January 2019 GOTM

[Old Tooth Hopkins]

This is my first build - sunburst Thinline Tele. Completed on 15th December.









Body: sunburst with honey oak background, mirotone black for the burst and mirotone clear final coat. Polished with cut and polish compound used on cars.

Neck: maple pitbull neck with Adobe illusatroar designed, laser engraved headstock. Shalom means holistic sense of “peace and contentment in Hebrew. Finished with dingotone acacia and dingo wax on the fretboard.

Wiring: stock pickups. changed the stock 3-way switch for a 5 way switch. The settings are:

- neck humbucker
- neck humbucker + bridge split single
- bridge split single
- bridge humbucker

I was going to split the bridge humbucker but figure I wouldn’t use it as much so leaving it off. So the lady setting on the 5-way is currently a master kill switch- although I may add a piezo pick up into the hollow cavity in the future for a more acoustic sound - see what happens.

Had a custom white pickguard designed and laser cut but didn’t end up using it - the sunburst will be largely obscured if I used it.

More details to on my build diary. Very happy with the finished results but with a baby coming won’t be building many more for at least a while!

[Marcel]

This is my first build - sunburst Thinline Tele. Completed on 15th December.









Body: sunburst with honey oak background, mirotone black for the burst and mirotone clear final coat. Polished with cut and polish compound used on cars.

Neck: maple pitbull neck with Adobe illusatroar designed, laser engraved headstock. Shalom means holistic sense of “peace and contentment in Hebrew. Finished with dingotone acacia and dingo wax on the fretboard.

Wiring: stock pickups. changed the stock 3-way switch for a 5 way switch. The settings are:

- neck humbucker
- neck humbucker + bridge split single
- bridge split single
- bridge humbucker

I was going to split the bridge humbucker but figure I wouldn’t use it as much so leaving it off. So the lady setting on the 5-way is currently a master kill switch- although I may add a piezo pick up into the hollow cavity in the future for a more acoustic sound - see what happens.

Had a custom white pickguard designed and laser cut but didn’t end up using it - the sunburst will be largely obscured if I used it.

More details to on my build diary. Very happy with the finished results but with a baby coming won’t be building many more for at least a while!

The finish on the body looks distinctly antique... I'd almost believe this was an actual '50's guitar if the neck had a few tiny signs of wear-n-tear... Well done !!