Thinline Tele and JM-1

[sulistbu]

Hi All quick questions

Ordered a JM-1 kit for my eldest and a TL-TH for myself, wondering if anyone has built them and posted a build diary for these two kits in this forum? Thanks in advance for the assistance.

Budi

[wokkaboy]

Hey Budi I've built a thinline I'll dig up a link to the diary Thursday

[xDruichii]

Hey mate I've built the jm-1. I didn't do a build diary though but I can probably drum up a few pictures if you'd like.

[BenWA]

i built a thinline last year.

nothing too out of the ordinary, just go easy sanding the cap cos theyre pretty thin (same goes for all kits with a cap on them though as far as im aware), and the pickup holes might need making slightly larger to get them to fit

[sulistbu]

Hey Budi I've built a thinline I'll dig up a link to the diary Thursday

Thanks Wokka, much appreciated been longing to build this guitar. No grand plan yet.
Trawled PB forum last night saw pics from forum member "robin" and BenWA, but can't find their build diary on site.

Budi

[sulistbu]

Hey mate I've built the jm-1. I didn't do a build diary though but I can probably drum up a few pictures if you'd like.

Hi xDruichii, thanks for your help mate, my boy fancy himself strutting like Cobain, don't might try mod it with P90 pup perhaps?

Budi

[sulistbu]

i built a thinline last year.

nothing too out of the ordinary, just go easy sanding the cap cos theyre pretty thin (same goes for all kits with a cap on them though as far as im aware), and the pickup holes might need making slightly larger to get them to fit

Hi Ben thanks for your advise, so this tele has a cap? its good if its the case, I thought it was just partially hollowed Basswood.
I had a look at your Thinline pic, nice finish BTW, how does it sound? did you do any mod?

Budi

[wokkaboy]

Hi Budi,
I found my build diary for the TL-1TH
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2420
It does have a thin cap, not sure what timber it is but it should have some nice grain. I stained the cap with azure lagoon and it must have been a bad batch of wudtone it looks more green than blue. I found the wiring a pain when you needed to do any mods had to remove the strings and lift the pickguard on an awkward angle.
It sounds pretty good though.
Feel free to ask any more questions Budi

[sulistbu]

Hi Budi,
I found my build diary for the TL-1TH
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2420
It does have a thin cap, not sure what timber it is but it should have some nice grain. I stained the cap with azure lagoon and it must have been a bad batch of wudtone it looks more green than blue. I found the wiring a pain when you needed to do any mods had to remove the strings and lift the pickguard on an awkward angle.
It sounds pretty good though.
Fell free to ask any more questions Budi

Thanks Heap Wokka, I will take up the offer if you don't mind.
And hopefully both kits arrive today and I'll start build diary for this TH.

Budi

[wokkaboy]

no worries Budi, the build was about 18 months ago but I remember most of it. Don't sand the cap too much think its fairly thin.
It's got binding so a bit of cleaning up required.
Look forward to your build diary.
Keep looking for the Oz post van !