Archie - Forest Fire Roasted Pine Telecaster

[TBurst Std]

It does have a clear gloss finish, but was thinking of adding a few thin layers of Tru-oil to it.

What would you suggest?

I didn’t know it had clear. I would have suggested clear or option 2 TruOil. But with that I think it’d be too dark.

 

[rockandroller]

The original faux-wood PG is starting to grow on me now

I don't think you can put tru-oil over top of a plastic clearcoat - maybe with a transition layer of shellac or something?
But I think the pine body looks great the way it is now...

 

[AleForce1]

Forgot to mention the 4 1 1/4" screws used to secure the bridge to the body.

Between the weight of the bridge and the screws going into a 1 3/4" thick body that should make a difference.

 

[Spud]

The bottom line is that it's your guitar, and go with what speaks to YOU!

 

[rockandroller]

Speaking of speaking, is this guitar named in honor of St. Archibald, the patron saint of telecasters?

 

[AleForce1]

Speaking of speaking, is this guitar named in honor of St. Archibald, the patron saint of telecasters?

named after the fire that Aaron talks about in his video listed here

 

[Hagwood]

Personally I've always had a thing about material trying to look like other material, kinda fake to me. Plastic looking like wood or marble or whatever; Tile looking like Wood; Cowhide embossed to look like Alligator or Ostrich; a Person looking like a Potato.....
I think a plain black one would look great and let the real pine take center stage. Just me though......

 

[AleForce1]

Personally I've always had a thing about material trying to look like other material, kinda fake to me. Plastic looking like wood or marble or whatever; Tile looking like Wood; Cowhide embossed to look like Alligator or Ostrich; a Person looking like a Potato.....
I think a plain black one would look great and let the real pine take center stage. Just me though......

I agree with you. Definitely want the pine to take center stage.

 

[Spud]

Personally I've always had a thing about material trying to look like other material, kinda fake to me. Plastic looking like wood or marble or whatever; Tile looking like Wood; Cowhide embossed to look like Alligator or Ostrich; a Person looking like a Potato.....
I think a plain black one would look great and let the real pine take center stage. Just me though......

Don't think I didn't catch that Hagwood.

 

[TBurst Std]

Personally I've always had a thing about material trying to look like other material, kinda fake to me. Plastic looking like wood or marble or whatever; Tile looking like Wood; Cowhide embossed to look like Alligator or Ostrich; a Person looking like a Potato.....
I think a plain black one would look great and let the real pine take center stage. Just me though......

I see what you did there.

 

[AleForce1]

The Fralin pickups and controls arrived yesterday. and a leather pickguard from SuedeSkinTools arrived today. Now I just need to take the Gotoh tuners off my Bartone Strat neck and put them on the tele neck, then solder and assemble everything.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

That is all kinds of classy!

 

[AleForce1]

That is all kinds of classy!

Thank you.

 

[Hodgo]

Is that knot filled with clear and smoothed by Warmoth or can ya feel it

I really like how this build is sort of OEM+. Like okay it’s a natural finish Tele with a black guard… but it’s fire roasted pine and the guard is leather. Same DNA, individual expression.

 

[Spud]

The Fralin pickups and controls arrived yesterday. and a leather pickguard from SuedeSkinTools arrived today. Now I just need to take the Gotoh tuners off my Bartone Strat neck and put them on the tele neck, then solder and assemble everything.


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Your a knotty one!

 

[AleForce1]

Is that knot filled with clear and smoothed by Warmoth or can ya feel it

I really like how this build is sort of OEM+. Like okay it’s a natural finish Tele with a black guard… but it’s fire roasted pine and the guard is leather. Same DNA, individual expression.

It's not filled, but it is smooth. I don't think you would feel it if you rested your hand or forearm on it.

 

[AleForce1]

Is that knot filled with clear and smoothed by Warmoth or can ya feel it

I really like how this build is sort of OEM+. Like okay it’s a natural finish Tele with a black guard… but it’s fire roasted pine and the guard is leather. Same DNA, individual expression.

 

[superjudge]

Looking really nice!