Fender Strat To Super Strat (Partscaster Build)

Today I turn a Fender MIM Strat into a super strat, using parts from Warmoth and 920D Custom.
Parts from this build will be put on my Reverb store below.
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[@joebryant8500]

_"I've had this old broom for over 20 years. It's had 17 new heads and 14 new handles."_

[@jourdanwebb2700]

only fools and horses

[@poshdan1988]

Well how the ‘ell is it the same blaaady broom then?

[@jazzram_]

Lol

[@billzakill1257]

Alright Dave?

[@ncrtrooper2361]

Broom of Theseus

[@deandufresne3671]

I love the mic placement. With headphones it sounds like i'm in the room with you. Awesome playing.

[@j_c_93]

Woohoo! KDH is back! Looking forward to watching this - this is something I've been planning to do for a while! I'm a HUGE Strat fan, and also a metal guitarist... So yeah, converting a Strat to a metal machine sounds like a lot of fun.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

Where did he go? He put out a video yesterday.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

Love the new video technique. Lights, camera... And the new mics were a great investment!

[@cerveshred]

Love the H/S configuration

[@Ayyem93]

While I'm very much looking forward to another Audio Audit, it's nice to see an upload nonetheless, keep doin you man!

[@KDH]

There will be another, it’s just not the right time for one now.

[@Ayyem93]

@@KDH By no means am I saying you should do one just to do one, I just enjoyed the big one because it showed things I thought for years weren't just me. Either way, I subbed to watch your videos when you upload them regardless of what they're about so that's the important thing

[@kurdtjohn]

The last one was a bomb. Sad that I do not see the one for Glenn Fricker anywhere.

[@honeyfrost3355]

@@kurdtjohn I think KDH took that one down, from what I heard Glenn saw the video and reached out to him. Probably to hash things out.

[@Deac0n_Blues]

I never thought about the headstock tuning thing

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

Neither did anyone else until Jimi and that was just lucky...

[@kevinvivian7274]

Great mod project and fantastic tones! I personally love my strats - they're just so versatile and easy to mod. My only gripe is that the volume knob is too close for comfort when playing rhythm guitar, but a different pickguard or rewiring to 1 volume/ 1 tone should do the trick. There is just so many things that Leo Fender got right when he designed this guitar in the 50s that its design holds up to this day

[@Muzzo93]

Simple looking guitar, but it sounds killer. Love it :D Especially the reverse headstock.

[@PeteHawthorne]

Sounds bloody awesome man! :) Although I really want to hear that stunning red Jackson DK2S hanging up!

[@KDH]

Literally shooting video for it right now 😁

[@PeteHawthorne]

Good lad, love my Burny RLC75S and really want a DK2S!

[@nakyrolly]

Usually, Mexican strats bodies are made up of two pieces glued together. I buyed one several years ago and my luthier told me that mine was made from 1 single piece of wood, so, very nice, and makes sense, it feels a lot more heavy than other strats owned by friends of mine!

[@ad1170]

Good to see you back. Looks good. Been tempted by a telecaster project myself.

[@bari_thom]

Must admit, I only came across your channel because Chappers decided to share “his truth” this time last year. I realise you must’ve got a lot of hate en masse from his supporters, but I for one really appreciate your honesty in all aspects of your video making (audio disclaimers about mic placement/variables are so important!) So from an English guitar nerd masquerading as a professional singer, thank you and I hope you have a great new year 😊

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Every time I see you play I remember how Chapman mocked you for your playing. He's a tool. You can shred rings around him!

[@stripedpants1668]

Chapman mocked him? Fucking douchebag.

[@DBSG1976]

I'm always fascinated by solidly made guitars getting new electronics/hardware. Thanks for running down the changes that you made and playing through the pickups...I agree on the neck pup, it sounds great!

[@mrmlw3531]

Brilliant video

[@The_Absurdistt]

Well done. Consider using compensated tuners in place of string trees... I like the cleaner look without string trees. Cheers.

[@GuitardedAndBroke]

Sounds great!!

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

My guitar is a Warmoth body+reverse neck strat. I ordered them unfinished - everything else was done by a local luthier. Couldn't be happier. Only wished I've ordered a hollow body. It was oiled and now weighs a ton. But the guitar is a beauty and costs a lot less than any premium guitar, while being a total custom.

[@277southtombob]

The old Mexican Standards are great platforms for building a custom guitar. I’ve done a few up and made gig guitars that I don’t have a ton of money in (just in case they “walk off” from a bar gig) that sound and play great. The pots and switch were actually good in them too although I never cared for the stock pickups. New pickups, a good brass block trem and a setup does wonders for them and I’ve picked up a couple for $250-$300 so not too much for a good base.

[@Deadite8593]

Parts guitars are fun! Love to see people take something and make it their own

[@poshdan1988]

C word guitar 🤣

[@cjaquilino]

Ca*v*n?

[@laa0fa502]

@@cjaquilino c***man

[@ibrajimenez2098]

CH**vel?

[@Briansgate]

Cort?

[@charlief.]

