The Making of the Sloat Custom Flying V Replica

[347guitar]

for *!%* sake play the guitar clean,so we can hear what the GUITAR sounds like

f%$£* ing distortion just tells me you cant play .....prove me wrong

[DeadmeatDarkdaylight]

AWSOME!!! I like to build guitars too but no tools and no place to build...

[yosbersensei]

como se llama la cancion?

[Zodiak13]

You look like dave grohl

[deigismon]

VERY NICE *___*

[peterhbyrne]

thanks, i will post pics when it's done. might b 5 yrs from now ha ha

[peterhbyrne]

i've seen this vid like 10 times now. great work. i'm obssesed w the 58 v and i'm attempting my first build. limba should b here anyday now. where'd u get the v tailpiece. thanks a lot for making this vid. i hope mine comes out as nice as yours

[mikejsloat]

@peterhbyrne I got the tailpiece at wdmusic.com about 4 years ago...i tried to pick up another one there, but I couldn't find one, but maybe they have them again. Post some pictures when your's is done, I'd love to see it!

[ReidmxrWags96]

hey mike, great build. I'm currently in the process of building a RR flying v, and i was wondering what you use for a neck angle on this flying v and your face melter V.

[shademonger13]

hey mike, love the vid. just starting a flying v build of my own, and i love the way the finish turned out on yours. could you just describe what kind of paint/finish you used, and the process for finishing?

[mikejsloat]

@shademonger13 Yeah, it was just min-wax water based wood stain (the yellow color) that I painted on and sanded away a little...then I made a HUGE mistake and used Deft furniture lacquer for the actual finish. I ended up re-shaping the neck about a year later, and was able to cover the neck, headstock and back of the body with a proper guitar lacquer (lawrence mcfadden brand).

[MikeBassil]

you look like michael paget in the beginning

[zippy1969]

All Aboard! Nice work!

[DylanRedMusic]

How did you shape the neck?

[mikejsloat]

Check my channel page- there's a video that shows most of the measurements. If something's missing, send me a message.

[LtSzweden]

can you give me the meaures of guitar.

[MBPtheFirst]

Hi, quick question. I have a neck made for a guitar body I have already built, it's fretted and trussed and everything, but I changed my mind about the headstock, so I'm going to glue some more wood on either side of it and recut it. Will this cause me to need to re-do the truss rod? Thanks

[mikejsloat]

@MBPtheFirst I don't think it would effect the truss rod at all- I can't imagine you'd be adding too much wood to the headstock right? Will the extra wood be in the way at all?

[MBPtheFirst]

@mikejsloat No less than an inch on either side of the headstock. Not in the way at all. I never understood truss rods much, Had a buddy do it :P Thanks for quick reply

[QSEFYJILP]

EPICUS MAXIMUS !!!

[romandtlopez]

did you put in the wireing in the middle of makeing the body... thinking about makeing my own guitar. just curious how that would work?

[mikejsloat]

@romandtlopez Do you mean the location of the wiring? It's under the white pick guard, most of it is attached to the pick guard.

[arceus9000]

3 things I need to know.

1: Distance from bottom of the neck to the bridge

2: distance from bottom of neck to crotch

3: angle of the wings of the V

[mikejsloat]

@arceus9000

neck to the bridge: on this guitar, it's about 6 1/2 inches, but it depends on your scale length. MAKE SURE your bridge is positioned right in the middle of the scale length; if it's 24.75", then the 12th fret should be at 12 3/8", the bridge should be at 24.75"

neck to crotch: about 9 1/4 inches

Angle of the V: not sure, I followed a pattern, and it didn't give the angle measurement.

[arceus9000]

@mikejsloat Thanks man, my dad and I are makin a flying V.

[krapticfool]

make a manson guitar!!

[BFMV1000800040]

FUUCKIIING AWESOME GREAT JOB (:

[sartaajhussain]

1:36 i though u were sandin ur own arm. =P great build!

[maurocont]

awesome job dude, congratulations

[TXWarlock]

bravo

[Pingwin12345]

could you send me priv message with all sizes?

[LtSzweden]

great



[cuateska]

AMAZING !!!!



[daredeviltj1]

SCORPIONSSSSSSSSSSS!

[jerrykane01]

where did u get the pickguard and can u get it in black?

[mikejsloat]

@jerrykane01 I bought a piece of three ply material and cut it out myself on a band saw.

[evilguitar9430]

im trying to build a jackson rr but im having problems, could you help me?

is in the fret board i wanna make a 24 fret guitar and the scale legth is 25-1/2 but i cant find the right size where the? fret wire goes.

