Building a Strat-Tele Hybrid! - Unboxing All The Goodies!

[@mishkatrahman20]

These build videos are probably the best thing on youtube

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks so much WC!

[@JIAbbot]

I third that!

[@jorgea.9988]

No doubt

[@igre0s]

Darrellel Universe Brauncaster

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

😂👍

[@shawnnaughton3479]

thats clever...thanks for the laugh

[@theodorejohnson2739]

@@DarrellBraunGuitar Is there a website that I can go to to order the strat tele hybrid?

[@MarcCoteMusic]

Aww, jeez... I already know I want it. Damn it, Darrell.

[@bigfootingermany]

Oh Darrell one more thing, this is gonna sound crazy, but it works awesome... For shielding under the pickguard, get a glue stick, we have UHU here, you probably have it there also, spread a thin coat all over under the scratch plate, and then just one smooth layer of regular aluminum foil. I know it might sound cheesy, but it works awesome. Dead quiet. Shielding doesnt have to be thick, it only has to be metallic and have complete coverage. Then use an X-acto knife and cut off the excess around the edges and inside the pup holes. Saves a ton of money over time, and that foil ain't ever coming off!! Bob in Germany

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Nice mod! 👍

[@ThunderFalcon333]

Dam looks alone is killer.. Specs out killer.. I mite have to do this same build. You are wildly good at spec ing out builds and a good teacher and player. That guitar is gonna be devastating lol

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks DB!

[@jono4708]

Rob Chapman beware ! hahaha

[@billsexton8073]

Dude, you ruined my day........I WANT EPISODES 2 AND 3 IMMEDIATELY! This aggression will not stand man. Can't wait for the final.

[@chimallistudio1286]

come on Darrell, im dying for hearing that gorgeous guitar... cant wait until next week :(

[@daddyosink4413]

Warmoth necks are perfection.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Time for a new Partscaster build!! I'm super excited about the direction this one is going! :) I'll post links to part 2 and 3 as they come out

[@tdtom1376]

OK Darrell, you've hooked me in again. have you ever had one of your build/mods come out poorly, or less awesome than you expected?

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Great question! Sometimes there are surprises along the way, but overall, I've been quite lucky :)

[@mke7605]

This will be cool! I already like the looks.

[@andrejohansen1073]

Regarding the contoured heel, I read somewhere that with the neck plate mounted at an angle and the screws going straight down that the heads of the screws won't sit flush with the neck plate, and therefore dig into your hand. I don't see any indentation in the neck plates warmoth sells so I could see this being an issue. It would be cool if you could adress this in the next video.

[@goloteam8386]

"I'm a HUGE tele fan" say's the guy with 2 tele and the other 10 aren't teles

[@speedwayaudio3]

I used Obsidian Wire for my Squire Standard Build. Awesomely easy to install and man it sounds great.

[@chiet97]

Can't wait to hear that gorgeous build!! Aaaaaaa!

[@MillerCustomGuitars]

Darrell, this is exactly why I subscribe to your videos. I love your DIY mentality that totally parallels my own. What I love about Parts-Casters is that A) you can build whatever is in your head, and B) If it didn't turn out like you'd hoped you can just change it. All of my electrics are partscasters or parts-upgrade guitars. It makes them unique, and makes them mine!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Well said!

[@MillerCustomGuitars]

My only mild gripe is that your get the body already finished (and maybe the neck too?). Meanwhile I am out in the garage sanding away at my project, which is taking forever and not turning out as good as I hoped. Totally jealous.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

You are mastering skills I don't have! Good on you 😁👍 I hope it turns out really well :)

[@sonicbridge1944]

Thank you, Darrell, for activating the dreamer in all of us. This will be an exciting journey.

[@paramediccpo]

Love the wooden nobs and the whole finish- looks vintage yet new

[@willpancake]

Wow... these exotic woods look absolutely phenomenal. Breathtaking carpentry

[@spoonsmith9506]

Warmoth is sooo amazing. Thank you!

[@jeffreylarson8533]

completely gorgeous

[@alexrose8464]

Dude the background at the beginning of the video is absolute goals

[@danielkreft]

That is the trem that I am wanting to put on my Strat build! I can't wait to see how it does.

[@clarkbabin9799]

Love me a tele. I bought a American special 3 years ago. Awsome fiddle

[@clarkbabin9799]

I'm loving the natural grain theme stained

[@DDE_ADDICT]

solo is great Matt is a cool guy i have gone to the store and picked all my part for each build.

