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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: AJ Date: January 14, 2018, 4:02 pm
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Looks stellar!
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: bieke Date: March 5, 2018, 5:56 am
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under the hood, I modded the tone circuit, the Greasebucket mod
tone control on my Tele is now much more useful
HTML https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/12311-mod-garage-the-fender-greasebucket-tone-circuit
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: AJ Date: March 5, 2018, 7:06 pm
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I checked out the link...It kinda has me going Hmmmmmm.
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: The Dudley Lama Date: April 3, 2018, 5:10 pm
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not only a fine lookin tele... but thats some real nice looking
dirt ya have there... the grass looks healthy!
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: AJ Date: April 3, 2018, 6:49 pm
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[quote author=The Dudley Lama link=topic=19.msg2315#msg2315
date=1522793407]
not only a fine lookin tele... but thats some real nice looking
dirt ya have there... the grass looks healthy!
[/quote]
I reckon that's the Belgian countryside...They make some good
Beer over there.
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: bieke Date: June 24, 2018, 4:33 pm
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I disassembled the Tele
gonna refinish the neck
will have to wait 5-6 weeks to allow the nitro finish to cure
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: AJ Date: June 24, 2018, 5:55 pm
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Hope we get some pics!
And Hello there! Been a while!
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: bieke Date: June 25, 2018, 7:29 pm
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I screwed up
neck slipped out of my hand while I was spraying
fell on the grass
have to sand it again
and the amber tinted nitro I got is not easy to apply
after sanding down, second time, it did not turn out nice
oh well, gonna let it dry and sand it lightly
then a clear lacquer finish
it will take 5-6 weeks then befor I can finish and refit
:P
other than that, busy as usual
played some gigs
recording with one band
going to record with the other band
joined a reggae band for fun, 13 piece band
and auditioned for a more serious band
learning their repertoire now
intersting, it's a bit bluesy and my mantra alsways has been no
blues, no covers
well, I did play some covers, for a Bowie tribute
and there was the Vomiteers Beatles cover
and a couple of jazz standards
so now, bluesy stuff
still learning
I check in here frequently, nothing much to contribute
I love summer
spending more time outdoors and less time in front of the screen
ah yes, also had some health issues lately
too much going on at the same time
minor surgery
also quit smoking 2 months ago
finally
eating healthy
still drinking beer
nothing wrong with that
;D
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: AJ Date: June 26, 2018, 8:17 pm
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Sorry about the neck problem! Sorry to hear about your health
problems and surgery as well! :( :o
Glad to hear you're a busy one with the music, you're too
creative and talented to slack off in that department.
Did your wife's health issues get resolved for the better? Hope
so.
Summer is my busy season at work and it's hot as hell
here....So....I hate summer...[emoji84]
Always good to hear from you...Glad you still come around
Buddy.... ;D
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Re: Dat Tele Build
By: bieke Date: October 29, 2018, 5:50 am
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oh man, dat Tele
:P
so after my 3rd attempt to refinish the neck failed (the amber
tinted nitro was a bad choice)
I went with a yellow tinted nitro instead, another fail
I was fed up with it, gave it up
I ordered a new neck all together, a flamed maple neck, nitro
finished
drilled the holes, fitted the tuners, fitted a new string tree
wanted to fit the bone saddle from the other neck, didn't fit
temporarily fitted a plastic nut
put the Tele back together
and FAIL again,
strings did not align up the neck
neck felt OK but it had jumbo frets which I did not like and are
not 52 specs that I wanted
and even worse the headstock was not up to 52 specs either, more
a 60s style headstock, with trussrod access on the headstock
instead of the heel
triple FAIL
so much dissapoint that I decided to sell the guitar
for peanuts
so I got plenty of potential buyers
then I was looking at my Frankentele and figured
all the trouble I went through, and it being my best build so
far, I screwed up but I shouldn't give up
I had the old neck, which was perfect, just needed a refinish (I
lost count, 4th or 5th attempt)
So I went over to a local furniture builder with my neck and
explained it to him
he gave me some amber tinted water soluble tint and a small jar
of clear stain that he used to refurbish antique furniture
he told me to wipe the the stain on first and wipe it off, it
should bring out the grain in the wood
that apply the water based color, also wipe on/wipe off, let it
dry for a couple of hours and apply a transparant nitro finish
so I did the first step, SUCCESS
I did the second step, first wipe on/wipe off, second run,
nearly got the color right, decided to leave it like that, let
it dry, wee bit too light
then did something different, applied another coat of the clear
stain (I noticed that it did give a light darker shade to the
wood)
let it dry
SUCCESS
now to the hard part, the nitro finish, I just decided to take
my time, 3 light coats with 15minutes in between, then 3 days
waiting and another 3 coats, and again 3 days waiting and
another 3 coats
in between coats, a very light buffing
then hung the neck in the garage to let the nitro harden, I
waited 4 weeks (should have waited longer)
it was the hottest August we've had since our weather peeps have
been keeping track of temperatures (some 200 years ago), so I
figured 4 weeks should suffice
the finish looked dull and grainy, but the final touch is the
buffing and polishing
so I used fine grit micro mesh pads, starting at 1500 grit all
the way of to 10000 grit
SUCCESS !
I could hardly wait to put it back together,
thing is, it still looks 100% identical as it was before (I just
took the string tree of the flamed neck because it was a genuine
Fender part)
and put the flamed neck up for sale
for peanuts
it sold quickly
and I had my Tele back
the neck feels so much better now that it is refinished (with
all the failed attempts, the fret ends were sanded many times
and it now feels so silky smooth and superfast)
so new pic, same as old pic
but with new and improved neck
HTML https://i.imgur.com/ZaRA1WT.jpg
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