Making a Cheap Guitar Sound Expensive w/ Mods #shorts

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yessir. in this video I tried making the cheapest guitar in my collection sound 10x it's actual worth. can you dig it.

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[MaxHBass]

As a car guy and a musician, built vs. Bought is a way of life lol

[AirConditionur]

Would be nice to know how much the guitar + mods costed

[jochem]

it depends on how much you wanna mod. the big perk of an expensive guitar is that everything is just that little bit more playable and put together well

[jcool]

The most important thing to do to a cheap guitar is a fret job. A good level, crown, and polish will vastly improve the playability, even if you can't really hear a difference.

[mashilmy]

That crispiness is actually come from your pickup height. If you want fatter tone, just increase the height..if you want crispier just decrease it. The further the string, the lesser amount of vibration captured, thus create a thinner and crispier tone.

[natesdisturbed]

"Feel" and "sound" is what matters the most, so if the guitar feels good in your hands and sounds good to you then it's worth keeping

[thisisjanamiel]

idk but modding is satisfying and kinda therapeutic. keeps me playing more too

[microwave]

I literally listened to this without looking at the video and i couldnt tell the difference when he transitioned to the cheap guitar

[nickcage]

Best part about doing it this way is it teaches you how to work on your guitar. It's very important to understand how the instrument works in order to get the most out of it

[noyoudont]

Bro I couldn’t even tell he changed guitars

[RealNomadicus]

95% of the tone is the SPEAKER!!!

-Glen Fricker

[Roberto-qs]

I've been playing on Squiers for years. With some modifications they play just as well as my Fender. Squiers are the best budget guitars in my opinion

[devonlambert]

To add to the guy talking about pickup height:
Adjusting pickup height is a good way to get the tone you want, but the closer it is to the strings the more pull it will have and you might get intonation issues. On guitars that have a screwdriver slot in the poles, you can adjust the poles separately from the magnet (pickup) for fine tuning.
Typically (even on my own Riviera and Casino) the low E string will be furthest from the pole, A a bit closer, D pretty close, G a little further away, B a bit closer, E close.
They get staggered so the fatter strings sit a bit further from the poles.

TLDR: Google pickup pole height adjustment

[williamcampbell]

Been doing this for years.With a good setup you won't have to change much.I find used parts and pickups so it doesn't cost to much.😊

[randallpinkfloyd]

just remeber, claptons blackie and brownie, the guitars that played layla and wonderful tonight, were partcasters

[LivinLkeLarry]

As John Mayer would say “wow, it sounds like a Strat”

[JasonDouce]

Most important features in a stock guitar is how it feels, and looks. Everything else is easier to change so therefore are lower on the priority list

[lifebetweenthelines]

"Custom shop" IS a parts caster but built by someone who has more experience and backed with a warranty.

[Eric_Towers]

As long as the guitar is set up properly it shouldn't matter too much. You can always sculpt the tone with your amp and junk after.

[davidwilliams]

That is so very true if you know what you are doing. If not, you will probably spend lots of money and end up with a guitar that not only costs you a bundle but it may sound like a low end guitar. To start with, most people can't even set one up.