thinline/hollow tele

[vtpcnk]

which tele body from warmoth sounds closer to a semi-hollow - like a es-335?

chambered/hollow tele, thinline tele (with both sides hollowed out) or the 72 thinline with one side hollowed out?

and does a f-hole make a difference to the semi hollow sound (i don't think bb king's lucille though semi-hollow has f-holes)?

 

[Telenator]

None of the Thinlines are going to sound like a 335. They're very different animals using very different woods, scale lengths and construction. Only a 335 or similarly constructed guitar sounds like a 335.

Interesting that they offer a half solid Thinline. Probably for balance.

 

[jackthehack]

None of those choices is going to sound exactly like an ES-335, but you can get pretty close using a mahogany neck and appropriate pickups. I can get some pretty good ES-330ish tone out of my all mahogany Thinline. You might want to consider the L5S body style as well; I have one that's all Black Korina with a rosewood neck and RG TX/BBQ humbuckers in it, like that BETTER than any of the Epi/Gibson ES-335s I've owned....

 

[vtpcnk]

>None of the Thinlines are going to sound like a 335. They're very different animals using very different woods, scale lengths and construction.

a mahogany thinline tele with a 24 3/4 conversion neck?

 

[Telenator]

I dunno man. A 335 is maple and has a maple block running down the center of it. Maple tends to be very bright to begin with, but tempered with that thin top and bottom and all that air around the bridge, a 335 gets the bite from the maple and the fatness from the sheer size and openness of the body. A small, hollow mahogany Tele body will sound smooth but I have never heard one of those have any real bite to the sound. I have only built two and heard a few other Fenders besides so, I can only base my experience on the handful of Thinlines I've heard. But hey, why not buy an an Epi Dot and make a few upgrades? At least you'll know exactly what you're getting when you buy it. Putting a parts guitar together can be a real crap shoot. Heck, building a custom, scratch built guitar can be dicey. I'm certainly not thrilled with every scratch build I've ever done. Good luck!  :headbang: