... thanks for sharing

@@duroxkilo hi Durox, you are dead right, a reverse wound, reverse polarity single coil gives you a pickup that is out of phase with the other pickups. You can mess about with the humbucker a bit, as it has two coils, however it is the RW,RP single coil that can give you versatility. Thanks heaps for kind words, really appreciate it!

Mark S so true this guy makes everything XD

+Mark S u just stole my comment.

+Mark S Tuners too.

Zoddthe Immortal Hahahah! He made almost everything by himself-

That's Part six

+videogalory Thanks so much videogalory! Really appreciate the kind words, have a great day!

@Boony Tooty Actually Leo Fender treid at leasst twelve other pickups before deciding on the one that they used for the final guitar. It pays to know what you're talking about! He used Bill Carson as the guinea pig for most of the build as far as sound and palability - othe guitarists would add to it what they either like, or didn't like about it unitl the finished product that you see today.

Boony Tooty no, I don’t think you do.

+xxRenaissanceManxx Thanks so much!! So glad you enjoyed the series and very kind of you to comment with such kind words. I really appreciate it and hope you have a great day!!! Cheers

Thanks so much for the kind words Toby! Glad you enjoyed the vids! Have a great day!

Np, you too!

Well please enlighten us all. What did he do wrong? To say it sounded like crap you must have an idea. The middle pickup is wired out of phase and it is done on purpose. It wasn't spectacular playing and pretty basic but considering the sound is being put through an amp, then a camcorder, then going through a youtube encoding and finally ending in your headphones, in an room with ambient noise I would venture to say your probably not hearing what it truly sounds like. Oh and here is a proper demo ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNCoKpAOx-Q.html Go ahead argue with the sound of it now.

Thanks Rupert!! Really appreciate your kind words, means a lot. Glad they were enjoyable, have a great day!!!

Thanks dennis!! Really appreciate your kind words, thanks so much!

For Christs' sake! THAT is the easy part! Try making your own duplicating carver!

He actually made the pickups himself in another video.

+Off The Dock Fishing Thanks so much!! really appreciate your kind words, have a great day!!

Kiwi

Thank Rock, have a great day, glad you enjoyed the vids!

Thanks Don! Glad you enjoyed the series, much appreciated!

+Loaiza Cam Thanks for taking the time to comment, and thanks for the kind words, much appreciated!

Thanks so much Arjun, much appreciated!

Thanks so much for your kind words!!

Thank you Barry, really glad you enjoyed the vids, have a great day!!!

Thank you so much!! have a great day!!

Thanks so much Berman, really appreciate the kind words, cheers!

+J Johnson I believe part of the problem was with the recording quality. I'd like to hear a more professionally done recording before I'm going to judge to much

Well, I'm pretty sure that's as good as you're going to get so I wouldn't hold my breath. All I can say is aesthetics don't often contribute to tone. You put this guitar in the hands of an amazing player in a top studio under ideal conditions and I'm betting that bridge pickup still sounds like a tin can with shit all over it.

+J Johnson Lol.. recorded this on a Sony handicam... see here for better recording ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pNCoKpAOx-Q.html.

Yeah, that super strat just doesn't do it for me. I've grown partial to a few different styles of strats and it just doesn't resemble what my ears are used to I guess. When you see it up against that Les Paul style you really see what it lacks in sustain as well.

That LP is one piece of mahogany and it has ridiculous volume as you can hear in the vid. Probably the one piece construction is the difference in sustain rather than pups but certainly the humbucker in the strat is not doing what I was hoping it to do. The single coils to my ears are nice though. No worries dude, thanks for commenting!!

Thanks so much big steve!

Thanks heaps, glad you enjoyed the vids. Yeah sorry about the music. I made these a while back and thought no one would watch and I was a bit inexperienced with audio. I now do not include music and just let the sounds of fabrication speak for themselves. Thanks again, have a great day!

+Alexandre Prataviera Thank you!!

Thanks Cedric!

Thank you!

