2004 TDPRI Giveaway prize (finally!) Crook Paisley

Wild Rice Chris · October 14th, 2005, 01:04 PM

Hi everybody!

I won the early bird prize in last year's drawing, which was a relic pink paisley Crook body and a GVCG '59 tele neck.

A year later, and I think I have these pieces right where I want them, so it is time to post some pics.

Here's the front:

Here's the back:

I had originally planned on using the GVCG neck with this body, but there was a delay in getting the neck. To speed things up, I yanked the neck off of my '78 Tele to try out this body. When I received the GVCG neck, I bolted it up. Wonderful, but the Paisley looked funny with a rosewood fingerboard. I had this MIJ Squire neck from an '83 SQ Bullet that played great and looked the part, so on it went, with the SQ neckplate and splitshaft tuners.
I had a MIJ steel saddled bridge and bought a set of Chubtone 5-3 pickups off eBay. It sounded great, and everything went along fine. The knobs were out of a stash of old parts we got somewhere along the way, and I think that the rest of the hardware came from StewMac. I will probably be replacing the knobs.
The pink paint under the pickguard doesn't really match the rest of the guitar, but It's close enough. I may change the pickguard later.

Front:

Back:

I ordered a set of Lawrence pickups because I wanted to try them, and got an L-290TL/L-280TN pair. These also sounded good, but were too polite for what I wanted to hear.

I bought a set of Van Zandt 60's pickups out of the Garage Sale (thanks Bill!), and these do it for me! The Glendale "Twang" saddles were bought new, I don't remember where this bridgeplate came from.

Some more shots:

I had a problem with a soft finish though. I received the body in November and didn't start working on it until February (school got in the way). The finish squeezed out from under the neck plate. I blocksanded it and it was fine, but squeezed out again, this time chipping the finish. Oh well, that's why it's a relic, right?

The whole upshot is that I have a wonderful playing, looking, and sounding guitar. My thanks go to Paul for keeping this place up and running, as I have enjoyed it for some time now.

I'll post another post later with shots of where the GVCG neck ended up.

BB · October 14th, 2005, 01:52 PM

Wow Chris...that is a very cool guitar. I dig the color. Congrats...glad it was worth the wait and turned in to a nice guitar for you. Those Voodoos outa be a perfect match!

Wild Rice Chris · October 14th, 2005, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BB

Wow Chris...that is a very cool guitar. I dig the color. Congrats...glad it was worth the wait and turned in to a nice guitar for you. Those Voodoos outa be a perfect match!

I kept wanting to type Voodoos also, but they are Van Zandts.
I have a Voodoo in an Esquire that is awesome...

J-man · October 14th, 2005, 02:08 PM

That's very cool!! I love Paisley and blue flower teles! :D

Does anyone know when this years giveaway will be? And if it's open to us people across the pond?

kickz28 · October 14th, 2005, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-man

That's very cool!! I love Paisley and blue flower teles! :D

Does anyone know when this years giveaway will be? And if it's open to us people across the pond?

Last year the drawing was on Nov. 16th.

Thats a beautiful looking Tele!

garcia · October 14th, 2005, 03:49 PM

Brilliant looking Tele! 8)

Wild Rice Chris · October 14th, 2005, 04:51 PM

I'm not sure about this year, but last year's was November 1.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. It truly is a great guitar.
I only have a few hours playing time on these Van Zandts, and that at low volume through a Crate SS amp, so I'm excited to try the guitar nice and LOUD.

valleyartsman · October 14th, 2005, 05:22 PM

chris man that is a awsome guitar.

Wild Rice Chris · October 15th, 2005, 12:05 AM

8) 8)

gls500 · October 15th, 2005, 12:14 AM

Absolutely Awesome.

I love Crook's relic pink. It's perfect.

jwells393 · October 15th, 2005, 09:26 AM

I agree with you on changing the pickguard. You might consider removing the pink paint from the current pickguard and spraying silver paint around the pickup cutout.

Wild Rice Chris · October 15th, 2005, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

I agree with you on changing the pickguard. You might consider removing the pink paint from the current pickguard and spraying silver paint around the pickup cutout.

