Not trolling your video at all, I build guitars too so I fully appreciate anyone who gets off there butt and builds something cool but I don't understand the point of the big bolts epoxied into the body, it just seems like overkill. The most stable area of a guitar should be the neck. Tight bond glue is more than sufficient to glue the body blank up. Other than that it was a very cool video and I really like seeing how other artists work. I hope you build more and put it out on you tube. Thanks for the video
An awesome job with the limited use of power tools! As for the bolts, It probably made it more resonant? But you are correct! Maple, Ash, Alder or Pine with tight Bond will definitely hold.
Excellent how-to video. I especially liked that the tools used were ones that normal people would have in the shed rather than some of the expensive monstrosities I've seen on some other vids. I especially like the sandpaper wrapped around a Bic pen and the plastic Baggie filled with pebbles.
If any of this guys family or friends are watching this video, please buy his man a router and some router bits. Good job working it out without one for sure. It's funny I actually enjoy watching less experienced builders than the pros because you get to see how to do things when you may not have access to a bunch of power tools or luthier specific tools. Cool video
Just bought a kit "Tele", & have been looking at all the tips videos. Yours is extremely clear, I really like the everything it needs/nothing it doesn't approach. And I'm glad you ended up with a good guitar!
I've watched this video before. You do great work with minimal tools. I have some old pine and I'm gonna make a pine Tele this summer. Will probably make 3 of them! Luckily, I have about every power tool needed.
I have most every woodworking tool there is and I have made some Tele bodies. I admire you for taking on this project. You have a nice guitar and I'm sure it sounds great. I found some old pine boards and my summer project is to make a couple of Tele's. I am going to follow some of your ideas. Thanks.
amazingly it is a bright sound . pine is really soft , but the harder grain that runs through must transmit vibrations well . its a wilkinson vintage voice pickup in the bridge position . i think a big part of the sound of a classic tele is because the ashtray bridge is made of flimsy pressed metal and is only anchored right under the rear of the bridge , but the wood does seem to suit this setup
I built my Tele body. Major difference is I had a shaper, routers, drill press, etc. Drilling the string through holes for the bridge stressed me out even with a drill press lol. And carve out the neck pocket with a chisel? -sure if I had about 5 bodies to practice on.
seems like its stable , i think as the moisture dries out over time it gets harder . the pine thats favourite is the old matured stuff . must be the grain that produces the tone as its quite resinous and tough . the surrounding wood is so soft
i,d seen a hundred year old welsh pine cabinet on an antiques show , and liked the battered but still lovingly polished look . so tring to get that finish
thanks . i had seen some antique pine furniture 100 years old with dents and scratches that several owners had lovingly polished - and thats the effect i wanted . the rocks helped , although a lot of the dings have dissapeared . i have shiny varnished guitars - and they are fine , i just didnt want another
Dear Sir, I admire your guitar, and the making of it. I made a drill guide from a old zinc trem block I took from a Squier Sratatocaster when I replaced a steel one for it. I drilled the holes in block to the proper size, I sanded the bottom of the fat part to ensure it was flat and perpendicular or square to the upright side. I got a 7" bit long enough to go through it all. Laid out my pattern, made indentations in the wood to give the drill bit a good starting point. The surface of the wood, of course has to be flat. I did not use the holes in the block in sequence, but moved the block to the next place using the same hole in my block.
thanks . the neck pocket is really the most important part of the build . i should probably have done it before shaping the rest of the body , especially with pine . i should think liquid nails will be fine , it sets like resin . only thing to watch is if its white . if youre making a natural finish , it might show .
Great video, just goes to show that you don't need a mountain of tools and exotic woods just some expertise and use what you have, very inspiring. Great stuff.
Very cool build! Thanks for posting this. I love it when people build cool stuff using basic tools and castoff materials. I'd love to hear what your pinecaster sounds like clean - without the vibrato effect.
yes good point . its good to get the shoulders of the ferrules in too . drilling a hole so close to the next , runs the risk of splinters of wood coming off between them , and with pine that risk increases . so with this build i just took the hard edges off them
Good, back to basics, guitar making! Nice job, Sir! A good friend of mine once made a flying V from an old school desk lid and a neck from an Avon les paul copy! Sounded excellent!
yeah the neck junction is the trickiest part for me but there are so many ways it could go wrong... i'm decided to do it though, still collecting hardware and planning ahead. you did such a great job if i do it half as well i'll be amazed. congrats!
