My Marc Rutters Telecaster Build

[FenderNashville]

I've decided to create a new thread, and to delete the old thread since most things have changed.

Marc Rutters is planning to build one of my dream builds. I'm taking a factory frankenstien Fender layout (which is the Tele deluxe) and turning it back into a Tele, while throwing P90s in it. Sounds fun, eh?:

*Alder Telecaster Deluxe body
*Vintage tele bridge routing
*Black gloss finish, creme celluloid front and rear bindings
*Lindy Fralin P90s
*Rutter's tele bridge
*CTS 450G 250K pots
*Vintage cloth wiring
*Bakelight pickguard (black/cream/black)
*Rutter's cup
*Fender AVRI 52' Neck w/ vintage tuners
*Rutter's neckplate
*Chrome ferrules
*Cream strat knobbs

Marc will be taking pictures along the way. I'll take pictures as I can as well.

If you don't know Marc, you probably should bookmark his site:

http://ruttersguitars.com/

[sfcmark]

I was wondering how you were going to handle the Rutters body in your "My Warmoth Build" thread.

[FenderNashville]

Yeah. I think that Marc deserves much more respect than to be buried within a "Warmoth Guitar" thread and to finally appear on page 2 after all my petty systematic ramblings about build options. This one will be clean!

I'll post pictures of parts as they arrive. To start if off, here's is the inspiration for this build, containing the Fralins that will be used:




Here's some pics using Warmoth's builder to give you an idea of what the body will look like (I'm going from a cream middle ply, instead of white):




Marc showed me the bindings that he will use, which will probably be superior to Warmoth's as far as making a more vintage looking instrument. Check this out:

http://www.axinc.net/Grained_Ivoroid...Strip_p/ci.htm

The idea here is to leverage identical playability (bridge routing, bridge, brass saddles, string spacing, and exact neck) to a '52 AV Reissue, but to also unlock the monster than is known as the P90.

For those with an AVRI '52 (which I consider the greatest telecaster ever made), imagine if it had P90s and an alder instead of ash body. That's what I'm goin for here...

[Colt W. Knight]

I dig Marc's work, and use his hardware all the time!

[adirondak5]

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

I dig Marc's work, and use his hardware all the time!

Me too , Marc does great work , and makes great hardware .

[FenderNashville]

52' AVRI Neck has arrived (brand new, 2011). This is IMO, the most perfect neck I've ever played on. Neck looks razor straight. Money well spent.

[Barncaster]

Marc is absolutely one of the best. He built my Snakehead body and all the custom hardware for it. He calls himself a machinist with a guitar problem.

Barncaster

[FenderNashville]

The guitar is officially on Marc's "cutting room floor"!

Here's some pictures of my current Squier Custom II tear-down. I'm removing the Fralin P90s in order to mail them to him. Sad, but an exciting day. :) :(

[stilesg57]

P90s. Booyah. Looking good.

[rirakuma]

That tele is gonna be awesome, btw Marc also makes his own necks and IMHO the fit and finish feels much better than even the high end fenders.

[FenderNashville]

Marc is definitely excited. I think it's one of the few Tele Deluxe's that he gets to build, but just an assumption. He's going to do some exact fitting of the AVRI neck, so no worries there. I'm sure his necks are more than great, but I would never buy a custom neck without playing or spending some time on it. They all feel a little bit different and they can make or break a guitar pretty easily.

We've also just ordered a vintage G&G tweed case.

I think the concept behind this build is amazing. Taking a factory "frankensteined" guitar and making it more "Tele." Imagine that?

[FenderNashville]

Marc wanted to confirm with me with his proposed routing. Awesome?

[FenderNashville]

No feedback guys?!

[PhilT]

That will look sweet in black! Love a Tele with P90s. Are you going with cream P90 covers?

[PhilT]

My bad, the pics of the squier didn't show up on my phone initially. Cream P90s do work with the black! Cream binding will look awesome

[Colt W. Knight]

Thats going to be a mean dude with double p90s

[FenderNashville]

Cream and black is a beautiffffffffffffffffffful combo.

Marc wants to go with a black/white/black ply for the pickguard, but I'm going to try to get him thinking on a black/cream/black ply instead....

What do you guys think? It won't make too much of a difference either way, but there may be some advantage to keeping it black/creme only...

[MikeMurray]

I'm not sure of how much difference it'll make, but I'd try match it to the binding personally.

[FenderNashville]

Bridge has been selected:



Last week it was ready for buffing.

I assume it's gonna be ready soon.

[FenderNashville]