I Turned a Harley Benton to a BOUTIQUE High-End Jazzmaster | ULTIMATE UPGRADES
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The Harley Benton JA-25TH Anniversary Firemist is a real gem and a very good guitar straight out of the box, especially considering how affordable it is. So I thought why not make it even better?! Was it really worth upgrading it with some more higher quality parts? Well, check it out and see for yourself.

Gear Used:
@HarleyBentonOfficial JA-25TH Anniversary Firemist
@LollarPickups P90 Jazzmaster
@DuesenbergGuitars Les Trem II
@allpartsmusic1971 Electronics
@TwoNotestv Captor X

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:18 Why I don't like the original Jazzmaster?
00:00:52 The Harley Benton JA-25TH as the Perfect Jazzmaster Modding Platform
00:01:27 What will be upgraded?
00:03:26 Taking it Apart
00:03:44 Shielding the Guitar
00:04:36 Soldering the Electronics
00:05:29 Shielding the Pickguard
00:06:01 Changing the Strap Pins
00:06:18 Maintaining the Fretboard
00:06:30 Assembling the Electronics and Pickups
00:07:11 Installing the Tremolo and Bridge
00:07:32 Installing the Tuners and String Trees
00:08:18 Restringing and Setup
00:08:43 It's Done
00:09:27 Sound Test - Before - Neck Pickup
00:10:03 Sound Test - After - Neck Pickup
00:10:42 Sound Test - Before - Both Pickups
00:11:16 Sound Test - After - Both Pickups
00:11:50 Sound Test - Before - Bridge Pickup
00:12:13 Sound Test - After - Bridge Pickup
00:12:37 First Impressions and Conclusion
00:13:08 Sound Test - Before - Dirty Sound Neck Pickup
00:13:36 Sound Test - After - Dirty Sound Neck Pickup
00:14:05 Sound Test - Before - Dirty Sound Bridge Pickup
00:14:29 Sound Test - After - Dirty Sound Bridge Pickup
00:14:52 Sound Test - Tremolo Test
00:15:27 Outro

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