Will he ever reveal which guitar the parts came from?

[@DMSProduktions]

THANK you for saying solder correctly! \m/ Guitar is rockin'!

[@DaveMcEvoyMusic]

👏 Good to see you back fella 👊👊👊 great video

[@KaosII1968]

I have 11 Warmoth necks .... I do love them, however not 1 was ready to go out of the box. All needed fret work.. level-crown, fixing proud frets, ... and sprout.

[@chrisbrown-lu7cj]

Your playing reminds me of Jerry Cantrell, freaking awesome man.

[@georgeh.5480]

that's such a sick build!!!!!! truly well done mate!

[@jlo4229]

C Word - love it !

[@ZL1LoVeR]

Looks and sounds phenomenal!

[@hawkinthewind]

Nice selection of pups. Through the Marshall yes? Can't tell if the light is on. Put the emgDG20 setup in mine w/a Bladerunner trem. How do you like the Wilkinson?

[@shadowofcallisto1560]

Awesome! Sounded great man!

[@darkestfugue]

nice job, that headstock is pretty, only think i would do extra is to have the neck heel reshaped get rid of the neck place and have recessed screws, something about a vintage neck heel on a superstrat rubs me up the wrong way

[@LorSTApunk07]

Awesome vid. KDH. Glad to see you back!

[@ScoopedMids]

It's good to see you back making videos.

[@j_c_93]

Sick playing!

[@tntisbased]

I swear Ikea zip-lock bags can be used for literally anything

[@tomb8430]

I guess that depends on your taste of tone. Losing the single coils in my opinion is a big minus right out of the gate.

[@richardharrold9736]

There's room for both types of Strat in the world, surely? Fender themselves made an HH Strat...

[@tomb8430]

@@richardharrold9736 Sure, but if that's the case, buy a HH Strat. I'm just saying, gutting a single coil strat, you lose that glorious single coil tone, that maybe you only appreciate after 40 years, like me. Just about all my HH guitars are gathering dust these days. I have really come to love the sound of single coil Strats and Teles. Of course that's just my opinion.

[@richardharrold9736]

@@tomb8430 if it was a Custom Shop with vintage-style wiring, sure... but it's just a Mexican with cheap pickups in it, serviceable but nothing special, and he's made all the discarded parts available to the market should anyone want them... and much of the time, single coils are a PITA when you're dealing with dirty power supplies and you get that hideous 50Hz buzz...

[@tomb8430]

@@richardharrold9736 I learn't rolling back to 8 on the volume, along with a treble bleed circuit, make it sounds sweet as, not AC hum. Anyhow, different folks, different strokes. All good brother.

[@joshwhitty7024]

Great build! Awesome playing, dude!

[@Kevin-nr9lj]

THis is fantastic. I want to do this to one of my old guitars

[@leearmitage]

Fine job man looking forward to more videos

[@eldesgraciado6690]

I LOVE STRATS!

[@williamdon3442]

Nice. Very very nice. Brad Gillis is a awesome guitar player as well. Now that you mention it lol

[@GothdaddyEG]

I'm building a super strat out of my Silvertone SS11 but I'm putting in a EMG 81 humbucker in it and a cream pickguard to keep it original.

[@rijosigns]

sweet guitar great job and choice

[@peehandshihtzu]

Killer playing, nice build. I got a reverse head-stock on one of mine, it has a floyd and actices too. Makes these instruments into totally different beasts, :) \M/

[@zackbaron2777]

Great work and nice playing!

[@palukens]

KDH can jam! Kill Devils Hill NC ~KDH

[@peachpink4900]

Buy a black fender logo decal and put it on the headstock it will match the tuners

[@aadam3692]

Nice chops

[@michaelsmith8401]

Very nice 👌🏾

[@tyshred9251]

Cool changes for sure. They're fun to build. Lol took parts off a cword guitar. Wonder what that could be????

[@KingGrio]

The entire says "Bridge", when it starts with the Neck pickup. Nice build though ! Edit: or am I mistaken ? There is a high distortion "Neck" part of the demo. But you start off with the neck don't you ? That sounded way too "hollow" or "woodwind" like, to be a bridge sound.

[@jeongsungwoo]

Amazing content as ALWAYS

[@michaelbeattie6953]

Holy moly. Epic hair dude!

[@garyjones7044]

Just gos to show with a few upgrades a squier can be a nice guitar.

[@rdb5670]

first time i've heard the term "wrist angle"

[@tonygunk6795]

I want those chrome knobs. where do you get them? so sweet looking

[@FreddyFuFu]

nice job

[@JosephAdcock.]

Was there really any need to replace the neck ? And the bridge ? I mean, saying you wouldn't use it live is abit much ? Dr you mean for your style of music or that it's unreliable ?

[@mirex-konex]

great refurbishment!

[@eamonahern7495]

Reverse headstock? It's just a left handed neck with a right handed nut.

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

That thing is bad ass dude Why do u need sting trees bro ??