Love to see someone doing it old school with a basic set of tools and handraulics. Awesome! And your editing job is stellar, keeps things moving at a brisk clip. This video should be used in film schools to teach editing.
pine is so soft , it would get dents immediately it was finished , which i think is one of the reasons leo fender stopped making them , so i decided to give it an overall relic finish . ive read there are treatments for giving soft wood a hard shell , but i just prefered this . i left the hardware on so there would be areas around them unmarked as it would be over time
Also, it's called distressing and it's used to make the guitar look like it's been played for forty years. They do that with furniture to make it look antique.
if you get a squier neck off ebay and start the build by getting the neck pocket right , thats a big psychological boost to getting the guitar finished . i was given a band saw , which enabled me to build from planks , but previously i gave a friend a few pounds to cut one out for me . best of luck
man that is a awesome tele i like the tone too and the fact that you re purposed those pine supports from a old factory is awesome too man, great job and awesome tele!
thanks , the bridge pickup is a wilkinson vintage voice . i used these previously and found them very responsive . i sanded the name off and wound gardening twine around the bobbin to make it look the part . i dont know where the neck pickup was from , it was in my bit box from years ago . i checked out cleaver guitars - very distinctive !
i heard that some early fenders were built from the pine packing cases that amp parts came in , and that thay sounded great but dented easily . since i dont mind a few dents i tried it ... and it sounds great . care has to be taken around the neck pocket , where the wood is thin , and so vulnerable till the neck goes in . drill pilot holes for neck plate screws holes and strap buttonsand . tele shape is chunky to suit the wood . the pine was old roof joists from a demolished factory
its copper self adhesive sheiding tape . its supposed to shield the pickups and wiring from external electric interference like tube lights and stuff , and reduce background hissing . the earth wire of the circuit is soldered to it .
best of luck . if i were doing it again , i would get the neck pocket done after roughly shaping the body . this is the only part where the wood is thin and easily damaged , if you get through that the rest is straightforward
I like this video alot! It was like watching those wild life documentaries, except it's a "wild" luthier in his habitat making a pine telecaster. Great job, man!
Acoustic and hollow or semi-hollow electrics are a luthier's business alone, but for solid body electrics, with the right tools and routing templates, you can get some scrap-wood and learn by doing. My favorite tele was cut by me, routing and drilling done by a luthier. One piece "reclaimed" poplar body and a 10K overwound GFS bridge pickup. Fat neck off an 80's squier strat, maple board. Steel flat "ashtray" bridge with Glendale threaded steel saddles... AMAZING instrument! I URGE you, TRY IT!
ive found the paint to be so tough that ive used the edge of a knife blade starting around the sides of the guitar and shaving it off till you get to the white priming layer or the wood . once there the paint starts to come of in hard flakes so wear safety glasses . the palm sander will be useful when the hard layer is off other wise it will clog up the sanding disks right away
i had a squier tele given to me a while back which i think will be ash or alder , and i cant honestly say there is much difference between that and the pine one . the squier has a slightly harder edge to the sound , but that could be because the fretboard is maple
it is very easy to shape , just watch out around the neck pocket . its so easy to break a bit off where its thin ...maybe do it first so you know youve done the hardest part . old external house doors are a pretty good source of guitar body wood . a lot are sepele , which is quite mahogany like and you get a few useable bits from the outer frame
I'm not talking about adding character or eliciting memories. What I alluded to is that you don't have to sweat a guitar that already has a ding. A relic-ed guitar eliminates that anxiety. I wouldn't buy one.. then again, I have 40 year old guitars. But, there is clearly a market for them. So, Fender would be stupid to ignore it. As to tools, I have a drill press, belt sander, router etc... easily enough for this method of construction.
