How I Made This Fender Partscaster Thinline Tele for Under £600

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I need to invest in a decent recording setup for doing proper sound demos.
Fear not though! This one is going to a friend who has to get some testing and playing time.
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[@H_mzaS]

That is a beautiful looking guitar. I also love the fact that you're not a gear snob and are willing to try out cheaper gear even if it doesn't work out in the end.

[@Giant_Guitars]

Thanks bud yeah I love to find the cheap stuff because I feel that it opens up the possibilities to most people then

[@dvn632]

Tele is a very simple guitar, it is much easier to maintain for me, two pickups, a 3-way switch, one volume and one tone control 🤩

[@Giant_Guitars]

Totally, it was my go to guitar as a teenager so they've always stuck with me

[@TheBurdenOfHope]

You’ve got a great channel here mate. I hope it keeps growing. Amazing video. So instructive and informative for what, in my opinion, is a very confusing marketplace at times.

[@Giant_Guitars]

Thanks Justin, I'm trying! I think the videos are getting better as I go so it's nice to read this kind of comment on one of my older ones

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

That is a beautiful guitar! Nicely done. Can't wait to hear it!

[@Giant_Guitars]

Thanks bud, it's currently on loan to Twitch streamer Courtnay, she uses it almost every stream 👌

[@seanzinger]

Love your builds, man 👏

[@Giant_Guitars]

Thanks bud 🙏 it's much appreciated!

[@russiangoose7053]

I'm a single humbucker single volume type of player so I always save money by only needing one pickup and one pot not to mention I mostly stick to hard tail guitars. So I can put the budget towards nicer bridge and tuners and stuff like that

[@Giant_Guitars]

You're like me 😁

[@eddiejr540]

Well done…I have a dimarzio tone zone rail p/u in a FGN style tele and it freakin rocks👍

[@kukulkan1717]

beautiful guitar, you could´ve got some wilkinson tele pickups for almost the same price, and they sound amazing imo

[@Giant_Guitars]

Good to know mate thank you 😀 I'll check them out.

[@GaryBertolo]

Bourns electronics is the way to go. Their pots are the same size as alfa pots. You can't go wrong with their parts. Try Australian Brand JJ'S pickups. View Brett Kingmans videos on these pups.

[@Giant_Guitars]

Cheers I'll check both of those out 😃

[@Michieln2304]

thanks for the lesson.

[@denice0556]

I am now your big fan your guitars are so amazing ❤❤❤ ROCK N ROLL🤘🤘🤘

[@Giant_Guitars]

Appreciate you mate

[@wikidcustomsgarage]

5:11 That neck would pair nicely with a Guitar Fetish XPG Polar White Tele Body! Could be a Budget build on your channel. I bought that same body and absolutely love it! Well made and just barely over $80 USD!

[@Giant_Guitars]

Oh thanks I will go check that out now!

[@ianskelding5493]

Oripure pickups are A5 and sound great, an inexpensive alternative to Seymour Duncan

[@deanstrachan448]

Great job. Keep it up.

[@deanstrachan448]

Personally I would just add a bigsby trem and a splittable neck humbucker

[@spudvader]

I have never used them, but I hear lots of good things about Tone Rider pickups. They are cheap and are decent.

[@Stratsrule]

I love the color of that guitar!!

[@mickdebergerac1143]

I love that gold sparkle

[@Giant_Guitars]

Me too 😁

[@WojtasIbanez]

Sooo good video. Will you post more long vids? I need more! I love that style and content. It show me that i should not be afraid of experiments ah i just wants to go and mod something :D

[@Giant_Guitars]

Absolutely yes! I'm trying every week or at least every two weeks depending on how fast I can work on the guitars. Should be another one coming this Sunday that's pretty crazy haha

[@yanagida_01]

it's a good thing I didn't go for that bridge pickup for my brother's guitar when I was upgrading it last year. all the reviews that I've seen for that hotrail pickups talk about how they're not that clear and very "muddy" sounding on high gain. that neck pickup with the big pole pieces though, I think Artec makes those and I think they're south korean and some of their humbuckers are found on some Epiphone electric guitars! I'm considering buying Artec's humbucker sized P90 for the bridge and that exact neck pickup in the video for my strat and that'll probably cost me like $28-30 for both😂

[@jeromeb.]

