My 1st custom guitar (Telemaster build)

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:11 PM

Northern Ash=)

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:25 PM

I'm using a Squire Classic Vibe Tele neck for this. Other parts not in the picture: fender control plate, 250k CTS pots, .05uf polystyrene capacitor, .001uf, .002uf, .005uf cap and acrylic pick guard material with 1.5mm thickness=)

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:28 PM

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:29 PM

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:30 PM

Southpaw Tele · September 20th, 2009, 02:32 PM

Very cool stuff! My two faves in one!

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Southpaw Tele

Very cool stuff! My two faves in one!

Thanks! =) Me too, I love the Tele and the Jazzmaster/Jaguar so when I saw the Telemaster I knew had to have one built!

Here it is with the sanding sealer:

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:38 PM

Pickguard template=)

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:43 PM

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:47 PM

Max (the builder) strings it up

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 02:51 PM

OuttaspaceMan · September 20th, 2009, 03:05 PM

The guitar with just sanding sealer.. Will be eventually painting it translucent vintage white/blonde=)

Many thanks to Max Rufo for making this possible=)

guitarbuilder · September 20th, 2009, 06:54 PM

Love it.

smsuryan · September 20th, 2009, 07:04 PM

ah the jagesquire... nice!!! youre the first one to make it ill bet!! soundclip perhaps?

jwells393 · September 20th, 2009, 08:17 PM

Good job.................. .

The BLT · September 20th, 2009, 08:51 PM

That is a beautiful guitar!

Nice work!

ratter · September 20th, 2009, 08:59 PM

Beautiful! But I'm afraid to ask how much does it weigh?

rangercaster · September 20th, 2009, 09:01 PM

that is one beautiful guitar !!! and the fact that you completed it in less than an hour is even more amazing !!!

Cap'n Kier · September 21st, 2009, 09:30 AM

*wants hard!*

I'm curious about the neck pup rout - is there a P90 or something hiding under the 'guard?

tuuur · September 21st, 2009, 09:54 AM

Excellent work. Love it as it is.

Buckocaster51 · September 21st, 2009, 10:06 AM

Very, very nice.

jkingma · September 21st, 2009, 11:05 AM

Looks great.

OuttaspaceMan · September 21st, 2009, 01:43 PM

Thanks so much for the positive comments guys! =) It means a lot to me especially since this forum has always been my inspiration when it comes to my teles and especially with this build. I've been amazed with the creations of others here and I actually even showed Max some of the photos from this site. He was overwhelmed and inspired with you guys as well.

OuttaspaceMan · September 21st, 2009, 01:59 PM

@ ratter: I actually haven't weighed it since I don't have access to a weighing scale, but it does carry a bit of more weight compared to my Highway One and 52 Hot Rod. Definitely not heavier than a les paul but more than a normal tele. And with the weight of the wood, the sustain and resonance is just lovely to my ears. My 62ri (alder) was my heaviest tele but this one beats it by a pinch. So along with the neck cavity, we further added a cavity in the middle and around the sides as well with a "honey comb" cavity pattern to take off some weight on it and now it weighs comfortably =)

OuttaspaceMan · September 21st, 2009, 02:02 PM

@ Cap'n Kier: The plan for this guitar was just to have one pickup since I've always wanted to have a esquire. It's wired with a 5-way superswitch which has the settings of volume control only, volume & tone control, volume with .001uf, then .002uf and .005uf for the cocked wah tone. We decided to route a "universal" neck pickup cavity which is ready to take all kinds of neck pickups including P90's just in case the esquire setting doesn't work for me. I would either have a "stealth" pickup underneath or route the pickguard to accommodate the added neck pickup if ever.. But ever since I got it I'm really stoked and loving the tones outta this guitar, so I'm keeping it as is.

OuttaspaceMan · September 21st, 2009, 02:03 PM

@Buckocaster51: Thanks sir! I've always been a fan of your thread regarding your sparkle tele builds and it's an honor of you dropping by. Max will be really pleased to know about the good comments from fellow luthiers/guitar builders across the other side of the planet =)

atastymint · September 21st, 2009, 06:30 PM

Hi,
very nice!
Side question - what size is the 'universal' pickup route? I was thinking of doing something similar
Is it made for p90 and will fit anything smaller? Thing is, I want it to be able to take a jazzmaster pickup so not sure if your size fits that.

