Build Diary - My First Build - TLA-1

So this is actually Alex and his dad, Scott.

Alex got the TL-1 kit with upgrades for Christmas in 2019. He’s never built a guitar before, but I (Scott) thought that it’d be a great way for him to do something hands on, and it’s give us a chance to do something together.

Alex is 16, long hair, taller than me, and listens to bands I’ve never heard of.

I’m the dark side of 40, a woodwork teacher, and a drummer.

It’ll take us a while to do this build as we live about 2 hours apart and only see each other every couple of months.

But we’ll get it done, and it’ll be glorious!

Sounds like a great project. Can't go wrong with a tele.

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Great to have you on board, look forward to seeing what evolves!
This forum is great assistance, so if you get stuck on anything sing out, though I figure being a woodwork teacher you’ll be pretty sweet on the build side.

Best of luck with it!

First time building a guitar, so it’s going to be an exercise in “check the instructions 20 times, measure 5, and then hope like hell”

As a woodwork teacher I’m sure there’s a bunch of us who will end up hitting you up with questions.

Enjoy the build, both of you. There is something amazing about playing an instrument you’ve built yourself.