I am trying to undo my decades of heavy hands, these tips are GOLD!....
For many years my only guitar was a Lado Solo 1, an obscure Canadian brand from the 1970/80. Which I loved but it was heavy and largely unused so I sold it on
Not having any experience (knowledge) with different neck...
Darn Exotic Wood run!!!
Construction Gibson® Scale Conversion
Shaft Wood Canary
Fretboard Wood Ebony (Macassar)
Nut Width 1-11/16" (43mm) - Modern Medium
Right / Left Handed Right-Handed
Neck Back Profile Wolfgang
The mini switches allow the following selections...
single coil
both coils in series
both coils in parallel
for each pickup. There is a link to the wiring in the build thread about 1/2 way down the page.
That and the standard 3 way pickup selector makes for a fairly wide selection of sounds.
When I started this project, I planned it as my last.
Pickups chosen were
Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Tele®, Bridge
Seymour Duncan Custom Mini Humbucker, Neck
Links to my birthday strat.
Build thread
Photos thread
Here is the order list.
Telecaster® Replacement Body...
As a 60th birthday present for myself, I built the following. Better late than never posting it?
For pickups, I chose DiMarzio PAF 36 in the neck and super distortion in bridge with all black hardware. Build thread
I have also done a telecaster (thinking it would be my last), but...
I used to own a "the paul" with an ebony fretboard that I loved and sadly sold.
I never enjoyed playing rosewood.
My latest project has a Kingwood fretboard and it is my absolute favourite. I also own 2 Warmoth roasted maple necks which I love, just a little less....
Just a quick final update.
I've been playing it a lot, the others are getting green with jealousy. :cry: It is the first Tele I have ever played and I feel the attraction. I am very happy with how it plays and sounds.
The only future change I can see would be to switch the tone and volume...
Here are a couple pics of it assembled. I may replace the chrome scratch guard screws with black.
I have wired it using a Mod Garage article from Premier Guitar.
The color variations are a prime example of my photo editing skills. :oops:
So far I am quite happy with the playability of it.
Noticed that the option to chose neck heel shape on the Strat neck page (https://warmoth.com/guitar-necks/stratocaster) But that the total neck count did not match the counter under the selector.
IMHO a great addition, but I only saw it on the strat neck page and not on others..
Thanks
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