TheOtherEric
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I'm building my first tele, and received the body after a mere 4 week wait. Thanks Warmoth! Incredibly, they sent me a one-piece body (swamp ash), which I didn't even request. Wow.
The concept here is a lightly-relic'd tele that looks vintage but with some modern features. So roasted flamed maple neck with Pau Ferro fretboard, locking vintage tuners, contoured neck heel, aged hardware/finish, and flush fitting ferrules and electrosocket jack. Charcoal Frost Metallic (gray) with tortoise pickguard and top binding.
For the record, I drilled the jack hole with a 1" forstner bit on a drill press so the jack fits flush. The ferrules were drilled open with a 10mm forstner bit (not exactly easy to find!) since the ferrule OD is 9.7mm. Then countersunk a little with a countersink bit. The ferrule holes were pretty tough to do well but protruding ferrules is absolutely not an option.
Now sending out to paint. Will update. :icon_biggrin:
The concept here is a lightly-relic'd tele that looks vintage but with some modern features. So roasted flamed maple neck with Pau Ferro fretboard, locking vintage tuners, contoured neck heel, aged hardware/finish, and flush fitting ferrules and electrosocket jack. Charcoal Frost Metallic (gray) with tortoise pickguard and top binding.
For the record, I drilled the jack hole with a 1" forstner bit on a drill press so the jack fits flush. The ferrules were drilled open with a 10mm forstner bit (not exactly easy to find!) since the ferrule OD is 9.7mm. Then countersunk a little with a countersink bit. The ferrule holes were pretty tough to do well but protruding ferrules is absolutely not an option.
Now sending out to paint. Will update. :icon_biggrin:
