Metal Telecaster

[Nitefly SA]

This is a little dumb but i want to make a telecaster suited for metal, and i want to name it something evil/cool hellicaster is taken so if any one has any name suggestions lemme hear em. some ideas: terrocaster,metacaster,plastercaster ,killacaster.

[Primal]

I know of a strat called the hellcaster, so that one might be out.

I like plastercaster though, haha.

[sepultura999]

disastercaster

mastercaster

fastercaster

grandmastercaster

whoatemyaster-caster

haha

[tirapop]

Metalicaster

[Hughes]

TheJordanHughescaster

[stolb3rg]

What about a TELEvision!

[billet cutter]

how are u going to fabricate this tele weapon

[wyldbil]

TeleBlaster

[Nitefly SA]

i really like Metallicaster i could even put it in themetallica font. i was thinking of getting some tele templates, getting a neck through body neck from carvin and goin from there, i want emgs 81 and 85 all black.

[Mr.Churchyard]

i really like Metallicaster i could even put it in themetallica font. i was thinking of getting some tele templates, getting a neck through body neck from carvin and goin from there, i want emgs 81 and 85 all black.

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EMGs, 24 frets and neck-through-body... Does it share something else with the Tele? What woods are you going to use (besides maple and ebony from the carvin neck)?

[Nitefly SA]

i was thinking of swamp ash to keep it light but im open to suggestions.

[Nitefly SA]

couple body mods, it will have a bevel for my elbow (like strat) and it will have very easy acess to the upper frets

Edited August 12, 2005 by Nitefly SA

[haggardguy]

Darn,I was gonna say metallicaster or the flabbercaster, the diecaster, um.. i dunno. I also like how its nothing like a telecaster:)

[Nitefly SA]

i was just thinking the shape of a tele, i dont like anything but the look of them, their twang pisses me off. so to butch one up would create a supreme guitar, it'd be like a les paul with out the weight

[!!METAL MATT!!]

YA Man I Had This Kinda Idea A While Back!! Keep It Clean Keep It Black

And Your Set,

My Plan is A 7-string Tele With And EMG-707 At the Bridge and One Push pull pot

And A Hipshot Bridge And The Whole Thing Black With Red Binding

And As Far As your Body Wood!! I say Maple

!!METAL MATT!!

[SwedishLuthier]

i was just thinking the shape of a tele, i dont like anything but the look of them, their twang pisses me off. so to butch one up would create a supreme guitar, it'd be like a les paul with out the weight

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Mahogany for the body then. You can make it thinner to reduce weight, and possibly also do a chambered construction, althou that will influence the sound, of cause.

If you chose the swamp ash body, and keep the string through body bridge, you will still end up with a lot of the twang from a tele. I did a Tele/Strat crossover with a few of your modifications: Thin swamp ash body with belly-cut, arm rest cut and an easy access neck joint. I put in my own T90-style pickups, tree like a strat, so that isn't for metal. It turned out very twang, but with a lot of LP junior puch, thanks to the T90s. Its my favourite guitar right now!

Peter

Edited August 13, 2005 by SwedishLuthier

[Nitefly SA]

Where does the twang come from? if it is a string through the strings would go throught the maple neck, would that make a difference?

[mledbetter]

Where does the twang come from? if it is a string through the strings would go throught the maple neck, would that make a difference?

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The twang comes from a single coil bridge pickup. Teles are capable of sounding like pretty much anything given the right tonewoods and pup configuration.

[nollock]

Overcaster

Fatocaster

Battercaster

Plateaucaster

One for the rege brothers...

Rastacaster

Or if your thang is christian rock...

Pastorcaster

[rhoads56]

YA Man I Had This Kinda Idea A While Back!!  Keep It Clean Keep It Black

And Your Set,

My Plan is A 7-string Tele With And EMG-707 At the Bridge and One Push pull pot 

And A Hipshot Bridge And The Whole Thing Black With Red Binding

And As Far As your Body Wood!! I say Maple

!!METAL MATT!!

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whats the pushpull going to control????

[Nitefly SA]

kill switch?

can emgs go out of phase?