My CIJ Blue Flower Esquire is finished!!!

kylef · July 23rd, 2008, 04:37 PM

The custom pickguard came today, so i sanded down the neck for it to fit and drilled the screw holes.

Added since the last post are the callaham saddles, full wiring (cocked wah), control plate and callaham knobs (absolutely love the callaham stuff btw!!) went for a voodoo broadcaster for that good bit of bite, and ernie 10's to finish it off.

Very pleased with how it turns out. the small photogrophaic paper hiding the pickup route is as good as i could ever have hoped for. not perfect, much to do with the metallic finish so the colours change somewhat, but at the right angles its spot on!!

cant put it down....its even better playing than the 62 custom partcaster i put together....and i thought that was amazing.

would love to known what you guys think!

kylef · July 23rd, 2008, 04:38 PM

68tele · July 23rd, 2008, 04:51 PM

Wow! Beautiful....luv the uninterrupted floridness under the pg.

Mark Davis · July 23rd, 2008, 05:09 PM

Bet your the only one that has one like that awesome.

Good job!

Tim73 · July 23rd, 2008, 05:09 PM

Big thumbs up from me - that looks awesome! What's going on with those saddles? You've got brass on the BE and what are the other 2?

po-boy · July 23rd, 2008, 05:11 PM

great job !

love the esquire mod - the floral pattern and the clear pickguard really look good - well done -

- i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing -

Buckocaster51 · July 23rd, 2008, 05:11 PM

Isn't it great when a plan falls together?

Ronnie99t · July 23rd, 2008, 05:12 PM

Thats sick! In a good way, I love it

Southern ILL · July 23rd, 2008, 05:31 PM

Looks great !!

maggieo · July 23rd, 2008, 05:35 PM

I love it!

Tele295 · July 23rd, 2008, 06:52 PM

Excellent! Try as I might, I can't see the paper covering the neck route. How'd you do that, anyway?

mistermullens · July 23rd, 2008, 09:25 PM

YES! What an outstanding job! Simply Amazing!

ste993 · July 23rd, 2008, 09:44 PM

I tell you what Kylef, that looks way better than I could've imagined and, from the photos at least, you would never know. Nice work my man.

refin · July 23rd, 2008, 09:58 PM

Awesome guitar,looks fantastic!
BTW,is that a Marshall 1-12 cab? I have one like that.

braderrick · July 24th, 2008, 02:30 PM

So are you saying you sanded down the NECK so that the PICKGUARD would fit? Just curious. It does look mighty fine indeed, I'd say you are the only person who owns one of those. Who did the pickguard?

Cross Roads · July 24th, 2008, 02:51 PM

WOW - You did a great job!

kylef · July 24th, 2008, 02:57 PM

yeah i am fairly pleased. the photos dont pick it up at all....although only theres a few angles whilst looking at the guitar you see it....but not enough to get me down, as no one wil be close enough to it.

no i didnt sand the neck, i sanded the pickguard. the pickguard was custom made without screw holes by terrapins own template....so i marked out the screw holes, and had to sand the pickguard a tad to fit the neck. im guessing the template was a USA tele pickguard, and there might be a difference with this CIJ neck.

i have to say, its been fairly cheap to make. i got the body and neck off the stratosphere for farily good prices, i had the control plate and the pots, and most of the wirings. then i had to buy the gotoh tuners and the pickup. all in all im thinking about £350? about $720.

considering everything is brand new, and the new ones go for $1000, plus mine is uprated, minus one pickup. all in all, best project so far!!

thanks for the comments guys! makes me chuffed :D

RickG501 · July 24th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Terrific job!!!

There was an amp in one of those pics? I was looking so intently at the guitar I never noticed. Outstanding man, that is a beeee-youteeful.

hondo76 · July 24th, 2008, 06:42 PM

i love it when a plan comes together

ghosttour · July 24th, 2008, 11:48 PM

Very, very nice! I have a soft spot for the flower Teles and Esquires both. This looks fantastic. I feel... GAS-y.

e-merlin · July 25th, 2008, 12:06 AM

Very nice! Not sure I would have used a pickguard, but that's just me...

mojocasterman · July 25th, 2008, 12:32 AM

that guitar looks better as an Esquire than a Tele... great job!