[@KDH]

Thanks, just to get the right string angle on the low strings

[@Silentlyseduced]

Right on brother !! 🤘🤘

[@dcalde78]

That Marshall MA is a rare head to see

[@Esch47on]

What a cool wee cat. What's his name. Time to intro him to the world. Make him a meme cat.

[@nicatquluzad8969]

Great job.

[@extansegura]

looks killer

[@clarencebeaks1315]

I’m thinking of building a whole super strat from warmtoh

[@Tomislav_B.]

To bad for that nick. What happened?! And also, that neck pickup sounds surprisingly good, I've never had good luck with singlecoil sized humbuckers. What model is it?

[@domformula1]

Nice mate!

[@JeanMarceaux]

That guitar with a grey headstock, on the bottom row behind the black Ormsby headstock… What is it? It kinda looks like a Lâg.

[@KDH]

You’re right, it is a lag

[@JeanMarceaux]

@@KDH is it a Jet? And can we see it on a Restring Sunday? Would be pretty cool, I'm a big fan of Lâg guitars.

[@Atlasshrugged93]

Does it hold tuning well? Really nice job done on this K 🤟

[@MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName]

What’s a “C Word” guitar…. a Coustic guitar?

[@paullee5449]

He can plays

[@lautaromarcoporleylopo8349]

Are u crazy? Wilkinson's block is made of aluminum not steel. And the neck was wonderful

[@jakeritchie3805]

Honestly it sounds amazing but it still sounds like it's trap LOL I'm guessing the c-word with Charvel which is owned by fender

[@Wilkins325]

Your hair is fucking awesome man

[@harihabicht6251]

Why the reverb on the voice? XD

[@bobbillnolan7644]

That’s not a super Strat, it’s a Strat with an alternative pickguard 👍

[@Akzever]

What is a "C word" guitar?

[@jonahdanley8407]

Do you think this is worth doing to a squire strat?

[@rikfoster2167]

Nice 👍🙏🌞

[@vitnemec8365]

Holy shit!

[@richardharrold9736]

Dare one ask what bridge (if any!) is now on the Seaward guitar you mentioned? ;-)

[@DrewPeabaws]

It was a...c word guitar

[@richardharrold9736]

@@DrewPeabaws that's why I used the Seaward spelling and winking face...

[@ScottGailor]

Dig it

[@aahl1680]

not to much removals, but everything bui the body........

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΠαυλου-ν5χ]

cort gutars

[@Mwhbmnabjms]

Should have change back the claw, it doesn’t fit

[@b_the_lone_wolf]

👍👍👍

[@mylesberman1639]

can someone tell me what a c word guitar is

[@DrewPeabaws]

A chapman guitar

[@lorcanrowley133]

He's a C word alright.

[@CocoKoi321]

Why is their pink tape on the nuts of your guitars? 💀🤦‍♂️

[@JacubWhite38]

It's not tape, it's a small bit of fabric that you wrap around the strings above the nut. Sort of like a little necklace. Some guitars make a little noise above the nut when playing, which is generally hard to hear but can be much more audible on a recording. Those little necklace type things help reduce that noise by muting the strings above the nut.

[@latergator915]

Why didn't you update a Chapman? Perhaps already too powerful?

[@bobbillnolan7644]

Stephen Roberts : because they’re shit

[@richardharrold9736]

@@jeffallen3382 there are some decent ones that make a good platform for upgrades. Rabea Massaad wouldn't gig with them if they didn't work for him, when he has many other companies supporting him too... but he mostly junks the stock electronics in favour of custom Bare Knuckle stuff.

[@anthonystuart899]

It's no longer the same guitar😂

[@martinsloan4640]

You didn't mention if you liked the pick-ups from the Chapman guitar. Looks like you like a Chapman style headstock too. If you were objective, you'd be able to say the word "Chapman".

[@KDH]

What Chapman guitar are you talking about? There’s a full and fair review of two different Chapmans on my channel where I talk about the pickups among other things. This video is not about those guitars, hence why I’m not talking about them. Just mentioning in passing that I took parts off one to put on this guitar. “You like a Chapman style headstock” this is literally a Fender strat headstock that’s licensed by Fender...

[@martinsloan4640]

@@KDH Very touchy when someone calls you out aren't you. Why the C-word reference rather than saying Chapman?- you've conveniently refused to answer that bit. Don't bother now, I'll draw my own conclusions.

[@KDH]

Yikes, looks like I have to explain the joke... The C word is a polite way of saying cunt. Instead of saying Chapman I said C word because in my opinion they’re interchangeable. Understand ?

[@DrewPeabaws]

Having a reverse headstock is not a chapman invention you cheesy lampshade

[@martinsloan4640]

@@DrewPeabaws I wasn't talking to you ya great dinlo. Now run along back to your little computer games.

[@krispyasfk2567]

Now if you could only turn a Fender into a playable guitar.

[@MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName]

I have a collection of 38 guitars… none of them are playable. Like you, I should probably learn to play guitar. 🎸 (funny, the only guitar emoji is a Fender)

[@apostle7772]

Christ died for you choose him today he loves you.

[@MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName]

No one likes a quitter.