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vincent · February 28th, 2012, 03:36 PM

Hey everyone. I have had a few people ask me about my guitar lately so I thought I would do a post detailing the process. First let me say I love Telecasters. Anyway, back in the late nineties I bought a Peavey Wolfgang Special. I really liked the neck on that guitar but it had not fit my playing style so it did not get much use. I had been wanting to build a partscaster but try to get a neck with a similar profile. So one day I have it sitting on the stand and I am looking at the thinking that it was just a slab of wood like a Tele so why not mod it. So with the help of another TDPRI member (blardie) we got to work. blardie has all the cool tools so it made the process much smoother. I was hoping to as little modding as possible but the routes for the recessed bridge and humbucker would not get covered by the tele style bride and pickguard so we did some routing, dropped a new piece in and re-routed the pickup hole and slot for the control plate along with filing in the selector switch hole and volume knob hole.

Then filled in the new wood with some grain filler and roughed up the original finish. I used Guitar ReRanch primer and Arctic White. I took several coats plus a lot of wet sanding in between to get it to where the lines between old & new woods were not so visible.

Needed a pickguard so I had to design a custom one that would fit. I tried to do it completely like a tele but the top edge did not look right, so I followed the contour of the body on the top edge and went with the tele style on the bottom half. On to final assembly. I went with a EMG-T set. I had a set before and like them and because this guitar has more of a modern feel with the flatter radius neck and the Babicz bridge I thought the EMG's would be a good fit.

I dub thee WolfTwang!

It turn out really well. I like the feel. It now has the tele tone. It is a nice hybrid (Best of Both Worlds) I have a couple of videos on youtube with me using this guitar. One of the camera angles bleaches it out a little but you can get the gist of it.

http://youtu.be/ktsX-22GY5M

Anyway, I know how much you all like to Mod guitars so I hope you found this entertaining. And thanks to blardie, I couldn't have done it with out you.

Warnz · February 28th, 2012, 03:40 PM

Nice job

Definately a "special" now

vincent · February 28th, 2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Warnz

Definately a "special" now

Nice.

. Yeah what ever it was worth, I'm sure it is not any more. But, at least I now have another guitar I will actually play instead of it sitting in a case.

genie_V · February 28th, 2012, 05:33 PM

looks awesome! but it sounds even better!

speedy mcfeely · February 28th, 2012, 05:43 PM

Do you still have the stock pick ups? Wanna sell em? Pm me. I love those pups.

gagidlof · February 28th, 2012, 05:51 PM

Nice job. That is a good looking guitar. Certainly one of a kind. I really dig it.

vincent · February 28th, 2012, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genie_V

looks awesome! but it sounds even better!

Thanks Genie_V!

vincent · February 28th, 2012, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedy mcfeely

Do you still have the stock pick ups? Wanna sell em? Pm me. I love those pups.

Sorry I don't. I sold them while the paint was drying so that I could buy the bridge and EMG's.

ScottJPatrick · February 28th, 2012, 05:57 PM

looks great, a bit like a Fender electric mandolin in appearance or is that just me?

vincent · February 28th, 2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gagidlof

Nice job. That is a good looking guitar. Certainly one of a kind. I really dig it.

Thank you Gagidlof. She's definitely one of a kind.

vincent · February 28th, 2012, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottJPatrick

looks great, a bit like a Fender electric mandolin in appearance or is that just me?

Now that you mention it. It does look like the Mandocaster.

twiggymac · February 28th, 2012, 06:07 PM

wow i love that, modern yet it looks really vintage and amazing with that paintjob!

vincent · February 28th, 2012, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twiggymac

wow i love that, modern yet it looks really vintage and amazing with that paintjob!

Thanks twiggymac. I think the paint looks a little more off-white in person.

whodatpat · February 28th, 2012, 07:28 PM

I like it a lot.

blardie · March 1st, 2012, 10:50 PM

The Wolftwang was a fun project and I'm glad I got to work on it with Vin. Here's my *ahem* tele.

I play in a band with Vincent and we call these our WTH guitars. Figuring that any guitarist in the audience would look at them and scratch their head trying to figure out what they are.

