49 Snakehead Telecaster Replica

[brewsterallen]

Ash body, General Finish White Milk Paint with a clear coat. Birdseye Maple neck, Kluson 3 on a plate tuners, Zero Glide ZS-7F nut. Fender Bridge, Neovin HARD Vintage Noiseless Pickup. Finished it today.

 

[metale]

Looks great, man, specially love the figuring on the neck.

But what's with the saddles? Placed the bridge too foward?

 

[esetter]

Very cool!

 

[rich815]

Fantastic! Really nice job. I just did a Squire neck/MIM body build in finished Olympic White. I love white tele's. Hope it sounds as good as it looks.

 

[bender66]

Love how the neck looks like a pedal steel.

 

[brewsterallen]

Looks great, man, specially love the figuring on the neck.

But what's with the saddles? Placed the bridge too foward?

If I remember the template moved and I was forced to cut the neck pocket is further back than standard. Before I finished the body I mounted the Bridge and Neck to be sure it intonated. I could have just folded in a piece of ash, but it works. Good catch !

 

[metale]

I've been searching bridges for a custom tele I'm having built, that is why I looked closely at it

The finish looks great, the Ash veins look tasty!

 

[pemaleto]

Nice job!

 

[oldrebel]

That looks fantastic!!

 

[nelsongeets]

Ash body, General Finish White Milk Paint with a clear coat. Birdseye Maple neck, Kluson 3 on a plate tuners, Zero Glide ZS-7F nut. Fender Bridge, Neovin HARD Vintage Noiseless Pickup. Finished it today.


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Nice job! How'd you go about applying that milk paint and what kind of clear coat did you end up using on top? Finish looks really sweet.

 

[brewsterallen]

Nice job! How'd you go about applying that milk paint and what kind of clear coat did you end up using on top? Finish looks really sweet.

THANKS ! Applied the Milk Paint with a foam brush. I believe the clear is Rust Oleum Painters Touch.

 

[brewsterallen]

Fantastic! Really nice job. I just did a Squire neck/MIM body build in finished Olympic White. I love white tele's. Hope it sounds as good as it looks.

Nice job!

That looks fantastic!!

Thanks, sounds like it should and plays easy !

 

[Southpole]

Ash body, General Finish White Milk Paint with a clear coat. Birdseye Maple neck, Kluson 3 on a plate tuners, Zero Glide ZS-7F nut. Fender Bridge, Neovin HARD Vintage Noiseless Pickup. Finished it today.


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Wow. Just wow! Well done.

 

[brewsterallen]

Wow. Just wow! Well done.

Thanks, it's not perfect. But that proves I made it !

 

[Southpole]

If I could build Teles as good as this one and some others I have seen on TDPRI I wouldn't bother buying manufactured ones!

 

[sleazy pot pie]

Great looking snakehead. I am getting ready to finsh an ash body with milk paint . Yours looks great. What did you use for grain filler? What color did you use?

 

[LeftyAl]

Just a question about the snakehead. Was that a telecaster with a different neck,or was it the guitar before the telecaster. How many years was it in production?

 

[old soul]

Very cool and inspirational

 

[Jesse76]

Just a question about the snakehead. Was that a telecaster with a different neck,or was it the guitar before the telecaster. How many years was it in production?

Snakeheads were a prototype before they were in production. The head was before Leo had the head used today.

 

[Mat UK]

Lovely birdseye! The longer I look at the Snakeshead head stock shape the more it grows on me. Looks great with the Klusons