Beyond Partscaster. Building a Telecaster from parts. Avoid the pitfalls and mistakes. Part 1.

I take some prefabricated parts and build a superior Partscaster Tele that will make you happy and plays like a dream. Avoid that disappointed feeling when your expensive body and neck don't fall together into a dream guitar.

[Richard-bgrz]

I sat down to watch this video and ended up not moving until the finish of episode 7. I challenge anyone to create a finer build series, you are a sheer delight to watch. The information presented, the absolute lack of ego, just every aspect of this series. . . can’t say enough good! Your work is so influential that I may even consider sanding against the grain. . . maybe.

Good on you, and thank you, my friend!

[glacierwookie]

About to start my Telecaster "PartsCaster" build, and have been missing your videos, so I figured I'd re-watch this series again! Cheers sir!

[Zooooman]

This is by far the best partscaster series I've seen. And I've watched a ton of them

[evans]

Thoroughly enjoyable uploads looking forward to the next, I could happily deal with one every day. Well done and well presented. Bravo Sir

[rayzberg]

Watched it with pleasure. Good stuff. Please keep it on

[andrews]

This is such an excellent series, interesting to see the build progress, and all of the tips and advice you shared are gems. Thanks so much for creating this!

[timdowling]

Just come across your Vids fantastic thank you very much as This is what I’d like to do as a hobby. Thank you again

[simontemplar]

Aside of the fact that this is a fantastic video, I'd just like to thank you for sharing the tip about the cabinet scraper. That is amazing and in fact the coolest thing I've learnt today!

[philiphurdwell]

Pleasure to watch you thought I was bad having 3 x necks kicking about!!

[hmoen]

Great job man, you inspire me to have my own youtube channel

[rodmeisterful]

Brilliant and well presented, thanks.

[loopy]

Wow! Someone who actually knows what they're doing.

[grahamtutton]

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply Chris. Yes pretty much as I thought. I shall order a couple of scrapers and give it a shot.
So much fun all this stuff. A vid on how to use scrapers correctly would be awesome. Please keep the content coming.

[MrJakigabi]

Hi Chris, after the 1st watch of Your video (dunno which was that :D) I just pushed the subscribe button. So I was watching one by one...(my wife started to worry about my mental health, seeing me sitting in the kitchen, watching Your guitar making videos for hours, and have a strange, mad smile and talking just about this topic). So, today I ordered THE body and THE neck! 😂 During the time it's arriving iam watching the tele series again.

[vkktm]

Thanks Chris, it is nice to see a 'back-yarder' approach, especially one that uses little more than a hand-drill.
The fret-press is good - but I reckon simple 'long lever' shop-made tool would do. The only special tool I saw was the radius block.
keep it up and good luck with the subscriptions n comments algorythm

[boringoldman]

Cool video man. You’re awesome. I’m curious why you keep saying “52” and then using rosewood fretboard. Did they do rosewood in 52? Anyways great vids!

[jpalberthoward]

I like the way you think, and I like the way you work. Building parts casters is one of my passions. Anyone who cannot spend the price of a brand new car for a Fender from 1950-1970 really doesn't have much choice other than to build it at home. Careful attention to details and quality parts is the key to getting it right.
Sweat the small stuff and you'll be happy.
Having said all that, I have a question, and I'd like to hear your opinion.
David Gilmour said once in the late 80s that he likes to remove all of the finish from the surfaces where the wood actually touches in both the neck pocket and the joining surface of the neck itself. His claim was that in doing so you eliminate all "lacquer gaskets" and the sustain and tuning stability improves immensely. I have tried this about 8 times so far, often adding very thin strips of veneer into the pocket so that you have to very gently tap the neck into place with a rubber mallet. I definitely think there's something to it, at least concerning the tuning stability.
Have you ever heard of this "Gilmour neck joint?"
Have you ever tried it?
What are your thoughts?

[Glasshock]

Hi Chris, great video! Can you please offer us some information on the vice you were using there? 'Super Vice?'

[tmeyer]

Thank you for the recommendation of using a Cabinet Scraper to remove the existing neck finish and modifying the neck profile.

[staleyexplores]

great video. I have a similar project going right now with an ibanez gio, neck replacement. my videos aren't anywhere near as good as yours though. well done both on the guitar work as well as the video. ty for sharing.