Hthomas Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 So Im wanting to buy a telecaster kit or seperate parts. any reccomendations? I'm wanting to put a humbucker in the neck and a normal tele pickup in the bridge. any reccomendations? any tips at all or anything i should no otherwise greatly appreicated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Go Warmoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Go Warmoth. Warmoth is great, and you can find cheaper Fender necks on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Why not just buy one used and upgrade it. I found a white mex tele at a pawn shop for $300 its gotta be better then a kit... no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Kits are fun. I did a carvin one with my friend...good time. Though some sanding was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have seen them at some shows and almost went for it. I think its the painting that worries me the most. does seem like fun though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hthomas Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 what kind of wood is best for a body of a tele? do i need laminate top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have seen them at some shows and almost went for it.I think its the painting that worries me the most. does seem like fun though Eh. Just stain it like my friend did. I think one of our own forum members did that as well. Or take it to a furtinure shop and ask them to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Three words Van! Zandt! Pickups! They sound frigging amazing. Can't go wrong with them. Also Rocket pickups are just as sweet and cheaper too! As for the neck and body definitely go Warmoth. You can even have them custom make the body and neck to you exact specifications. Also this is just my opinion but I don't really like the normal tele bridge pups. Some people make them sound great, I don't :) On the tele I'm building I'm going to put a humbucker in the bridge. I will have a coil tap on it though so I will be able to get those single coil sounds as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 How much are they like $200-300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 How much are they like $200-300? Depends. Some can go up to a thousand if you go crazy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have checked out Warmoth and right I saw some necks and bodies alone were $700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 what kind of wood is best for a body of a tele? do i need laminate top? teles are normally made out of swamp ash or alder. But you can really make it out of what ever you want. What you make it out of really depends on the tone your looking for. Here check out this big list of tonewoods. http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Bodies/Options/BodyWoodOptions.aspx That should help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I have checked out Warmoth and right I saw some necks and bodies alone were $700 http://cgi.ebay.com/GUITAR-NECK-MAPLE-BOARD-FITS-FENDER-TELECASTER_W0QQitemZ220536773364QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item3359041af4 Thats why eBay is the way to go. Stew Mac sells bodies and necks also. Warmoth's site explains the different woods. I used alder. It is closed grained' date=' meaning you don't have to use a grain filler. Check Stewart MacDonalds web site, they'll give you ideas as to finishing. You can stain it and use a cheap spray can finish if you want. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17647&source=googlelps Do your homework and have fun. Do not get in a big hurry, haste makes waste. My Warmoth/eBay/Stew Mac Tele is pictured here. [img']http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss245/Rocky4_05/P1010003.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:oilpit: Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Use ash, get a maple fretboard and don't use a Duncan '59 in the neck... those are the only things you must abide by, the rest is up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Use ash' date=' get a maple fretboard and don't use a Duncan '59 in the neck... those are the only things you must abide by, the rest is up to you[/quote'] **** that. Walnut body. Do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 **** that.Walnut body. Do it. Walnut does sound and look pretty cool. But so does ash. But what I'm going to do on my tele is have a piece of mahogony as the back and then wenge caps on both the top and back. It will sound and look great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 There are more resources than Warmoth, make sure you check them out. Like the "Web Specials" at http://usacustomguitars.com/bodyspecials.asp Or these other guys http://guitarmill.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68&zenid=54d1dab249aebba68d4937e7cd680512 Frankly I would start with a good base like Rocketman suggests and then mod the guitar to what you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPhillips Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Depends on what you want your tele to be... Are you a country chicken-picker? A Roy Buchanan wanna-be? A Bruce Springsteen howl hound? Warmoth can let you be whatever you want, no question. So can a number of Fender Tele models. My tele is a mahogany body, maple carved top, with dual humbuckers (a SD Pearly Gates in bridge, and a SD '59 in the neck), Fender. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. Sounds great, but doesn't exactly sound like a country tele. Has more of a LP sound than anything else. Actually has a sound a lot like my Firebird. Figure out the sound you want, the way that sound is created and go from there. Actually just bought a SD Phat Cat soapbar type pick up for the neck pup to install on my tele. Great guitars, but like any other, figure out what you want from it, then decide what will give you that sound/performance. Love that tele, but also love my Firebird, and mourn the day I got rid of my LP (which I will rectify in the near future). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Depends on what you want your tele to be... Are you a country chicken-picker? A Roy Buchanan wanna-be? A Bruce Springsteen howl hound? Warmoth can let you be whatever you want' date=' no question. So can a number of Fender Tele models. My tele is a mahogany body, maple carved top, with dual humbuckers (a SD Pearly Gates in bridge, and a SD '59 in the neck), Fender. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. Sounds great, but doesn't exactly sound like a country tele. Has more of a LP sound than anything else. Actually has a sound a lot like my Firebird. Figure out the sound you want, the way that sound is created and go from there. Actually just bought a SD Phat Cat soapbar type pick up for the neck pup to install on my tele. Great guitars, but like any other, figure out what you want from it, then decide what will give you that sound/performance. Love that tele, but also love my Firebird, and mourn the day I got rid of my LP (which I will rectify in the near future).[/quote'] Harris is more of a soundgarden scream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 For whatever reason, I think that Juniors in the burst look great a little beat up. I am not for relic'ing but that looks damn nice To the original question, my recommendation would be to look on craigslist for a MIM Tele, I see them for around 2-300 and build off of that. Change the pups and all that, but I think it would be a good starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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