bekting guitar with a bag of stones to tenderise it somewhat . i,d seen a hundred year old welsh pine cabinet on an antiques show , and liked the battered but still lovingly polished look . so tring to get that finish
i think the nature of a tele is a combination of wood type , pickup winding and the thin gauge metal of the bridge - which no manufacturer now would dare to use on an expensive guitar ... if fender hadnt done it first . i find the pine sounds different to my other guitars . lighter weight lighter sound without being thin
great work ! Sounds good for the most basic wood there really is. I made a semi acoustic bass from ratty old ply wood, you would think it would sound pretty duff, but it had a nice bassy smooth sound. then it fell off my wall and broke in half! on the projecs list
that would make a good music video - some kid at school dreaming of being a rock guitarist , and the teacher bangs on the desk and tells him to stop dreaming - he breaks into school years later and pinches the desk lid and makes the guitar that takes him to rock fame ( probably jack black )
i heard that leo fender made some guitars from pine early on , and they sounded good , but they were easily damaged because the wood - apart from the grain - is soft . i quite like battered looking guitars , and i certainly like nice sounding ones , so tried one
Excellant job..makes me wonder?? I have a tele neck and bridge and even a small drill press I have never used as I have no real woodworking skills...if I ever do attempt it this video will be my inspiration..btw I love your answer to the "pine is to soft" statement..Again great job and thanks for posting.....DH
I love watching this. And I have made 6 electric guitars , your a very talented luthier. Always wondered how pine guitars would sound . We don't hear much about pine.. I think I might try after seeing you. Thank you! Keep going on this.
Looks great mate. I prefere to mount the neck and than line up the bridge.I have built a tele from western red cedar and works fine. In time the wood gets knocked around and gives instrument some character .
ive had friends who bought guitars with single coil fender type pickups , and got serious sound interference from fluorescent lighting and other electrical sources . ive read how surrounding the pickups and wiring with copper and soldering it to the earth wire reduces all that . i didnt try a before and after experiment , but seemed a good idea as i was in the guitar anyway
this is the best video i've ever seen you tube and i've seen hundreds. you are an artist dude, who cares how it sounds. i love it when you flop it on the floor. you probably made the rug too huh? this is truly your guitar. who needs to buy one when you have your hands.'' old school'' is all i can say. i'll look for your video ''making an amp out of spare parts from the the dump.'' you are a dying breed. beautiful work. you have a great talent.
great sound! but they do say it doesn't matter what it's built from, as long as it's well built, and that, is most definitely a quill built guitar anyone should be proud of!
the wood was pretty old so i hoped it had split as much as it was going to , but wanted to reduce the chances of it doing any more , and hoped the sound would be transmitted through the bolts from one half to the other . usually a body made from more than one piece of wood has the neck pocket in a central one and one glued each side but this way at least theres vibrations from the neck going straight into each piece . i have a squire tele , and it compares well with that
i thought about leaving the pickup cover off the strat pickup which meant it would fit the hole made for the tele one . i did this on another guitar with a black scratch plate and it looks fine , but i wanted an old white cover on this . so yes i filed it to fit . its adjustment screws are into the wood as a tele one is but theres no reason why the screws cant be through the scratchplate as strats are . i ,d like to try a mini humbucker in the next one . try a site called telemodders
I'm kind of anti-relic myself. But there is a certain freedom to having a guitar that already has a ding on it. Oh, and this video has inspired me to build a Tele from scratch using tools I already own.
just trying things really . most guitars built from several bits of wood have the neck mounted in a central piece with the others each side of it . i think if theres two halves with the vibrations from the strings going equally equally in to each theres going to be a better sound , especially if there are two metal rods bridging the two set in ceramic type epoxy . i noticed one of fenders newer pine teles is two halves rather than three bits , so might bear out my theory
@BadgerDervy most of the area around the neck pocket is covered by the scratch plate , so small mistakes are covered . it might be worth making the first cut with a stanley knife and straight edge before you chisel inside it . use a broad chisel too , its easier to get a good line . best of luck if you choose to have a go
Nice video, my main Guitar is an Esquire with a pine body. It dents and scratches easily but I love the light weight. My Guitar tech tells me that pine makes the Guitar sound too trebly, not as rich as maple or alder. The original Esquires and Telecasters/Broadcasters had pine bodies.
Very nice! I'd love to build my own guitar body some day but I don't have the wood shop nor the supplies. You should start doing some orders for one. I'd purchase one!
I like it. Nice step by step video. I just tried my hand at putting together a telecaster, but now I want build one from scratch too. Ever built a neck?
thanks . i think maybe do the neck joint first when the guitar shape is roughed out . its the part most likely to go horribly wrong - especially with a soft wood , once past that and its more straightforward
i think if you were to use a modern foaming aerosol wax polish it might take some colour off , as there are some solvents in them . i give the scratchplate a bit of antiquing wax to finish it . and just buff it up with a soft dry cloth when i change the strings
@amast3rMind69 it was from ebay . i bought it as a paddle headstock so i could shape it myself . one of the few things i dont like about the tele is the headstock . there were no makers marks on it . i find second hand fender squier necks good value if theyve been treated well . best of luck , and send us a picture if you build one
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I recall watching this with my dad in 2010 shortly after I began learning to play. Time goes by…
Still one of my favorite videos on the internet.
