Well I think it's time (delayed guitar build)

[TBurst Std]

Well I have had this Tele body and neck for 5 years at least. Started moving in 2021, and since then I have not been able to find the pickups. As unemployment has created some additional spare time, time to complete it. I believe I have all I need except the pickups.

The body is a roasted swamp ash with an Amber dye over it, so ends up a deeper trans brown. The neck is a Brazilian Ebony neck with Gold fret wire that I had Cagey work on (yep its that old). The color scheme of this is brown with black hardware and a clear pickguard and control plate that are back painted gold. I'll need to paint the Tele bridge black. I do need to find the body again. It's somewhere in a box in the garage. Unfortunately it was already reliced back in 2020 when my wife knocked it off a bench. A few nice gouges near the output jack. A plate won't cover it, but heh.

As I have acquired some other things since then, I am changing my tonal goal with this, so different pickups would be desired anyways. Leaning towards Lollar Special T for the bridge and a Royal T for the neck. I have the need for the Tele bridge sound (stronger than a Strat), and a Strat sound in the neck (more glassy than a Tele).

Here's a clip of the pickup duo.

 

[TBurst Std]

Here's the "relic"

 

[rockandroller]

That's going to be very cool - the color there reminds me of 1970s Fender "Walnut" finish

 

[TBurst Std]

This is the guitar that inspired the direction I went for appearance.

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Thread 'meet "Rusty"'

Jul 14, 2008

It's been a while, what with overseas trips and other diversions, but I finally got the "Rusty" strat together. Apart from the pickguard, everything came from Warmoth. The body is one piece swamp ash, the neck is an all pau-ferro pro boat, 6130 frets, graphite nut and 1 11/16th width. Pickups- R.G. dual calibrated with the second tone pot wired to the bridge pup

I played around with the finish so many times, but finally arrived at something approaching what I was after.​

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• willyk
• Replies: 44
• Forum: Strat-Style Guitars

 

[TBurst Std]

Mine isn't quite as light as that (I wish it was), but you get the idea.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Get the Dimarzio Area T bridge pickup. Use a 500k Volume control, and wire the Tone control to the bridge only.

 

[NedRyerson]

At least the [process by which the item was made a relic] was honest.

** I tried to find multiple ways to turn the noun "relic" into a verb gerund, but nothing looked correct in writing....much like deliberately beating the crap out of one's brand new guitar to look old and worn is also not correct, but I know I'm losing that battle **

** the words looked like either reinfecting oneself with lice or licking the thing again which....to each their own, I s'pose **

 

[TBurst Std]

Get the Dimarzio Area T bridge pickup. Use a 500k Volume control, and wire the Tone control to the bridge only.

Dont tend to like them. My mind is already made up on the Lollar’s