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[DangerousR6]

"Jimbo" was his very first electric.  It was a Nocaster.

http://www.habcomedia.com/srvjimbo/About.html

That's interesting.  Did he have a fondness for it because it was his first or because it was a Tele?  Makes me wonder why he wasn't seen playing other Teles.

My guess is that it probably wasn't the sound he wanted, probably a little to twangy. Maybe he felt it was more of a country style guitar than a blues, or maybe he just like the strat shape better... :dontknow:

I guess we'll never know... :-\

 

[OzziePete]

"Jimbo" was his very first electric.  It was a Nocaster.

http://www.habcomedia.com/srvjimbo/About.html

That's interesting.  Did he have a fondness for it because it was his first or because it was a Tele?  Makes me wonder why he wasn't seen playing other Teles.

Reading that excerpt from the interview attached to that webpage, it sounds like he was sore that he might have got ripped off on the sale.

Might have found out, after the sale, that is was worth more, and harder to find another guitar that would sound like that than he thought.

Who'd know?    :dontknow:

 

[SIr Shredsalot]

How about a gold burst, matching paisley peghead veneer, gold hardware, gold frets and birdseye maple neck and fretboard?

 

[rounce55]

How about a gold burst, matching paisley peghead veneer, gold hardware, gold frets and birdseye maple neck and fretboard?

I think gold frets would be sweet, on any guitar.

 

[mayfly]

ok, I figured that more experimentation was required for my paisley finish.  But what to experiment on?
I just happened to have a POS bass body from an old project:

I figured I'd give it a wirl with this body.  Here's what transpired:

First I sanded the body down a bit to give the finish some teeth:

Then I brushed on some tolex glue. This water soluble glue holds quite well in amp applications.

and then stuck down he paper!  The glue has amazing hold power in this application:

Then I cut out the outline after sticking it down

Looks pretty good.  Some things that came up:

1 - the glue holds great!
2 - cutting the paper after gluing it on didn't work so well. The edge is rough and I marked up he body with the knife I used.  For the real guitar I'll trace the outline of the body on the paper and cut it out ahead of time.
3 - the paper is really thin - but you can still feel the edge where it meets the body.  I figure that I'll have to use filler on the edge to smooth it out.

 

[Mor Paul]

Serious potential there, man!
Green paisley SG, anyone?

Practice a bit first, though

 

[tfarny]

Looks great, I'm sure this will be a winner. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how you're going to get the edge right, though. You'll cut a template, and that's neater than what you've got, but what about the sides? Do they get paper too or are you going to burst the edge, in which case the issue is the texture of the paper versus the bare wood, not the rough cutting of the edge.

 

[DangerousR6]

Looks pretty cool there mayfly, but my .02, you did it the right way on the bass. It's just that the bass has some unusual lines on it and that's what made it so difficult to cut out. If you cut it out ahead of time, the glue should give you plenty of time to locate the piece(working time). Otherwise you'll be doing it more than once...

 

[Mor Paul]

Yeah, that'll probably be easier on a slab body.

 

[mayfly]

Looks great, I'm sure this will be a winner. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how you're going to get the edge right, though. You'll cut a template, and that's neater than what you've got, but what about the sides? Do they get paper too or are you going to burst the edge, in which case the issue is the texture of the paper versus the bare wood, not the rough cutting of the edge.

I'm going to burst the sides - there's no way that I'd be able to line up the pattern on the sides with the paper and not have it look like crap.  For the bursting, I figure that I'll have to learn how myself... or just send the thing off to Tonar to deal with...

Texture?  I figure I'll just put 1000 coats of clear on it  :icon_jokercolor:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Thats great! Now for a Tele..................

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseItem.aspx?&Body=2&Shape=2&Paint=0&Path=Body,Telecaster,Unfinished&hasLam=0&core=1&i=T1402

 

[Mor Paul]

+1, Connor. Nice find.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Real cheap because it's 3 piece ( Woah that rhymed, should be the slogan for 3 piece bodies  :laughing7

Malagasy Rosewood 1peice vintage modern
http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?Body=1&Shape=4&Path=Neck%2cTele&nWood=18&i=VMT1586

1-Piece Brazilian Rosewood Vintage Modern (expensive but looks freaking awesome!)
http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?Body=1&Shape=4&Path=Neck%2cTele&nWood=18&i=VMT1592

All Indian Rosewood Warmoth Pro
http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?Body=1&Shape=4&Path=Neck%2cTele&nWood=18&i=TN2236

 

[Mor Paul]

That last one looks good.

 

[mayfly]

Thats great! Now for a Tele..................

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseItem.aspx?&Body=2&Shape=2&Paint=0&Path=Body,Telecaster,Unfinished&hasLam=0&core=1&i=T1402

er, yea - that would do the trick!

Those necks won't work for me though - as nice as they are.  I need a boat neck.

 

[rounce55]

Sweet Job!

 

[NonsenseTele]

Looking good!

 

[blue313]

Sweet!  I'm quite amazed at how good that looks, even with the funky contours.  :icon_thumright:

 

[mayfly]

ok, a little update.

I used the same technique and put the paper on the back.  Then I covered the whole thing with a thick coat of brushing lacquer.  here's the results:

It is possible to bend the paper around corners.  The paper has enough flex, and the tolex glue holds it in place.  Once the laquer is applied, the entire thing get's much more solid and less likely to move.  And it's shiny  :icon_biggrin:

Next step:  burst the sides.

 

[NonsenseTele]

Cool!!!