little work in the shop
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: little work in the shop
Heck yeah!
I am doing my first Tele build right now - and I get tons of help just from watching and reading the progress of experienced craftsman like you, so please, bring it!
http://phinnguitars.blogspot.com/
Heck yeah!
I am doing my first Tele build right now - and I get tons of help just from watching and reading the progress of experienced craftsman like you, so please, bring it!
http://phinnguitars.blogspot.com/
Bass_Medic_05
Purveyor of Low End
Re: little work in the shop
NIce............
(I would like to see and artist series Tele for "Bruce" I wonder why they haven't given him one yet, heck everyone else has one.)
NIce............
(I would like to see and artist series Tele for "Bruce" I wonder why they haven't given him one yet, heck everyone else has one.)
Metalblaze
New member
Re: little work in the shop
Teles, I start liking them more than strats...guitar building/moding threads are like drugs to me. I can never have enough.
Teles, I start liking them more than strats...guitar building/moding threads are like drugs to me. I can never have enough.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: little work in the shop
What is up with the control cavity rout?
Forstner'd only / no router used on that rout?
Also, the bridge pickup cavity is different as well - what is the story with this body?
What is up with the control cavity rout?
Forstner'd only / no router used on that rout?
Also, the bridge pickup cavity is different as well - what is the story with this body?
Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Re: little work in the shop
The body looks like swamp ash...is it? The grain patter on the front (the V near the bottom especially) makes it appear to be a 2 piece body, but if it is I surely cannot see the seam. Does either the front or the back have a veneer of any kind one it, or is that a one piece body?
I thought the control cavity looked unfinished a bit, but I've never had a tele apart so I don't know what to look for.
The body looks like swamp ash...is it? The grain patter on the front (the V near the bottom especially) makes it appear to be a 2 piece body, but if it is I surely cannot see the seam. Does either the front or the back have a veneer of any kind one it, or is that a one piece body?
I thought the control cavity looked unfinished a bit, but I've never had a tele apart so I don't know what to look for.
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: little work in the shop
Did you build that body?
If so, did you do the neck pocket with Forstner bits as well? If so, nice work, it looks really clean!
Did you build that body?
If so, did you do the neck pocket with Forstner bits as well? If so, nice work, it looks really clean!
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: little work in the shop
I was thinking the same thing. It's such an iconic tele that I can't believe they didn't make both a Custom Shop version and a MIM road worn version.
I was thinking the same thing. It's such an iconic tele that I can't believe they didn't make both a Custom Shop version and a MIM road worn version.
super rad stuff
Skaforlifeologist
Re: little work in the shop
cool man. is this the project that's going to have that old staircase pine wood-turned neck on it?
cool man. is this the project that's going to have that old staircase pine wood-turned neck on it?
mrfjones
New member
Re: little work in the shop
no pine necks, they are cut into body blanks right now. it will have an old maple neck though. I have some maple thats around 110 years old, used to frame a house. makes great necks.
no pine necks, they are cut into body blanks right now. it will have an old maple neck though. I have some maple thats around 110 years old, used to frame a house. makes great necks.
mrfjones
New member
Re: little work in the shop
thought i would update this a little with a mostly finished body, I will be working a little more on the finish and getting it back to some black guard specs. i just realized I didn't upload any picks of the new black bakelite guard. Since this is just based off the Springsteen tele I have pictured up there I decided that I will just be using blackguard style parts and no others like his lp style jack plate.
I also decided to not change the route from the forester bits, I do feel like it adds character to the guitar. I also had a couple dings in the body and left the black nitro in those dings. I think you guys might actually like them (they are all on the back).
thought i would update this a little with a mostly finished body, I will be working a little more on the finish and getting it back to some black guard specs. i just realized I didn't upload any picks of the new black bakelite guard. Since this is just based off the Springsteen tele I have pictured up there I decided that I will just be using blackguard style parts and no others like his lp style jack plate.
I also decided to not change the route from the forester bits, I do feel like it adds character to the guitar. I also had a couple dings in the body and left the black nitro in those dings. I think you guys might actually like them (they are all on the back).