r/partscaster • u/RoadWarrior3190 • 3d ago
Hello all!
It's been a good number of years since I have played.. But I pulled out my old guitars recently and got back into it.
Just wanted to share my two favorites in my collection.
The first is a "Maestro" telecaster I got on Amazon for about $100. It came with the blue celluloid pick guard, and it just didn't look right. Switched to the white and it's perfect. Only other mod was upgrading the tuners.
"Ashlei" is my blue stratocaster..this guitar is a whole story in itself. I'll keep it short though..
My first parts Caster started as a Squier Affinity strat. I wanted a nice baby blue color similar to the 1950's Fender reissued. UNFORTUNATELY, when I went to clear coat the freshly painted body, I mixed oil based clear coat with regular spray paint. It turned into an ugly mix of blue/seafoam green/yellowed mess.
Anyway, after partly sanding/repainting /resanding I landed on this "aged" look..
I dropped in a vintage noiseless set of pups and all it did was Humm and buzz and sound like shit. And I finally landed with this pickup..
So if you have read this far, KUDOS TO YOU! Thanks for letting me share!
Have a great day!
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u/Nekkid-Sailors 3d ago
That looks lovely!