For me this Is so true! Call me crazy, i would never change my partscaster for a custom shop either. Why? Because I LOVE IT SOOO MUTCH! As i would never change my wife with any top model worldwide. Because i love her!
As a tradesman across multiple disciplines, i appreciate all the pro tips. It takes years to learn all these types of techniques without a pro sharing what they learned the hard way. Even in my apprenticeships, i rarely had journeymen so willing to help a newb make professional choices
Viewed this video and was very impressed in several ways. The man in the video spoke very clearly and precisely. The assembly was nicely done and the results were fantastic.
StewMac produced videos are so pleasing to watch. First I thought it was the way Dan Erlewine spoke. But I noticed that all the people who appear in StewMac videos have this very pleasing to the ear way of speaking. So props to the Dans and also to the producers, especially the editor. You make the best videos, and I really enjoyed the music for the "Wiring the control plate" section.
Back in the day of paper cataloges I called stewmac with questions. I asked to speak with Dan and believe it or not he picked up. He was a gentleman and patiently answered my questions. He is one cool guy without the ego. That was back in the 1980's. I am still at it and still appreciate people like Dan.
I don't know If I will ever make a guitar by myself, but what I do know is that I learned so much about and electric guitar from this vedio, the parts, the alignments, the connection all that was a great stuff!
This is very cool! I've never built one and am getting excited about doing it. Appreciate you guys spending the the time to produce this. The editing was long and tedious on something this length. That's what I do for a living and appreciate the job you guys did on shooting, producing and editing. Its very well done. Kudos! Thanks for making this.
Did you do it? :) I have found that working on guitars/basses you need to have a similar approach like in kit model building, kind of. It's a mixture of woodworking and model building approaches and skills.
I learn whole lot of new things like tools, Technics, secrets.. this documentary(if I call it you-tube video your great effort is under estimated) is worth watch again... really inspirational. thanks.
Thank you so much for all the info!! What a great video!! So i just turned 40, and I played for a year or so as a teen then my immature impatience took over. Now I’ve got back into playing guitar and it’s been so much fun and has been great for the soul/well being! Videos like this and all the other amazing guitar/gear channels on RUclips have made this round of playing guitar so much more user friendly and informative!! I just received a seafoam green bullet Tele today and I’m going to do my first partscaster (HotRodcaster) 😜 and this video will help immensely!!! Thanks again for all the great videos and Info all you guys share!
I've built dozens of partscasters thus far and I was enthralled by this video. It's always fun to brush up on the essentials and even pick up a few new ways of doing things as well. Great content as always.
This is the best THE BEST video tutorial on building a guitar on RUclips. The Most educational and informative video on RUclips. And trust me I have seen many guitar builds.
I’ve searched for days to find a video like this, thank you! I’ve got all the parts in the post for my very first project next week. Nervous and excited all at the same time!!
I've been planning to build my next guitar, and this has been the video I've seen with lots of great tips on issues that I hadn't considered before. I particularly appreciated the segment on electronics, which is the part that is scaring me the most. Great video, Thanks!
Amazing video with all the chapters - it's been thirty years or more since I built/modified a guitar. I really want to build a custom Tele and modify two of my Strats this video will be invaluable ✌️👍💜😊
Great video post by Dan Petrzelka and StewMac. The only thing I would add is: 1. Bundle all the parts and weigh the assemblage. That way if you can route under the pickguard area to reduce weight. 2. Copper foil cover the routing (bottom and sides) and the underside of the pickguard. Make sure all the foil is electrically connected by leaving little tabs for contact and add a soldered copper ground wire connected to ground. This assures hum cancellation.
Your choice of riffs is right down my alley! I really appreciated the Three Dog Night stuff. I stopped in to check out RS Guitarworks not even looking to buy anything but ended up putting a down payment on a KV silver sparkle slab so waiting like a kid at Christmas
When I assembled a baritone Jazzmaster partscaster I was hooked. Did a 2000s jazz bass body with a sadowsky preamp and 70’s jazz neck from allparts. Beats anything off the assembly line!
