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psykobilly · June 13th, 2005, 11:42 PM

Here are a couple of pics of the body. Just sprayed the last coat of clear on it last week, needs to cure out for a while before I wet sand and buff, so it is still "in the rough" so to speak. It is very resonant, when I was sanding it I swear it sang to me! after filling the pores, I did not like the way it looked, very Tele Jr.ish. So I had the blue and just painted it. Have to brag on reranch, top of the line stuff. I run a cabinet shop and have a 1200 dollar hvlp, but would rather spray my guitars with a reranch aerosol, really. Brian Poe does a wonderful job on the bodies, I sent my blank to him. I have templates and routers, but am too lazy, he did a better job than I could have done anyway, and is a super guy to work with. Anyway, here's he pics.

Oh yea, beside the body is a scrap piece of spanish cedar, looks very much like mahogany.

Joe-Bob · June 14th, 2005, 01:15 AM

"Spanish cedar" is cypress, and is usually used for flamenco guitars.

psykobilly · June 14th, 2005, 01:45 AM

Spanish cedar is not cypress, it is very different. The scientific name for cypress is Taxodium Distichum. The scienific name for spanish cedar is Cedrela Odorata.

jwells393 · June 14th, 2005, 09:13 AM

That's going to be a nice looking guitar. What blue is that? What color pickguard and neck are you planning?

psykobilly · June 14th, 2005, 10:28 AM

It is a lake placid blue. I will probably go with a mother of toilet seat pickguard,with a japanese 60's reissue neck. I am thinking of putting O.C. Duff pickups in it, but have yet to order them. I'll probably have to find another neck also, I put the one I had bought for this guitar on my 91 tele plus just for giggles and have fallen in love with it.

JohnnyAtomic · June 14th, 2005, 02:31 PM

i didn't know brian poe did bender routing.
johnny atomic

bpoe · June 14th, 2005, 07:06 PM

Just fer the record, I did not do the bender prep.

Would be cool to do a no-finish Spanish Cedar tele, as the stuff smells great! Would probably keep moths away too.

JohnnyAtomic · June 14th, 2005, 11:11 PM

who's doing the bender install??? bill bores????

psykobilly · June 14th, 2005, 11:56 PM

I wish I had thought of that before. I could have just rubbed a little tru-oil on it and been done, that would have looked great no filling, no nothing. Oh well, there's always next time.

A friend of mine here in paragould is installing the bender, his name is Darrin Hammon. He makes some in his spare time at work.

JohnnyAtomic · June 15th, 2005, 08:39 AM

is that paragould arkansas??

psykobilly · June 15th, 2005, 09:39 AM

Yessir.

JohnnyAtomic · June 15th, 2005, 12:44 PM

i interveiwed for a job this morning that will be in jonesboro, and will cover paragould as well.

johnny atomic

psykobilly · June 15th, 2005, 03:31 PM

That's cool, where will you be working.

glubac · June 17th, 2005, 12:08 PM

Hi, psykobilly

I have an answer for you ¿Why you chose the cedar for a Tele? I know some people used too, but I still don' know why they do it.

psykobilly · June 18th, 2005, 02:46 AM

I have access to a lot of different woods. I am always looking for something to try that I have never seen or heard of. Once I got hold of some paduak and built a few tele's out of it, very good tone wood. A salesman came to my shop one day with a sample of this spanish cedar, first thing I thought of when I saw it was tele.

June 13th, 2005, 11:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	Pictures of Spanish Cedar Guitar Here are a couple of pics of the body. Just sprayed the last coat of clear on it last week, needs to cure out for a while before I wet sand and buff, so it is still "in the rough" so to speak. It is very resonant, when I was sanding it I swear it sang to me! after filling the pores, I did not like the way it looked, very Tele Jr.ish. So I had the blue and just painted it. Have to brag on reranch, top of the line stuff. I run a cabinet shop and have a 1200 dollar hvlp, but would rather spray my guitars with a reranch aerosol, really. Brian Poe does a wonderful job on the bodies, I sent my blank to him. I have templates and routers, but am too lazy, he did a better job than I could have done anyway, and is a super guy to work with. Anyway, here's he pics. Oh yea, beside the body is a scrap piece of spanish cedar, looks very much like mahogany.

June 14th, 2005, 01:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 5,533	"Spanish cedar" is cypress, and is usually used for flamenco guitars. __________________ Why didn't the Psychic Network already know I was gonna call?

June 14th, 2005, 09:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 65 Posts: 14,283 101 Photos	That's going to be a nice looking guitar. What blue is that? What color pickguard and neck are you planning? __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.

June 14th, 2005, 02:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,397	i didn't know brian poe did bender routing. johnny atomic __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

June 14th, 2005, 11:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,397	who's doing the bender install??? bill bores???? __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

June 14th, 2005, 01:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	Spanish cedar is not cypress, it is very different. The scientific name for cypress is Taxodium Distichum. The scienific name for spanish cedar is Cedrela Odorata.

June 14th, 2005, 10:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	It is a lake placid blue. I will probably go with a mother of toilet seat pickguard,with a japanese 60's reissue neck. I am thinking of putting O.C. Duff pickups in it, but have yet to order them. I'll probably have to find another neck also, I put the one I had bought for this guitar on my 91 tele plus just for giggles and have fallen in love with it.

June 14th, 2005, 07:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
bpoe Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Age: 44 Posts: 271	Just fer the record, I did not do the bender prep. Would be cool to do a no-finish Spanish Cedar tele, as the stuff smells great! Would probably keep moths away too.

June 14th, 2005, 11:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	Good grief!!! I wish I had thought of that before. I could have just rubbed a little tru-oil on it and been done, that would have looked great no filling, no nothing. Oh well, there's always next time. A friend of mine here in paragould is installing the bender, his name is Darrin Hammon. He makes some in his spare time at work.

June 15th, 2005, 08:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,397	is that paragould arkansas?? __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

June 15th, 2005, 09:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	Yessir.

June 15th, 2005, 12:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,397	i interveiwed for a job this morning that will be in jonesboro, and will cover paragould as well. johnny atomic __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

June 15th, 2005, 03:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	That's cool, where will you be working.

June 17th, 2005, 12:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
glubac NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Argentina Posts: 9	Hi, psykobilly I have an answer for you ¿Why you chose the cedar for a Tele? I know some people used too, but I still don' know why they do it.

June 18th, 2005, 02:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
psykobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paragould AR Age: 38 Posts: 203	Just to try something different. I have access to a lot of different woods. I am always looking for something to try that I have never seen or heard of. Once I got hold of some paduak and built a few tele's out of it, very good tone wood. A salesman came to my shop one day with a sample of this spanish cedar, first thing I thought of when I saw it was tele.

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