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Topic: Home made Telecaster

Ok the thing is pretty rough. But it sounds suprisingly good.

http://s572.photobucket.com/albums/ss17 … C01132.jpg

Took me a long time cause well, I didn't want to stand in my garage in the winter.

2 Reply by ModTourMan (edited by ModTourMan 2010-03-12 03:45:55)

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Re: Home made Telecaster

Nice...I like it!  I threw together a Parts-O-Tele from cheaper import parts a while back (which I eventually sold off) but I've been wanting to put together a Tele from better quality parts for as while now.  However, the expense scares me away from starting the project.  Every time I add up the costs I figure I could just purchase a used American made Fender and tweek that.
Any good sources for bodies and necks you can recommend?

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Re: Home made Telecaster

I think it looks cool!
How does it play and how's the setup?

  • Registered: 2009-02-10
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Re: Home made Telecaster

It looks alright in the photo. The sides are rough as hell though! The router done a few random digs while cutting.

WD do great necks. Quite a range too, you can get a fretboard radius choice.
Bodies, I imagine WD would be alright aswell.

Though, I'm in the UK so don't know too many US places.
The neck on that tele is a stewmac one though, apart from the nut (which can be changed to bone for a very low price) it's great. Rolled fingerboard edges and everything.

It plays a little strange if I'm honest. But given that it was my first attempt at building a guitar, with no previous woodwork experience, I'm fairly chuffed.
I'd probably never play it live cause it looks rough as hell, but for recording nice chiming chords, definately.

  • Registered: 2010-02-08
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Re: Home made Telecaster

nice work jimi smile

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Re: Home made Telecaster

Cheers Bill

  • Registered: 2008-06-16
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Re: Home made Telecaster

It is really cherry there Jimi, but then I'm a Telefanatic. Why not a second pickup, maybe a lipstick? This is mine here, a 72 thinline reissue, however I did own the original way back then and sold it. Yeah, it is cheap but really easy to play. I do not play that much anymore but my son loves it. Take a belt sander to those rough edges, and then refinish?

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