Eric Clapton built his famous 'Blackie' guitar from the best parts of three of his Stratocasters; the body, the neck, and the pick-ups, and had his guitar tech Ted Newman assemble it. Just saying...
This has to be the BEST guitar build/setup video I have ever watched. Clear explanations and demonstrations, chapters for each step, loads of "tips" for getting around potential problems. Great job StewMac! 👍👍👍
I love to build my own partscasters because the guitar has everything that I want and dont want. When installing the string ferrels I use a small rubber mallot,that way no damage to the ferrel the finish or the body occurs. My partscasters are my favorite guitars by far,they have that special feel that cannot be obtained by buying a "shelf guitar". Great video👍
It's always satisfying to watch a build. About 18 years ago I did one of those really cheap ebay Strat kits with an unfinished body and neck, and the neck was just a paddle, but with the tuners drilled - as was the bridge and the neck bolt holes. I used Re-Ranch nitro in Fiesta Red. It didn't turn out too bad. I only wanted it for wall art, but the body looks so good, is fairly light, and I don't have a red Strat, so just a few days ago, I swapped out the cheap electronics for some nice innards w/ Fender Fat 50s and from another guitar. For now, I polished the frets, it's got a good setup and it obviously is a drastic improvement. Next will be a nice neck. Will be interested to see where it ends up in the pecking order of my 'too many Strats' collection. Anyway, doing your own build is really satisfying, just plain fun, and reminds you of the true genius of Leo Fender - the inter-changeability of basically everything! So far ahead of its time. Just amazing. All this being said, you still never know what it's going to end up as. Some guitars just have that "it" factor that are greater than the sum of their parts. As I just heard Satch say, "lots of 50s Fenders and guitars like '59 Les Pauls sucked.". CNC changed the game forever.
Tellies have always been my least favorite, I do believe this video and that guitar have warmed me over to tallies for sure, that thing is freaking sweet ! And I have always been somebody who might even say I hate Tellies ! 😲😬🙄🤫🤫🤫🤫
This is so cool and so timely. I am an acoustic guitar player. And I use the term loosely. I started learning guitar as a retirement activity to keep my brains and hands active. I have just recently started to get into learning electric guitar. I have always been a piddler. I want a tele and decided that I wanted to accumulate all the parts and build one. Probably with only 5 strings. Because, well, you know why. Thanks for all this great information!!
Very cool! Best of luck with the build. We have lots of other videos about the details of building, wiring and setup work, if they can be of use to you.
@@stewmac Thanks! I have watched many, many videos on this channel. Have used them to do setups and maintenance on my acoustics. Always interesting, entertaining and useful!
@@stewmac hi I'm trying to build a telecaster and the neck I'm buying does not have the holes in it what size drill bit do I need for the neck holes and also what size drill bit to put the pick guard .... The body I'm buying only has the cutouts for the electronics and also holes where the strings goes through in the back . can let me know what drill bits I would need. And if I can I would send a picture of the body. ?
I noted you had the control plate attached to the pots for earth of the circuit, great work but then you joined the pots together again I assume for an earth also. You don’t need to double earth and it can cause big problems doing so. Problems like picking up random radio stations or loud noises usually buzzing as you have created a double Loop circuit as used in a tv signal amplifier. Keep it simple. Don’t overthink things. The pots earthing onto the control plate which grounds at the bridge,job done. Cheers thanks for all of the very useful tips. Lindie Fralin has a video on his website explaining the issues with double earth loops. Cheers Mike
I was wondering what, if anything, I might want to do to the back of the neck. Thanks for addressing things I never thought of. Another great video. Hope all is well! P.S. I'm holding off on the Peavey tube amp for a bit, hoping he drops the price a little more. We shall see.
We like them too, they take a lot longer to make though. We have several more in our queue, as well as a few projects that will be multi part series. 😎
Interesting stuff. I'm getting the feeling buying the right tools for the job will cost as much or more than the guitar parts, might try it one day though.