Not trolling your video at all, I build guitars too so I fully appreciate anyone who gets off there butt and builds something cool but I don't understand the point of the big bolts epoxied into the body, it just seems like overkill. The most stable area of a guitar should be the neck. Tight bond glue is more than sufficient to glue the body blank up. Other than that it was a very cool video and I really like seeing how other artists work. I hope you build more and put it out on you tube. Thanks for the video
An awesome job with the limited use of power tools! As for the bolts, It probably made it more resonant? But you are correct! Maple, Ash, Alder or Pine with tight Bond will definitely hold.
I would shy away from the bolts as well because of the weight, but it is amazing hand craft in this video!
I always wondered why no one ever puts biscuits when they join the halves of the body. Not necessary, apparently.
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Excellent how-to video. I especially liked that the tools used were ones that normal people would have in the shed rather than some of the expensive monstrosities I've seen on some other vids. I especially like the sandpaper wrapped around a Bic pen and the plastic Baggie filled with pebbles.
I liked the part about lining up the string holes. And the antiquing. You are a real craftsman!!
If any of this guys family or friends are watching this video, please buy his man a router and some router bits. Good job working it out without one for sure. It's funny I actually enjoy watching less experienced builders than the pros because you get to see how to do things when you may not have access to a bunch of power tools or luthier specific tools. Cool video
i now have a router - first neck pocket last week
Very cool to watch you proceed through the build, especially your "relicing" techniques. Looks like a lot of fun to play as well!
Just bought a kit "Tele", & have been looking at all the tips videos. Yours is extremely clear, I really like the everything it needs/nothing it doesn't approach. And I'm glad you ended up with a good guitar!
I've watched this video before. You do great work with minimal tools. I have some old pine and I'm gonna make a pine Tele this summer. Will probably make 3 of them! Luckily, I have about every power tool needed.
I have most every woodworking tool there is and I have made some Tele bodies.
I admire you for taking on this project. You have a nice guitar and I'm sure it sounds great. I found some old pine boards and my summer project is to make a couple of Tele's. I am going to follow some of your ideas. Thanks.
That's cool! Fine building and sure you feel it better than a factory guitar. You make it seem so easy!
amazingly it is a bright sound . pine is really soft , but the harder grain that runs through must transmit vibrations well . its a wilkinson vintage voice pickup in the bridge position . i think a big part of the sound of a classic tele is because the ashtray bridge is made of flimsy pressed metal and is only anchored right under the rear of the bridge , but the wood does seem to suit this setup
I really enjoyed this video and watching your build. Amazing job. I hope to try it myself. Many thanks!
I built my Tele body. Major difference is I had a shaper, routers, drill press, etc. Drilling the string through holes for the bridge stressed me out even with a drill press lol. And carve out the neck pocket with a chisel? -sure if I had about 5 bodies to practice on.
This is the best vid I've ever seen , no fluff [ good editing ] and very DIY with limited tools.
seems like its stable , i think as the moisture dries out over time it gets harder . the pine thats favourite is the old matured stuff . must be the grain that produces the tone as its quite resinous and tough . the surrounding wood is so soft
i,d seen a hundred year old welsh pine cabinet on an antiques show , and liked the battered but still lovingly polished look . so tring to get that finish
thanks . i had seen some antique pine furniture 100 years old with dents and scratches that several owners had lovingly polished - and thats the effect i wanted . the rocks helped , although a lot of the dings have dissapeared . i have shiny varnished guitars - and they are fine , i just didnt want another
Absolutely FANTASTIC !!!!!!.........Very fascinating to watch. As was said in one comment already, I was glued from start to finish.
You made it like a viking!!! It's great job!!!!
