The Mother of all Telecaster Upgrades - Let's Build! - Episode 28

Today the Tone Priest attempts to do a quick little upgrade to his Telecaster that quickly gets out of hand.

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0:00 - Intro
5:45 - Neck & frets
13:13 - Neck planning
14:05 - Machine heads
18:41 - Bridge
23:53 - Shielding
24:46 - Ferrules
25:16 - Neck angle
26:50 - Gawking 1
27:26 - Pickups install
28:10 - Bridge saddles
28:41 - Pickguard & control plate
30:33 - Bridge ground
31:12 - Pickup wiring 1
32:32 - Tone Kitty
33:08 - Gawking 2
34:30 - Nut height
39:16 - Neck oiling
41:38 - Setup
42:50 - First test drive
46:31 - KISS rule
48:09 - Neck crud
50:40 - Nut buzz
53:55 - Pickup wiring 2
58:01 - Pile o' parts
58:16 - Rig rundown
1:00:30 - DEMO TIME!
1:07:47 - What did we learn?

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Parts & tools seen in this video (sponsored by me going to my day job every day):

Guitar neck Reverb listing: https://reverb.com/item/19945909-roasted-telecaster-guitar-neck-ebony-fretboard-mop-warmoth-bone-nut-tele-fits-fender
Guitar body Reverb listing (currently unavailable): https://reverb.com/shop/the-stratosphere
Kent Armstrong Pickups: https://www.wdmusic.com/brand-kent-armstrong.html?model[]=Chaos+Series

Amazon affiliate links:

Gotoh Locking Tuners: https://amzn.to/3S0gw4C
Bournes Potentiometers: https://amzn.to/3FkkMEF
3-way Pickup Selector: https://amzn.to/3Q2nl34
Pickguard: https://amzn.to/3QhyIph
Knobs: https://amzn.to/3rR3njT
Roller String Trees: https://amzn.to/46J2Ejw
Fret Erasers: https://amzn.to/3rSNpFN
$7 Fret Mallet: https://amzn.to/3FlZiHE

Everything else was purchased from eBay

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This and all Tone Priest videos are for edu-tainment purposes only. Vacuum tube amplifiers can have lethal voltages in excess of 700 volts. Capacitors can retain a deadly charge even when an amplifier is turned off and unplugged. Videos are not instructional nor do they advocate anyone doing any kind of repairs on their gear. Nobody should do electrical work on anything for any reason ever. Keep your hands and belongings inside the car at all times.

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