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Old November 28th, 2003, 10:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Home Brew Tele club

Let's start this one off so we can see how many there are. Pics. please. Partscaster or made from scratch.
52RI Neck Pup. and S.D. Broadcaster bridge.


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Old November 28th, 2003, 10:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If you're talkin assembled from parts, I've got 2 - a korina bodied thinline, and kindof a 60s nashville thing... no pics, though.
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Old November 28th, 2003, 12:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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You all know these by now...

..but here you go:





For more information about the Broadcaster replica go to my www link and the white guard (which is sporting a black guard at the moment) is a genuine replacement 52-RI body and neck with a full set of Vintique hardware and specially wound pick-ups by Jay at Vintique. Wonderful!

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Old November 28th, 2003, 01:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The Telennium



Built "pre-Ebay" in 1998, vintage status! :D

The neck, body and hardware were all acquired over the internet.

3 lb. semihollow swamp ash body set up for vintage hardware, rear rout controls, custom ordered from Edenhaus. I did all the neck mounting prep and drilling, and drilled the ferrule settings flush.

I finished the body totally with sovent based materials, amber anilyn dye and nitrocellulose lacquer clear topcoats.

Schecter birdseye maple vintage style Tele neck.

7 pick up selections p/p volume pot. The 52RI neck pu has been replaced with a Barden the 52RI bridge pu and Gibson P90 remain. Control knobs are now speed knobs.

Fun to share it occassionally on the Page, thanks,
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Old November 28th, 2003, 01:37 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'll hopefully be joing this club around the end of the year. Got my custom-built in process.

Swamp Ash body, Rio Grande pickups, Warmoth neck.

It should turn out looking something like this:
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Old November 28th, 2003, 01:49 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Home brew ?

<li>If yew swap necks (parts caster) is it a "Home brew"?
<li>Kin I join even iffin I made the bridge and control plate at werk,body outta table like the one below and used sum factory made parts?


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Old November 28th, 2003, 02:00 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Hey Fuzzy

You are in. I think you would have qualified even if you made none.....you are partly responsible for many home brews here.
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Old November 28th, 2003, 02:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Here's my bunch

The first one


and the second one


and the third one


and the fourth one in progress, just finished it last week


fifth one, still gathering the components


Ain't they purty?
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Old November 28th, 2003, 02:03 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Wow

Yep, they are beautiful. It's great in here innit !
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Old November 28th, 2003, 02:07 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Here are a few of mine

Some are in various stages of development.



This is the next one I'll do - my son is going to end up with the butterscotch one.


My long term project still looks something like this, although I've sliced a slab off so I can rout the Thinline cavities.



Keeps me off the streets.

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Old November 28th, 2003, 02:19 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I had a Red maple neck '97 American Standard that I wasn't getting along with so I...

replaced the neck with a warmoth rosewood boat w/ bone nut.

vintage style tuners, and string tree. So now I'm going to put the 52 style decal on the headstock of a rosewood neck (anyone know where you can get a decal and not pay out of the ass for it?)

I replaced the cruddy pickups with a standard seymour duncan neck pickup and a '54 reissue seymour duncan bridge pickup.

and I'm anxiously awaiting the Larry Fontana saddles.


I think it needs a pinup sticker to finish it off.

At this stage its already playable and it feels really good to know that you can't buy one like this.
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Old November 28th, 2003, 02:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
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<li>I wunner duz iss one count assa homebrew Tele.

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Old November 28th, 2003, 05:15 PM   #13 (permalink)
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few shots.....










left to right (Tele's only).....

*blonde homebrew
*73 custom
*65 with Kubicki neck
*68 mongrel homebrew?
*blonde homebrew
*mij lefty
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Old November 28th, 2003, 07:56 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Here's my modest homebrew...

... submitted for your approval. USACG wood w/mjtele relic body, lap steel pickup, `50's Classic hardware w/brass saddles, and my own neck finishing job. Be it ever so humble in comparison it still sounds and plays exactly the way I'd hoped it would.



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Old November 29th, 2003, 10:04 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Michael

Definitely approved, I really like the look of that one. My next one will hopefully resemble that.
Peds....just beautiful.
Fuzzy, that Strato-Tele looks different but real nice all the same.
Dean....read above Peds !!
Great stuff here, keep em comin !! :D :D
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Old November 29th, 2003, 10:42 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Don't have one...

But, your 'home-brews' look great!

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Old November 29th, 2003, 02:08 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Does this dog count



Now sporting Callaham knobs,electrosocket jack,Fontana saddles and a duncan Alnico II Pro



a 52 replica is in the works aswell,currently under the skillfull hands of Kevin.

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Old November 29th, 2003, 02:21 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Hey Lew

This "club" just wouldn't be complete without that beauty.
Can't wait to see Kevin's work !! 8)
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Old November 29th, 2003, 03:52 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Re: Hey Lew

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This "club" just wouldn't be complete without that beauty.
Can't wait to see Kevin's work !! 8)
Me too :)

I edited to add a pic.has a coat of sealer on.

