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Author Topic: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
MNMagnus

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Post Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: August 9, 2012, 19:47
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This is my first attempt at making my own body, I traced a Strat style body I had and then did the more tele style upper by hand. The 2 strips are Wenge inlays and I am still thinking that I am going to try to use the same for binding, but I think that might be a little beyond my current skill level. Hopefully I can get back to working on this one soon.

Body is from a one piece mahogany blank with wenge inlays
Neck is from Ebay, angled paddle headstock with ebony fretboard

Ghost bridge and preamp, and I have a SD George Lynch Screamin' Demon and a Pearly Gates to throw in it.
zyon

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: August 15, 2012, 08:52
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I'm one of those people who love to tick off Telecaster purists that think that every Telecaster has to be an exact reproduction of the Broadcaster. A morphed Telestrat with a 3x3 headstock and double humbuckers... I love it!

smgear

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: August 16, 2012, 11:49
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Awesome project! I look forward to seeing/hearing the results!
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rsgoldfish

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: August 16, 2012, 14:37
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I think everyone here at the Fiendforum can agree that we love crazy guitars.
MNMagnus

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: August 16, 2012, 20:25
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Thanks!
joe
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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: September 16, 2012, 10:50
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Any progress on this project? Love to see/hear the results.

The next guitar I make may be something along these lines — or at least, some sort of bolt-on Fenderoid with Gibsonoid pickups. Maybe mini-humbuckers, since I've never had a guitar with those, and I love the idea of a brighter, tighter humbucker.
Oinkus

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: September 16, 2012, 16:07
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Sounds like you need to move into building pickups Joe , that is about the only way to really be exactly specific about the specs.
MNMagnus

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: September 16, 2012, 17:07
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Sorry Joe, no progress yet, life interferes with my plans yet again.
joe
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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: September 20, 2012, 14:14
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Sigh. Hear you!
MNMagnus

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Post Re: Guitar in progress, Les Telecaster?
on: October 21, 2012, 18:40
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Woo-hoo, I had a very productive weekend. By putting off all of the things I was supposed to do I have made some excellent progress on the guitar. 1 or 2 more coats of tung oil and then assembly, hopefully have some audio by early next week

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