New Partscaster day

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Since I've been rather low on funding, I have been building partscasters more often, trying to use up all the parts I have laying about

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Bootstrap extra crispys, jag knobs, and an Allen socket screw head jammed in the bridge to make the strings line up ?

Typical Partscaster stuff

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It doesn't play or sound as nice as my first one, but it's close

Alright RT, NOW SHOW ME YOUR PARTSCASTERS
 
MJT body
2011 Fender American replacement neck.
Wilkinson bridge.
Fralin Steel Pole 43 (P90)
Gotoh reliced 15:1 tuners.
 

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Nice! Does a strat neck bolt right up to the tele body? I was thinking the pocket dimensions were a little different.
 
ewill52 said:
Nice! Does a strat neck bolt right up to the tele body? I was thinking the pocket dimensions were a little different.
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It doesn't - tele necks generally have a little "overlap" on the fretboard by the heel.

I hate the tele headstock shape, so I hand shape the heel to size.

It's obviously quite a bit of fiddly annoying work, but I really like the aesthetics of the strat neck on a tele (obviously)
 
DanTravis62 said:
It doesn't - tele necks generally have a little "overlap" on the fretboard by the heel.

I hate the tele headstock shape, so I hand shape the heel to size.

It's obviously quite a bit of fiddly annoying work, but I really like the aesthetics of the strat neck on a tele (obviously)
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I also like a strat neck on a tele. Here is a couple I just snapped of my tele:
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DanTravis62 said:
Man that's a sick flame - I would probably have used a white or white pearloid pickguard but I definitely understand why you wanted to show the body off!

What pickups did you use for it?
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I have a DG set from Planet Tone in there! Yeah, I just could not cover that grain. Wish the camera on my phone didn't suck. It's like they look good and as soon as the picture takes/saves, the colors dull and all the sharpness fades. Trash. Anyway, looks even better in person, as usual.
 
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some great guitar making skills up in here, looking good!

I don't have the time nor the skills, so...

I'm still trying to figure out how best to refin the top on cheap Chinese knockoff I bought when the gear fund was low. I got one that had a good top on it, rolled the dice again and lost, got one with a messed up top. I plan to paint the top gloss snow white. I'm 1 and 1 on Chinese knockoffs.

Just happy both guitars play well, feel good, stay in tune, sound good; with a few blems on the "better" one.

Buying either real guitar would be at least $7K each so I can live with these.
 
rsm said:
some great guitar making skills up in here, looking good!

I don't have the time nor the skills, so...

I'm still trying to figure out how best to refin the top on cheap Chinese knockoff I bought when the gear fund was low. I got one that had a good top on it, rolled the dice again and lost, got one with a messed up top. I plan to paint the top gloss snow white. I'm 1 and 1 on Chinese knockoffs.

Just happy both guitars play well, feel good, stay in tune, sound good; with a few blems on the "better" one.

Buying either real guitar would be at least $7K each so I can live with these.
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Refins aren't difficult as much as time consuming.

I would suggest doing nitro if it's your first refin, it's alot more forgiving
 
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