Waiting is oh so hard
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Old November 29th, 2003, 03:53 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Thanks for the compliment, Scotland;...

I used Robben Ford's Tele as the inspiration for mine. I saw it on the cover of one of his most recent CD's and I thought it was pretty hip looking. I've never had a rosewood board Fender so I thought I'd give it a try. Someone posted a really high resolution photo of his guitar a while back. You might want to dig it out before you start working on yours. Good luck!
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Re: Hey Lew

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Can't wait to see Kevin's work !! 8)
Well, here's a few...

My daughter's Esquire, my blackguard copy (it's a late '53/early '54 copy -- not a "fiddy-two"), and my double-bound.

I'm sure you've all heard far too much about them, so that's all I'll say.

Here's the pic:

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Old November 29th, 2003, 04:35 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Numero Uno and Dos

Pinecaster left... Thinline Mahogocaster right. Love them both...

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Old November 29th, 2003, 06:54 PM   #23 (permalink)
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i'm still considering a bigsby and a naked lady sticker.

Kevin, that pink Esquire rocks!
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Old November 30th, 2003, 05:48 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Warmoth Neck & body coverd in snake skin with early '60's Silvertone pickups.


and Warmoth body & neck with Reranch butterscotch finish, Custom shop Nocaster pickups and '52 hardware.

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Cowboytwang, Cooper, John E, Lovely instruments, great workmanship.
Kevin....phwoaaar...I'm green coloured here !
Cowboytwang, I wondered how long it would take someone to use Glen Campbell as an avatar.
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my two killer thinlines made by RobDiStefano (flagging my 1985 69ri tele)
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I'll play!

So far, I only have one. The body was made from an 80+ year old piece of spruce. The gold knobs have been replaced with chrome ones now.







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Warmoth Body and neck,Nashville Rio's Tall Boy bridge, Half-Breed Middle, and Muy Neck Pickup's.
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RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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My partscaster:

'65 neck with original hardware,
late 60's body with original hardware
original (rewound) bridge pickup
neck pickup is a mini-humbucker out of a mid 70's Les Paul deluxe
one-ply pickguard
brass saddles, brass nut



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Old November 30th, 2003, 05:54 PM   #31 (permalink)
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We are getting to the nitty gritty....we having fun yet. (Guess where that came from )
Some crackers showing up here !
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Old November 30th, 2003, 08:22 PM   #32 (permalink)
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I can't believe Fender links to this site!
You guy's and gal's can make the "custom shop"look REAL BAD!!
Those are some of the coolest guitars anywhere!
I love this place!
hOPE THE FLAMECASTER get's me in!
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My homegrowns



Fender white ash body, B Hefner neck finished with Minwax, Schaller (?) bridge, Lace pickups. I'm thinking about getting a mint guard and switching out the bridge for a 3 saddle job. Definitely needs a Vargas girl sticker.



Schecter bound walnut body, Allparts neck finished with Minwax, Schaller (?) bridge, Fender Tex Mex in the neck, Duncan in the bridge.
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Old December 1st, 2003, 02:42 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Here's mine.

Warmoth neck and body. Body is semi-hollow alder with a maple cap. Neck is maple with ebony. Pickups are SD vintage P90s. Most of the hardware and finishing supplies came from StewMac.

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ain't done

i'm workin on mine should look like this when i'm done

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Has a problem getting the flamecaster posted on here so I'll do it for him. Hope you don't mind Chris.
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Old December 2nd, 2003, 06:00 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Here's a couple of mine

The Seusscaster
This is the one my mom hand painted for me.


more pics:
http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20002.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20005.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20006.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20007.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20009.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/seuss/Seuss%20012.jpg

The Creamcaster
It started off wanting to be an Antigua but I couldn't find a good color source for my painter. The first three pictures are before I got the scalloped neck for it so it's got the neck off my 50's classic.



more pics:
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http://www.hackolutions.com/newgear/creamcasterfull.jpg
These have the scalloped Warmoth neck:
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http://www.hackolutions.com/cream3.jpg

The Bari-Tele
This started life as a 50's classic Tele. I hated the itty-bitty frets. When I went to order a replacement neck I decided to order a baritone conversion neck instead. I swapped the pickguard too.

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Count me in for three...

... but pardon the lack of fidelity in the pics.
I hope Santa gets my letter about a new digital camera...!

My first-est and favoritest: mahogany thinline body, mahogany Warmoth "Gibson scale conversion" neck, stock issue Fender AmStd Tele bridge pup, Vintage Vibe Strat RW/RP neck pup, SuperSwitch wired in the infamous "Deaf Eddie Five-Tone-Tele" scheme...


A WD Parts-O-Caster I put together more "stockish," to demo the Five-Tone-Tele scheme, loaded with Fender TexMex Specials...


...And a wild thinline with a set of James Wagner rewinds on some old Gibbie frames and bobbins (pre-Fillmore for James), with my take on the Jimmy Page four push/pulls Les Paul scheme... Oh yeah, and a Kahler!
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I love the thinlines w/Kahler - very cool!
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