[@boyscoutguitarist3921]

I love how the pickups go together with the body's finish.

[@ZWolfgang]

WoW, already. That is going to be an outstanding guitar - far better than Fender’s own. The choice of woods and finishes look incredible. Thanks for sharing!

[@wk3818]

Wow! As soon as you revealed the body I was sold. Beautiful.

[@bigfatengineer]

Not only can I waste a whole evening on Warmouth's page, I could also waste a whole paycheque (or two) there! :P

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

😁😁😁👍

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

That is going to be a beauty! I love the look of those pickups.

[@nazmoking3171]

Wow Darrell, you're really schooling us guitar players on the parts and components of the guitar as well as the new technologies. I learn so much from your videos!

[@SteveZinn]

Yessssss!! It's almost the setup I want to get done through Warmoth. Can't wait to see that whammy in action. Love Warmoth. Did a full strat through them that is awesome, have a telecaster Neck in my shopping cart now for my classic vibe, and I look at modern bodies and jazzcaster bodies every night! This is going to be great.

[@swingset1969]

I'm normally not a fan of woodgrains, but that's a very cool looking combo, and I totally love the electronics/trem options. I've done a lot of strat/tele hybrids and always enjoyed the result.

[@danmar007]

Another beautiful guitar! My avatar is a photo of my custom Warren T-style with three Fralin pickups and two pull-push pots. It has an astounding variety of tones. Everyone should have a three pickup Tele. I wish I could do it justice.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Very cool!

[@kylesnyder9452]

Warmoth has such a bad ass selection! Stoked to here how those pickups sound, I too am a huge obsidian wire fan.

[@j_freed]

Kyle Snyder - the necks feel amazing, if that's all you can afford to buy. Plus in unfinished roasted maple they are cheaper than a Standard neck with nitro lacquer, because applying a finish takes time and work.

[@billdyke9745]

Wow! I started watching the build vid and guessed that I'd missed something. Not as easy as it should be to find this one. This is one of the most beautiful and classy guitars I have ever seen. It's rare that I covet something, but this one is irresistible. I don't even care what wooden pickups sound like, they are so cool... Only thing I'd change is the humbucker. A wooden P90 instead. Then you've got Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop era. I am so jealous...

[@leosalmela1799]

Darrell, you're like the sweetest guy on youtube. Always brings a smile on my face watching you so pumped about new builds and other guitar stuff! :) Have you ever considered building a guitar from the scratch?

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks Leo! Many times, but I don't have access to a wood shop, or the tools needed :(

[@petertiffany8096]

I have a knotty pine telecaster that I built with a Warmoth stainless steel fret roasted maple boat neck. Nice neck and it has become my number one. Really a resonant solid body. I found the stainless steel frets to be really scratchy straight from the factory. I also found 5 or so out of level. So, I leveled the frets, re-crowned with a diamond crowning tool and then had to polish the heck out of them with varying grits of sandpaper to get them to not be scratchy. You may find the same thing. I like the stainless frets, but be prepared to work yourself into a sweat with lots of elbow grease getting them smooth enough to not be scratchy against the strings. I think on my next build, I will use stainless frets again, but not 100% decided.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Good to know! I was just assuming it would be silky smooth. Thanks for the heads-up :)

[@jonathanmyers6171]

The dark knobs give it character. Keep them!

[@joshuabenton3785]

I have had the pleasure of buying two Warmoth necks: Wenge/Ebony and a Roasted Maple. I got to say: They are just the best. And the Warhead head shape is quickly becoming my favorite headstock shape.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

So cool!

[@edskarsen]

Looks beautiful already. Can hardly wait to hear it.

[@BenBreard]

I love Warmoth. I have 4 and for the life of me can't understand why they're not more popular with players. They are amazing workhorse guitars.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Wow! Nice! This is my second and I've been impressed 👍

[@davidinafrica8898]

Very cool - Love my Wiggins pick-ups! Can’t wait for the next few episodes. Thanks

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

That is really good to know :)

[@neophyte_6665]

What a beauty. For me the knobs are fine.

[@RokDAWG1]

Duuuuude I am so stoked to hear this guitar in action!

