Build Your Dream Partscaster Guitar!

Building a partscaster is a great way to get the customized guitar you’ve always dreamed of, and learn essential lutherie skills along the way. In this video, our guest Dan Petrzelka shows how to build a custom t-style partscaster, step-by-step, so you can follow along at home. 0:00 Gathering Parts 3:09 Body and Neck Considerations 6:11 The Truss Rod 7:08 Choosing Tuners 9:33 Installing Tuners 17:47 String Ferrules 19:53 Strap Buttons 21:56 Body & Neck Alignment 25:06 The Bridge 26:56 The Bridge Pickup 30:27 Approximating Intonation 31:29 The Neck Pickup 33:52 Control Plate Selection 37:41 Wiring the Control Plate 44:06 Installing the Pickguard 50:15 The Output Jack 52:28 Final Wiring 54:59 Knobs and Switch Tips 57:07 Fret Buffing and Fretboard Cleaning 57:42 Final Alignment 58:15 The String Tree 59:00 Setup 1:05:51 Pickup Height 1:07:00 Sound Demo Photos used with permission from Getty Images and Nina Raj (@ninaraj).