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I would encourage you to now further modify all of the profile (horns and bouts) so as to not have the final product appear to be a mash up but rather a synthesis. Don't just go as far as getting in attributes from each guitar. Have the final product itself go beyond each one individually.

Yeah. That’s the natural order of things. I am about 5 builds in and was looking to do the same. Tired of doing Strat’s and tele style

I've not watched them all yet, I started on the pickguard using a jigsaw one as that's my next move on my first build of my own design. I've enjoyed though, I like yourstyle and skills and coincidentally recently discovered novo guitars and I think they are my favourite aesthetically too so may try making one like you have one day. Got to make my girlfriend a strange one after I finish my monstrosity . Good work all 'round!

Some people would have you believe wood is totally unimportant....😂, they watch a 'expert' on CZcams then think its a undebatable fact.

Ive put guitars together with what i have laying about... thats about as far as ill go. Ive enjoyed cosmetically restoring guitars, i can imagine the pleasure you get ftom this, but nah... id just buy something vintage znd Japanese on ebay if i wanted something retro.

You need to put a wire from your 1/4 inch jack to the foil if you haven't. I saw it in a different video but haven't tried it. Me I'm going to use the paint. Thank you for the video!

Nice, I wanted to hear the goldfoils now I only heard bluggins.

I ended used one of the stewmac ones. The fit is just OK. They only work good in one direction. I plan on making my own with some veneer. I wanted to play the guitar, so they got me set up.

Did you post this video for the second time? I m sure i ve seen it already... but maybe my mind is playing tricks on me!

I always shield guitars if they come unshielded, but I use aluminium foil from the kitchen, moulded to the cavity shape in one piece (as best I can) and stuck down with Pritt Stick. Copper tape (slug tape from the garden centre) is easier to apply, but I feel that it alters the guitar's tone. Another place I shield is the complete underside of plastic Telecaster pickguards, because if they're not grounded, a pick can generate some sort of static electric charge that I hear every time I strum.

When people wax their pickups, is that also for shielding?

The thing that people dont usually mention about shielding guitars is that it makes all the subtle ringing out string sounds finally audible, when before they were down in the noise. It really changes the perception of a guitar.

The copper foil at the screw hole really is a pro tip. When you painted the black strip connecting the 3 pickup cavities, I thought a lot of times Fender pickguards would warp and that would separate the connection. But with the screw hole you can be certain.

Life in general, isn't worth it.

I feel your pain…I just finished a hardtail soloist build from Warmoth…I thought everything would fit properly…NO…the bridge and neck didn’t line up height wise…I don’t have a router to deepen the neck pocket so I had to shim the bridge “higher” about 1.5mm to get proper string action height…what a mess…well done my man 👍

I don’t like the modern Tele bridges at all.

Looks great 👏🏽👏🏽.

I have built several parts casters. Some of my favorite guitars. Purple Stratocaster with an ebony board, medium jumbo frets, duel humbucker and locking tuners. Trem is hard tailed and the guard and hardware are black. It’s my go to!

I am at the same spot right now with a tele project - I am really afraid I will mess it up!!!!!

My Squier JM thay I really poured myself into modding, upgrading, lesrning thr ins and out of maintainence and setup, etc. is the most bonded with snd most respect for that I've ever felt with a guitar I've owmed, including far more exoensive ones. Really, I've spent more on all of that then what the vanilla guitar was orignally worth. The rewards have felt enormous. So I do think it's an investment if we quantify value on an emotional and functional level. It's true they have a poor resale value. But, think of how relic'ing is such a recurring them in partscaster build design philosophy. It's kind of nice to add to the sum or that with the guitar being appreciated as something to be maintained, modified, decorated, inherited, etc. instead of appreciated solely for it's liquid value. Thr value of money is only what it can buy us, anyway! I also agree with and appreciate you extolling that this is a worthwhile investment IF you have the vision snd know-how (or at least drive to obtain such knowledge and willingness to take a direct, logical approach). I would recommend first taking a similar path as how i described; buy a budget guitar (so the stakes feel relatively low) and go absolutely ham on learning the in's and outs and how to set it up and be extremely ambitious with mods akd upgrades and do some even unnecessary things just for the exercise. Don't be afraid to run it into the ground. You'll learn a ton, snd you'll find your inspiration for your own build.