[@doc221978]

That guitar is going to come out awesome. It looks like you have everything thought out before starting..... but you've been doing this for a while. Most of the people I see have no clue. I built a tele-ish guitar with a Gibson bridge, Bigsby, some PAFs, and a 24.75 scale neck. Body was my creation, but I ordered a neck for that build. You can have whatever you want, just may have to build it yourself though.

[@stevekelly9399]

The solderless harness looks rad! Didn't know those existed. Great vid, looking forward to next week.

[@tboltjohn]

Absolutely stunning woods, the finest parts. You are the first kid on the block.

[@stevenminnick]

Oh that tease at the end is killing me. Can't wait to see the rest. Looks great so far.

[@DoucheCake76]

What a beautiful tele! Can't wait to hear what it sounds like!

[@MrTimThunder]

Looks cool. I like the knobs. They give a nice contrast

[@martymcmannis9121]

That guitar is drop dead gorgeous. Cool build.

[@Arfshesaid457]

Really enjoy your build shows Darrell.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks KH!

[@jayadams681]

These build videos inspired me to put together my own hardtail strat. So glad i did. Cant wait to see you put this together.that neck is killer

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Awesome!!

[@Dwgcnj420]

This build is gonna be gorgeous!! Love your choices with all the natural wood grain and those tuners seem really interesting. Then came the zebra wood knobs and I lost my mind! Can't wait to see the finished product!

[@IamtheWV17]

I absolutely love my Warmoth!! It's a wolfgang shape in a similarly exotic wood selection (black korina body, canary neck with ziricote fretboard.) I also went with their brown to clear! The korina really pops in this colour! My nicest guitar by a longshot!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Whoa! That sounds like an awesome guitar!!

[@brianmcpartland3983]

One of your best videos yet.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks Brian!

[@m.b.g.musicproduction9658]

Hi Darrel, I have been toying with the idea of ordering a body from Warmouth for some time now, after seeing what you have bought, I really think that now is the time! Many thanks for another great video!!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Cool! Let me know what you decide to get! :)

[@shawnnaughton3479]

I'm excited about this build, you the man Darrel...looking forward to the next insallments

[@alangriff1]

Wow..that thing is gonna look gorgeous....such beautiful rich timber look. The pups and hardware look great. Can't wait for next week ....btw keep the zeb knobs...they'll compliment the pups just fine.

[@mikefenton5634]

Thanks for the Obsidian Wire link, I am a complete trainwreck when it comes to soldering. My pickups may actually work now.

[@alexsabeski9795]

Wow, that fingerboard is just amazing. Such a unique look I can't wait to see/hear the finished build!! Interested to see the blade runner too

[@AXPena]

I agree about the maple knobs but it's tough to tell before the neck is on. Those knobs might work well when the neck is on.

[@mcleroy1967]

That guitar is going to be beautiful! Great choice of materials. BTW that Jazzmaster on the wall kept pulling my attention.

[@olliebrandon5959]

Mine too

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

I compared it to a Stat and a Tele a few weeks ago. It sounds really cool 👍

[@Sgoobrmeht]

I might consider a single flame maple knob for the volume control, just to better match the body’s burst, but that’s nitpicking. Looks gorgeous!

[@jorgegvb]

I’m a sucker for your partcaster builds Darrell! Keep them coming! This one is a beaut!

[@mattl5238]

yay! finally the wiggins, they pair great with that body

[@terrymantle2711]

Beautiful body!!!! Wow!!!! That's going to be incredible. I love your parts selection. I can't believe your going to make us wait a whole week to see and hear it!!! Lol

[@cesarpreto1093]

Just beautiful can't wait to hear how it sounds

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks Cesar!

[@Oilid]

Everything looks so beautiful!!!!!

[@kjemradio]

Man that guitar is gonna look gorgeous! Wow what a work of art!!!

[@WalrusDoom]

Oh man, that looks amazing. Can’t wait to see it put together!

[@assnut1000]

must say stainless steel frets rock. i love them because they last longer. they don't really effect tone of instrument at all. another great build.

[@marcuspayne2426]

The darker knobs take over the line from the edge of the burst where it is covered by the pickguard. I think perfection would be 3 knobs of different shades, what you have at the "bridge/middle tone" position, matching the pickups in the "volume position" and split the difference in the middle, so you get a gradient from the edge of the burst to the pickups. Would be hard to find, though.

[@JabezVidz]

Wow, going to be a beautiful guitar! Love the woods and especially the neck, holy hell !!

