New flavour Baja

capo4th

Like I said marketing goop

thermionic

The CP Strats may have that thin skin finish, but unless they've changed something recently, Baja Teles don't - here's the evidence.

capo4th

That may explain why the Baja I played at the weekend had a sticky neck and was a bit heavy... That guy got real lucky with the nice grain on that one he did a fine job.

Alnico

thermionic said:

The CP Strats may have that thin skin finish, but unless they've changed something recently, Baja Teles don't - here's the evidence.

Er......................we need to talk !

I have a mint condition, Blonde, 3 month old Baja exactly like that one that I would love you to do that to for me?

That looks stunning and probably sounds loads better.

thermionic

That's not me, it's @juansolo, although I have been tempted to do the same to my Classic 50s Tele (I even have the same hairdryer!)

EricTheWeary

thermionic said:

The CP Strats may have that thin skin finish, but unless they've changed something recently, Baja Teles don't - here's the evidence.

I hadn't seen that before, I suspect he was lucky with the wood. I have an image of someone playing a really hot and sweaty gig with a Baja and all the finish melting off!

SRich

This answers most of a gas induced attack I had last year.

Faded Sonic Blue.......actually wanted Lake Placid Blue

Rosewood Board

......but lacks the soft V neck of my original run Baja.

 

Alnico

thermionic said:

That's not me, it's @juansolo, although I have been tempted to do the same to my Classic 50s Tele (I even have the same hairdryer!)

Ok no problem.

My Telecaster is going to @FelineGuitars this weekend. I will ask Jonathan to look at that and see if he can do while he's got the body stripped for it's rewire.

Thanks all the same for posting it, that looks stunning.

JMP220478

Not a tele fan but as a brother to my CP60 sonic blue strat - is this the time to man up ? :-)

Skipped

Do Bajas (look) Shit in these Woods?

No.

FelineGuitars

Alnico said:

thermionic said:

That's not me, it's @juansolo, although I have been tempted to do the same to my Classic 50s Tele (I even have the same hairdryer!)

Ok no problem.

My Telecaster is going to @FelineGuitars this weekend. I will ask Jonathan to look at that and see if he can do while he's got the body stripped for it's rewire.

Thanks all the same for posting it, that looks stunning.

I'll keep my hairdryer at the ready and away from my luscious locks :P

Alnico

By the time @FelineGuitars has finished with mine it will be a Bajoooh

juansolo

Hairdriers and pancake flippers at the ready!

Loobs

""The masterbuilders went down there and showed the people who would be building these instruments how to do things their way: finishing the custom shaped necks, softening some of the blends, and so on. It was a true collaboration from start to finish"

richardhomer

Loobs;313111" said:

""The masterbuilders went down there and showed the people who would be building these instruments how to do things their way: finishing the custom shaped necks, softening some of the blends, and so on. It was a true collaboration from start to finish"

Why the massive font?

benecol

Speaking to foreigners, innit.

FelineGuitars

Ok - not sure how Juansolo made such easy work of it 

Having spent 3 hours - I firstly had the acrylic colourcoat and topcoat off - no way it was coming off as a singlepiece sadly

Then I had to get through the polyester basecoat - heatgun and cabinet scraper to the fore again.

But finally we are down to bare wood - qite handsome to be fair , although one of the body joins looks like it could do with a little glue bleeding into it to be sure - think it was hidden under all the plastic.

Will try to get it sanded up tomorrow as well so the long oiling process can begin

I didn't weigh the finish - most of it went into the hoover, but it was probably 1/2 pound - at least.

juansolo

FelineGuitars said:

Ok - not sure how Juansolo made such easy work of it 

It's was still a 2 man job, maybe that's what made it easier... Cleggy went at a section with the hairdryer and as it heated up I gently parted it with the pancake flipper. Once we got the technique down we were able to get the back off in one chunk Had to use a butter knife around the edges though...

All the right tools and all that

I did a LOT of sanding after that... I reckon I spent 10 hrs on the full oil re-finish all up.

Skipped

I wonder if we will see some fairly lightweight ones. (60's Baja)
Some of the Roadworn Teles were 7lb ish, and I believe they were Alder bodies?

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TeleRW502SB

close2u

off-topic question

was there a Baja with a sunburst finish on an ash body?