Bit of a departure...a tele

Andyjr1515

A bit of a departure for me, that is.  Tele's are not really my thing (for which I apologise to the majority of the guitaring fraternity).  I know they sound great, and I know that the great majority of professional players have at least one in their arsenal but...

Anyway, my personal preference is  irrelevant.  The deal that my old-gits-band's lead guitarist put forward was his (very nice) single cut Tyler Variax, in exchange for me building him a butterscotch blonde 'traditional' tele.

Just finished it and, yes, it DOES sound fantastic and just like a tele, but....you know?

I won't bore you all with a thread this time - it was a bit of a bitsa build so pretty conventional.  

It WAS my first foray into nitro finish thanks to @SteveRobinson's wonderful spray cans.  I was pleased with the result and will try something similar again soon.

Here it is (bit lighter in the flesh...it was a very, very dull day today):

Andy

Adam_MD

Dude forget about boring with the details it's us! So make with the details already... and more pics

jd0272

So much correctness.

SteveRobinson

Great job Andy!

Andyjr1515

Adam_MD said:

Dude forget about boring with the details it's us! So make with the details already... and more pics

Haven't really got any progress photos, @Adam_MD, but in terms of the basic spec:

• Alder body (blonde's are usually Ash, but this was a pre-made - and well-made - body going for a song)
• Fender MIM tele neck - but originally one with a strat shaped headstock.  I reshaped the headstock, but also took some of the bulk off the neck to head closer to a medium 'V' .  Also had to plug and redrill a couple of the neck screw-holes as the neck was originally micro-adjust but the body had conventional heel holes already drilled
• Tonerider Vintage plus p/ups
• Axesrus ready made control plate.  Chose the option of classic tone from zero a mid point, and then added treble from mid-point to full
• Axesrus scratchplate
• Fender bridgeplate and compensated brass saddles. 
  

Went for Steve's white blonde nitro spray and tinted varnish, rather than the butterscotch blonde spray, after a decent few coats of sanding sealer, flattened off, then finally covered with clear gloss.  Probably overdid the tinted varnish a little.  Buffed with Maguires cutting polish and carnauba wax.

Sorry about the lack of details and photies....it was a bit of a quick build.    

JohnB

Very nice....never been a Tele man either, but I am just finishing my first one - after 40 odd years of buying and selling guitars I wanted to play