Around 23:23 when you put the screw into the body the hole should be a tight clearance hole. If there are enough threads in the body that hold the screws very tightly, then the neck will not be correctly fastened to the body.
A friend of mine taught a soldering course for the USAF. I took his class, and one major takeaway, briefly addressed in this video during the jack plate install, is to ALWAYS crimp your wire for a solder joint. Make a good mechanical connection, then flux and solder as per normal. The likelihood of a cold solder joint (not shiney when cooled) goes down considerably, and it will help you manage gilding everything together while soldering....as often we wish for a 3rd hand. Also, tinning your wire and the connection point gelp make professional results. Merely flux and put a dab of solder on each connection before you connect them
I would love to do one of these in a strat style but there isnt a video as detailed as yours, I would love to see you do the same thing but with a strat!
I just bought a Fender Telecaster. I'm hooked. I was always a Les Paul guy. I'm now looking for another one w/rosewood fretboard and humbucker neck pickup
@@stewmac I gotta Fender Telecaster I have a Squire Telecaster and a Fender Stratocaster but Man, my Favorite Guitar is the Fender Telecaster. I really love it and is now my go to.
thanks for doing this step by step video, it answers so many of those little questions i have never seen answered in guitar build videos before. extremely helpful. now i feel confident to start my own oartacaster build.
Split-shaft Klusons are the greatest tuners ever created and should be considered the original “locking” tuner. Just add a wind on your high e so it doesn’t pop out and you’re good.
I built a Stratocaster from 100% Fender parts. So do I have a Stratocaster or a Partscaster? Some customers at Guitar Center wanted to know if Fender was making Strats like the one I had. I was impressed with the ogling I saw. 😀
This video is a complete course on not only building a partscaster or kit but also setting up any guitar. Very detailed and easy to follow! This this is pure gold!
I recently tried my first time at guitar modding with a complete hardware refresh and this video came in handy! I now have a p90 strat with a tune-o-matic. Love this video 👍👍
Man, you just cant dislike this awesome video. So completed! He even makes examples of worst scenarios we may meet to teach us how to deal with. Thank you sir!
Oh great…I’m already so time poor … and yet you have enthused me so much that I have to add a partscaster to my workload. I thought this video would offer me nothing new. How wrong I was. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent.
Tons of fantastic info in this vid. I did have one question, and your answer will help settle a bet. You bought all the parts from StewMac. The question is, What was the final cost for everything? I bet that an off-the-shelf Tele would cost less than a StewMac build. My friend says no way! That your build is less expensive. Who's right? Again, great vid!
Awesome video, this is something that I’ve been wanting to try! Question, when you installed the string tree why did you leave it floating and not put a standoff on it to fill the gap between it and the headstock? I found that interesting.
Im trying out my own parts caster type guitar by using different guitar necks and try to build a strat style les paul by only getting some parts of a les paul like the neck and locking tuners while having a three way strat switch from using a cheap guitar i got for a hubdred bucks by adding both strat and les paul type stuff
Excellent video you do everything I do on my build except I use copper shield inside the pickup cavities and the control cavity and I use a puretone output jack. You are very informative and you built a very beautiful guitar
You’ll never love a guitar more than a partscaster you assembled yourself !
I have a lot of partcasters but I love my firefly G3 copy the best it plays like butter. Action is so low.
I have 3 I've put together my favorite guitars
For me this Is so true! Call me crazy, i would never change my
partscaster for a custom shop either. Why? Because I LOVE IT SOOO MUTCH! As i would never change my wife with any top model worldwide. Because i love her!
I fully agree. Love mine.
Just finished my first and I already have it in my will to be buried with it.
What a create quality video. Dan, you’re a natural teacher. This is how you get the telecaster you really want.
