Here for sale we have a Fret King Partscaster Stratocaster in Sunburst finish. Due to the nature of this instrument we can not verify certain parts of this instrument like the body wood, year it was made, where it was made and the make of the pickups. This instrument features a bolt-on construction consisting of a Fret King Maple neck with 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard. The guitar is equipped with a Wilkinson WVPC-SB Tremolo, Gotoh locking tuning machines with one aftermarket locking machine. The pickups featured are a set of high quality hand wound vintage style pickups which are wired to a 5-way blade selector, master volume and two tone controls.
The Maple neck with its ‘Soft C’ profile sits comfortably in the hand, and with its Gloss finish allows for quick and easy navigation of the neck and ergonomic thumb positioning. The 10" radius and medium jumbo fret wire provides a great playing surface allowing for bending and vibrato techniques, whilst offering a nice balance between comfortable chording and practicality for lead lines. The double cutaway body design provides excellent access to the upper frets, perfect for those quick lead lines.
Amplified, all of the Strat sounds you would expect are present in spades. The hand wound vintage style pickups offer warmth and clarity, and saturates beautifully when you drive the amp. The bridge pickup sounds bright and glistening with plenty of spank, power chords sound gritty, whilst also providing soaring lead tones. However, with subtler amp settings the bridge offers a bright, glassy clean tone. The middle pickup sits great with a nice balance of bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. The neck pickup is smooth, with a beautiful warm, rounded tone that handles distorted tones well.
Brand - Fret King
Model - Partscaster
Finish - 3 Tone Sunburst
Neck - Maple
Fingerboard - Maple
Fingerboard Radius - 10”
Frets - 22
Scale Length - 25.5”
Nut Width - 1.632”
Pickups - 3 x high quality hand wound vintage style single-coils
Controls - 5-way blade selector, master volume, 2 x tone controls
Luthier Report
Our ID: 123082113392
Weight: 7.8lbs
Serial Number: N/A
Aesthetic Condition:
Headstock: Overall excellent condition, all aspects of the headstock demonstrate minimal signs of use.
Neck: Overall excellent condition, all aspects of the neck and fingerboard demonstrate minimal signs of use.
Body: Overall very good condition, light scratching is apparent to all aspects of the body. This is only visible under direct lighting at certain angles, and cannot be felt under the finger. Extra holes are beside the original backplate screws, which are visible as a backplate is not currently fitted. The rear face demonstrates a small chip to the finish just below the tremolo cavity.
Condition of Frets:
The frets demonstrate very light signs of use, not affecting playability. There is considerable material remaining for any future work the new owner may wish to perform.
Current Set Up:
Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod adjustment tool (4mm hex) not included.
Hardware: Fully functional with light signs of wear. One machine-head has been replaced from a Gotoh locking tuner to a cheaper replacement. The scratch plate screw beside the neck tone does not screw in, due to discrepancy in sizing of scratchplate vs body.
Structural: No concerns or issues to note.
Strings on Guitar - 10-46
Height of string from 12th Fret- Treble 1.5mm - Bass 2mm
Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.
Electrics:
Fully functional. The instrument has had a full re-wire in-house to ensure the best playability, using CTS 250k short bushing audio taper pots, a 0.42u capacitor and solid core vintage push back wire. We are unable to identify the pickup brand but it is evident they are high quality hand wound vintage style pickups. The pickups read these resistances:-
Neck: 6.89k
middle: 6.44k
bridge: 6.3k
Case & Accessories:
Music Store rectangular hard case
The case demonstrates light signs of use with a stain to the exterior, but remains fully functional.
Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.