New Parts Guitar Day!

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 5:18 pm

This is one of those times when the planets are aligned or something. I put this one together this weekend and I love it. It plays like a dream and sounds amazing to me.
I bought the body and loaded pickguard off ebay because I thought it might be an eighties Fender Bullet body. The picture wasn't that great and it was listed as unknown manufacturer plus it had a BIN of $35. Turns out it was a 1983 Hondo AllStar body which was a Bullet copy. I was disappointed to find that it's also made of plywood. No problem though, I'll just find a cheap tele neck for it and sell it on ebay to recoop my money.
Well, a reranch member sold me a tele neck for $50. He had bought it years ago and didn't care for the thin taper so he switched it out with a fatter maple neck. Long story short, the combination works like a charm.
Oh, and I changed my mind about selling it as well. It's definitely a keeper.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:03 pm

Dude that looks awesome. Is it routed for just a bridge pickup? a single coil in the neck would be a nice addition. It's cool as it is though, I would definitely keep it. Good find.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:06 pm

If you ever want out of it, I'll take it for what you are in it for

Those Hondo's are still good quality. I don't mind a ply body, they have a certain something special about them.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:22 pm

That's absolutely gorgeous.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:36 pm

lovely.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:41 pm

That tele neck for $50 bucks was a great buy.

Everything about this thread is awesome.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:47 pm

Haze wrote:If you ever want out of it, I'll take it for what you are in it for
Those Hondo's are still good quality. I don't mind a ply body, they have a certain something special about them.

Trade you even for that $50 Musicmaster neck.

All kidding aside, you got first dibs if I ever get rid of it.

DanHeron wrote:Dude that looks awesome. Is it routed for just a bridge pickup? a single coil in the neck would be a nice addition. It's cool as it is though, I would definitely keep it. Good find.

It's routed for a HB neck, SC middle and HB bridge. They used the same bodies for different combos like HH and SSS or just a split coil HB in the bridge like mine.

Fetal Panic Ink · Post by **Fetal Panic Ink** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:20 pm

I love it! Definitely a keeper! How does she sound?

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:28 pm

that guitar is pure sex.
great score on the body and the neck

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:05 am

the thickness of the guitar is amazing.

its super thin just like my old red duo

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:31 pm

Fetal Panic Ink wrote:I love it! Definitely a keeper! How does she sound?

The split coil humbucker sounds great. As a HB it has more of a vintage single coil sound with just a bit more bite. As a single coil it sounds alot like a vintage bridge pickup in a DuoSonic or Mustang. It's my new number one.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:43 pm

Well nothing to add other than to say HOT DAMN I LIKE THAT

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:51 pm

Dave wrote:Well nothing to add other than to say HOT DAMN I LIKE THAT

agreed

grandnoise · Post by **grandnoise** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:36 pm

Beautiful guitar, good work.