Order #2 is with me now

[juwel1998]

Hey everyone,

here are 2 more pics of this lovely piece. I picked it up this morning from the customs......

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/juwel1998/P1000040.jpg

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/juwel1998/P1000041.jpg


I know they are not really good. I will try to make some nicer ones tomorrow.....


BYE JULIA

 

[Syntheticocean]

Awesome!

I love unique teles

 

[juwel1998]

Hello Syntheticocean,

then take a look at this one:

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/juwel1998/P1000033.jpg

What do you think?


Bye  JULIA

 

[juwel1998]

Hey everyone,

on my first order I was wondering what that extra "hole" is all about.
You were soo nice to let me know it's for the earth ground wire.

But here the hole is missing, did I miss something?


Bye  JULIA

 

[Cagey]

On a Tele with a Tele bridge, you would run the ground wire through the same hole as the pickup wire. The bridge plate covers the pickup cavity, which has the pickup wire's hole there, so you have access to connect the bridge and control cavity together.

 

[DangerousR6]

Wow, really nice Julia... :headbang:

 

[Doughboy]

That's what I call nooooooone traditional  ccasion14:

 

[juwel1998]

Hey everybody,

thanks for your compliments on my 2nd order. The color is darker than I thought, but to give it some contrast I want to use chrome hardware.
I still need a neck, cannot decide if I want raw wood (Macassar Ebony over Bloodwood) or a super high grade birds eye maple.

No idea which pick ups to use on this one. I know with this set up (HSS) it might not be possible to get the real classic tele tone, but maybe someone has a good idea.

Right now I have to wait for a "money rain" first.


Bye  JULIA


Here are 2 more pic's:

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/juwel1998/P1000046.jpg

http://i769.photobucket.com/albums/xx332/juwel1998/P1000047.jpg

 

[Updown]

Told ya thats how it would come and told you not to worry too.

Looks good Julia  :icon_biggrin:

I notice your pic's don't show up directly here.
Looks like your using the HTML Code from Photobucket.

If you want your pic's to show up in your post directly, without us having to hit on all the different links to see them.
Copy & paste the IMG Code (the bottom one) from inside Photobucket into your posts.
Here's how to do it ..... http://www.futureguitarnow.com/forum/index.php?topic=75.msg116#msg116
Then they will show up for all to see.  :glasses9:

Just looks better when you can see one after the other.  :blob7:  Instead of one at a time.  :sad:

 

[juwel1998]

Hey Updown,

yep, you were right. They did make the extra cutouts and I'm lovin' it.

Concerning the pic's, I just didn't want to use sooo much space on UW's server.

Did you mean like this?

.

Now the question of the PU's is still one I will have to answer........ or maybe get answered...........


Bye  JULIA

 

[Cagey]

Concerning the pic's, I just didn't want to use sooo much space on UW's server.

You're not using any space on UW's server. Those are links to Photobucket's server. The only space used on UW's server is the 40 or 50 bytes of text it takes to define the link.

 

[turtle neck]

Julia,
Maybe you would like a humbucker-sized P-90 in the bridge spot.  It can get a nice twangy-meaty in-between telegib sound there.  A few out there to choose from.

 

[turtle neck]

& nice bodies by the way! You are going to love that 59 roundback in rosewood.

 

[juwel1998]

@ turtle neck,

thanks for your compliments on my orders.  :icon_biggrin: :icon_biggrin:

Yeah, I like the feeling of that raw wood, but maybe I should have ordered a fatback or boatneck...... The '59 profile is the as my LP and feels OK.


Bye JULIA

 

[Ddbltrbl]

I like it!  :blob7:
Very interested to see what you decide to do for the neck!
What kind of sound are you looking for from the pickups?

 

[juwel1998]

Hey Ddbltrbl,

even thought it might not be really possible with the HSS set-up, I would like to have it typical tele-sounding.......

Maybe you have an idea?


Bye  JULIA

 

[Ddbltrbl]

Julia,
I'm probably not the right person to ask about Telecasters as I've never built one, but a friend has been bugging me to make a special one for him so I've been giving it some thought. Have you considered using a SD P-Rail (Humbucker that splits to a single-coil rail & a P90) for the bridge pup?

I've never played one so I can't vouch for the sound, but it might give you most of the options you are looking for, and maybe some others as well.
Link:http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/medium-output/prails_shpr1/

I'm not sure that it's true, but I've been told that the unique sound of a telecaster bridge pickup is mostly due to it being mounted to the metal of the bridge. If so, then you might be able to take something like this bridge and modifiy it to mount the P-Rail to and achieve something close to the same Tele bridge sound. Again, I'm not sure if it would make any real difference in the sound, but it would help keep some of that Telecaster look.  :dontknow:

Link:https://tvjones.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=02-011-0100
After looking at your other builds I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do with this one!  :guitarplayer2:

 

[Updown]

:icon_scratch: Don't need to modify the bridge mount !!
Use this .... http://www.warmoth.com/Gotoh-Humbucker-Tele-Bridge-Chrome-P604C709.aspx

Thats what I'm using with a Hot P-Rails in the bridge on one of my Tele builds.

 

[Ddbltrbl]

See, I knew someone would know more about it than me! :headbang1:

@ Updown - How good does that P-Rail sound?

 

[Updown]

@ Updown - How good does that P-Rail sound?

I've got a set of P-Rails (Hot one in the Bridge) in my Red Quilt Strat with GK-3.
Here …. http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=17680.0
Also have the mini switches, connected to each pup. As I prefer using them, than Push / Push etc.
So as I can mix them up. Only have 1 x Vol & tone thou.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2_p_rails_2v_2t_3w_2mt

Al thou you get an extra setting using the push / pull.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2_prails_1v_1t_tspp

As I've said before these P-Rails are great in my Strat guitar with the use of the GK-3.
Plenty of variety.
The P90's sound pretty darn good to me (thou i've never had P90's before)
Seem beefy in a way ...
The Hums are good too. Do what there meant to do.
The Rails can seem a bit thin-ish (if thats the correct wording) But get different tones mixed with the other's.
Not like a normal single coil Strat or Tele pickup.  :icon_scratch: Ummm … different in some way.
But I still like them, as thats a good thing having something slightly different to the norm.

There probably not to every ones taste, as we are all different with different needs & styles.

I really like the concept of these P-Rails & truly think there great to have, as a setup in any type of guitar.
Sort of giving you 3 guitars in one ….. in a way, I suppose.
(Not that, that has stopped me making any more guitars)  :icon_biggrin:

I haven't got any sound clips of mine as yet  …..  :sad:
Best way to hear them is u-tube them up, there's plenty of vid's.

I have noted that others here also have guitars with a set of these P-Rails.  :icon_thumright: