Bengal burst Tele

[chrisg]

Here's my new Warmoth.  The body is Swamp Ash on Swamp Ash, with a Bengal Burst finish on top and a gloss black back and natural masking. The pickguard is a Tele Hybrid (White/Black/White).  Standard thin Pro neck, Canary with Ebony Fretboard, 6105 fretwire, Mother of Pearl Face Dots Inlay, and White Corian Earvana Compensated Nut.
The other bits to go with this are:
Sperzel Tuners
Fender Custom Shop ’51 Nocaster pickups
Callaham hardware
:glasses9:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Thats sweet. I love the grain on that! it goes really well with the finish.  :icon_thumright:

 

[Mor Paul]

Just the right neck for that top

 

[chrisg]

Thanks for that.  The body finish really highlights the swamp ash grain.  The neck looks good raw (see photos below) and I have started with a Danish oil to bring out the contrast in that.
Cheers
:icon_smile:

 

[bbl4ck]

Sweeeeeeeet...
That Canary neck goes great with the Bengal body  :glasses9:
:kewlpics: :rock-on:

 

[DangerousR6]

Super nice tele there chrisg, you'll love the canary once you get her rockin'. Should be pretty bitchin with some Danish oil on it..... :headbang:....I love mine..... :icon_biggrin:

 

[tfarny]

Nice one!

 

[exalted]

Very cool. I wasn't digging the first picture, but with the pickguard it all sort of comes together. It should look excellent assembled!

 

[DangerousR6]

Very cool. I wasn't digging the first picture, but with the pickguard it all sort of comes together. It should look excellent assembled!

I'm leaning the other way, i say let all that swammppy goodness be seen. Don't hide it behind a pickguard.... :dontknow:

 

[chrisg]

I am still debating whether to use the pickguard or not.  Will wait and see what it looks like with rest of the hardware.

 

[blue313]

I am still debating whether to use the pickguard or not.  Will wait and see what it looks like with rest of the hardware.

Ordinarily I'd say no pickguard, but I agree that it really looks good on that body.

 

[erogenousjones17]

I might be the only consistently pro-pickguard person on here (I love them for some reason), so for what it's worth I think the white pickguard really sets off the grain and the burst. Looks great!

 

[dbw]

The pickguard looks good there... I'd probably still go no pickguard.  But either way, sweet axe!  :rock-on:

 

[Mor Paul]

My vote is for pickguard.

 

[bbl4ck]

I have always been a no pick guard kind of guy.  However, lately those pick guards have been growing on me.
I would say, keep the pick guard.  It just fits...
:kewlpics: :rock-on:

 

[jbohr]

very classy

 

[Kublai]

I would not have thought that wood/finish combo would look good, but that really looks nice.

 

[chrisg]

Thanks everyone for the comments.  I'll post some more pics when the neck is finished and the other hardware arrives.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I might be the only consistently pro-pickguard person on here (I love them for some reason), so for what it's worth I think the white pickguard really sets off the grain and the burst. Looks great!

I'm pro-pickguard 99.99% of the time too.

 

[hannaugh]

I like it. That's gonna be a cool guitar.  Congrats!