Back from deployment! CT tele is finished!

[joelmit]

:headbang: Only took me 4 days to finish! Made a few rookie mistakes. But overall it's perfect for my first one.

Waiting on my chrome pickup rings and pickup covers!

One of the rookie mistakes.

Besides setting the bridge height up the guitar was perfect when I was done putting the strings on. Couldn't get any better than that. Intonation was dead on as well. Could be the earvana nut.

But besides that I love the guitar. I will be building another warmoth. Probably a different body style.

 

[Cagey]

Nice job! Once again, I'm tempted to build a Tele. Never thought I'd see the day.

 

[joelmit]

Nice job! Once again, I'm tempted to build a Tele. Never thought I'd see the day.

I've always loved the tele owned a few of them over the years. But the carved top stuck out! Couldn't pass it up.

 

[JaySwear]

love it! the only thing i'm not a big fan of would be the toggle plate. but it's definitely a les paul inspired tele, so it fits. could use some speed knobs too!

still probably the coolest top i've seen on a guitar on this board!

 

[joelmit]

love it! the only thing i'm not a big fan of would be the toggle plate. but it's definitely a les paul inspired tele, so it fits. could use some speed knobs too!

still probably the coolest top i've seen on a guitar on this board!

I debated whether or not to put that on there! But it came down to I had already bought it. Wanted to keep with the tele on the knobs. Only addition it might get is a engraved neck plate!

 

[Mor Paul]

That's an awesome back and neck, and the whole guitar is great  :icon_thumright:

 

[pabloman]

Glad you are back. You're the man :hello2: ccasion14:. That's a beautiful guitar you got there. Nice work.

 

[jay4321]

That guitar is great and I wouldn't change a thing. I love the toggle switch right where it is. In fact aside from maybe the pickups I could have built that as one of my own guitars. We have pretty similiar taste in Warmoth options by the look of it, lol you've even got the PW tuners and the Earvana on there

 

[jay4321]

And we both have a W tele with a screwed up ferrule install too what the hell

 

[DangerousR6]

That is outstanding, and the match of the neck and the body is just amazing..... :headbang:

 

[Cagey]

I've always loved the tele owned a few of them over the years. But the carved top stuck out! Couldn't pass it up.

I've never owned one. Never really cared for the body design or how they sounded. But, I've played them and was always conflicted because they played like a dream. Now that I've seen examples like yours that show what can be done with them and I've seen/heard some examples in real life that didn't sound like hillbilly heaven, I'm tempted to do one myself. I doubt I'll ever be a die-hard tele guy, but I could see me having at least one of my own.

 

[joelmit]

I've always loved the tele owned a few of them over the years. But the carved top stuck out! Couldn't pass it up.

I've never owned one. Never really cared for the body design or how they sounded. But, I've played them and was always conflicted because they played like a dream. Now that I've seen examples like yours that show what can be done with them and I've seen/heard some examples in real life that didn't sound like hillbilly heaven, I'm tempted to do one myself. I doubt I'll ever be a die-hard tele guy, but I could see me having at least one of my own.

I've always changed pickups in them usually put rails in them. But this setup is a better one by far.

 

[Nando Vallart]

Very cool!

 

[Alfang]

Nice axe, and thanks for your service most of all

 

[joelmit]

Nice axe, and thanks for your service most of all

Thanks you for your support. We really don't hear it enough.

 

[mayfly]

Nice guitar!  BTW - where did you get that case?

 

[JaySwear]

Nice guitar!  BTW - where did you get that case?

+1! i need one of those for my tele... looks bulletproof

 

[mayfly]

Nice guitar!  BTW - where did you get that case?

looks bulletproof

ahem, well perhaps in theory...

 

[joelmit]

Nice guitar!  BTW - where did you get that case?

Got the case off of musicians friend. It's not as good as it looks. It's plastic with aluminum edges. Not what I was expecting. But still not to bad. I will be buying a SKB for this guitar. I'm going to protect this thing with my life. Most expensive guitar I ever bought.

 

[Cagey]

I got one of those cases from MF, too. Nice enough, certainly better than your typical hardshell, but they're not as nice as these. More case for less money. I have several of the CSBs now, and will keep using them as the collection grows. They also do stomp box and briefcases quite reasonably too.