First Warmoth Guitar - Butterscotch 52 Telecaster Project

[Shellcaster]

BTW, this is Mr. Lexi ang his Lexicaster
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That's awesome! Both one of a kind gems for sure. One thing I didn't notice in this thread is that not was there wide variation and experimenting with finishing techniques but with body wood those early years of the broadcaster/Esquire/telecaster as they started out as white pine then swamp ash then alder if I remember right so the only "correct blonde finish" is the one you like best. Enjoy! Every guitar was a story and few so precious...I love going through here and seeing all the beautiful creations everyone has made but this has to be one of the most special!

 

[Shellcaster]

Oh, and if I remember right the reason the routes are so shallow on the vintage bodies is because vintage fenders had really shallow routes for various reasons... As well as the neck pockets being a super tight fit not for just stability but it's way easier to sand a few thousands of a millimeter off to make the perfect fit than make a shim a few thousands of a millimeter thick if there's a tiny gap