Is Building a Partscaster - REALLY Worth It?
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Is it really worth your time and money, building a partscaster? Or should you just buy a Guitar?
Is it really cheaper to build? Is it likely to be as good?
That's what I want to test in this video.
Let's compare a Fender Classic with a Partscaster ;)
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I started out heavily inspired by Novo guitars by Dennis Fano - and my building philosophy is - not to reinvent the wheel- but rather try to learn from the greats.
I’m a guitar building beginner with my fourth guitar/partscaster build.
With this project I'm I want to make something special and unique with the visual style while keeping it pretty traditional with the rest.
In this video I make a lot of mistakes so that you don't have to.
You should pay attention and learn ;)))
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www.linkedin.com/in/michael-lagerstedt-johnsen-46a98446I set out to build a unique partscaster. - Jak na to + styl
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!
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.
Great point Jeff - inexpensive parts but great setup 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching 😃🙏🏻
To save money NO. You will lose the difference in resell value. For a fun unique project hell YES.
Right you are sir 👍😉
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.
Well said Shawn 👍😉
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻😃
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.
Couldn’t agree more… but I want to challenge the selling part in a video by trying to sell one of my creations 😅
Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment 😃🙏🏻
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!
That’s just great Sean 👍😉 but I can’t help wondering what you are doing when you’re not building guitars that makes your wife encourage you to keep busy building 🤣.
Sounds like a real win win 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts 🙏🏻😃
@@MichaelLagerstedt Ha!! I get a bit neurotic and hyper focused on things (thanks to my adhd brain!)... she's really cool gets how this has been a therapeutic experience for me :)
You simply can not buy the joy and satisfaction building your own unique guitar ☺️
Couldn’t agree more 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥳
Assembling. This isn't building.
@@ciri151 Right! Assembling and so much more: choose the components, modify, personalise, paint it, set it up. 😊
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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 couldn’t have said it better 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’m hooked but I’m running out of space 😱 and my wife is not giving up more wall space 😅
Thanks for watching and a great comment 🙏🏻😃
Great video!
Thanks for watching Eric 😉😃🙏🏻
YES IT IS!!!!
You are right… 🥳 thanks for your brief but accurate comment 😃🙏🏻
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.
Yes, the old battle between what you want and what you need… I’m already running out of space to store my guitars. So selling off some stuff isn’t out of the question… but is it even possible? I don’t know.
Thanks for watching and for a great comment 😃🙏🏻
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!
😂… “partscaster all the way” I love it 🥳
The parts caster to me sounds more deep and sustainy as the fender sounds thinner and not as warm.
I think you are right but often you need thin especially in a mix.
Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment 😃🙏🏻
It's more fun to make your own... 😎🤘
You are absolutely right 😃👍
Very funny video but I still don’t know the answer yet 😂. I think there is no answer to this question 🤷♀️.
Great video. Yes resale is the only problem. So if it is fun we have to do it.
True… I still really want to make a video about me trying to sell one of my builds. I actually talked to the owner of a small local shop who agreed to put it in his window, but I haven’t mustered the courage to do it yet. Would just be a great experiment…
Any way thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Gary
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@@MichaelLagerstedt Thanks for the reply. I always enjoy your videos and have built electric guitars and I am working on two telecasters presently. Along with restoring a VW Beetle. Boy the things I get myself in to LOL.