[CemetaryGatesML]

nice and, all but you should of gone more custom with the guitar rather than just painting it yellow

[TheWyldepanther]

Really nice job. It's a pefect replica. :)

[hiphopapotomas]

i got microsoft Sam to say the words in the description then played rock you like a hurricane during the vid. lol....Seriuosly

[zlp93]

this is the dude that has directed music vids for machinehead dude i love your work

[mikejsloat]

@zlp93 Thanks man, I appreciate you watching!

[elvinjohn7]

Oh yeah and I forgot to ask does the neck have a truss rod in it? I don't think I saw you put one in it...

[mikejsloat]

Yes, there's a two-way adjustable rod in it.

[Brickhouse123456789]

@mikejsloat Hey Im building my own flying and i was wondering where did you get all your pickups, hardware, and other electronic stuff?

[mikejsloat]

@Brickhouse123456789 I got the materials from all over the place: ebay, stew-mac.com, LMII.com, music stores...a bunch of different places, depending on what I needed and who had the best prices.

[elvinjohn7]

DAMMIT YOUTUBE CENSORSHIP!!!

but good guitar btw

[HeavyMetalThunderss]

Looks nice , if it only had a sound ! Get it back soon and post it up

Cheers dude.

[BODOM014]

ok now i have to ask where would u fing those neck templates because i am having suxk trouble none on ebay and i cant find anything without paying 60 bucks

[mikejsloat]

here's a comment from someone else:

Dude if you want you can go to guitar plans unlimited on the computer and they have a shit load of guitar templates(paper plotted) for about 10 bucks, i just ordered one last week

[BODOM014]

so for the neck you used a side view template then shaped the overal neck on the lathe

[mikejsloat]

Yes, side and top/bottom view.

[leathergunn]

do you have to cut it down the middle or does it matter

[mikejsloat]

it depends on the body blank you get- the largest I could find was less than the width and length of the the overall size, so I joined them in the middle. Most Gibson V's are made that way I believe...

[PanterA014]

how do you get a set neck it sounds confusing to me what do you have to do to acomplish it

[changemeahh]

cool, shame they turned off the audio!

[mikejsloat]

Yeah, fucking stupid. see new description to the right though...

[XmetalguitarboiX]

you should re-upload it! PLEASE! lol

[unrealexplorer]

Awesome stuff ! extremely well done bro!

[kylewilcox69]

number one that looks damn neer perfect. number two how long did i take for you to make that?

[mikejsloat]

took about six weeks to make, working only a few hours a day.

[redghost105]

could you just make me a harpon flying V

neck that could fit on a epiphone gothic flying V?

im trying to make a guitar that looks exactly like randy rhoads guitar

but i dont wanna pay 5k for it

[holmes1978]

Well Done !!!

[coolbabe22]

Wauuw Nice !!

[illusionfreak]

DAMN good job brother. That is a nice guitar. You made the neck real fat, I like that. Can't wait to see some more. Good video production as well.

[gareohn]

jaja q capo

[Airsofter1995]

crazy Train :D

[jackcarpentersax]

Great job. I give you 99%. I am very impressed because you built the neck yourself. You don't get a full 100% because you still cheated and did not make your own fretboard. Using a factory made fretboard is still cheating even though you knocked in the metal fret pieces (I forgot what they are called). I think you could have cut the fret slots. It would have taken a lot of work but I'm sure you could have don't it accurately. You are a good player as well.

[Falchion041]

dude, nice work!

[arjunkaul]

That is awesome!

[ACDC01FAN]

what was that stuff you painted or gave that colour finish cheers?

[mikejsloat]

min-wax water based wood stain. got it at Lowes.

[speedforhire]

Damn Nice! Do you sell these?

[mikejsloat]

no, not yet at least. they have flaws that I'm still working out...mostly in the finishing process.

[ACDC01FAN]

awesome wicked guitar

[jesusismyr0ck]

hey where did u get the pickguard?

[mikejsloat]

@jesusismyr0ck bought a piece of material and cut it out myself.

[eleyeleven15]

FUCKING AWESOME MAN!!!!

[fukuall13792]

nice fucking job man !

[guitarpaol]

how much cost all the material to make my own guitar??

[mikejsloat]

about $500

[chhppx]

just a question did you do some course in guitar building

[mikejsloat]

no, just read a lots of articles and some repair books, and learned quite a bit of woodworking from my dad (that's his shop I built it in).

[chhppx]

dude you are awesome

[dingle1]

Amazing, I want one.

