50's Style Relic Partscaster Build!!! :-)
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2018
- This is so much fun! I'm no expert but I still end up with a guitar that's my new favourite! If I can do it you can too. :)
Body and neck builder: ebay.com/usr/franchinguitars
Song used in the video: • No Change - Vigi & Gra...
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Watching this video a year later, I found it very relaxing after a long, tiring day ... to just watch a dude with a sweet French-Belgian accent put a guitar together. Cool to recognize the person singing too :)
For real, his voice is like ASMR
Wow! What an overwhelmingly positive comment. Thank you so much! I have not uploaded for a while since I felt I got stuck. Planning to try to get back with something new and better. Don’t know when though. :)
I love listening to ASMR so that was very fun to hear, especially since I’m not too comfortable with talking like this. 👍😃
Great job, it looks amazing!
Thank you! :)
Wow, that neck is beautiful
Yeah he did a great custom neck for this guitar body. :)
wow! what a greayt job! congrats! I like build instruments! enjoy your new guitar!
Thank you! Oh, you do that too? Cool! What have you built? I'm enjoying it every day. :)
WOW! Amazing taste Vigi! I would love to do this! Great video.
Thank you very much man! It's so much fun. New name?! :)
Beautiful end result. Nicely done!
Thank you! I play on this every day! :D
Nice build.
Really good upload my friend, Awesome Work¡¡¡¡¡¡. Big thumbs up from Spain and have a nice week: Javier
Thank you very much Javier! Have a nice week you too! :)
Nice work, i enjoy it!
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that! :)
P e r f e c t!!! Can't wait for the sound demo!
Thank you very much! It will indeed come. :)
@@Vigi Sure about that?
Congrats!!!!
Thank you! :D
Well done bro !
Thanks bro! :)
Word of advice when installing the bridge- don't screw the bridge into the holes the builder drilled- most of the time they're on the small side and are only meant to be used as a guide for drilling true pilot holes. Make sure they're the correct size for your screws or you could crack or split the wood.
Thank you for the input. 😀 Aren’t the screw size for the bridge pretty standard though? 🤔 It feels like the builder should be able to confidently drill a suitable size for most bridges. I had no problems with cracks. :)
Thats a nice relic job - most relic jobs are taken to the extreme and look like they were done by a 5th grader. You kept it simple and didn't go crazy. Well done!
Banger Video!^^ I really enjoyed it :D
I’m happy to hear that! Thank you. :)
Cool to see how it evolves. Inspiring..looks like a lot of fun :)
Thank you Grannes! It's so much fun!!! :D
I think i recognize the voice in the background song played in the time lapse. ☺
Emina S I think that is a crazy Norwegian...
Brilliant! Looks amazing and your video is very helpful. The only thing that I don't like is that it isn't a Telecaster :-) Thanks for sharing. And I want to point out that I really like your video style, the way you synchronized the pictures to the music is very artistic.
Awesome, thank you! 😀 I’ve done a video where I build a tele too, but the video is not as good. 😅
Hello Vigi, nice build...to get rid of the "newish" sheen of the Finish you could use micromesh 6000. Its a very fine abrasive which I use to polish my frets with...
Stay healthy and best Wishes from Germany
Hello! Thank you! Yes, I actually did that. I like the finish better after that. :) You too. ☺️
@@VigiI like it that's a cool guitar! Where can I find a neck that neck at?
Hi,
May I know where you bought the body & neck? Thats a beautiful build.
Hi! Check out mattiafranchinguitars on eBay. He’s great! :) Thank you very much! I love this guitar! :)
Hi Vigi, which shielding did you prefer: Copper or Aluminum?
Cool Great job, I want to try build one, The price for the parts?
Is the neck good? What options do you get (stainless, roaster, tailored relic, profile, etc), they dont mention It on the web. nice guitar
This was a special case actually because I asked about a neck when ordering to body (he had no necks listed on his eBay) and he said he had this one specific neck so I just went with that. It was a good neck but I wanted a different vibe so now I’ve switched the neck. Thank you! ☺️
partscasters rule!! I made a 60s style "relic"
I built mine from a Japanese made squier body and a Warmoth. a lot of the parts were already 80s parts so they were already worn in
I refinished the body in nitrocelulose.
