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I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:07 pm
by ThurberMingus
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
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:39 pm
by neonblack
Relevant to my interests
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:47 pm
by skullservant
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.
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:51 pm
by skullservant
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 11:58 pm
by ThurberMingus
Oh thank you skully! I your build is a big inspiration!
Did you have any neck-heel issues?
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:41 am
by skullservant
The body I had had a strat heel, and the neck that I got had a strat heel as well, so no issues there.
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:21 am
by wafl
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...
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:21 pm
by ThurberMingus
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
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:40 pm
by weed_killer
*cough* scale length *cough*
Re: I want to turn my Telecaster into a 12 string.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:33 pm
by ThurberMingus
#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.