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So I've wanted a 72 reissue tele for years now but working part time and living on my own makes buying one kind of hard at times so I always put it off. This year I was gonna buy one but now they are over a grand in Canadian bills so I couldn't afford one . I started would it be cool to build one , I already had a neck laying around. So in February I got a head of rent and my landlord actually encouraged me to buying a guitar body lol he said you might as well start while your ahead .
After a few weeks of searching for an Canadian company that wouldn't break the bank on a custom body I was led to tonebomb guitar parts from Alberta. They told me they were running behind a few weeks being a newer company only a few years old but they price quote wasn't even $150cad so I couldn't complain. I thought the 72 had an ash body like an 52 but I was wrong . I got an email a little over a week ago the body was finished said they were sorry for the longer time than expected . But less than 7 days after it landed in my mail box my 72 custom ash tele body. It is fitted for an strat neck with three bolts. The neck fits but the holes are off just a hair being due to my none fender mij neck.
We added a few coats of stain to it that I mean my landlord did lol
To day we added more coats
Tomorrow we are going to finish the staining process and let everything settle. Then next week we are going to give it gloss coating .
I have no hardware but will get there in the next few weeks
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04-19-2017 09:43 PM
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nice...that has some authentic looking 70's era woodgrain...some amber tint stain would really make it pop
have fun
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 04-20-2017 at 10:16 PM.
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The amber would probably make the body.closer to the neck right
Originally Posted by neatomic
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The last coat of stain for the back now to let it dry for the weekend
we will finish the rest of the 8 coats of stain on the front next week
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well the neck is sprayed tinted poly..so its not going to be exactly same as minwaxed body...but amber will pop that grain a bit and give it a warmer glow Originally Posted by silvertonebetty
might want to roll the edges of the body a bit..top and back...it'll soften the edges
cheers
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Done some staining on the front it's nice out so we took it out side
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One more coat Of stain on front and back due to me grabbing it before it was completely finished . Then we will get the clear coating
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Looks good. I'll second the thought on a touch of amber. But looks fine as it is now.
There's something in my head that can't wrap around a Strat headstock on a Tele, but that's why there's so many different guitars out here. Something for everyone.
Every now and again I look at my Tele with the thought of doing this.....
Maybe someday.....
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The neck was more due to profile than anything Originally Posted by Brian B
Looks good. I'll second the thought on a touch of amber. But looks fine as it is now.
There's something in my head that can't wrap around a Strat headstock on a Tele, but that's why there's so many different guitars out here. Something for everyone.
Every now and again I look at my Tele with the thought of doing this.....
Maybe someday.....
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Looks beautiful - great job. I am curious as to what pickups you plan to install. I am contemplating a similar build and the only authenticate pickups I have found are Telenator, which are pretty darn expensive.
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Um possible 72telecaster ri Originally Posted by richpiv
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Stain is finished
We started the clear coating today tomorrow we will put another two coats on
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Do you need that pickup? I have a MIM 72 Custom RI in parts in the closet. I could part with the pickup if it helps the cause. Originally Posted by silvertonebetty
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I'm actually not sure what I'm doing yet I'm waiting for my vacation pay to come in it's normally in by now but nodda Originally Posted by morroben
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Originally Posted by silvertonebetty
Cool...my plan is to eventually buy a "regular" tele body and use the neck and bridge from the closet guitar, plus a set of pickups I have laying around to make a different partscaster. So that Custom RI pickguard and neck pickup are not of much use to me.
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last coat of clear coating is applied now to let it dry and do the front and buy some guitar polish and give her a good shine
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I'm liking this journey, keep us up to date.
What bridge pickup are you going for?
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Re pickups, if you're un Europe check The Creamery. I have a '72 custom tele with a Creamery classic in the neck, absolutely brilliant. You can find some videos on YT, here's one guy playing Alone Together
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Going with a 54 lead Originally Posted by jazzbow
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Yeah there home .I think the color scheme actually looks really good
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I ordered the rest of the parts today. Was talking to my friend whims owns an auto shop and he said he could paint my guitar for me . So I'm going daphne blue for the body and alpine white on the pickguard. Both are official colours from Cadillac in 1958. I found paint codes and other numbers ect so now it waiting on money to get it done .
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