gavztheouch Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 (edited) Well here she is almost finished, and playing a lot better than i thought it would, theres only a little fret buzz on the last five frets of the fith string, the action is also a little on the high side. Edited August 7, 2008 by gavztheouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 A design change as simple as reversing the headstock can really make a marked improvement on a guitar shape. Translation: I dig Do you have any specs for us on the rest of the build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 A reverse head on a tele is not something you see often...or in fact at all...but it seems to work visually pretty well. After thinking about it a lot, I came to the conclusion that there is a good reason to reverse a headstock...to tune you don't have to reach around over the top of the head but just reach back with the same grip that you are holding the neck. Is this one of the reasons that Hendrix played flipped over strats (besides the visual novelty)...not having the benefits of modern tremolos and generally ripping into his guitar, he tuned on stage a lot while he played and I hazard to guess that the reverse headstcok facilitated that. Anyway...it looks good without being outlandish! Hope the frets stop buzzing for you... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 it gives a different feel as well, not one i like but some people really do. the only reason jimi did it was because he was lefty, probably unaware of any other benefits when he flipped a righty around but maybe thats what stopped him using an actual lefty later on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 It's amazing to me how "right" the flipped Tele headstock looks. It doesn't jump out at you like a flipped Strat headstock. The flipped Strat looks cool but seems "wrong" to me, while this just flows out of the body. Yet more evidence that the Tele is a fantastic achievement of simple aesthetics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavztheouch Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 "Do you have any specs for us on the rest of the build?" Body : Solid multi piece Beech kitchen worktop Neck : Maple Fretboard : Rosewood, undyed nice dark wood Tuners : Gotoh SGM left handed set Bridge : Wilkinson/Gotoh compensated vintage saddles Nut : Graphite Fender replacement. Truss rod : Single action, from CH guitars in the UK Thats about it, its worrying how fast the cost of all the stuff adds up! Rather than spend any more cash on this one, im going to start again with some better wood, there are a lot of issues with this one nothing major but still enougth to put me off putting some pickups in this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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