Tele Custom 75

MisterB · Post by **MisterB** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:29 pm

https://imgur.com/a/bzgnNwJ

MisterB · Post by **MisterB** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:30 pm

https://imgur.com/gallery/bzgnNwJ

MisterB · Post by **MisterB** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:35 pm

Old 1975 Tele Custom definately a bit worse for wear but original pickups and tuners..

MisterB · Post by **MisterB** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:39 pm

New Barden bridge
New Tuners
New pickguard and pots and knobs
Mega fret dress
Ready to rock...this thing sounds amazing!!

Molly · Post by **Molly** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:41 pm

Nothing would give me greater pleasure than setting aside a weekend to go through that from one end to the other sorting / cleaning etc. as best I'm able. Very cool guitar.

Lyle · Post by **Lyle** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:42 pm

That looks awesome. Do you know it's history?

MisterB · Post by **MisterB** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 3:29 pm

Yeah - I do enjoy pulling these things apart and examining/cleaning fiddling etc..it was also broken across the bottom of the control knob cavity-snapped clean off..
I got it off a guy who bought it off his mate for....wait or it $40!!!!! His mate got it from.....THE TIP !!!!
The guy didn't have any cash to restore it so I offered him a nice shiny Blade Tele as a swap and he was happy as...
Apart from that who knows..? .. Keef???

StrummersOfThunder · Post by **StrummersOfThunder** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 3:32 pm

I love it. I can smell it from here!
Why a new pickguard? Put that smelly one back on immediately!

MisterB · Post by **MisterB** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 3:35 pm

I only did that cos the smelly old one was warped and the neck pickup was so close to the strings that the screws fell out of it to get it low enough to play... it's not going to be a collectors grade so I've madeit functional over original.
It could possibly have been in a fire maybe?

StrummersOfThunder · Post by **StrummersOfThunder** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 3:55 pm

Ahh I see.
Well give it a hard time so that new guard loses its shine nice and quick
Cool guitar. Thats a great combo: wide range humbucker neck and tele bridge

Lyle · Post by **Lyle** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:07 pm

MisterB wrote:

I only did that cos the smelly old one was warped and the neck pickup was so close to the strings that the screws fell out of it to get it low enough to play... it's not going to be a collectors grade so I've madeit functional over original.
It could possibly have been in a fire maybe?

I fixed a warped pickguard by pouring boiling water over it and squashing it between two chopping boards. Might be worth a shot?

kdawg2a · Post by **kdawg2a** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:31 pm

Hot AF. Nice job.

StratMatt · Post by **StratMatt** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:49 pm

Nice work. Won’t matter when you inevitably spill a bit IPA over it either!

Single coil · Post by **Single coil** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:34 pm

I like this

jeremyb · Post by **jeremyb** » Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:02 pm

I've got tetanus from looking at this, thank you.

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