Pictures of Arnocaster

televiking · March 17th, 2006, 12:43 PM

Hello all
This is my Twanger Arnocaster.
It is a parts-o-caster, with Alnico Pro II pickups by seymour Duncan.

It is made of oak, and sustains forever. Very sweet sounding, but quite heavy (Like a very heavy Les Paul)

Peace, love and all that happiness stuff
Televiking

BootRoots · March 17th, 2006, 12:51 PM

Nice work. The logo is a nice touch.

hekawi · March 17th, 2006, 01:03 PM

cool logo!
did you create the finish cracks or did they happen naturally?

televiking · March 18th, 2006, 12:09 PM

The cracks on the finish appeared all by themselves.
The guitar is about five years old, and I guess the temperature changes affecting the wood cracked the finish.
I don't complain, it looks great...

Televiking

Quinn · March 18th, 2006, 03:58 PM

Televiking,
How was the logo created?
It looks great...like its been there since day one at the factory.

lchyi · March 19th, 2006, 01:16 AM

Wow, I was going to name my next custom tele 'Twanger' where'd you get that logo? I'm dying to know man.

Buckocaster51 · March 19th, 2006, 02:33 AM

Looks nice. Solid Oak? It must be a bit more than "quite heavy."

I like seeing people think outside of the box.

Johnny Caster · March 19th, 2006, 03:01 AM

Damn, wish my telecaster was oak...

...could swing it around like a sledge hammer...

...dent walls...

...chip pavement...

Did you make it yourself?

televiking · March 19th, 2006, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Quinn

Televiking,
How was the logo created?
It looks great...like its been there since day one at the factory.

I had it custom made by a british company that makes decals. They had in their database the original spaghetti logo and they modified that.
The company I found right here, someone posted a thread about decals a year ago.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Looks nice. Solid Oak? It must be a bit more than "quite heavy."

I like seeing people think outside of the box.

It really is VERY heavy, but it balances nicely on your shoulder. I would estimate the weight around 10-12 kilograms. But it is only an estimate. I haven't weighed it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Caster

Did you make it yourself?

No, sadly I am not that adept at instrument building. It was made by a friend of a friend. And the neck is made by him too, so no wooden parts are from a factory.

Televiking

televiking · March 19th, 2006, 11:49 AM

This just in...

I weighed the arnocaster.
It weighs 10.8 kilograms... Ouch.

Honestly did not think it would weigh that much.

Televiking

Johnny Caster · March 19th, 2006, 02:29 PM

Wow, that's 23.8 pounds for us Americans.

Would give you a nice workout play that beast.

Sarge · March 20th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Nice tele, I really like heavy guitars. I have one tele that weighs in at 12 lbs and the sustain is sweet. It's ash though. My old Peavey T-15 is solid oak and only weighs 11lbs. I'd like to find or build a tele that is similar in weight to an LP. The heavier the better...though many dis-agree.

jwells393 · March 20th, 2006, 09:46 AM

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No, sadly I am not that adept at instrument building.

Televiking.............. my friend ................... I don't think you're that adept at weighing instruments. I wonder if you're using a lbs scale and reading it as kgs.

televiking · March 21st, 2006, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jwells393

Televiking.............. my friend ................... I don't think you're that adept at weighing instruments. I wonder if you're using a lbs scale and reading it as kgs.

Well, since my own weight appears to be 65 kgs and the guitar 11 kgs I guess the weighing is at least consistent...

But anyway, I know it is unbelievable heavy for a guitar.

Lostheart · March 21st, 2006, 08:08 AM

Looks like an old guitar and there are some nice vintage vibes coming from it just by looking at the photos...the weight is a bummer but it's a sweet guitar anyways...

March 17th, 2006, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
televiking Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Finland, Helsinki Age: 37 Posts: 480 18 Photos	Pictures of Arnocaster Hello all This is my Twanger Arnocaster. It is a parts-o-caster, with Alnico Pro II pickups by seymour Duncan. It is made of oak, and sustains forever. Very sweet sounding, but quite heavy (Like a very heavy Les Paul) Peace, love and all that happiness stuff Televiking __________________ "As soon as you start playing to impress other musicians, you have completely lost the whole point of playing music." Keith Richards

March 17th, 2006, 01:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
hekawi Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 2,045	twanger arnocaster cool logo! did you create the finish cracks or did they happen naturally?

March 18th, 2006, 12:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
televiking Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Finland, Helsinki Age: 37 Posts: 480 18 Photos	The cracks on the finish appeared all by themselves. The guitar is about five years old, and I guess the temperature changes affecting the wood cracked the finish. I don't complain, it looks great... Televiking __________________ "As soon as you start playing to impress other musicians, you have completely lost the whole point of playing music." Keith Richards

March 18th, 2006, 03:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Quinn TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SW Fla Age: 61 Posts: 89	Televiking, How was the logo created? It looks great...like its been there since day one at the factory. __________________ started playing late, but making up for it with lack of talent

March 19th, 2006, 03:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 22 Posts: 1,081	Damn, wish my telecaster was oak... ...could swing it around like a sledge hammer... ...dent walls... ...chip pavement... Did you make it yourself? __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

March 17th, 2006, 12:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
BootRoots Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 317	Nice work. The logo is a nice touch.

March 19th, 2006, 01:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
lchyi Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 144 3 Photos	Wow, I was going to name my next custom tele 'Twanger' where'd you get that logo? I'm dying to know man.

March 19th, 2006, 02:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 5,603 1 Photos	Looks nice. Solid Oak? It must be a bit more than "quite heavy." I like seeing people think outside of the box.

March 19th, 2006, 11:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
televiking Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Finland, Helsinki Age: 37 Posts: 480 18 Photos	the weight This just in... I weighed the arnocaster. It weighs 10.8 kilograms... Ouch. Honestly did not think it would weigh that much. Televiking __________________ "As soon as you start playing to impress other musicians, you have completely lost the whole point of playing music." Keith Richards

March 19th, 2006, 02:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 22 Posts: 1,081	Wow, that's 23.8 pounds for us Americans. Would give you a nice workout play that beast. __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

March 20th, 2006, 08:52 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sarge Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pgh,Pa Age: 53 Posts: 3,549	Nice tele, I really like heavy guitars. I have one tele that weighs in at 12 lbs and the sustain is sweet. It's ash though. My old Peavey T-15 is solid oak and only weighs 11lbs. I'd like to find or build a tele that is similar in weight to an LP. The heavier the better...though many dis-agree.

March 21st, 2006, 08:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lostheart Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,408	Looks like an old guitar and there are some nice vintage vibes coming from it just by looking at the photos...the weight is a bummer but it's a sweet guitar anyways... __________________ Casper: "Mmmmm. Butterscotch, yo. That's the best!" From the movie Kids