Another Tele Strat hybrid..

[Sonic Mountain]

Yeah, I think considering the build you can do what you like. I like where you are going so far.

[king casey]

TLs should never have unnecessary arm or belly contours IMHO.

I'm gonna disagree with that. T'was after scoring a strat copy that I realised it sat so much better in playing position.

Therefore it's function against form in this instance.

cheers, Mark.

Edit: BTW good to see another strat/tele project...mine's a bit simpler though.

[Simon Barden]

Jeff Beck thought it necessary to put a forearm bevel on the front and a belly cut on the back of his '54 Esquire in 1965.

[Andyxlh]

Thank you Simon, I think that's it! I also like the patina too!!!!!

[Andyxlh]

Thanks everyone for your input. I'm going to go with the forearm bevel, but rather than rounding it like a strat body I'll try to get a flat piece sanded off at and angle, as I think this might look better on the angular Tele body. Probably won't do the rear bevel as I have a squire Tele and that shape doesn't bother me.
More sanding!!!

[Guvna19]

sanding is all good, unless you play cricket for australia atm

[Simon Barden]

As they say, it's just not cricket.

[wazkelly]

sanding is all good, unless you play cricket for australia atm

Don't let any Kiwi's get started on the 40 year old lawn bowls incident, something they will never forget. That one was probably a more unforgivable crime but this latest one had more than 3 guilty parties in on it.

[king casey]

this latest one had more than 3 guilty parties in on it.

You mean Dr. No sending a helmet onto the ground wasn't an accidental co-incidence?

oops it's gone off topic.

cheers, Mark.

[Andyxlh]

My dad would like the sound of this thread, he's a bit of a cricket fan and British too!