Yeah, it doesn't match very well. I thought about respraying, but the pink is almost melted into the pickguard...

I was eyeballing the silver Paisley pickguards that Allparts carries...

October 14th, 2005, 01:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 2,867 27 Photos	2004 TDPRI Giveaway prize (finally!) Crook Paisley Hi everybody! I won the early bird prize in last year's drawing, which was a relic pink paisley Crook body and a GVCG '59 tele neck. A year later, and I think I have these pieces right where I want them, so it is time to post some pics. Here's the front: Here's the back: I had originally planned on using the GVCG neck with this body, but there was a delay in getting the neck. To speed things up, I yanked the neck off of my '78 Tele to try out this body. When I received the GVCG neck, I bolted it up. Wonderful, but the Paisley looked funny with a rosewood fingerboard. I had this MIJ Squire neck from an '83 SQ Bullet that played great and looked the part, so on it went, with the SQ neckplate and splitshaft tuners. I had a MIJ steel saddled bridge and bought a set of Chubtone 5-3 pickups off eBay. It sounded great, and everything went along fine. The knobs were out of a stash of old parts we got somewhere along the way, and I think that the rest of the hardware came from StewMac. I will probably be replacing the knobs. The pink paint under the pickguard doesn't really match the rest of the guitar, but It's close enough. I may change the pickguard later. Front: Back: I ordered a set of Lawrence pickups because I wanted to try them, and got an L-290TL/L-280TN pair. These also sounded good, but were too polite for what I wanted to hear. I bought a set of Van Zandt 60's pickups out of the Garage Sale (thanks Bill!), and these do it for me! The Glendale "Twang" saddles were bought new, I don't remember where this bridgeplate came from. Some more shots: I had a problem with a soft finish though. I received the body in November and didn't start working on it until February (school got in the way). The finish squeezed out from under the neck plate. I blocksanded it and it was fine, but squeezed out again, this time chipping the finish. Oh well, that's why it's a relic, right? The whole upshot is that I have a wonderful playing, looking, and sounding guitar. My thanks go to Paul for keeping this place up and running, as I have enjoyed it for some time now. I'll post another post later with shots of where the GVCG neck ended up. __________________ "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz "All music turns out to be ethnic music."--Steve Reich Enjoy, and please visit my homepage.

October 14th, 2005, 02:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 20 Posts: 6,288 9 Photos	That's very cool!! I love Paisley and blue flower teles! :D Does anyone know when this years giveaway will be? And if it's open to us people across the pond? __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

October 14th, 2005, 03:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
garcia Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern California Age: 36 Posts: 493	Brilliant looking Tele! 8) __________________ “Desolation, desolation, I owe so much to desolation.” ...“The Dharma Bums”

October 14th, 2005, 04:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 2,867 27 Photos	I'm not sure about this year, but last year's was November 1. Thanks for the compliments everyone. It truly is a great guitar. I only have a few hours playing time on these Van Zandts, and that at low volume through a Crate SS amp, so I'm excited to try the guitar nice and LOUD. __________________ "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz "All music turns out to be ethnic music."--Steve Reich Enjoy, and please visit my homepage.

October 15th, 2005, 12:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
Wild Rice Chris Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rice Custom Dungeon Posts: 2,867 27 Photos	8) 8) __________________ "The children need to learn how to build their own environment and make their own music that is inspired by their roots."--Eugene Hütz "All music turns out to be ethnic music."--Steve Reich Enjoy, and please visit my homepage.

October 14th, 2005, 01:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
BB Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific NW Age: 53 Posts: 3,145	Wow Chris...that is a very cool guitar. I dig the color. Congrats...glad it was worth the wait and turned in to a nice guitar for you. Those Voodoos outa be a perfect match!

October 14th, 2005, 05:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
valleyartsman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: texas Posts: 231	chris man that is a awsome guitar.

October 15th, 2005, 12:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
gls500 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 894	Absolutely Awesome. I love Crook's relic pink. It's perfect.

October 15th, 2005, 09:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,252 101 Photos	I agree with you on changing the pickguard. You might consider removing the pink paint from the current pickguard and spraying silver paint around the pickup cutout. __________________ 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.