As a tradesman across multiple disciplines, i appreciate all the pro tips. It takes years to learn all these types of techniques without a pro sharing what they learned the hard way. Even in my apprenticeships, i rarely had journeymen so willing to help a newb make professional choices
This is by far the best video on guitar building I have ever watched!
Thank you!
I just watched a guy build a guitar with no intentions to also build a guitar
I don't think instructional videos get any better than this. 10/10. THANK YOU!
thank you
This is the most informative build video on the tube.
Viewed this video and was very impressed in several ways. The man in the video spoke very clearly and precisely. The assembly was nicely done and the results were fantastic.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
StewMac produced videos are so pleasing to watch. First I thought it was the way Dan Erlewine spoke. But I noticed that all the people who appear in StewMac videos have this very pleasing to the ear way of speaking. So props to the Dans and also to the producers, especially the editor. You make the best videos, and I really enjoyed the music for the "Wiring the control plate" section.
Thanks so much. We really appreciate your comment! We try to put a lot of love into these videos. Cheers!
Back in the day of paper cataloges I called stewmac with questions. I asked to speak with Dan and believe it or not he picked up. He was a gentleman and patiently answered my questions. He is one cool guy without the ego. That was back in the 1980's. I am still at it and still appreciate people like Dan.
I don't know If I will ever make a guitar by myself, but what I do know is that I learned so much about and electric guitar from this vedio, the parts, the alignments, the connection all that was a great stuff!
This is very cool! I've never built one and am getting excited about doing it. Appreciate you guys spending the the time to produce this. The editing was long and tedious on something this length. That's what I do for a living and appreciate the job you guys did on shooting, producing and editing. Its very well done. Kudos! Thanks for making this.
Really appreciate the feedback! It definitely takes some hours making it happen, as you know, but it's also a ton of fun. Good luck on your build!
Did you do it? :)
I have found that working on guitars/basses you need to have a similar approach like in kit model building, kind of. It's a mixture of woodworking and model building approaches and skills.
@@janneboman8573 not yet. Been really busy with work. Soon!
Reverse engineer a stratocaster
I learn whole lot of new things like tools, Technics, secrets.. this documentary(if I call it you-tube video your great effort is under estimated) is worth watch again... really inspirational. thanks.
I have 3 guitars, 2 are "Fenders" and they came out great! I started building them to get the specs I wanted and am glad I took the plunge.
Thank you so much for all the info!! What a great video!! So i just turned 40, and I played for a year or so as a teen then my immature impatience took over. Now I’ve got back into playing guitar and it’s been so much fun and has been great for the soul/well being! Videos like this and all the other amazing guitar/gear channels on RUclips have made this round of playing guitar so much more user friendly and informative!! I just received a seafoam green bullet Tele today and I’m going to do my first partscaster (HotRodcaster) 😜 and this video will help immensely!!! Thanks again for all the great videos and Info all you guys share!
I've built dozens of partscasters thus far and I was enthralled by this video. It's always fun to brush up on the essentials and even pick up a few new ways of doing things as well. Great content as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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as someone who has experience in building partcaster, could you tell me, is it possible to build a les paul junior dc with a strat neck?
This is the best THE BEST video tutorial on building a guitar on RUclips. The Most educational and informative video on RUclips. And trust me I have seen many guitar builds.
Couldn't believe I watched the whole vid in one sitting, this was a great video
this is what I've been needing for my Stewmac Telecaster kit I've been putting off building
I’ve searched for days to find a video like this, thank you! I’ve got all the parts in the post for my very first project next week. Nervous and excited all at the same time!!
Great instructional video with a fantastic host. What a beautiful guitar. Thanks!
I don't get the relic hardware matched with the shiny black body
most detailed and informative video. Thank you very much, sir.
I've been planning to build my next guitar, and this has been the video I've seen with lots of great tips on issues that I hadn't considered before. I particularly appreciated the segment on electronics, which is the part that is scaring me the most. Great video, Thanks!
