Junk Telecaster

[crazydoc]

Strung up. I couldn't get the body far enough into my bench drill press, so I had to drill some of the holes with a hand drill, and my angle was a little off - hence the spacing a little off.

 

[stevieb]

THE MAN MAKES HIS OWN FREAKIN' PICKUPS FROM SCRAP. I am impressed.

But wait, maybe not so much- he didn't make his own PIEZOS from scrap. Now, I am so dissappointed.

 

[guitar junkie]

I have been learning a lot from this thread, it sure has been fun to watch this one come together!

 

[crazydoc]

Pick guard - copier translucent plastic. Didn't drill the holes yet. The cutout is the battery access cover. It will stick to the battery by a copier door magnet glued to it.

 

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The clip to hold the battery in place - more copier sheet metal.

 

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Jack plate - same steel as bridge, neck plate and control plate.

 

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Group picture - most of the parts prior to finishing and assembly.

 

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I sprayed polyurethane from a left over rattlecan for the finish - about 3 coats on the body and 5 on the neck. They're hanging to dry from my clamp rack. You can't have too many clamps (or guitars or mics.)

Yes, I was too lazy to take the tuners out before finishing.

 

[Rust E-Z]

This happens once in a great while, your just cruizing some of your old haunts on the internet trying to get tired enough to fall asleep and then out of nowhere, a new hero reveals himself. I think this is the coolest project thread I have ever seen. Really, I'm being serious.

 

[rayc]

This project & its DIYist are plainly insane.
It's as a result of such insanity that innovation, invention, craft & art come into the world.
I assume that the finished product will be described as a Telecaster Copier;
That the knobs will be for number and toner;
That the selector switch will choose degree of brightness;
That the Piezos will go through the bypass;
That when oit goes out of tunes a message wil blink telling you it's time for a service
BUT
my only worry is what you'll do if you get into ajam & run out of paper!!
Superb piece of work - will you post a sound sample?

 

[crazydoc]

I think this is the coolest project thread I have ever seen. Really, I'm being serious.

Thank you Rusty. But I have to disagree that "There are two kinds of people, those that pigeonhole everybody into two generic categories, and those that know better."

My belief is that, yes, there are two kinds of people in the world, but the categories are: those that pick their noses and admit it, and those that pick their noses and won't admit it.

This project & its DIYist are plainly insane.

I'm blushing at the comment - I'm not deserving of such high praise.

I could post a sample, but I'll have to record one first. We'll have to see how that goes. I'm not much of a guitar player, especially electric.

Anyway, time to wrap this up. I don't have many pics of the assembly process - it's pretty straightforward screwing things together and wiring. Here I was just trying it out, bypassing the volume and tone controls.

 

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The battery cover clamps on to the battery with a magnet (from a copier door, of course.)

 

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The electronics switch on when the cable plug is inserted into the jack. I thought I'd add a status indicator LED. I've since moved the location centrally by the bridge.

 

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I made a tuning wrench from a copier rod. One end I pounded flat and made an open end wrench for the fine tuners, and on the other I welded a 1/4" drive socket for the tuning pins.

 

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Strap buttons from copier bushings and washers. Raw materials.

 

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Finished .

 

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Pics of the finished guitar. Front.

 

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Angle .

 

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Back .

 

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Another angle.