Dear Sir, I admire your guitar, and the making of it. I made a drill guide from a old zinc trem block I took from a Squier Sratatocaster when I replaced a steel one for it. I drilled the holes in block to the proper size, I sanded the bottom of the fat part to ensure it was flat and perpendicular or square to the upright side. I got a 7" bit long enough to go through it all. Laid out my pattern, made indentations in the wood to give the drill bit a good starting point. The surface of the wood, of course has to be flat. I did not use the holes in the block in sequence, but moved the block to the next place using the same hole in my block.
sounds a good system
thanks . the neck pocket is really the most important part of the build . i should probably have done it before shaping the rest of the body , especially with pine . i should think liquid nails will be fine , it sets like resin . only thing to watch is if its white . if youre making a natural finish , it might show .
Great video, just goes to show that you don't need a mountain of tools and exotic woods just some expertise and use what you have, very inspiring.
Great stuff.
Very cool build! Thanks for posting this. I love it when people build cool stuff using basic tools and castoff materials. I'd love to hear what your pinecaster sounds like clean - without the vibrato effect.
yes good point . its good to get the shoulders of the ferrules in too . drilling a hole so close to the next , runs the risk of splinters of wood coming off between them , and with pine that risk increases . so with this build i just took the hard edges off them
Good, back to basics, guitar making! Nice job, Sir! A good friend of mine once made a flying V from an old school desk lid and a neck from an Avon les paul copy! Sounded excellent!
One of the coolest videos I have ever seen, you are a genius sir.
yeah the neck junction is the trickiest part for me but there are so many ways it could go wrong... i'm decided to do it though, still collecting hardware and planning ahead. you did such a great job if i do it half as well i'll be amazed. congrats!
Great job. very impressive.. you can tell that this wasn't the first time you had done something like that..
great build. When I watch all I could think of was like an apocalypse movie where someone is creating a video of themselves.
it is fantastic.....i love it....it is one of the best telecaster vids i've seen so far ....
Love to see someone doing it old school with a basic set of tools and handraulics. Awesome! And your editing job is stellar, keeps things moving at a brisk clip. This video should be used in film schools to teach editing.
Thanks for posting this. You make me want to learn how to use a chisel. I am impressed.
pine is so soft , it would get dents immediately it was finished , which i think is one of the reasons leo fender stopped making them , so i decided to give it an overall relic finish . ive read there are treatments for giving soft wood a hard shell , but i just prefered this . i left the hardware on so there would be areas around them unmarked as it would be over time
Fascinating guitar build. I love it. Thanks so much!
Also, it's called distressing and it's used to make the guitar look like it's been played for forty years. They do that with furniture to make it look antique.
Like the way this body was made..very organic..no over the top equipment..great job.. I`m off now to make a strat body from an old table:)))
if you get a squier neck off ebay and start the build by getting the neck pocket right , thats a big psychological boost to getting the guitar finished . i was given a band saw , which enabled me to build from planks , but previously i gave a friend a few pounds to cut one out for me . best of luck
Great video man, love the manual techniques you used. Man, wire, wood, guitar!
man that is a awesome tele i like the tone too and the fact that you re purposed those pine supports from a old factory is awesome too man, great job and awesome tele!
thanks , the bridge pickup is a wilkinson vintage voice . i used these previously and found them very responsive . i sanded the name off and wound gardening twine around the bobbin to make it look the part . i dont know where the neck pickup was from , it was in my bit box from years ago . i checked out cleaver guitars - very distinctive !
i heard that some early fenders were built from the pine packing cases that amp parts came in , and that thay sounded great but dented easily . since i dont mind a few dents i tried it ... and it sounds great . care has to be taken around the neck pocket , where the wood is thin , and so vulnerable till the neck goes in . drill pilot holes for neck plate screws holes and strap buttonsand . tele shape is chunky to suit the wood . the pine was old roof joists from a demolished factory
Very good video. Wish I had the tools and skills to make it look so easy!
HA! Thats pretty much what this guy was like! Sadly passed on now. He was an amazingly talented musician and a good friend!
its copper self adhesive sheiding tape . its supposed to shield the pickups and wiring from external electric interference like tube lights and stuff , and reduce background hissing . the earth wire of the circuit is soldered to it .
The lack of music throughout left me mesmerised by this video. Amazing!
Yikes!...the thought of cracking the neck makes me sick to my stomach. First time doing this, I wanna get it right. Thanks for the advice.
it made me so relax to watch this video. Beautiful art. I really want to know how to build guitars
Brilliant. I found this enormously relaxing to watch. Do more.
best of luck . if i were doing it again , i would get the neck pocket done after roughly shaping the body . this is the only part where the wood is thin and easily damaged , if you get through that the rest is straightforward
I like this video alot! It was like watching those wild life documentaries, except it's a "wild" luthier in his habitat making a pine telecaster. Great job, man!