That control plate was done so clean 🤌🤌
Amazing video with all the chapters - it's been thirty years or more since I built/modified a guitar. I really want to build a custom Tele and modify two of my Strats this video will be invaluable ✌️👍💜😊
That's great! Good luck and have fun!
@@stewmac 😊💜👍✌️
Great video post by Dan Petrzelka and StewMac. The only thing I would add is:
1. Bundle all the parts and weigh the assemblage. That way if you can route under the pickguard area to reduce weight.
2. Copper foil cover the routing (bottom and sides) and the underside of the pickguard. Make sure all the foil is electrically connected by leaving little tabs for contact and add a soldered copper ground wire connected to ground. This assures hum cancellation.
Fantastic video …superbly produced … thankyou very much!
What an amazing Video of the technique in building a Partscaster! Applause, Applause 👏 👏 👏 Congratulations 🎉
Dan's the man!
Your choice of riffs is right down my alley! I really appreciated the Three Dog Night stuff. I stopped in to check out RS Guitarworks not even looking to buy anything but ended up putting a down payment on a KV silver sparkle slab so waiting like a kid at Christmas
When I assembled a baritone Jazzmaster partscaster I was hooked. Did a 2000s jazz bass body with a sadowsky preamp and 70’s jazz neck from allparts. Beats anything off the assembly line!
Eric Clapton built his famous 'Blackie' guitar from the best parts of three of his Stratocasters; the body, the neck, and the pick-ups, and had his guitar tech Ted Newman assemble it. Just saying...
This has to be the BEST guitar build/setup video I have ever watched. Clear explanations and demonstrations, chapters for each step, loads of "tips" for getting around potential problems. Great job StewMac! 👍👍👍
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Wow, what a video. This must have taken a tonne of work. Thanks for making this for us!
I love to build my own partscasters because the guitar has everything that I want and dont want. When installing the string ferrels I use a small rubber mallot,that way no damage to the ferrel the finish or the body occurs. My partscasters are my favorite guitars by far,they have that special feel that cannot be obtained by buying a "shelf guitar". Great video👍
It's always satisfying to watch a build. About 18 years ago I did one of those really cheap ebay Strat kits with an unfinished body and neck, and the neck was just a paddle, but with the tuners drilled - as was the bridge and the neck bolt holes. I used Re-Ranch nitro in Fiesta Red. It didn't turn out too bad. I only wanted it for wall art, but the body looks so good, is fairly light, and I don't have a red Strat, so just a few days ago, I swapped out the cheap electronics for some nice innards w/ Fender Fat 50s and from another guitar. For now, I polished the frets, it's got a good setup and it obviously is a drastic improvement. Next will be a nice neck. Will be interested to see where it ends up in the pecking order of my 'too many Strats' collection.
Anyway, doing your own build is really satisfying, just plain fun, and reminds you of the true genius of Leo Fender - the inter-changeability of basically everything! So far ahead of its time. Just amazing.
All this being said, you still never know what it's going to end up as. Some guitars just have that "it" factor that are greater than the sum of their parts. As I just heard Satch say, "lots of 50s Fenders and guitars like '59 Les Pauls sucked.". CNC changed the game forever.
I'll never forget the day I got that one figured . By accident it was lol. 1978. Thanks for the memory man!!🙂
you guys are the best ! building one in a few weeks
Good luck and have fun!
This is without a doubt one of the best setup videos ever made. Kudos Stew Mac. Great tools, great videos.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment.
Alternative title: Young Walter White cooks up a tele.
Awesome, thank you!
Tellies have always been my least favorite, I do believe this video and that guitar have warmed me over to tallies for sure, that thing is freaking sweet ! And I have always been somebody who might even say I hate Tellies ! 😲😬🙄🤫🤫🤫🤫
wow this is so well explained👏
Great video with explanations.
Thank you!
Never thought I’d watch Walter White teach me how do build a guitar
Thanks for the lively yet comprehensive guide. Lol back then i have to trial and error everything!
This is so cool and so timely. I am an acoustic guitar player. And I use the term loosely. I started learning guitar as a retirement activity to keep my brains and hands active. I have just recently started to get into learning electric guitar. I have always been a piddler. I want a tele and decided that I wanted to accumulate all the parts and build one. Probably with only 5 strings. Because, well, you know why.
Thanks for all this great information!!
Very cool! Best of luck with the build. We have lots of other videos about the details of building, wiring and setup work, if they can be of use to you.
@@stewmac Thanks! I have watched many, many videos on this channel. Have used them to do setups and maintenance on my acoustics. Always interesting, entertaining and useful!
Super-informative and clearly explained. Earned a sub.
Awesome, thank you! Glad you enjoyed the vid 😎
Every single guitar player should watch this video. So good !!! Kudos to this guy!! I stopped missing Dan for a while 😁
The timing of this video couldn't be more perfect! I'm working on a parts caster right now!
Killer! Good luck with your build! Hope this video can be of help.
Me too!
@@stewmac hi I'm trying to build a telecaster and the neck I'm buying does not have the holes in it what size drill bit do I need for the neck holes and also what size drill bit to put the pick guard .... The body I'm buying only has the cutouts for the electronics and also holes where the strings goes through in the back . can let me know what drill bits I would need. And if I can I would send a picture of the body. ?
I noted you had the control plate attached to the pots for earth of the circuit, great work but then you joined the pots together again I assume for an earth also. You don’t need to double earth and it can cause big problems doing so. Problems like picking up random radio stations or loud noises usually buzzing as you have created a double Loop circuit as used in a tv signal amplifier. Keep it simple. Don’t overthink things. The pots earthing onto the control plate which grounds at the bridge,job done.
Cheers thanks for all of the very useful tips. Lindie Fralin has a video on his website explaining the issues with double earth loops. Cheers Mike
I was wondering what, if anything, I might want to do to the back of the neck. Thanks for addressing things I never thought of. Another great video. Hope all is well!
P.S. I'm holding off on the Peavey tube amp for a bit, hoping he drops the price a little more. We shall see.
I absolutely love these longer videos! Please do more! Thank you StewMac!
We like them too, they take a lot longer to make though. We have several more in our queue, as well as a few projects that will be multi part series. 😎
@@stewmac 🤟😝🤟❤️🎸
Interesting stuff. I'm getting the feeling buying the right tools for the job will cost as much or more than the guitar parts, might try it one day though.
Great video!
Around 23:23 when you put the screw into the body the hole should be a tight clearance hole. If there are enough threads in the body that hold the screws very tightly, then the neck will not be correctly fastened to the body.
A friend of mine taught a soldering course for the USAF. I took his class, and one major takeaway, briefly addressed in this video during the jack plate install, is to ALWAYS crimp your wire for a solder joint. Make a good mechanical connection, then flux and solder as per normal. The likelihood of a cold solder joint (not shiney when cooled) goes down considerably, and it will help you manage gilding everything together while soldering....as often we wish for a 3rd hand. Also, tinning your wire and the connection point gelp make professional results. Merely flux and put a dab of solder on each connection before you connect them
I would love to do one of these in a strat style but there isnt a video as detailed as yours, I would love to see you do the same thing but with a strat!
better then anything you will buy off a shelf
Fantastic video! I just finished my partscaster tele yesterday! The StewMac videos with the Driftwood guys helped me refinish the body!
Huge congrats to you! We're so glad these series have been helpful resources. Enjoy your new tele!
I watched every second, even the commercials...
Been loving these in depth long form tutorials you guys have been putting out lately
Thanks.
Very helpful video, and I wasn't even building a guitar.
I've been building and repairing guitars for over 20 years and I will say, this is a great video! Very thorough!
That was fun!
Thanks! We had fun making it too. 🙂
I just bought a Fender Telecaster. I'm hooked. I was always a Les Paul guy. I'm now looking for another one w/rosewood fretboard and humbucker neck pickup
I hear you. I grew up on Gibson's.... but Tele's are great.