Thanks GD! Thats a good question as it can vary greatly for as yet unknown reasons. As a general rule 42awg wire is good for single coils, mostly neck and middle. 5000 - 6000 turns will give you that warm open tone. 43awg wire is a tad thinner and will enable you to get more wire on the bobbin, more turns, giving you more resistance and a more compressed tone, good for a bit more perceived treble. Hence I use 43awg almost exclusively in the bridge position. I have got as high as 10k resistance on a single bridge pickup bobbin, filling up the bobbin to capacity, but normally I get about 8k 43awg onto a single coil bridge. Humbuckers with two bobbins I normally shoot for about 15-16k in the bridge 43awg, and neck around 10k 42awg. Alnico 2 magnets are nice for neck and middle and alnico 5,8,9 and ceramic good for bridge. My ultimate bridge humbucker is 15k with alnico 8, very nice. Things can change alot though as my hottest sounding bridge humbucker is only 7.5k total 42awg with alnico 2. I cant for the life of me work out why. Thats voodoo science for you i guess, but good to experiment. Cheers!

elams1894 - thank you! That explains a lot! I really appreciate the info

Thanks Willie! I guess this would go for around 4k, something like that.. however I no longer do custom orders as it takes me far too long build a piece. I wish I could build faster but I just can't. thanks so much for your kind words!

+lasvegasira Thanks so much ira!!! Really appreciate it! have a great day!

De toute façon Nono si tu rages contre Lavigne c'est parce que t'as pas autant de talent !!!!!!!!

XDDDD

What is "punk lavinge style" Legitimate question

yeah, i say who cares... Everyone's got to be a fucking critic. If you didn't create the video you should have no say in it's content. If someone has the balls to make a video and post it then let them put whatever the fuck they want in it. you have a volume control, use it.

Most of this videos play metal

Thanks C, really appreciate it, cheers

+David Portch Thanks so much David! Really appreciate it and glad you enjoyed the vid! This is my favourite guitar to play, the feel and action are by far the best of all my guitars, just have to change a pickup and round off the sharp pocket housing and it will be a real killer. Thanks again!

ArriCAT5e Yes indeed. Iv had so many comments about those two positions but I wired them out of phase in those two positions as I love that sound, thanks!!

I like the sound too. I often put a phase switch on my guitars.

elams1894 can you build a brian may red special pickup circuit? (It's really just every option. In/out phase switch for each pup, on/off for each, you get the idea)

I see you're already on the zero-fret train. Another red special thing

Включая добычу свободного времени и лишних денег...

Thanks LG. I wanted to make it blue, truth be told, however it came out greenish-teal which I quite like. The placement of the kiwi logo is because a big hole (grain inclusion) appeared in the headstock and it looked pretty rough so I covered it with the paua shell. It was a shame that it ended up near the tuning post but I like it as there is always some thing random that happens in guitar building..always. I don't get angry about it now, just make it a feature and I get over it. Thanks again!

+Phillip Betts Thanks so much Phillip, thanks for all the kind comments, really appreciate it!

+Juan Benitez Thanks so much Juan!!

Thanks so much mark!! Really glad you enjoyed the the vids, have a great day!

Thanks so much again Firdaus, have a great day and kind regards!

Thanks so much stratmister. Indeed, building an accurate guitar takes a very large amount time. Thanks so much for commenting and I hope you'll be able to finish your strat build one day. Have a great day!

+elams1894 Did you identity the cause of signal loss in position 2 & 4.

Tim I've had that question before and the answer is... Yes it does djent. It over djented to begin with, however the djented settled to a more uniform djent after approximately 18 hours playing. The djent becomes unrecognisable between db 63 and 65.8, and as yet I do not know why but I'm working on it. Thank you

Marco Martinho me too I never see a build like this one it’ amazing work that he does wow

Thanks Charles!

Thanks so much Chris, so glad you enjoyed the vid, have a great day!!!!!

Thank you Jay!

Where?!

Hey thanks so much Tony!!! So glad you enjoyed the videos, really appreciate your kind words, have a good one!!

+MrPhrozin Thanks so much MrPhrozin!!!! Really appreciate it. Actually thanks for all your comments, you have left a few I remember, massive thanks!

Thank you Eric! So glad you enjoyed the series, have a great day!

Thanks so much Neil! Really glad you enjoyed the vids and thanks for taking the time to comment with such kind words. Have a great day!!