[@bcheng2237]

6:11 Glad to hear I'm not the only one... Problem is, I can't afford Warmoth parts, which is why I buy the higher end Squiers (and plan to mod). Great vid!

[@averydeadhorse]

B Cheng Buy then one piece at a time. I sold guitars to buy my parts

[@BoltRM]

Same here, cheaper to buy used guitars to mod & part out. Maybe someday I will spring for the guitar design of my dreams.

[@cameronchristmann7266]

Thanks for going with the Wiggins pickups. I've been seriously considering them for an exotic wood '72 style Tele I've been wanting to build.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

For sure! I hope I like them! They sounded good in the clips I've listens to 👍

[@caglaroral]

Body and the neck look stunning man. Looking forward to hear the tones 👍🤘

[@cwilliamwhitejr]

Very cool concept! Can’t wait for build

[@MatthewN8OHU]

Looks good. I've got an old Line 6 Variax body and neck that I'm going to do something with next year.

[@paramediccpo]

Looks incredible

[@JoseCruz-dk3fi]

I love projects like this

[@jimmyparris9892]

That already looks fantastic. I like the knobs

[@bangermccrusher]

Next week? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@ghylock1]

Love the look of the body and the Wiggins pickups. Not feeling the knobs. Looking forward to the next video.

[@The1Bushmaster]

Wow, this is going to be a beautiful guitar!

[@telecasteroil]

Super nice build , cheers I can’t wait to here it!

[@jameslewis2635]

Personally with that routing I would go HSH for the pickup selection but the Wiggins ones really do look the part if you are going all natural wood looks. Those control knobs match the body style very well.

[@alexshevchenko7568]

Man! That's the guitar of my dream!

[@KyushaStyleTuning]

Excellent video. Looking forward to the next episodes. It's going to be a gorgeous guitar.

[@jim.missywyant.kennedy2334]

Oh she's a Beaut! I think it's exceptional that you've gone out on a limb, so to speak, with your wood choices. Very interested to hear how you get along with that neck. I think sometimes it takes a respected individual like yourself to break the norms we all fall victim to and neck construction is just such a area. Can't wait for the next video Darrel. Thanks for sharing. Peace!

[@countblue]

As usual perfect explanations and great part choosing from you. That is some hardware (electronics, trem) I have never before heard of. I learn always something from you.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks CB!

[@EamonBJWyse]

Nice!! Can't wait to see the progress.

[@Into_The_Mystery_13]

Great choices! At first I was like nnoooooolooo to the inlays, but they actually work really well on that fretboard. I gotta look into those pickups, they look awesome

[@MarkGardner66Bonnie]

Great great job as usual Darrell... keep up your​ work. It inspires me to build my own!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks so much mark!

[@keegansterley3296]

I really like the Zebrawood knobs, but just because you suggested flame maple knobs makes me really want to see them on

[@motownrockerusa]

❤️❤️❤️ New Toys.. Lol.. Looks like the perfect Guitar. I would use the Big Strat Headstock, I think it gives a guitar more resonance and sustain. But everything else, ROCKS!

[@carlparker3571]

I'd say keep the control knobs dark, it highlights the pups better. That way the pups are more like a center piece. Can't wait to see what you ultimately choose though, and that will be a great looking guitar either way.

[@olliebrandon5959]

Hope you don't mind me saying, Darrell, but I've been going back watching some older videos of yours and I have to say you look great compared to even 12 months ago. Keep up the great work man, its really awesome to see. Can't wait for the rest of the vids! :)

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks for the kind words Ollie!

[@ineedhelpplw3710]

Such a beautiful set of parts you've got there!

[@chrishiroaki9193]

Fender has the Troublemaker, you have the Dream-maker. Never seen these hardwares combined into one single guitar before. Looks so beautiful.

[@samschnautz8143]

Love the Warmoth stuff! I just went through a similar situation, being I really was wanting a Fano jm6 but didn't want to spend over $2,000 on one. So, I'm using Warmoth and MJT and building my own for half the price! Love these videos man.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Perfect! Let me know how the project goes!

[@MisterAndrewBuckley]

Nice idea, I went the other way, a Strat type body and neck (a Chapman Ml1) it has a great neck and jumbo steel frets. Tele bridge and Bareknuckle pile driver Tele pickups, Three way toggle switch and a pull push switch to activate the middle pickup.

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Sweet! Sounds like a great combo!

[@Josbornevonosborne]

Those pickups are beautiful...