Also, does anyone have experience with wiring in a normal single tele pickup into such a large slot - is this an issue? Any tips/tricks? Thx!

Meekster · September 21st, 2009, 10:52 PM

Oh man! thats a sweet looking Guitar
Where did you get the plans from if you don't mind me asking

'58 Stiggs · September 21st, 2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OuttaspaceMan

Question, and it may be a stupid one, but... there seems to be a rout for a neck PU, but I don't see one in these pictures? Have you just not installed it yet or is my eyeseight worse than I thought?

Nick JD · September 22nd, 2009, 12:55 AM

I reckon it would be nice left without finishing! Superb.

Needs that neck HB though...

OuttaspaceMan · September 23rd, 2009, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meekster

Oh man! thats a sweet looking Guitar
Where did you get the plans from if you don't mind me asking

Thanks! I got it from here:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home...ueprint-2.html

OuttaspaceMan · September 23rd, 2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atastymint

Hi,
very nice!
Side question - what size is the 'universal' pickup route? I was thinking of doing something similar
Is it made for p90 and will fit anything smaller? Thing is, I want it to be able to take a jazzmaster pickup so not sure if your size fits that.

Hi, thanks for your positive comment.

Not sure about the routing size. Max said it could accommodate P90 and anything smaller. The routing was made just in case the esquire set-up turns out to be not my cup of tea, but so far I like it a lot! So I'm keeping it as a esquire.

Quote:

Originally Posted by atastymint

Also, does anyone have experience with wiring in a normal single tele pickup into such a large slot - is this an issue? Any tips/tricks? Thx!

If I'm not mistaken the Squire Classic Vibe Tele has a stock routing made to fit even humbuckers, yet they come with single coil neck pickups installed so I don't think it's a problem.

Hope this helps. =)

OuttaspaceMan · September 23rd, 2009, 02:12 PM

More pics =)

Still undecided if I should leave it as is and just add clear coat, or have it painted with a translucent vintage white/blonde..

What do you guys think?

Other suggestions are welcome too=)

Thanks!

Meekster · September 23rd, 2009, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OuttaspaceMan

Thanks! I got it from here:

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home...ueprint-2.html

Doh!! I missed that one in my search

Thank you very much for the link

junk mutt · September 23rd, 2009, 04:57 PM

Dont you dare paint over that fabulous hunk of wood !!.....
I mean it ! Dont You Dare !

slotted screw · September 24th, 2009, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OuttaspaceMan

The guitar with just sanding sealer.. Will be eventually painting it translucent vintage white/blonde=)

Many thanks to Max Rufo for making this possible=)

damn that's hot! very nice grains!

if you were to paint it, make sure it's done very sparingly.. just a thin layer of paint so the grains can still shine thru. but it's your call really.

congratulations to you and max on a job well done on a beautiful guitar!

cheers!

ricplayer · September 24th, 2009, 08:08 AM

Great looking guitar, I would leave it as it is, or would go with a tobacco burst.

OuttaspaceMan · September 25th, 2009, 04:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meekster

Doh!! I missed that one in my search

Thank you very much for the link

De nada:)

Quote:

Originally Posted by junk mutt

Dont you dare paint over that fabulous hunk of wood !!.....
I mean it ! Dont You Dare !

Thanks! I'm really loving the grains too, but I'm still 50/50 on painting it trans vintage blonde or just leave it natural finish and clear coat it..

OuttaspaceMan · September 25th, 2009, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slotted screw

damn that's hot! very nice grains!

congratulations to you and max on a job well done on a beautiful guitar!

Thanks for your kind words=)

I'm glad my project with Max turned out well. He'll be pleased to hear about the positive words from people here.

OuttaspaceMan · September 25th, 2009, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slotted screw

if you were to paint it, make sure it's done very sparingly.. just a thin layer of paint so the grains can still shine thru. but it's your call really.

Yup, if I do paint this.. I really want it really really done thinly even less than the normal "thin skin" finish. I definitely want the grains to be visible=)

Still undecided though..

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guitarbuilder Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 55 Posts: 1,069	Love it.

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smsuryan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Missouri Age: 34 Posts: 1,352	ah the jagesquire... nice!!! youre the first one to make it ill bet!! soundclip perhaps? __________________ "I have loved some ladies, and I have loved jim beam, and they both tried to kill me, in 1973." -Hank

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jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,521 101 Photos	Good job.................. . __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

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The BLT TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Washington Age: 14 Posts: 38	That is a beautiful guitar!Nice work!

