which body/ bodies fit baja tele?

sonicboom · Post by **sonicboom** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:47 pm

I have to replace the body on me stock Baja tele - it's very badly damaged - so I need to know what fits. I'm kind of gutted because I LOVE this guitar. The neck is the best Tele neck I've ever played.

Options are buying a new body (Axesrus, Rockinger etc) which starts around the Â£120 mark, or cannibalising a used complete tele (e.g. Squier), thereby giving extra options e.g. pickguard etc.

Ideally, I'd like something a good bit lighter than the Baja (which intact weighs in at 8.75 lbs, I think).

Anyways, any help from the Big Collective Shortscale Brain would be brilliant. Thanks.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:53 pm

I'd go for one of this fella's bodies - well made, nitro finish, and his work is amazing, apparently. I'm not a big fan of refins, but get something closet clean. I contacted him about a possible strat project, and he was good as gold.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:53 pm

Get that Squier with the double binding and sell all the parts.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:10 pm

^
This. A thousand times this.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:19 pm

I have a soft spot for the bodies Axes-R-us sell

Especially the red with white binding.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:32 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:Get that Squier with the double binding and sell all the parts.

Those Squiers cost the equivalent of $500 in the UK. They are ace, but that's a lot of money to drop.

sonicboom · Post by **sonicboom** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:45 pm

benecol wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:Get that Squier with the double binding and sell all the parts.
Those Squiers cost the equivalent of $500 in the UK. They are ace, but that's a lot of money to drop.

Aye, well that's the thing, innit. I'm thinking more of picking something up used on Gumtree or whatever - which is why I'm asking what fits?

And yeah, I also really like the red bound Axesrus job, but I'm no sure it suits a maple neck, really...plus I need something fully drilled, I think. The Axesrus ones seem to come drilled for thru-body stringing but not bridge, and I don't got a drill press or whatever. Rockinger are 200ish euros and look v good, fully drilled, but that's a little too rich for my blood, for sure.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:56 pm

Careful, it's not as cut and dry matching between Teles I've discovered. A Squier neck on an MIM did not fit at all in my experience, but a Squier Strat neck would fit and vice versa I presume. If you can, do a little research to make sure the brand of body will definitely fit.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:01 pm

I don't think red and maple are a bad combination

sonicboom · Post by **sonicboom** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:31 pm

Ulp. I take it back. They two look very lovely, especially the second one.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:05 pm

guitar fetish is making these things in sweet colors for around 160 bucks

my jazzmaster clone that i got for 220 fit a maple fender strat neck perfectly

www.guitarfetish.com