Indeed. Wow, that sounds awesome! It feels like dedication to refinish it yourself. :)
Just subbed, very good work
I’m glad to hear you liked it. :)
awesome video! just subbed to your channel :)
Thank you for your support! :)
Hi! Are you satisfied with the bodie fom franchin guitars? I want to do similar projecto and I found them but there isnt much reviews online about them. Your guitar looks great btw!
Hi! Yes, I am. However, I did sand the finish with fine mesh because I did not want a finish that was glossy. ☺️ I feel like if you like the work based on the images you should be satisfied with it. He got a lot of pictures of his work. :)
It looks better than the vintera Series! Well done!
Thank you! I looked at the Vintera series but I wanted nitro finish, amber nitro for to fretboard and C shape (I do not like V-shape). So I did this. :D
nice job! where did you get those aged plastic parts? I’m guessing crazy parts?
Thank you! Hmm, I don’t remember. I just bought what I thought was a great product. :-)
Killer guitar! Congrats! How much you spent for all the parts, included pickups?
Thank you! Well I’m probably in denial about it. 😂 But def above $1k. Also, I’ve changed guitar neck. I’ve bought it all from eBay, and I did not go for the cheapest.
Sweet axe! Sonic blue is actually more of a 60’s color but it does looks sweet with a maple neck
Thanks! That's true! Daphne blue is the 50's color. But maple fretboards is 50's style, like the single ply scratch plate. So overall I think this one is leaning more towards the 50's. I just really wanted the sonic blue color over the dapsone blue. :) But also keep in mind there are some custom shop models, like the 1957 one, with maple fretboard and sonic blue bodies. So maybe sonic blue was more popular for 60's strats, but there definitely where 50's strats with sonic blue as well. :D
Nice 👍
Thanks! :)
What exactly did you use for shielding the Pickup Cavitys? I am desperately looking for a shielding that isn't copper.
In my first partscaster project I used copper tape and in this project I used aluminium tape. ☺️
Great build! The body looks a really nice relic job, not too heavy! How much did all the parts cost? Best ob
Thank you! Yes I love it! Great craftsmanship buy the manufacturer. :) I don’t remember. 😬
did you put in the body mounting screws without a drill?? just screwed in by hand??
How much total in parts ?
Awesome! Where’d you get the neck?
I got it from this talented Italian guy on eBay: ebay.com/usr/mattiafranchinguitars
Could you please add links to all parts that you used?
Looks good!!! You should have put the links for where you got all the parts, I’m thinking of doing one the same way, Good Job!!!
Thank you! I think I didn’t do it because all of the parts where from eBay and it felt like a lot of the links would go dead quite fast. I pretty much just searched the parts and took what I liked in terms of look and quality. ☺️ But maybe I should look through what I bought and try to find the links. 🤔😀
Whoever made the body and subtle relic is worth sharing, good one's are tough to find at a decent price.
the song is great, where can I download it from? oh the guitar is cool too.
Thank you very much! You can download it from my RUclips video. Search “Vigi no Change” on RUclips. 😁
Woah, thats a beautiful guitar! May i know what pots and capacitor you had used?
Thank you! ☺️Hmm, I got one of these prewired ones on eBay that are supposed to be vintage correct. Don’t remember exactly the values.
Vigi alright thank u so much for ur reply! 🤘
0:56 da hell was that
Hahahahahh sorry I’m so silly. :D
Haha, wiggle wiggle wiggle!
I liked it lol. I thought it was an intentional effect.
Beeraslagk
poltergeist! :D
Better than your '62 without anysound text. EPIC review
Sound text?
Very impressive neck tho
That’s funny! I actually started to dislike it over time. I didn’t like the look because it looked so messy. Also, I couldn’t get a good action with it. So now I installed a new neck and it’s amazing! :)
That s just the guitar I want to build too! Could you send me links of your body and neck sellers?
Get in contact with the seller below. He makes necks too but they where not listed when I bought it:
rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142282962475
What a tease!!! Need to hear how it sounds and if you think the SSL-1s stand up to their praise.
Looks like a killer guitar and I gotta say you can't go wrong with a maple neck.
Haha yeah I'm just being silly. :) I'm looking forward to share my SSL-1 experience, both in a demo but also in upcoming projects. :)
Yeah I've been going rosewood all the time, aiming for 60's style fender guitars/bass. Now I want to try 50's style with maple and I'm really liking it. It feels like I'm in a maple phase now. :)
Vigi Next you'll have to build your ideal modern or vintage/modern strat. Roasted maple neck, two point bridge, locking tuners etc. I'd love to see where you'd go with that too!
