Ultimate Telecaster Build | With Parts from Warmoth and STRATosphere

Is this the Ultimate Telecaster Build? Let's build it with parts from Warmoth and STRATosphere!
Today I build the ultimate telecaster and find out if parts from Warmoth and the Stratosphere are any good. Join me as I finally create the ultimate Twang Machine!
Parts I Used:
Body - stratosphereparts.com/
Neck - www.warmoth.com/
Tuning Machines - amzn.to/2CBL1Kd
Pickups - amzn.to/3fW4MKQ
Wiring Harness - www.mojotone.com/guitar-parts...
Control Plate - amzn.to/3fZwN3V
Dome Knobs - amzn.to/2ZUzX3q
Bridge - amzn.to/2D3KXCN
Strap Buttons - amzn.to/3hDLhqV
String Tree - amzn.to/39rpEHk
Pickgaurd - amzn.to/39rAHAs
The Best Tele Jack - amzn.to/333MrIf
Let me know what you think and until next time, let the music play!
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[@geraldponce8336]

Some cool pickups. Been hardcore building guitars for the last few years and doing a lot of research. Don't like roasted woods, the resonation feels compressed to me like the cellular structure of the wood afterwards. Old school cloth wires. Best to leave that stuff back in the 50s. 7 strand 26-28 gauge with a thin Teflon coating twisted up tight and cut as short as possible, copper foil shielding, orange drop capacitors tested for negative positive. It makes a difference. Get my necks without a nut, finish or frets. Roll the edges and fret it myself, as well put a bone nut in. Nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Modern brass bridge. That can be intonated properly. Locking tuners, tall and narrow stainless steel frets. Some good pickups. Then take it to the nearest Plek machine. Then you are taking a seriously awesome guitar. Quiet, resonant, fast, functional.

[@howardskinner4916]

I like the Seymour Duncan stack pickups. In some guitars, they were brighter than I liked, so I bought custom shop Duncan stack pickups with the 5-2 alnico magnet setup. These have alnico 5 magnets under the wound strings and alnico 2 magnets under the plain strings. The difference is subtle, but the treble response loses the ice-pick-in-the-ear quality. Early Teles and Broadcasters used all alnico 2 magnets. I've built five Tele-type guitars using all Warmoth parts - and I love them. They build pretty much what you want and have an extensive option list for woods, routing, and binding. Their necks offer even more options - pick your nut width, back profile, fret size, nut material, neck wood, fretboard wood, inlay, and even the tuner hole size. You could get a Fender decal and stick it on the headstock, but that would be like putting a Chevrolet emblem on a Cadillac.

[@ryansnydercg]

Ah man the 5-2 vintage stack has to sound insanely good. Yeah buddy Warmoth is such a great option for acquiring a guitar - honestly it’s become my go to for bolt on necks… If only there was a way to do neckthroughs or set neck guitars

[@RokDAWG1]

I’m loving this! I’m going into the building worm hole. Your build sounds killer!

[@darvinclement3250]

Pro tip: If you are putting any screws in the headstock make sure to drill the right sized pilot holes. Maple is very hard and if the hole is too small you will snap the screw off. Also bevel the string holes before tapping in string ferrules if they're not pre-installed. Watch a bunch of build videos will save yourself alot of frustration. Working on my second Warmouth Strat build. Then I'll do a double bound Tele build!

[@ryansnydercg]

Pre-drilling is the best pro tip anyone can give

[@marks2254]

Nice guitar. Thanks for showing it to us.

[@ryansnydercg]

Of course. And thank you!

[@lenduckworth99]

Looks amazing

[@ryansnydercg]

Thank you friend!

[@kylesawyer7422]

Love the color combo

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks dude! I saw the grey and immediately thought of Brent Mason

[@patrickkem689]

I rejoice with you brother. It’s always exciting to begin a new guitar project. You have spared no expense and nothing but the best. And your telecaster will sound nothing but amazing. Enjoy my friend! Hope maybe for a sound byte Lr two to give us some sound samples best regards

[@ryansnydercg]

I appreciate that! The Build was a blast to make

[@antonakis79ohyes]

Very, very beautiful! Great piece of work!

[@ryansnydercg]

Thank you my friend!!

[@antonakis79ohyes]

@@ryansnydercg thank you! By the way, I am curious as to what kind of profile the neck is... Seems like a modern c but I am just guessing..

[@ryansnydercg]

@@antonakis79ohyes ahhh good question. So I was trying to get as close to the 2012 Fender Deluxe era neck shape. Warmoth calls it the “Standard Thin” which I believe is indeed a medium C

[@antonakis79ohyes]

@@ryansnydercg many thanks!!...

