SRV Number One Replica

[mreaux]

sadly the guitar was stolen from me back in 2007 and all i have now are pics to remember it by but I plan on making another one day.

[mreaux]

i did an inspired SRV strat myself years ago. its not exact in looks but the finish and tone are dead on. The Texas Specials really make the tone. I was amazed how dead on the tone was when i first played Little WIng on it. If you want the SRV tone no matter what Strat you have get the Texas Specials!

[ridgerunner2112]

Dude, dead nuts on the tone and the look!!!!  Great job and sweet pickin as well!!!!!!

[rollitb]

did you build this if s how did you do the headstock with cracks

[sintonatium]

what's the song at 2:05 called?

[dhf97]

@sintonatium Leaving You (Commit a Crime)

[yuyrecords]

かっこいい～！

[dhf97]

@yuyrecords ありがとう！

[evelasq1]

Great guitar and you played well!

[drneme]

AMAZING!!!

[RemingtonNevada]

where did you find 13 guage electric strings? They never have them at any guitar shops. And are they nickel, steel, or nickel plated steel? And do they have them with a wound G string in 13s where you get them?

[dhf97]

@RemingtonNevada I found a local shop that sold ernie ball strings individually in all gauges. They have since closed, so I've been having to mix and match string packs to get the correct sizes. Just make sure to use the same brand and material when you mix packs. Find .013, .015, .019(plain), .028, .038 and .058 and you're there!

[RemingtonNevada]

@dhf97 thanx I play lead with 12s on my acoustic pretty well

[noobaliciouscovers]

@RemingtonNevada go to a guitar center its like heaven

[sidmalicious]

@noobaliciouscovers

...if Heaven were HELL! GC sucks!

[noobaliciouscovers]

@sidmalicious LOL ok but you can get 13 gauge strings in there i use daddario cuz i play mainly metal

[1820Marcelo]

dude, that is amazing. awesome job

[kevykev38]

oh boy.....

[fEkuaR]

sweet man love it

[fatoujonny2]

how they do this paint ?

[SKAuthenticDank]

@fatoujonny2 just fucked. isnt it? shouldve gone in a museum. fuck jimmie

[klv400]

great video! great playing

[fengibsony]

How much did it cost you?

Thanks

[dhf97]

Hey everybody. I'll be posting a vid soon of my current build - John Mayer's "The Black One". Keep posted or subscribe to my channel to see it. Thanks, dhf97.

[weezlkat]

Amazing Work! Could you please tell me how you would apply the shoe polish to "age" the wood.

[dhf97]

Sure. I took a rag and damped it with lacquer thinner. Use the rag to gently rub in the brown polish first. Apply the black later in the areas you need to be darker and more greyish.  If it gets too dark, you can use a clean rag and thinner to remove some of the polish. You rub it in and rub it off, repeating until you get the look you desire. Hope this helps. Take care.

[detoth67]

Dude! You nailed the tone!

I've got a 70s hardtail strat with 12's on it. I'm thinking about going up to 13s.

What do you think? Do you like the 13s on your strat?

[dhf97]

@detoth67 Thanks man. I noticed the biggest change in tone when I went to 13's, and raised the action and pickups. Your 70's hardtail should sound great like that. Let me know how it turns out :)

[MrRustyGuns]

hey dhf97,how much do you charge?and how long does it take to build.i may be interested

[Yuktarth007]

wow!!!!!

[randaction]

You sold it!!

oh well, be sure to post a video of the new one when your done:)

[dhf97]

I've been meaning to post some pics of the build process. Hopefully I'll get that done soon. :)

[dakodak59]

Super la replica ! maintenant faut juste à apprendre à jouer correctement ;)

[dhf97]

Merci pour le compliment. Je travaille toujours sur la technique. :P

[MoreGilmour]

What brand strings do you use? I've gone to the ends of the earth to try and find 13's and I can't seem to find them. Also is the G plain or wound?

[dhf97]

I found a local shop that sells ernie ball strings individually from .009 thru .06. These are .013, .015, .019(plain), .028, .038, and .058. Ive never seen them sold as a set though.

[randaction]

i must admit that is one of the best replicas i have ever seen.

is it a fender custom shop?

[dhf97]

Thank you. I made this myself from aftermarket parts. I did all the paint & relic work, as well as shaping and fretting the neck. The pups are texas specials. I sold this one but Im working on another now.

[GuitarEd48]

Great SRV Replica :-) your is better than mine , great playing .

[guitarmeister109]

nice job man! Its like looking at the prize itself!

[dhf97]

Thanks!

[mrnikko419]

Nice video man. Love the strat, it looks awesome. Wish I had one like that. The SRC licks sound good too, keep working on it. Definately better then my Stevie stuff :P

You could actually consider making those just like that and selling them on ebay. You could probably get about 2000 to 3000 for each one. I know that there are people who would love to get their hands on one of these and whell fender only made a hundred and they are about 10000 each O:

[khmerguy22]

what neck are you using?

[dhf97]

Its made by GuitarMill. I bought it as a blank and did the shaping and finishing myself. Frets are Stewmac 0150 jumbos.

[SemiSmooth]

great job on the guitar!  big fat tone too!

[leavittobeaver]

i think your out of tune

[usmc2193]

awsome man! Great job! some good tone you got going there, did you make this yourself? 5*

[dhf97]

Thanks! Yes I made it - the only actual Fender parts are the pickups.