Howdy

Well I've been a Strat guy for over a decade and a half and recently got a Gretsch but am looking for something more. I had a modified Tele for a while (get ready... HSS with a Floyd) can't really call it a Tele though. I'm just finding that the more I play the more I just want one guitar that's simple, versatile, and looks good doing it. Plus, why bother with tremolo when I rarely use it. I'm a member on all the other forums but every time I type a guitar related question into Google I'm directed here! So here I am.

I have two Tele bodies coming and a box full of Tele parts that's been siting around, so I've been prowling looking for tips and ideas. One will be straightforward, maybe even an Esquire. (dare I say a "stealth" style) It's a pine body and I'm trying to build it on the cheap all from leftover parts, freebies, and eBay specials. The other is mahogany and it will have P90s and be a bit more exotic. I know neither is truly traditional and I should probably start with a standard Tele, and I'm sure I'll wind up there, but right now I just want to see where this road takes me, it will use up a lot of parts I have lying around and won't cost me as much as a typical "partscaster" because of it.

Glad to be here.

Welcome!

Welcome, good luck with your builds.

Welcome to TDPRI !!

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I too am building a tele from Ebay parts!...so far my cheap guitar has cst me $650 and still don't have the right tuners?.. Trying to make a 60's relic!! so bought a set of tuners
for a sixty's neck and a (Mighty Mite) neck and the retro tuners are 1/4 inch and the neck holes are the later cut, so be carefull?..I did not do my homework very well..lol.

Welcome ! I am new here also, and I am building a Tele from Warmoth wood, Lindy Fralins, and the rest is all fender hardware until I know what works for me and what needs upgrades. I also am a Strat, and Strat type guitar player, along with a Gretsch 5120 that I added TV Jones pups to and I Love the guitar!!! It was the Gretsch that got me into the more "twang" flavor, and now I absolutely NEED a Telecaster..... Well, that's what I have told the wife anyway.

Welcome.