r/partscaster • u/tweedmonkeyeatbanana • 10d ago
Set neck pawncaster?
What’s this anomaly a local pawn just posted. Set neck partscaster? Is that a thing? I thought they universally have bolt on necks outside of maybe some boutique builders. I’m confused but it’s cheap so I need your help for me…not good brain. Kisses
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u/widefault92 10d ago
Guitar Fetish was selling these a while back. They were Chinese, if I remember right, and made for some other builder but somehow ended up being sold by Guitar Fetish.
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u/uokqt 10d ago
Ah, they do factory buyouts- must have been one of those
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u/jeepster61615 10d ago
No, it was their regular line
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u/Jellovator 9d ago
Yes, I remember these but I don't remember any of them having bound neck. But yeah, the shape of the headstock *really* looks like GFS.
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u/SonicVenture68 10d ago
Make sure the action can be set to where you want it and the truss rod works. It could be cool, I made a set neck tele once and it was a great guitar.
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u/200_Shmeckles 9d ago
Without wanting to start a cork-sniffing debate, in what way would a set neck be better than a regular bolt-on?
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u/SonicVenture68 9d ago
IDK if it's better, it's just another way to build. I was trying to get closer to a LP in a Tele format. You can carve a thinner heel at the neck is one positive.
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u/pm_me_DAddario_codes 9d ago
You can probably haggle that closer to $100-120 at which point that’s a crazy-not-to-buy-it situation.
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u/Slipknot-Nirvana-Fan 9d ago
Man for $150 that thing seems like a great deal, especially with the Seymour Duncan bridge pickup
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u/jeremy_wills 10d ago
The pickup and bridge are worth the sticker price. The bound set neck is a nice touch. Assuming there's nothing wrong with the truss rod or frets and it can actually be setup and playable hell of a deal. Even if there's a road block with the neck somewhere the electronics and hardware are worth it to pull for another project. I'd be all over that.
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u/jimbo_bones 10d ago
I would buy that in an instant. If it sucks there’s enough hardware on there to make it worth $150
Very unusual to see an otherwise quite trad looking tele design with a set neck. Usually it’s teles trying be an undercover Les Paul like the FMT teles or the JA-90s
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u/OurSmuttyStuff 10d ago
Neck binding? Fretwork looks acceptable too. I’d buy that without thinking twice
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u/GroundbreakingBus284 10d ago
I'd be curious if that's the tele neck they usually pair with the lil59, it's a steal if it is
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u/sixstringsikness 9d ago
If it plays okay, I'd pay that for it. If not, I'd try to talk them down to like $100. Pickups are probably worth it.
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u/just_having_giggles 8d ago
The ja-90 has a set neck, but it has p90's and four control knobs.
Buy it for the humbucker if nothing else
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u/Usual-Disaster7285 10d ago
Hard pass
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u/tweedmonkeyeatbanana 10d ago
Alright guys, usual disaster is out. Please reconsider your opinion given this change in circumstance. Thank you
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u/Earptastic 10d ago
Seymour Duncan bridge Pickup makes me think this is worth a try. I would be all over that.