Recent content by jebuff59

Hi Mitch - whats the overall length of the cover you made? Thanks

Playable, still need a fine intonation check & string grooves on the nut & saddle, but here she is!

Stage 1 - finish - is done. Very pleased, although the original "violin burst" idea evolved into something else... "worn gunstock" or "ghost town"...

The raw parts for this build:

Partly aesthetics - black screws on black p-g, partly concerned about stripping the PUP base-plate. partly just to try something new. Cost is not a real issue, of course you're right. The Seymour Duncans are sold with body-mount screws, which I've decided not to do, and it's a new build, so I'll...

Tech question - building a tele from parts. Has anyone used nylon screws , rather than metal, to hang the neck PUP from the pick-guard? (The advantages are they're inexpensive, light, colorfast, won't strip the plastic base plate or scratch the p-g, and are easy to find in the funky tele neck...

First, having already learned so much from your posts, thanks to all for sharing your expertise. Guided in part by what I found here, have just ordered parts today for my first tele build. Been playing acoustic for many years, mostly in France, now back Stateside and ready to go for twang...