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Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 58 Posts: 8,831 1 Photos	Very, very nice. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

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jkingma Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N43° 11.943 ~ W079° 35.285 Posts: 3,725 18 Photos	Looks great. __________________ Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

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ratter Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: PA Age: 34 Posts: 135	Beautiful! But I'm afraid to ask how much does it weigh?

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rangercaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2008 Location: portland, or Age: 52 Posts: 1,727	that is one beautiful guitar !!! and the fact that you completed it in less than an hour is even more amazing !!! __________________ For is not part of greatness the ability of a man to laugh, not only at himself, but, more importantly, at others? Michael O'Donoghue

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Cap'n Kier TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bristol, England Age: 20 Posts: 47	wants hard! I'm curious about the neck pup rout - is there a P90 or something hiding under the 'guard?

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tuuur Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the Netherlands Age: 41 Posts: 1,966 7 Photos	Excellent work. Love it as it is. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/tuuur

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OuttaspaceMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 181	Thanks so much for the positive comments guys! =) It means a lot to me especially since this forum has always been my inspiration when it comes to my teles and especially with this build. I've been amazed with the creations of others here and I actually even showed Max some of the photos from this site. He was overwhelmed and inspired with you guys as well. __________________ 平和、愛、ロックンロール

September 21st, 2009, 01:59 PM	#24 (permalink)
OuttaspaceMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 181	@ ratter: I actually haven't weighed it since I don't have access to a weighing scale, but it does carry a bit of more weight compared to my Highway One and 52 Hot Rod. Definitely not heavier than a les paul but more than a normal tele. And with the weight of the wood, the sustain and resonance is just lovely to my ears. My 62ri (alder) was my heaviest tele but this one beats it by a pinch. So along with the neck cavity, we further added a cavity in the middle and around the sides as well with a "honey comb" cavity pattern to take off some weight on it and now it weighs comfortably =) __________________ 平和、愛、ロックンロール

September 21st, 2009, 02:02 PM	#25 (permalink)
OuttaspaceMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 181	@ Cap'n Kier: The plan for this guitar was just to have one pickup since I've always wanted to have a esquire. It's wired with a 5-way superswitch which has the settings of volume control only, volume & tone control, volume with .001uf, then .002uf and .005uf for the cocked wah tone. We decided to route a "universal" neck pickup cavity which is ready to take all kinds of neck pickups including P90's just in case the esquire setting doesn't work for me. I would either have a "stealth" pickup underneath or route the pickguard to accommodate the added neck pickup if ever.. But ever since I got it I'm really stoked and loving the tones outta this guitar, so I'm keeping it as is. __________________ 平和、愛、ロックンロール

September 21st, 2009, 02:03 PM	#26 (permalink)
OuttaspaceMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 181	@Buckocaster51: Thanks sir! I've always been a fan of your thread regarding your sparkle tele builds and it's an honor of you dropping by. Max will be really pleased to know about the good comments from fellow luthiers/guitar builders across the other side of the planet =) __________________ 平和、愛、ロックンロール

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atastymint NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: poland Posts: 3	Hi, very nice! Side question - what size is the 'universal' pickup route? I was thinking of doing something similar Is it made for p90 and will fit anything smaller? Thing is, I want it to be able to take a jazzmaster pickup so not sure if your size fits that. Also, does anyone have experience with wiring in a normal single tele pickup into such a large slot - is this an issue? Any tips/tricks? Thx!

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Meekster TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington State USA Age: 43 Posts: 58	Oh man! thats a sweet looking Guitar Where did you get the plans from if you don't mind me asking

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Nick JD Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 37 Posts: 5,059	I reckon it would be nice left without finishing! Superb. Needs that neck HB though... __________________

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OuttaspaceMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 181	More pics =) Still undecided if I should leave it as is and just add clear coat, or have it painted with a translucent vintage white/blonde.. What do you guys think? Other suggestions are welcome too=) Thanks! __________________ 平和、愛、ロックンロール

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junk mutt TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: lancashire Age: 41 Posts: 58	Dont you dare paint over that fabulous hunk of wood !!..... I mean it ! Dont You Dare !

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ricplayer TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dundee Age: 46 Posts: 23	Great looking guitar, I would leave it as it is, or would go with a tobacco burst.

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