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[impala59]

Well this one will get me in trouble!
Another day in the workshop while I can use my power tools.
Looking through the ugly guitar thread one of the standout, fairly basic uggers is the yellow Flycaster, a quite poorly executed design mish mash. (apparently these are now commanding premium price's due to the short production run and consequent rarity) Now I love Telecasters, I also love Flying V's. The V, in my opinion is one of the most comfortable guitars to play, when standing and with a strap (obviously!) Its not a guitar to just pick up and jam with, or write or just exercise your scales or whatever ( I fitted a Steinberger flip over leg rest on my V because of that)
So I set myself a challenge, can I make a TV hybrid and not get sent to the ugly thread?
It will be a ply top with a pine main body(clamped, gluing up and drying at this time) Tele type pick up set up but with compact humbuckers. Its 24.75 scale. I have tried to keep the body fairly compact, with the design cues of each parent not, hopefully degrading the other. I hope the weight will be bearable.
I have got it centred and mocked up, to me it looks like it might work. Probably upset the purists though. Its not my most radical plan, that's yet to come
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