1st body from scratch build!

kafn8d · May 3rd, 2008, 09:40 PM

I recently completed my 1st body from scratch build and thought I would share some pics.

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kafn8d · May 3rd, 2008, 09:41 PM

few more pics.

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Ronkirn · May 3rd, 2008, 09:44 PM

Cool as it gets... way to go..

Ron Kirn

ehawley · May 3rd, 2008, 09:45 PM

Looks great! I see more and more thinlines on the forum!! Congrats

Dennis68 · May 3rd, 2008, 09:46 PM

Congrats on completing your build! Looks nice. How does it play and sound?

Buckocaster51 · May 3rd, 2008, 09:59 PM

Very very nice.

You should be proud.

Spunky99 · May 3rd, 2008, 10:15 PM

I've been holding off from building a Thinline but after looking at yours....

Beautiful execution and the style if brilliant. That pickguard is beautifully shaped.

Good on you!

John

jwells393 · May 3rd, 2008, 10:23 PM

That is very impressive .......... but even more impressive as a first built from scratch......

Telenator · May 3rd, 2008, 11:43 PM

Absolutely cool. Nice job!

Stuco · May 4th, 2008, 12:08 AM

I really like what you've created there.

PJ · May 4th, 2008, 12:18 AM

Did you buy the body or cut it yourself? Sure is a nice one!

kafn8d · May 7th, 2008, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the compliments guys, coming from you all that means a lot.

Ron, your templates have worked out great.

PJ, I cut out the body myself using thinline templates that I had ordered from Ron.

Thanks again guys, I couldn't have done it without the inspiration from all of your builds.

Steve

ajgus · May 7th, 2008, 01:30 PM

That didn't come from the factory? You could've fooled me! Nice work. I really want to try doing that someday. Currently I just don't have the tools, the space, the know how...Anyway, great work!

TheDoctor · May 7th, 2008, 01:33 PM

Really great looking guitar, well done!

teleclarkster · May 7th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Looks great, good job!

mistermullens · May 7th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Super nice! The reflection from the pickguard on the control plate was really messin' with me. Looks broken, but I know its not!

riolux · May 7th, 2008, 02:05 PM

Two thumbs up on the color, great choice for a thinline!

jwc5 · May 7th, 2008, 07:44 PM

Beautiful! Congrats.......

JDRNoPro · May 7th, 2008, 10:19 PM

Super job - you should be proud!

Jim

boris bubbanov · May 7th, 2008, 11:18 PM

That really looks fine; I have always heavily favored the stock control plate on the thinline design combined with that type of pickguard. I passed one up on the USACG and there's never been another, gotta make your own.

The No-Caster yellow with the ivory pearloid is a superb color choice, really makes one wonder why Fender does not do this color combo.

Nice execution, nice details.

May 3rd, 2008, 09:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
kafn8d TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 37 Posts: 11	1st body from scratch build! I recently completed my 1st body from scratch build and thought I would share some pics. "" "" "" ""

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kafn8d TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 37 Posts: 11	few more pics. "" "" ""

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Ronkirn Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 61 Posts: 2,047	Cool as it gets... way to go.. Ron Kirn __________________ Lord, give me a sense of humor. Give me the grace to see a joke, To get some humor out of life, and pass it on to other folks. The only thing necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing......

May 3rd, 2008, 09:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dennis68 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hudson Valley Posts: 757	Congrats on completing your build! Looks nice. How does it play and sound? __________________ -Dennis

May 3rd, 2008, 09:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 4,350 1 Photos	Very very nice. You should be proud. __________________ "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

May 3rd, 2008, 09:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
ehawley Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Keyport, New Jersey Age: 55 Posts: 815 48 Photos	Looks great! I see more and more thinlines on the forum!! Congrats

May 3rd, 2008, 10:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 275	I've been holding off from building a Thinline but after looking at yours.... Beautiful execution and the style if brilliant. That pickguard is beautifully shaped. Good on you! John

May 3rd, 2008, 10:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 10,857 101 Photos	That is very impressive .......... but even more impressive as a first built from scratch...... __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

May 3rd, 2008, 11:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Telenator Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4,209	Absolutely cool. Nice job! __________________ Dogs have the right idea!

May 4th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 2,758	I really like what you've created there. __________________ -"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do" J. Garcia

May 4th, 2008, 12:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
PJ Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,700 4 Photos	Did you buy the body or cut it yourself? Sure is a nice one! __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

May 7th, 2008, 01:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
kafn8d TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indiana Age: 37 Posts: 11	Thanks for the compliments guys, coming from you all that means a lot. Ron, your templates have worked out great. PJ, I cut out the body myself using thinline templates that I had ordered from Ron. Thanks again guys, I couldn't have done it without the inspiration from all of your builds. Steve

May 7th, 2008, 01:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
ajgus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 1,437	That didn't come from the factory? You could've fooled me! Nice work. I really want to try doing that someday. Currently I just don't have the tools, the space, the know how...Anyway, great work! __________________ ...because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, & dog gone-it...people like me.

May 7th, 2008, 01:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
TheDoctor TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 29	Really great looking guitar, well done!

May 7th, 2008, 01:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
teleclarkster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 53 Posts: 579 8 Photos	Looks great, good job!

May 7th, 2008, 01:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
mistermullens Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,590 56 Photos	Super nice! The reflection from the pickguard on the control plate was really messin' with me. Looks broken, but I know its not! __________________ Jonathan - Demos@purevolume.com When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi All I need is my Esquire - MM

May 7th, 2008, 02:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
riolux Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 29 Posts: 129 6 Photos	Two thumbs up on the color, great choice for a thinline! Last edited by riolux : May 7th, 2008 at 02:07 PM. Reason: Noticed it wasn't excactly a '69 thinline

May 7th, 2008, 07:44 PM	#18 (permalink)
jwc5 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft. Worth Posts: 190	Beautiful! Congrats.......

May 7th, 2008, 10:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
JDRNoPro Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orrington, ME Age: 57 Posts: 186 1 Photos	Super job - you should be proud! Jim __________________ Reflection upon my playing is a reminder to keep my regular job..........pays better but not nearly as enjoyable!!

May 7th, 2008, 11:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 5,945	That really looks fine; I have always heavily favored the stock control plate on the thinline design combined with that type of pickguard. I passed one up on the USACG and there's never been another, gotta make your own. The No-Caster yellow with the ivory pearloid is a superb color choice, really makes one wonder why Fender does not do this color combo. Nice execution, nice details. __________________ Bubban0v