Hoopers TL-1TH

[sfkhooper]

Hey all,

Just received my TL-1TH last night. Pretty exciting stuff! Looking forward to getting stuck into the head reshaping on Saturday. Even though this is a Telecaster build, I've decided to go with a Strat shape, which I think looks much better. I'm not set on trying to faithfully reproduce a Fender, because at the end of the day it's simply not a Fender. Also, I've gone with my own stain/lacquer as opposed to the Wudtone options. This is mainly because during the order process I changed my mind about colour and what I wanted was going to be up to a couple of weeks away from being in stock.
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[Gavin1393]

Welcome to the forum. You wanted silver didn't you?

[adam]

Hey Hooper, nice choice! This is one of my personal favourite kits. It's funny, we bought a good quantity of these and they just sat in the warehouse for weeks, then all of them sold within the past two weeks and we're now out of stock. I think Dingo Bass's Cherry Flamenco TL-1TH might have inspired the gold rush.

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out Hooper.

[Gavin1393]

I guess you are out of Cherry Flamenco too then?

[keloooe]

Quote from adam on April 12, 2013, 06:52
Hey Hooper, nice choice! This is one of my personal favourite kits. It's funny, we bought a good quantity of these and they just sat in the warehouse for weeks, then all of them sold within the past two weeks and we're now out of stock. I think Dingo Bass's Cherry Flamenco TL-1TH might have inspired the gold rush.

Look forward to seeing how yours turns out Hooper.

I like the new Thinline kits! They look beautiful, The Bigsby is on my list!

[4runner]

Hoopers and I work together.... let the build-off begin.

[keloooe]

So you guys are both PC geniuses....

[4runner]

Web developers yeah, I wouldn't go as far as genius.

[keloooe]

All I know is a tiny bit of lua and a tiny bit of Batch...

[sfkhooper]

Ok, so here's the TL after initial sanding. I have to admit, I was surprised at just how soft Basswood really is. I've been working with wood pretty much my whole life from early high school, and I've never seen anything, other than balsa, this soft. Having said that, it was a joy to work with wood that really responded to subtle variations in sanding technique. I got used to it very quickly and the result is what you see below, smooth as a baby's backside after a through going over with the 220 grit. I'm a little concerned about the wood around the bottom of f-cutout, looks like a knot.