Verne Bunsen
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Man that is a striking piece of wood. Looking forward to seeing your progress!
My Nashville Build
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I've never had the butt let go, usually the horn. I went with the D'addario oval buttons instead of locks. The schaller's aren't too bulky, but I like the idea of T or elliptical buttons. We'll see if the practice is as good as the idea.
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After I ordered the tuners and buttons, I thought about the neck ... and weirdly it was the easiest guitar buying decision I ever had. I wanted to match the korina body with the sonic equivalent exotic wood, and that's Goncalo Alves (which looks pretty!); then it was the fretboard choice, and since I like rosewood on korina necks, I decided to go with the rosewood plus: Kingwood. On all my gits I have steel frets and love the 1 3/4 nut, so that was a no brainer. Then it was deciding the inlay, and again I like the look of black dots on the Kingwood so that was an easy choice. Next it was the neck carve, since I want to go a little thinner than the 59 neck, but thicker than standard thin, the choice is Wolfgang. (Why can't they give it a better name, like the Eddie, anyway ...) 21 frets, because it looks cleaner to me and can remove the pickguard without removing the neck ... graphtech nut because the strings slide easier when tuning.
Then with the colors of this neck I might go with either a black, or vintage pickguard (Did you guys order swatches? I just did, hope they come soon. They were free and no shipping charge, I hope I wasn't hallucinating.
Now all I got to do is come up with Do-Re-Mi! Next post on the build will probably be around Halloween or Veterans day. Then having it all together by December ... Merry Christmas to me!
Anticipation is making me late, keeping me waiting!
Then with the colors of this neck I might go with either a black, or vintage pickguard (Did you guys order swatches? I just did, hope they come soon. They were free and no shipping charge, I hope I wasn't hallucinating.
Now all I got to do is come up with Do-Re-Mi! Next post on the build will probably be around Halloween or Veterans day. Then having it all together by December ... Merry Christmas to me!
Anticipation is making me late, keeping me waiting!
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http://www.warmoth.com/Pickguard/TelePickguard.aspx
click on that, and then underneath all the pictures of the various types of pickguard material it says, and I quote:
Click here to request pickguard swatches. Then just follow the directions. I had never noticed it before. I'll post here if it's real.
click on that, and then underneath all the pictures of the various types of pickguard material it says, and I quote:
Click here to request pickguard swatches. Then just follow the directions. I had never noticed it before. I'll post here if it's real.
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@Logrinn
It says per customer, so you could have big W send them in c/o of someone here in the usa who could then forward them to you in Europe. I know sending things to Japan cost like a dollar an ounce, so it can't be more than $2.00 depending on the size of the swatches. When I get mine I'll post pics and weights so you can decide if you want some.
It says per customer, so you could have big W send them in c/o of someone here in the usa who could then forward them to you in Europe. I know sending things to Japan cost like a dollar an ounce, so it can't be more than $2.00 depending on the size of the swatches. When I get mine I'll post pics and weights so you can decide if you want some.
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Here are the swatches. They look prettier in person; I'm going to have to stew even harder to choose a pickguard.
@ Logrinn
They weigh less than 1.5 ounces. It would cost me only $2.34 to send it to France, which I heard was in Europe. Let me know if you're interested and we can PM.
@ Logrinn
They weigh less than 1.5 ounces. It would cost me only $2.34 to send it to France, which I heard was in Europe. Let me know if you're interested and we can PM.
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Had a rethink on the neck.
Still going with the Goncalo Alves neck, but going with rosewood for the fretboard. Here's the logic: I've played gits and really liked, guitars that are all Korina with rosewood fretboards. (They were reverends) According to Warmoth, Goncalo Alves is the sonic exotic wood equivalent of Korina. Rosewood is the sonic equivalent of rosewood (duh!) (and not Kingwood.)
I saw some posts about how Goncalo Alves is a mismatch for rosewood due to it's density, but I looked it up and it's actually a pretty good match for rosewood and actually, in terms of density closer to rosewood, than Korina, so ... at least for now, that's where I'm going. Only have $100 saved up so I still have a ways to go.
