Four decades of Teles from parts.....and growing.

[Cagey]

I'm still loving it. But, at this rate, we'll all be toothless by the time you can plug it in. Not that there's anything wrong with that - I've got guitars "in progress" as long as 6 years  :laughing7:

As to wiring it - my .02 cents is a 3 way blade switch that does bridge/bridge+neck/neck, and maybe push/pull pots to put one, the other or both pickups into single coil mode, but probably not. Humbuckers cut to single coils are usually weak, and always noisy. Finally, a single volume/tone control set. But, I like things simple. You might want to add some features/functions/modes you'll never use.

 

[Unwound G]

Cagey, personally I would have gone with 3-way switching with a treble bleed for the volume pot.  However, the customer has other thoughts like changing the pickups to P90 single coils and using a 4-way switch to get an extra in-series neck/bridge combo.

 

[Cagey]

Whatever works, right?

 

[Unwound G]

Next up.......Tele Hybrid in Turquiose

 

[Unwound G]

The last one in stock and perhaps one which may not be made unless there are evidences of renewed interest from builders.  I'm glad I picked this last one out for keepsake.  After more than 30 years with Warmoth, I have seen models discontinued and often regretted why I didn't accumulate more of them.

 

[Cagey]

Last what? Carved top Tele? I went and looked, and you're right - there are none in stock finished or raw. Did something change? The builder still lets you select that as a style.

I'm surprised they're so unpopular that they don't feel the need to stock any. I always thought that was one of the best Tele styles. The Tele carved to flat top ratio in my collection is 4:1.

 

[DangerousR6]

The last one in stock and perhaps one which may not be made unless there are evidences of renewed interest from builders.  I'm glad I picked this last one out for keepsake.  After more than 30 years with Warmoth, I have seen models discontinued and often regretted why I didn't accumulate more of them.

That's one sweet tele, it's got that old skool LP-esque vibe....

 

[Unwound G]

So it's finally done.  Project name is "When Leo Meets Les". 
Body : Chambered carved top Tele body.
Neck : Warmoth Mahogany with Ebony fretboard with Ivoroid binding and Pearloid trapeze fret inlays.
Pickups : Seymour duncan '59 Neck and Seth Lover Bridge both with covers.
Tuners : Gotoh vintage with Ivoroid knobs.
Bridge assembly : Gotoh.

 

[Great Ape]

ABSOLUTE COOLNESS!!

 

[Fat Pete]

Really nice.

 

[fdesalvo]

Magnificent

 

[bagman67]

Glorious.

 

[BigSteve22]

Beautiful! Cool project name too...  :headbang:

 

[rgand]

Cool, a Leo Paul.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

So it's finally done.  Project name is "When Leo Meets Les". 
Body : Chambered carved top Tele body.
Neck : Warmoth Mahogany with Ebony fretboard with Ivoroid binding and Pearloid trapeze fret inlays.
Pickups : Seymour duncan '59 Neck and Seth Lover Bridge both with covers.
Tuners : Gotoh vintage with Ivoroid knobs.
Bridge assembly : Gotoh.

I love it, got a bit of a Gary Moore "Greenie" vibe to it.

 

[Unwound G]

The terms Hybrid, Alternate Universe or even Mongrel and Cross Breed is probably too mild for these babies I put together as a Tele Trilogy.  I prefer to call them Personality Crisis.