First Guitar Cut from Blank (Non-Warmoth)

[NedRyerson]

Posting this in Off-Topic since there are zero WM-related parts.  This was the guitar that started as my first blank, a slab of basswood, using my late father-in-law's router that my mother-in-law gifted to me.  This was also the project that told me that I really need a band saw if I'm going to do more of this, rather than relying on my handheld jigsaw (which I remedied this summer; cut my own modified super-Strat MDF template as a first project).

Basic specs:
Basswood body
Import-grade maple neck w/ rosewood board
Gotoh 381 tuners
Otherwise no-name hardware (except for the switch, which is actually Fender brand; I screwed up with the first import no-name switch)
Dragonfire Tele pickups
Neck plate by the inimitable DangerousR6, of course

 

[PhilHill]

Looks pretty good for a first effort. Congrat's........... :icon_thumright:

 

[JPOL007]

Cool job, looking pretty good :icon_thumright:

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Beautiful! Did you paint it as well? I love the color and matching headstock  :icon_thumright:

 

[Rick]

That looks great and the paint job = superb.

 

[War_in_D]

BING indeed!!  Nice job, looks great!

 

[NedRyerson]

Beautiful! Did you paint it as well? I love the color and matching headstock  :icon_thumright:

Yes, that was Krylon Shimmer in Candy Blue Razz on top of a black primer, with a gloss poly topcoat.

 

[alexreinhold]

Great job!

 

[DangerousR6]

Nice Tele Rome...That color is  :headbang4: :headbang:

 

[SeattleScotty]

Really impressive to do it all yourself, the finish looks great!

 

[NedRyerson]

Thank you, all.  After this one, I started a few more (well, ONE has been started. The others are still either blanks sitting in the workshop or ideas sitting in my head). It's becoming an incredible learning experience.