Custom Build: Part 11 – Fender Pure Vintage 64 v CS Texas Specials – Did I make The Right Choice?

A Custom Build Telecaster Style guitar to Equal Fender’s Custom Shop at an Affordable Price? (PART 11) – My Custom built T-Style guitar has turned out very well but the Texas Special Pick-ups are just not doing it for me… Enter the Fender Pure Vintage 64s.

Over the weeks I’ve been building my own Custom Shop Telecaster Style Guitar – something that I hope will equal the Fender Custom Shop guitars I have in the studio – but, at a much lower cost and produced using fairly basic tools.

In Part 1 – The foundation of any guitar project – The Body and Neck and the reasons why I made the choices I did. ( https://youtu.be/DK1PVW35pTU )

In Part 2 – Preparation, sanding sealing, priming and first coats of amber lacquer for neck & headstock. Danish Oil treatment for the rosewood fretboard. ( https://youtu.be/eYZ1qQFRnRU )

In Part 3 – The body metallic colour & clear-coats, transfers on the headstock and final coats of lacquer. ( https://youtu.be/KCCGHDISl00 )

In part 4 – Hardware & Electrics, where it is unwise to ‘cheap-out’ on items. Ageing Chrome & Nickel accessories. ( https://youtu.be/WBnXUAw2U1c )

In part 5 – Headstock, neck and fingerboard preparation for the Relic Custom Shop look and feel. ( https://youtu.be/BFosHko3b0U )

In Part 6 – Time to take the big step and Relic The Body, Conductive Paint & Final Clear-Coat. ( https://youtu.be/aG53hJO02eI )

In Part 7 – Headstock and neck, the final leg of sanding, cutting compound, polishing and buffing to a mirror glaze. Final sanding of the back of the neck ( https://youtu.be/9bjxlCbYJyU )

In Part 8 – The body is sanded, cut, polished and buffed to a mirror glaze. Followed by lacquer checking and fitting the electrics and hardware. Nearly there… ( https://youtu.be/ifnJ4VyXlqs )

In Part 9 – The guitar is now complete and it’s time for a set-up. The doorbell rings as the final item is delivered to complete the guitar project build. ( https://youtu.be/s3NPbR8Y2S0 )

In Part 10A It’s time to compare the “Bluebird” guitar up against the Fender Custom Shop Telecasters and an American Pro Telecaster and ask some fundamental questions. ( https://youtu.be/DGlmFv2rQ4c )

In Part 10B Over the weeks I have been asked a number of questions regarding the T-Style guitar build project and in this video I attempt to give some answers. ( https://youtu.be/wvqBxZ6_x6E )

In this video it’s time to change-out the Fender Texas Special pick-ups for Fender Pure Vintage 64s hoping that this will be closer to the tones I am looking for in this Telecaster style build… Enjoy!

My other playlists –
– Custom Guitar Build Project
– Q&As Answering topical questions…
– Stu’s Guitar Recording Journey
– Unboxing Music Equipment Videos
– Stu’s Guitar Journey! (12 part Video Series)
– Guitar Backing Tracks – Blues, Ballads and Cinematic
– Stu’s Guitar Channel short Trailer

In CGBP 12 Video (Custom Guitar Build Project 12) For all those who like to watch a building process speeded up so that all these many weeks of work can be viewed in a short space of time – https://youtu.be/8f9qollkPMY

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