Did something to my Baja Tele

Loobs

No, not remotely! All a load of chuff about an Esquire having more sustain than a Tele. Blindfolded you wouldn't notice a difference. 

thegummy

Is the benefit for you that you prefer the way it looks without the neck pickup?

Btw, question for anyone, did the whole sustain idea come from people taking a spinal tap joke seriously or are people actually playing incredibly long notes?

Loobs

thegummy said:

Is the benefit for you that you prefer the way it looks without the neck pickup?

Btw, question for anyone, did the whole sustain idea come from people taking a spinal tap joke seriously or are people actually playing incredibly long notes?

I never used the neck pickup on this guitar (use it mostly for punkier stuff/country) and it's not my only Tele, so I thought I'd have a bit of fun with it. Mods were very cheap and reversible. I also happen to like the way it looks without a neck pickup and switch. 

I've read that eliminating the neck pickup from the equation gives more sustain because of less magnetic pull on the strings. Can't tell the difference, myself. 

CasperCaster

@Loobs your Tele (or should that be Esquire) looks excellent. Sometimes a single pickup instrument just gets to the heart of what that particular style of guitar is all about - Esquires and Les Paul Jr's being great examples. I've been thinking about doing an Esquire for a while - it would partner my single pickup Strat perfectly!

https://imgur.com/a/KrXiHPS

John_P

That looks awesome.   I was thinking about putting some parts together and make something similar. 

Alterlifeson

Looks great. Once I get my hands on a backup tele I might give this a go with my roadworn. You get the Les Paul Junior vibes with a single pickup. To me anyhow.

Loobs

CasperCaster said:

@Loobs your Tele (or should that be Esquire) looks excellent. Sometimes a single pickup instrument just gets to the heart of what that particular style of guitar is all about - Esquires and Les Paul Jr's being great examples. I've been thinking about doing an Esquire for a while - it would partner my single pickup Strat perfectly!

https://imgur.com/a/KrXiHPS

Haha! That's wicked. 

lovestrat74

Agree with you on the milky plastic finish. Get the heat gun out matey - so much better...

Loobs

lovestrat74 said:

Agree with you on the milky plastic finish. Get the heat gun out matey - so much better...

Fuck, you're right. What oil did you put on it? The neck also feels pretty rank. 

lovestrat74

Loobs said:

lovestrat74 said:

Agree with you on the milky plastic finish. Get the heat gun out matey - so much better...

Fuck, you're right. What oil did you put on it? The neck also feels pretty rank. 

Can't remember but it was nothing particular. It's the wood that's important, the oil just shows it off

Loobs

I'd like to stain in white. 

Deadman

That's bloody awesome!

Henrytwang

I’ve found that a product called Tru-Oil ,which is used on gun stocks works,well on natural guitar bodies. It’s very easy to apply and you just build up the coats in order to get the depth of shine you need.

TTBZ

I used tru-oil to finish a body I stained with Crimson guitars stain and it came out really nice. Really easy to do just by rubbing on with a cloth as well

Loobs

Might give this a go someday, cheers! 

thegummy

Am I the only one who thinks the milky butterscotch looks great?

Not that the oiled wood doesn't also look good.

Loobs

I love the butterscotch but on this guitar it just seems really thick and plasticy.

TheMarlin

Looks fab. I’ve got a single pickup Snakehead tele, sounds phenomenal! 

Favourite guitar at the moment!

Sometimes, less is more!

Loobs

Absolutely! 

DrBob

Someone else on here documented stripping their Baja and they weighed the finish they stripped off. It was something daft like 1/2 lb