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Thanks Sonic - I'm a fan of the steampunker so that means a lot coming from you. The control plate is from Entermusic - they have some great tele control plate designs that can inspire, I was...

Presenting .... the Sphinx

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Specifications:
* A tele build into a Jazzmaster style body - Pitbull's JTL-1 with a quilt maple veneer
* Gotoh InTune Bridge

There's a bit of an offset guitar build club starting up here. So much funkier than the tele IMHO, but the tele hardware is just too damn nice to pass up. Build the tele hardware into an offset...

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To begin, most guitar wiring confuses two separate circuits - ground and signal negative. The ground path includes things like the strings, bridge, control bodies and cavity shielding,...

Yeah! All finished, powered it up today, fixed intonation etc, sings like a bird. A reminder of the build ...

* A tele build into a Jazzmaster style body - Pitbull's JTL-1 with a quilt maple...

Update - mostly been working on the neck finish. Back of neck has about 7 light lacquer coats then 2000 sandpaper, cutting polish and a final wax, it feels really smooth. I've left the stock end...

About this blue ....
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This is just the stain coat, before the intensifying and finishing coats. I also use what I'd describe as a fast dabbing technique rather than the wipe or circular...

Thanks Mark

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Should have read that! Anyway, this looks a lot better

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Appreciate the thumbs up John. I did this with a router and circular rasp from a basic strat headstock that...

Now the question before I start hacking into my bodywork. Scale length of 25.5" = 646mm give or take. My bridge is a 3rd party piece which is longer than the stock supplied bridge. In my trial...

Thanks guys. Some initial pics ...

Trial build
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Hawk headstock
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Control Plate - I preassembled this and have tested it already, so I know it does what it should
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A quick run down on the idea

* A tele build into a Jazzmaster style body - Pitbull's JTL-1 with a quilt maple veneer
* Lindy Frahlin wired 4 way selector (neck, neck/bridge parallel,...