My Partscasters are works of art. Not for their beauty, but I do meticulous fret work and setup work. Inexpensive parts, but they play amazing.

The parts caster to me sounds more deep and sustainy as the fender sounds thinner and not as warm.

Awesome design.It's not easy coming up with something cool. You did. Congrats

Partscasters are definitely the way to go if you're into the unique, or demand extreme quality. You may not get the resale value of a genuine Fender or Gibson from a partscaster, but you can build stuff that would easily rival the "custom shop" builds from the big guys - especially if you purchase handcrafted necks and bodies from skilled builders.

To save money NO. You will lose the difference in resell value. For a fun unique project hell YES.

For anyone watching, it wasn’t a major fail also he was just being funny, it was the thickness of the tape that the pattern bit of the router ran over which made the pocket template slightly too small at first.

Before painting, you can paint the body with a primer and nitrocellulose capon varnish ?

Absolutely awesome have a wonderful day ❤😊

drill 6 new holes on bridge plate would be much easier

They sound very unique, not like a Fender or Gibson AT ALL! Beautiful sound.

Nice! But why connect ground shielding to brass bridge?

How the proper shielding process would be if I have a Les Paul; which has the pots, bridge PU, neck PU and switch in separated cavities?? Please help

You can get a plethora of custom and partscaster guitars out there...such as MJT. I have one. And like it. (I was give a Fender neck and parts so it justified the build.) But the boutique builers and dealers can go up as high as the $7000.00s. And given that there aren't that many gigs around these days...WHY? If this were back in the day...then it would've been justified. Even then...you'd of been better off buying a brand name guitar to get your value for $. Lets face it...not all of us become stars and some sell the instruments. Or at least we sell s few of our instruments.

Great video. Yes resale is the only problem. So if it is fun we have to do it.

A partscaster will give you all you want in one place. It works best for committed players who aren't going to quit playing and players who aren't inclined to sell gear. This isn't about "investment", its about playing.

YES IT IS!!!!

Totally agree that if you want something unique for yourself, it’s totally worth it! The first time - and maybe the second, or even third (you’re not likely to stop at one!) it’ll probably be a learning curve but the journey is almost as important as the end result. Shopping around for the perfect parts at the best price is fun in itself. There can be risks and some may pay off, others not but you get to know your instrument inside and out, in a way that you don’t with a bought guitar 👍🙂

I've spent about 1k on an offset tele I'm building from scratch (ok, I bought the neck...). that includes all the different finishing products I've bought to test on scraps, routing bits, sandpaper, etc. I could've just bought a nice used tele and be done with it, but then I'd miss out on everything I've learned, and the experience of designing and building my own!! it's been SUCH a fun project. My wife appreciates how busy it's kept me, too!

Great video!

Haha! Great vid. I spend way less money getting premium parts, doing something really fun to get a totally unique guitar - partscaster all the way!

Very funny video but I still don’t know the answer yet 😂. I think there is no answer to this question 🤷‍♀️.

You simply can not buy the joy and satisfaction building your own unique guitar ☺️

It's more fun to make your own... 😎🤘

I was about to replace my ashtray bridge with a modern bridge, but knew the measurements didn't look quite right. Glad I found this video first.

What if I’m using the baritone telecaster? Is it really the biggest deal ever if my already longer scale length is a little longer?

Pisse fede videoer Michael :) Er selv igang med at bygge min anden guitar :) Er gået videre fra kit til at lave alt (bortset fra halsen) selv :) Fortsæt det gode arbejde :)

Great sounding guitar 😊

should have titled it: How NOT to paint a 3 tone sunburst