I'm building a tele, so I registered here.

g.g. · April 28th, 2008, 10:50 AM

Hey,

here a new forummember from the Netherlands. After building a few strats and a hollowbody PRS it's time to build a tele (everyone should own at least one, so it better be a good one).

It wil be an Esquire with a high output humbucker hidden under the pickguard, ash one-piece body, LPB nitro finish, binding on the front-side, lightly reliced and a big chuncky neck.

Neckblank:

Body blank:

My last projects:

One piece ash body, big fat maple neck, nitro finish, GFS pups, lefty Diego Deluxe tremelo, Sperzel locking tuners.

Two piece alder body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, GFS pickups, lefty tremelo, vintage tuners:

w0odman · April 28th, 2008, 10:58 AM

Nice stuff. I like the multi finish relic job there. I'm looking forward to this thread.

Ronkirn · April 28th, 2008, 11:00 AM

Welcome... ya couldn't have registered in a better place..

Ron Kirn

g.g. · April 28th, 2008, 11:10 AM

Thanx Woodman en Ronkirn.

Today I did some rough routing, need to use some filler in a few spot, but thats no problem because I want a white primer an then LPB.

The humbucker will be mounted in a mountingring that will be held in place by the pickguard. That wil make trussrod adjustments easy (small channel between neckpocket en humbuckerrouting).

Norrin Radd · April 28th, 2008, 11:26 AM

Cool stuff - nice work man! Looking forward to how this one progresses!

Colt W. Knight · April 28th, 2008, 11:30 AM

There a ton of great builders here. Welcome.

magicguitar · April 28th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Welcome aboard and looking forward to seeing the finiahed product.

mellecaster · April 28th, 2008, 12:38 PM

It takes a mighty secure Man, to play a Pink Guitar.......

Attachment 11102

Burnjet · April 28th, 2008, 01:14 PM

Hey g.g. welcome.

I see you have built a strat and I'm thinking about contouring one of my Tele's. Any advice on how to get the right angle and keep it smooth.

Oh and no fancy shop here. Mostly hand tools.

Thanks!
burnjet

Wardpike · April 28th, 2008, 01:24 PM

Very interesting work! Please share every step and aspect of your latest project build with us. There are some incredibly great inventive guys around here, and also many class-a players who can add some insight on what they would like to see. The info shared around here is pure gold!

g.g. · April 29th, 2008, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wardpike

Very interesting work! Please share every step and aspect of your latest project build with us. There are some incredibly great inventive guys around here, and also many class-a players who can add some insight on what they would like to see. The info shared around here is pure gold!

I will....

I taped my fingers so I won't get superglued to the body and glued the cream binding to the body. It's a pretty simple job to do, as long as you use enough tape to keep the binding in place. In an hour I will fill some gaps with superglue (if there are any)

The dark colour on the body is a stained porefiller (I was afraid the ash would soak up all the superglue)

Taipan · April 29th, 2008, 07:50 AM

Welcome g.g. - Your going to love it here !
Looks like you have built some nice stuff. Looking forward to this build.

Trimmed&Burnin · April 29th, 2008, 01:07 PM

Welcome,,, Pink and Blue have always worked well together eh?? Nice work.

g.g. · May 9th, 2008, 08:58 AM

My set-up for sanding the sides of the body:

I've put a white primer on the body and spraypainted it with a rattlecan in the colour blue, as close as I could find to Lake Placid Blue

teleamp · May 9th, 2008, 11:42 AM

Great work, this place amazes me.

boris bubbanov · May 9th, 2008, 01:47 PM

Nice project. I like the tape on the fingertips. Clear evidence you have been building with cyano-glue for a while now.

Question: That's a gorgeous looking piece of ash. How difficult is it to find quality wood; is it just a question of being in a major port city?

Welcome,

g.g. · May 10th, 2008, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Question: That's a gorgeous looking piece of ash. How difficult is it to find quality wood; is it just a question of being in a major port city?

Welcome,

It's an hour drive from Rotterdam to Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, by the harbour, there is a woodstore, which sells a lot, like ash, maple, alder, rosewood, padouk, ebony, wenge etc...

