nice tele-build on youtube

[Squirr]

Sorry if this has been posted before or if it's the wrong department, but this is such a nice little movie. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eeNRT80NfI&feature...

[Robb.]

Really enjoyed it, nice litte build there

[Telepicker]

That was great.

[BillStickers]

that's a lovely video. simple. innocent. no fuss. a straight up cut and paste craftsman vid fantastic vid!

[motoman45]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[pictoratus]

That is definitely a do-it-yourselfer!

[5thumbs]

He makes it look too easy ..... Great Job

[mijstrat72]

this is the video that made me realize I can build one of these things! I watched this guy probably 20 times, then built this Esquire



60 year old pine that has been curing in the basement of the warehouse I work at, which also was a bowling alley for 30 years. So this wood is not only dried, it's sound cured as well.

The Blues jr. was built just prior to the Esquire so I could sharpen my wood working skills a little bit. After the Esquire build, I decided I wanted a Telemaster or Esquiremaster or whatever this thing is called so I built this



I used a sweet old neck from a Kramer that died a hard death, the neck is one of the best I have ever played. I just finished up the bakelite pickguard and am debating actually installing a neck pup. This is also some of the old pine. I have enough for one more body.

[kevinpaul]

That was great! He should eat something or he could die.

[Telepicker]

Mijstrat72, that's cool! Did you have woodworking skills already or did you just pick it up and run with it based on that guy's video? So far I've just assembled and modified some guitars. I have a Jazzmaster body that somebody else made from scratch that I'm working on just now. I'd love to try what you've done, though. Pine from a bowling alley...must sound like rolling thunder! :-)

[mijstrat72]

Originally Posted by Telepicker

Mijstrat72, that's cool! Did you have woodworking skills already or did you just pick it up and run with it based on that guy's video? So far I've just assembled and modified some guitars. I have a Jazzmaster body that somebody else made from scratch that I'm working on just now. I'd love to try what you've done, though. Pine from a bowling alley...must sound like rolling thunder! :-)

I just decided I had to do it one day. Back in grade school I had a woodworking class, but my stool was lopsided, and my breadbox wouldn't close once opened and my birdhouse was never occupied.

So I had pretty much written off woodworking. That is until I saw this guy going at it. My assistant told me I'd never pull the build off, so that kinda lit a flame if you know what I mean.

I went into it with every detail well thought out. I used a bandsaw, a dremel, a rechargeable drill and some sandpaper. I just took my time, and oddly enough I had the body done and ready for nitro in 4 days or about 12 hours (I worked on it after getting home from my day job).

Once I showed it to my asst. he knew I was seriously thinking about this. He played the guitar and was pretty surprised. He now uses my guitar as a benchmark for others he plays and buys. The resonance is amazing, the action is slinky and the tone is pure honey. The guitar weighs in at 6 lbs. on the money and is one of the more charished items I have now.

I wasn't sure if I got lucky or was on too something, so I built the telemaster with the same success. I guess I'm good at building guitars...who would have thought that?! But now I'm just kinda not in the mood to build anymore. I have one more chunk of pine saved, but nothing really excites me enough to build right now.

I'd suggest trying it. I had great fun, learned alot and a great piece to show my friends.