[gianpippotto]

amazing!!!!

[cuateska]

woooow amazing amazing

[guitarherorockss]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Muxxl1982]

what kind of paint did you use..standard paint or some special paint for wood

[mikejsloat]

it's minwax waterbased wood stain

[evilburper]

sick man

[royx117]

see? all you need in order to build a flying v is good montage music and let the building montage take effect

[Muxxl1982]

thats a good one xD

[Ribdo1331]

simply epic at the very least!

[ajhenriquez]

NICE GUITAR now make a lP

[therealsouthernjim]

DUDE! You're my hero! If I had the cash later on, could you build me one?

[dogboxskate]

wow nice hey im thinking of makeing a flying v but was wondering wat wood do u recomend and were do u recomend geting all the hardware electronic stuff? ty

[dogboxskate]

hey wat was that riff u played at the end its sick as! good job on the guitar ur a legand

how many hours did u put into it? and how much did it cost u?

[lennonfanKL]

the riff is crazy train

[mikejsloat]

ozzy, "crazy train".

probably about 25 to 30 hours over six weeks, cost was about $500 for materials and a few specialty tools.

[lennonfanKL]

that guitar is awsome

[jamaicanxbou]

man that sounds good

[RoadRunnerDrummerJD]

That was a fuckin good replica. No disrespect intended, but would it not've been cheaper to just buy one (second hand or something)? Not very knowledged on Flying V's, so just wondered. But good work dude, seriously! =D

[mikejsloat]

yes, probably, but I didn't make it to do it cheap; just wanted to see if I could actually do it. Material-wise, it was cheaper, but the hours I put in were pretty crazy.

[Arvains]

How long have you been working on this masterpiece?

[Mikenog]

omg i love the clean sound... and the crazy train omg ... fuck man you rule... so fucking good guitar... what wood did you use?

[marcogalvezcampos]

buen trabajo!

[spookyeaton]

wow! you must be a very skilled carpenter. did u used to work in a guitar factory per-chance??? lol! ..nice crazy train playin! i learnt that yesterday funnily enough. u rock man!

[epiphone97]

was that hard cuz i was making a les paul replica

[mikejsloat]

It was a little tricky for my first build; but I took my time and figured it all out as I went.

[RazorGZC]

fuck yeah broh, i got blueprints for this baby and next yeahr im gonna try it, hope it works out good :D can i add you to my msn?

[nirson123]

amazing

needs more color on the body and headstock but stills ok

[JimBeam57]

Very Impressive!!!

Kudos!!

[spookyeaton]

what the hell does kudos mean?

[gibson0steve]

that is amazing where did u learn to be so good at wood working

[sj192]

Make one for me plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!!

[JohnnyBrkk]

crazy train! hahaha

nice

[DLGDrummer22]

That is sick that you could make it look just like the original one. how much money did it take to make it?

[conor1148]

getting into a cold shop in the middle of the winter to build our dream guitars, is it love or obsession that compels us to do this?

i do it too

[birdhouse345]

HOLY SHIT friggin good fer homeade

[kelcum]

whats the skill of making a guitar called?

[mikejsloat]

a guitar builder is known as a luthier.

[DarkLensFilms]

dude your pretty much the ####en man . one day ill be like you

[watonli]

dude .

thats awesome .

the last part .

where you played it .

what song did you played ?

the riff

[mikejsloat]

Ozzy, "Crazy Train".

[bam92uka]

look my real gibson flying v

[HIMkidHIM]

How did you cut out the humbucker slots? I've been looking around but I haven't been able to find anything.

[mikejsloat]

a plunge router- sears, home depot, lowes...any of the big stores will have it.

[motleyollinirvana]

and a another thing how long time would it take to a amateur to build one?

[mikejsloat]

It took me about a month and a half, working a few hours a day.

[motleyollinirvana]

How much does it cost to build one of those? i allways wanted to make one!

[mikejsloat]

It was about $500 all together.

[zerobubbel]

How do you compare it with a real gibson vee? Does yours have the same satisfaction playability wise, i mean? Did you use also Korina wood and if so, was it hard to come by?

[xxelementSkatexx]

thats a really good price!!

[LilAznBoiii123]

wow lmao

[PanterA014]

i have a question. Whats easier. gluing a few peices of mahogamy together then compressing it together then cut it in half for the top and bottom of the guitar body or going ehat u did with the templates right off the bat

[mikejsloat]

I would find or make a template right off the bat- I'm not really sure what you mean about compressing the pieces and cutting in half though...?

