TDPRI Challenge

Been building a guitar again over the last few weeks.
It's a Telecaster for the annual TDPRI Build Challenge.
At first I wanted to go for something LP Jr inspired, but the ones I've seen inspired by Juniors always look wrong. So I figured I might as well go for something "Gretschy".

Specs:
Body - African Mahogany + knotty pine top
Neck- African Mahogany + rosewood fretboard
Hardware - Bigsby B16, CTS/CRL controls, Seymour Duncan Nocaster bridgePUP, Gretsch Filtertron neckPUP, Kluson roundback tuners
Finish - Red and orange stain, nitro clearcoat

So here we go:

African mahogany for body and neck

Sawn and ready to rout

Routed + some parts

Neck, fretboard and body

Fretboard glued + bound

Shaping the neck

Neck stained

What it looked like last friday

How it looks today

Ready for wiring

Spring Reverb project.

Bought a silverface Fender Vibro-Champ recently. Love it to bits!
Only thing it lacks is reverb. So I'm building one.
Accutronics springtank, GGG Center Stage Reverb schemo and a bit of patience is all it takes...

Tank's a wee bit large. Solution? Rehouse the amp in a headcab and build a 2x10" speakercab.

With LUV,

M.

Fender 5F1 clone DONE

Built a 5F1 kit this winter... My first try at building amps.

Quite happy with it. Sounds like I wanted it to sound, smooth & cool dirt with my Esquire.

Even the singer and guitarplayer like the sound. Always cool to have it on the road. Great little backstage-amp.

Cheers

Supro Belmont clone FINISHED

Finished the Belmont clone a few months back, forgot to update this page. :)

Doesn't have the pinstripe on the headstock and pickguard.

Finsh looks like crap, but hey... So did the original ones.

Cheers!