Build Thread: Voodoo-style Nashville Tele

[Spud]

Oh boy, it’s in the mail. Could be a weekend delivery. Time to bust out the soldering iron!

Hurry up then!

 

[Hodgo]

Oooh, ahhhhh. Time to get to work!

 

[Spud]

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Oooh, ahhhhh. Time to get to work!

Gotta dip it!!! 123 go!!! Hurry

 

[Spud]

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Oooh, ahhhhh. Time to get to work!

uh, what month/year do you figure that will happen Hodgo? BTW-What the heck is a "Hodgo" anyway?

 

[Hodgo]

uh, what month/year do you figure that will happen Hodgo? BTW-What the heck is a "Hodgo" anyway?

Not all of us have the sheer dedication and output of the Spud.

Been at work most of the day, but I think I can get it all pretty much set up tomorrow. Tonight I just want to get the bridge plate chopped so it fits snug in the pickup cavity.

 

[Spud]

Not all of us have the sheer dedication and output of the Spud.

Been at work most of the day, but I think I can get it all pretty much set up tomorrow. Tonight I just want to get the bridge plate chopped so it fits snug in the pickup cavity.

Ok, how're we doing? When is the dip?

 

[Hodgo]

@Spud

 

[Spud]

@Spud

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Looks awesome sir!! You really did it!!

 

[Hodgo]

Almost. Some strap buttons and fiddling with the trem left to do, but I didn’t want to keep you waiting any longer!

 

[Spud]

Almost. Some strap buttons and fiddling with the trem left to do, but I didn’t want to keep you waiting any longer!

I was quite upset! When you are ready I still offer to dip a guard for it.

 

[Hagwood]

@Spud

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Beautiful !! Super clean. I like how the pickup covers and knobs match the body with the white pickguard for contrast.

 

[Hodgo]

Beautiful !! Super clean. I like how the pickup covers and knobs match the body with the white pickguard for contrast.

Thanks. Finding a white top hat for the switch and staining it to parchment was my favorite touch

 

[Hagwood]

Thanks. Finding a white top hat for the switch and staining it to parchment was my favorite touch

Oh, very nice touch ! How did you stain the plastic ?

 

[ThisIsHuhWow404]

Have you ever seen the Parallel Universe Nashville Tele that Fender released in 2018? It has a Humbucker in the bridge and the Tele bridge pickup in the middle.

It would be a fun project to try to recreate or do a variation of if Warmoth offered the Tele bridge pickup route in the middle as an off-menu option.

 

[Hodgo]

Oh, very nice touch ! How did you stain the plastic ?

Coffee!

Have you ever seen the Parallel Universe Nashville Tele that Fender released in 2018? It has a Humbucker in the bridge and the Tele bridge pickup in the middle.

It would be a fun project to try to recreate or do a variation of if Warmoth offered the Tele bridge pickup route in the middle as an off-menu option.

They might for an upcharge. The Hybrid Tele has a nice big universal rout though!

Originally I had a cutoff bridge plate under the pickguard for extra Tele eddy current voodoo, but it would’ve required removing a fairly big chunk of wood. Even just having the Tele pickup in the bridge position required a little filing of the universal rout to get it to fit.