You definitely make me want to build my own guitar too but I don't think I could ever decide on what I'd want to build.
That's a good idea! I just have a thing for these very vintage correct instruments, which might be stupid since modern appointments could give better performance. It's an emotional thing I guess. :)
For me it was very easy to decide. I always wanted a sonic blue maple one in the 50s style, but all of the pre-built ones had a v-shaped neck. The Mexican one doesn't have nitro finish, which is a must for me. So this was an itch I just had to scratch. :D
That looks sick. And what’s the song during the time lapse?
Thank you very much! Feels sick to play too! :D
I'm very happy you asked, because it's a song I made with Grannes, which will be a part of our upcoming album. :)
Song: ruclips.net/video/fNKCzRwEEn0/видео.html
Vigi can’t wait for it!
I'm glad to hear that! :)
Vigi reminds me a lot of John Frusciante style playing
Wow, beautiful. Great video, looks like it was fun. Stunning as far as looks. You cheated us on the tone aspect. Lol. Just kidding. Very nice build.
Thank you. It was indeed a lot of fun. It’s actually the electric guitar I’ve played the most for the last year now. ☺️ Haha. 😁
Who made the neck? Looks great
that makes the guitar!
Guitar looks great! Congrats! My only quibble would be that the pickguard would have looked better as a mint green one, which I think was how the old white ones used to age. Your white one looks sort of too shiny for such a guitar where you have paid so much attention to detail in the ageing. Still, I see the video is now 3 years old so no doubt now it (a) either doesn't look so new or (b) you have come to the same conclusion yourself and changed it.
Thank you! Check out the sonic blue 1956 guitar on the Fender custom shop website. That was what I was going for. So I’m very happy with the white pickguard, especially now when it has aged. I have changed the neck to an amber finish one and I think it looks a lot better. Also, I’ve sanded down the finish on the body so it doesn’t look so shiny. And now I really love it. :) For a sonic blue with a mint green pickguard (3 ply) Fender typically uses a rosewood fretboard, which I think looks great. But it wasn’t what I wanted here with the maple fretboard and single ply. :)
@@Vigi by far the most important thing for any guitar owner is to love their guitar and to end up with something they are happy with. It makes no difference if some other people are less happy with it - it’s not their guitar! I put a pink paisley pickguatd on my partscaster - a mint green one would have maybe been more authentic and understated but I think it looks great. And that’s the main thing!
It was fun to look up the Pink Paisley Pickguards! :)
@@Vigi I hope you found the one from Quickguards. I painted my Strat in the Alfa Romeo colour azzurro nuvola - a pearlescent blue. Check it out!
If you don't mind me asking, how much did all this cost? Thanks.
Well I ended up getting another neck, and no part was the cheapest I find but rather what I wanted. I don’t know the exact sum and it depends on how you count, but definitely over a grand. ☺️
Is the neck a genuine Fender? Nice guitar
No. I actually didn't connect with the neck and it's now substituted to an allparts neck. :)
Awesome!!
Nice music!! Which are the songs in the video?
Thank you! ☺️ It’s called No Change - Vigi & Grannes. It’s up on my channel. 😀
@@Vigi i ckecked spotify, youtube and patreon but cant find it....could you put a link in the description? I really like the sound and the rythm of the song!
That’s a good idea! I’ve done that now. Also, thank you very much for asking. 😀
Thanks!! 😃👍
If you don't have nut files about, you can use a piece of guitar string to cut the nut down. Just pull the string tight and work it back and forth, of course you should use the correct gauge string for each slot or u can use a nail file...like your girlfriend uses. I have also heard that some pro strat uses unscrew the center screws on the vintage bridge. Also, to help with stability back off all the screws about a quarter/half turn from fully tightened down. On a side note, how do you play and not rip ur hand on those saddle?
I actually bought some expensive nut files after this video. Unsure how effective the string filing technique is. If that works, shouldn’t the string wear down the nut over time? Wouldn’t recommend sanding down the bottom of the nut.
Yes! I did exactly the unscrewing part. Haven’t tried unscrewing the center screws. Do you mean all four of the center screws?