Gran.. Trabajo.. Felicitaciones.
Acoustic and hollow or semi-hollow electrics are a luthier's business alone, but for solid body electrics, with the right tools and routing templates, you can get some scrap-wood and learn by doing.
My favorite tele was cut by me, routing and drilling done by a luthier. One piece "reclaimed" poplar body and a 10K overwound GFS bridge pickup. Fat neck off an 80's squier strat, maple board. Steel flat "ashtray" bridge with Glendale threaded steel saddles... AMAZING instrument!
I URGE you, TRY IT!
you Sir are a true artist
ive found the paint to be so tough that ive used the edge of a knife blade starting around the sides of the guitar and shaving it off till you get to the white priming layer or the wood . once there the paint starts to come of in hard flakes so wear safety glasses . the palm sander will be useful when the hard layer is off other wise it will clog up the sanding disks right away
i had a squier tele given to me a while back which i think will be ash or alder , and i cant honestly say there is much difference between that and the pine one . the squier has a slightly harder edge to the sound , but that could be because the fretboard is maple
it is very easy to shape , just watch out around the neck pocket . its so easy to break a bit off where its thin ...maybe do it first so you know youve done the hardest part . old external house doors are a pretty good source of guitar body wood . a lot are sepele , which is quite mahogany like and you get a few useable bits from the outer frame
always tempting to get the neck pocket done first - if you get that right without chips or dings the rest is easier . best of luck
I'm not talking about adding character or eliciting memories. What I alluded to is that you don't have to sweat a guitar that already has a ding. A relic-ed guitar eliminates that anxiety. I wouldn't buy one.. then again, I have 40 year old guitars. But, there is clearly a market for them. So, Fender would be stupid to ignore it. As to tools, I have a drill press, belt sander, router etc... easily enough for this method of construction.
bekting guitar with a bag of stones to tenderise it somewhat . i,d seen a hundred year old welsh pine cabinet on an antiques show , and liked the battered but still lovingly polished look . so tring to get that finish
I found it very impressive how you built this with a very limited amount of tools.
Hooo! Just amazing! cool technique to vintage the chrome plates and metal shiny parts! Cheers sr!
You sir, are batshit insane for building a guitar without a router. My hat is off to you.
i think the nature of a tele is a combination of wood type , pickup winding and the thin gauge metal of the bridge - which no manufacturer now would dare to use on an expensive guitar ... if fender hadnt done it first . i find the pine sounds different to my other guitars . lighter weight lighter sound without being thin
great work !
Sounds good for the most basic wood there really is.
I made a semi acoustic bass from ratty old ply wood, you would think it would sound pretty duff, but it had a nice bassy smooth sound.
then it fell off my wall and broke in half! on the projecs list
that would make a good music video - some kid at school dreaming of being a rock guitarist , and the teacher bangs on the desk and tells him to stop dreaming - he breaks into school years later and pinches the desk lid and makes the guitar that takes him to rock fame ( probably jack black )
i heard that leo fender made some guitars from pine early on , and they sounded good , but they were easily damaged because the wood - apart from the grain - is soft . i quite like battered looking guitars , and i certainly like nice sounding ones , so tried one
Suberb work man !!
Liked the way you fit tight the neck in the body.. the key to great systain...
Bravo for the overall work !
Excellant job..makes me wonder?? I have a tele neck and bridge and even a small drill press I have never used as I have no real woodworking skills...if I ever do attempt it this video will be my inspiration..btw I love your answer to the "pine is to soft" statement..Again great job and thanks for posting.....DH
I love watching this. And I have made 6 electric guitars , your a very talented luthier. Always wondered how pine guitars would sound . We don't hear much about pine.. I think I might try after seeing you. Thank you! Keep going on this.
Looks great mate. I prefere to mount the neck and than line up the bridge.I have built a tele from western red cedar and works fine. In time the wood gets knocked around and gives instrument some character .
