Can This Old Pine Beat a £3K Tele?

We’re building Fake Red – a premium DIY Telecaster inspired by Dan from That Pedal Show and his legendary ‘Red’. But this isn’t a budget
build... this is a custom-spec, no-compromise tone machine designed to rival a £3K Fender Custom Shop.


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In Part 1, we unbox the high-end components and prep a 40-year-old pine body that’s bursting with vintage mojo. We’ll shape it, sand it, and bolt on a licensed All Parts neck ready for finishing.


Timecodes:
0:00 – Intro
0:58 – Fake Red
1:31 – The Neck
4:39 – 40 Year Old Pine Body
6:05 – Hardware
10:53 – What started this Project?
11:47 – Pickups Change Tone Most!
13:33 – 1986 Pine Body
18:59 – Nitro Lacquer
24:29 – I’ve DESTROYED my Guitar
27:07 – Sorry Monty’s Guitars
35:21 – It’s not Original