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Buckocaster51 · July 30th, 2007, 12:47 AM

How about another teaser?

I think I might go spray rig shopping soon...

TWANGNUT · July 30th, 2007, 12:52 AM

SPEECHLESS

....drool...slurp...drool...

BarnesTO · July 30th, 2007, 12:52 AM

I'm loving this....Buck, when you get a spray rig, I'm ordering a turquoise sparkle body with checkerboard binding from you (and maybe a neck w/ matching headstock).

Tele me more · July 30th, 2007, 03:20 AM

I'm a little late to the show, but DANG, that's a real looker!

When I started reading this thread, I was thinking, "What in the world is he doing starting with that color?" Now I'm thinking, "Geez! That thing is *really* cool lookin."

Very nice work!

Westerly Sunn · July 30th, 2007, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

How about another teaser?

I think I might go spray rig shopping soon...

What you're doing now... very obviously ain't broke! That body is just to die for.

BadHorsie · July 30th, 2007, 04:51 AM

Simply stunning!!!!!

Nick JD · July 30th, 2007, 06:18 AM

Love it, Buck! Up there with the Martycaster.

Pickguard colour?

BarnesTO · July 30th, 2007, 09:34 PM

It's too late now, but looking at it again, that color is just BEGGING for a Bigsby!

cRaZY Tom · July 30th, 2007, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarnesTO

It's too late now, but looking at it again, that color is just BEGGING for a Bigsby!

+1 :)

Ronkirn · July 30th, 2007, 09:44 PM

Ya know, that thang's about as purty as finding a couple of Hooter's girls in your hot tub, and they don't even care that they got the wrong house....

Ron Kirn

Buckocaster51 · July 30th, 2007, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick JD

Love it, Buck! Up there with the Martycaster.

Pickguard colour?

Thank you!

I'm such a vanilla sort of person...I have a W/B/W for it.

It's not buffed out yet...so it is still at Bob the Painter's place...but we wet it down with thinner and took it out in the sunshine today...

WOW!

I hate bragging on my own stuff...but good gosh-a-rooty it sparkles...

and I'm a-thinking that it might look pretty spiffy with B/W/B...

but then I'd have to build another for that W/B/W...can't have anything sitting around going to waste now...can we.

BadHorsie · July 30th, 2007, 10:00 PM

How Pearloid / white / black / white!

telex · July 30th, 2007, 10:05 PM

Bucko, that looks awesome! You should be proud of that. I have never seen anything quite like it.

Let us know about your spray rig, if you get one. What are you thinking about getting?

TelecasterBlooz · July 30th, 2007, 10:56 PM

'Bout as purdy as it gets!! Rosewood or Maple? I'm thinking a Maple neck would make that flake POP!

Buckocaster51 · July 30th, 2007, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TelecasterBlooz

'Bout as purdy as it gets!! Rosewood or Maple? I'm thinking a Maple neck would make that flake POP!

Oh yeah!

Maple neck...matching headstock.

Have I forgotten to post pictures of that?

I'll have to see what is on the camera.

How's this?

stxrus · July 30th, 2007, 11:51 PM

that is one exceptional looking guitar.

can't wait to see the finished product.

steve

japasul · July 31st, 2007, 01:58 AM

wow

that finish sure looks thick!

Looking great, bucko!

Great project!

Nick JD · July 31st, 2007, 02:27 AM

My vote's with B/W/B because it would balance the dominance of the black in the binding. And my Fong Shuei book says, in chapter 31:

"When the east wind is balanced by the western fire mode, symbolic of the roaring of the carp, all sparkly melon colored guitars must have non-contrasting pickguards or there will be an imbalance of T'wang Chi."

fenderix · July 31st, 2007, 07:24 AM

Oh my ..... looks very nice indeed!

My choice for pickguard would be b/w/b. Can't wait to see it stringed up and ready to go .....

japasul · July 31st, 2007, 11:59 AM

Im thinking B/W/B will end up with too much black area on the surface.... I think some pearloid or W/B/W COULD be better...

but only one way to find out!

The String King · July 31st, 2007, 12:23 PM

Woah... Can't wait to see the finished project. It looks stunning.

I would say a w/b/w

daviddoubleu · July 31st, 2007, 12:26 PM

It looks twang-tastic Buck!

