My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Guitar tech, wiring, maintenance, projects, SOS calls, and more!

Moderator: Ghost Hip

Post Reply
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

Welp, this is the last guitar I'll be putting together for myself in terms of things that I want to accomplish and my last 'huzza' in buying gear for a LONG while.
I wanted to be ridiculous on my way out, so why not do something wild. :!!!: :facepalm:

The details:

Alder Firebird body
Telecaster control plate
Strat neck pocket
Humbucker neck route (not gonna put a humbucker here)
Telecaster bridge route and bridge pickup route
No side jack
Maple Warmoth '65 12 string neck with black dot inlays
Vintage style tuners
Gonna try for a clear pickguard if I can find someone to cut it. If not, no pickguard

As far finishing goes, just going to put something on the wood after a light sanding to make the grain pop, and then do the normal tru-oil treatment, OR do a red stain. I haven't decided yet....

For the pickups, I'm still debating what I want to do.
I've got the following pickups in my other guitars, and I kind of want to do something different:
Alumintone, Humbucker sized P90, Tele sized Humbucker, Humbucker, two strat single coils made into a humbucker, and goldfoils.

Thinking I might do a Firebird pickup or mini humbucker in the neck, and then possibly a traditional tele pickup in the bridge. Anyone else have ideas? Filtertrons? Etc??
User avatar
Chankgeez
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 42150
Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:40 am
Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhbeHujNZQ youtube.com/watch?v=V-2l7kkBURc

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by Chankgeez »

skullservant wrote:As far finishing goes, it's gonna be purple.


OK, in that case, when it's done, you can just send it to me.

Also, please install a Charlie Christian, Bigsby or some other insane blade type of pickup. Neck, bridge or both.

Thank you. :hug:

:snax:
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................…
Sweet dealin's: here
"Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE
#GreenRinger
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

hahahhahaha! I had thought about doing purple heart face from the guy I ordered it form, but I didn't want to jack the price up too much as I'm trying to put it together as cheaply as possible

And I love blades!! I find myself really drawn to the DiMarzio T rail in the bridge ever since i put one in my Telecaster. I REALLY dig the brightness and higher output.

Gotta look into Charlie Christian neck pickups :cool:
User avatar
Chankgeez
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 42150
Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:40 am
Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhbeHujNZQ youtube.com/watch?v=V-2l7kkBURc

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by Chankgeez »

skullservant wrote:Gotta look into Charlie Christian neck pickups :cool:


:idea: :thumb:
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................…
Sweet dealin's: here
"Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE
#GreenRinger
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

If I don't stain the body, I think I'll get Mike & Mike's guitar shop to cut a record for me into a pickguard and cut the Charlie Christian pickup into it if I end up liking it enough. Regardless, I think it would be awesome for them to cut a record into a pickguard for me. Now just to figure out which one...
User avatar
AxAxSxS
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 4832
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:57 pm

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by AxAxSxS »

this is going to be so badass. Get a clear record!
Band=InfiniteFlux Flux on Bandcamp
"Ingenuity comes in the face of adversity, and nobody ever becomes a legend by following the rules set by society" -A.A.
Corey Y wrote:it's not obsessive gear hoarding. ;)
Infinite Flux full sets and demo's on youtube
whiskey_face wrote:that girl can fucking hit lemme tell you :love: :lol:
https://infiniteflux.bandcamp.com/
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

I THINK YOU JUST SOLVED ALL OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THE PICKGUARD!!!!

Now to figure out which clear record is worthy of this guitar....
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

Wait a second.... I HAVE THE BORIS/SUNN COLLAB ON CLEAR!!!!!!
User avatar
AxAxSxS
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 4832
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:57 pm

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by AxAxSxS »

:lol: :thumb:
Band=InfiniteFlux Flux on Bandcamp
"Ingenuity comes in the face of adversity, and nobody ever becomes a legend by following the rules set by society" -A.A.
Corey Y wrote:it's not obsessive gear hoarding. ;)
Infinite Flux full sets and demo's on youtube
whiskey_face wrote:that girl can fucking hit lemme tell you :love: :lol:
https://infiniteflux.bandcamp.com/
User avatar
Chankgeez
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 42150
Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:40 am
Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhbeHujNZQ youtube.com/watch?v=V-2l7kkBURc

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by Chankgeez »

skullservant wrote:Wait a second.... I HAVE THE BORIS/SUNN COLLAB ON CLEAR!!!!!!


I really like that record. :cry:
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................…
Sweet dealin's: here
"Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE
#GreenRinger
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

its okay I bought 3 copies!
User avatar
Achtane
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 14305
Joined: Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:09 am
Location: under the manchineel

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by Achtane »

Image
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Louy7zH9guw
sonidero wrote:Roll a plus 13 for fire and with my immunity to wack I dodge the cough and pass a turn to chill and look at these rocks...
kbithecrowing wrote:Making out with my girl friday night, I couldn't stop thinking about flangers.
Image
Image
User avatar
Chankgeez
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 42150
Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:40 am
Location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhbeHujNZQ youtube.com/watch?v=V-2l7kkBURc

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by Chankgeez »

skullservant wrote:its okay I bought 3 copies!


I guess you like it too. :lol: :yay:
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................…
Sweet dealin's: here
"Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE
#GreenRinger
User avatar
skullservant
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 16575
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:55 am

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by skullservant »

It's definitely one of my all-time favorites! haha
User avatar
doommeow
IAMILF
IAMILF
Posts: 2021
Joined: Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:37 pm

Re: My final hat trick! Telebird 12 string!

Post by doommeow »

I'm gonna vote C Christian or hb-sized jazzmaster.
Post Reply