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    Nuvola: the copper-leaf, custom "offset telecaster"

    Sorry for my late reply. After playing for more than a decade without any problem, a few years ago the fingernails of my left hand decided that they do not like to remain attached to the rest of the finger (medical term: onycholysis). At the beginning the problem was serious and it made very...
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    Nuvola: the copper-leaf, custom "offset telecaster"

    Hi guys, here is a little sound sample of the guitar, with some "in the mix" sounds and a short solo. I hope you like it as much as I do!
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    Nuvola: the copper-leaf, custom "offset telecaster"

    That was an interesting little journey. In Europe, there are not so many after-market pickup options and the price of the usual suspects (Seymour Duncan, Lollar, ...) is seriously marked up. At first, I went for Bare Knuckles "True Grit", but they turned out to be unexpectedly aggressive: a lot...
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    Nuvola: the copper-leaf, custom "offset telecaster"

    Thank you, guys, for the nice comments! I am happy you enjoyed the video. The guitar is now finished and below you can find a few nice photos! I am really impressed by the woods that Warmoth sent me. Both the body and the neck were not unique choices and they look both extraordinary to me. The...
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    Nuvola: the copper-leaf, custom "offset telecaster"

    Hi all, this is my first post, but it is a while that I hang out on these pages looking for inspiration and technical information. In the end I did it: I built my own partscaster. This project was a real challenge. I wanted to build a guitar, with a unique shape, an unusual finish and a great...
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