Tele thing

gregtarr · Post by **gregtarr** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:14 pm

Ok, here it is:
Please oogle it (no drooling on it though). It looks a lot nicer than it did when I bought it, so I thought that I would stick it on Trade Me and see if anyone is interested, and if not, I'll make a super guitar.
My plans have changed though. We had a Battle of the Bands between our hall and the hall over the road, and the guitarist from one of the other bands made me an offer on my Mexican Strat, so it's gone, and I'm looking for something amazing.
So it'll be on Trade Me for a while, then if no one wants it (for how much I want for it!) then I'll make myself the best damn guitar ever.

Post by Bg » Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:44 pm

ooo that looks nice

Richy11 · Post by **Richy11** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 4:24 pm

Don't bother with Trademe. Just make the super guitar. You know thats what you want

Post by **GrantB** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:05 pm

What's the body made of? Looks dark like Mahog on the outside edges but light like Maple in the routs...

gregtarr · Post by **gregtarr** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:23 pm

I don't know what it is made of, but it's a quilted top (I think that's what it's called) meaning that it's not all the nice wood, just maybe a 5mm slab on top.
The only thing that is stopping me making the super guitar is that I don't know how good quality the body actually is, I mean, is it worth spending a heap of money on stuff for it? I think I'll do it anyway though.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:55 pm

That is (DROOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL) NICE!

Oh man..Make it!!
sorry for drooling!

ash · Post by **ash** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:41 pm

Post some close up pictures of the back and the neck/pickup cavities and I'll have a guess at the wood. If it was made in the States it will be ash, alder, basswood or poplar. The last two are quite white with not much in the way of grain pattern. Ash is very porous with strong grain patterns.

With a 1/4" flame maple cap I'd put my money on a decent ash or alder back.

I say make it. Let me know if you need any hardware.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:49 pm

I have a Tele neck coming in from the states next month! Interested?
A new one of course! Let me know, you can have it at cost. PM me.

Well actually I have a whole tele in bits...and an extra neck coming in!

Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:23 pm

I know I'm late in the thread, but.... Make it make it make it make it make it make it make it!!!!

That looks really nice. It can be your present to yourself for your first semester results

gregtarr · Post by **gregtarr** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:35 pm

Ah, Tsuken!
I've decided to make it.
I have Ash making a CBS strat style neck for it (maple, with the big curvy headstock like Dave Gilmour).
It's going to have 3 SD pups, um, a Pearly Gates humbucker in the bridge, and a '59 in the neck (I think, I can't really remember) and a single coil in the middle.
It doesn't actually look as good in real life, it's a lot darker and redder, but I'm going to see if I can get it lightened some time in the future.
I'll post pics when it's done.

gregtarr · Post by **gregtarr** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:38 pm

I made a picture of what I reckon that it'll look like, but I'm scared to post it, in case it looks completely different.

gregtarr · Post by **gregtarr** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:42 pm

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Does anyone here use Dvorak? (Gelato? I'm looking at you?!)

gregtarr · Post by **gregtarr** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:43 pm

That pic is what the body actually looks like. Hmmm. Not nearly as pretty.

goldtop0 · Post by **goldtop0** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:16 pm

That'll be one mean lookin and sounding mother when she's done, and very individual.
Look forward to playing her sometime. Congrats