Lyn #12 - The Pine Tele

[robin]

and just a few more (again)

[pablopepper]

What a stunner. I particularly like the plywood 'racing stripe' through the middle of the body. Bravo, Robin.

[andrewdosborne]

I love everything about this guitar, great job! How do the P90's sound in the Pine?

[wokkaboy]

awesome build Rob well done on finishing.Who cares if it took 100 odd hours the main thing is you enjoyed it and learnt a heap. Your first scratch body build will always be precious to you. You got time for a sound demo ?
What's the string action like ? looks like the bridge is wound down as low as it will go.
I agree with Pabs love the racing stripe on the side and standard Rob level of shiny naughty oil gloss !

[robin]

@ Pabs
Thanks Craig, the "racing stripes" were an unexpected bonus of how I decided how to make this guitar. Of course I could always say that's the way I planned it, but I guess the cats out of the bag now. Lol.

@ Andrew
Thanks mate, much appreciated.

I think P90's would sound great in anything! I think they sound great in pine. Probably by the time the effects chain and Amps have done there thing there would be little difference between something like basswood and pine. I am sure that the better tone woods would make a difference, but I am wrapped how they sound.

My only experience with P90's has been in three of the guitars that I have made using them. The single P90 in my LP junior is a Lollar and it is a mongrel of a guitar and doesn't play well with the rest of the church band. It just wants to bite the heads off all other guitars. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!

My other P90 is my "T" type with two Tonerider 90's and it is just a little more docile, but still gets that slightly overdriven snarl when played hard. I am by no means a good guitarist, but in the right hands a P90 is probably the most expressive of all pickups and (tone-wise) sits nicely bewteen humbuckers and regular single coils.

Cheers guys
rob

[Fretworn]

Nice job Rob. That's gorgeous.

[robin]

Thanks warren. The fact that it took so long to build is a bonus for me, keeps me occupied. Lol.

That bridge! It's screwed all the way down and recessed into the body about half way to China! I had to take it out three times and recess the posts some more until I got the action I wanted. First time scratchie, first time ToM bridge. A bad combination lol. I should have made the body a bit thinner but that is the only way I could make it with the tools I had. I will have to re-think a few things before I try it again.

I will try and get around to doing a sound demo sometime. But in the meantime just imagine a slightly growly standard Tele.

Thanks mate
rob

[robin]

Thanks Fretty, in my old age I have turned away from all those flashy guitars to really liking the stripped back basic look.

[wokkaboy]

nice one Rob, now you fully understand why guitars with a TOM bridge have a break angle on the neck !
Really impressed you built this axe with only hand tools - that's a feat in itself !

[vh2580]

Robin, super classy build and massively big bonus points on the whole build being done "old school". I dont think I would ever have the skills or the patience.