ROCKETROB Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) Just finished this one a few days ago. It took me forever but I think it turned out prett nice. I wanted a tele because I like that sound and I don't own one. So... I made one...that I can call my own. Specs: Custom made swamp ash double cut tele body with black top binding. Custom made black pickguard. Fender american standard six saddle bridge. Fralin blues special neck pickup. Seymore Duncan Jerry Donohue lead pickup. Master volume, master tone, CTS 250K pots. 4-way switching includes pickups in series. Neck from Musicraft ordered to my specs (12" radius, medium jumbo frets, 1-3/4" bone nut, fat back with very little taper from end to end) Grover mini rotomatic tuners. electrosocket jack. Nitro finished body(Reranch butterscotch) and neck(Reranch fender neck amber). I know it's not a traditional tele, but I wanted something a little different that still sounds like a tele; and it does. Tell me what you all think. Rob. Here are some more pics: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/arrd...00_0736_web.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/arrd...00_0715_web.jpg Edited March 28, 2007 by ROCKETROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKETROB Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) Here's a couple more pics AND more: http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/arrd...00_0742_web.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b92/arrd...00_0737_web.jpg Edited March 28, 2007 by ROCKETROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menaceg Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Hey Dude. That is a very nice Guitar. Who did you get the shape of, i love it. Could i get it of you. I was just about to do my strat and then i saw that shape and i am loving it. I bet is sounds like a million bucks, do you have sound clips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikvo Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Awesome... love the stain ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Nice work there. A Tele will be my next project when I get out of the red and get the green light from my wife. What brand of single coils are they? I think a tele with Humbuckers is not the real deal. Nothing like that tele twang I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKETROB Posted March 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 Hey Thanks for the nice comments. I appreciate it very much. I drew the body shape myself. But...I'm not ready to give it away just yet. I have a few of these I plan on making. I've only played it live once so far and I thought it sounded great; very meaty and twangy at the same time. The fat neck really helps transfer the vibrations of the strings. Great sustain too. No sound clips yet. I'll post when I get some put together. The pickups: Lindy Fralin Blues Special Neck. Seymour Duncan Jerry Donohue Bridge. These pups have a broad shoulder meaty sound with a little less twang than some other ones. I was suprised how high I could turn up the treble on my amp without getting too shrill. This gives a wide range of tones. Thanks, Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 i like the colour and the finish, how did you do the binding ? any particular method you used or did you just do it from memory ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertbart Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Hey Dude. That is a very nice Guitar. Who did you get the shape of, i love it. Could i get it of you. I was just about to do my strat and then i saw that shape and i am loving it. It appears to me you could just use a standard Telly template and draw the treble side and then flip the template over and draw the bass side using the treble side. Perhaps making it a tad fatter where the neck pocket goes. The guitar looks as though it could or should have been something made by Fender. It looks excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 what size binding is that? I plan on doing a bass and that looks just about perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKETROB Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Desopolis Posted Yesterday, 09:37 PM what size binding is that? I plan on doing a bass and that looks just about perfect The Binding is from Stewart-McDonald size .090 x .125. Go to www.stewmac .com and click on bindings. There is a lot of info there including size, color. material, special routing bits and a very good set of instructions on how to do it. A flat top guitar is the easiest to put bindings on. Just be sure to keep the router perpendicular to the top and route the channel slightly shallow so that the binding is a little higher than the body on the top and sides. Then you can scrape or sand the binding to a perfect fit. Do the binding first then the finishing. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Nice clean looking build. A tele design is on my drawing board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!WOOD!! Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 is it just the pictures or are the lower bouts a little angular?Pics make it look a little notchy.Love the shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROCKETROB Posted March 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Wood: There is a flat spot where the jack is located. Is that what you mean? The rest of the body is well sanded and looks smooth in person. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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