Lookin' forward to the full Melon shot.

Pete Galati · July 31st, 2007, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

I do wish I had a Nudie suit. They are about the slickest things...

The purplepinkpixiesprinklesparkledust is pretty much where it should be on the guitar...so I just sealed it all in with a REAL thick coat of rattlecan DEFT.

This is gonna be bad...

I didn't even notice this project getting started!

Without a Nudie suit, you'll just be some guy with a watermelon sparkle guitar.

Pete

Buckocaster51 · July 31st, 2007, 10:10 PM

Oh my!

The decals are going on tonight!

You know what that means!

I completely forgot about the decals when I got it home today. I was already to start the final assembly...then I realized the neck had no finish on it. I looked again and saw NO DECALS!

So...you kids are going to have to wait a little longer...

But to paraphrase one of Jerry's (ex)girlfriends...

It's real. And it's spectacular!

japasul · August 1st, 2007, 01:35 AM

i think everybody on TDPRI is almost as excited as you to see this thing completed, bucko!

cant wait!

Buckocaster51 · August 2nd, 2007, 01:25 AM

Have you heard of the INTERNET? It's a neat thinig!

You meet all sorts of interesting people.

Well...

UPS truck pulls up today.

There was a CARE package onboard from a Melloncaster Project admirer.

I opened it up.

WOW!

Low and behold!

SPARKLES! SPARKLES! and MORE SPARKLES!

I guess I am going to have to build up some more SPARKLECASTERS!

More on this later.

japasul · August 2nd, 2007, 01:27 AM

Hmmm, i use that excuse sometimes!

"Oh, im building this guitar just because i had some spare strings laying around..."

BarnesTO · August 2nd, 2007, 02:02 AM

You can use the turquoise sparkle for MY Tele body, Bucko!

Buckocaster51 · August 2nd, 2007, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarnesTO

You can use the turquoise sparkle for MY Tele body, Bucko!

Turquoise?

I ain't got no turquoise!?

I don't have to show you no steeenkin' turquoise!

Or something like that.

csapo · August 2nd, 2007, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarnesTO

You can use the turquoise sparkle for MY Tele body, Bucko!

You want turquiose?

You can't handle turquiose... (I don't think that's quite the way Jack Nicholson said it...

)

BarnesTO · August 2nd, 2007, 02:42 AM

....Or teal, whatever you call it, LOL. Csapo, it's not nice to tease....or did you bring enough Tele to share?

Robb · August 2nd, 2007, 04:20 AM

Amazing, just cant wait...just cant wait...just cant wait, but then again what choice do I have ???

Home Grown Tele · August 2nd, 2007, 10:42 AM

OK Bucko, now that it's ready to roll you just need to getcha one of these outfits and you'll be rockin'

I think that one Buck is wearin' would set off the Meloncaster jest fine!!

Buckocaster51 · August 2nd, 2007, 02:31 PM

Yup. Now I KNOW you have never seen me!

I would need TWO of those outfits!

Got sucked into work today. No guitar building until later.

Buckocaster51 · August 3rd, 2007, 02:03 AM

Well kids...we're gonna cheat a bit. I hate to do this...but while I was putting this thing together the last couple of days I took around 200 photos! It will take me forever to distill those into something worth your time.

I can string it out and tease you all for the next several days...but I need to get a life and do something else for a few days.

I'll get back to the "How to build a Sparklecaster" soon...I promise.

Tonight I have just completed a marathon 6 hour screw together, cut a nut, photography, and setup session.

I'm bushed.

but

I'm also pretty darn proud.

Back in early June we were here.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't very optimistic...and was just about ready to scrape it all off and try again.

But my friend Bob the Painter gave me some encouragement, you all gave me some tips, Bob the Painter put a bit of his life into it...

and

are you ready for this?

Now...if it just has sounds like it looks!

TelecasterBlooz · August 3rd, 2007, 02:09 AM

Wow! That really IS a Beauty! No string tree? Graduated height tuners? Wanna trade for my 98 MIM? hahahahahaha

Buckocaster51 · August 3rd, 2007, 02:16 AM

Ooops!

I forgot the string tree!

BarnesTO · August 3rd, 2007, 02:18 AM

Awesome, Bucko....I love it!

csapo · August 3rd, 2007, 02:22 AM

That baby is STUNNING!!!!!

