2Tek Tiger Eye Tele with Graphtech Ghost

[jclarkguitarist]

This is my second build from Warmoth. I just got the peices in and they look fantastic. This is a Chambered Telecaster with a flame maple top over black korina with the Tiger Eye finish from the factory. Neck is a quartersawn flame maple. For this build I got a little more ambitious and decided to include a 2Tek bridge and Graphtech Ghost system.

 

[jclarkguitarist]

So the Graphtech Saddles are larger than the 2TEK saddles (longer and wider eventhough they are the same string spacing), also the holes are narrower for feeding the strings through which makes restringing the guitar tough.
After checking to see if I could intonate the guitar properly by ear,  I sanded down the saddles so they no longer touching each other (to get the string seperation). I also drilled down the back of the saddle (away from the piezo) so it would be easier to feed the strings through the bottom of the bridge. Also I drilled a small hole into the first cavity of the bridge to allow the piezo wires to be hidden. (crossing my fingers on this).

 

[Cagey]

Welcome to the forum!

Those are some very nice pieces. That's gonna be one helluva fiddle.

 

[jclarkguitarist]

Thanks for the Welcome

I have my fingers crossed on this one.


Now, it looks like I am short one quick switch from Graphtech, they are supposed to be sending me another switch. I guess that will be here next week. I hate waiting for that one last small part before I can really do much on the electronics.  :-\

I got hold of a blank telecaster control plate. To make more room on the plate, I'm using a les paul style switch and concentric knobs (volume-tone, Piezo Volume, Midi Volume).

 

[Updown]

Very nice ...  :toothy10:

Welcome to the 2Tek club  :icon_thumright:
Here's mine  :icon_biggrin:  .... http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=20346.0

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Another Ghost system tele, the world must be coming to its senses. ccasion14: