Fender Partscaster Final Assembly // 920D Custom Pickguard // Warmoth Roasted Flame Maple neck
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Full assembly of the Lake Placid Blue Stratocaster, using a Warmoth Roasted Flame Maple neck, and loaded pickguard from 920D.
Looks amazing.
Thank you!
Beautiful
Thanks!!
Color combination is gorgeous! I’m gonna have to copy this color with the roasted neck is stunning! Thanks for the inspiration 👍🏻👍🏻
Dan Heath Thanks Dan! I appreciate it very much. I agree, Lake Placid Blue was a winning combo with this roasted neck. I considered using an MJT body with their same color, but ultimately thought this Fender body was a great pairing as well. Good luck with your project! I have zero regrets on this build!
That's a beautiful build! A couple of things I would recommend for a future build, however, is to plug up all the holes in the body that are not used for mounting or wire pass-throughs, the shallow ones on the body and in the neck pocket. They are used to hook guitar bodies on the paint line at the factory. To me, they are just more voids that rob tone, and if I get a used Strat style guitar, I take it apart and those are the first things to get taken care of. I have used dowels, but JB Weld KwikWood works well too. Also, clean out the neck pocket the best you can, remove any and all stickers, and gently use a scraper or razor blade to remove any paint and take that to the edges of the pocket, and finish with a few strokes of 120 grit sandpaper. Wood to wood contact helps the tone a lot, and do the same on the neck heel if necessary. The TruOil finish you put on the neck is fine, but the neck pocket can have a lot of paint drops and blobs from the factory. I learned this from reading an interview with Roger Mayer, who worked with Jimi Hendrix and not only modified and improved his pickups, but also worked on the wood and hardware on his guitars. Just a few tips...because anyone who builds and/or assembles their own instrument is going to take the time and care to want to do it right.
Good advice. Thanks!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 You're very welcome, Brian! :)
I just got one with the trembucker jb, duckbucker, and Lil 59 in the neck...love it.
That’s a great looking Strat. Nice job! I love the cameo by the cat.
Thank you so much! I didn't notice the cat was in the video! That's hilarious. Whenever she hears new strings being tuned up she always comes to the workbench and wants to play with the un-clipped string ends. LOL.
I found your video about the tru-oil on the neck then found you already built basically building exactly the same guitar I am. I also have a Lake Placid blue player series body and a warmoth roasted neck. One difference is my neck has an ebony board. I was also looking into a 920D everything axe pickguard. Beautiful build you have and great taste :).
Thanks DJ! I absolutely love the way mine turned out. Stop by and share a link if you upload a video of your project as well! Thanks for watching! Cheers!
Badass
Thanks!! :)
Beautiful guitar! Them Highwood saddles are great.
Thanks! Yes, I really like those saddles. It's the first guitar I've installed them on.
That is one gorgeous Strat. Can't wait to hear it. Just bought a MIM Strat in burgundy and will be looking to put some personal touches on it. Going to call 920D and see if they can load some Billy Gibbons Red Devils into a cream colored pickguard and split the coils. Already have a Les Paul Classic so I don't really need a Strat that is strictly humbucker, so hopefully 920D can give me a single coils sound out of the Red Devils at the pull of a knob.
Po1itica11yNcorrect Thanks! I bet 920D can help you with that. They can pretty much make anything you want. Good luck on your project.
Amazing how much faster you work when the sound goes away. Seriously though, very nice guitar. I am a Warmoth lover through and through and it's nice to see this being done right. Gorgeous guitar bud.
David Drake thanks so much! I really appreciate the compliment! I agree, Warmoth is top shelf in every way. This was my 3rd build with their necks and they have all been great!
Neck matte finish or glossy?
Matte! I only put a coat or two of Tru-Oil on it...so it definitely wasn't enough to build up a shine (which I don't like). Over the years since building this one, it's still has a very nice matte finish.
Just stunning
Thank you so much!
Where did you get the body from
A random seller on eBay.
Wow beautiful.
Thanks!!!
Any update? would love to hear how this sounds.
