I Built An Esquire.....................

Very cool.
Let us know how it sounds/plays when you get the bugs worked out.

 

Absolutely Stunning

period

 

That's wonderful !

If there was a Partscaster Hall of Fame, that would get my vote for a "instant inductee"!

 

Re: That's wonderful !

Well stated Dennis...


Great work there man!
Gives ya chills just lookin' at it.

 

WOW! That's all I can say... WOW!!!

 

You've gone a GREAT job there jwells. I'll second that and chime in on a Hamel Pickup too. I can't image what the Broadcaster p-up sounds like, well... then again ...the Standard set is immaculate and lively, I bet the Broadcaster will get you there and then some. BTW, I can see what you mean about the neck. Plain hard rock maple, flatsawn or quartersawn would look perfect on your guitar, but what you've got is unique looking and puts the guitar in its own spot. Looks good as is. Enjoy!

 

jwells,
I'm not sure why I didn't post a reply to this earlier, because I meant to.

This is just simply awesome. I don't know how much of the Tele community understands what you have done. Many of us know that it is a replica of Leo Fender's first soild body prototype. You have recreated it in stunning detail.

Let me say as a hack guitar builder that most of "us" rely on buying pieces and assemble partscasters. Sure, I have finished bodies, but your craftmanship is a step above. I keep looking at you aluminum control plate. I didn't know aluminum could be polished that shiny!!

So, how did you profile the pickguard? I guess you routhed it from a template. If so, how did you make the template?

Again, great work, and thanks for sharing here.

 

Amazing. Best homebrew ever shown here, without a doubt.

 

golly, what a fabulous recreation of guitar history.
nice job.
also, because U chose to go w/ a truss rod in the neck, i kinda like the unusual, 'incorrect' birds eye.
another PUP option would be one of fred stuart's blackguard creations.
i have a black esquire pine prototype and these 'pinecasters' are quite usable and very unique sounding gee-tars.
great job.
lets here what Ur impressions are when U get the PUPs sorted out.

 

Hey, Jack, I never got around to posting re: this, either. But, let me echo Terry's sentiment that the crafsmanship just amazing on this! You'll have a hard time following up this one! How long would you say this project took?

 

Uh Wow!

I mean, Wow!!

Now I have to mop up a lot of drool!

terry is right, some might not know how great of a job this is. When I first saw that photo, I thought it was a photo of the real deal, till I looked harder, and saw that it was pristine in condition, and the grain on the neck was just to nice and modern looking.

 

Everything everyone else said x2. Bravo!!!