Natural Tele

[wolf]

Hey!
This is my third Warmoth and my first tele build : )

Is also the first time I do the finish myself...quite a challenge.

Body: Light Swamp Ash (3lb 10oz)
Neck: Flame maple (vintage construction)
Hardware: All nickel, bridge and control plate from ABM (made in Germany, impressive care to details stuff!), tuners are Fender vintage
Electronics: EMG Tele T Set (I do really love single coils from EMG)
Body finish: A base coat of shellac, then dark mahogany grain filler, shellac again, tru oil and wax
Neck finish: Light Brown + Amber dye, shellac, then tru oil and wax

As usual Warmoth quality is outstanding, this guitar is solid and very musical sounding, a pleasure to play.

 

[Ace Flibble]

Nice one. The EMG Tele pickups are some of my favourite pickups (second only to the similarly-uncommon EMG 60AX) and I really have got to get a flame maple neck for myself sometime soon. I see that's a compensated nut, too, very nice; how do you find the combination of the compensated nut with the old style bridge saddles? I always find I need to use a six saddle bridge or a tune-o-matic to get the intonation bang-on with a compensated nut.

 

[bagman67]

Very nice work.  An all-natural tele can be a joy to behold.  And it is, in this case, for certain.

 

[Fat Pete]

Really nice job!

 

[wolf]

Nice one. The EMG Tele pickups are some of my favourite pickups (second only to the similarly-uncommon EMG 60AX) and I really have got to get a flame maple neck for myself sometime soon. I see that's a compensated nut, too, very nice; how do you find the combination of the compensated nut with the old style bridge saddles? I always find I need to use a six saddle bridge or a tune-o-matic to get the intonation bang-on with a compensated nut.

I can definitively hear an improvement from the compensated nut!
The bridge saddles are old style but compensated, I didn't spend too much time on intonation since I still want
to do a leveling job.

Cannot compare with other bridges, this is my first compensated nut, so far I am liking it.
I find the overall intonation is quite good, past the 12th fret is more about making it sound musical rather than
making the chromatic tuner happy : )

Here a picture of the bridge:

 

[stratamania]

Well done it looks very good. natural ash takes some work.

It's also confirmed to me that I really need a maple fingerboard on the one I did.

 

[Great Ape]

Very tasty design-can't go wrong with that! Lovely neck...who makes that bridge?

 

[wolf]

Very tasty design-can't go wrong with that! Lovely neck...who makes that bridge?

Thanks,
the bridge is made by ABM
http://www.abm-mueller.com/index2.html

Thomann is selling it in Europe, they were so cool I was able to custom order the nickel control plate.
I think  All parts is selling ABM parts as well.

 

[DocNrock]

That turned out gorgeous.  Love the ash and flame maple combination, done naturally.  Very sweet.

 

[jmcecil]

very nice.  Great example of DIY finish done right.  Tele is likely my next task.  Thanks for the inspiration

 

[KDC1956]

ccasion14:  Very nice build.I still need to get back on my build.I'v been very busy here working on other thing's.I hope to get to order my body next.

 

[anorakDan]

Wow! Beautiful example of the breed. I would reach for that Tele if it were on a stand near me! Nicely done.