Great neck fit 👌

[@Damos720]

Nice work dude

[@Giant_Guitars]

Thanks bud, pleased with this one!

[@Damos720]

I’m still finishing off my White / Golden Tele …. Having watched your video, I’m gonna swap out the input jack also … it seems simple enough ;0)

[@Giant_Guitars]

@@Damos720 Super easy bud, definitely do it

[@oldasrocks9121]

Those are very likely Artecs, I just got a set of Tele Alnico V big poles for $30US. Their various split coil PBass pickups are shockingly good, as good as Toneriders.

[@Giant_Guitars]

The neck on this with the big poles is absolutely superb

[@howardtowler6146]

My only question is why did you get a single coil when the body is routed for a humbucker at the neck.

[@Giant_Guitars]

I just fancied the single on this one. My newest Tele has the humbucker in the neck!

[@eismeerhai3106]

Im not a tele Fan, but this is sick

[@globalnova]

I wasn't either until i got one and it's absolutely awesome. get a tele!

[@dadudezpr]

Wow

[@Giant_Guitars]

Thanks dude

[@dadudezpr]

@@Giant_Guitars dude building 4 thinline teles and. 2 strats Thinline!

[@reverendjetstream]

Nice build! I have one question: how much do you like the Pau Ferro fretboard? I have bought a Mexican Duo Sonic with Pau Ferro and it was so "dry" feeling (even after lemon oil treatment) and I wasn't able to get rid of that feeling it somehow stops my fingers on vibrato etc. I sold the guitar just because of the fretboard. Rosewood is my favourite (tone-wise).

[@Giant_Guitars]

You know I don't mind the Pau Ferro, I've been lucky not to have the issues with it that you had, which sounds terrible 😞 BUT I'm on your side, there's no real replacement for proper rosewood. I am a fan of ebony too but apples and oranges really. The Pau Ferro on this one feels and plays just fine thankfully. I've probably not owned the same Pau Ferro one for long enough though to know over time how that goes!

[@Giant_Guitars]

Also thank you 😊

[@gabrielcaleb9277]

And.....we don't get to hear how it sounds...?😮

[@Giant_Guitars]

Not this time bud sorry

[@xHowler]

Btw. What would be the difference on getting fender branded locking tuners for 70dollars and 15dollars non branded ones on eBay? Just curious since I got cheap eBay ones and they lock the strings.. no problems the past 5 years. Is there any benefit?

[@Giant_Guitars]

Mostly a quality thing, Fender aren't the best out there but certainly not the worst. If you can find $15 tuners than are equally as good then that's the way to go. I like the cheap stuff too 😜

[@MarkJones-fw3mo]

I made mine for about 100 dollars.

[@j_moreira3469]

Where did you get your parts?

[@Giant_Guitars]

Beautiful dude

[@MarkJones-fw3mo]

@@j_moreira3469 built body got neck from 10 dollar yard sale had an old control plate and bridge and 70 dollar tone rider put from e bay.

[@biteyourownteef]

I couldn’t find a link in your description for the pre wired tele control plate If I wanted to spend a bit more £££ have you got a link to one you’d recommend?

[@Giant_Guitars]

I like the look of the Mojotone pre wired stuff but I've no experience with it, if I was going to spend more money I'd probably but the parts and put it together myself though! Northwest Guitar's also do some better looking kits for mid range prices!

[@biteyourownteef]

@@Giant_Guitars awesome thanks for that. I was tempted to get their Artec Tele Bridge Humbucker but glad I saw this vid first!