New Lake Placid Blue Jazzmaster

[Danocaster]

thats pretty much it - I dont always use a "clean smooth cloth ,though"  - I mix that up a bit

But I shoot Nitro very light and rub most of that off

[John Beef]

I like that tele - the neck looks pretty fat. What kind of neck is that?

[Danocaster]

I like that tele - the neck looks pretty fat. What kind of neck is that?

there's a lot of different teles on this thread - if you mean the last Lake Placi Blue tele , that's an Allparts ( TRO-C ) - which is a sorta full C shape

10" radius w/ 6105-ish frets and no finish. No finish is reallt the only way to get Allparts neck. Even their "nitro" necks are nitro OVER poly 

[John Beef]

I like that tele - the neck looks pretty fat. What kind of neck is that?

there's a lot of different teles on this thread - if you mean the last Lake Placi Blue tele , that's an Allparts ( TRO-C ) - which is a sorta full C shape

10" radius w/ 6105-ish frets and no finish. No finish is reallt the only way to get Allparts neck. Even their "nitro" necks are nitro OVER poly 

Yeah, that's the one. Wow, I didn't know about that model. So it's about .90 thick at the 1st fret according to the auction for one on ebay... sounds good! And they have them for strats, too, with maple boards! I'm in love.

[John Beef]

Even their "nitro" necks are nitro OVER poly 

I know that now, but didn't when I bought my TMNF-Fat on a tele I have. The neck is superb, just outstanding. Originally the guitar had a Warmoth standard thin neck which I bought used, but it was too thin. When I put the TMNF-Fat on there, not only was it more comfortable for my big hands, but the unplugged tone improved substantially. My only complaint about the fat neck is sometimes when I play my other guitars that have thinner necks, and then I switch to the tele, it takes a few minutes to get used to. That's why these C shaped ones are appealing - they look chunky, but not so fat that it would adversely affect my playing, even temporarily.

Sorry for the double post. Just wanted to point out that even though it's nitro over poly, it's still damn good.

[Danocaster]

Just finished this Blues Machine this morning !!

[JazzBlaster]

Just finished this Blues Machine this morning !!

No! I don't buy it man! you stole that from Keef 

[wooderson]

Beautiful guitars, all of them.

Ever think about doing a Mustang build? (w/ competition stripe, of course) (Not that I have the means to commission one right now or anything, but it would be pretty awesome.)

[StevenO]

You just crank these out, eh? 

They're all so beautiful. You're an artiste! 

[glimmertwin]

yes -

EVERYTHING is rubbed out old school - all by hand. I dont even HAVE an electric buffer !!

It takes a lot of work - a lot of muscle - but it looks a lot better.

.... And my wife is always grabbing my body saying she can tell I've been working out !!  Just a small side benefit 

Musclecaster! 

I don't get the rubbing out procedure - when i polished the finish on my own built, i used no buffer, but just a cloth
and polishing compound until it felt like my arm was about to fall off. is that the official "hand-rubbing" procedure?

Its more like rub until your arm is about to fall off, take a break, rub till it's nearly off again, take a break and repeat about ten times.  I could have weak arms though ;-)

[Danocaster]

finished THIS today !!

A mid / late 60s Blonde Strat - sounds like Jimi !!

[StevenO]

:0

Gah!

[waynebell]

I have been admiring this thread for a while.  Great guitars.

Can you share what kinds of stains, or methods you use on those necks before you spray them?  Or is that secret information?

They look really great.

[Danocaster]

check out the neck on this baby !! ( currently for sale over at The Gear Page )

[sjn]

that maple looks badass, to say the least