My first guitar project

Pink Noise · April 17th, 2008, 02:32 PM

Hey,

I got my first guitar project done yesterday and figured I'd post some pics, and see what you thought about it. Is started out as an Avril Lavign Tele and came out as a Fat-o-caster with a push/pull tone knob for coil tapping. I wanted a tele that would do everything and thats what it does.

Sorry about the bad quality.

Shoved BassVIII · April 17th, 2008, 02:35 PM

Good to see one of those modded up nice. I thought they played well, but the electronics were lacking something.....oh yeah, another pickup

ajgus · April 17th, 2008, 02:48 PM

Nicely done! People here have talked about modding one of those out. I just don't get how she has a signature guitar.

rhh7 · April 17th, 2008, 08:29 PM

I have one of these, and I would like to do some of what you did!

Did you drill a hole from the side for a new input jack? I would love to hear the details of what you did to the electronics.

Which pickups did you use?

Thanks a million!

outbreak · April 17th, 2008, 09:51 PM

do these actually play? i thought they were just plastic to be used as a prop

rhh7 · April 17th, 2008, 10:21 PM

Absolutely, the neck is great, and the basswood body rings acoustically when you strum a chord without the amp...I just hate the cheap electronics....I would like to improve the wiring, and install a better pickup...

casterway · April 17th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajgus

Nicely done! People here have talked about modding one of those out. I just don't get how she has a signature guitar.

Let's not go there again....

Pink Noise · April 17th, 2008, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhh7

I have one of these, and I would like to do some of what you did!

Did you drill a hole from the side for a new input jack? I would love to hear the details of what you did to the electronics.

Which pickups did you use?

Thanks a million!

Yes I did drill a hole in the side for the jack. I had to rout the hole for the neck pickup too.

I used this wiring diagram as a guide but I did use the push/pull on the tone knob instead of the volume knob http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...2hum_2pushpull

I used GFS Crunchy PAF's. I am kindof a newbee but I think they coil tap quite nice and without much volume drop. They sound good in HB too.

rhh7 · April 18th, 2008, 09:04 AM

Well, I am really a newbie! Awesome job!! What bridge did you use?

I have an Avril Lavigne, and I want a FatCaster!! Your build has really inspired me, opened up my eyes to lots of possibilities.

How exactly did you route for the neck pickup?

Thanks a million!

kludge · April 18th, 2008, 11:34 AM

I kinda want an Avril Lavigne Tele, too... bet it'd make a great quasi-Esquire with a Z90 bridge pickup. And I really like the neck inlay. Maybe if I stumble across one...

guitarzan13 · April 18th, 2008, 11:38 AM

How did you get those trees in there?

Pink Noise · April 18th, 2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhh7

Well, I am really a newbie! Awesome job!! What bridge did you use?

I have an Avril Lavigne, and I want a FatCaster!! Your build has really inspired me, opened up my eyes to lots of possibilities.

How exactly did you route for the neck pickup?

Thanks a million!

The bridge was an Ebay thing, but it works well. To rout the neck pup cavity I taped up the body and used a Mastercraft rotary tool. I think it's more powerful then a dremel but it's not as powerfull as a real router. It took me about 3 hours just to get the cavity routed, so I might buy a real router for my next one.

Pink Noise · April 18th, 2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by guitarzan13

How did you get those trees in there?

It's called polish.

rhh7 · April 18th, 2008, 09:00 PM

I bought my new Avril Lavigne Telecaster less than a month ago. I like it a lot, and I may mod it. But I have a new Allparts Maple Fat neck coming, and I would really like to get an unfinished Tele Body, hardware, pickups, etc. Perhaps I will be able to sell my Avril Lavigne, or trade it for parts...

Pink Noise · April 18th, 2008, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhh7

I bought my new Avril Lavigne Telecaster less than a month ago. I like it a lot, and I may mod it. But I have a new Allparts Maple Fat neck coming, and I would really like to get an unfinished Tele Body, hardware, pickups, etc. Perhaps I will be able to sell my Avril Lavigne, or trade it for parts...

would you paint the unfinished body yourself? If so what kind of Paint would you use? I'm thinking of painting my next project myself.

rhh7 · April 19th, 2008, 12:47 AM

I would dye the bare wood, and finish with some type of wipe on poly...have no intention of spraying, after giving it a lot of thought...

