Parts-o-caster Deluxe!

[Benjy_26]

I recently acquired an old Jackson Strathead neck (gift from friend) with a maple board and Schaller tuning keys and got an idea to build a parts guitar. I have now that neck, a 59n and a 6 saddle tele bridge.

I was thinking of getting Tele body, 2 push/pull pots, a SSL-1 RWRP pickup, and a tapped QP for Tele Lead. A pickguard too, of course. The push/pull pots will be used for tapping the QP and for doing 7 way switching. This axe will mostly be used for blues/rock. :burnout:

The pickup configuration will be 59n, Vintage Staggered mid, and QP lead.

Am I missing anything? Anything you guys would change? What would you do differently?

 

[proxy]

Re: Parts-o-caster Deluxe!

What about strings

Sounds like a cool setup and worth the while seeing your more then half way there on the parts.

 

[rspst14]

Re: Parts-o-caster Deluxe!

Just make sure the neck fits the body...anytime you do a parts guitar project, compatibility is of the highest importance. Tele and Start parts aren't always perfectly interchangeable, so you may want to look into that.

Ryan

 

[korinastratkyle]

Re: Parts-o-caster Deluxe!

I think Warmoth and US Custom Guitars can make you a Tele body capable of fitting a strat type neck.

 

[rspst14]

Re: Parts-o-caster Deluxe!

Yeah, either of those places can do that, but if you buy something pre-made, just be aware that it may not be a perfect fit.

Ryan