Maybe You Can Build a BETTER Guitar Than the Fender Custom Shop

All the parts and tools in the video (or similar)
Fender Road Worn '50s Telecaster Neck

Fender Road Worn Guitar Tuners

Stringjoy Signatures 9-42 strings

Obsidian Wire Custom Shop: Loaded Control Plate for Tele (Vintage 3-way)

Fender Pure Vintage Telecaster String Guide

Fender Telecaster Neck Plate

Fender Vintera and other Telecaster Bodies

Fender Pure Vintage '64 Telecaster

Telecaster Mint Green Pickguard

Fender 3-saddle American Vintage Telecaster Bridge Assembly

Electrosocket Output Jack

Fender Pure Vintage Strap Buttons

MusicNomad Keep It Simple Setup Starter Kit

Grizzly Nut Files

Fretrocker

Hand Held Reamer

Recording Tools:

Also check Fender and Zzounds for other parts:

*Timestamps:*
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0:00 - Have you ever wanted to build your own guitar?
0:32 - Disclosure and what they sent me
0:50 - This is what you do with a brand new neck
1:30 - Assembling the neck and body
2:30 - the Tools I'm using in the video
3:10 - installing the strap buttons, electro socket jack
4:00 - installing the tuning machines
6:55 - installing the pickups
9:50 - installing the Obsidianwire loaded control
12:35 - installing the Stringjoy strings
14:20 - installing the string guide
14:58 - Setting up the guitar
17:15 - weighing the guitar
17:26 - recording setup
17:40 - guitar Tones

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[landonbailey]

you can do it!
All the parts and tools in the video (or similar)
Fender Road Worn '50s Telecaster Neck

Fender Road Worn Guitar Tuners

Stringjoy Signatures 9-42

*Obsidian Wire Loaded Control Plate for Tele (Vintage 3-way)*

Fender Pure Vintage Telecaster String Guide

Fender Telecaster Neck Plate

Fender Vintera and other Telecaster Bodies

Fender Pure Vintage '64 Telecaster

Telecaster Mint Green Pickguard

Fender 3-saddle American Vintage Telecaster Bridge Assembly

Electrosocket Output Jack

Fender Pure Vintage Strap Buttons

MusicNomad Keep It Simple Setup Starter Kit

Grizzly Nut Files

Fretrocker

Hand Held Reamer

Recording Tools:

Also check Fender and Zzounds for other parts:

*Timestamps:*

0:00 - Have you ever wanted to build your own guitar?
0:32 - Disclosure and what they sent me
0:50 - This is what you do with a brand new neck
1:30 - Assembling the neck and body
2:30 - the Tools I'm using in the video
3:10 - installing the strap buttons, electro socket jack
4:00 - installing the tuning machines
6:55 - installing the pickups
9:50 - installing the Obsidianwire loaded control
12:35 - installing the Stringjoy strings
14:20 - installing the string guide
14:58 - Setting up the guitar
17:15 - weighing the guitar
17:26 - recording setup
17:40 - guitar Tones

[jeffrowlette]

Partscasters are why I currently have over 30
Once I got really good at fret work, I was addicted.
Having perfect fret work is critical....but I'm a machinist by trade so I took to it easier than some might.
My guitars feel and play AMAZING and most, even with lots of upgrades, are under $300.

[davidsmigielski]

Most of my guitars are partscasters. It's the best way to get unique instruments while learning what goes into making a functioning guitar

[MichaelSheaAudio]

Just put something together last year. The Tom Delonge Strats were tempting me, but Fender doesn't make left handed versions. Plus they're expensive. So I browsed the used market and found a MIM Lake Placid Blue Fender Strat for $700 CAD up in Owen Sound. I replaced the 21 fret rosewood board neck with a 22 fret all maple neck, nickel vintage style Fender tuners, pulled out all of the electronics and threw in a single humbucker with a volume and tone on a parchment pickguard. After the luthier did his work, the guitar is amazing. A perfect sleeper dropped C chug machine. No one would suspect a thing. >:)

[adelok]

senor i love your style of comedy. quick witty under the radar.

[mikestich]

I love the way the Lake placid blue body looks with the maple neck.

[strumminronin]

Thanks Landon. I love this "hiding in plain sight" "just a Mexi Tele" angle. No doubt monetarily it costs more in comparison to an actual Vintera Road Worn, but yours is all dialled in, exactly to your specs, WITHOUT the drama of buying and selling a ton of parts and what not. And there's also the time factor.
Bravo.

[sweetnsourchick]

That "plastic removal" sound is music to my ears! That is a sweet sounding tele, too. (Love the modding videos. Please do more!)

[igniaulfsborg]

$1, 467 if anyone was curious about the tally

[MattMorgans]

Built mine using the same neck, reliced body from Franchin guitars, DiMarzio true velvet pick ups and gotoh hardware. Best playing, sounding guitar I’ve ever owned!

[MelanieA-jm]

😮 I’ve always wanted to do this, but I thought, nah. My DIY dreams usually end in regret. But after watching this, maybe even I could do it. Thanks for the video.

[stockholm]

Back to how your channel started. Nice to see. 👍

[thickchili]

I built a telecaster about 2 years ago and it feels better and plays better than almost any telecaster I've ever picked up before

[Roy_Gaber]

Sweet! I am finishing up a Strat in LPB, custom wound pups from a local shop. Great minds syndrome I reckon.

[MrMoneyHelper]

I bought a Donner Thinline Telecaster copy. It came with a gig bag, tools, cable, and strap. After adjusting it and playing it for a while, I'll decide if anything needs to be changed. It could be a perfect starting place for modifications.

So far, the pickups are fine as they are. The electronic controls all work without any crackling noise. This seems to only need a setup. It won't sound like your awesome sounding Partscaster, because it is a dual humbucker guitar. I love it. It might be my best ever bang for the buck new instrument purchase.

[gergemall]

Excellent ❤. Thank you. I’m building one now . I love my Fender Telecaster

[daveormand]

As always Landon, awesome guitar, build & video detailing it!! Thank you!!

[friscoliv]

Ive seen a ton of videos explaining how to build guitars, but this one I think was the best. Really took your time explaining things and I was able to watch you do it, gives me at least a little encouragement that maybe I could try messing around with a guitar at a really basic level. Thanks for the awesome video.

[copperaudio]

Thanks Landon. Every guitar gets put together by somebody. It's not by a wizard or magician. There is no magic those big $$ buy. Just great parts that work well together and are assembled with care and experience.

[hailmaryrecordings]

Cool video, Landon.

I still have a couple of bargain-guitars that I haven’t even had the time to upgrade yet, but if I ever build one this will be a great reference.

Enjoy your summer. ☮️