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I do have an idea of it being more dirty than aged, which I think might work, but I can deal with that later.
I am getting a bit impatient to get this started, but I've got one more project I want to get done before I make a proper start on this.
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Which means progress will resume shortly
Pfft. They're overrated. GS mini, Strat, and PRS SE are just as good
One set of Masterwound Summer of Love 67's, and a Tele loom.
I had planned on doing the loom myself, but cheating and buying one saves me some time.
Bridge pickup is now mounted in the bridge, so I can get the bridge screwed on, but I need to find a straightedge to check alignment before that, and it's too cold to go hunting for one tonight.
And after bit time spent with a sheet of sandpaper earlier, the nut now fits, although it's still a bit high. It was even higher, but I'll keep final height adjustment until things are a bit more complete.
Next problem was increasing the tuner holes, which I thought was going to be easy after buying the correct tool from StewMac for reaming out vintage tuner holes for modern tuners, but I discovered the holes in the neck were too big for the guide. So back to the original plan of taper reamer, followed by a 10mm drill.
Then marked out, and drilled for the tuner locating pegs, which took a little bit of fettling, to get a nice fit.
One is slightly out if you look closely enough, but I'm happy with the result for now.
Next I need to get the temporarily clamp the neck on, and see if things are going to intonate, as per the discussion in this thread - http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/121033/tele-bridge-placement
Neck is on. Pots and switch are in the control plate with the bridge pickup soldered on, and all the holes are drilled for the pick guard.
Now I'm waiting for a delivery with a levelling beam and various fret fettling items, so I can get the frets sorted and get some strings on to get the final setup done, before attaching the final parts.
Which will just leave one major decision. What string tree? :-/
Vintage round, vintage butterfly, or modern barrel...
Seriously though, next time I'm likely to be near at a sensible time, I'll give you a shout.
or you could let me know when you finish this build and I'll come across to look over your work and deliver it...
So given my increasing workload around this time of year and corresponding reduced time, I decided to seek professional help, and a couple PMs later a convenient drop off was arranged.
The final result was collected a couple weeks ago, but I've only just got around to plugging it in and having a proper play.
Neck feels lovely, pickups sound fantastic, and I really like how the finished guitar looks, despite having never been a fan of relics!
Anyway, here's the finished item
And a close up of that roasted flame for good measure.
Goes well with the blue wall too
Is that a mini Danplifier amp in the background?