Double F Hole, Bubinga Topped Thinline.
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The wood P-90's are a nice touch as well.
I suppose the new tele will darken with clear?
James
I suppose the new tele will darken with clear?
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Yes! Nice choices. That's gonna be sweet. Any clear finish should take most of the 'pink' out of the bubinga. As for darkening the sides and back...I think you're right, as cool as the 'two tone' look would be, it would match the top and neck better with a brown/red stain. You read the website more carefully than me, b/c I didn't even know the double F-hole was an option! Did they charge extra for that? Also, what is the pickup switching situation gonna be? This is another case where a 3-way toggle on the upper bout would look great. More pics of the neck!
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Looking master-blaster-super-duper-awesome! :laughing7:
Just think the Bocote pickup cover would look cool, the variation of colors get good on some guitars!
Just think the Bocote pickup cover would look cool, the variation of colors get good on some guitars!
Thanks Guys! All y'all are too kind.
I'd seen Warmoth Thinlines wtih second F holes. I too looked all over for a mention of the option. Its not on the website for the extra F hole, you have to ask when you order. An extra $15 for the second F hole, and they wont drill any control holes once you've made that decision. I'm on my own there. I'm looking into what its gonna take to get the three way on the upper bout. I definitely plan on that one. I was placing the knobs in position and I might end up only able to use one volume and one tone, just out of space concerns. Just not as much room as I'd hoped for. Oh well. Not even gonna sweat it.
The neck it made by Larry Karosa, who appears to be closed for a while, he's taken down his website and has a note posted on his ebay store, his son is in the hospital so he's focusing on that right now. Can't blame him. He's a one man opperation who builds them by hand, one at a time. I have one on my trusty Thinline, and I'm mostly happy with it. His stuff needs a little tweaking before its done, but for the money its still a steal. Both necks I got from him are Goncalo Alves, the one for this guitar has Indian Rosewood as the fingerboard. The one on my trusty Thinline is Marblewood.
I'd seen Warmoth Thinlines wtih second F holes. I too looked all over for a mention of the option. Its not on the website for the extra F hole, you have to ask when you order. An extra $15 for the second F hole, and they wont drill any control holes once you've made that decision. I'm on my own there. I'm looking into what its gonna take to get the three way on the upper bout. I definitely plan on that one. I was placing the knobs in position and I might end up only able to use one volume and one tone, just out of space concerns. Just not as much room as I'd hoped for. Oh well. Not even gonna sweat it.
The neck it made by Larry Karosa, who appears to be closed for a while, he's taken down his website and has a note posted on his ebay store, his son is in the hospital so he's focusing on that right now. Can't blame him. He's a one man opperation who builds them by hand, one at a time. I have one on my trusty Thinline, and I'm mostly happy with it. His stuff needs a little tweaking before its done, but for the money its still a steal. Both necks I got from him are Goncalo Alves, the one for this guitar has Indian Rosewood as the fingerboard. The one on my trusty Thinline is Marblewood.
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How about this:
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If you're at all concerned about drilling the controls yourself, take it out to Josh at Mass St. Music in Lawrence
Thanks Jack, always looking for an excuse to drive to Lawrence. I live in Shawnee, so its a mere 35 to 45 minutes depending on my mood. But I'm fairly certian I can drill a hole! Then again... I am a blonde sagitarius guitar player with ADHD, so perhaps I should consider having someone else do any, potentially damaging, work...
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Vol. Knob said:
Yes, if you can't do it on "easy and focused" modus...
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Vol. Knob said:
I can drill holes, and have in any number of occasions, but had him do all the work on the L5S below as it was already finished and didn't want to chance screwing it up myself:
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=6428.0
If you wanted an LP style toggle in the upper bout, that's a little tricky, but what's actually more dangerous is drilling the control holes around the 2nd f-hole. It's pretty easy to avoid drilling through the back, but there is the potential to crack the top around the f-hole if you don't use the right tools/technique. That's why Warmoth won't drill the holes or add a second f-hole to a body that's already got the top glued on.
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Thats Rally Good Looking. Now you need a Tung Oil Finish :toothy11:
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That's badass V.K..... :headbang: I'm sure that's gonna kick some serious Ju Ju when it's done.... :icon_thumright:
I too had my wenge/ziricote neck for my spalted tele custom made by Doug Darling from SouleMate guitars. Except he leaves nothing undone, frets are leveled and dressed and polished..And he even used some leftover spalt from my top to do the veneer on the headstock.
I too had my wenge/ziricote neck for my spalted tele custom made by Doug Darling from SouleMate guitars. Except he leaves nothing undone, frets are leveled and dressed and polished..And he even used some leftover spalt from my top to do the veneer on the headstock.
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Sorry dude, my bad. My fingers were moving faster than my brain. All I was trying to say was that I too had a neck custom made to my personal specs. Not that I had used the same person. :doh:Vol. Knob said:
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My youngest brother lives in Missery, he's a cop in St. Lewy...Vol. Knob said:
And it sounds like you need to leave the wemmenz alone and play more in your jam room.... :icon_biggrin:
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