Recent content by Hodgo

I have one of those. According to Nacho Banos Blackguard book, he even measured some original 50s Teles that had that same compound radius. It’s honestly not flat enough for my tastes in the upper registers. Now a 7.5-12”, that would be excellent.

Let’s go!!!!!

I think it’s entirely aesthetic, and I think that’s true of most components on a guitar that aren’t electronics, and I think that gets more true the more gain you pile on. And most importantly, almost none of this matters in a live mix.

Awesome.

That’s how I started. I begrudgingly admit I’m a little better player in that position.

The images @Strangs put together are very interesting to me. The KNS6 kind of stands out - tons of horn above the body, waistline tucked towards the neck. It got me thinking about a nip tuck job to pull the waist in with a beveled top.

I see it. It’s a river on the headstock, spilling into a rosewood waterfall, settling into a placid, shimmering, quilted maple lake.

I stumbled upon Warmoth in the early 2000s as a teenager. I remember wanting a purple quilt Tele, ebony board, gold frets. I also remember wanting a Mary Kaye finish Strat. Couldn’t afford them at the time though! It would be about 12-13 years until I had some spare change and got my first...

I am going to grab one of these, probably: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hacksmith/the-smith-blade-21-in-1-titanium-multi-tool

I dont have it anymore, but I carried a 4.5” Swamp Rat Knife Co Rodent in Afghanistan. Thick chunk of SR101, I used it several times to baton through some crazy hardwood for kindling and it handled it with ease. Gave it to a friend to take on his deployment. Now I am a cheapskate, my EDC is a...

Wild. Headstock is a more literal translation of the designs seen on classical stringed instruments, and I love it.

Wow @Strangs - thank you for putting in the time to make those. What’s interesting is the VIP sits right between Strat and Regal territory, like a PRS should. Slap a 25” conversion scale neck on there and you are truly playing an “average” guitar.

More than anything I applaud the courage to play VH riffs to a YouTube audience. Those pickups sound awesome. What’s the rest of the rig?

I believe it’s the Velocity

Teles are great both to play and to build - 39 to 43 screws later and you have a great guitar. I can’t wait to see the Wudtone finishes go on. I believe those are also the German, Goldo-owned, Gotoh made Kluson tuners? I’m jealous.