FWIW My first foray into this lark was to get an el-cheapo-not-quite-ready-for-the-tip guitar from someplace like 'Cash Converters' or Pawn shop.
Croydon had an Epiphone SG the other week for something like $50.
My impulse buying trigger was going nuts.
cheers, Mark.
I've actually got an old epiphone SG that I could fool around with, take apart, study wiring, refinish, etc. Maybe that is a good practice route rather than sinking money into a startup kit I don't really want. I could buy the ES-5V hollow body kit and study it slowly while wacking away on the SG. Nice suggestion, thanks.
Well, I ended up buying the TL-1 kit and I am very pleased with the overall quality. Things got in the way however and I still haven't started the build. I was busy writing my first novel and published it early this year. Now I am ready to move forward with my Telecaster build. I'm pretty excited and getting all kinds of help from this Forum. For the newbies out there, like me, you are going to have a gas and I wish you the best. I'll be looking to see how everyone's builds are coming along.
BTW, if you like thriller books, for fun check out my paperback/eBook published on Amazon, entitled THE STREETS OF ITAEWON written under pseudonym of William Randolph Etche.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon
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