Unexpected New Tele Style Day
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Unexpected New Tele Style Day
I was looking through Facebook local for sale postings and came across this guitar. For the price, it seemed like a steal. The pickups are probably worth what I paid. It has a custom made neck and the body is from a Michael Kelly guitar. The pickups are custom made by a pickup maker in Gig Harbor. It has locking tuners and it looks like it has a birdseye maple veneer on the headstock. It sounds great. The neck is unfinished, so I plan to change that. Seller didn't think I needed to, but everything I read says to finish maple to help keep it from warping and such.
Here is how it started.
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I took the neck off and did a light amber dye. I will wipe some poly on it once the dye dries.
20181214_095108 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
Here is how it started.
20181214_092410 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
20181214_092425 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
20181214_092415 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
20181214_092437 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
20181214_092451 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
20181214_092429 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
I took the neck off and did a light amber dye. I will wipe some poly on it once the dye dries.
20181214_095108 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
I figured I would check the electronics while I had the neck off and was pleasantly surprised. No work needed.
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
Nice looking! I love contours on a Tele.
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Started wiping on clear. The vintage amber Stew Mac tint on light looks pretty good. I did about half the drops this time compared to the two Jaguar necks I did.
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
Me too. I love Teles sitting down. Standing up, I want the contours or it sits crooked against my body.
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
That is a funk machine!
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
Good score man. Looks like a well built solid guitar.
I usually don't like the look of non-Fender headstocks on Teles, but that is probably as close to a Tele headstock you can get without causing some sort of lawsuit. I think it looks pretty good.
I usually don't like the look of non-Fender headstocks on Teles, but that is probably as close to a Tele headstock you can get without causing some sort of lawsuit. I think it looks pretty good.
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I agree. It is close, but not the same. I don't mind it so much either.
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I tried to put the headstock decal on today and the veneer bubbled up.....
I sanded it off and put some Stew Mac Vintage Amber dye on it to match what I did to the rest of it. Tomorrow I begin clear work again. LOL It matched well. The pic is when I first put dye on it and it was still wet. It has evened out a bit more since then.
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I sanded it off and put some Stew Mac Vintage Amber dye on it to match what I did to the rest of it. Tomorrow I begin clear work again. LOL It matched well. The pic is when I first put dye on it and it was still wet. It has evened out a bit more since then.
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
Sick decal!
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All done!
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Re: Unexpected New Tele Style Day
Looking real nice.