First build started - nice .

JudasVigilante

Really good build diary. The tele looks amazing and as for the decal: I give that a big thumbs up too as others have said. Could we maybe get a soundbite of how it sounds when finished. Perhaps a small clip from soundcloud upload linked to the diary as that's how Riff of the month etc is done? 

10thumbs

Thanks guys really appreciate the decal comments.

Not sure I want to embarrass myself with a soundclip , but we`ll see.

And here she is , still needs a bit of fiddling , but otherwise complete.

Not meant to be a faithful reproduction , just close to it , with a couple of tweaks , using "modern" parts that weren`t available at the time.

This shot came out nice , looks old.

http://i.imgur.com/LjvkaAj.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/DeQV27O.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/REZM63D.jpg?2

http://i.imgur.com/sOl609y.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VL7AW93.jpg

Couldn`t resist a b&w one , and yes I know ,

 the vol knob is about 2mm out , I will get around to redoing it .

Weighs in at just over 7 1/2 lb  , I`ve buffed the Tru-Oil finish to satin on the body and back of the neck ,with wire wool,

Looks like a one piece solid Ash body , but is actually two piece , you can`t see the join unless you look at the end grain , one reason I chose it.

I bought the body and maple neck , both Mighty Mite , for a pretty good price ,off a guy on ebay ,

a project he never got around to............. think I`ll send him some pics.

And I`m really please with the locking tuners , they are rock solid at staying in tune ,and still vintage looking.

I`ve kept the electrics simple as you can see , just volume and tone , with cts pots , orange drop .033 cap , and one of those new-fangled sockets , with a couple of screws to hold the bugger in place .

I can always add pups , switches and stuff at a later date if I want (and probably will - LOL) .

Neck is a comfortable C shape , not too fat , with a modern radius , I think its 10" or thereabouts, and the fretting and  nut seem spot on so far.

Still needs a little work on fret polishing and intonation , I haven`t adjusted the truss rod much , it was almost there when I set it up , I don`t know if it will move after it has "settled in" , we`ll have to see,  but the action is good , not lightning fast but I`m happy with it.

Anyway  a big thanks to those who have helped me out with advice (still made a couple of cockups , but nothing serious), and also opinions , sometimes another viewpoint helps. >-

jd0272

Looks great!!!

Andyjr1515

Looks fantastic...let alone for a first build!