From what I have read here, if I were going to spray, I would use Krylon color, and then Krylon clear...

Fatmanstratman · April 19th, 2008, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajgus

I just don't get how she has a signature guitar.

Or how she gets to be a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.....

vanrrice · April 19th, 2008, 08:44 AM

I like the black-out treatment. Did you replace the bridge pick-up or just add the neck? How much does it weigh? Thanks for the pics!

Pink Noise · April 19th, 2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vanrrice

I like the black-out treatment. Did you replace the bridge pick-up or just add the neck? How much does it weigh? Thanks for the pics!

I replaced both pups (sounds WAY better then before!!) I'm not shure what it weighs (Don't have anything to weigh it)

April 17th, 2008, 02:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 2,325	Nicely done! People here have talked about modding one of those out. I just don't get how she has a signature guitar. __________________ "If you don't have a toothbrush & you don't have a Telecaster...you're in trouble"- Jim Weider

April 17th, 2008, 08:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 400 4 Photos	What did you do about the input jack? I have one of these, and I would like to do some of what you did! Did you drill a hole from the side for a new input jack? I would love to hear the details of what you did to the electronics. Which pickups did you use? Thanks a million!

April 17th, 2008, 10:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 400 4 Photos	Do these actually play? Absolutely, the neck is great, and the basswood body rings acoustically when you strum a chord without the amp...I just hate the cheap electronics....I would like to improve the wiring, and install a better pickup...

April 18th, 2008, 09:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 400 4 Photos	Super Newbie Well, I am really a newbie! Awesome job!! What bridge did you use? I have an Avril Lavigne, and I want a FatCaster!! Your build has really inspired me, opened up my eyes to lots of possibilities. How exactly did you route for the neck pickup? Thanks a million!

April 18th, 2008, 11:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
kludge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minneapolis Age: 43 Posts: 1,025	I kinda want an Avril Lavigne Tele, too... bet it'd make a great quasi-Esquire with a Z90 bridge pickup. And I really like the neck inlay. Maybe if I stumble across one... __________________ Oz: Well, other bands know more than three chords. Your professional bands can play up to six, sometimes seven completely different chords. Devon: That's just, like, fruity jazz bands. -from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

April 17th, 2008, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shoved BassVIII Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Idaho Age: 26 Posts: 350	Good to see one of those modded up nice. I thought they played well, but the electronics were lacking something.....oh yeah, another pickup

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outbreak Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia Age: 21 Posts: 459	do these actually play? i thought they were just plastic to be used as a prop

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guitarzan13 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: LaGrange, GA Age: 43 Posts: 1,267 8 Photos	How did you get those trees in there? __________________ Practice make permanent!!!!....Perfect practice makes perfect!!! Chris B. Current Band www.productoffaith.net Last band as a bass player www.neonjones.com

April 18th, 2008, 09:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 400 4 Photos	I bought my new Avril Lavigne Telecaster less than a month ago. I like it a lot, and I may mod it. But I have a new Allparts Maple Fat neck coming, and I would really like to get an unfinished Tele Body, hardware, pickups, etc. Perhaps I will be able to sell my Avril Lavigne, or trade it for parts...

April 19th, 2008, 12:47 AM	#16 (permalink)
rhh7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 400 4 Photos	I would dye the bare wood, and finish with some type of wipe on poly...have no intention of spraying, after giving it a lot of thought... From what I have read here, if I were going to spray, I would use Krylon color, and then Krylon clear...

April 19th, 2008, 08:44 AM	#18 (permalink)
vanrrice Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 155 6 Photos	Very Cool I like the black-out treatment. Did you replace the bridge pick-up or just add the neck? How much does it weigh? Thanks for the pics! __________________ “My mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention” Copper Tone Tele Partscaster, Gooddall Concert Jumbo MhCJc