David Ivy Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Well Happy Holidays !Hope you have all had a Great Christmas and a Happy New Year! So I got a request to put a telecaster guitar kit together an finish it to look like a fender relicited U.S.A. model. These pictures are the original $4000 guitar that he wants the kit guitar to look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 This is the guitar kit as I have reliced it. After taping and scraping and staining and wood burning fake wood grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted January 5, 2021 Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 I hope you're going to include a permanent "Built by @David Ivy marking on both the body and neck. If you don't want it to be immediately visible the heel and neck pocket would be easy to access yet out of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2021 @Bizman62 thank you that is a good idea ,I think I will wood burn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 This is the guitar kit as I have reliced it. After taping and scraping and staining and wood burning fake wood grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 I have a question on another build just looking for some info. What is a way that you can get the neck angle cut into a Les Paul body? And do you still have to cut the neck pocket with an angle in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 7 hours ago, David Ivy said: What is a way that you can get the neck angle cut into a Les Paul body? And do you still have to cut the neck pocket with an angle in it? If we take the bottom of the LP body as the 'level' surface, the pocket has to be at an angle. There's several ways to do that. You can plane the rear of the top to the desired angle and use that surface as a routing guide you can make an angled external template ramp system you can slant the template to the right angle by using studs or wedges for adjusting or you can mix the above to suit your needs most likely those aren't the only ways to do it And of course you can do the angle to the heel of the neck as well. The reason for to carve the neck pocket is that it's easier to get right as there's much more surface area to support the router and templates. Also, carving a full width pocket similarly to PRS and Fender is much easier than the mortise and tenon way Gibson does it. Getting the 'shoulders' of the Gibson heel right can be a PITA. I feel the urge of drawing the above, the angles are highly exaggerated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pizza Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 @Bizman62 thank you for the advice for the LP. When I did my Lp jr I used wedges to set the neck. I noticed that a carved top has almost a V shaped carve for the body where the neck is. And thank you for the compliment on the tele. I hope to finish it very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Finished the relic ed Telecaster! A lot of work went into this one. More so than just painting one and making it look pretty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Although relicing isn't my thing I must say you did well! What I like most is that you made it look like much played instead of abused - I've seen videos where they violently beat the body with chains and bars and whatnot. You ended up being true to the original. - Didn't you find it somewhat challenging to blend the paint to bare wood, making it look like the paint has naturally worn out before chipping off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted January 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 @Bizman62 I used several techniques to get the look that was desired. As far as the paint I used a hair dryer to make the paint bubble and look warn. I also used a razor blade to chip some paint away. After putting a clear coat on it I used 1200 grit sand paper and triple zero steel wool to dull the finish so that it didn't have a shine to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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