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Richard Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1683 Georgia	Posted on Jan 03 2009 05:01 PM How many of you out there have built guitars from parts in order to get exactly what you wanted (or thought you wanted)? What did you wind up with? — The Mystery Men? El Capitan and The Reluctant Sadists SSS Agent #31 Top
BDR Joined: Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 12 Ohio	Posted on Jan 03 2009 05:22 PM I have built from parts and kits I built my first from a kit from Stu-Mac years ago just to see how I would do and then I started getting Fender bodys necks etc.. to build what I wanted I have always been happy with them but have sold or traded them off,I found that I was always ready for a new project a couple months after I build one.You will get a lot better at working on guitars either way it goes, I say go for it. Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 03 2009 06:59 PM homemade body allparts big head strat neck seymour duncan antiquity I PUs gotoh kluson tuners mustang bridge MOTO pickguard MOTO-metal knobs swichtcraft electrics longer and curved tremolo arm bigger strap-pin in the rear position Daddario chromes 011 image — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
Staredge Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland	Posted on Jan 03 2009 07:08 PM That is a thing of beauty!!!!!! I want one!!!!! — Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater The Luau Cinders Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 03 2009 07:21 PM Staredge That is a thing of beauty!!!!!! I want one!!!!! see it live played, sound nice too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5sgMWi-Rbk&feature=related — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
BDR Joined: Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 12 Ohio	Posted on Jan 03 2009 08:22 PM Beautiful Guitar How Much time did it take you to build? Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 03 2009 08:33 PM ONE YEAR !! — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jan 03 2009 08:40 PM Sweet looking guitar! I'm glad there's a thread for this, I am agonizing over doing a Fender neck + Warmoth body + Rothstein loaded pickguard, or just getting an American Deluxe Ash to replace my current one. They would probably be around the same price. Going more towards the Fender atm, for resale reasons, but a custom is really tempting. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 03 2009 08:51 PM I just spend the half of the cash than buying a MIJ jazz and making all the mods on it — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
Bengal65 Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 142 Houston, TX	Posted on Jan 03 2009 09:12 PM Richard How many of you out there have built guitars from parts in order to get exactly what you wanted (or thought you wanted)? What did you wind up with? I've built over 31 guitars in the last 5 years. Page down the Gear page see my latest, creation, Dick Dale meets Jeff Beck. I've found I need to build a guitar to get what I want. Turns out, as far as Strats, the specs, hardware, etc. my favorite "production" Strat, is a JB Custom Shop. With a few changes and figured woods, I got what I want. For Jags, I built my last Jag with a "Fat" Warmoth neck. One thing, that is exciting, is you don't really know how it will sound until you finally get one together, tweak it and dial it in. Then, usually, I'm pretty much pleasantly surprised. Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 03 2009 09:25 PM please, put some pics ! — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
Staredge Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland	Posted on Jan 03 2009 09:48 PM Nice. You have any CDs out? Actually, I want the one in the bottom pic!!!!! I like the purple from the lights. I'd love to build my own guitar...being that kind of inveterate tinkerer. Probably because I don't actually know whats involved. — Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater The Luau Cinders Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 03 2009 10:13 PM Staredge Nice. You have any CDs out? Actually, I want the one in the bottom pic!!!!! I like the purple from the lights. I'd love to build my own guitar...being that kind of inveterate tinkerer. Probably because I don't actually know whats involved. this is our last CD http://www.nofunrecords.com/index.php?option=com_musicbox&task=view&Itemid=33&id=100 this is the first one, that is sold out image — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Jan 03 2009 11:29 PM I built the "FrankenTele" out of the following parts: MIM Fender 1950s RI "Esquire" maple neck (C shape) MIJ Fender 1951 RI Telecaster body in "tobacco burst" Bigsby B5 Tremolo Allparts Mustang style bridge and plate for Bigsby Fender Custon Shop "No-Caster" pickups custom "James Burton-style" 4-position wiring/selector: neck alone, both in-phase, both out-of-phase, bridge alone. orange drops, silver solder, cloth-sheathed wiring. american pots. top hat 4-position switch. aluminum billet RCA jack Allparts single ply pickguard Dunlop strap locks copper sheilding Fender dome knobs Fender chrome tone/volume/switch plate Fender tweed case The total project cost about US$600 the guitar sounds GREAT!... it sounded so good, that i gave it to my pal Frank on his 40th birthday. Frank is a monster on the guitar, and the "FrankenTele" screams! sorry, no photos of the build. Top
Surfabilly Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA	Posted on Jan 04 2009 12:04 AM I've got a partscaster in the works. Had to knock off the parts gathering, to concentrate on Christmas buying. So far I've got a Warmouth Tele body with P90 pickup routes, along with routing for a Strat/Strat-style tremolo. I'll likely use the same Seymour Duncan P90 combination that was on the Fender TC-90, and currently on Fender's JA-90. Once I get that Tele built, I'll start collecting parts toward building a 12-string Telecaster Deluxe. Matt — Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! Top
Bengal65 Joined: Oct 12, 2008 Posts: 142 Houston, TX	Posted on Jan 04 2009 12:32 AM big_papu please, put some pics ! Just some of them: Left to Right '52 NoCaster, Charvel Green Meanie Replica, Jake E Lee Purplebust, Lynch Bengal ESP type IV, Jamie Kramer of Holy Soldier replica Charvel, '63 Tele, Jake E. Lee White Strat (with scalloped fretboard, my idea), Steve Vai Charvel (before he painted it green) Natural Korina Super Strat, Warmoth Jag (all Fender hardware and pickups), Floor-Oiled Korina Strat. Gold Sparkle Strat and Jaguar was built by me Last edited: Jan 04, 2009 14:33:04 Top
MelWaldorf Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 648	Posted on Jan 04 2009 01:11 AM I just finished putting together a "Parts-rite" ie, a Mosrite from parts left over when the factory closed. Below is a picture of the guitar next to my '66 Ventures model and here's a link to extensive details of the construction saga: http://www.mosriteforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=112 Basic woodworking skills and patience will get you far. I'm no professional luthier by any stretch of the imagination but I wound up with a guitar that suits my tastes, plays well and looks half decent from 10 feet away. image Top
mad_dog Joined: Sep 23, 2008 Posts: 349 Montclair, NJ	Posted on Jan 04 2009 07:44 AM Big Papu: That is the coolest guitar! Good work. I didn't build this myself: A not expensive partscaster tele, but the guy who did build it did it right, used great parts and set it up just so. Has a thin nitro finished Warmoth neck (perfect), a spruce topped, chambered body by Chandler, all Glendale bridge/saddles, plus the topper, Don Mare 2324 (Nancy) pickups. Tonally and in playability, it's one of the best teles I've ever played. Top
Staredge Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland	Posted on Jan 04 2009 08:10 AM Love the red Jag, Bengal. What kind of bike is that?? I've got the info to build a channel switch pedal for my amp. Like to go to BYOC and build a pedal of some sort. — Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater The Luau Cinders Top
big_papu Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires	Posted on Jan 04 2009 12:24 PM Bengal65 big_papu please, put some pics ! Just some of them: Gold Sparkle Strat and Jaguar was built by me I just fall in love with the DD strat and the 80s superstrats..............i GREW IN THAT ERA AND LOVE ALL THAT GUITARS.........nice job in the jag too — El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes Top

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