Still going with the Goncalo Alves neck, but going with rosewood for the fretboard. Here's the logic: I've played gits and really liked, guitars that are all Korina with rosewood fretboards. (They were reverends) According to Warmoth, Goncalo Alves is the sonic exotic wood equivalent of Korina. Rosewood is the sonic equivalent of rosewood (duh!) (and not Kingwood.)
I saw some posts about how Goncalo Alves is a mismatch for rosewood due to it's density, but I looked it up and it's actually a pretty good match for rosewood and actually, in terms of density closer to rosewood, than Korina, so ... at least for now, that's where I'm going. Only have $100 saved up so I still have a ways to go.
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Saw a rosewood / bird's eye maple neck in the showcase. It gave me GAS, must resist ... stick to plan. Ugh. Thank goodness I don't have the the money yet, but in two weeks probably will.
The showcase is like being a child in a candy shop, where to begin ...
I feel like this guy :bananaguitar:
The showcase is like being a child in a candy shop, where to begin ...
I feel like this guy :bananaguitar:
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Finally ordered the neck. According to the order page it will take 4 to 5 weeks to make the neck, and between 1 to 6 days to get to me. I live in the logistically farthest place from the mother ship than any place else in the USA. So that means at the earliest halloween, or about November 12.
I feel this strange sense of relief getting this out of my system. Everyday I was daydreaming about the neck, for months and months. I'm glad this phase is over with. It's like what Oscar Wilde said about the only way get rid of temptation :evil4: is to yield to it, or in this case, the urge to buy a neck.
I know I'm going to have to fiddle with the pickguard, but I think it will be better fit than the one from 920D. Not that there was anything wrong with it, but the Warmoth should be better and satisfy my OCD.
Total $379.64
CUSTOMNECK
Serial Number: CN38036
Style: Telecaster®
Construction: Modern Construction $157.00
Scale: 25-1/2"
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Goncalo Alves $80.00
Fingerboard Wood: Indian Rosewood (Dark) $25.00
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Back Shape: Wolfgang $35.00
Fret Size: SS6105 (Stainless) $20.00
Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Fret #: 21
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Inlays: Cream Face Dots
Side Dots: White Side Dots
String Nut: GraphTech White TUSQ XL - Standard Nut $30.00
1 $347.00
PICKGUARD
Serial Number: PG2737650
Shape: Telecaster®
Orientation: Right Handed
Color: .09" Black Solid Gloss
Neck Pickup: Gibson Mini Humbucker
Middle Pickup: Strat®
Bridge Cut: Vintage Tele Bridge
Mounting Holes: 8 Hole
1 $25.00
GSF1C Guitar String Ferrule, Chrome 6 $5.04
S4 Neck Screw, Set of 4, Chrome 1 $2.60
:turtle:
I feel this strange sense of relief getting this out of my system. Everyday I was daydreaming about the neck, for months and months. I'm glad this phase is over with. It's like what Oscar Wilde said about the only way get rid of temptation :evil4: is to yield to it, or in this case, the urge to buy a neck.
I know I'm going to have to fiddle with the pickguard, but I think it will be better fit than the one from 920D. Not that there was anything wrong with it, but the Warmoth should be better and satisfy my OCD.
Total $379.64
CUSTOMNECK
Serial Number: CN38036
Style: Telecaster®
Construction: Modern Construction $157.00
Scale: 25-1/2"
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Goncalo Alves $80.00
Fingerboard Wood: Indian Rosewood (Dark) $25.00
Nut Width: 1-3/4"
Back Shape: Wolfgang $35.00
Fret Size: SS6105 (Stainless) $20.00
Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Fret #: 21
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Inlays: Cream Face Dots
Side Dots: White Side Dots
String Nut: GraphTech White TUSQ XL - Standard Nut $30.00
1 $347.00
PICKGUARD
Serial Number: PG2737650
Shape: Telecaster®
Orientation: Right Handed
Color: .09" Black Solid Gloss
Neck Pickup: Gibson Mini Humbucker
Middle Pickup: Strat®
Bridge Cut: Vintage Tele Bridge
Mounting Holes: 8 Hole
1 $25.00
GSF1C Guitar String Ferrule, Chrome 6 $5.04
S4 Neck Screw, Set of 4, Chrome 1 $2.60
:turtle:
