My assembled 'Firecaster' ;-)
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My assembled 'Firecaster' ;-)
Just a few pics of my assembled Tele with the burned body for those who are interested.
I will almost certainly change the hardware at some point - I'd like to get some little steam valve-type things to use as control knobs. A new scratchplate would also be nice, perhaps tortoiseshell or metal. I decided against antiquing the neck as I'm worried about ruining its playability!
It smells like a barbequeue
I will almost certainly change the hardware at some point - I'd like to get some little steam valve-type things to use as control knobs. A new scratchplate would also be nice, perhaps tortoiseshell or metal. I decided against antiquing the neck as I'm worried about ruining its playability!
It smells like a barbequeue
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Very nice finished product. I would actually seriously consider purchasing one like that if I came across it in a music store.
Oh yeah, like the addition of the cat on the switch plate.
Oh yeah, like the addition of the cat on the switch plate.
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Man that is cool...Id never have the balls to do it to one of mine...
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I don't think I ever would've either if the body wasn't already cosmetically messed up!savage8190 wrote:Man that is cool...Id never have the balls to do it to one of mine...
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What kind of neck pickup is that?
I think you should get a leather pickguard and have a flame tooled onto it, that would be really sweet!
I think you should get a leather pickguard and have a flame tooled onto it, that would be really sweet!
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I was just thinking about a tooled/carved pickguard actually!ScottyDanger wrote:What kind of neck pickup is that?
I think you should get a leather pickguard and have a flame tooled onto it, that would be really sweet!
The neck pickup is a Rio Grande Muy Grande, hence the large polepieces. Really nice fat, open and warm sound. I rarely use my neck pickup though, in fact only a couple of songs.
Teddy
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Looks awesome, except some idiot at the factory probably laid down the template wrong, it's backwards!
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The fire was so intense it flipped everything overBandeapart wrote:Looks awesome, except some idiot at the factory probably laid down the template wrong, it's backwards!
Teddy
The Blackwater Rebellion: 2-piece alt rock duo http://theblackwaterrebellion.bandcamp.com/
I play an AD30TC
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I play an AD30TC
My assembled 'Firecaster' ;-)
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Looking great! Good decision to leave the neck alone. If it were mine, I'd buy some aged vintage style 3 saddle bridge and some brass/brass/steel saddles. Give it more of a steam punk vibe, IMO. Looks awesome though, Tragedy it's backwards.......
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honestly, i'd leave everything the way it is. it looks gorgeous to me!
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Interesting. I'd slap a plain black or brown pickguard on it. Brass saddles indeed.
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looks really good mate! can u feel where the paint's been burnt off through the laquer?
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Awesome. I think I should try doing that to a guitar body. MID. SHOW. (oh, wait, Hendrix, right, right)
Really cool work Teddy.
Really cool work Teddy.
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fixedNeiloler wrote:Awesome. I think I should try doing that to a guitar body. MID. HUMP. (oh, wait, Hendrix, right, right)
Really cool work Teddy.
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