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Angierc · November 7th, 2009, 01:33 AM

Ok, I am finishing some parts casters and strats over the next few weeks and I all ready have an idea I would like to try after that - it would involve my first body build.

I have two key ideas I want to bounce off of everyone.

1) Has anyone tried a Mustang trem/ bridge on a tele? Or even a JM one?

I've seen the new GFS "Surf" guitars and they are cool and strangely similar in idea to what I've been thinking about the past few weeks - I guess my ide is sort-of the reverse, JM trem on a Tele body. I think the Tele shape is by far the best shape of any SB electric.

2) My second idea revolves around the idea of crossing a 50-60ish gretch or 335 with a Tele. I think the thinline does this somewhat, but I have never hear JohnyBGood sound the same on a Tele as it does on a 335. Yet the sounds are somehow similar to me.

So my idea is a tele body that is a bit bigger, thinline of course, and either ash with a maple top or all maple. Then it could have split coil Pafs or Trons. The idea here of course is to build the ultimate *second* guitar for rockabily, Brit Blues, Surf, Southern Rock, etc.

The "first" is just a regular tele of course.

Joefaity · November 7th, 2009, 03:42 AM

I had a similar concept running through my head recently, I was thinking double cut Tele-Casino hybrid, but I couldn't come up with anything good. As for the tele with jm trem, I haven't seen one yet, so you HAVE to do it!

BAW4742 · November 7th, 2009, 08:24 AM

I was thinking along the same lines as your number 2 idea when I came up with this one.

spannerman · November 7th, 2009, 08:54 AM

that's a very nice piece of guitarery (i know that's not a word)

BAW4742 · November 7th, 2009, 11:01 AM

Thanks spannerman. Sounds like a word to me at least one that's usable around these parts.

Oh yeah - welcome to the group to Angierc. Have fun here.

Angierc · November 7th, 2009, 06:43 PM

Awesome guitar! How does it sound and what Styles are you using it for?

November 7th, 2009, 01:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Angierc TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Texas Age: 38 Posts: 14	Project idea Ok, I am finishing some parts casters and strats over the next few weeks and I all ready have an idea I would like to try after that - it would involve my first body build. I have two key ideas I want to bounce off of everyone. 1) Has anyone tried a Mustang trem/ bridge on a tele? Or even a JM one? I've seen the new GFS "Surf" guitars and they are cool and strangely similar in idea to what I've been thinking about the past few weeks - I guess my ide is sort-of the reverse, JM trem on a Tele body. I think the Tele shape is by far the best shape of any SB electric. 2) My second idea revolves around the idea of crossing a 50-60ish gretch or 335 with a Tele. I think the thinline does this somewhat, but I have never hear JohnyBGood sound the same on a Tele as it does on a 335. Yet the sounds are somehow similar to me. So my idea is a tele body that is a bit bigger, thinline of course, and either ash with a maple top or all maple. Then it could have split coil Pafs or Trons. The idea here of course is to build the ultimate second guitar for rockabily, Brit Blues, Surf, Southern Rock, etc. The "first" is just a regular tele of course.

November 7th, 2009, 08:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 52 Posts: 1,228 4 Photos	I was thinking along the same lines as your number 2 idea when I came up with this one. __________________ "Learn from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself." - H. G. Rickover I'm trying to be a good teacher.

November 7th, 2009, 11:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
BAW4742 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland's Eastern Shore Age: 52 Posts: 1,228 4 Photos	Thanks spannerman. Sounds like a word to me at least one that's usable around these parts. Oh yeah - welcome to the group to Angierc. Have fun here. __________________ "Learn from others' mistakes. You could not live long enough to make them all yourself." - H. G. Rickover I'm trying to be a good teacher.

November 7th, 2009, 06:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Angierc TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Texas Age: 38 Posts: 14	Yep! Thats what I was thinking of. Awesome guitar! How does it sound and what Styles are you using it for?

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November 7th, 2009, 03:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joefaity Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Washington (the good one) Posts: 126	I had a similar concept running through my head recently, I was thinking double cut Tele-Casino hybrid, but I couldn't come up with anything good. As for the tele with jm trem, I haven't seen one yet, so you HAVE to do it!

November 7th, 2009, 08:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
spannerman TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sheffield, UK Age: 20 Posts: 30	that's a very nice piece of guitarery (i know that's not a word)

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