Custom Tele build scheduled for this year.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Finally got the issue with the nut sorted out, it was a real pain of a job but I got there in the end, anyway, I'm just about to start wiring the custom Telecaster up prior to putting some new strings on it so I can get it set up to where it's playable, hopefully I won't have any problems with setting the individual string intonation, I've chosen to wire-up my custom Telecaster to 1966 Fender Telecaster specs, to do that I need to swap out the stock 33nF tone cap for a 47nF (closest value to .050uF, or 50nF), I've chosen to go with a 47uF/630V DC Greencap I bought from my local Jaycar Electronics store, I've got an easily readable 1966 Telecaster schematic I found in my Stewmac Guitar Repair handbook, so....let the fun begin.


Update 2:

She's all wired-up and everything works perfect first go, I just put a new regular set of DAddario 42-09 gauge strings and it's ready for a tune up, string alignment on the neck seems to be fine with no strings hanging off the edge of the fretboard, while bringing the strings up to a bit of tension, i did a quick test of the intonation at the 12th fret, seems to sound fine to my ears but I won't know for sure till I check it with a tuner, the 1st fret action is much better now.


Update 3:

Okay got the guitar all tuned up to pitch, I had to shim the neck up a bit with a piece of 80 grit sandpaper, the action is much lower now than it was before I shimmed the neck, I checked the intonation at the 12th fret and all the strings are flat by about 25 cents, as measured by a tuner app I used called ApTuner, the saddles are as far forward as the intonation adjustment screws will allow, so I'll need some longer ones for sure, I checked with my tape measure and it looks like all the saddles need to come towards the bridge pickup (to shorten the scale-length, since the intonation at the 12th fret is flat, therefore the string length needs to be shortened) by about 5mm or 8mm or so.


Looks like I'm going to have to try popping into my local Jaycar Electronics store for some 25mm M3 screws just to get enough intonation screw adjustment range, I've tried the longest screws I have that fit the saddles, but I still need more adjustment range to bring the saddle closer to the bridge pickup.