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 Tricone |
My Custom Telecaster Build . . By Bay Area Guitar Builder: Kundracik Guitars **UPDATED 6/06/10** |
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 3:52 PM Moderator |
Follow along with me as our own TeleMike (Kundracik Guitars) artfully transforms various pieces and electronic parts into my very own custom relic'd Telecaster.
The finish and color scheme that I chose will be loosely modeled after Nels Cline's (Wilco) vintage Fender Jazzmaster: 
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Tricone |
USACG BODY AND NECK | #1 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 3:54 PM Moderator |
. . . 3lbs 13oz of swamp ash:
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:15 PM Moderator |
Mike had USACG add a special truss rod nut route access . . .
along with a flat jack . . . 
and recessed string ferrules: 
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:21 PM Moderator |
Top and back shots:
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:23 PM Moderator |
AAA Birdseye Maple Neck . . .
. . . and the headstock: 
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:24 PM Moderator |
Lots of birds gave their eyes for this!
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:28 PM Moderator |
Vintage Truss Rod Nut at the heel:
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:28 PM Moderator |
Nice fretboard!
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:33 PM Moderator |
Nice and straight!!
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:35 PM Moderator |
And the neck fits just right:
Nice, snug neck pocket: 
How's that? 
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The Frets | #11 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:50 PM Moderator |
Dunlop 6105's 
Nice fret bevels:
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The Fretboard | #12 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:52 PM Moderator |
Fretboard is pretty darn level!
Frets, too!! 
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:53 PM Moderator |
A couple of minor rockers, but it should be okay.
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Compound Radius Neck | #14 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 4:54 PM Moderator |
7.25" radius at the nut: 
And 9.5" radius at the heel: 
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Hey Mike!! That's the wrong color pickguard!!! | #15 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 5:03 PM Moderator |
Just making sure they will fit:
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NO POLY ALLOWED ON THIS GUITAR!!! | #16 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 5:04 PM Moderator |
Getting ready to grain fill:
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Hanging To Dry | #17 | ||
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Posts: 569 04/25/09 5:06 PM Moderator |
Still Drying . . . 
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Champ
Posts: 42 04/25/09 11:15 PM Charter Member
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That neck pocket/neck fit looks great. You should get some serious sustain out of that. Killer stuff!
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Posts: 569 04/26/09 4:04 PM Moderator |
Sure hope so, BD. More grain filling today, I'm told. When is your Keef Tele due to be born??
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Champ
Posts: 42 04/26/09 6:02 PM Charter Member
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Heck, I dunno. I haven't even talked to anyone about building one yet
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