I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.

ThurberMingus · Post by **ThurberMingus** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:07 pm

What do I need? It is an Epiphone made Tele from the 90s. I never really got along with the neck, so this seems like a good way to bring it a new life and give me something different in my arsenal. It has a Strat neck heel, so I'm thinking the Warmoth neck should be fine? Unless there's something cheaper out there I haven't found yet.

But what about the bridge? Get one of those ones with top and through holes and use a slotted saddle? Idk u tell me

neonblack · Post by **neonblack** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:39 pm

Relevant to my interests

skullservant · Post by **skullservant** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:47 pm

It's hard as fuck to do, when I did it there was not a very easy solution.

I got a MIM tele bridge and a Gotoh 12 string strat bridge. Had to drill 6 extra holes in the tele plate for the top loading strings. Then transplanted the 12 string saddles which were a hair wider than the tele bridge, so they JUST fit. The screws that held the bridge down could get in the way of dropping the saddles down.

If it was a strat, not that big of an issue. Telecaster, not so fun.

skullservant · Post by **skullservant** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:51 pm

Relevant:

viewtopic.php?f=192&t=41195&hilit=Telebird#p811359

ThurberMingus · Post by **ThurberMingus** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:58 pm

Oh thank you skully! I your build is a big inspiration!

Did you have any neck-heel issues?

skullservant · Post by **skullservant** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:41 am

The body I had had a strat heel, and the neck that I got had a strat heel as well, so no issues there.

wafl · Post by **wafl** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:21 am

I'm actually building one with cheap as hell parts and i got a 12 string tuneomatic and a bigsby tele plate.

But mine is supposed to be a bastardized mess so...

ThurberMingus · Post by **ThurberMingus** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:21 pm

Welp, saw a neck from a bolt on Epi 12 string on fleabay and bid on it. It's probably not supposed to work with my Tele but what the heck, if I can get it sub$100 and it already has tuners I'm set. Definitely doesn't match aesthetically, but what the hell. Then I'm gonna cheap out with a dual loading 3 saddle bridge and some vintage style threaded saddles. Cheapzorz

weed_killer · Post by **weed_killer** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:40 pm

*cough* scale length *cough*

ThurberMingus · Post by **ThurberMingus** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:33 pm

#yolo

It will probably be off, but I might be able to improvise something!

Also I have 4 days left. I've never gone unchallenged on EBay for an entire auction.

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