I bought a big piece of ash, big enough for 3 bodies. It cost me about €80 which is about $120. Not bad for 3 onepiece ash bodies.

Dennis68 · May 10th, 2008, 11:18 AM

Nice work. And your process looks orderly as well! Just out of curioisty, what pickups are you using, or do you vary them on each build?

g.g. · May 11th, 2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis68

Nice work. And your process looks orderly as well! Just out of curioisty, what pickups are you using, or do you vary them on each build?

I'll try a lot of them, but these days i like GFS. Best bang for your buck!!!

I'm not sure what to use on this telecaster/esquier. I want the pups to be pretty high output (especialy the neck humbucker since it will be mounted under the pickguard).

Here are some pictures of the final colourcoat (you can still see the grain). Next will be a few layers of clear tinted nitro.

The neck has got the trussrod and the fretboard, so shaping it is the next job to do.

robt57 · May 11th, 2008, 07:44 AM

Welcome, Welcome!

Looking great already! Did you make the fretboard yourself? Or get it cut already?

Hey, my Brother was stationed at the AFB for like 8 years there. Never got to visit there, but visited him in Denmark though.

Are you going to show us you making some fiddleback wooden shoes? ;)

Welcome!

g.g. · May 13th, 2008, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robt57

Welcome, Welcome!

Looking great already! Did you make the fretboard yourself? Or get it cut already?

Hey, my Brother was stationed at the AFB for like 8 years there. Never got to visit there, but visited him in Denmark though.

Are you going to show us you making some fiddleback wooden shoes? ;)

Welcome!

Robt57, the fretboard is precut. I'm not going through all that hassle cutting a fretboard when i can buy it for about €12 ($18).

Today I sprayed the clear coats. Now I'll just have to wait a while, so I'll go on with the neck.

The are a few spots in the paint, but that doesn't bother me, since this one will be relic'ed lightly.

mowcheeba · May 13th, 2008, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g.g.

Robt57, the fretboard is precut. I'm not going through all that hassle cutting a fretboard when i can buy it for about €12 ($18).

The are a few spots in the paint, but that doesn't bother me, since this one will be relic'ed lightly.

Looking great!! Did you get the Stew-Mac pre-cut fretboard? If so please
let me know how you like it.

g.g. · May 13th, 2008, 07:55 AM

No, I didn't buy this one at Stew Mac, but I use Stew Mac fretboards in the past (maple, rosewood and ebony). I think they are good quality.

g.g. · May 14th, 2008, 11:29 AM

What would be a good pickup combination? I want it to have a pretty good high output. What bridgepickup in combination with what neckpickup (humbucker, high output, it will be UNDER the pickguard)?

I'm a bit on a budget, so GFS would be a nice alternative.

I'm thinking to use this wiring:

g.g. · May 18th, 2008, 12:40 PM

Today I shaped the neck and put some filler on it. Next will be some more sanding grid 240, 400 and 600, some positiondots, frets and nitro.

g.g. · May 18th, 2008, 01:08 PM

And a preview of what it will become (without the neck pickup in the pickguard)

April 28th, 2008, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	I'm building a tele, so I registered here. Hey, here a new forummember from the Netherlands. After building a few strats and a hollowbody PRS it's time to build a tele (everyone should own at least one, so it better be a good one). It wil be an Esquire with a high output humbucker hidden under the pickguard, ash one-piece body, LPB nitro finish, binding on the front-side, lightly reliced and a big chuncky neck. Neckblank: Body blank: My last projects: One piece ash body, big fat maple neck, nitro finish, GFS pups, lefty Diego Deluxe tremelo, Sperzel locking tuners. Two piece alder body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, GFS pickups, lefty tremelo, vintage tuners:

April 28th, 2008, 10:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
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mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,454 17 Photos	It takes a mighty secure Man, to play a Pink Guitar....... Attachment 11102 __________________ Let's Not Forget the Other 75% of The Tone Equation...It's Called an AMP Last edited by mellecaster; April 29th, 2008 at 11:22 PM.

