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Stripped and waxed 50s Tele

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jonnyburgojonnyburgo Frets: 12660
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Stripped and waxed, not the prettiest piece of wood but the relic job done by the previous owner was shall we say, a little bit shite?, The body is made from around 30 pieces ha!, still it looks nice and beaten and bashed, just how a Tele should look. My tribute(ish) to Roy Buchanan, complete with reverse control plate. By the way these Fender 50s reissues have a ridiculously hard clear undercoat which shatters and explodes when under a heat gun, so safety first folks always wear your spectacles!

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"OUR TOSSPOT"
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  • jd0272jd0272 Frets: 3871
    See I disagree, lovely bit/bits of wood that. Character!

    Like. :)
    "You do all the 'widdly widdly' bits, and just leave the hard stuff to me."
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  • capo4thcapo4th Frets: 4437
    I like it and the strap good work
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  • breakstuffbreakstuff Frets: 10890
    Really,really like that.Great job.
    Laugh, love, live, learn. 
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  • usedtobeusedtobe Frets: 3842
    I like it. A lot.
     so if you fancy a reissue of a guitar they never made in a colour they never used then it probably isn't too overpriced.

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  • AlnicoAlnico Frets: 4616
    @jonnyburgo

    That is fabulous man. I love the aged character you've achieved without it looking wrecked.

    Really, really like that man.

    Well done.
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 4159
    Beauty.
    Trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58012/deadman#latest
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  • JAYJOJAYJO Frets: 1542
    BIGGEST LOAD OF SHITE  IVE EVER SEEN IN ME LIFE







    just kiddin! honest.very nice.
    :)
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  • gavin_axecastergavin_axecaster Frets: 528
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    I think that looks the dog's!
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  • kinkin Frets: 1016
    I'd take that over any quilted top, fancy painted, inlaid fret board hairdressers guitar any day of the week.
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  • NPPNPP Frets: 237
    gavin_axecaster said:
    I think that looks the dog's!
    it does, indeed!

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  • Andyjr1515Andyjr1515 Frets: 3129
    Yes, love it. ...and I've been know to make hairdresser guitars, @kin. :))
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  • kinkin Frets: 1016
    Andy, just had a quick look at your site, fantastic work mate and I'm quite happy to overlook any Vidal Sassoon style excess for five minutes alone with that red SG :)
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  • Andyjr1515Andyjr1515 Frets: 3129
    kin said:
    Andy, just had a quick look at your site, fantastic work mate and I'm quite happy to overlook any Vidal Sassoon style excess for five minutes alone with that red SG :)

    :))

    Trouble is, I can't prise it out of the grip of our old gits' band's bassist that I made it for...and he's a bassist for goodness sake...what are they like!   
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  • jonnyburgojonnyburgo Frets: 12660
    edited November 2014
    Cheers chaps, Ive stripped a 72 reissue in the past and the whole thing came off in massive sheets in under 10 minutes, so I naively thought that this would be as easy. That hard sealer coat underneath was a bitch to get off, even with a heat gun. I thought I was down to the wood at first but no, very hard undercoat indeed. I do like the results though. I used Briwax dark oak wax which I use on my homemade furniture projects, it's great stuff, it really shows the wear and dings beautifully.
    "OUR TOSSPOT"
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28397
    I like it very much. That's my sort of tele! 
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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7560
    It's funny, multi piece bodies should be kinda ugly (like 3-6 bits) but sometimes it just really adds to the vibe, as is the case here. Looks really cool!

    And it does look like an old home made guitar that's been gigged and battered for twenty years. Which is awesome :D
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  • TheOtherDennisTheOtherDennis Frets: 2011
    Springsteentastic! Nice job.
    If you must have sex with a frog, wear a condom. If you want the frog to have fun, rib it.
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  • BigMonkaBigMonka Frets: 1820
    Realy nice, loads of character oozing from that wood
    Always be yourself! Unless you can be Batman, in which case always be Batman.
    My boss told me "dress for the job you want, not the job you have"... now I'm sat in a disciplinary meeting dressed as Batman.
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