So I couldn't resist building a Tele

[Bear Brower]

I've been eyeing this spalted maple body for awhile and finally decided to grab it. I haven't done a build in over a year, not counting the cigar box.

 

[cromulent]

Right on. Make with the deetz.

 

[Bear Brower]

Construction
SolidCore
Wood
Mahogany
Lam Top Wood
Spalted Maple
Right / Left HandedRight-Handed
Control Cavity
Rear Rout
Neck Pickup Rout
Tele®
Bridge Pickup Rout
Tele®
 Controls
Volume 1, Tone 1, Blade Switch
Bridge Rout Type
Hardtail
Bridge Rout
Vintage Telecaster®
Mounting Holes
Standard 4-Bolt
Neck Pocket Shape
Tele®
Binding & Edge Decorations
Ivoroid Binding
Paint Category
Clear Gloss

 

[Bear Brower]

Tele® Replacement Neck
Construction
Vintage/Modern
Shaft Wood
Birdseye Maple
Fretboard Wood
Indian Rosewood (Dark)
Nut Width
1-11/16" (43mm) - Modern Medium
Right / Left Handed
Right-Handed
Neck Back Profile
Standard Thin
Fretboard Radius
10" - 16" Compound
Number of Frets
22
Fret Size & Material
SS6105 - Narrow & Tall (Stainless)
Tuner Hole Size
Schaller/Modern Fender/Sperzel (25/64")
Inlay Shape
Standard Dots
Inlay Material
Cream
Side Dots
White Side Dots
String Nut
Standard Nut - GraphTech Black TUSQ XL
Mounting Holes
Standard 4-Bolt
Neck Heel Shape
Tele® Shape
Finish
Clear Gloss (Maple/Non-Maple)

 

[Strat Avenger]

Cool.

 

[Bear Brower]

Stonewall Jackson is almost complete. Just some wiring, testing and adjusting

 

[syscokid]

Stonewall Jackson is almost complete. Just some wiring, testing and adjusting…

… and posting pics too?

 

[Bear Brower]

It kept giving me a "file too large" I til I found a size it liked

 

[syscokid]

Oh Hell yeah!!!

 

[Strat Avenger]

Yep, that looks good.

 

[rockandroller]

"Schweeet!"

 

[Bear Brower]

I went with the Seymour Duncan Brad Paisley La Brea pickup set and StewMac wiring kit. Shielded everything but the neck pickup cavity because is was ugly with it and ripped it out.

Gotoh Art 3 bridge w/ compensated saddles (off +1 and -1 on either side, not bad).
Neck relief is just a hair above flat.
Action .06 on bass and .05 on treble.

It plays wonderfully with the most glorious clean tone on a Fender Twin (modeled on Mustang GTX) with a hint of compression.

I may bust out the fret erasers and polish the stainless frets up a little. My velocity has the same neck parameters but with nickel frets and it is a smoother feel. But that may be just because it's well broken in