Hey DB we have a few things in common.
1. Bass Player
2. An initial dislike/ambivalence of the Telecaster
3. A growing love affair with the Telecaster (I have already ordered a Tele kit and the next kit after that will also be a Tele)
So I also will be following this thread with great interest.
cheers
rob
Watching this nice and closely. I thought the same thing as Pablo - a Tele bass that actually looks like a Tele? Awesome!
All of a sudden you got interested there Glenn!Quote from GlennGP on April 7, 2013, 19:01
Watching this nice and closely. I thought the same thing as Pablo - a Tele bass that actually looks like a Tele? Awesome!
Day two.
Today I made the template for the neck pocket and pickup routs.
It is a really good idea to make this a one piece template, that way you know everything is going to line up! :P
I use a chunk of 6mm ply, first I rough cut it out and then finesse it with my razor files.
Then I clamp it to the body and the fun begins!
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Now for the routing.
First up I rout the neck pocket, I usually rout this out a couple of millimetres deeper than I need.
This is to allow for a couple of passes through the drum sander later on.
Then I rout the pup cavities and control cavity, again a few mil deeper than I need.
When I am happy that I have these right, I cut out the profile of the body and give it a preliminary run on the bobbin sander to refine the shape.
Usually I would make a profile template, but as my mega long router bit is cactus I had to go the long way round :?
Next job is to do a preliminary fit up of the neck!
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
cool looks orsome DB, can't wait to see some wudtone on the body
So assume being a bigger body you have to make your own scratchplate same shape as a tele guitar but bigger ?
will you use the control panel from a tele guitar ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
No scratch plate... Not a fan of 'em!
I will be making my own control plate, but you will have to wait and see
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
This is going to be awesome when finished...
Wait, it's a DB creation, so there's no ending to the awesomeness!!!
might be a good idea if there's no scratch plate to paint in big lettering your 1800 phone number DB ?
Would certainly make the pests day !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
What pickups do you have in mind for this one?
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