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
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- 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.