[PanterA014]

um theres a dean factory video and they pane down a few peices of mahogany and they glue then together then put them in a machine and it bugs the hell out of me because i have no what its called but it binds all peices together so its like 1 peice (this is for the neck sorry not the body) then they put it through the jointer then using the neck template to cut a perfect neck

[mikejsloat]

wow- can you send the link for the dean video? I'd like to check it out.

[PanterA014]

type in building a dean guitar and its the third one down

[heroaz]

pal this was cool

was it hard to build? or how long it took to you to build the guitar

[mikejsloat]

a little tricky, since it was my first one- took about a month and a half.

[HenriGibson]

its cool :D

[chubbydog777]

whats that song he plays at the end

[mikejsloat]

Ozzy, "Crazy Train". but not played very well...

[Xfighter22]

i have a question, where did u buy the pickups? cuz ive been wanting to modify my pickups in my Les Paul.

[mikejsloat]

I bought a pair of Wilkinson Humbuckers on ebay- they sound really nice, and I totally recommend Wilkinson parts.

[dmedicFF]

First, I congratulate you on the guitar, it looks and sounds awesome, and how fantastic to have something so great that you created from scratch....second, the vid itself was excellent, very enjoyable to watch

[vakastyle]

hello !:

I have problems to speaking English but treatment.

how to paste the two parts of the body?

just glue?.

please reply.

[bobmanbart]

It is called laminating, and it requires glue and clamps,

I would suggest getting a qualified carpenter to show you

[toddastewart]

Your a great movie maker. I hav watched this, and your other guitar making videos. All a great job. But im wondering, are you going to make like a strat, Dean ML, Les paul??? let me know if you have any plans for different shape. If money isnt the issue, you should build a all "black 3ply binding 2 emg no inlay DEAN ML!!!!!!!!! jk can't wait to see whats next! XD XD

[philtyler22]

Fantastic,really enjoyed watching this.Well done that man!

[dreamofthemirrors]

How long did it take you to make that guitar?! :0

[mikejsloat]

i worked on it off and on for about six weeks.

[MistaMilan]

Everything about this video was just kick ass...

From the editing, awesome clips, nice angles, hard work, and in the end, of course, a great guitar... 5/5

[smorganrhodes5]

This is awesome. I love the montage. Scott

[OleCSandmo]

Great job man! I`m building a flying V aswell. I`ll try share the hole process on youtube.

Bad english? Yep, I`m the random norwegian guy. =P

[soccerfresstyla]

That is SWEET!!!

[bargomer]

whats wrong with the titebond with the green label? im always seeing the red one recommended all the time for guitar glueing.

[killemall1983]

because titebond 2 and 3 are waterproof and outdoor quality glues. not what you want for guitars. it doesnt harden as hard.

[yllsacky]

crazy train my favorite

[lastangelsofrock]

pleas send me some information xD i want to make a guitar of my own to

[lastangelsofrock]

dude i want to try to make a guitar myself to buth what you do is sow cool

[aidyanimal]

building montage

[killerKOOL12345]

im so fucking jelous...........

[Deadfreeeak]

Well done......this is great mike !

[kirby677]

sweet guitar. it sounds great, i love v's. awesome job.

[bassmastar1243]

how is the fret radius, it is usally not to good on homemade guitars

[mikejsloat]

it's good; 12" radiused fretboard- sanded it like crazy with a radiused sanding block, then filed the frets with the same block, so it all matches. also installed the frets with super glue so they wouldn't move at all.

[SilenTxD]

You are Awesome !! Dude =) !! My Hero !!  nice job from venezuela latin america =) !

[cgcgames]

you should put a gibson decal on the headstock (lol i have two bought from ebay never used them but they are awesome quality)

[ATOMICBIGFOOT2]

How much did wood and all parts needed, cost?

[mikejsloat]

i think about $300 to $400 all together, but i also bought a handful of specialty tools- so i'd say $500 total.

[jimihendrixfan2008]

W T F dude....I am spechless...wow....5 stars? Fuck that. I give you 20 stars man

[lildreamer1211]

fukking bitch..

i had i feeling he wuz gonna play crazy train...ajja

[154guitar154]

im jelous

[deorai77]

u r awesome

please post detail vid

and make a strat and please post it

cheers

from au

[GFlipsH]

dude your a kick ass luthier!

[Malaperdoklis]

very nice work!!!! i am trying to make my own now...

[aidyanimal]

fucking brilliant

[RockVillez]

Great! oO

[KonohaFilms]

QQ beautiful