Great job and thanks for sharing the ride.

jwells393 · August 3rd, 2007, 02:22 AM

Wow................. now that's got some bling.

July 30th, 2007, 12:47 AM	#201 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,405 1 Photos	How about another teaser? I think I might go spray rig shopping soon... __________________ "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

July 30th, 2007, 12:52 AM	#202 (permalink)
TWANGNUT Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: fl Age: 37 Posts: 510 13 Photos	SPEECHLESS ....drool...slurp...drool... __________________ He who expecteth nothin' ain't gone be denied! Jerry Reed

July 30th, 2007, 09:44 PM	#210 (permalink)
Ronkirn VENDOR Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 63 Posts: 3,924	Ya know, that thang's about as purty as finding a couple of Hooter's girls in your hot tub, and they don't even care that they got the wrong house.... Ron Kirn __________________ www.ronkirn.com

July 30th, 2007, 10:56 PM	#214 (permalink)
TelecasterBlooz Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Lisbon, WI Age: 50 Posts: 1,065	'Bout as purdy as it gets!! Rosewood or Maple? I'm thinking a Maple neck would make that flake POP! __________________ Leo Fender got it right the first time...(Telecaster)

July 31st, 2007, 12:23 PM	#221 (permalink)
The String King Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Sussex, U.K. Age: 17 Posts: 1,072 22 Photos	Woah... Can't wait to see the finished project. It looks stunning. I would say a w/b/w __________________ I twang therefore I am

July 30th, 2007, 12:52 AM	#203 (permalink)
BarnesTO Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, AZ Age: 31 Posts: 757 4 Photos	I'm loving this....Buck, when you get a spray rig, I'm ordering a turquoise sparkle body with checkerboard binding from you (and maybe a neck w/ matching headstock).

July 30th, 2007, 03:20 AM	#204 (permalink)
Tele me more TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Georgia, US Posts: 22	I'm a little late to the show, but DANG, that's a real looker! When I started reading this thread, I was thinking, "What in the world is he doing starting with that color?" Now I'm thinking, "Geez! That thing is really cool lookin." Very nice work!

July 30th, 2007, 04:51 AM	#206 (permalink)
BadHorsie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas, USA Age: 38 Posts: 224 2 Photos	Simply stunning!!!!!

July 30th, 2007, 06:18 AM	#207 (permalink)
Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 37 Posts: 4,861	Love it, Buck! Up there with the Martycaster. Pickguard colour?

July 30th, 2007, 09:34 PM	#208 (permalink)
BarnesTO Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, AZ Age: 31 Posts: 757 4 Photos	It's too late now, but looking at it again, that color is just BEGGING for a Bigsby!

July 30th, 2007, 10:00 PM	#212 (permalink)
BadHorsie Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas, USA Age: 38 Posts: 224 2 Photos	How Pearloid / white / black / white!

July 30th, 2007, 10:05 PM	#213 (permalink)
telex Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire, USA Age: 40 Posts: 566	Bucko, that looks awesome! You should be proud of that. I have never seen anything quite like it. Let us know about your spray rig, if you get one. What are you thinking about getting?

July 30th, 2007, 11:51 PM	#216 (permalink)
stxrus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Croix, USVI Age: 57 Posts: 1,052	that is one exceptional looking guitar. can't wait to see the finished product. steve

July 31st, 2007, 01:58 AM	#217 (permalink)
japasul Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil Age: 23 Posts: 377	wow that finish sure looks thick! Looking great, bucko! Great project!

July 31st, 2007, 02:27 AM	#218 (permalink)
Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 37 Posts: 4,861	My vote's with B/W/B because it would balance the dominance of the black in the binding. And my Fong Shuei book says, in chapter 31: "When the east wind is balanced by the western fire mode, symbolic of the roaring of the carp, all sparkly melon colored guitars must have non-contrasting pickguards or there will be an imbalance of T'wang Chi."

July 31st, 2007, 07:24 AM	#219 (permalink)
fenderix Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Europe Posts: 3,786	Oh my ..... looks very nice indeed! My choice for pickguard would be b/w/b. Can't wait to see it stringed up and ready to go .....

