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    Vote here - 2021 Guitar of the Month Runners-Up Contest!

    Thank you, I am extremely flattered.  A grouping full of runners-up is very stiff competition, and I absolutely did not expect this.  My compliments to all the other entries!
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    VOTE HERE! November 2021 Guitar of the Month Contest

    Congratulations, Great Ape.  That's not just a guitar, but also a work of art.
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    First build - tele

    Very pretty wood.  I really like that zircote fretboard. After my one build the the string height, intonation, etc. went very smoothly, but I was tweaking pickup height for several weeks, trying to get the sounds and balance I wanted.  Thought I was never going to get it, but finally did...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    So no posts in a while.  I simply fell in love with the finished product, and spend all my time playing it.  It has definitely become my #1 guitar.  :) I think all the details are in previous posts, so I won't rehash the whole build.  (Maybe I'll go back through to see if I left anything out.) ...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Thanks! I think it's buried in a post above, but I'll go back over it.  Got the idea on the volume pot from a youtube video discussing best pot resistance for single coil vs humbucker... Traditional SC usually sound best with 250k, but humbuckers with 500k.  The video had a wiring setup so...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Finally for this weekend I'll throw in an unsolicited endorsement for the place that did my custom neckplate.  I took the logo that I made for the headstock, and added a label and serial number for fun, then submitted it to LazrArtStore.com.  Came back in a few days, and included 4 screws and a...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Thanks, that was annoying.  Had problems with Flickr to start with so switched to Google photos, where my phone had saved them anyway.  Figured would be good if I just skipped the Flickr upload/get link step.  For some reason, treated all 4 images the same way (99% sure) but got different...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Other activity not yet documented: I mentioned I had been working on the neck, by burnishing the back and spraying lacquer on the headstock in preparation for a waterslide.  The self-printed waterslide is now on, with a logo I designed with my wife (the software for her vinyl-cutting machine...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Well, I'm in "wait" mode for the body, letting the TruOil cure.  I think I'm going with @rick2's advice and use ScratchX or similar.  So in the meantime... While checking the fit of parts, I realized a bit of a problem.  I had originally planned on (and bought) a chrome mounting ring for the...
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    Transparent Turquoise Thinline Tele

    Pretty.  I love the color.  I'm a bit torn on the knob color--teal is pretty, but less traditional of course--but flame maple isn't exactly traditional for a Tele-style body, so not critical.  If it were me, I would put everything together with the teal knobs and play it for a while.  Might very...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Good to know. Thanks, that's the dilemma.  I had a vision how it would be, and this isn't it, but it's different in a good way.  Decisions! 
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Interesting.  Google shows this as in a bottle like the TruOil, but instructions are a bit vague.  Is this something that could be done after assembly if I decide I'm not thrilled with the finish as is, or should I do it before assembly?  (Hoping not to take everything apart immediately after I...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    So on to the Wudtone clear satin top coat.  That's where I was less than thrilled.  After a couple coats it was looking pretty good, but was leaving some streaks in the satin finish.  It was pretty thick, so the problem may have been that it was a bit aged by this time.  I added some naphtha to...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Spent an evening (and a bit more) with the soldering iron.  A couple glitches, but I think it will be a success.  It was definitely complicated as the wiring isn't standard.  The general layout is a humbucker neck pickup and single-coil (like) in the bridge.  Went with Fralins for both.  Found...
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    Transparent burgandy Tele with Rosewood/Maple neck

    Behind on updates as life has been busy.  The darker pigmented Wudtone was subtle, so no worries on being too dark.  Here it is after 3 (4?) coats.  A bit darker and richer, with more sheen. In the mean time, I burnished the back of the roasted maple neck.  Started with 600 grit, and went...
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