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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:02 pm
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What's the verdict on my strat? All original parts except the neck turned into a pretzel and I had to replace it with a fender usa neck.


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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:49 pm
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I was just thinking yesterday, you know what would solve a lot of the world's problems?

FMIC buyout of Warmoth. Just think about that.



They are licensed and all I have considered getting a body made there.
I had a pull back route done on mine and then blocked it up.
I do feel like the pull back wood loss robbed it of some tone.


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I've always considered Strats and Tele that were not actual Fender necks and bodies as "Parts-o-casters." So I guess when a person has the neck and body, it's just a modified Fender guitar.

By the way, Donnie, Hwy1s are some of the best Strats out there. I loved mine and really miss the pups and electronics that I swapped out. It's long and painful story that I would rather not retell :( Let's just say that the best part of the Hwy1 is the electronics. My Hwy1 is now closer to a late '60s or '70s Strat now.


Mine was a Highway 1 it had a red body I didn't want it.
So I got a American Standard black body and bridge I had.
I took the electronics and turned them back into American Standard removing the Grease Bucket.
I also removed the Alnico 3 rods and installed Alnico 5 in the Single coils.
It has the original Highway 1 Atomic Humbucker.
I bought the Fender Lone Star pickguard and back plate.

It is all Fender and a compilation of 2 strats I owned.

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 6:58 pm
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DarkPenguin wrote:
What's the verdict on my strat? All original parts except the neck turned into a pretzel and I had to replace it with a fender usa neck.



Well did you do it through Fender?
If you just got a neck on ebay or from the store its basically a Partscaster.
Its just what they call it here on these forums.
It does not mean it turned into something else, its still a strat an authentic.
Just not factory original.
It only means anything to a buyer or a vintage value someday.
It does not mean the instrument functions any less well, probably better.

Hope that helps :)

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:38 pm
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No self-respecting guitarist would be seen dead with a partscaster!
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If you want to be absolutely honest about that time and place, he really wasn't respecting himself quite well if at all. Took his finally overcoming his addictions and going straight before that happened, and nothing but luck that he wasn't part of the famous '27'. By then, the old guitar had been retired.

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:44 pm
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What's the verdict on my strat? All original parts except the neck turned into a pretzel and I had to replace it with a fender usa neck.

If you replaced with an original equipment neck for that model, based upon the criteria I set down in my previous statement, I would not call it a 'partscaster'. Of course, you won't have the original serial number on the guitar. This replacement should be made part of the guitar's history if it were to be sold.

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:49 pm
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DarkPenguin wrote:
What's the verdict on my strat? All original parts except the neck turned into a pretzel and I had to replace it with a fender usa neck.

If you replaced with an original equipment neck for that model, based upon the criteria I set down in my previous statement, I would not call it a 'partscaster'. Of course, you won't have the original serial number on the guitar. This replacement should be made part of the guitar's history if it were to be sold.



Yeah lol that's what I meant ;)

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:59 pm
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ZZDoc wrote:
DarkPenguin wrote:
What's the verdict on my strat? All original parts except the neck turned into a pretzel and I had to replace it with a fender usa neck.

If you replaced with an original equipment neck for that model, based upon the criteria I set down in my previous statement, I would not call it a 'partscaster'. Of course, you won't have the original serial number on the guitar. This replacement should be made part of the guitar's history if it were to be sold.



Yeah lol that's what I meant ;)

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:05 pm
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Yeah lol that's what I meant ;)
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So you think if you buy like an original replacement neck for a Strat that's not a Partscaster?

And I like Paris input a Strat with original Neck & Body is just a Modified Strat :)

Defining parameters mean so much.

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Post subject: Re: When does a Strat become a Partscaster?
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:36 pm
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ZZDoc wrote:
Yeah lol that's what I meant ;)
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So you think if you buy like an original replacement neck for a Strat that's not a Partscaster? And I like Paris input a Strat with original Neck & Body is just a Modified Strat :) Defining parameters mean so much.

With regard to your question...'yes'....as long as it is the same type of neck you would find on that model...e.g. replacing the neck on an Am Std Strat with a Clapton neck would NOT fit that criterion. It would have to be the same type of neck for the guitar's model and year including the tuners.

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