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Old November 29th, 2010, 06:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I know you guys see a lot of these but here is my tele and first guitar build ever. Thanks to this site and a lot of great people that helped me out I have a killer sounding guitar. The tone is even better than I imagined. I've learned a lot and can't wait to get started on my next.







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ReRanch has some interesting colors I'm going to try on my next two builds

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Old November 29th, 2010, 07:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Right on. Looks like you used good ingredients!
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Old November 29th, 2010, 07:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The finish is amazing. Thanks for sharing your success!
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Old November 29th, 2010, 07:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old November 29th, 2010, 10:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Good to see it all came together for you.

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Old November 29th, 2010, 10:23 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Very nice. Good grain pattern on your Tele body too.

I'm a big fan of those SD 54's.
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Old November 30th, 2010, 11:10 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Sure did. Thanks for all your help Mike!
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Old November 30th, 2010, 11:16 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Very cool. How are you finding the SD pickups?
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Old November 30th, 2010, 02:34 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Very cool. How are you finding the SD pickups?
I like the SD's A LOT. They sound great and are pretty quiet. I've been a fan of SD's for a long time. I have a Screaming Demon in an old guitar and two little 59'ers and a Custom Custom in a guitar I had built back in 98. All help deliver great tone.
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Old November 30th, 2010, 03:02 PM   #10 (permalink)
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The body looks awesome. The grain is great. Make me want to make another tele. I think I would use your pictures for a blueprint. :-)
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Old November 30th, 2010, 03:15 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Nice choice for the first one. Looks great too!
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Old December 1st, 2010, 02:18 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Looks great!! Nice finnish and grain......Be careful this building stuff is very addicting!!
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Old December 1st, 2010, 02:37 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Thanks for the compliments! Yes this building stuff is addicting. Already have the next two planned. My son wants one built but I'm going to design it for higher output/rock and put a third pickup in the middle position. I also have some killer flame maple veneer I'm going to put on it. I also want to do a relic-ed version in Seafoam Green with a little hotter pups. I have an old 1941 Johnson boat motor that is in Seafoam Green so it's kind of grown on me.
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Old December 2nd, 2010, 01:09 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Great finish, well done.
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Old December 2nd, 2010, 01:10 PM   #15 (permalink)
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A job well done. That finish is just screaming yellow! I love it.
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Old December 2nd, 2010, 02:24 PM   #16 (permalink)
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A job well done. That finish is just screaming yellow! I love it.
Thanks! Actually the flash of the camera makes it a little more yellow than it really is but it is pretty yellow.
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Old December 3rd, 2010, 10:01 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Nicely done.....................do it again.
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