Looking good Trevor <thumbs up>
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Looking good Trevor <thumbs up>
This looks really great and seems a bit like a culmination. How does it compare to the other Tele Basses? Which is your favorite?
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Thanks Rabbit and fender3x.
@fender3x - the basses are all similar to play. The Victorian Ash is nicest with the arm contour, but my favorite is the Jarrah striped.
I'm calling this "scratchy Tele" series done for now. Unless I get a nice piece of wood that screams out TELE!
It has been a fun, and educational, adventure. It started with the idea of making a thinline style semi-hollow guitar with a thinline pickguard, and make and use my own templates to make a repeatable process. The ride took a bit of a twist when I decided to try a bass! Overall. I'm really pleased with the results!
My major difficulties have been:
1. getting the neck pocket route to seat the neck correctly - as even a few mm shift can have a big effect on the neck alignment.
2. choosing a pup which requires an easy routable recess. I found a Jazz pup recess the hardest.
My final results: