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Very cool "build" in process
Thought some of you might be interested in this - a member of another guitar forum I'm on is building a "Partscaster", but taking a somewhat different approach to it - he has access to CNC equipment, and is building the whole guitar basically from scratch! Very interesting stuff if you've ever considered building a guitar, or just appreciate seeing one built from raw materials. You don't even have to like Teles, it's just absolutely fascinating to watch this thing taking shape!
CNC Telecaster Build
Mac
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Cool. I bet teles are the most popular home project guitar around.
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That was real interesting Stratrat, thanks alot for sharing. I've always wondered how they put the truss rod in, learn something new everyday...Thanks again
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Originally Posted by allthumbs
Cool. I bet teles are the most popular home project guitar around.
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Yep. Simplicity at it's finest.
I'll be starting on one as soon as the neck and body arrive from Warmoth. All the other parts (except the pickups) are here and waiting. Double-bound ash body in "Sonic Blue" with cream binding and a maple neck. I'm probably going to go with Don Mare custom-wound pickups. I'll post some pics of it once I get going.
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Incredible what some talented people can achieve .
Look forward to your pics Strat.
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Very cool! Would love to have a CC handy.
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September 5th, 2007
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It must be a very rewarding thing to build one's own guitar and to do it well. I wouldn't mind having a go at that one day.
"Good Music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty" Thomas Beecham
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Neat project indeed.
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Cool stratrat, keep us posted on your build
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That was really great info Stratrat, great thread.
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This is great, thanks for posting.
I must admit I am rapidly falling in love with Tele's, I am looking at a American Fender for when my bonus comes in.
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Kriss - a bit of advice for you....if you like the "vintage" 3-saddle Tele bridge or even remotely think that you might want to go that route at some point, avoid the American Standards / American Deluxes. They have a modern 6-saddle bridge that is longer and has a different screw pattern than the vintage bridge. There are one or two companies that sell adapted vintage bridges that will fit the AmStd, but they're considerably longer and kind of funny-looking.
If I were going to pony up the cash for an AmStd or AmDlx, I'd save a few extra $$$ and pop for the American Vintage '52 Reissue (AV52RI). Vintage Tele vibe at it's best!
Mac
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Yep, that's got the modern 6-string bridge too. Other than that it's a sweet guitar, I'm just not a big fan of that bridge at all. I just replaced the one on my MIM Tele with a standard 3-saddle bridge (w/brass saddles) this morning. The MIM's are a straight-across swap, I don't know why they decided to make the American Standard/Deluxe a totally different bridge. 
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Beauty, ain't she? When most people think of a Tele, that's the one they picture in their mind!
Mac
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Stratrat,
Do you have any idea if that bridge would fit a '51?
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