David Barnett · July 25th, 2008, 12:58 AM

That is seriously cool.

deep · July 25th, 2008, 01:05 AM

AI YAI YAI!!!

trag-o-caster · July 25th, 2008, 01:10 AM

A thing of beauty!

straightface · July 25th, 2008, 11:14 AM

Very cool! Great job covering the route too!

July 23rd, 2008, 04:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
kylef Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: cowdenbeath, fife Posts: 205	My CIJ Blue Flower Esquire is finished!!! The custom pickguard came today, so i sanded down the neck for it to fit and drilled the screw holes. Added since the last post are the callaham saddles, full wiring (cocked wah), control plate and callaham knobs (absolutely love the callaham stuff btw!!) went for a voodoo broadcaster for that good bit of bite, and ernie 10's to finish it off. Very pleased with how it turns out. the small photogrophaic paper hiding the pickup route is as good as i could ever have hoped for. not perfect, much to do with the metallic finish so the colours change somewhat, but at the right angles its spot on!! cant put it down....its even better playing than the 62 custom partcaster i put together....and i thought that was amazing. would love to known what you guys think!

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Tim73 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berkshire, England Age: 35 Posts: 1,363 21 Photos	Big thumbs up from me - that looks awesome! What's going on with those saddles? You've got brass on the BE and what are the other 2? __________________ Born in the '70's & in my mind, still living there now...

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po-boy Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: dees, alabama Posts: 202	great job ! love the esquire mod - the floral pattern and the clear pickguard really look good - well done - - i'm not a complete idiot ... some parts are missing -

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Ronnie99t TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sweden Age: 24 Posts: 18	Thats sick! In a good way, I love it

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Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Haunted Amp, CA Posts: 3,378 14 Photos	Excellent! Try as I might, I can't see the paper covering the neck route. How'd you do that, anyway? __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

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mistermullens Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 31 Posts: 2,303 51 Photos	YES! What an outstanding job! Simply Amazing! __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

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ste993 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland OR Age: 38 Posts: 144	I tell you what Kylef, that looks way better than I could've imagined and, from the photos at least, you would never know. Nice work my man. __________________ --

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July 24th, 2008, 02:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
braderrick Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 25 Posts: 546	So are you saying you sanded down the NECK so that the PICKGUARD would fit? Just curious. It does look mighty fine indeed, I'd say you are the only person who owns one of those. Who did the pickguard?

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Cross Roads Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 47 Posts: 238	WOW - You did a great job!

July 24th, 2008, 02:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
kylef Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: cowdenbeath, fife Posts: 205	yeah i am fairly pleased. the photos dont pick it up at all....although only theres a few angles whilst looking at the guitar you see it....but not enough to get me down, as no one wil be close enough to it. no i didnt sand the neck, i sanded the pickguard. the pickguard was custom made without screw holes by terrapins own template....so i marked out the screw holes, and had to sand the pickguard a tad to fit the neck. im guessing the template was a USA tele pickguard, and there might be a difference with this CIJ neck. i have to say, its been fairly cheap to make. i got the body and neck off the stratosphere for farily good prices, i had the control plate and the pots, and most of the wirings. then i had to buy the gotoh tuners and the pickup. all in all im thinking about £350? about $720. considering everything is brand new, and the new ones go for $1000, plus mine is uprated, minus one pickup. all in all, best project so far!! thanks for the comments guys! makes me chuffed :D

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RickG501 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Age: 54 Posts: 933	Terrific job!!! There was an amp in one of those pics? I was looking so intently at the guitar I never noticed. Outstanding man, that is a beeee-youteeful. __________________ I know my words sound strange to you but if you wait til my song is sung and my story's told you might come to understand...

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ghosttour Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 36 Posts: 473 6 Photos	Very, very nice! I have a soft spot for the flower Teles and Esquires both. This looks fantastic. I feel... GAS-y. __________________ www.myspace.com/brasssaddles

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straightface Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MA Posts: 880	Very cool! Great job covering the route too! __________________ At the end of time, all that will remain is Keith Richards, a Fender Telecaster, a bunch of cockroaches, and roots rock music. With nobody left to categorize it for, I bet Keef’ll just call it rock and roll… -Brian Henneman of The Bottle Rockets