Go Back   UG Community @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com > Instruments > Gear Building & Customizing
User Name  
Password
Search:

Reply
Old 09-27-2012, 05:06 AM   #1
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Twin Teal Teak Teles.

Here's a couple, going to be very similar to my 100GBP budget build. These will however be for sale, including the same Wilkinson bridge, pickups, and tuners as used on my 100GBP build. Bone nuts will be included (although aluminium or brass can be made if preferred). The pickguards on these will not be leather this time, they'll be made of some laminated veneer that I'll put together. Price will be in the region of £450-550. One Tele will have a 3-piece neck, and the other a 5-piece. The 5-piece will be the slightly more expensive of the two.

Anyway, I'm going for a teal & chocolate brown combo here. I like it, hopefully you will too



I know it seems like I've got a lot going on at the moment, but that's because I'm trying to make space in the workshop. Can't wait to have some cupboard space!

Firstly, a couple of lunch pics:



Those are both bacon, cheese, mayo and tomato ketchup sandwiches. And yes, that IS a strawberry cupcake

Nack blanks, ready for gluing once my veneer arrives:


A side view of the timber to give you a better idea of the colour:


Again I'm using the mystery wood that was used in the last Tele build, but this time I've swapped the maple for mahogany. The maple was slightly woodwormy if you remember. You'll be glad to know that it's still all reclaimed timber though

Here are the two body blanks all glued up:

whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 05:10 AM   #2
Telecaster7
Call me Leon
 
Telecaster7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Perth, Australia
I approve of everything in this thread, and plan to stalk it just as much as I did the last one.
Telecaster7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 05:14 AM   #3
WantsLesPaul
Nod to my Nod
 
WantsLesPaul's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: *nods*
This gun b god. Will stalk defs

More food than last time required.
__________________
Gear:
Epiphone Nick Valensi Riviera
Squier VM Jaguar
Yamaha Pacifica 112J

Matchless Lightning Clone w/ Celestion Gold
EHX Big Muff Pi
Mad Professor MRD
TC Hall Of Fame
Ibanez DE-7


🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
we b all just sqids in de pond bb
WantsLesPaul is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 06:44 AM   #4
Soccerguy
Bloo
 
Soccerguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Ouuuuu, I'm excited.
Soccerguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2012, 07:40 AM   #6
ProphetToJables
Tight Tight Tight
 
ProphetToJables's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Telford
How are the Wilkinson pickups?
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by slapsymcdougal
Did you remember to blow the soundguy?
You always have to blow the soundguy.
Quote:
Originally Posted by H4T3BR33D3R
It's always the ones you don't want to see naked that start taking their clothes of first...
ProphetToJables is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2012, 05:51 AM   #7
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ProphetToJables
How are the Wilkinson pickups?

I really really like them. I'm using a Big Muff clone now with them. It never sounded any good with any of my other pickups, but I really like it with these. I'm not one to review pickups or anything though, 'cause I don't think I have enough experience with different ones

Coach bolts removed:

Tops being flattened:

One of them still has quite a bit to go, as there was a fair curve on the stair tread which I couldn't seem to make up for by planing the edges at an angle.

Haven't been in the workshop for a good few days, it's been my birthday weekend Hopefully get back out after work today though, providing I'm not back too late.

Edit: Whoops, forgot the important update:

Last edited by whoomit : 10-02-2012 at 05:55 AM.
whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2012, 09:17 AM   #8
Telecaster7
Call me Leon
 
Telecaster7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Perth, Australia
That was nearly a disaster. Good job on the guitars too, I guess.
Telecaster7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-02-2012, 09:35 PM   #9
guitar-tin
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
You should also explain a little about the food in addition...
guitar-tin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2012, 08:59 AM   #10
Spaztikko
UG's Doge
 
Spaztikko's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: in all ur hunneys hmu if u agre yeh
I think eventually you should just have a build thread for your lunches.

Who cares about guitars anyway, I want to see what other people are eating!
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by austenxmetal
James turned around and looked at me, still jerking, and screamed, "GET THE TOWEL!!" He cummed all over the floor.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Axelfox
One thing i've noticed on the internet is that people seem meaner than IRL.
Spaztikko is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2012, 12:06 PM   #11
H4T3BR33D3R
UG's Poison Mist
 
H4T3BR33D3R's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: The laaaaaaand of the rising sun
Cool idea Whoomit. Can't wait to see this one finished.




Also +1 for lunch build thread.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by eGraham
I'm not artsy at all. At least not in the visual sense.

But, I did just eat some pizza so I am quite fartsy




Quote:
Originally Posted by Axelfox
Dude i like rap and stuff. Im a furry and I also have a wolf plush with a hole that i use at times.


Only at times, though.
H4T3BR33D3R is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2012, 01:36 PM   #12
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Quote:
Originally Posted by guitar-tin
You should also explain a little about the food in addition...

Good point. It was a chicken fricassee, a small cup of (extremely strong) tea, and a can of cheap energy juice. The fricassee may make another appearance within the next week.

Levelled the back of one Tele and found a nasty hole in the ply:

Started routing them both, you can see there's a step where I can't plunge any further:
whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2012, 06:53 PM   #13
LeviMan_2001
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
just pull the bit out of the collet a bit . actually don't, that could be dangerous ... not like i ever do that...
__________________
Danelectro Longhorn guitar build: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/foru...d.php?t=1564392
LeviMan_2001 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-04-2012, 03:36 AM   #14
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Quote:
Originally Posted by LeviMan_2001
not like i ever do that...

Yeah, me neither... >_>
whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-04-2012, 06:26 AM   #15
Telecaster7
Call me Leon
 
Telecaster7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Perth, Australia
What will you do about the chip out of the ply? Insane belly carve?
Telecaster7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-04-2012, 07:12 AM   #16
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Sanded the other body down to the 2nd ply, looks much better than the other one:

Finished the shape-routing, and both had a little spin on the bobbin sander:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Telecaster7
What will you do about the chip out of the ply? Insane belly carve?

To be honest, I hadn't even put any thought into it. That's a very viable option though, I'll probably do that.
whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-04-2012, 10:02 AM   #17
WantsLesPaul
Nod to my Nod
 
WantsLesPaul's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: *nods*
wryt slyer on it
__________________
Gear:
Epiphone Nick Valensi Riviera
Squier VM Jaguar
Yamaha Pacifica 112J

Matchless Lightning Clone w/ Celestion Gold
EHX Big Muff Pi
Mad Professor MRD
TC Hall Of Fame
Ibanez DE-7


🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
we b all just sqids in de pond bb
WantsLesPaul is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-04-2012, 12:43 PM   #18
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Quote:
Originally Posted by WantsLesPaul
wryt slyer on it

gos witowt sayn

Pre-drilled for tomorrow's routing:
whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-04-2012, 06:39 PM   #19
GABarrie
Call me Gordon
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Plymouth, UK
whoomit! message me! i'm in the market for a new tele and am pricing various things up
__________________
Epiphone Les Paul Ultra-III
Jet City JCA5212RC
Archer "Nuns in Poses" Distortion
Archer "Dry Ice" Overdrive
EHX Deluxe Memory Boy
GABarrie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-05-2012, 12:15 PM   #20
whoomit
Banned
 
whoomit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sexy Presidential Palace.
Of course. the chicken fricassee makes another appearance:

Couldn't finish it though because I have such a sore throat

Routing finished:

Just a rough sketch of the inevitable 'Slayer' inlay:
whoomit is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:54 AM.

Forum Archives / About / Terms of Use / Advertise / Contact / Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2013
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.