Wazkelly build diary for DIY closing down sale Flame top Tele

[DrNomis_44]

That colour looks great Wazkelly, should look cool once the guitar is all finished.

[wazkelly]

Reassembled this build earlier tonight and took some more indoor shots.......so hard to capture the exact colour of this guitar as these were all taken at the same time with 3rd & 4th shots using the carpet floor as a background. Will need to wait until there is some good natural sunlight to do the final glamour shots as this baby is as good as done now (at last).

[wazkelly]

Nice fine day earlier today and took plenty of photos trying to capture the exact colour of this guitar. Apologies for multiple shots but this was almost like a chameleon as it appears to change colours against different backgrounds and whether direct sunlight or filtered sunlight.

[wazkelly]

[Simon Barden]

I certainly wasn't sure whether you had two guitars or it was a trick of the light! That looks really nice, Waz. You pleased with it?

[wazkelly]

I certainly wasn't sure whether you had two guitars or it was a trick of the light! That looks really nice, Waz. You pleased with it?

Thanks Simon.

It became a problem child as I was finishing the wiring and doing the initial setup as the intonation was way out. 3 bridges later plus sanding down about 5 mm in the bottom of the neck pocket and it is now all good, except for the accidental soldering iron scorch mark near control plate. Eventually took it apart and refinished the body along side it's Swampy cousin. Couple of weird swollen lumps on the back where the final polish went down to bare timber but outa sight, outa mind as far as I am concerned now which is a bit ironic coming from an OCD perfectionist like me. Striving for perfection on this one may just be beyond me and I would give it about 95% pass mark compared to where I hoped to get.

[wazkelly]

I am officially calling this one done (at last). Still has a few minor blemishes here and there but it is about as good as it well ever get before getting the usual bumps and scrapes from playing. Hope to do a sound video before the end of the month.

[Simon Barden]

A shame about those lumps. Did the wood swell up underneath the finish, or did the TO just lump in those spots?

[wazkelly]

Nah, lumps were under the finish. On the back so not such a big deal as it will get it's fair share of wear soon enough.

[DrNomis_44]

That Tele looks great Wazkelly, I'm definitely going to check out the demo once it's ready, and that reminds me, I'll have to do something about that 51 Tele kit I'm interested in, might see if I can order one the fortnight after this fortnight.