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Wonderful video

[@ryansnydercg]

Thank you my dude!

[@derekclacton]

Building my first partscaster Tele - it’s a great learning experience! Can be expensive but doesn’t have to be - eBay helps 👍

[@ryansnydercg]

eBay certainly helps keep costs down

[@Roundbeadadvocate]

That thing looks great

[@ryansnydercg]

Thank you friend

[@mniswonger]

My son has the same tuners on his telecaster and they are great. I bet this build plays great.

[@ryansnydercg]

They are amazing tuners. This is easy one of my favorite guitars

[@mikeaustin4138]

I started to spec out a T-style from Warmoth, but it quickly became more expensive than a custom built G&L ASAT Classic S with alnico pickups, so I went with the G&L and never looked back.

[@ryansnydercg]

The G&Ls are superb guitars

[@roymontero4066]

Nice!

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks Roy!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@nai6756]

I have not built a tele, but I have built a strat with a very similar process to your build! a genuine fender body, but a warmoth neck and Seymour Duncan pickups. used a solderless wiring set, but mine was from obsidianwire. love the build man it looks great, hope to build a tele in the next couple of years

[@ryansnydercg]

That’s awesome man. I’m looking at doing another project but with an obsidianwire next time

[@Baci302]

Perfect! Building my own guitars is going to be my avocation once I retire.

[@ryansnydercg]

Nice dude!! Hope it’s soon

[@michaelmitchell9569]

Build it now don't wait for someday

[@learningguitar7948]

Great video, thank you! And beautiful guitar. I was considering going down this route, and also not good at soldering and unaware they had pre wired kits, so glad I saw this. Now I just need to decide what I want to build, tele or strat... whatever it will be, will have a Warmoth 24.75 scale conversion neck... leaning toward tele now! Also was leaning towards rosewood fretboard, but now considering the roasted maple, especially if its a tele.

[@ryansnydercg]

Thank you friend! And yes the pre wired kits are a god send. Now it just comes down to the fun specs!!!

[@donnywagers8736]

Nice looking tele...

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks Donny!

[@Mike_S_Swift]

I’m building a parts caster. Basically a Baja with 62’ custom shop Fender pickups. At least throw a 4 way switch in as that gives you a really nice tone with both pickups in series.

[@ryansnydercg]

That sounds sick!

[@cdeme123]

Nice build. I would like to have seen some attention to fret leveling (always good to check and fix before installing pickups), and any setup, action, intonation setups that almost always need to be done on any new guitar. I hope to build one similar to this someday.

[@ryansnydercg]

Very true! I definitely forgot to do that initially - and when I was filming 😅

[@Baci302]

Those Warmoth burnt maple necks are the shit.

[@ryansnydercg]

Yeah that are incredible replacements

[@ChrisRash]

@@ryansnydercg take that neck and sand the back down with 600, 1000, 2000, then 3000 grit. You'll love it even more.

[@scottbrower9052]

Very cool. All I'd change is the headstock choice. For me, Strat-style headstock are way better looking on a Tele 👍

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks Scott - yeah some folks like the Strat on better some like the Tele. But I think we can all agree the strat one is so much better if you hang your guitar on the wall

[@izzysantiago978]

Nice build. I like my selector switch towards the rear. When you strum downward sometimes you hit it changing the pickup selection.

[@ryansnydercg]

I like that!

[@izzysantiago978]

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[@craiglizt8074]

Beautiful guitar! I'm thinking of building a Tele in the upcoming weeks.

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks Craig! And nice! Any idea what direction you’re going to go in?

[@craiglizt8074]

@@ryansnydercg Yes, I am going to do a Tele Deluxe style guitar after all. I ordered a body from Warmoth and already have a bunch of new parts either on order/on hand. Currently debating on what neck profile to choose at them moment. With any luck I'll have something in hand to play by Christmas.

[@ryansnydercg]

Love that! Happy building!

[@andreaskaspersen1233]

Great video! Is there something weird about the spacing between the a-string and the others?

[@ryansnydercg]

hey thanks friend! If there is I haven’t noticed it, it plays like a dream for me.

[@MB-pc4cs]

I'd like to build a Super Telecaster. A simple 1 humbucker, 1 volume, Floyd Rose. A NICE Super Telecaster. I would like to find a way to tastefully utilize the Antique Bronze finish of a Floyd Rose Special. The one II end up building even if it's simple would be expensive. it would need to be custom cut. What are the chances they have a Telecaster Body cut for a single humbucker and a Floyd Rose in stock? Then the neck radius/diameter etc, I would need to know which Floyd Rose nut to pick up. Then knowing me, I can't just have a simple plain would grain, it's gotta be some figured exotic lament. And binding.

