Cedar Bodied Telecaster

tgomes1987 · April 14th, 2008, 03:48 PM

Ive been searching on the website and I havent found any info on this..T am wondering what a cedar bodied telecaster would sound like because I really like the look and I want to know what the general sound would be like? Thanks for your help

Del Pickup · April 14th, 2008, 04:16 PM

I'd guess that a cedar bodied guitar should be very light and have a very open bright (maybe even shrill) tone, given the nature of cedar being a very light and open grained timber.

But it is only a guess as I've never seen a solid bodied guitar made from cedar. So my comments are only based on what I've seen of cedar in other forms; I could be completely wrong!

shoretyus · April 14th, 2008, 04:23 PM

There are a couple of bodies around the forum in the Curing stage. MartyB has one going. I have a Cocobolo on cedar that is also curing. I am just dying to hear it.

mellecaster · April 14th, 2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tgomes1987

Ive been searching on the website and I havent found any info on this..T am wondering what a cedar bodied telecaster would sound like because I really like the look and I want to know what the general sound would be like? Thanks for your help

I bet it would pretty much sound like an electric guitar if plugged into an Amp...probably look nice, be fairly light weight, and dent real easy.....

Trimmed&Burnin · April 14th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Here's a one piece Western Red Cedar Burl body that I'm building to donate to the Back2Blues Fest in Chilliwack BC this year. http://www.back2blues.com,,,Happens on the last weekend of July.
I'm using a GFS Fat Boy in the bridge position and a GFS Mini-Humbucker in the neck position with a push/pull coil tap.. I gave it a dry run before starting on the finish and it sounds awsome but the wood dents easily. You also have to be really careful with the grain on a Cedar body as it can easily split if you're not careful, thats one reason that I used the burl rather than the lumber.

shoretyus · April 14th, 2008, 05:32 PM

One piece cedar. You westerners know how to rub it in don't ya!!!.

I didn't but thought about a coat of epoxy to toughen things up.

Trimmed&Burnin · April 14th, 2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shoretyus

One piece cedar. You westerners know how to rub it in don't ya!!!.

I didn't but thought about a coat of epoxy to toughen things up.

Sorry Bro!

,,, My brother and I used to own 090 stihl chain saws with six foot bars!!! No kiddin,, I wish I had more of this wood but I only have one or two body blanks left. This one came off a 800 year old tree that we cut about 30 years ago.
Epoxy could be a little to brittle, I used Fullerplast,, it helps.

Taipan · April 14th, 2008, 05:51 PM

Nice stuff there Trimmed&Burnin - Nice Stuff ! Someones gonna be mighty happy with that when they win it !

Trimmed&Burnin · April 14th, 2008, 05:58 PM

Thanks! I hope who ever gets this is a player!

martyb1 · April 14th, 2008, 07:21 PM

Just waiting for a neck for this baby

I will tell you though it is soft.Going to have to be real careful with it

Trimmed&Burnin · April 14th, 2008, 07:33 PM

Hey Marty, I've been waiting to see your Cedar Tele finished. The binding is a good way to protect the edges and looks great with the tan and gold tones of the cedar,, really nice man.

Trimmed&Burnin · April 15th, 2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tgomes1987

Ive been searching on the website and I havent found any info on this..T am wondering what a cedar bodied telecaster would sound like because I really like the look and I want to know what the general sound would be like? Thanks for your help

It seems like a few of us jumped in but we have'nt heard any more from you! Are you going to build a cedar Tele??

tgomes1987 · April 16th, 2008, 12:00 AM

I either want to build a cedar bodied one or a pine body but i really like the grain of the cedar so im leaning towards cedar and i wanted to know if anyone had built one...

Trimmed&Burnin · April 16th, 2008, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tgomes1987

I either want to build a cedar bodied one or a pine body but i really like the grain of the cedar so im leaning towards cedar and i wanted to know if anyone had built one...

If I remember correctly it can get pretty warm in Chico,,, depending on the cut of the board and where you get it from Cedar could split pretty easily in the heat. I hope you'll post pictures of this guitar.

April 14th, 2008, 03:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
tgomes1987 TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chico Posts: 15	Cedar Bodied Telecaster Ive been searching on the website and I havent found any info on this..T am wondering what a cedar bodied telecaster would sound like because I really like the look and I want to know what the general sound would be like? Thanks for your help

April 14th, 2008, 05:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 807	Thanks! I hope who ever gets this is a player! __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

April 14th, 2008, 07:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,418 13 Photos	Just waiting for a neck for this baby I will tell you though it is soft.Going to have to be real careful with it __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

April 14th, 2008, 07:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 807	Hey Marty, I've been waiting to see your Cedar Tele finished. The binding is a good way to protect the edges and looks great with the tan and gold tones of the cedar,, really nice man. __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

April 14th, 2008, 04:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Del Pickup Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 382 5 Photos	I'd guess that a cedar bodied guitar should be very light and have a very open bright (maybe even shrill) tone, given the nature of cedar being a very light and open grained timber. But it is only a guess as I've never seen a solid bodied guitar made from cedar. So my comments are only based on what I've seen of cedar in other forms; I could be completely wrong!

April 14th, 2008, 04:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
shoretyus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 300	There are a couple of bodies around the forum in the Curing stage. MartyB has one going. I have a Cocobolo on cedar that is also curing. I am just dying to hear it.

April 14th, 2008, 05:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
shoretyus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 300	One piece cedar. You westerners know how to rub it in don't ya!!!. I didn't but thought about a coat of epoxy to toughen things up.

April 14th, 2008, 05:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Taipan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western NY State Age: 49 Posts: 411	Nice stuff there Trimmed&Burnin - Nice Stuff ! Someones gonna be mighty happy with that when they win it !

April 16th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
tgomes1987 TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chico Posts: 15	I either want to build a cedar bodied one or a pine body but i really like the grain of the cedar so im leaning towards cedar and i wanted to know if anyone had built one...