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07/31/2008 @ 11:28 PM: It has been a productive year for my custom guitars. Several months ago I couldn't help but dream up idea after idea for various guitar incarnations. Now, having worked on many of these instruments simultaneously, most are reaching the point of fruition and getting done--quickly. The first axe completed from this "idea boom" is a simple and almost traditional Telecaster. Some may recall that one of my earliest custom guitars was a translucent blue ash Tele. I built that one because I'd always wanted a Tele but just couldn't find one that fit all of my likes. It did indeed turn out to be an amazing instrument, but I put a humbucker pickup in the bridge position which essentially took away the familiar country "twang" Telecasters are known for and instead turned it into more of a rock guitar. So in the great purchase wave of guitar parts earlier this year I bought up a gorgeous double-bound alder body with a flame maple top from an excellent builder named Steve Frazier. It matched perfectly with a Musikraft neck I already had stocked, and I carefully chose very typical Tele parts from there on out. The Musikraft neck, incidentally, was built with an asymmetrical back profile nearly identical to my highly-favored Wolfgang guitars; it was instantly comfortable and familiar to my hands. I finished this Tele in my new favorite way: stained like furniture (back and sides only), sealed with Tru-Oil (gunstock oil), and polished with wax. I'm also very proud to say I completed this guitar top-to-bottom completely on my own; all assembly, routing, and wiring was done by me! (There was still some helpful advice from the gang of friends, though.) Pictures of this guitar in progress, along with my other guitar projects, can be found in the photos section of my MySpace page: www.myspace.com/andrewthomassolomusic. The parts list and photos are below! SGF Solid Alder/Flamed Maple Top Body--Tru-Oil/Wax Finish, Walnut Stain Back & Sides, Double White Binding
Musikraft Maple Tele Neck--1 5/8" Graphite Nut, Asymmetrical Profile, 10" Radius, 6105 Medium Frets, Black Inlays, Tru-Oil/Wax Finish
GFS Vintage Alnico 62 Single Coil Bridge Pickup
GFS Classic TC Alnico Single Coil Neck Pickup w/ Chrome Pickup Ring
Chrome String-Thru Hardtail Bridge
250K Volume & Tone Potentiometers w/ Chrome Knobs
3-Way Pickup Selector Switch w/ Black Tip
Chrome Control Cover
Switchcraft Jack w/ Chrome Jack Plate
Schaller M6La Mini Chrome Tuners
Nickel String Ferrules
Graph-Tech String Trees
Chrome Neck Plate
Chrome Strap Buttons  
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