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Old April 16th, 2008, 04:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I finished my reverse headstock Tele project!
Love it or hate it....here it is. My FIRST project guitar.. Allparts quilted top body, Warmoth reverse head stock flamed maple vintage style neck, Allparts tele bridge with brass compensated saddles, Pickups out of Jason Bolands custom shop Fender Telecaster, Sperzel tuners, Fender waterslide decal...i know, some of yall are against it, but im not trying to fool anyone, just wanted it. Fender "F" neck plate. if anyone cares to see them, i will post some better pics.
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Old April 16th, 2008, 04:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old April 16th, 2008, 04:36 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Beautiful guitar - well done! (Except I don't know what a reverse headstock is for ...)
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Old April 16th, 2008, 04:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Thank you both for the nice comments!. the reverse headstock is just for looks. basically a left hand neck on a righthand guitar,
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Old April 16th, 2008, 09:04 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I like the odd look of a reverse headstock. It sorta defies convention. The "reverse" thing on a tele, is a left handed neck on a right handed guitar, so in your case bro, isn't the decal upside down? LOL
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Old April 16th, 2008, 09:22 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Looks great, love the neck
There is that whole Hendrix theory explored in some strats that the reverse headstock gives more snappy bass and creamy highs. Can you confirm if there is any truth to that idea?
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Old April 16th, 2008, 11:39 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Thank you both for the nice comments!. the reverse headstock is just for looks. basically a left hand neck on a righthand guitar,
GREAT LOOKING GUITAR! Also, the reverse headstock gives a different feel of string pull, since the long string is now the low E. The decal......
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Old April 16th, 2008, 12:36 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Looks great. I've wanted to do that on a Strat for a while now. Some people will gripe about it, but if you dig it...play on!
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Old April 16th, 2008, 12:40 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Nice job...Its yours..bro...You can build it however you like.
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Old April 16th, 2008, 12:42 PM   #10 (permalink)
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(Except I don't know what a reverse headstock is for ...)
It's out of phase, innit?!
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Old April 16th, 2008, 01:34 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Looks beautiful. Great job!
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Old April 16th, 2008, 02:04 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Didja ever think about putting in a lefty bridge, too?
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Old April 16th, 2008, 06:32 PM   #13 (permalink)
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i put the decal on that way so it would look like it was intended to be that way. its a reverse headstock neck, not a lefty. the marker dots are on the top and the radius is correct. i cant tell any difference in the string pull with it being reversed and i didnt see any reason to use a lefty bridge. it plays awesome! I love the look and feel of it, its exactly what i have wanted for a long while.
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Old April 16th, 2008, 06:47 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Really nice flame and tint on the neck.
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Old April 16th, 2008, 06:50 PM   #15 (permalink)
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That's a sick piece of wood there!I love it.
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Old April 16th, 2008, 06:52 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Old April 16th, 2008, 08:07 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I'd like to see photos taken without a flash ...... hate flash pictures. Take some pictures outside in the shade .......... and disable the flash.
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its a reverse headstock neck, not a lefty. the marker dots are on the top and the radius is correct. i cant tell any difference in the string pull with it being reversed and i didnt see any reason to use a lefty bridge.
It looks cool too!

I listen to Hendrix and came up listening to shredders in the 80s, so Strats with reversed headstocks are cool in my eyes. I wouldn't have thought Tele headstocks would be the same, but that's nice.

I could say that my thought was that putting in a lefty bridge on a righty guitar might make the bass punchier and the treble more mellow, and it might, but I was more into the 'Hey, wait. Is that right?' aspect of looking at it with "lefty" neck and bridge on a righty guitar.

My jam partner is a lefty who just got a lefty Tele, and I couldn't help but pick it up, and the Tele body style is the worst to flip over, so I didn't really expect that from you. I think it would hinder some behind-the-nut bends but make others easier. If you want the old ones, you can pick up another Tele, right?

Again, it's a very sharp guitar. Can hardly wait for you to post the next batch of pics.
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Old April 17th, 2008, 12:59 AM   #20 (permalink)
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a friend took some really great pics outside yesterday. i will have them up soon. im just waiting for him to email them to me.
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Old April 17th, 2008, 01:03 AM   #21 (permalink)
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and for yalls info Mark Ciginaro finished the neck and set it up for me. Everyone in the metroplex uses him. he is the best luthier in the area
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Old April 17th, 2008, 01:09 AM   #22 (permalink)
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I dig it!

I put together two reverse headstock Esquires myself too. They're still classic, but a little unorthodox - which is great :)
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Old April 17th, 2008, 01:21 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Johnnycrash.... your teles were my inspiration to drop nearly a grand in this thing! i had the idea in my head and someone on here posted pics of yours and i was sold! Thanks for sharing yours with us!
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Old April 17th, 2008, 10:39 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Great execution of your ideas. I've got some nude quilts - no pickguards. As Bud Abbott said, "Let'em breath!!". I had a Dick Dale CS Strat with reverse headstock and really dug everything except my tone from it - really thin. Just can't play Strats to my liking.
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Old April 17th, 2008, 10:46 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Very nice... cool color!
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Old April 17th, 2008, 11:00 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Would we like more pics? Of course we would! Me likey!
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a few more shots, taken outdoors.
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