My surf green tele was a MJT body that was assembled by a local guitar repair shop. It had a chunky musikraft neck. The builder also reliced all the hardware and used Fender parts so it ended up a good example of a partscaster. My only dislike with it was the weight. I bought a MJT strat body and put together another partscaster myself. I used musikraft for the neck and went with a roasted flame maple, pearl dots and ss frets with a 7.25-9.5 compound radius. I picked out a reliced gold anodized pick guard and loaded it with kiesel pickups. It isn't quite as nice as my CS tele, but it is not much of a step down.
I've got a 59 Strat and a 62 Tele partscasters I did with MJT bodys and had them relic AllParts Japanese made Fender licensed necks. Initially I played a 59 Custom Shop Closet Classic reissue and fell in love with it, but couldn't swing the $4500. I figured I could build the same guitar with all Fender parts and MJT body and neck for a quarter the price, and I was right. Had a pro luthier do the final set up and some tweaking. Once finished, we played them side by side at the shop (my Partscaster and the Custom Shop) and it was a home run. Side by side they are absolutely on par, and mine was set up better. Would never even consider a Higher end Fender again. I'll just put my own together. I get exactly what I want, exact pickups, wiring, pots... Everything. Like I hate Tele headstocks, so on my Tele, I did a 22 fret, ebony fretboard, Strat neck on my 62 Tele build. And a 63 Gibson Firebird pickup in the neck. Never find that combo from Fender, I doubt even the Custom Shop would do the Gibson neck pickup on an order. Firebird pickups in a Tele neck are incredible by the way... Real Firebird design type bar magnets, not just mini-humbuckers with individual poles. Working on a Tele Thinline Deluxe right now. Will do another Strat neck, and to keep it funky with a unique sound from anything else I have, will be doing P90s in this one.
My surf green tele was a MJT body that was assembled by a local guitar repair shop. It had a chunky musikraft neck. The builder also reliced all the hardware and used Fender parts so it ended up a good example of a partscaster. My only dislike with it was the weight.
I bought a MJT strat body and put together another partscaster myself. I used musikraft for the neck and went with a roasted flame maple, pearl dots and ss frets with a 7.25-9.5 compound radius. I picked out a reliced gold anodized pick guard and loaded it with kiesel pickups. It isn't quite as nice as my CS tele, but it is not much of a step down.
that was the purple strat right? that neck was amazing.. first time i tried a 7.25-9.5.. so so good..
@@joeytheguitarplayer Indeed. I specked it out after playing a Tom Anderson at Ye Olde Music Shop that was spec'ed out similarly.
Nice.
I've got a 59 Strat and a 62 Tele partscasters I did with MJT bodys and had them relic AllParts Japanese made Fender licensed necks. Initially I played a 59 Custom Shop Closet Classic reissue and fell in love with it, but couldn't swing the $4500. I figured I could build the same guitar with all Fender parts and MJT body and neck for a quarter the price, and I was right. Had a pro luthier do the final set up and some tweaking. Once finished, we played them side by side at the shop (my Partscaster and the Custom Shop) and it was a home run. Side by side they are absolutely on par, and mine was set up better.
Would never even consider a Higher end Fender again. I'll just put my own together. I get exactly what I want, exact pickups, wiring, pots... Everything. Like I hate Tele headstocks, so on my Tele, I did a 22 fret, ebony fretboard, Strat neck on my 62 Tele build. And a 63 Gibson Firebird pickup in the neck. Never find that combo from Fender, I doubt even the Custom Shop would do the Gibson neck pickup on an order. Firebird pickups in a Tele neck are incredible by the way... Real Firebird design type bar magnets, not just mini-humbuckers with individual poles.
Working on a Tele Thinline Deluxe right now. Will do another Strat neck, and to keep it funky with a unique sound from anything else I have, will be doing P90s in this one.