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Burnjet TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston Age: 48 Posts: 50	Hey g.g. welcome. I see you have built a strat and I'm thinking about contouring one of my Tele's. Any advice on how to get the right angle and keep it smooth. Oh and no fancy shop here. Mostly hand tools. Thanks! burnjet __________________ This is a public service announcement ... with guitar!

April 28th, 2008, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	Thanx Woodman en Ronkirn. Today I did some rough routing, need to use some filler in a few spot, but thats no problem because I want a white primer an then LPB. The humbucker will be mounted in a mountingring that will be held in place by the pickguard. That wil make trussrod adjustments easy (small channel between neckpocket en humbuckerrouting).

April 28th, 2008, 11:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
Norrin Radd Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Saint Paul Age: 41 Posts: 124	Cool stuff - nice work man! Looking forward to how this one progresses!

April 28th, 2008, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Colt W. Knight Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wyoming Age: 24 Posts: 1,750	There a ton of great builders here. Welcome.

April 28th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
magicguitar Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fallon, Nevada Age: 60 Posts: 534	Welcome aboard and looking forward to seeing the finiahed product.

April 28th, 2008, 01:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wardpike Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Age: 43 Posts: 608	Very interesting work! Please share every step and aspect of your latest project build with us. There are some incredibly great inventive guys around here, and also many class-a players who can add some insight on what they would like to see. The info shared around here is pure gold!

April 29th, 2008, 07:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Taipan Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western NY State Age: 49 Posts: 422	Welcome g.g. - Your going to love it here ! Looks like you have built some nice stuff. Looking forward to this build.

April 29th, 2008, 01:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bellingham Wa Age: 54 Posts: 808	Welcome,,, Pink and Blue have always worked well together eh?? Nice work. __________________ Keep your lamp Trimmed And Burnin Shannon,

May 9th, 2008, 08:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	My set-up for sanding the sides of the body: I've put a white primer on the body and spraypainted it with a rattlecan in the colour blue, as close as I could find to Lake Placid Blue

May 9th, 2008, 11:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
teleamp Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central TX Age: 49 Posts: 592	Great work, this place amazes me.

May 9th, 2008, 01:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,573	Nice project. I like the tape on the fingertips. Clear evidence you have been building with cyano-glue for a while now. Question: That's a gorgeous looking piece of ash. How difficult is it to find quality wood; is it just a question of being in a major port city? Welcome, __________________ Bubban0v

May 10th, 2008, 11:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
Dennis68 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hudson Valley Posts: 757	Nice work. And your process looks orderly as well! Just out of curioisty, what pickups are you using, or do you vary them on each build? __________________ -Dennis

May 11th, 2008, 07:44 AM	#20 (permalink)
robt57 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lost Yankee in Nashville Age: 51 Posts: 3,152 18 Photos	Welcome, Welcome! Looking great already! Did you make the fretboard yourself? Or get it cut already? Hey, my Brother was stationed at the AFB for like 8 years there. Never got to visit there, but visited him in Denmark though. Are you going to show us you making some fiddleback wooden shoes? ;) Welcome! __________________ Leo's Great, Leo's Good, let us thank him for our... Twang!

May 13th, 2008, 07:55 AM	#23 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	No, I didn't buy this one at Stew Mac, but I use Stew Mac fretboards in the past (maple, rosewood and ebony). I think they are good quality.

May 14th, 2008, 11:29 AM	#24 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	What would be a good pickup combination? I want it to have a pretty good high output. What bridgepickup in combination with what neckpickup (humbucker, high output, it will be UNDER the pickguard)? I'm a bit on a budget, so GFS would be a nice alternative. I'm thinking to use this wiring:

May 18th, 2008, 12:40 PM	#25 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	Today I shaped the neck and put some filler on it. Next will be some more sanding grid 240, 400 and 600, some positiondots, frets and nitro.

May 18th, 2008, 01:08 PM	#26 (permalink)
g.g. TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rotterdamned (the Netherlands) Posts: 34	And a preview of what it will become (without the neck pickup in the pickguard)