New Tele Project,Ideas?

Papa Joe · 05-14-2010, 09:44 PM

Just bought this [on line]..Should be here Wed. or Thurs...Any ideas on pick guard,electronics?? Rosewood or maple finger board?? C'mon,need some young minds on this..
Oh yeah,it looks kinda yellow but it's actualy white..

AllroyPA · 05-14-2010, 10:08 PM

ahhh, ,,, hope it's as yellow as the pics ! Rosewood neck, mint or tortoise-shell pickguard, Dimarzio Twangbuckers. Just some thoughts to ponder ... good luck ~!

Papa Joe · 05-14-2010, 10:27 PM

Yeah,lookin' at that white foam background does make it appear to be kinda yellow.The guy said it was white..We'll see.I like the pg suggestion.

S. Rock · 05-14-2010, 10:45 PM

how are you with maple fretboards ? everyone should have at least one guitar with one. I'm still looking.

Papa Joe · 05-14-2010, 11:33 PM

Maple or rosewood,doesn't really matter to me..I have both as well as ebony.I kinda favor small frets on rosewood for the warmer jazzy stuff and medium jumbos on maple for traditional country and R&R.

Papa Joe · 05-19-2010, 02:47 PM

Well she's here and she's definatly "yaller"..Very light yellow but still yellow.No biggie.I'll do somthing nice with it.Leaning towards rosewood FB with vintage size frets and tortoise PG.Dunno yet about pups but I'm thinkin' low output for super clean sound.Already got enough guitars with hot pups.

adamjn · 05-21-2010, 02:19 AM

I'd go white guard, maple board (vintage tint?) and maybe a pair of Vintage Noiseless.

peskypesky · 05-21-2010, 12:39 PM

i love a black pickguard on white/cream/blonde Teles. second choice is white. pearl and tort? not so much.

how about this?

peskypesky · 05-21-2010, 12:40 PM

peskypesky · 05-21-2010, 12:44 PM

gouacats · 05-21-2010, 12:48 PM

I like the black!

BillStickers · 05-21-2010, 12:59 PM

Yh, Jeff Beck it up!

peskypesky · 05-21-2010, 01:12 PM

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Yh, Jeff Beck it up!

peskypesky · 05-21-2010, 01:13 PM

BillStickers · 05-21-2010, 01:26 PM

maybe jus go twang galore. have both pickups [B&N] be the shiny covered type and wire it with the Tele 5-way design; make it a 4-way Tele with the potential to easily emulate an Esquire [not difficult

] .

Jeff Beck-like Tele with 4-way Tele/Esquire hybrid wiring... I'm actually doing a similar project as it happens

asquier · 05-21-2010, 01:30 PM

I'd put a Gibson scale neck (like from a VM Thinline or Warmoth). Then with heavy-ish strings. Noiseless (SC-sized) humbucker in the neck. Concentric pots so you have volume and tone for each pup to balance the neck with the SC bridge.

I'd go with a white pickguard, but just a half-sized one leaving the neck pickup mounted in the wood or with a ring around it. With one of these.

Silver hardware, of course.

Then a Floyd Rose. (Just checking to see if you're reading this far) ;-)

Bullitt · 05-21-2010, 11:20 PM

59 style is cool.

Papa Joe · 05-22-2010, 02:14 AM

I've got the neck comin'..Rosewood with vintage frets.
Just for giggles 'n grins I might make my own pickguard.But before i do anything about the PG I'll take it over to the local music store and see how some of the ones they have look.Last time I was there they had a nice assortment..The pups will definatly be low output.Don't need any more "hot" guitars.
In the meantime I've got 2 other projects ahead of it anyway so there's no hurry.

motoman45 · 05-22-2010, 11:52 AM

tort pg....yes!!!!!!!!!

peskypesky · 05-22-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by motoman45

tort pg....yes!!!!!!!!!

nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peskypesky · 05-22-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa Joe

I've got the neck comin'..Rosewood with vintage frets.

so much for my suggestions.

Papa Joe · 05-22-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by peskypesky

so much for my suggestions.

Oh don't take it too hard...I ask for and got very good responces..Your's included..Nothing is written in stone at this point.I change my mind more often than my underwear.

Telepicker · 05-22-2010, 05:57 PM

LOL! Is this off the top of your head or have you unleashed on ol' Papa Joe a build that you have been formulating in the privacy of your thoughts for a while?! It sounds kinda cool.

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Originally Posted by asquier

I'd put a Gibson scale neck (like from a VM Thinline or Warmoth). Then with heavy-ish strings. Noiseless (SC-sized) humbucker in the neck. Concentric pots so you have volume and tone for each pup to balance the neck with the SC bridge.

I'd go with a white pickguard, but just a half-sized one leaving the neck pickup mounted in the wood or with a ring around it. With one of these.

Silver hardware, of course.

Then a Floyd Rose. (Just checking to see if you're reading this far) ;-)

asquier · 05-22-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Telepicker

LOL! Is this off the top of your head or have you unleashed on ol' Papa Joe a build that you have been formulating in the privacy of your thoughts for a while?! It sounds kinda cool.

It just seemed to be what that body was telling me. I imagined myself being that body and what I'd want and, oh, never mind. Everyone's BS meter just went off the chart.

It's something I've thought about. Putting a Duncan P-Rails in the neck would be cool, too, but would require routing. And weird switching if you wanted to use all the options. And it might be too hot for what he wants.