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Dat Tele Build
« on: July 03, 2017, 02:43:46 pm »
I mentioned I was going to slap together a quick 'n dirty Tele
I still had some parts lying around
and I found a B-stock & Blem Allparts neck (fat shape like on a Nocaster)
and a used butterscotch Warmoth body with a nitro finish, slight discolored
still had a set of pickups (ToneRider) lying around, but since I got body/neck cheap, I figured to drop in better of pups
I spotted a pair of Fred Stuart Blackguard pickups for sale, made an offer and got the pups for 140$
neck and body cost me 160$
ordered a bridge and I was ready to go
to build a Blackguard Telecaster
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I started last week thursday after work, I used MicroMesh 6000, 8000 and 12000 pads to get rid of the glossy finish on the body and the neck
this took me until 4am in the morning
I ended up with a smooth neck, and a body with a thin skin nitro finish
here's the neck (sory, dark pic, it was middle of the night)




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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2017, 02:46:20 pm »
before going to sleep (I have to get up at 7am to go to work)
I cut out the waterslide decal and fitted it onto the neck
and let it dry for 48hours
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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2017, 02:48:07 pm »
tada
now don't touch it

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2017, 02:50:17 pm »
I used this headstock as a template
frm a 52 Telecaster that is for sale here, it's 30,000-$



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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2017, 02:55:14 pm »
next day, I went to work and during lunch break, I dropped in the pups and did the wiring
well, all I needed to do was take out the Toneriders and drop in the the Stuart pups


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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2017, 03:03:23 pm »
I also sandblasted the hardware, just a rapid and quick 0.5 second blast
ads a nice pitting effect to the shiny hardware, you hardly notice it, I think it makes a difference
you never read:see anybody doing this when building a Tele
it's just something I discovered when I was doing a relic job
sandblasting the hardware to get a light rash/pitting effect on the hardware
also makes it easier for the muriatic acid if you want that artificial corrosion thing
easy to overdo this and then it looks dull and it's non reversible
so 0.5 secs
that was quick


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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2017, 03:09:16 pm »
went to a party friday night
I ain't getting any younger so I got up at 1.30pm the next day
figured it was OK to finish the headstock with a nitro clear lacquer
normally, you do 3 thin layers with 10 minute intervals and let it dry for 72 hours
sand it, wipe it and repeat
and repeat
and then let it cure for 2-3 weeks
but I just did 3 layers and let it dry unti the next day




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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2017, 03:11:47 pm »
Sunday, after 3 days, I figured it was time to slam it together
fitted the bridge and hardware

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2017, 03:14:13 pm »
fitted the neck
strung her up with high B and E strings to aligh the string retainer

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2017, 03:15:52 pm »
took the neck off to fit and align the pickguard

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2017, 03:16:56 pm »
fitted the neck, almost done now
time to string her up

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2017, 03:18:14 pm »
done

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2017, 03:19:08 pm »
the official backyard pic

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2017, 03:20:53 pm »
with ashtray

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Re: Dat Tele Build
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2017, 03:24:47 pm »
it's my 3rd Tele build and definitely my best so far
really smooth player, it looks better in real life than on the pics
Fred Stuart pickups sound pristine, very woody, dark and jazzy neck and twangy sparkly bridge and a real stat like sound with both in series
today I've been mostly playing it and just adjusted pick-up height, and intonation
I will use this for All Things Automatic band practice and whatnot