2022 WJ Designs Partscaster Tele Thinline-style Electric Guitar

This thinline, T-style guitar was a trade-in. It's an almost-new partscaster from the looks of it, though it does have a "WJ Designs" decal at the front of the headstock and a signature on the back of it with the date. It looks like a good-quality thinline body (super lightweight with top cap and a lot more material removed from the inside compared to a Fender thinnie) mated to a pretty average Asian-import neck. The pickguard, pickups, and wiring harness also seem to be import gear and likely Korean. The headstock is fit with locking tuners, though, and the bridge is a nice reinterpretation of a vintage 6-saddle Tele bridge that features brass individual saddles. Those bits look Gotoh or Wilkinson (at least) to me.

After a good setup and minor cleaning it's playing spot-on and ready to go. It's very lightweight and has a pretty traditional "bucker Tele" sound -- dark and thick at the neck and twangy and bright at the bridge.

Repairs included: setup, restring, adjustments.


Body wood: unsure -- multi-piece solid with cap -- acacia?

Bridge: vintage-style with 6 brass saddles

Fretboard: looks like rosewood at a glance but isn't

Neck wood: maple

Pickups: 1x humbucker neck and 1x Tele-style bridge


Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast)
String gauges: 46w-10 lights

Neck shape: slim C

Board radius: 14"

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium-fuller


Scale length: 25 1/2"

Nut width: 1 5/8"

Body width: 12 34"

Body depth: 1 3/4"

Weight: 5 lbs 13 oz


Condition notes: it's essentially brand new and only has the lightest wear here and there. I did replace the sort-of funky string trees with better-quality Gotoh ones.


It comes with: no case, sorry.
















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