Finished my tele build

I just buttoned up my tele build yesterday and was able to take some photos today.

To be clear I didn't do everything myself. The final neck assembly and setup was done by my local guitar guy and I didn't do the pinstriping.

I did the color and body assembly including all the wiring, etc. I also ordered the custom Warmoth neck, but I didn't *make* it. ;)

Here are a few pics:

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-015.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-014.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-001.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-002.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-003.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-004.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-007.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-009.jpg

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar-013.jpg

My plan is to give it to my cousin this weekend who just graduated from high-school and had a birthday. He plays thrash/speed metal. :)

I see a few "spots" on my pictures; I think the sensor on my camera needs to cleaned as they are not on the actual finished guitar.

Thanks for checking it out.

conorb

That is Sweet! I'm pretty sure your thrash metal cousin will not appreciate the beautiful Teleness of that guitar. You better send that over to me for safe keeping!

Nicely done!

If you don't mind, who did your pinstriping.

Wow, that is beautiful!

Wow C!

I really dig the striping. So what kind of pickups did you load for that metal-loving cousin of yours? Twould be cool to show up at band practice with a Tele like that that blows away the black SGs. Some seriously evil pickups can be wound for Leo's old slanted mount.

According to Tele player extraordinaire G.E. Smith, solid mounting the bridge pickup into the wood and not the bridge plate is key to making a Tele controllable from a feedback perspective at extreme volumes. I've done it and it sounds great! Well done sir!

Rob

Phenomenal, and I don't care much for blue guitars. I can look past that on this one!

That is Sweet! I'm pretty sure your thrash metal cousin will not appreciate the beautiful Teleness of that guitar. You better send that over to me for safe keeping!

Nicely done!

If you don't mind, who did your pinstriping.

The pinstriping was done by Jim Carmickle of Eugene, Oregon. He's 73 and has been pinstriping since he was 15. Saying he knows what he's doing is a bit of understatement.

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/carmickle-001.jpg

Wow C!

I really dig the striping. So what kind of pickups did you load for that metal-loving cousin of yours? Twould be cool to show up at band practice with a Tele like that that blows away the black SGs. Some seriously evil pickups can be wound for Leo's old slanted mount.

According to Tele player extraordinaire G.E. Smith, solid mounting the bridge pickup into the wood and not the bridge plate is key to making a Tele controllable from a feedback perspective at extreme volumes. I've done it and it sounds great! Well done sir!

Rob

I used Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials thinking that they would be a little hotter than a "normal" tele pickup and I wired in a 4-way switch so he could have the pickups in both series (stacked) and parallel along with just bridge and just neck configurations. So, not super evil but I was trying to keep some of the costs down. :rolleyes:

I also used a q-sawn maple neck along and a Pau Ferro fretboard with jumbo fretwire.

All in all it should be a real barn burner. :twisted:

Thanks for the comments.

conorb

Wow C!

Twould be cool to show up at band practice with a Tele like that that blows away the black SGs.

Rob

Don't be dissin SGs! The BEST guitarist in the world plays one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avSyxcKZb9A
:twisted:

Stunning, he is going to be one happy guy :cool:

Gawgeous!

Very nice..............

That is a real Beauty!

Wow, that's a great looking guitar!!!

I don't think your cousin deserves it!!! (I'm sure he does, JK)

[QUOTE=tvvoodoo;4342114]Phenomenal, and I don't care much for blue guitars. QUOTE]

"Don't you blaspheme in here! Don't you blaspheme in here!"

Blue guitars are awesome!
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/PART951303518556050c.jpg

And so is the one we are talking about here!

Nice job!

Rex

Very nice indeed.

Very nice work.

Fantastic!

Great guitar, you did nice job. I love the artwork, it reminds me of the detail work you used to see on the old funfair rides.

That's a sweet looking package. The striping is fantastic, as is the color. And being a Taurus myself, I dig the name. :)

That is hottttttttttttt! Pinstriping on a blue guitar, who could ask for more?
Me likey guitarras azules.

That's a sweet looking package. The striping is fantastic, as is the color. And being a Taurus myself, I dig the name. :)

Exactly! Here's to the Taurus'.

Thanks for all the great comments, I'll see how speed metal boy likes the guitar on Saturday.

conorb

That is freaking awesome. The blue is cool and the pin striping is out of this world.
Here's to the Taurus!!!

Here's a quick picture of the guitar being given to its new owner.

http://www.vendettacycles.com/pics/alexguitar/alex_guitar01.jpg

I love that he's wearing a Slipknot t-shirt. :cool:

conorb

Wow...that is sweeet!

loveit

Absolutely beautiful guitar. Love the tribal lines.