doommeow wrote:Pulled the Tele out for the first time in a while today, release I hadn't shared her here. Quick & dirty -
Tele w board.jpg
Koa top on 'hogany, chambered carved body; Sq51 1-piece neck; Porter Pickups w/ 4way switch, GFS seethru sparkle guard, rest of the hardware salvaged from a half dozen different places and guitars. Put her together 10+ years ago. Some changes over the years, but more or less my #1.
strat87 wrote:That looks sweet! How see through is that guard in person? I was thinking of changing me tele up a bit.
Sorta see thru. Depends on the light, the angle, and whats behind it. On mine, it's basically not at all. If you put it on a solid color, maybe something bright, maybe. But for the time being I can live with it. Got tired of playing pickguard roulette.
I dig it. I'm not one to fret - tee hee - over neck specs. Either it fits in my hand or it doesn't, if it hurts after playing for 10-15 minutes I don't like it, and those are rare. I'd like it to be just a little bit wider, left to right, as I've got fattish finger tips, and a hair narrower front to back to hook a bit of my thumb around. But that's idealism. Pragmatism, it fits, it feels like it's practically unfinished but doesn't gum up from sweat and bodily detritus even after - what? 5-10 years now. It's a keeper.
I know some of the original SQ necks were one piece, some two - this is a one piece. Not sure of the construction on the new SQ's or the intermediate Fender-branded varietal.
Obulus wrote:That tele looks awesome! Interested in how see through it is too, might want to use that material for a project if it isn't too transparant
Definitely wouldn't describe it as "too" transparent, but don't know what you're going for.
I like how the (inlay?) in the pickup kinda mirrors the pickguard. sweet guitar.
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HorseyBoy wrote:
Love that, weed_killer. What year's the guitar?
Thanks! It's a bit of a bastard, here's the specs:
-70s body, 65 duo sonic neck
-gotoh tom mounted in brass studs
-old dimarzio tds-1 in the bridge and a nelson instrument super chief in the neck, two volume and no sliders.
-11s and those old grover coronado tuners.