Really well done video. Interesting all the way through. Thanks for taking the time to do this, and the time to edit it and post it.
ive had friends who bought guitars with single coil fender type pickups , and got serious sound interference from fluorescent lighting and other electrical sources . ive read how surrounding the pickups and wiring with copper and soldering it to the earth wire reduces all that . i didnt try a before and after experiment , but seemed a good idea as i was in the guitar anyway
this is the best video i've ever seen you tube and i've seen hundreds. you are an artist dude, who cares how it sounds. i love it when you flop it on the floor. you probably made the rug too huh? this is truly your guitar. who needs to buy one when you have your hands.'' old school'' is all i can say. i'll look for your video ''making an amp out of spare parts from the the dump.'' you are a dying breed. beautiful work. you have a great talent.
Nice build mate, that is one sweet tele!
great sound! but they do say it doesn't matter what it's built from, as long as it's well built, and that, is most definitely a quill built guitar anyone should be proud of!
the wood was pretty old so i hoped it had split as much as it was going to , but wanted to reduce the chances of it doing any more , and hoped the sound would be transmitted through the bolts from one half to the other . usually a body made from more than one piece of wood has the neck pocket in a central one and one glued each side but this way at least theres vibrations from the neck going straight
into each piece . i have a squire tele , and it compares well with that
That's a damn nice looking instrument.
just keep on truckin! from jacksonville florida :)
i thought about leaving the pickup cover off the strat pickup which meant it would fit the hole made for the tele one . i did this on another guitar with a black scratch plate and it looks fine , but i wanted an old white cover on this . so yes i filed it to fit . its adjustment screws are into the wood as a tele one is but theres no reason why the screws cant be through the scratchplate as strats are . i ,d like to try a mini humbucker in the next one . try a site called telemodders
I'm kind of anti-relic myself. But there is a certain freedom to having a guitar that already has a ding on it.
Oh, and this video has inspired me to build a Tele from scratch using tools I already own.
The editing of this video is brilliant. Straight to the point, highly informative and a tad bit funny. Good job mate!
love your art , thank you sharing its inspiring and ultra cool
Now I really want to build a guitar! I have always wanted a telecaster but could never afford one.
just trying things really . most guitars built from several bits of wood have the neck mounted in a central piece with the others each side of it . i think if theres two halves with the vibrations from the strings going equally equally in to each theres going to be a better sound , especially if there are two metal rods bridging the two set in ceramic type epoxy . i noticed one of fenders newer pine teles is two halves rather than three bits , so might bear out my theory
@BadgerDervy most of the area around the neck pocket is covered by the scratch plate , so small mistakes are covered . it might be worth making the first cut with a stanley knife and straight edge before you chisel inside it . use a broad chisel too , its easier to get a good line . best of luck if you choose to have a go
Great job!! Could you upload more samples of clean sound of this instrument? As I hear it sounds great.
Nice video, my main Guitar is an Esquire with a pine body. It dents and scratches easily but I love the light weight. My Guitar tech tells me that pine makes the Guitar sound too trebly, not as rich as maple or alder. The original Esquires and Telecasters/Broadcasters had pine bodies.
thats great , hope you got the same satisfaction as i did , when i plugged in on finishing
old school wood crafting ! hell yeah !
Great looking guitar, thanks for posting. Great job!
Very nice! I'd love to build my own guitar body some day but I don't have the wood shop nor the supplies. You should start doing some orders for one. I'd purchase one!
Good work, really cool to watch! I´ll try to make my first homemade electric guitar as soon as I get my workshop room finished :)
I like it. Nice step by step video. I just tried my hand at putting together a telecaster, but now I want build one from scratch too. Ever built a neck?
really great to watch
The real legend of tutorial for build the guitar
thanks . i think maybe do the neck joint first when the guitar shape is roughed out . its the part most likely to go horribly wrong - especially with a soft wood , once past that and its more straightforward
i think if you were to use a modern foaming aerosol wax polish it might take some colour off , as there are some solvents in them . i give the scratchplate a bit of antiquing wax to finish it . and just buff it up with a soft dry cloth when i change the strings
This is proof that you don't have to own a CNC machine to build a quality instrument. Good Job!!!
System of a Down at 8:50 :D
Great work, that "antique" kind of style suits perfectly to the Telecaster! :)
@amast3rMind69 it was from ebay . i bought it as a paddle headstock so i could shape it myself . one of the few things i dont like about the tele is the headstock . there were no makers marks on it . i find second hand fender squier necks good value if theyve been treated well . best of luck , and send us a picture if you build one