Members gardo Posted April 3, 2021 Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) It will be a double bound Tele style Details to follow Edited April 9, 2021 by gardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted April 3, 2021 Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 Love a double bound tele. Looking forward to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 3, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 starting with a XGP body. Not normally my first choice in colors but once I looked at it I was hooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 3, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2021 I'm waiting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 3, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, daddymack said: I'm waiting.... It may take a little while, everything is ordered and starting to arrive . Time is the issue right now ,it will be more of a rainy day project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 3, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2021 Just now, gardo said: It may take a little while, everything is ordered and starting to arrive . Time is the issue right now ,it will be more of a rainy day project. Fine...I will be patient...but all this popcorn is gonna go to waste...or to waist....😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 3, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) i did step up a bit on the neck. I need 1-11/16 nut width, C profile,22 frets, 9-1/2” radius and of course a skunk stripe . I went with a Mighty Mite ,licensed by Fender, Birdseye maple. It matches the binding nicely and I think it looks good with the body color Edited April 3, 2021 by gardo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 3, 2021 Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, gardo said: starting with a XGP body. Not normally my first choice in colors but once I looked at it I was hooked Nice I have an old 62 Tele RI that's like 35 years old. I love the look of a double bound tele. Rosewood/ Ebony or maple fretboard. I'd personally do a rosewood/ ebony fretboard, but maple would look really good too. Never mind That's a sweet neck Edited April 3, 2021 by Mikeo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted April 3, 2021 Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 Looks pretty! Are you going to gloss the fretboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 3, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, badpenguin said: Looks pretty! Are you going to gloss the fretboard? Hmmm , I don’t know anything about that. It does have some sort of oil based finish Edited April 3, 2021 by gardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 3, 2021 Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 4 hours ago, daddymack said: Fine...I will be patient...but all this popcorn is gonna go to waste...or to waist....😉 Actually, popcorn is mostly air. Take it easy on the butter and salt and you'll be fine. 3 hours ago, gardo said: i did step up a bit on the neck. I need 1-11/16 nut width, C profile,22 frets, 9-1/2” radius and of course a skunk stripe . I went with a Mighty Mite ,licensed by Fender, Birdseye maple. It matches the binding nicely and I think it looks good with the body color Happy (Pending) New Partscaster Day. I'm not generally a fan of Teles or maple fretboards but I'm willing to make an exception in this case. That's turning out very nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 3, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2021 I will say the neck looks excellent...I find Mighty Mite necks outdo Fenders in many cases! And, unlike some people, I think a Fender-style guitar should have a maple fretboard...they look odd anywhere else, but on a Tele or a Strat [or a P or J bass], they belong...and none of that 'roasted' nonsense... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted April 3, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, DeepEnd said: Actually, popcorn is mostly air. Take it easy on the butter and salt and you'll be fine. ... without butter and salt it is just organic styrofoam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 3, 2021 Members Share Posted April 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, daddymack said: without butter and salt it is just organic styrofoam. I said take it easy, not eliminate it completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 4, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, daddymack said: I will say the neck looks excellent...I find Mighty Mite necks outdo Fenders in many cases! And, unlike some people, I think a Fender-style guitar should have a maple fretboard...they look odd anywhere else, but on a Tele or a Strat [or a P or J bass], they belong...and none of that 'roasted' nonsense... Roasted maple sounds like something to put on pancakes not guitars 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 8, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 8, 2021 Parts are slowly coming in ,by Monday everything should be here. No too much I can do until then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 9, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 9, 2021 I went with vintage style slotted tuners ,they required the use of adapter bushings because of the 10mm peg holes . The pickups will be GFS 63 vintage wound professional series . The bridge has staggered poles and is wound to 6.3k while the neck is wound to 7.8k. The control plate is here but hasn’t been soldered up yet The tone pot is Fender no-load, I wIll probably use the chicklet cap that was included. A black pickgaurd is supposed to arrive tomorrow along with a few other pieces. Copper shielding tape will be here Saturday and a Wilkinson bridge plate with compensated brass saddles is due Monday The neck will not be screwed on until I have the bridge plate to verify the alignment Our son has his stuff temporarily stored in the garage so I’ve been forced to setup shop in the shed, which actually is pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 12, 2021 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2021 Still waiting for parts to arrive. Meanwhile , I got the PG so I wet sanded it with a sanding block using 2000 grit then wiped a little Lemon Pledge over it to get sort of a Bakelite look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 1, 2021 Author Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 Well it rained Thursday so I got a chance to work on MY project . Almost finished. I just need to add string tees and maybe some sort of non-Fender headstock logo. It will take a little time to dial in the setup and tweak the pickups but so far so good. I went with an Orange Drop 047 tone cap and a no-load 259k pot. The pickups are from GFS ,their pro series vintage wound 63. I like the staggered poles in the bridge. I’m sure they are “inspired by” Fender 1964 and if I ever upgrade it will be to Fender . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted May 1, 2021 Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 That turned out really well. Happy New Build Day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 1, 2021 Author Members Share Posted May 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, DeepEnd said: That turned out really well. Happy New Build Day. Thanks I know you don’t care for Teles so it’s gracious of you to say so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 2, 2021 Members Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Looks great. Edited May 2, 2021 by mrbrown49 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted May 3, 2021 Members Share Posted May 3, 2021 Nice job. Looks real good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 4, 2021 Author Members Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, xStonr said: Nice job. Looks real good. Thanks. I'm getting it dialed in and love the feel of the neck. I'm surprised nobody noticed that I forgot to finish tightening the 2 center screws on the bridge plate before I took the last pic, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 4, 2021 Moderators Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, gardo said: Thanks. I'm getting it dialed in and love the feel of the neck. I'm surprised nobody noticed that I forgot to finish tightening the 2 center screws on the bridge plate before I took the last pic, damn...I was just going to mention that!!😁 Looks very nice...but...how does it sound? That is all that matters in the final analysis.... need a waterslide? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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