July 31st, 2007, 11:59 AM	#220 (permalink)
japasul Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil Age: 23 Posts: 377	Im thinking B/W/B will end up with too much black area on the surface.... I think some pearloid or W/B/W COULD be better... but only one way to find out!

July 31st, 2007, 12:26 PM	#222 (permalink)
daviddoubleu Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 589 7 Photos	It looks twang-tastic Buck! Lookin' forward to the full Melon shot.

July 31st, 2007, 10:10 PM	#224 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,405 1 Photos	Oh my! The decals are going on tonight! You know what that means! I completely forgot about the decals when I got it home today. I was already to start the final assembly...then I realized the neck had no finish on it. I looked again and saw NO DECALS! So...you kids are going to have to wait a little longer... But to paraphrase one of Jerry's (ex)girlfriends... It's real. And it's spectacular! __________________ "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

August 1st, 2007, 01:35 AM	#225 (permalink)
japasul Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil Age: 23 Posts: 377	i think everybody on TDPRI is almost as excited as you to see this thing completed, bucko! cant wait!

August 2nd, 2007, 01:25 AM	#226 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,405 1 Photos	Have you heard of the INTERNET? It's a neat thinig! You meet all sorts of interesting people. Well... UPS truck pulls up today. There was a CARE package onboard from a Melloncaster Project admirer. I opened it up. WOW! Low and behold! SPARKLES! SPARKLES! and MORE SPARKLES! I guess I am going to have to build up some more SPARKLECASTERS! More on this later. __________________ "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

August 2nd, 2007, 01:27 AM	#227 (permalink)
japasul Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil Age: 23 Posts: 377	Hmmm, i use that excuse sometimes! "Oh, im building this guitar just because i had some spare strings laying around..."

August 2nd, 2007, 02:02 AM	#228 (permalink)
BarnesTO Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, AZ Age: 31 Posts: 757 4 Photos	You can use the turquoise sparkle for MY Tele body, Bucko!

August 2nd, 2007, 02:42 AM	#231 (permalink)
BarnesTO Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, AZ Age: 31 Posts: 757 4 Photos	....Or teal, whatever you call it, LOL. Csapo, it's not nice to tease....or did you bring enough Tele to share?

August 2nd, 2007, 04:20 AM	#232 (permalink)
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August 2nd, 2007, 02:31 PM	#234 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,405 1 Photos	Yup. Now I KNOW you have never seen me! I would need TWO of those outfits! Got sucked into work today. No guitar building until later. __________________ "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

August 3rd, 2007, 02:03 AM	#235 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,405 1 Photos	Well kids...we're gonna cheat a bit. I hate to do this...but while I was putting this thing together the last couple of days I took around 200 photos! It will take me forever to distill those into something worth your time. I can string it out and tease you all for the next several days...but I need to get a life and do something else for a few days. I'll get back to the "How to build a Sparklecaster" soon...I promise. Tonight I have just completed a marathon 6 hour screw together, cut a nut, photography, and setup session. I'm bushed. but I'm also pretty darn proud. Back in early June we were here. To tell you the truth, I wasn't very optimistic...and was just about ready to scrape it all off and try again. But my friend Bob the Painter gave me some encouragement, you all gave me some tips, Bob the Painter put a bit of his life into it... and are you ready for this? Now...if it just has sounds like it looks! __________________ "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

August 3rd, 2007, 02:09 AM	#236 (permalink)
TelecasterBlooz Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Lisbon, WI Age: 50 Posts: 1,065	Wow! That really IS a Beauty! No string tree? Graduated height tuners? Wanna trade for my 98 MIM? hahahahahaha __________________ Leo Fender got it right the first time...(Telecaster)

August 3rd, 2007, 02:16 AM	#237 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 8,405 1 Photos	Ooops! I forgot the string tree! __________________ "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

August 3rd, 2007, 02:18 AM	#238 (permalink)
BarnesTO Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, AZ Age: 31 Posts: 757 4 Photos	Awesome, Bucko....I love it!

August 3rd, 2007, 02:22 AM	#239 (permalink)
csapo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: City by the Bay Posts: 1,247	That baby is STUNNING!!!!! Great job and thanks for sharing the ride. __________________ Gear List (with Pics)

August 3rd, 2007, 02:22 AM	#240 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,283 101 Photos	Wow................. now that's got some bling. __________________ 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.