Off to be buildery schooled for the weekend ....

Roland

I like the name on the headstock. What did you do it with?

Jalapeno

decals from Rothko & Frost (pre-ordered)

Jalapeno

Here's a guts shot of the aged @Mojopickups and wiring loom going in

TheOtherDennis

Nice work, Jal. Loving that headstock logo, too.

jd0272

Another Tele is born. Excellent

Jalapeno

Of the 12Fret / Guitar Tech Courses' course:

I really enjoyed it, and James Collins is a great teacher.  Neck profiling, nut cutting (from an massively oversized piece of bone), full setup including truss rod tweaks, soldering in 3 busy and packed 9-5 days.  At no point were we under stress, it is about right for a partscaster build course.  I think they run once a month, and pub opposite is fine (but there is nothing else near by), with a Travelodge and Premier Inn not to far away.

I'd thoroughly recommend it !

(Won't bump again, think everyone's seen it who wanted to). 

What next though ... ?

Megii

Looks fantastic @Jalapeno - a bit of a Ted Greene influence there maybe? Great job anyway!

A5D5E5

Jalapeno said:

Sooo ......

From this pile of bits

A bit of a shame you used modern bottled water rather than vintage correct water drawn from a well.  Still, looks pretty good despite that.

TTony

Jalapeno said

What next though ... ?

You know the answer to that ...

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meltedbuzzbox

I did the 12th fret course as well. I can only echo what you have said. James is a great teacher and very knowledgeable.

joeW

I did a jazz master on this course with James and it was a great way to get into guitar setups and partscaster builds.  It’s great to have a guitar that you know from the ground up and I still enjoy changing pu’s etc and have since built pedals etc.  James is an excellent luthier, teacher and a great guy too.  

Jalapeno

Holy Necro-Bump !

He is an excellent teacher.