Taking a Chinese .Strandberg* Kit and making it Great 

Thanks. I really like IronGear pickups as well, they sound great for the money

it wasn't low for me

Don’t be ashamed, it is wise advice you are giving :)

Thanks!

Next video will be up around the end of the month, so stay tuned!

Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support

Thanks, appreciate the feedback.

Thank you, I appreciate it

That's true, the bridge system is a little more complicated than a strat or tele, and with a tele you won't have problems with the arm contour like i had

Thanks man

It's 25.5 inch on the low E, 24.75 on the high E

@@horsefighter_69 thanks a lot!

Yeah, the neck is surprisingly good. It's real roasted maple, just level the frets and redo the nut, and you'll have a great playing guitar

@@horsefighter_69 Thanks dylan, keep up the great work!

Thank you

I use ammonia vapors, vinegar and salt. You seal it with clear coat afterwards. There are some tutorials out there, but be careful, it's a dangerous process

The stock tremolo systems are alright, they stay in tune ok if you don't abuse them. Fitting a Floyd Rose is not super difficult, you'll have to put some wood back in, and then route out everything as usual.

It took me a while, but I'm going to try and upload once a month.

@@horsefighter_69 I’m proud! Just don’t stress yourself out with it though. You and your personal life is more important than youtube. Always take care of you first! I’m excited to be getting more videos though. Post notifications are on!!!

Pretty nice end-product overall. I would have used copper or brass rivets or fasteners instead of aluminum. A little polish with a Dremel tool would have complemented the copper top better. An epoxy adhesive might have better secured down the copper top when combined with wood clamps until completely dry and might have negated the need for rivets/fasteners entirely, but I did like the bit of "steam-punk" look it gave it. What chemical mixture was used to get the aesthetic effect on the copper top? Headless Ormsby Goliath multi-scale fanned fret guitar models, (I forget which run), came with similar chemically oxidized copper tops. Was that your inspiration? Aesthetically, you pretty much nailed it, sound-wise? Meh! The tone was pretty badly off, but short of a different pickup choice, I'd be hard-pressed to narrow down the reasons for its short-comings. It was a brave effort though, and with some more time you might re-visit the project and refine away its faults. In any event, there is no way I could part with it in its current state. Guess I'm too much of a perfectionist.

Good question. Upgrading would be very difficult, but the stock bridge is pretty good.

@@horsefighter_69lets just say we need to replace, there is a brand name hipshot headless bridge, I guess it might fit here, not sure. I wish to buy this diy kit and upgrade the pickups & bridge.

@@MusicTutorJay You can try, to replace the bridge you'd have to remove the post and fill them in, and you can then fit the new bridge

Lol, yes I do. That Festool router I'm using can be used one-handed. And the guitar body doesn't have to be attached to the table necessarily. It helps though, but with something small like a guitar body clamping it down is kind of inconvenient

It's white vinegar, salt and ammonia. You pour the ammonia in the container to vaporize, then you pour salt and vinegar on top of the copper.

That's Speed Run by CloudNone

Absolutely, if you're seriously interested in a build, you can contact me via Instagram DM

Yes

They don't sell this specific one anymore, I can't seem to find one with an EndurNeck anywhere

@@horsefighter_69 I was looking for one with the bridge that your model has, but I can't find anything, if you see something please let me know, and thank you very much for the support!

It's pretty good, my particular kit only has one low spot around the 2nd and 3rd frets of the E and A strings. The rest is all good.

It’s a sheet of copper, and I used a bunch of chemicals to make it look like that

@@horsefighter_69 can i ask you what kind of chemicals you used ? :) thanks

@OverloadGuitars Crimson Guitars has a really good video about it. I used ammonia vapour, salt and vinegar

@@horsefighter_69 super nice, thanks, i will check him out

At what timestamp?

@@horsefighter_69 It starts at about 6: 30...and go on...man it's pretty

@@horsefighter_69 The piece of music starts at about 6:29 and concludes at about 11551...man it's very pretty. Give me a name if you can...thank you in advance.

That song is called Glacier, by Birch View

@@horsefighter_69 thanks man i got it saved to my phone. The music is so imaginative...Bad!!! You're doing a hell of a job on that copy. I take of my hat to your skills man!! By the way i bought a chinese made Strandberg headless tryin it out to see if i like headless...fror $300.00 not a bad buy. All my guitars are USA made out of the 8, but if i take to this Chinese replica im gonna get me an original Strandberg. Thanks again my friend.

I’ve looked all over the internet but I can’t find it anymore either. There is a very similar headless kit on Etsy

@@horsefighter_69 I really need the two point trem. I want to switch out a for a hipshot. I guess I'll just have to break out the router.

@tommcmasters That’s probably a better idea. A Hipshot trem won’t fit without modifications, so you’re better off routing everything from scratch

Yup, it's a .Strandberg* copy, and it does include the Endurneck profile

@@horsefighter_69 ah ok tq.. getting itchy fingers.. does it really feel more comfortable to play? Vs normal C shaped necks?

It takes like 10 minutes to get used to, but it's probably my most played guitar now. Definitely very comfortable to play.

@@horsefighter_69 ok thank you very much for your reply..

It's a sheet of copper. I put that color on it myself, but since the process to do it is kind of dangerous, I decided not to show it on camera. It involves chemicals like ammonia, which is very bad for your lungs if you breathe in its vapors. I might make a tutorial about it in the future, but I'll have to include some disclaimers.

@@horsefighter_69 wow..its beautiful....I would like to see more stuff from you..I will subscribe

Thanks, I appreciate it. There's a new video coming soon.

It was like €300, but with all the upgrades it's around €500

The veneer was so thin, finish sanding probably wouldn't have been possible

They don't make the trem version anymore, here's a hard-tail version: a.aliexpress.com/_BP1t1l

@@horsefighter_69 i've seen that one. So bad. I need a trem version. Do you think they might made me one if i ask them? They have tremolo models assembled, and also 20$ extra custom option so it might work maybe?

@@MicHiiX01 I would message the seller and ask, they'll usually do it for you. Just beware that they'll have to make it in the factory which usually takes a couple of weeks. And watch out for fake tracking numbers, sometime they'll try and screw you over

@@horsefighter_69 I will! I am not worried about time at all. I can w8 even 6 months. I am designing my own headless tremolo prototype and just need something reasonably priced i can test it out.

@@MicHiiX01 Alright, good luck

I like it, takes some time to set up, but once you have it balanced it works fine

@@horsefighter_69 stays in tune well?

@@michaelkorn361 Yeah, not bad at all considering the price

@@horsefighter_69 so getting a Mountain and fixing it + switching electronics and pickups to bkp will be better than a boden standard with trem?

@@michaelkorn361 I don't know, I like the Boden trem a lot too, and it's probably better. But you're looking at a conpletely different price range then.

You mean the hideous entire veneer

also, how much did it cost in custom fees?

I paid like €50 in custom fees. I honestly would not recommend this one, take the hard-tail instead, the bridge is tricky to figure out if you don't have a lot of experience with floating trems

Yep, DM me and we'll talk

The veneer may have looked alright on camera, but it looked quite bad IRL

The place is well ventilated, but I probably should still wear one.

Probably, but tracking down all the hardware for a headless guitar is easier said than done. Especially back then, it was impossible to find

@@horsefighter_69 Now it's easy. Several people have done it.