thewongster

Hey guys, does any of you have a free telecaster cavity and pickup template you can give me? in DXF/DWG/CAD w/e format. I have already a body template, and I will soon post a tutorial, on how to get a good free telecaster body template in the tutorial section.

hey sorry guitarmaker, but can someonehere also help me get/find a telecaster template, perferibly the one with routing cavities, thanks

Hey guys, have any of you purchased a Bigsby tremolo MM version? It it says on their site, I have searched google to no avail, also how good are their pickups? GFS pickups for a tele or MM pickups for a tele?

Cool. By the waymickguard. I know what you mean on those bridges. dont worry. Also, thought you would like to know. Im taking your opinion on purchasing the melvyn hiscock book. I am buying it today on amazon.ca. should arrive in 1 to 3 weeks though... Thanks

Wow thx guys. that one on ebay is pretty good. Also how much approximately will it cost to buy a floating trem. like on the jazzmaster. Can someone give me a list of guitar bridges. I know many ones, like the floyd roses, the bigsby, tune o matic and all that... but there must be some im missing. I am trying to make a very unique guitar, so I kind of want to have a unique bridege. Most people I know have floyds, and stock fenders. but hardly anyone I know have bigsbys.

Does anyone know where I I can purchase a liscenced or a knock off bigsby bridge for any type of tele? I really need a good price

I am going to buy the book now, but I just want to know some stuff before I get the book though, sorry.

What drill bit would I need to make the cavities for my telecaster?? Does anyone know the dimensions of the cavities too? Also where can I get a trust rod or how can I make one

and what does this switch do?

Hi, im making a telecaster with a singlecoil size humbucker from guitar fetish and a vintage alnico in the bridge (chrome cover) also from guitar fetish. I think its the lil killer one (the humbucker). Anyways, are they any good? havent ordered them yet. Also can someone explain to me what potentiometer I should get? Guitar fetish says that I need like a push pull pot, can someone tell me what that is?

Where can I buy Nitro Laquer? I live in canada. but maybe they have some of those american/UK shops here so give it a try if ur not from Canada.

probably a dumb question but, what do you use a router for? I think you use it for cavities, but what else?

probably a dumb question but, what do you use a router for? I think you use it for cavities, but what else?

Is there an alternative to having a router? because I dont have one and don't think I really want to purchase one. And what is a pot? guitarwise, not the one you cook with

I am stuck yet with another problem! Does anybody know where I could get a ppicture or something that tells me the debt of the telecasters bridge cavities and neck and control cavities? Also which tools should I use to dig them up, and what tools woulld I need to make a tunnel to connect all the cavities together? Also another minor problem is what color hardware would you use for a solid white telecaster? chrome or black? Oh ya does anyone know where there is a place that sells pre made fretboards? so I can just attach it to a neck I would make?

What do you guys think of maple or oak or pinewoond for making a guitar?

Hey also, what is a recomended wood for a telecaster? I might be able to get a really good price lol. Isnt it kind of ironic that I can't find wood up here in canada

Thanks muddd. I'm pretty lucky because, I am not actually making it through a mediocre public school workshop. There is actually a public luthier workshop for making guitars not too far away, well actually more for making acoustics, but I can get a lot of help with the neck there I think. Umm, Also to cut the body out of the slab of wood, can I use a jig saw? For painting, I kind of want to make it a plain white. I read some of the tutorials already, but what would be the best idea. I think I can get an airbrush at the local luthier workshop and I also have one here. An old one. Im trying to get most of my parts locally, what type of stores should I purchase my woods fram? and my pickups and all? I have a couple of music stores, probably a little overpriced? is there other types of stores that sell equipment? like a pawn shop?

Thanks soo much guys. I thought the same about that too. I havent been playing guitar for awhile, but my dream guitar has always been a telecaster. Obviously I just started, so my parents dont want me to really buy a brand new telecaster, cheap or not. But doing this as a project is great, because I actually might be able to own a telecaster in a year if this project turns out well. I live in Canada aswell, and there are not as many stores guitar related, and some of your online stores might not ship here. Where would be a place to get some wood? like would hardware stores sell guitar woods? if so ill pop into one and check? Not so sure if we have a Home Depot in Quebec, but we have alternatives. Can anyone tell me or get me a telecaster template like the stratocaster one Guitarfrenzy used? thanks sorry for all these questions. -Andy

Hey guys, i'm new here, and I think I need your help. First off, i'm really new with guitar building. That's partly why I came here. For a school project a teacher challenged us to make something big. Not in size but something not easy but challenging and I decided to make a guitar because this project is a HUGE project, plus I always wanted to have a telecaster. I would have liked not to start making a guitar from scratch because I have like no experience, but tt would be nice however. So can you tell me what I need to make a telecaster? Do any of you have any telecaster templates? Obviously, I doubt I have all the neccisary tools to make it, that's why I mgiht go to a local workshop, or maybe even visit a Luthier. Oh yah by the way you can call me Andy and i'm 15. I have about a little more then a year to complete the project (told you it was big ). Is it a lot harder to make a telecaster then a stratocaster? If its a bout the same or a tad bit harder I still REALLY want to make a telecaster. Thanks. Peace. -Andy