@@stewmac I gotta Fender Telecaster I have a Squire Telecaster and a Fender Stratocaster but Man, my Favorite Guitar is the Fender Telecaster. I really love it and is now my go to.
thanks for doing this step by step video, it answers so many of those little questions i have never seen answered in guitar build videos before. extremely helpful. now i feel confident to start my own oartacaster build.
Awesome! Best of luck with your build!
Awesome Build 👍
Thanks 👍
congrats on 400k subs!!
33:19 was waiting for the lipstick pup to popUp :D throwing one onto my backpacker Acoustic this weekend
Split-shaft Klusons are the greatest tuners ever created and should be considered the original “locking” tuner. Just add a wind on your high e so it doesn’t pop out and you’re good.
Great tips. Set-up especially. Funky build. Really thought you were going to “relic” the paint after choosing the “aged” hardware.😅
I built a Stratocaster from 100% Fender parts. So do I have a Stratocaster or a Partscaster? Some customers at Guitar Center wanted to know if Fender was making Strats like the one I had. I was impressed with the ogling I saw. 😀
This video is a complete course on not only building a partscaster or kit but also setting up any guitar. Very detailed and easy to follow! This this is pure gold!
Thank you, so happy you found it useful
Superb video!
Thank you! Cheers!
I was just about to built a complete telecaster myself, and this was just the video I needed!! THANK YOU SO MUCH
Killer! Hope it can be of use to you. Good luck with your tele build!
@@stewmac thanks a lot! already started with the neck, going for a matt black finish. hope my vision checks out!
I like how Stew Mac just lets random dudes wander the warehouse, and employees will just give them whatever parts they ask for.
I recently tried my first time at guitar modding with a complete hardware refresh and this video came in handy! I now have a p90 strat with a tune-o-matic. Love this video 👍👍
Great video.
👍
Thanks 👍
Man, you just cant dislike this awesome video. So completed! He even makes examples of worst scenarios we may meet to teach us how to deal with. Thank you sir!
That pencil sharpener is dope
Great vid, lots of fun, hate the birds, take those off and you have a wicked looking machine
You forgot to include all the swearing when you burn your fingers while you solder?
Have you ever done a video on building a Clapton -Blackie inspired Strat?
Excelente thanks
Oh great…I’m already so time poor … and yet you have enthused me so much that I have to add a partscaster to my workload.
I thought this video would offer me nothing new. How wrong I was. Excellent. Excellent. Excellent.
Fantastic build with great tips!! Thanks :)
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment.
what an amazing presentation
This is the way to show how to do things....clear as clear water. Great demo video indeed !!!!
Awesome video! But I didn't see you put the insolating paint / foil inside the pickup / electronics cavities.
If I was walking through the parts dept, at Stewmac, I'd be like a kid in a candy store.
A pbass episode would be great too !
Filtertron in the neck ❤🎉😮
Tons of fantastic info in this vid. I did have one question, and your answer will help settle a bet. You bought all the parts from StewMac. The question is, What was the final cost for everything? I bet that an off-the-shelf Tele would cost less than a StewMac build. My friend says no way! That your build is less expensive. Who's right? Again, great vid!
This was an amazing video! Subscription earned.
Awesome video, this is something that I’ve been wanting to try! Question, when you installed the string tree why did you leave it floating and not put a standoff on it to fill the gap between it and the headstock? I found that interesting.
Im trying out my own parts caster type guitar by using different guitar necks and try to build a strat style les paul by only getting some parts of a les paul like the neck and locking tuners while having a three way strat switch from using a cheap guitar i got for a hubdred bucks by adding both strat and les paul type stuff
Excellent video you do everything I do on my build except I use copper shield inside the pickup cavities and the control cavity and I use a puretone output jack. You are very informative and you built a very beautiful guitar
I hope you got 2 of everything!
Tell em you're doing a double necked.
On the fence on doing my own build, this pushed me over. Great job.
Go for it! It's such a fun project.