A Different Sort Of Twang ...............

jwells393 · March 20th, 2006, 09:45 PM

Here's a project I just completed. See Tele Tech or my photo gallery for some construction photos and text. Ash body, MIM Telecaster neck, unknown Tele neck pickup, biscuit bridge with Quarterman cone, McIntyre Feather pickup on the cone.

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TELEkinetic · March 20th, 2006, 10:31 PM

It would be really cool if you could post a .mp3 of what it sounds like!

Metallic Twang!

Tom S · March 20th, 2006, 10:34 PM

VERY interesting! Thanks for the construction photos, too!

tdowns · March 21st, 2006, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TELEkinetic

It would be really cool if you could post a .mp3 of what it sounds like!

Metallic Twang!

Ditto ditto!! We gotta hear it!!

I think it is really cool that you and Tedecaster emerged with a reso-Tele at the same time.

Now what you need, is an alternate neck that has a high nut so you can use it as a Dobro with a slide. 8) 8) 8)

GBDGDB

Buckocaster51 · March 21st, 2006, 12:59 AM

Somehow I just can't envision Oswald Kirby playing it.

Looks nice. What inspired you to try that?

resotele · March 21st, 2006, 03:23 AM

the guitar that Tedecaster posted about is mine (You can see it in the photo gallery). I made it in a much lesser professional way : I took a cheap Squier Affinity (crafted in China Toploader), routed it out (badly; I would not show the guitar without the cover), and added the cone, a biscuit bridge, a pair of piezos on the cone. As I made this guitar some years ago, I have forgotten what parts are in it; I think the cone, the cover and the tailpiece came from SAGA.

And I'm not only a poor router user, but also a poor player (and a poor computer user), so there are no mp3 of my guitar

Hans

eddiewagner · March 21st, 2006, 04:10 AM

great great idea! i really wonder how they sound like. any plans on making a couple of them now that you got the "homework" down?
anyway: congratulations fot that bgreat idea and making it real.

Cindi 500 · March 21st, 2006, 04:15 AM

Wows.

Beautiful(esp in orange...) But what would one call it? Telenator? Resocaster? Twangbro? Telenational Dobrastor? hahaha. We're on pins and needles for some soundbytes... :)

cowboytwang · March 21st, 2006, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Somehow I just can't envision Oswald Kirby playing it.

Looks nice. What inspired you to try that?

I bet Jerry Douglas could/would use it when he sits in with The Allman Brothers Band.

Big Lug · March 21st, 2006, 09:25 AM

That is one cool looking axe! Really grabs your attention.

And hell ya', we need to hear that baby sing!

jwells393 · March 21st, 2006, 03:05 PM

A couple of years ago I was in Durango Colorado and in a great acoustic instrument store ............... on 2nd Street ...... half a block south of the art center. Saw what looked like a resonator Strat sitting on a stand. I didn't play it but did pluck a string and thought ............. Damn that's loud. A few weeks later after thinking about it I called the store and inquired about the guitar. It was a consignment item and priced at $1300. After some Internet research I found that it was made by Rono Strings in Boulder Colorado (new price $1900). Further research found the Amistar Guitars in the Czech Republic and Molonator Guitars down under both of which make Telecaster style resonators.

I bought a dimensionly incorrect Telecaster body on Ebay and didn't consider it suitable for a conventional Telecaster. It was a great looking piece of wood so I thought it would be a good candidate for this project. I guess my thinking is .......... if you're going to build a guitar why not build one that doesn't look like something you could pick up at Guitar Center. I have another project (single cut semi-hollow) under way that isn't going to look like your typical Telecaster.

I still have a few bugs to work out. When I do I'll try to learn how to record MP3s ........... even though I'm probably the worst player in this forum.

March 20th, 2006, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,253 101 Photos	A Different Sort Of Twang ............... Here's a project I just completed. See Tele Tech or my photo gallery for some construction photos and text. Ash body, MIM Telecaster neck, unknown Tele neck pickup, biscuit bridge with Quarterman cone, McIntyre Feather pickup on the cone. .............................................. __________________ 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.

March 20th, 2006, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
TELEkinetic Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central Arkansas Age: 51 Posts: 397 11 Photos	Too Cool! It would be really cool if you could post a .mp3 of what it sounds like! Metallic Twang! __________________ *Guitars better than women:* You can have a guitar professionally adjusted......

March 21st, 2006, 03:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
resotele TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bern Switzerland Posts: 59 5 Photos	the guitar that Tedecaster posted about is mine (You can see it in the photo gallery). I made it in a much lesser professional way : I took a cheap Squier Affinity (crafted in China Toploader), routed it out (badly; I would not show the guitar without the cover), and added the cone, a biscuit bridge, a pair of piezos on the cone. As I made this guitar some years ago, I have forgotten what parts are in it; I think the cone, the cover and the tailpiece came from SAGA. And I'm not only a poor router user, but also a poor player (and a poor computer user), so there are no mp3 of my guitar Hans __________________ I miss Timbo

March 21st, 2006, 04:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
eddiewagner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 4,028 27 Photos	awesome guitars great great idea! i really wonder how they sound like. any plans on making a couple of them now that you got the "homework" down? anyway: congratulations fot that bgreat idea and making it real. __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.myspace.com/captaintwangandhisrhythmcat

March 21st, 2006, 09:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
Big Lug Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Mainland, the Great White North Posts: 620	Man-O-Man That is one cool looking axe! Really grabs your attention. And hell ya', we need to hear that baby sing! __________________ "Set my compass North I've got winter in my blood." Robbie Robertson

March 20th, 2006, 10:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tom S Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,211 49 Photos	VERY interesting! Thanks for the construction photos, too!

March 21st, 2006, 12:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 57 Posts: 5,603 1 Photos	Somehow I just can't envision Oswald Kirby playing it. Looks nice. What inspired you to try that?

March 21st, 2006, 04:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cindi 500 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seoul Posts: 137	Wows. Beautiful(esp in orange...) But what would one call it? Telenator? Resocaster? Twangbro? Telenational Dobrastor? hahaha. We're on pins and needles for some soundbytes... :)

March 21st, 2006, 03:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,253 101 Photos	Inspiration you ask? A couple of years ago I was in Durango Colorado and in a great acoustic instrument store ............... on 2nd Street ...... half a block south of the art center. Saw what looked like a resonator Strat sitting on a stand. I didn't play it but did pluck a string and thought ............. Damn that's loud. A few weeks later after thinking about it I called the store and inquired about the guitar. It was a consignment item and priced at $1300. After some Internet research I found that it was made by Rono Strings in Boulder Colorado (new price $1900). Further research found the Amistar Guitars in the Czech Republic and Molonator Guitars down under both of which make Telecaster style resonators. I bought a dimensionly incorrect Telecaster body on Ebay and didn't consider it suitable for a conventional Telecaster. It was a great looking piece of wood so I thought it would be a good candidate for this project. I guess my thinking is .......... if you're going to build a guitar why not build one that doesn't look like something you could pick up at Guitar Center. I have another project (single cut semi-hollow) under way that isn't going to look like your typical Telecaster. I still have a few bugs to work out. When I do I'll try to learn how to record MP3s ........... even though I'm probably the worst player in this forum. __________________ 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.