NGD - telebird

MattNovak

For those that don't stray into the making and modding sub forum, I finished this yesterday:

SteveF

That is very cool. 

MattNovak

Thanks @SteveF - not 100% convinced on the scratchplate shape but it'll do for now.

SteveF

MattNovak said:

Thanks @SteveF - not 100% convinced on the scratchplate shape but it'll do for now.

I think it looks fine.  If I was going to change it, I would follow the top line of the guitar further down as you have at the bottom. 

Teyeplayer

That’s so cool. Loving the Rick style curve and binding! Keep the great work coming Matt. 

impmann

The only thing I’d change is the bridge... the l/h bridge means the pickup slant looks very odd against the lines of the rest of it.
Oh and I’d shove a mini humbucker in the neck position.
Bloody lovely, though

Henrytwang

Love it! What’s the scale length?

MattNovak

Thanks for the positive comments chaps! Its obviously not factory quality but at least it doesn't look too home made.

I agree with you on the bridge @impmann - its something that worked in my head but looks a little off in real life. I might just add an ashtray cover  

@Henrytwang - its a 25'' scale like a PRS. General specs are:

Chambered 2 piece mahogany body
Birch ply back
Cherry neck 
walnut fingerboard

Henrytwang

I think that the choice of a 25” scale is perfect for the guitar, l also like the chambered body and choice of materials. It’s my idea of a perfect guitar.

Balrog68

Lovely! 

freakboy1610

That looks great. Nice work. 

pjf

Looks awesome! Tie some nuts round the nut and you’d have a telebirdfeeder.

Grangousier

With just the bridge pickup isn't it more of an Esquirebird?

(Looks, great, btw!)

stuagu

Wow! 

MattNovak

Cheers all, here it is with the 'Mk 1' - 

Matt_McG

The quality of the build looks great.

For me, the reverse tele ashtray bridge makes the pickup and bridge look like it's shifted too far towards the nut. I know it's not, it's just an optical illusion. I think it'd look better maybe with a chopped tele style bridge, like the GE Smith tele has, or the hardtail mastery bridge.

But it's a really cool looking guitar.

MattNovak

Matt_McG said:

The quality of the build looks great.

For me, the reverse tele ashtray bridge makes the pickup and bridge look like it's shifted too far towards the nut. I know it's not, it's just an optical illusion. I think it'd look better maybe with a chopped tele style bridge, like the GE Smith tele has, or the hardtail mastery bridge.

But it's a really cool looking guitar.

Thanks Matt (great name btw) I have a chopped tele bridge somewhere, I'll try it when I do the final tweaks and restring.. 

Strangefan

Hit a few branches of the ugly tree didn't it..

MattNovak

Strangefan said:

Hit a few branches of the ugly tree didn't it..

I'm afraid its worse than that, its got a book matched ugly tree top under the paint.... 

horsehead

Reminds me of the harmony Silhouette... And I love that

usedtobe

I quite like it. Different. I really like the binding!