letsgocoyote Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Just started my second build today, the body shape is basically a Telecaster + Mosrite. I originally drew it up with a melody maker style pickgaurd and 2 pickups, but now I have decided I am going to go sans pickgaurd and use rear routed control cavity. I plan on using a maple/rosewood neck, and I am going to get all gold hardware and 1 gold lipstick pickup from Guitar Fetish. Haven't decided on a color yet, perhaps white (either a stark white, or a vintage white/cream) or a light blue. Body is a pine core and will have a poplar top and back like my first build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Looks pretty sharp, thus far Keep it up! With the gold hardware, might I suggest a dark type of red? Dakota Red comes to mind, maybe a little darker. And since you mention your first build, I take it you had no problems with the pine core? Some people would get a stern talking-to mentioning softwoods on this forum hahaha. How does the pine sound, being both a softwood and a semihollow? I'm curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocoyote Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 i have no qualms about using pine... the early fenders were pine, and this theres niche market for pine telecasters ive seen. i like to use the economy wood just to see that cheap wood can sound fine. plus id hate to ruin a 50 or 75 dollar alder blank. anyways my first guitar had a 1 inch thick pine core similar to above, with a 3/8" top and back. it was hollow in the center though, here is a pic of the core of my first project: that guitar sounds pretty good in my opinion... although for my first project I used extremely cheap parts, so the pickups are really microphonic and not the best sounding. but unplugged, the body is very resonant. not so much an acoustic/volume resonance, but tha tyou can jsut really feel the vibration of the strings through the whole body. i think using the pine which isnt dense compared to hardwood, as well as the hollow construction contributed well to the warm resonance of the body. this guitar I plane to use jsut 1/4" top and back for a final thickness of 1.5", which is part of the reason i chose a solid center block, just to keep some extra weight in the body (im afraid to make ti too light). i think it will still maintain a similar quality of resonance since the top and back will be thinner than the previous guitar. it will be interesting to see how it turns out, although i am confident it shoudl eb rpetty good. when im all done with this one, ill record some sound clips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocoyote Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Progress picture Hardware and pickups from GFS, and a neck from stewmac will arrive monday. i decided on an ivory white for the finish, with satin nitro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocoyote Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 well I have the body made and I am starting to do the finish. it isnt lookn pretty yet but hopefully ill get it there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Hey Coyote, is that gonna be a transparent white or solid? -Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocoyote Posted March 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Solid. the transparent white would have looked awesome in retrospect, but there were some things in the wood I had to patch up... so it wouldnt have worked anyways here is a progress pic: all the parts layed out, but I jsut need to let the nitro cure for however long... before i assemble... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 looking cool but i think it definately need a scratchplate to add a bit of visual interest, not sure if you were planning one anyway. I would go with black plastic in a similar style to a tele custom - or maybe something more danelectro inspired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_ado Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 dude id hit up a black maton style scratchplate on that it looks good now but a scratchy would make it look heaps better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 well I have the body made and I am starting to do the finish. it isnt lookn pretty yet but hopefully ill get it there Damn, that would look great as a carved top! I just might have to steal your design. Oh, and +1 on the scratchplate. Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocoyote Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 thanks man. i never thought of it in a carve top, i dont have the skill to do that, but if you do, you totally should! i bet it would be really cool! if you want to know how I arrived at the body shape, I basically copied the shape of this sorta strat knock off, in reverse, adjusted slighty and made the upper nonhorn like a tele http://www.rondomusic.net/si13.html let me know if you end up making it, i bet it would be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgocoyote Posted March 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Welp, it has been completed! The Tele-rite (until I ever think of a better name) Wilkinson Deluxe Kluson Style Tuners Tusq Nut Flame Maple Neck w/ Rosewood Fretboard f/ Stewmac GFS Lipstick Tube Pickup (4.6k winding) GFS Toplaod hardtail bridge Gold Hardware Poplar/Pine/Poplar sandwich semihollow flattop body (1.5" thick) Ivory white satin finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 I kinda like the shape, but I think a pickguard and a different headstock would have been much better... And maybe add an angle to the fretboard! Anyways, the build looks very good! And the sound must be pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Dig it. Looks great just the way it is. Clean, uncluttered, no need for a pickguard. I even like the headstock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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