Build your own guitar ?

[just strum]

- Tele and Strat templates.. check.
- body blank.. check.
- Ebay neck on order.. check.
- new blades for jig-saw.. check.
- buy a router.. check.
- mdf for practice.. double check.

I guess that's it, time to go make some dust.

Gauze and tape - check

 

[warren0728]

you might want to add duct tape to that list....it's good stuff!!

ww

 

[ted s]

911 on speed dial..

 

[pie_man_25]

/\ never hurts, until you need it!

 

[ted s]

no blood yet, the cutaways are a little pronounced.

 

[ted s]

Hope you all don't mind, I was thinking I would post my progress.
Made another template straight Tele, going to go with that. I have a Mighty Mite 21 fret Tele neck and a hard tail through body bridge on the way, will probably go with a 3 pup Strat type layout, tapped buckers neck and bridge with a single in the middle.. maybe..
Had a little crap going on at the bottom corner end grain but it should sand out...maybe..
The blank is close to 2 " thick, my Tele is a fat 1-3/4". It's a pretty light wood so I may leave the extra 1/4.. maybe..
First 2 pics are template practice... no maybe, that's what they are.

 

[Algonquin]

Looking good Ted!

:AOK:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Looks great Ted! Thanks for sharing your progress.

 

[robert43]

looks good watching this to se how you go

 

[warren0728]

very cool ted....when are you gonna start taking orders!! :rockon:

ww

 

[oldguy]

This is cool! Keep us posted as your work progresses....interesting, veddy interesting..........:beer:

 

[M29]

Nice work Ted:rockon: I love this stuff, you are inspiring me to get going on my next project:AOK: I look forward to seeing your progress, thank you for sharing it with us.

M29

 

[ted s]

thanks guy's, it's all your fault(s) ! Started off wanting to build a VJ combo, then I got distracted..

 

[M29]

Sometimes it's the distractions that get us what we crave

M29

 

[ted s]

finished the route, it looks like 2 pieces, had to do 2 passes for the depth.
It's one piece Obeche ? some kind of Brazilian. Now for lots of sanding and filing. Going to add the Strat type belly and forearm contours.
How many is a Brazilian anyway ? :messedup:

 

[Bloozcat]

That's looking great Ted!

You picked a great body for your first ground up project. I can't wait to see how the project progresses.

:AOK:

 

[ted s]

A little rounding over, body contours and sanding.
I think I eff'd up a bit, a little narrow at the neck, I think I'm going to have to add, good thing it's going to be painted.

Edit.. after some thinking, if I shorten the stub about 1/4" that will put the width back around 2-1/8", should be fine. The bridge will shift but no big deal for this attempt.
I think I'll leave it alone until the neck shows up.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

That is nice looking contouring, taking the edge off that tele. Are you going to go all the way strat style or leave it "hunkier"?

 

[ted s]

I'm thinking "hunkier"

 

[Algonquin]

Still have all your fingers (and thumbs) Ted?

 

[Katastrophe]

Gawd, but I love reading about this stuff. Keep going, ted! Looks like a great job so far!:bravo:

 

[ted s]

Still have all your fingers (and thumbs) Ted?

uh, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 .. yup !

 

[Adrian30]

Great work Ted. Thanks for sharing this and looking forward to seeing more.

 

[mrmudcat]

Great job so far ted !!!:master:Hey when you get to the insides ive got some various fender pots(american cts) and a nice spraque orange drop I can donate

 

[ted s]

Thanks guy's. Just waiting for my neck to arrive before I get too carried away.
Thanks for the offer Mud !, what a great bunch here !

 

[ted s]

Got my neck and bridge the other day, here are some new pics.
Neck pocket isn't as tight as I would like, and I need to make it deeper.
I'm happy with the progress.
The parts are coming from JC's guitars in Chicago, good service so far.
Hardware will be black, 2 tapped hb's, Tele 3-way, 2 push-pull volumes and 1 tone. !/4" jack in the surface like a Strat. Final color changes every other day or so. At this time I'm thinking no pick guard so I'll need a control cavity in the back.

 

[Algonquin]

Looking really 'Sweet' Ted!

:AOK:

 

[warren0728]

looking really great....i would love to build my own guitar but don't have the tools or probably the ability....keep us posted.... :AOK:

ww

 

[ted s]

I don't have a lot of tools either, a router, jig-saw and palm sander are the only power tools used so far.
Take your time and think it through, you guys can do it too.

 

[just strum]

Ted, that is looking real sweet. :bravo: :bravo: