Tele Thinline what woods to choose?

[rowz]

Hi guys, im thinking in a thinline tele with P-90s pickups.
what woods do you choose for this proyect.
First i think a korina body with a wenge solid one piece neck, what do you think?

 

[Freakoftheweek75]

That sounds nice! Mine will be here next week sometime. Went with Basswood body and Flame Maple top. Won't be painted and assembled for a couple of months though so it'll be a bit before I can comment on how it sounds.

 

[Wyliee]

Do you have a particular sound in mind or are you focused more on the looks of the guitar?

 

[rowz]

No focused on the look, more on the sound. I want it to sound FAT with great mids. But i read everybody talks good about those woods so will try them togheter.
what do you think?
I would like to heard your suggestions

 

[Tipperman]

You can make it sound fat by your playstyle and amp/pedalboard. I'd go for a traditional tele look. Alder body, robins egg blue finish, compensated 3 saddle bridge from Callaham, gotoh vintage style tuners, canary or maple neck (If you prefer raw or finished) and some good old Lollars, BKPs, Lindy Fralins, or Roadhouse.

 

[Tonar8352]

I used Flame Maple/Swamp Ash for the body and Flame Maple/Brazilian Rosewood for the neck on this one and it is a pretty incredible guitar. P90’s would be great in one of these.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

The '69 thinline is a mahogany body and maple neck, at least the reissue was for a while.  The Korina should be quite close to the Mahogany, and the Wenge does have a lot of the mid character. 

However, I would focus on the pickups for the sound primarily.  Sure, the body and neck will contribute, but you can change the character the most with the pickups.  For that reason, I'd talk to Ken at Roadhouse pickups.  If you talk with him, and have examples of what you are after, then you will be most of the way to the sound you are after.  There are other pickup designers that will do this as well, but Ken is the one I know, so I am suggesting him.

All of that being said, the body and neck would be a very nice combination.  I am a fan of that combo, and it does sound divine with the proper pickups for your personal tastes.
Patrick

 

[jackthehack]

Mahogany works well:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=1294.msg12248#msg12248

 

[bagman67]

However, I would focus on the pickups for the sound primarily.  Sure, the body and neck will contribute, but you can change the character the most with the pickups.  For that reason, I'd talk to Ken at Roadhouse pickups.  If you talk with him, and have examples of what you are after, then you will be most of the way to the sound you are after.  There are other pickup designers that will do this as well, but Ken is the one I know, so I am suggesting him.

I have a set of Ken's P90's and they are my favorite pickups, loaded in a mahogany (solid body, not thinline) telecaster with a canary/ebony neck.  You could do a lot worse, and spend a lot more doing it.

 

[rowz]

The '69 thinline is a mahogany body and maple neck, at least the reissue was for a while.  The Korina should be quite close to the Mahogany, and the Wenge does have a lot of the mid character.

Yeah that is what i think about, rear cavity and no pickguard with hardtail.

However, I would focus on the pickups for the sound primarily.  Sure, the body and neck will contribute, but you can change the character the most with the pickups.  For that reason, I'd talk to Ken at Roadhouse pickups.  If you talk with him, and have examples of what you are after, then you will be most of the way to the sound you are after.  There are other pickup designers that will do this as well, but Ken is the one I know, so I am suggesting him.

All of that being said, the body and neck would be a very nice combination.  I am a fan of that combo, and it does sound divine with the proper pickups for your personal tastes.
Patrick

Well i got a set of Duncan SP-90 that are hot of one Godin LG SP90 but i remplace them with a set of Klein P-90 50s style and a I got a set of Suhr S90 too. I remember I tried to remplace the caps with some Vitamin Q paper in oil caps but the change was drastic so I ended with the stock caps and I think it got 500k pots and just remplace the pickups. I thinking to find some 0.33 paper in oil caps to try.

 

[rowz]

I have a set of Ken's P90's and they are my favorite pickups, loaded in a mahogany (solid body, not thinline) telecaster with a canary/ebony neck.  You could do a lot worse, and spend a lot more doing it.

Can I ask what others trades you tried?
I never heard about that

 

[rowz]

I used Flame Maple/Swamp Ash for the body and Flame Maple/Brazilian Rosewood for the neck on this one and it is a pretty incredible guitar. P90’s would be great in one of these.

really nice guitar you got.
Im thinking in one without pickguard

 

[rowz]

Mahogany works well:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=1294.msg12248#msg12248

yes I know but I was thinking to try that exotic woods that everybody here talks good about them.

 

[m4rk0]

Black Korina with a Rosewood top and a Goncalo neck works very well!!!!

 

[jackthehack]

I haven't done a Tele, but my all Black Korina L5-S sounds incredible with an all rosewood neck:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=2669.msg26933#msg26933

 

[rowz]

Black Korina with a Rosewood top and a Goncalo neck works very well!!!!

that will be a great combination !! I feel sick i want a Goncalo neck too.

 

[rowz]

I haven't done a Tele, but my all Black Korina L5-S sounds incredible with an all rosewood neck:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=2669.msg26933#msg26933

Awesome guitar !! I want a solid rosewood neck too, I read a lot of good things about it !