New Tele in the works (Kevin content)

[hippietim]

So after seeing Kevin's great work on the TDPRI here I decided to have Kevin make me a body. After several very friendly exchanges we agreed on the specs and the terms. Yesterday he sent me an email with the following pictures attached:




That's a nice looking body! He still had a bunch of routing and sanding to do so I figure I'll here from him in another week or so. To my surprise, I got another email from him this morning with new pics attached! He wanted to confirm the the control positioning before drilling. So here's the pictures I got today:





As you can see this is going to be a rocker tele with the 2 humbuckers. I've got a one piece wenge neck that's going on it. The pickups are going to be EMG silver anniversary's - they are basically 81's with special chrome covers and engraving.

Thanks Kevin!

[Kevin]

Well, you're quite welcome, Tim.

I hope it works out for you. I still have to blend in the radii a bit more, and do some more sanding, but it's getting there. It turned out to look better than I had imagined. The grain is rather plain on this one, but it's kind of classy, in an understated way.

[gem96]

How much for the body with typical tele routing?
How much extra for the tummy and forearm relief?

[esquire_player52]

looks like ya can start ya a business. need an apprentice?

[KokoTele]

Kevin, did you sand down the neck heel so it's tapered as well? Fromthe pics it's kind of hard to tell.

[Scotland]

That's gonna be a beauty. Anything Kevin does seems to come out magical...he has the eye and the touch of a true pro. Bet you can't wait !

[Brad]

Great looking body. I can attest to the excellent work and follow-up from Kevin. It is just a pleasure to work with someone who has as much knowledge an expertise as Kevin. To top it off, he is a fantastic person! Can't wait to see the finished guitar Tim.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by eryque

Kevin, did you sand down the neck heel so it's tapered as well? Fromthe pics it's kind of hard to tell.

Yeah; we thought we'd give that a try. I'd never done it before, but was willing to give it a shot. Tim sent me some pics of the ones that Warmoth and USACG do, and I tried to copy that.

The body's just a hunk of wood, though... What I'm anxious to see is the paint job. Maybe we'll see another installment of Dr. Seuss?

[Doc]

It looks (in shapre and design) almost exactly like my #1. It is a Schecter PT Elite with dual buckers (Mahog body). A SD Pro II necka nd Custom Custom Bridge. I have the Birdseye maple necks with Stainless wire from Warmoth. Love the tone, play and feel of it. It think you will love yours as well!

Dale