OK, so the first isn't really a Tele, and the second 'looks' like an Esquire.
It's not everyones thing, but my hand built guitars have names. I don't name all my guitars but for practical reasons I have to name computer folders and files when building a guitar otherwise everything gets confusing at some point. I make lots of plans/ diagrams/photoshop tryouts etc. At the end of the day the name just sticks.
So ... Left guitar was my first build, back in the dying days of Music Radar forum. It goes by the name of Angel. I hand routed the cavities following pencil lines! Originally I had an Ibanez tree of life neck on it, but some years later I decided to add my own neck. The neck has a little secret in that it has light up LEDs added. I was pretty proud of the inlays, all hand made by me. Not really a Tele, it had a BK nailbomb in the bridge, a sustainer pickup at the neck and my own headstock design.
Guitar in the middle is called Chi Rho. It has had various pickup configurations, but some time ago I settled on the current Esquire look, although it actually has a stealth pickup under the scratchplate (made by Oil City Pickups), plus a coil split on the HB. The stickers were designed by me. The sun one is part of a design that I was considering putting on my bass, but it is currently hiding a finish cock-up that happened a year ago when I decided to remove a design that I had put on that area.
Guitar on the right is Mateus. My one almost trad tele. The top was made from a wine crate. The body and neck were made from a mahogany fireplace that I found in the street, so all the wood is reclaimed. Mahogany is not a Tele wood so not quite Trad!
So, I just thought I'd post these as I have started on another Tele. You can never have too many Tele shaped guitars! Code name: Mouse, it's going to be a tatty old 'barn door' guitar. I may show some build pix along the way.
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I do love a Telecaster.
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If you want better info you'd have to ask Ash at Oil City!
i like all guitars, but ultimately Teles are the real answer. Leo got it right on the first go.
Great work
My inner compliance officer would be a bit nervous about actually putting the word “TELECASTER” on the headstocks, but that’s probably just me.