cyco Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) Here is my 1st build. Swamp ash tele W/ maple neck. Wanted to metal up the tele so I used humbuckers, GFS lil' puncher in the neck and a Dimarzio fast track in the bridge. deleted the pickguard to lose the country look. wilkerson tuners and my name on the headstock. serial # 0001, guess I can build 1000 more if the psychologist thing don't work out. Edited May 23, 2008 by cyco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArieBombarie Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Cyco, Although I'm not the worlds biggest telecaster fan, I like this set-up... especially the neck-pick... I'm not to crazy about the normal dots on the fretboard.. Did you build it from stratch (if so please post building pics) or did you use kit-parts? Grz Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Sorry dude, but for me, the second you start throwing pentagrams or upside-down crosses or other similar items on the ax, you might as well throw it away. I wouldn't care if C.F.Martin himself made it. And yes, I felt this way before becoming a Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I think it looks pretty cool, though I think it would take a certain type of player to really get it to work onstage The paint job in particular is what I'd like to see more pictures of, though I agree with Arie that when you make a neck, I'd leave the fret markers off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relapse9999 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) Sorry dude, but for me, the second you start throwing pentagrams or upside-down crosses or other similar items on the ax, you might as well throw it away. I wouldn't care if C.F.Martin himself made it. And yes, I felt this way before becoming a Christian. Pentograms don't mean what you may think. In Christianity they were believed to protect against demons. Only recently (20th Century) did it become coined as apart of Satanism but that's only because of a misunderstanding. With that out of the way, Nice build. But the pentagrams aren't my thing either, just 'cause of aesthetic reasons. I've never been one for putting graphics on guitars. Edited May 23, 2008 by relapse9999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Thanx for the input. I built this as an Ebay parts project. The paint is duplicolor auto paint, comes in any color you could want. If you don't like the pentagrams that is a matter of personal taste but as a staunch athiest I feel it keeps the christian zealots at bay. Funny, I would never chastise a person for wearing a christian symbol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piedpiperX2000 Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 He was just giving his opionion, he wasn't telling you not to do what you like or put what you want to put on your guitar. I'm a christian too but lets not get this thread in the wrong direction =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Funny, I would never chastise a person for wearing a christian symbol. And yet, you chastise them in the previous statement... as a staunch athiest I feel it keeps the christian zealots at bay. ANYWAY, decent job, the paint color looks good with the blonde neck and I'm sure it sounds awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Funny, I would never chastise a person for wearing a christian symbol. And yet, you chastise them in the previous statement... as a staunch athiest I feel it keeps the christian zealots at bay. ANYWAY, decent job, the paint color looks good with the blonde neck and I'm sure it sounds awesome! wow,so much for posting here! I thought this site was about guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) Before this gets out of hand i think everyone should read this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram This site is about guitars you have to let people express their opinions though and i think that's all avengers was doing. It's very easy to lose the meaning of a post on the internet. And I do think your comment about zealots was a step to far any opinions like that should be kept to yourself. I have no religious views except that when people start slating peoples beliefs trouble nearly always ensues (you should come to glasgow for a celtic rangers match). My personal opinion for your guitars would be to put one symbol on it in a contrasting colour. Stick around man it's worth it. Edited May 26, 2008 by joshvegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 wow,so much for posting here! I thought this site was about guitars. Quite right... the thing is, you might want to ease up on the offensive comments. They don't offend me, but they offend others, and I'm just trying to point it out to you, so that perhaps in the future things like this won't happen. It's a cool metal-style Tele. Love the sparkle paint. I think it would look better without the decals, but hey, this is art and you get to do what you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Okay, no one so far that I've seen has told anyone what they should or shouldn't do, or offered any chastisements, but have only expressed their own opinions. Let's just move past it, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 What the Funk and Wagnell is a pentagram? I like the stars and circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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