all Padouk Tele

[Bob Hoover Ross]

You don't need shielding tape in the pickup cavities, especially with the humbuckers.

Yeah, but Better Safe Than Sorry... this gives me the opportunity to experiment with other Strat-shaped pickups, including genuine single coils, should I ever decide that I haven't already wasted enough time getting this guitar into playable condition.

 

[Bob Hoover Ross]

Well, that didn't take long at all...



...NOT!

Finally, after, what, 6+ years? It's done! Hooray!
And yes, I suck. Remind me to never again take on a partscaster project. :::bangs head on desk:::

But it's done, and so far it's everything I'd hoped it would be: Comfortable, great sounding, and (especially) gorgeous!

- Warmoth rear-routed Telecaster body with elbow bevel, tummy cut, and routed for (3) pickups. Padouk, with a light (and sloppy) finish of Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane (matte).
- Warmoth "modern construction" Telecaster neck in Padouk, Standard Thin Profile, 10-16" compound radius, stainless steel 6105 frets, ebony fingerboard, GraphTech Black TUSQ XL standard nut, headstock is finished with a light (and sloppy) finish of Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane (matte), back of neck is burnished (unfinished).
- Schaller roller bridge
- Schaller locking tuning machines
- (3) Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails pickups
- 5-way selector switch, and Master Volume and Tone

 

[Spud]

Well, that didn't take long at all...



...NOT!

Finally, after, what, 6+ years? It's done! Hooray!
And yes, I suck. Remind me to never again take on a partscaster project. :::bangs head on desk:::

But it's done, and so far it's everything I'd hoped it would be: Comfortable, great sounding, and (especially) gorgeous!

- Warmoth rear-routed Telecaster body with elbow bevel, tummy cut, and routed for (3) pickups. Padouk, with a light (and sloppy) finish of Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane (matte).
- Warmoth "modern construction" Telecaster neck in Padouk, Standard Thin Profile, 10-16" compound radius, stainless steel 6105 frets, ebony fingerboard, GraphTech Black TUSQ XL standard nut, headstock is finished with a light (and sloppy) finish of Minwax Helmsman Spar Urethane (matte), back of neck is burnished (unfinished).
- Schaller roller bridge
- Schaller locking tuning machines
- (3) Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails pickups
- 5-way selector switch, and Master Volume and Tone

Nice job Bobby!

 

[MackDaddy1962]

Absolutely gorgeous. Nice work!