I haven't made any new videos with this guitar lately. However, I ended up sending it to Sweetwater for a full PLEK service and setup...and WOW! It plays amazing. The pickups are incredibly versatile as well. Maybe one day soon I'll record a new video to showcase this guitar again. Thanks for watching!
I like that combo, bridge should not over power the neck.
Yeah, it's the perfect blend....really.
@@CoffeeDrinker71 I just got the loaded pickguard like yours, but with the jb trembucker. I was a little worried the jb would have too much output to match with the Lil 59. They match great, and the jb is such a great at pickup. I was also concerned about the 250k pots vs 500k like my old Kramer's had, which sounded amazing, but the 250k sounds great as well. Verified purchase...I tore the electronics out of my elite strat, and put in the duncan everything and could not be happier. Great content my friend.
@@thorpenator9148 Yeah, that would be a perfect combo IMO. The 250k pots probably helped to soften your JB just a bit. Looking back on this video series, I should have recorded some sound clips. The only thing I don't care for is the push-pull pots are pretty stiff and hard to pull up in a hurry. If I order this set again, I'd chose the toggle switches instead for those extra functions...but all in all it's a perfect setup that's almost impossible to beat! Thanks for watching! Cheers!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 The push pull knobs are hard to bring up with fender strat knobs. I had some extra elite rubberized knobs thinking that would help...it didnt. I think you are right on about the jb and 250k pots making it more manageable with the lol 59. I could not be happier with the lil 59 and jb...but the duckbucker in 2 and 4 is just okay...but gives you more tones.
@@thorpenator9148 Thanks for the tip on the knobs. I was literally thinking of buying a set of those "Elite" rubberized knobs....but if they didn't help, then I guess I won't. LOL
+Brian Cazzell // CoffeDrinker71 what push-pulls did you use? They look really nice and smooth
Thanks! The push-pulls pots were Bourns 500K.
Stunning axe!
Considering to replace my mim strat's neck with a similar warmoth replacement neck. Looks like the warmoth neck fit the mim neck pocket without any shimming or woodwork (amirite?)
Did you get the 10-16" compound radius or was it a fixed radius?
This is the 10-16" radius and I love it! Yes, it was a drop in replacement. No shims required, at least on my end. I eventually sent the entire guitar to Sweetwater for a PLEK service and pro setup and now it plays amazing. I don't recall them mentioning needing to shim it there either.
Great build, Brian. Question about the Hipshot tuners. I just received my Warmoth roasted maple neck with Goth/Grover drilled peg holes (13/32", 11/32") and a Floyd Rose R3 nut prep. I'd like to install an inline set of Hipshot locking tuners with the Universal Mounting plates. The Hipshot web pages identifies 25/64" (10mm) for the tuners I want. I understand that 13/32" 10mm is the standard for modern necks, but the 25/64" they're referencing is throwing me off. In your opinion, am I okay to use these tuners for the peg hole size of my neck?
Also, if I'm using the Floyd Rose string bar behind the nut, do I need to stagger the tuning pegs or am I okay with non-staggered posts?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for watching. I believe the holes you already have specified on your neck would be slightly larger than the required size for the Hipshot tuners. Personally I believe it would work fine, there would just be a little extra “slop” but once you tighten down the collar/nut you probably won’t notice any difference. After all, people swap out their stock tuners with these Hipshop tuners all the time without any issues. If you are using the string bar behind the nut I would personally get non-staggered tuners. I would only use staggered tuners if you were eliminating the bar or a string tree...but if not, then I would use the non-staggered type. Cheers!
@@CoffeeDrinker71 Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. Love the look of your roasted maple neck. The one I bought is highly figured too. I may apply a thin coat of oil like you did.
@@AzaelVI that's cool! I hope you like your neck as much as I like mine. Good luck with your project! Best wishes!
any clips of this in action yet??
Not yet. I played it a few weeks in church and it was GREAT...but have taken a break for a while. Perhaps I'll have time to upload a quick sound test demo soon. Thanks for watching.
Where them sound clips at for this partscaster?! Come on bro! Hook us up!
Highwoods rule
Black pickguard would look better. It is beautiful as is though
bluwng thanks.