[@frantisca]

Nice looking/sounding Tele. How is your impression after a year ?

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks friend! And I still love it - still play it almost every day

[@mattmartinez7135]

I’m not sure if you mentioned it but what neck profile did you go with? I’m looking to order a neck with a 9-14” radius as well.

[@ryansnydercg]

Modern construction standard thin neck

[@mattmartinez7135]

@@ryansnydercg thanks so much!

[@peterbishop9771]

I have 1 electric, a Warmoth Strat build. It is the best guitar I have ever owned.

[@ryansnydercg]

Nice! What pickups did you put it it?

[@peterbishop9771]

@@ryansnydercg Seymour Duncan Texas Hot set. It's a mahogany body with a quilted maple top. She's a "big girl" coming in around 9 pounds.

[@Baci302]

Sunburst bro. Always sunburst.

[@ryansnydercg]

Yeah those sun bursts are nice - that’s what my strat is

[@russlgtr]

Stainless frets? Just wondering. Very cool thanks.

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks Russ - so I checked the old order form and don’t see anything mentioning the frets other than 6150 - so I imagine it’s just the standard nickel/silver one

[@travishernandez2193]

What nut width did you go with

[@ryansnydercg]

1-11/16”

[@_marcopalomo]

Is that a standard thin neck?

[@ryansnydercg]

Yup - it sure is! Absolutely love it

[@IsaacCarney-ck2kq]

in the kitchen -umphrey's mcgee?

[@ryansnydercg]

Hahaha yup!

[@IsaacCarney-ck2kq]

@ryansnydercg man, those guys. an improve on a totally unhuman level. Jake I'm particular is extremely underrated as a player. I was blessed enough to get to attend a guitar clinic at summer camp in Chillicothe Il, Jake, and Brendan, and also Al and Chuck from Moe. It was so incredible. There was only luke a dozen people there so it was suoer intimate. Those guys are incredible people on a personal level and used to give me guest list tix everytime they played eugene, when I lived in Oregon. I also saw you wearing a panic shirt I'm a clip before. you have extremely great taste in music, I must point out.

[@ryansnydercg]

Dude that sounds like an incredible camp. I’ve been meaning to do a jam band country video. Jake gets pretty country at times. Obviously so does Jerry and Mikey Houser and Jimmy Herring at times

[@davidriel7805]

What was your total cost ?

[@ryansnydercg]

$1,143.25 - less than the price of an American Performer (or at least it was at the time) and plays about the level of an American Professional Hopefully inflation hasn’t skyrocketed the parts prices though…

[@davidriel7805]

@@ryansnydercg thanks. It really is a great guitar!!

[@ryansnydercg]

Thanks David! Have a great weekend sir

[@theguitarprofessionals8584]

GREATNESS!!!!!!!! but that bridge is a DOG!!!! and No top Loading??? GOTOH

[@ryansnydercg]

Haha I take it you’re more of a 6 individual saddle type?

[@theguitarprofessionals8584]

No.... the brass but top loaded!!!! I'm gonna make a vid on it

[@ryansnydercg]

Oh cool

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

Not to be THAT guy, but shouldn't an "ultimate Tele" have body contours and either a Nashville pickup configuration or the 4-way switch mod? I'm not a fan of neither the look or the feel of telecasters though, so who am I to judge

[@ryansnydercg]

Naw I get it. I debated for a while if I wanted the body contours or not… I knew the Nashville pickup wasn’t something I wanted in this build. Though I thought of having a second pickguard loaded with a Tele bridge strat middle pickup and a mini Humbucker like Brent Mason…

[@krisnrg]

How much was this build?

[@ryansnydercg]

I’m total it was around $1300-$1350

[@BeeRumblin13]

Put Speed at x1.5 You won't fall asleep listening.

[@ryansnydercg]

LOL

[@user-up4vf4iy4n]

Get rid of the dang background music it is annoying and interferes with the audio of your voice. I gave up watching this video because of it. Way to go!

[@ryansnydercg]

Hahaha I agree which is why I don’t use music anymore. If I could go back 4 years to undo it I would

[@MrKenstar2]

Good video, the worst most repetitive music in a video, especially the horrible slide guitar crap. Wont be subscribing

[@ryansnydercg]

😂😂