Here is my completed telecaster; a present to myself for my 40th birthday. It is a swamp ash with canary top. The canary had red streaks in it, so I had the back done trans red with a burst over. They matched better than I had even hoped. The neck is birdseye maple with a kingwood fret board. That is how this project started-- I saw the fret board, loved and bought it, but then I needed everything else to go with it. A story that everyone here knows all too well.
I used Dimarzio soapbar/humbuckers. They came with these short little screws and I couldn't get the height close enough to the strings. I had to cut shims to put in the pickup cavities and find longer screws. The pickups sound real nice, but I don't think I'd use them again since getting them to sit right was such a hassle.
This canary does sing, though. The neck pickup is perfect for the blues. Real smooth.
I used Dimarzio soapbar/humbuckers. They came with these short little screws and I couldn't get the height close enough to the strings. I had to cut shims to put in the pickup cavities and find longer screws. The pickups sound real nice, but I don't think I'd use them again since getting them to sit right was such a hassle.
This canary does sing, though. The neck pickup is perfect for the blues. Real smooth.