Greg M · March 1st, 2012, 11:37 PM

Nice job man. Love the name too

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flatfive · March 1st, 2012, 11:48 PM

Cool! Great that you followed up on your thought.

e-merlin · March 2nd, 2012, 09:52 AM

Nice work. I always wanted a Wolfgang.

You could make your first post more readable by putting a return after each picture.

magicguitar · March 2nd, 2012, 10:11 AM

Excellent!!

vincent · March 2nd, 2012, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e-merlin

Nice work. I always wanted a Wolfgang.

You could make your first post more readable by putting a return after each picture.

Thanks for the tip. At this point it won't allow me to go back and edit it, but I will keep that in mind for the future.

February 28th, 2012, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
vincent Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Big Rapids, Michigan Posts: 505	I dub thee...WolfTwang! (mod content) Hey everyone. I have had a few people ask me about my guitar lately so I thought I would do a post detailing the process. First let me say I love Telecasters. Anyway, back in the late nineties I bought a Peavey Wolfgang Special. I really liked the neck on that guitar but it had not fit my playing style so it did not get much use. I had been wanting to build a partscaster but try to get a neck with a similar profile. So one day I have it sitting on the stand and I am looking at the thinking that it was just a slab of wood like a Tele so why not mod it. So with the help of another TDPRI member (blardie) we got to work. blardie has all the cool tools so it made the process much smoother. I was hoping to as little modding as possible but the routes for the recessed bridge and humbucker would not get covered by the tele style bride and pickguard so we did some routing, dropped a new piece in and re-routed the pickup hole and slot for the control plate along with filing in the selector switch hole and volume knob hole. Then filled in the new wood with some grain filler and roughed up the original finish. I used Guitar ReRanch primer and Arctic White. I took several coats plus a lot of wet sanding in between to get it to where the lines between old & new woods were not so visible. Needed a pickguard so I had to design a custom one that would fit. I tried to do it completely like a tele but the top edge did not look right, so I followed the contour of the body on the top edge and went with the tele style on the bottom half. On to final assembly. I went with a EMG-T set. I had a set before and like them and because this guitar has more of a modern feel with the flatter radius neck and the Babicz bridge I thought the EMG's would be a good fit. I dub thee WolfTwang! It turn out really well. I like the feel. It now has the tele tone. It is a nice hybrid (Best of Both Worlds) I have a couple of videos on youtube with me using this guitar. One of the camera angles bleaches it out a little but you can get the gist of it. http://youtu.be/ktsX-22GY5M Anyway, I know how much you all like to Mod guitars so I hope you found this entertaining. And thanks to blardie, I couldn't have done it with out you. __________________ Vinnie

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genie_V Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Joplin,Missouri Age: 22 Posts: 191	looks awesome! but it sounds even better! __________________ My musics my mark on society!

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speedy mcfeely Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chico Ca Age: 33 Posts: 253	Do you still have the stock pick ups? Wanna sell em? Pm me. I love those pups. __________________ Temporary... unless it works!

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gagidlof Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Marysville, WA Age: 46 Posts: 705 26 Photos	Nice job. That is a good looking guitar. Certainly one of a kind. I really dig it. __________________ - Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

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twiggymac Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Massachusetts - United States Age: 19 Posts: 569	wow i love that, modern yet it looks really vintage and amazing with that paintjob! __________________ ~twiggy "walk on"

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February 28th, 2012, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Warnz Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: France Age: 53 Posts: 268	Nice job Definately a "special" now

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ScottJPatrick Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2011 Location: Scotland Age: 52 Posts: 485	looks great, a bit like a Fender electric mandolin in appearance or is that just me?

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whodatpat Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: College Park MD Age: 41 Posts: 1,327	I like it a lot. __________________ I do all my own mistakes. My Guitar Page

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blardie TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Haslett,MI Age: 37 Posts: 37	The Wolftwang was a fun project and I'm glad I got to work on it with Vin. Here's my ahem tele. I play in a band with Vincent and we call these our WTH guitars. Figuring that any guitarist in the audience would look at them and scratch their head trying to figure out what they are. Attached Thumbnails

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Greg M Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 40 Posts: 639	Nice job man. Love the name too . __________________ Are you a good person? Check and see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSUKIhjevo

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flatfive Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 3,198	Cool! Great that you followed up on your thought.

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