Hey guys just wondering if big blank paddle or even bigger blank headstocks for strats and teles could be a thing? Ideal for 70s/cbs style, deluxe Tele and even reverse style headstocks. Cheers guys
Hey guys just wondering if big blank paddle or even bigger blank headstocks for strats and teles could be a thing? Ideal for 70s/cbs style, deluxe Tele and even reverse style headstocks. Cheers guys
the Tele I build has a 72 deluxe style head stock, was able to get that from the standard blank.
Build 19 PSH-1 Kustom
Build 18 HB-4S Kustom
Build 17 WL-1 Kustom
Build 16 TL-1TB Kustom
Build 15 PBG-2-
Build 14 FTD-1
Build 13 RD-1 Kustom
Build 12 DM-1S
Build 11 MKA-2 -
Build 10 Basic strat
Build 9 JM Kustom
Build 8 FV-1G
Build 7 ES-2V
Build 6- Community prototype
Build 5 LP-1LQ
Build 4 ES-5V
Build 3 JR-1
Build 2 GD-1
Build 1 TLA-1
Oh my strat kit headstock wasn't big enough for a big 70s style headstock
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Presumably being a real 72 Tele Deluxe, it was down to Fender's poor build and QA standards at the time. For example, the 3-bolt micro-tilt neck arrangement only worked if the parts were produced to a tolerance that Fender were unable to consistently reproduce. Some worked, but a lot were very loose and would go out of tune if you looked at them.
Tokai showed them it could be done in the '80s with their copies of '70s style Fenders with 3-bolt necks. The modern Fender reproductions also now work consistently.