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I picked up this super-rad Telecaster body from weed_killer because I need another projecf like a need a hole in the head... I'm pretty well set on putting a Jazzmaster neck and neck pickup in it, and a standard Tele bridge. And I want to do some sort of cut-down pickguard because look at that glorious high-school-bleacher woodgrain!

I am of two minds, though, on how to proceed from there... do I go the "la Cabronita" path and rear-route for the controls, or do a "more normal" Tele guard and control setup? Or am I missing some other, much cooler option?





Hardware will probably all end up being Glendale "Raw Deal" jank, and the pickguard will either be a similar raw metal or black anodized aluminum.

classic tele! the cut of the lines go with the lines of the wood much better. the curves and islandy knobs will look kind of pasted on with the cabronita style.

Yeah, that looks amazing already.

I'd go with the regular Tele controls and guard. Maybe get a similarly raw control plate and knobs. Not sure about what to do for a pickguard.

Yeah, the bridge / control plate / knobs would all be raw like sushi...

totally digging the raw hardware.... think my tele will be getting a facelift (or.. uh, opposite of)

Just found this sexuality, related to my "slightly more normal" version...



UNF

what's with the switch if there's only one pickup?

From the guy's description on TDPRI, it's supposed to be normal, tone bypass and straight-to-jack. Which is a pretty dope setup, actually.

fever606 wrote:From the guy's description on TDPRI, it's supposed to be normal, tone bypass and straight-to-jack. Which is a pretty dope setup, actually.

that's somewhat related to an idea I had for this initially: one pickup, one volume pot and a big varitone circuit with a bunch of different old caps instead of a tone. Gotta say I'm already loving where you're taking this.

fever606 wrote:From the guy's description on TDPRI, it's supposed to be normal, tone bypass and straight-to-jack. Which is a pretty dope setup, actually.

nice! a "neil young" switch, if you will

weed_killer wrote:that's somewhat related to an idea I had for this initially: one pickup, one volume pot and a big varitone circuit with a bunch of different old caps instead of a tone.

Yeah, that idea - the varitone - occurred to me, but I'm doing something like that in another guitar so...

Gotta say I'm already loving where you're taking this.

Okay, so now comes the neck/headstock question... I was originally just going to go with a Jazzmaster neck to stick with the vibe of the neck PU...



But the someone saw my mockup and suggested the Tele "Snake Head" headstock, which - I have to admit - is kind of appealing because 1) it's quirky as shit, 2) it jives with the cut-down guard in that "protocaster" way and 3) did I mention the quirkiness?



Thoughts?

fever606 wrote:
But the someone saw my mockup and suggested the Tele "Snake Head" headstock, which - I have to admit - is kind of appealing because 1) it's quirky as shit, 2) it jives with the cut-down guard in that "protocaster" way and 3) did I mention the quirkiness?



Thoughts?

Saw the new title and this's exactly what I was comin' in here to say.

I'd do a reverse Tele or Strat headstock, not only looks cool but it also sounds better because the lower strings are tighter.

vote for a stock telecaster headstock. paddles just look weird on fenders, and strat looks too bulky. telecaster is just....elegence through simplicity

Tele headstock (normal or reverse) is out... I can just stand 'em on bog standard Teles, but on anything else? Nope.