New Tele finally done, pic inside

JMPRO · June 1st, 2008, 06:44 PM

This was a rondo SX ash , with the countoured body. The neck is bound and I reshaped the headstock. The frets neeeded some cleaning up and polishing but is other wise a pretty nice neck. The body is re finished in a translucent blond and I installed a vintage style bridge with compensated brass saddles. All the pups and pots are from a MIM Tele. The pick guard I made myself using "Garolite" from McMaster-Carr. The finish was the first time I tried to do a see through style and required a complete strip down and redo to get it to where it is now, which is not great but playable. Sorry for the not so great pic, something has gone wrong with my camera. It doesn't want to focus properly anymore.
JMPRO

Stoked · June 1st, 2008, 08:44 PM

I guess your camera couldn't hold up to the blinding beauty of your new guitar! :) I'm halfway through my first tele build myself. I've never seen fretboard dots like yours before. Nice way to make it your own. Have fun breaking it in!

JDRNoPro · June 1st, 2008, 10:53 PM

I think that looks great JMPRO. I'm feeling another SX project coming on - wish the ash STL was currently available, though. Did the neck come bound and did you strip the entire neck? Nice work all around!

Jim

teleclem · June 1st, 2008, 11:01 PM

cool dots ;)

ste993 · June 2nd, 2008, 04:18 AM

Looks really nice man.... good job!

FirstBassman · June 2nd, 2008, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoked

I've never seen fretboard dots like yours before. Nice way to make it your own.

It's a fairly common design.

Comes stock on some Rondo models such as this one:

http://www.rondomusic.com/sstp90ash.html

magicguitar · June 2nd, 2008, 11:00 AM

Looks very nice. Good job!

JMPRO · June 2nd, 2008, 11:30 AM

Other than the headstock reshape and cleaning up the sharp ends of the frets I didn't do any thing else to the neck. I did use the machine screw conversion for the neck bolts. When I put the picture on photobucket I rotated it to the upright position but when I linked it in the post it shows up in the wrong position.. I still need to do a little fine tuning but it plays pretty nice a has a nice snap when I do a pulloff. The ash must be like northern ash in that its a little heavy at 7.5 lbs. but like Freddy Traverras said " I like the most heavy body you got"
JMPRO

Stackabones · June 2nd, 2008, 11:41 AM

Looks fantastic!

Doesn't Breedlove also have fret dots like that?

gtrwrks · June 2nd, 2008, 01:18 PM

Nice; I like it.

June 1st, 2008, 06:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
JMPRO Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 235 3 Photos	New Tele finally done, pic inside This was a rondo SX ash , with the countoured body. The neck is bound and I reshaped the headstock. The frets neeeded some cleaning up and polishing but is other wise a pretty nice neck. The body is re finished in a translucent blond and I installed a vintage style bridge with compensated brass saddles. All the pups and pots are from a MIM Tele. The pick guard I made myself using "Garolite" from McMaster-Carr. The finish was the first time I tried to do a see through style and required a complete strip down and redo to get it to where it is now, which is not great but playable. Sorry for the not so great pic, something has gone wrong with my camera. It doesn't want to focus properly anymore. JMPRO

June 1st, 2008, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
JDRNoPro Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orrington, ME Age: 58 Posts: 431 1 Photos	I think that looks great JMPRO. I'm feeling another SX project coming on - wish the ash STL was currently available, though. Did the neck come bound and did you strip the entire neck? Nice work all around! Jim __________________ Reflection upon my playing is a reminder to keep my regular job..........pays better but not nearly as enjoyable!!

June 2nd, 2008, 04:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
ste993 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland OR Age: 38 Posts: 144	Looks really nice man.... good job! __________________ --

June 2nd, 2008, 01:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
gtrwrks Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: oklahoma city, ok Age: 44 Posts: 753	Nice; I like it. __________________ www.myspace.com/toddlynchmusic

June 1st, 2008, 08:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stoked Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: The OC haha Age: 20 Posts: 139 13 Photos	I guess your camera couldn't hold up to the blinding beauty of your new guitar! :) I'm halfway through my first tele build myself. I've never seen fretboard dots like yours before. Nice way to make it your own. Have fun breaking it in!

June 1st, 2008, 11:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
teleclem Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philippnes Posts: 264 27 Photos	cool dots ;)

June 2nd, 2008, 11:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
magicguitar Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fallon, Nevada Age: 61 Posts: 554	Looks very nice. Good job!

June 2nd, 2008, 11:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
JMPRO Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 235 3 Photos	Other than the headstock reshape and cleaning up the sharp ends of the frets I didn't do any thing else to the neck. I did use the machine screw conversion for the neck bolts. When I put the picture on photobucket I rotated it to the upright position but when I linked it in the post it shows up in the wrong position.. I still need to do a little fine tuning but it plays pretty nice a has a nice snap when I do a pulloff. The ash must be like northern ash in that its a little heavy at 7.5 lbs. but like Freddy Traverras said " I like the most heavy body you got" JMPRO

June 2nd, 2008, 11:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stackabones Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 132	Looks fantastic! Doesn't Breedlove also have fret dots like that?