Cowhide Telecaster

Cgit

Just finished a cowhide Squier/Fender Telecaster. What do you think?

Cgit

more pictures here:

carlos

Awww, not one for the vegans among us

Cgit

Definitely not vegan, that guitar.

koneguitarist

Wrong bridge!

JezWynd

It's pretty stunning visually if you give it a chance, v spacey. Might work with old style bridge with the Ash tray cover.
If you go for that fur/chrome look... 

Cgit

What do you mean "Wrong bridge"? Thats how I got it from the dealer.

EricTheWeary

As in not a three saddle presumably.

The cow hide looks really well done; what happens around the edge of the body ?

Cgit said:

What do you mean "Wrong bridge"? Thats how I got it from the dealer.

olafgarten

You should get some metal binding around the outside. 

DrBob

so does the bridge sit on top of the cowhide and screw through or is there a cutout in the hide ?

Looks amazing by the way ?

KKJale

Kudos to the cow, it spent a lifetime spacing that pattern just perfectly. Great job!

Cgit

The bridge doesn´t sit on the cowhide. It is on the wood.

Cgit

Thats how it looks around the edges.

Gagaryn

One of my pet hates - Fender Telecaster Squire. It's a Squire Telecaster.

carlos

I'm waiting for the tonewoods people to come in and explain the acoustic properties of dead bovine skin. Is it a smoky sound? Perhaps a bit of a greasy sound?

EricTheWeary

Gagaryn said:

One of my pet hates - Fender Telecaster Squire. It's a Squire Telecaster.

Although, as far as I can see, nobody said that ? All weird stuff on TheFB today - ghost phrases, Emp Fab trying to be reasonable, @JookyChap turning out to be a venture capitalist...

Cgit

carlos said:

I'm waiting for the tonewoods people to come in and explain the acoustic properties of dead bovine skin. Is it a smoky sound? Perhaps a bit of a greasy sound?

The sound is exactly the same as before, no difference.

Gagaryn

EricTheWeary said:

Gagaryn said:

One of my pet hates - Fender Telecaster Squire. It's a Squire Telecaster.

Although, as far as I can see, nobody said that ? All weird stuff on TheFB today - ghost phrases, Emp Fab trying to be reasonable, @JookyChap turning out to be a venture capitalist...

It's the title of the eBay listing where the moocaster is listed. :-)

WezV

carlos said:

I'm waiting for the tonewoods people to come in and explain the acoustic properties of dead bovine skin. Is it a smoky sound? Perhaps a bit of a greasy sound?

nah its fine, as long as he glued it on with Hide glue to ensure the guitar always stays resonant

thermionic

Gagaryn said:

One of my pet hates - Fender Telecaster Squire. It's a Squire Telecaster.

One of my pet hates - Squire Telecaster. It's a Squier Telecaster.

thermionic

carlos said:

I'm waiting for the tonewoods people to come in and explain the acoustic properties of dead bovine skin. Is it a smoky sound? Perhaps a bit of a greasy sound?

It plays like udder.