Sully's Guitar Garage - building a Firebird style body part 3

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Good times.

[idiotbox1998]

hey sully. how do the posts sit on the guitar? are they drilled?

[jsullysix]

@idiotbox1998 I push them in with my forehead. I'm manly like that. :) JK, yes, they're drilled for.

[idiotbox1998]

@jsullysix Thanks so much Sully! Your videos really help!

[laiholapso]

@jsullysix what's the diffrents with a straigt tune o matic bridge and a angled bridge?

love your work by the way your the real deal gibson are probably licking their chops when seeing your sunbursts!!!

[jsullysix]

@laiholapso Angling the bridge back on the bass side helps for a more accurate intonation. Thanks for the kind words!

[laiholapso]

@jsullysix and is a more accurate intonation needed or is it just a bit fundamental?

would the sound improve? saw the dj nelson v by the way nice job man looks very smoove.

[jsullysix]

@laiholapso You want to have your intonation dead on so that the guitar plays in tune all across the neck. Glad you liked DJ's V!

[aneka2]

hey Sully great videos!!

quick questions: when you temporarily set the bridge there, do you set the saddles all right in the middle? and also which side or the bridge do you first move the lower E or the higher e side of the bridge?

i know its kinda complicated but i would appreciate ur help!!

thanks again

[jsullysix]

@aneka2 Not complicated at all! For the intonation portion, yes, it's a good idea to set the saddles at half travel. If you angle the bridge back, it's the bass side that you move back (usually about 1/16")

[aneka2]

@jsullysix Thank you so much Sully your videos are always packed with priceless info!

Keep 'em coming!!

[jsullysix]

@aneka2 priceless info? wow. Thanks! I'm happy if people watch more than 30 seconds.

[kissfreak1998]

now sully.........would you be will to make a paul stanley lefty flying v ? by chance?

[jsullysix]

@kissfreak1998 A black lefty flying V with one humbucker and a mirrored pickguard? Sure.

[kissfreak1998]

@jsullysix now......here comes the thing!!!!!!!! how much would it coust?

[jsullysix]

@kissfreak1998 Probably between 1600 - 1800.

[kissfreak1998]

@jsullysix y so much?

[kissfreak1998]

@jsullysix u can by it brand new righty for like $200.00

[jsullysix]

@jsullysix This is going to sound rude, and I'm sorry, in advance, but like most manufacturers, Washburn has all kinds of CNC and unskilled labor building their stuff. I have me in my garage. Custom guitars aren't cheap.

[kissfreak1998]

@jsullysix ok.....i under stand.......i have an idea!!!! how bout $200 and a lefty les paul?

[jsullysix]

@kissfreak1998 Or you can sell the lefty les paul and let me know when you get your dough together. ;)

[laiholapso]

@kissfreak1998 sully beats the shit out of what gibson brings on the market and you come up with 200 dollars? haha you can't be serious sully = pro don't talk shit!

[kissfreak1998]

@jsullysix ok i understand..i have an idea!!!!!! how bout $200 and a lefty les paul?

[kissfreak1998]

@jsullysix ok i will do just that

[kissfreak1998]

now sully would you be will to make a lefty flying v ?

[jsullysix]

@kissfreak1998 Yep. Just finished one.

[sgogiz1]

i love firebird guitars, the coolest ones is the jacksons. i would pay anything to you for making a guitar for me.

[jsullysix]

@sgogiz1 Well, head over to the facebook page (there should be a link to it in the description of this video) because I'll be taking orders and deposits for them very, very soon!

[Feet4hands]

Always informative. Great vid's

[jsullysix]

@Feet4hands thanks!

[TrevorRules98]

hey sully i have a les paul style guitar and one day when i switched to treble i could almost hear a clean sound. what do you think wrong guitar sully?

[jsullysix]

A lot of potential things, based on what you've told me. So you were playing distorted on the neck pickup, switched it to the bridge, and you got a clean tone? completely clean? Or could you hear a little bit of the neck pickup bleeding through? Need more info to really be able to troubleshoot.

[rodsMetallicAforlife]

on english class i have to do a work on a person you admire, and i pick you!!!

[jsullysix]

Oh dude, set the bar higher than me! :) In all seriousness, that's quite a compliment!

[rodsMetallicAforlife]

it's only the truth you are awsome!!!

[jsullysix]

very nice of you; let me know if i can help!

[walksonthreelegs]

That is some real insider shit Sully, absolutely indispensable knowledge!!!

[jsullysix]

I was pretty psyched to learn that bridge placement tip, for sure!

[blasphemmy]

My first is one like Ibanez/Fender style..

My second guitar i want to build will be a Gibson/Les paul MODEL..

But im very intrested in This model to..

And to make it in a Firebird style... Awesome!

Gratz with your good skills, Sully!

I will upload in couple of weeks the videos i made and will made from the guitars to..

I can show u how i did it... but not so good as u r with it! ;)

Cu

[jsullysix]

sounds like you're going to be very busy!

[blasphemmy]

If you love to do it.. The busy time doesnt care.. every time if u complete the next step.. u will be proud and thinking how he will looks like when hes complete right?! :D

Well.. good luck with your firebird, sully..

Do you sell them if u made them?

Im really intrested in some of them!

[flyingvkid]

great vid but what happened to the curly hair sully?

[jsullysix]

oh he'll be back, don't worry!

[Stratboy999]

That's a good tip.

[jsullysix]

that's what SHE said!

...yeah, i know that didn't make much sense.

[piewacket]

awesome !!!!

[jsullysix]

thanks!

[skleung]

i wish i had your guitar building skills. Great stuff

[jsullysix]

Thanks, but part of sharing these things via video is to show that anyone can do it!

[staceygizmo07]

always gd vids \m/

[jsullysix]

thanks!

[91Fusion]

very interesting, sully!  Look forward to the next instalment

[jsullysix]

thanks!