Guitars, Life, and a Little Purple Glaze: Assembling the Stewmac Kit | "Stewie"

Does it clash or is it "glazy" cool? Today on Ted Talks Guitars and Life, we are moving expeditiously to finish "Stewie," the Stewmac T-Style Guitar Kit. We’ve got the mahogany body looking smoking hot, but now it’s time for the moment of truth: the final assembly. From shielding the pickguard with copper tape to wrestling with that box switch soldering, I’m taking you through the highs and lows of this Stewmac build. Plus, I address the "Purple Glaze" elephant in the room—did I make a huge mistake with this headstock color? In today’s episode: The Assembly: Fitting the neck, pickguard, and control plate. The Electronics: Tips (and struggles) with the stock Stewmac wiring. The "Ted" Fix: What to do when you drill a screw hole in the wrong spot! 2,000 Subs: Celebrating a massive milestone with the best community on YouTube. Grab yourself a diet coke and a big old bowl of popcorn. Let's get into it! Video Timestamps 0:00 – If it's a day called today, we're talking guitars! 1:08 – Inspecting the Mahogany Body vs. The Purple Glaze Headstock 2:52 – Shielding the Pickguard: Fast-forward action 4:12 – Routing wires and avoiding the "messy fingers" 6:47 – Soldering the Stewmac electronics & output jack 8:21 – Musical Break: Ted’s Guitar & Life Theme 11:11 – Neck installation and the bridge alignment mystery 13:33 – 2,000 SUBS! A heartfelt thank you to the community 16:42 – How to install tuners without a 5/64 drill bit 21:11 – Aligning the machine heads 27:27 – Final assembly thoughts: Was the Stewmac kit difficult? 29:17 – Installing strap buttons (The "Don't Do What Ted Does" Method) ____ Shoutouts: @CDNelson87 (CD) @BCG5150GUITARS (Chris) @j-mansgearcave (J-man) @sparkyguitars971 (Sparky) @scarmyguitar (Sean) @ScarMyPickups (Cathy) Scar My Guitar Ebay Store: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=157725454354&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=scarmyguitar Checkout our playlist page for more series and journeys https://www.youtube.com/@TedTalksGuitars/playlists Special Thanks to our channel members "The Jacks" Want to support the channel? Feel free to explore Channel membership options: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr6kaWeOvldTHvntB3tnMg/join Ted Talks Guitars & Life Merch Store: https://tedtalksguitars-shop.fourthwall.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3W3PZox *If you click on this link to shop at Amazon the channel will receive a modest financial commission from your purchases. Guyker Referral Link: https://www.guyker.com/?ref=tedtalksguitars If you use the link you will save 15% at Guyker Use the coupon code: TEDSMITH #Stewmac #GuitarBuild #Telecaster #PurpleGlaze #GuitarsAndLife #DIYGuitar #GuitarRepair #Luthier #Stewie #ProjectGuitar