This is the story of how I built a high end boutique grade guitar from a cheap DIY kit from Guitar Fetish (GFS). The kit itself was not super awesome, but luckily even with a cheap kit theres very little that can't be fixed. I tried out a few new techniques for the sheetmetal pickguard and the enhanced wood grain on the body, and it turned out absolutely beautiful.

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Watch how I made the metal pickguard here:
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Watch how I enhanced the black/silver wood grain here:
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You can see my wiring issues here (two parts, the problems and the fix):
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Watch my original review of this kit here:
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Here are all the parts I used in this build:

This is the guitar kit I’m building from guitar fetish, which is a great place to buy guitar bodies made of paulownia to use for this technique (Guitar Fetish is NOT an affiliate):
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just the body here:
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wood grain filler products:

For this particular project, black stain with metallic silver grain:

*Prices mentioned in this video are subject to change without notice. Please check the links below for current pricing.

Minwax true black stain:
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Rub n buff metallic wax finish (silver leaf color):
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teak oil (for removing the top layer of wax):
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To do a darker wood grain on a light stain use kiwi shoe polish as your wax finish:
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Sheet metal:
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Sheet metal nibbler drill attachement (BEST TOOL EVER!):
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Penetrol (for rust prevention):
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Minwax Satin Poly Spray (to protect from scratching):
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bottle opener:
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Deoxit d5:
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fishman powerbridge tele:
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fishman powerchip:
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tele 4 way switch:
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Push/Pull 500k pots:
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Soldering tools:
soldering iron kit:
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solder tip cleaner:
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tip tinner:
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wire strippers (not the exact ones I have, but these are basically the same and have good reviews):
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22awg hookup wire:
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60/40 solder:
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