Members seven58 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Here are some pics of a tele I just put together. All of the parts except for the neck I got from Guitar Fetish. The off center Thomsas sticker (The engine is actually named Percy) on the headstock was placed there by my oldest son several years ago when the neck was on another guitar. I changed the tuners to Sperzel style locking that you see now. I'm happy to say that it plays really well. The body is very light and made from Paulownia wood. My youngest son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 that body looks better than what is reflected on their website. nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Looks great, Marc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Sweet! What are those blade pickups? EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wartoxin Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Perfect. PUs look like lil puncher? I use a lil puncher bridge and like it quite a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thecornman Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 That looks great! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks everybody. The pickups are GFS Lil' Killers - hot wound. I had them in another build. They sounded really full for a rail pickup in the other guitar, which was also a tele style, but denser wood. I haven't gotten to push them through an amp at volume in this set up yet to see what the lighter paulownia wood does to their tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 That looks good is that the wilkinson compensated tele bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 That looks good is that the wilkinson compensated tele bridge?. The Wilkinson was only 4 or 5 more and I kind of wish I had gotten it, but I knew I needed the Vintage sizing and didn't want to take any chances on fit. Actually it is the "Vintage Style" Tele bridge 3 Brass Saddles Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wartoxin Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks everybody. The pickups are GFS Lil' Killers - hot wound. I had them in another build. They sounded really full for a rail pickup in the other guitar, which was also a tele style, but denser wood. I haven't gotten to push them through an amp at volume in this set up yet to see what the lighter paulownia wood does to their tone. You mean Lil' Punchers don't you? Killers wouldn't fit in with 3 screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members framushead Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 How does she sound? She looks amazing as a tele! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Very nice job! I have paulownilkfasdklsdfjklsdf strat as well, very light, resonant wood. Not real forgiving if you make a mistake w/it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Very nice...good work Marc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acefreely Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 That looks great...interested to know how it sounds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Nice job. Looks like the bridge lined up okay for you. I had a minor problem with the ash body I got from them had to do some minor redrilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Nice job. Looks like the bridge lined up okay for you. I had a minor problem with the ash body I got from them had to do some minor redrilling. Just the string through holes were already drilled, and they did line up real well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Looks great, man. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 WOW, I love it and somewhat sick of seeing Tele's honestly but that is different and very cool. Very nice! Might even use this as a template for a future tele mod if it comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hardtdc Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Never get tired of seeing a cool looking Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven58 Posted December 14, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Never get tired of seeing a cool looking Tele. A few years ago, I went through a time in which I was all about some Teles, but while I still have a couple and dig them, the infatuation passed. I just happened to catch the body on a blowout several months (maybe years) ago and finally decided to do something with it. This is the third Tele I have put together. Putting this one together reminded me and made me appreciate the simple beauty of them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted December 14, 2011 Members Share Posted December 14, 2011 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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