Building a Tele, First project, few questions

Rymantelefan · May 19th, 2008, 08:09 PM

hi im currently working on a left handed telecaster and i have a few questions.

first off, I'm using maple instead of ash, and I'm wondering how much of the tele "twang" i may lose in doing this.

secondly, i'm undecided on whether i want to screw the p/Ups into the wood, or if i want to attach them to a pickguard(this is my deciding factor to use a pickguard or not).

finally, i'm wondering if anyone knows of any good websites to get electronics and parts( such as string ferrules, lefty bridges, and neck plates)

thanks so much in advance for everyones help. appreciate it soooo much.
ryan

whitebread · May 19th, 2008, 08:46 PM

Not sure about the sonic characteristics of maple. But here's some guitar parts supply websites that might come in handy:

www.specialtyguitars.com
www.guitarfetish.com
www.allparts.com

Cheers

shoretyus · May 19th, 2008, 10:56 PM

Solid maple? Somebody has the numbers around here but it will be heavier. Maple is harder to work.

Ronkirn · May 20th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Welcome Ryan....Glad ya made it.....

Maple tends to produce a slightly "brighter" sound, so I wouldn't use pickups known for a bright sound too, you will wind up with a sound reminiscent of Cats screeching.

It will be heavy too, like Les Paul heavy.

As for mounting the pups, it doesn't really matter, just a matter of preference, although there will be those that will attribute specific sonic characteristics to either method of mounting ‘em. In my experience, it doesn’t matter a hoot,

Ron Kirn

Rymantelefan · May 23rd, 2008, 04:56 PM

hey thanks for the warm welcoming. i'm very appreciative of everything. so to so some love for the TDPRI folks. here's a pic of the tele work in progress

May 19th, 2008, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rymantelefan NEW MEMBER! Join Date: May 2008 Location: ontario Posts: 2	Building a Tele, First project, few questions hi im currently working on a left handed telecaster and i have a few questions. first off, I'm using maple instead of ash, and I'm wondering how much of the tele "twang" i may lose in doing this. secondly, i'm undecided on whether i want to screw the p/Ups into the wood, or if i want to attach them to a pickguard(this is my deciding factor to use a pickguard or not). finally, i'm wondering if anyone knows of any good websites to get electronics and parts( such as string ferrules, lefty bridges, and neck plates) thanks so much in advance for everyones help. appreciate it soooo much. ryan

May 20th, 2008, 12:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ronkirn Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 62 Posts: 2,742	Welcome Ryan....Glad ya made it..... Maple tends to produce a slightly "brighter" sound, so I wouldn't use pickups known for a bright sound too, you will wind up with a sound reminiscent of Cats screeching. It will be heavy too, like Les Paul heavy. As for mounting the pups, it doesn't really matter, just a matter of preference, although there will be those that will attribute specific sonic characteristics to either method of mounting ‘em. In my experience, it doesn’t matter a hoot, Ron Kirn __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. – Thomas Jefferson Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.)

May 19th, 2008, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
whitebread TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Destin, FL Age: 33 Posts: 65	Not sure about the sonic characteristics of maple. But here's some guitar parts supply websites that might come in handy: www.specialtyguitars.com www.guitarfetish.com www.allparts.com Cheers

May 19th, 2008, 10:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
shoretyus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 338	Solid maple? Somebody has the numbers around here but it will be heavier. Maple is harder to work.