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This was one of two of the guitars I had to build from scratch at Roberto Venn School of Luthiery. The idea I had was to build a teli that could switch between a fat jazz sound to a crispy blues tone and would have an expanded range by giving it 24 frets. the Lil' 59 pickup in the neck position is a mini humbucker design based off the original specs for a 59 Gibson Les Paul and is warm like butter until you turn off one of the coils, then it becomes a sharp little screamy blues rock pickup. The pick up is designed with a coild shut off that is even more noticeable since the aperture its so narrow on a mini humbucker. The alnico is a aluminum, nickle, cobalt based single coil pickup traditional to fender telecasters and is known for giving a sharp bighty blues sound
woods used
body: alder
top: quilted maple
neck: maple (hand carved with a rasp and file)
finger board: cocobolo
head plate: gaboon ebony
hardware
tuners: schaller (gold w/ ebony buttons)
bridge: traditional teli "ashtray" style teli by allparts
nobs: q parts (gold w/ set w/ abalone)
frets: nickle silver med/high with modern/standard beveled edge hammered and glued in.
Electronics:
pickups: Seymour Duncan Lil' 59 (neck) alnico 2 (bridge)
switching: custom wired for coil shut off with a fender style five way switch
pots and other parts: all switchcraft (and soldered to NASA/ aerospace standards)
*no bridge ground*
build:
telecaster string through body with Gibson style set neck joint.
Unfortunately this is the only song I currently have uploading using this guitar:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3250563/
Though you can see a video of Alexander James Adams playing it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZcyUDcvMa0
I still build instruments so if your looking to commission me, send me a note and we can hash over a price:)
woods used
body: alder
top: quilted maple
neck: maple (hand carved with a rasp and file)
finger board: cocobolo
head plate: gaboon ebony
hardware
tuners: schaller (gold w/ ebony buttons)
bridge: traditional teli "ashtray" style teli by allparts
nobs: q parts (gold w/ set w/ abalone)
frets: nickle silver med/high with modern/standard beveled edge hammered and glued in.
Electronics:
pickups: Seymour Duncan Lil' 59 (neck) alnico 2 (bridge)
switching: custom wired for coil shut off with a fender style five way switch
pots and other parts: all switchcraft (and soldered to NASA/ aerospace standards)
*no bridge ground*
build:
telecaster string through body with Gibson style set neck joint.
Unfortunately this is the only song I currently have uploading using this guitar:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3250563/
Though you can see a video of Alexander James Adams playing it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZcyUDcvMa0
I still build instruments so if your looking to commission me, send me a note and we can hash over a price:)
Category All / Other Music
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 250 x 708px
File Size 60.6 kB
Beautiful, and it sounds great too!
I wish I had known about you sooner, I already had my guitar made in Chile (beautiful instrument, do you make classical guitars?)
But I must ask, I know that for acoustic guitars the wood used is essential for the sound, but how does it work for electric guitars, what affects their tone(apart from what you've already said up there)?
Looks gorgeous, though I don't know much about electric guitars...
I wish I had known about you sooner, I already had my guitar made in Chile (beautiful instrument, do you make classical guitars?)
But I must ask, I know that for acoustic guitars the wood used is essential for the sound, but how does it work for electric guitars, what affects their tone(apart from what you've already said up there)?
Looks gorgeous, though I don't know much about electric guitars...
Ill be uploading a pic of the acoustic guitar I built at school soon as well. Indeed I would be able to build a nylon string calssical, In fact its less complicated than building a steal string. Its just harder to fine tune the sound board since the tone tends to be a much more delicate issue with classical players.
As far as electric tone, the pickups are probably something like 70 percent of what you here followed by string choice, and contact points such as the saddle, bridge and nut, though the wood dose effect the tone.
For example a alder body would be favorable over a mahogany one for people intending to play blues like Muddy Waters.
As far as electric tone, the pickups are probably something like 70 percent of what you here followed by string choice, and contact points such as the saddle, bridge and nut, though the wood dose effect the tone.
For example a alder body would be favorable over a mahogany one for people intending to play blues like Muddy Waters.
aren't you in the Seattle area? I would recommend building a few of them before spending the money on school. my training at Roberto Venn ended up costing $16000 (yes that's correct number of zeros) for the semester long program. there is a school up in Victoria that is pretty good (or at least so i have heard) and there is also Redwing. Its a pretty hard living so do your research. I have had trouble finding people up here that are willing to hire me.
possibly. I'm moving a new roommate in that day though and dumping a load of poisonous wood at the transfer station as well as picking up a 200 lbs organ. :/ my day is looking pretty full. at the very least you are welcome to buss over if you need a place to crash. just get a 24, or a 33 out of Seattle. a 18 or 15 will get you pretty close too.
ITs a shame the pic doesn't show it very well but the black is actually a lovely shade of purple I managed to make:) I might try to get some better pics sometime. Thanks:3 If you like it show your friends. I'm trying to get my name out there as someone who can do some good work on instruments.
Holy shit, son, that's one hell of a tele. I love the ashtray cover on the bridge, no one has the balls to play with those on anymore except me, and you apparently!
I'm making a guitar as we speak... well not right now, right now I'm sitting on my fuzzy ass and typing on the internet, but it's in progress.
I'm making a guitar as we speak... well not right now, right now I'm sitting on my fuzzy ass and typing on the internet, but it's in progress.
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