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first thing, the neck.

nice 50s style soft-v









and some klusons



i was thinking this may be a cheaper way to get a top spec'd tele, but the more i go through the figures i think i would have been better with a AVRI 50s tele

still i can get everything exactly how i want it.

as for a body i am torn between a nice butterscotch or cream.

black bakelite 5 screw scratchplate.

fender vintage chrome bridge.

barden gatton pups (i think)

Nice. I was torn between a '52 style tele and a tele custom and ended up building something like your other Squier project (colour-wise), still in progress. Look forward to seeing this one as well. Lucky bastard for the neck and that. I have an AV Strat with a soft V.

I would go for a cream just to change it up a bit, like the look of the squier classic vibe for example. But butterscotch always works.

Impeach Nixon!

Nice neck, who's it made by?

Seems to me like you're building a Baja Telecaster?

nah, don't want all the switching mallarkey. just 3 position and 2 pickups.

It has the exact same neck as you're going for and the same aesthetic, pulling the volume knob and switch selector seems like the easiest and cheapest route to a high quality result. It has custom shop pickups.

You are going the long expensive way round.

Stacey's just informed me my $20 Eden neck has arrived. She say it's not awful. Comparison with $200 Allparts neck coming later this evening...

Mike wrote:It has the exact same neck as you're going for and the same aesthetic, pulling the volume knob and switch selector seems like the easiest and cheapest route to a high quality result. It has custom shop pickups.

You are going the long expensive way round.

but i can get exactly what i want. and this is more fun

I understand the fun factor but you'll have to explain to me how a slightly modified Baja Telecaster wouldn't exactly fit your specs.

Mike wrote:I understand the fun factor but you'll have to explain to me how a slightly modified Baja Telecaster wouldn't exactly fit your specs.

didn't like the pups and you are limited to certain colours and hardware choices. i can get exactly what i want and put it together how i like at my own pace. always nicer to make something yourself.

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chisa wrote:

Mike wrote:I understand the fun factor but you'll have to explain to me how a slightly modified Baja Telecaster wouldn't exactly fit your specs.

didn't like the pups and you are limited to certain colours and hardware choices. i can get exactly what i want and put it together how i like at my own pace. always nicer to make something yourself.

You didn't like the pickups? Wow.

Mike, what is the bridge pickup in the baja Tele? Is there a special name forit, or is it stock MIM pup? I need something not too expensive and medium/low output for my Eden esquire thingy.

hahaha mike the first result for "baja telecaster" in google is your demo.
FAMOUS.

anyway google informs me it's a custom shop broadcaster pickup.

Nope, they're both Custom Shop Pickups.

Bridge = Broadcaster
Neck = Twisted Tele

edit - didn't see Zaphod's post.

This guy says "this is not the inferior baja model". Bah. Bet they're the same.

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twat. THIS COULN'T POSSIBLY BE THE SAME AS THE ONE IN THOSE PEASANT GUITARS.

also that font is absolutely horrific.,

timhulio wrote:This guy says "this is not the inferior baja model". Bah. Bet they're the same.

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He's an idiot. It is the same pickup.

Mike wrote:

chisa wrote:

Mike wrote:I understand the fun factor but you'll have to explain to me how a slightly modified Baja Telecaster wouldn't exactly fit your specs.

didn't like the pups and you are limited to certain colours and hardware choices. i can get exactly what i want and put it together how i like at my own pace. always nicer to make something yourself.

You didn't like the pickups? Wow.

yeah the bridge didn't have the grunt of a classic tele and i found the neck a little plain.