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Hello from the North of England. :)
It's chucking it down as usual up here but my week has been brightened by receiving an email with the above title yesterday morning. :)
On its way to me shortly should be an ES5V kit with some Grover tuners, which will keep me occupied for a bit.
A couple of years ago I decided I needed a project to keep me occupied over the summer holiday and bought a cheap tele kit. But because that really didn't seem like enough of a challenge I bought a small battery powered amp and built that into the guitar as well.
Fast forward to now and I need another project but decided I wanted to build something a little nicer and a bit different.
Will post some pics when I get started.
Cheers all
Drew

Hi, Drew, and welcome. SoS Wonks here. Start a build diary and ask away about any questions you may have. It will probably take a few days for the wood in and around the neck joint to settle down after the travel and varying climates, so don't worry if it's a bit tight to start with. A week should be enough.

Hi Wonks/Simon, thanks for the welcome. I'd seen a couple of your posts on the some of the other threads and wondered if this was you. As it were... :)
Just waiting on the letter from the PO at the moment.

Welcome Drew

Thanks Fretworn. :)

Welcome Drew from another Northener..

Thanks chrissyinbkk, just been looking at your previous build threads. :)

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Thanks chrissyinbkk, just been looking at your previous build threads. :)

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3 ordered end of last year but yet to start so more to come....enjoy yours..I have

Cheers, I enjoyed knocking this one up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-168_dviOw and it's good for starting conversations, but i'm hoping to get something a bit nicer this time round. I may come to regret this decision... ;)

Hi Drew, Welcome along to the fun house.

Checked out your YT video and wondering what the additional switches and knobs do on your Tele? Does the PC fan work or just an ornament?

Cheers, Waz.

There's a built-in speaker behind the fan grille. That's what you can hear on the video.

Hi Drew, don’t forget to start a build diary. I look forward to seeing what you do with your Es5v kit.

Hi Waz, thanks for the welcome. Likewise DarkMark. :)
As Simon said, the fan grill is actually covering the speaker (couldn't find a decent speaker cover and then it occurred to me that these came in all kinds of sizes). The knobs on the top are the amp controls: tone, volume and drive (there's an overdrive switch as well) and the blue LED switch is the power button. The sound in the video is straight from the guitar (runs off two PP9s). The extra switch between the normal guitar knobs switches between the internal amp and the normal jack output.
Needless to say, the hardest bit was drilling/chiselling out all the cut outs. I thought I had some other pictures online somewhere but can't remember where at the moment (or if they show anything more really).

Perfect busking instrument.

How long do the batteries last?

Long enough that I can't really answer the question. I've only recently put in the second set and it gets a surprisingly large amount of use. Certainly far longer than the 4 hours I used to get from the batteries in my Yamaha THX10 amp. It does tend to fade over time rather than drop out though so I can't really give a sensible answer.

So, about seventeen sardines then.

Thereabouts, with a twist of lemon

Over here in Central & Far North Queensland time is measured in "how many stubbies of beer" ........ for example how far from Mackay to Bowen and the reply would be in how many stubbies or six packs not km's as most folk would expect.

I should mention, in that part of the country sardines would be called pilchards and used for bait, and only ever eaten if really, really desperate for a feed and of course, washed down with several stubbies that always seem to be on hand.

As they say 'Where else but in Queensland'.

Apropos of nothing, a large box has arrived today...

All you want to do is have some fun...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/mgRujmWYxagTTbXw1


Further photos will now follow in a soon to be created build diary. :)

Let the fun begin......

Indeed, build diary here for them wot's interested: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=8546

Welcome drew.