New Tele Build Day

[Detroitblues]

While nearly complete, here is my latest guitar project...

Telecaster Custom in Seafoam Green

Specs:

Warmoth Maple Neck
Modern Construction
Right Handed
Roasted Maple
Roasted Maple Fretboard
1-5/8" Nut Width,
Boatneck Profiel
6105 frets
Vintage Style Tuners (11/32") Tuner Ream
21 frets
10-16" Compound Radius
Black Face Dots Inlay, Black Side Dots, GraphTech
Black TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
25-1/2" Scale
Standard 4 Bolt Mount

Body:
Alder
Double Bound
Aged by Tricked Out Guitar/Real Life Relics
Seafoam Green.

Hardware:
Fender Road Worn Tele Bridge
Fender Road Worn Tele Controls/Electronics
Texas Special Pickups
Kluson Tuners

 

[jeremy]

Re: New Tele Build Day

love the neck! color is cool too

 

[Detroitblues]

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If I ever get another Stratocaster, I will do it the same way. The look and feel of this is absolutely perfect. All for the cost of a MIM Standard!

 

[metalchurch79]

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love the neck! color is cool too

Agreed man thats initially what caught my eye, especially the fretboard! Love the worn look and that one is very tastefully done! Thanks for sharing this with us

 

[Will S-T]

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Just helped a mate put together a 62 relic with the exact same body but using an Allparts
reliced rosewood fret board, correct for the 62 and all other reliced corresponding parts.
Pickups are Duncan Antiquities and he even got a 62 serial number neck plate.

Just note, there are some exposed wood parts on the body that can do do with extra
coffee and oil stains to give it the more authentic look. He also has the correct logo on the headstock.

I have never been a fan of relics but my mate's project really changed my mind if you go all the way
and try to emulate every detail.

Nice project mate!

 

[rshanks]

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Hi - I am just wondering if anyone here knows where to get a telecaster body template?

 

[Chickenwings]

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love that!

 

[voggin]

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that is a great colour combo with the neck. Looks very boutique.

 

[Detroitblues]

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Hi - I am just wondering if anyone here knows where to get a telecaster body template?

Check Reverb.com. Tricked Out Guitar sells them.

 

[Detroitblues]

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love the neck! color is cool too

The roasted maple gives that neck a caramel like color. Tru-oil darkens it a bit, but not much.

 

[Detroitblues]

Re: New Tele Build Day

Final pics will probably be tonight. I had to have a pro set it up because of the truss rod setup from Warmoth and the 3 barrel saddles. I can do a Strat and a Les Paul... Confounded Tele has me all confused...