nakedzen Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I've wanted to have a single coil tele for a loong time, but never got around buying one. So I decided to build one. 25.5" scale, maple neck, ebony board, ash body. SD Hot tele bridge, vintage tele neck. Haven't decided on wiring yet. Satin pure white nitro body, shellac'd back of neck, white nitro headstock. Black hardware, Schaller DaVinci tuners on this one as well. Reused a body that was already drilled for humbucker routing, so there's some hole filling to be done. Neck and body routed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Checking out the hardware, had to fill some dodgy routing too. Fretboard glued and left to dry, you never have enough clamps! Added a shellac bottom coat for the body one coat only. Had to fix a small gap on the fretboard glue job, so more clamping. Body pore filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Headstock shaped and leveled. Fret markers installed. Filler sanded back from the body. Frets installed and left overnight clamped. Shellac'd the body again after sanding the filler. d'uh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) First couple coats of nitro on the body, back of neck shaped and shellac added. Edited April 21, 2021 by nakedzen wrong image 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Finally I can say I've done something on the kitchen table too. Logo added, and final coats of nitro. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 You say boring, but there’s nothing wrong with tried and tested designs. Can be less of a headache to do too I guess Looking great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonov Posted April 21, 2021 Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 I wish for you satisfaction and pleasure. I begin to consider self a lazy person with view of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2021 17 hours ago, ShatnersBassoon said: You say boring, but there’s nothing wrong with tried and tested designs. Can be less of a headache to do too I guess Looking great so far. Definitely! Sort of wanted to go very traditional with this one. Together at last! Now onto hardware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) More progress, basically done! I'll just need to go drill the switch plate holes bigger to fit CTS pots. Edited April 24, 2021 by nakedzen more pics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Soundclip of pointless drop-D riffs https://soundcloud.com/nakedzen/lumiaalto-002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 nice work. i enjoyed your clip as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Looking really cool! Nice work so far 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Thanks guys! Next one will be original shape with flame maple top methinks. Already have the wood for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 Looking good and sounding phat, awesome tone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Thanks,I really like how it sounds. I have record some AC/DC with this thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) Very nice! The white makes it look really crisp, for want of a better word. Nice riffage too Edited April 26, 2021 by ShatnersBassoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Yeah I wanted pure white finish so I ordered from a local car/specialty paint supply a custom color #FFFFFFF. Couldn't really find any ready mixed pure white nitro, and glad I did get it from them. They made it the same day and next day delivery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekt88killedjfk Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/24/2021 at 9:13 AM, nakedzen said: Soundclip of pointless drop-D riffs https://soundcloud.com/nakedzen/lumiaalto-002 This only reinforces my love of ash body guitars, nice mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Thanks man! Here's the promised ABBA-CD: https://soundcloud.com/nakedzen/la-002-rock-tone-test/s-sSrl9eJdag9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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