I'm about to start building my first guitar, I'm not sure whether to be excited or nervous. I'm 14 years old and hope that this will expand my knowledge on how the inside of a guitar works.Here is the kit before I start!
I'm about to start building my first guitar, I'm not sure whether to be excited or nervous. I'm 14 years old and hope that this will expand my knowledge on how the inside of a guitar works.Here is the kit before I start!
The colour will be an emerald green wudtone finish
Before I continue with sanding, I want to experiment with designs for the head stock, here are the ones I narrowed it down to.
Now on to sanding, I used 220 and 400
welcome to the forum Jacob, don't think I've seen one of these kits built. Great choice and should look awesome in emerald green. A tip I wouldn't sand past about 320 grit paper or the surface won't have enough 'tooth' for the wudtone to soak into.
Looks nice the alder body.
If you are new to soldering/electronics you may need some help this will be a Gibson style wiring diagram with 2 volume, 2 tone and 3 way switch but don't sweat about that.
I'd recommend you do a mock build to see how the neck fits in the neck pocket and have a read of the 'how to build' thread on the forum.
Your headstock shapes look good but I'd think about a tele shaped headstock may suit it more, google image tele headstock. Thats only a suggestion totally up to you what shape you come up with
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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
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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
Welcome Jacob! Looks like a great kit you've got yourself there - it should come up a treat. Just take your time and you'll end up with a great result! Looking forward to seeing your build develop.
cheers,
Gav.
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tele deluxe nice. be good to see one built up
Using the emerald green on one of my builds and I can say it is one sexy colour. Remember to ask questions if you need as the guys here are a wealth of knowledge.
Awesome guitar choice, echo what Wokka said about the tele headstock. otherwise they just look 'odd'.....but don't tell Keith Urban that!
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@Wokka,@Gavin1393. Sorry guys,but I have to disagree. The standard for a tele deluxe is a strat headstock, which I think looks great.
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