AND SO IT BEGINS!

[ThtOthrPrsn]

After weeks of waiting, my tele build is officially taking off! :hello2:
Here are the specs:

Body:
Solid-body Tele
H-x-H Configuration
Flame Maple on Swamp Ash
Black Top Binding
Top-rout Controls
7/8 Jack

Neck:
Warmoth Pro
Right Handed
Goncalo Alves
Figured Zircote Fretboard
1-3/4" Nut Width
Standard thin profile
SS6105 Frets
Sperzel tuner Ream
22 frets
10-16" Compound Radius
No Inlay
White Side Dots,
GraphTech Black TUSQ XL nut

Parts (Planned):
Sperzel Locking black graduated tuners
Schaller Hannes Bridge (In either black or ruthenium)
Bare knuckle Warpig open set (in either aged cream or black)
BKP CTS 500k Volume & push/push tone
Jensen BKP 0.022μfd capacitor
Electrosocket with Switchcraft Jack

Put together, may stain the top a light brown to match the neck. Going to be finished with tru-oil.
Gonna find a test piece to dial in the right color.

Now if I could just come up with a good name. :icon_scratch:

 

[swarfrat]

Now if I could just come up with a good name. :icon_scratch:

With that neck I'm going with "Don't Look Ethel!" Perhaps with a neckplate bearing a crescent moon.

 

[Cagey]

Holy moley, Andy! Those are some extra sweet parts! That's gonna be a real looker!

 

[DangerousR6]

I'd call it Fire Down Below... :headbang1:

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

Now if I could just come up with a good name. :icon_scratch:

With that neck I'm going with "Don't Look Ethel!" Perhaps with a neckplate bearing a crescent moon.

:toothy12:  :laughing7: :toothy12: That would make for a ton of fun explaining the reference and symbolism! hahahaha

Holy moley, Andy! Those are some extra sweet parts! That's gonna be a real looker!

Thanks! I was a bit worried when it came to the ziricote since the term "figured" can vary so much in comparison to other woods. But I'm quite satisfied with what I got.

 

[swarfrat]

Yikes, was 1974 really that long ago? Oh well - I was too young to understand it in 1974, so I must've been "exposed" to it later on.

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

Yikes, was 1974 really that long ago? Oh well - I was too young to understand it in 1974, so I must've been "exposed" to it later on.

One could say that I was too young to understand it in 1974 as well, but that would be due to the fact that I wasn't around till 20 years later. :laughing7:

 

[vic108]

Beautiful woods! wow!

 

[DangerousR6]

That ziricote fb is amazing, it's got a 3D effect to it... :icon_thumright:

 

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Black Binding
BKP's
Congola Alves, neck
Ziricote, fretboard
Great Flame
etc etc etc


Yep  :icon_thumright: ......... that'll do it  :blob7:
Love it !!

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

Beautiful woods! wow!

Thanks! Can't wait to finish this!

That ziricote fb is amazing, it's got a 3D effect to it... :icon_thumright:

Thanks! Yeah, I didn't realize how 3d it was until I got it out in the sun today.

Black Binding
BKP's
Congola Alves, neck
Ziricote, fretboard
Great Flame
etc etc etc


Yep  :icon_thumright: ......... that'll do it  :blob7:
Love it !!

Yeah, I'm trying to create the biggest powerhouse of a telecaster as I can  :headbang1:

 

[DustyCat]

Yeah, I'm trying to create the biggest powerhouse of a telecaster as I can  :headbang1:
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What kind of pickups do you plan on using? 

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

Yeah, I'm trying to create the biggest powerhouse of a telecaster as I can  :headbang1:

What kind of pickups do you plan on using? 

A lovely set of Bare Knuckle Warpigs  :icon_biggrin:

https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=humbuckers&sub=contemporary&pickup=warpig

 

[sixstringsamurai]

Yeah, I'm trying to create the biggest powerhouse of a telecaster as I can  :headbang1:

What kind of pickups do you plan on using? 

A lovely set of Bare Knuckle Warpigs  :icon_biggrin:

https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=humbuckers&sub=contemporary&pickup=warpig

:headbang: arty07: :guitarplayer2: :headbang1:

 

[hannaugh]

Oh, wow.  This oughta be good...  :toothy10:

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

Oh, wow.  This oughta be good...  :toothy10:

Thanks! I said the same thing as soon I sat down with the paired the neck and body  :icon_biggrin:

 

[mullyman]

I'm not a fan of fingerboards of other than maple and ebony but that body, holy schnikeez!! What is your plan on the color and finish? If it were me I'd have a hard time not just tossing a clear coat on it and letting it go natural. Good Lord that's one sexy top!!
MULLY

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

I'm not a fan of fingerboards of other than maple and ebony but that body, holy schnikeez!! What is your plan on the color and finish? If it were me I'd have a hard time not just tossing a clear coat on it and letting it go natural. Good Lord that's one sexy top!!
MULLY

Thanks! Initially I was just gonna go over it with a bit of tru-oil to enhance the grain a bit and keep a natural, satin color. But as I keep looking at it, I'm now searching for a nice tan/light brown water-based dye to match the top to the goncalo alves. I'm on the fence.

 

[swarfrat]

Knew I'd seen that streak/lightning bolt somewhere. Had I been browsing the showcase when I got her, she'd probably be named "Ziri". Or perhaps "Ziricat"

 

[ThtOthrPrsn]

Knew I'd seen that streak/lightning bolt somewhere. Had I been browsing the showcase when I got her, she'd probably be named "Ziri". Or perhaps "Ziricat"

Hmmm, maybe the "Ziricaster"?  :dontknow: