gibson explorer finished

[eb28rocker4]

Where did you get the kit

[jerseyboy3144]

and where did you get the kit?

[jerseyboy3144]

hey man im 14 and i love this type of guitar. do u think it would be possible for me to bulid one? or would i not be old enought?

[dillpickle5390218]

About how much did you end up paying for this whole project? I want to do this do while I'm on winter break (I'm 13) and it would be great if you could reply! Thanks!

[metallicafan650]

How do u like the scale on the neck?

[BudMovies]

Just one question: Why did you put the NECK pickup in the back of the guitar?

[geicowithdagheko1]

Excellent playing but no distortion = fail for me. \m/

[BrickMovieProduction]

Did you buy the truss rod cover, or did it come with the kit

[alexis221woodworks]

@BrickMovieProduction One did come with the kit....But didn't like it...so yes I bought a gibson replacment

[spoon931]

how much money did u put into this project

[alexis221woodworks]

@spoon931 bout 300.00.  Thanks

[alexis221woodworks]

@ChrisBelback Thank you!!

[JakekaJ14]

"I'm not much of a screamer" he says, so why is the music in the video before this heavy metal?!?!?!

[alexis221woodworks]

@JakekaJ14 LOL......Just because I don't play metal-doesn't mean I can't rock out to it....LOL I'm a metal head, but when I play it's more blues then anything....Thanks keep em coming..

[JakekaJ14]

@alexis221woodworks yeah...I kind of the blues and rock guy. awesome guitar by the way.

[shioumaguh]

Congratulations on the completion of your Gibson Explorer project. It sounds really good with the Seymour Duncan pickups! Great playing by the way. I like your blues style of playing on clean output, very cool.

[alexis221woodworks]

@shioumaguh Thank you!!! I need to address one fret, but everything else sounds and play great!!

[alexis221woodworks]

Great!! I bought this kit from a friend. I don't know where he got it from, but was a nice kit. Had to do som minor tweeking. Thanks for providing that info.

[roann999]

You can buy these in the USA at rmolsonguitars add the dot come or just do a search for R M Olson Guitars

You can get LP's SG's Flying V's and Explorers.

THey come pre-wired

These are made out of real mahogany bodies not the cheap poplar or basswood.

The LP's have flamed maple tops and multi layer binding and come with set necks. You can even get ebony fretboard and a choice of fretboard markers!

[taterfamine]

man, great job on the guitar. best homebuild i've seen

[alexis221woodworks]

@taterfamine Thank you very much!!!!!

[GOPACKERSJT]

very nice! I'm making an explorer style guitar for my last woodshop project. I really like the color, I think I might use a similar color myself!

[ZERSTORER1806]

this is beautiful grat job

[alexis221woodworks]

@ZERSTORER1806 Thank you!!

[kustomkarson]

What about Gibson's Worn Brown? do you have an idea how to do that kind of finish?

[schiffnhauser]

Nice job, there is a lot that goes into a build, the best part is you get to choose your pickups electronic components, custom heaven.Thanks for sharing.

[stonemaskpuppets]

what kind of colour is it?

[alexis221woodworks]

@stonemaskpuppets Thanks....If you give me a little time I can get the exact color and name. Thanks

[stonemaskpuppets]

hi! nice colour. Can you tell me the name of this colour? Maybe some number or something?

[alexis221woodworks]

@stonemaskpuppets Thanks for the nice comment....It's a burgandy water base stain with a cherry gel wash coat to bring down the brightness

[stonemaskpuppets]

@alexis221woodworks

thanks

[yeirrorist]

this is most likely a stupid question but what do you mean by the "ground on one of the tune o matic studs''?

[yopeterman]

beautiful job brother

[alexis221woodworks]

check out some forums on tune o matic bridges. I don't know what the correct angle should be> On my explorer and flying V the angle is approx. 3 degrees. Is the heel at an angle or neck pocket? If neck pocket you can get the angle of the pocket and match it with a filler peice thats at that same angle to create a flat bottom and re-sand or route down to correct height and then creat the angle on the neck heel. Its much eaiser taken from the heel then the pocket. Thanks great question.

[mdrtoys]

Got a question, I have one and i think the neck is at too great an angle. How would I find that out and then correct it?

Thanks

[guitarshreder91]

i would want to make one with a tiger wood top with a real dark stain have a nice natural finish. alot like Metallica's James Hetfield's Ken Lawrence Explorer

[cthebosss]

u should have made it white n fuzzy like the ones on zz top legs video XD

[alexis221woodworks]

@cthebosss Lol Maybe next one

[revolverhades23]

i just ordered this kit....did it come with instructions on how to build it?

[alexis221woodworks]

@revolverhades23 Mine did. Very little help though...Thats Great!!!...

[revolverhades23]

@alexis221woodworks thanks man! we decided on how im going to build it, and all the little things, its gunna be metallic silver, not as much shiny as just a bright silver, and then we are going to make a dime plating faceplate and i ordered some seymour duncan dave mustaine live wire pickups for it, because i am a big megadeth fan, so yeah it should be a killer guitar if i do it right!! how long did it take you to build it if you dont mind me asking?

[alexis221woodworks]

@revolverhades23 Cool!!!! I finished it in about 4 weeks total. I took my time in fitting the neck to make sure it was in line with the bridge. That was the most important part so my strings would all be even with the neck. With my kit the neck was a little wider than the pocket...so fitting was critical......Have fun and make sure you show me some pic's or vid...

[benjaminnorregard]

what was the total price for building ur beautiful looking and sounding guitar? :D btw ive got the gibson explorer reissue 76, bought of course haha, cool guitar.

[alexis221woodworks]

@benjaminnorregard Thanks...total cost was around 300.00. I bought it from a friend of mine....I don't know where he got it from...

[Shelbones01]

did you buy this from guitar fetish? i want to buy the strat kit and paint it up like Jeff Healeys but you seem to have dont a lot of work and i dont have the tools or know how that you have so i dunno bout it now haha

[Cheapooo]

is ur gibson ok like u dont have anyproblems with it?

[alexis221woodworks]

@Cheapooo Play and sounds GREAT!!!!....no problems..Thanks

[eatthemoon13]

@Cheapooo Im buying a SG in the morning.. I live in nashville that being said i love gibson. but there guitars are not the best in the world they are fine but the necks break off easy,, I think they should break them and reglue them before they even leave he factory because there much better after that.

[BringingThePayne]

Hey, i love what you have done with it, it looks great. Were may i pick one of thies kits up?

[metalheadneji]

it has to be fun building a guitar great job =).

[TheLUCIFER100]

hola queria saber que color le pintaste el cuerpo?

what colour in zone body,sorry for my english..je

thanks

[iscareuiknowit]

Looks kind of like the one the Edge from U2 plays.

[Magiamusical]

Awesome work, like you said the hardest part for me was setting the neck angle.

[BugarijaBBD]

hey man did u do the neck urself??

[DarkSpartanNL]

man it looks better than the original gibsons :P i wish i could make guitars like that i got my own design i just dont know how to make >:

[alexis221woodworks]

@DarkSpartanNL I have been learning as I go.......there are many great youtube vids on building....Have fun

[THEMACKOG]

awesome axe dude u got talent to make this guitar

[alexis221woodworks]

@THEMACKOG Thanks....I'm learning alot.....my biggest challange now is making a neck....doing it right now..Thanks for your comment

[Virgil605]

Hey, looks like it turned out pretty sweet. Another thing you can do is recess the volume/tone knobs. That way If you're like me, you don't keep turning them down by accident while playing. They always seem to be in the way.

[jwhambone79]

Great job! I see one of these in my future. Thanks for sharing.

[alexis221woodworks]

@jwhambone79 Thanks I have another guitar project in the works...

[00bmx4life00]

awesome guitar, but i snapped a string while i was whatching.how much was it overall?

[alexis221woodworks]

200.00 for kit. another 20.00 for new pick guard.80.00 for new and better pickups, and 20.00 for finishing products. about 320ish. Thanks.

[guitarDouchebaggery]

wow, looks and sounds fantastic!

[alexis221woodworks]

Thanks...still have some kinks to work out, but love it.

[tony7043]

Great looking and sounding guitar,great playing also

[alexis221woodworks]

Seymour Duncan 59

[dornerd]

Congrats on finishing the project!

[snickers763]

Wow awesome!

[robertlucky]

Looks like a pretty good guitar, sounds good too! :)

[alexis221woodworks]

I have forgotten how much I love the sound of humbuckers