There are modern solutions, resulting in completely flat saddles. But vintage ones aren’t an issue. They aren’t sharp and then don’t stick up too far. I would ask how you would manage to cut yourself on these vintage saddles. :)
@@Vigi Filing the nut with string wouldn't happen over time really because the strings don't move much compaired to filing the nut down. Yes the four screws. As for the saddles, you have the height adjustment screws exposed quite a lot, I personally dont like it cause I find my hand catching on the screws.
Spudvader Once I have set the action I measure and order saddle screws of the different heights and then replace them one at a time.
I’m surprised more players don’t do it and play with ridiculously long protruding screws!
@@ces69 I changed to string saver saddles. There the block ones and black so not particularly vintage looking but they work and I like them :D
Who made the body/finished it?
Thank you for the question! I've now updated the description with that info. :-) He's awesome! :D
What would increase the tuning stability is to higher your stringtree. I am pretty sure it doesnt need to be that low. This will lower the friction on the strings and they get better back in tune. You should also file down the nut (Not the slots) so the strings are not covered deep down and get friction from above. Last but Not least polish the slots with a string and then put in some string lube. Should be stable as your other strat :-)
Great advice! If I remember correctly the string three for this neck had a quite short screw. But I’ve now changed the neck and it’s string tree is at a better height.
Hmm, does the nut height matter? Even if you sand it down you’ll still have a significant part of the nut above left. Unless you sand it down a lot but I haven’t seen that in any strats.
Yes, I use graphite. :)
Also, I’ve removed the trem arm and flattened the bridge so it’s flush with the body. Just for increased stability.
Btw, in the new neck I still had poor stability. Then I changed the tuners (still vintage tuners) and it got a lot better. :)
@@Vigi Which is the new neck?
Bra smak, väldigt snygg men troligtvis väldigt stort hål i plånkan ;)
tiejol Tack så mycket! ☺️ Haha ja det är sant. Ville inte snåla in utan köpa exakt det jag ville för att få rätt känsla. Men det var värt varenda krona. 🤩
Awesome Video! Are you Swedish? :D
Thank you! Yes! :D
Building a "Partscaster" will be Tele, Strat or Jazzmasters, that's all better why doing buy it the Fender guitars! How many more cheap no more... GOOD VIDEO and sorry my Engrish I'm Brazilian and speak in portuguese!
Thank you! ☺️✨
Is the neck genuine?
No, but I’ve replaced the neck to an Allparts neck lic by Fender now. :)
The neck is a Fender brand ?
Not in the video actually. But I’ve replaced the neck with an Allparts lic by fender neck now.
Song name @ 5:15 ?
No Change - Vigi & Grannes
V to C neck?
C
Most of the 50s style strat necks Are soft v profile.
That’s why I built my own. If I would buy a pre-built 50s style Strat, I would most likely get a v-neck. I don’t want that. But I do want to other features of a 50s style Strat.
Where did you get the neck from?
.. vintage fender doesn't have cavity foiled ..
But mine has. :D
You sound like Paul Davids
Maybe because English is not my native language. :)
Doesnt sound bad at all... :)
Oh thank you! I cringe at my accent. :) But I know it’s common to not like listening to records of oneself. :D
Nice guitar build. Like the song as well. Not crazy about the vocal though. Maybe a deeper voice would help.
Thanks man! I really love the vocal style. Lots of power to me. :)
No sound test ?
Check out my videos after this one to hear it in different contexts. :D
Should have gone with Surfers from Duncan they are the best single coils, they are essentially gray bottom versions ssl1s and ssl5 bridge.
I’m sure they are great too! Have you tried both sets? :)
The guitar had a small seizure
Hahaha!! :D
Dude nice build! You would do yourself a favor and get some good tools. That cruz crap from Fender is junk. Harbor freight has way better quality for cheap. My buddy gave me a set of that junk, it stays in a drawer.
Thanks! What’s wrong with the toolset from Fender?
@@Vigi Way overpriced for lower quality stuff, plus the nut drivers are too shallow to go over pots or tuners, the capo is crap, hex drivers are kinda sloppy. They went generic on most of the kit and you can get way better tools for way less at any hardware store or even Harbor Freight.
@@Vigi Also looked back and saw you had a decent capo, I meant the elastic pos in the kit, MY bad.
Only problem is that I live in Sweden. If your in American your suggestion is probably great! :)
What body was this? I didn't catch it
You can catch it in the description! ☺️
Yeah that link doesn't work. But thanks anyways
Aha, thanks for the info. I’ve updated with another link. ☺️