Tele Assembly Done

[MetalManiac]

Ive had this Tele laying around for what seems like Eternity, and have had a Mental block about about drilling the tuner holes, and neck screwholes, for fear of failure I guess.
Well last night I drilled the tuner holes without incident, and affixed the neck to the body to drill the holes.
Today I went and picked up a 1/8" drill bit to drill the screwholes, and got home and drilled them. At first thought It looks like I was a little off alignment, but after I did a preliminary set up, it came together almost dead center. I think thats a first for me..I guess all that experience and past failure has taught me a little I hope..I also , I wasn't drinking.

Heres the pics of the procedure, and how I aligned the neck for drilling;











So then here it is. 30 year old air dried Swamp Ash body I got off Ebay for 140.00 that was already finished.
Mighty Mite neck I sprayed and fret leveled myself. Glendale Bridge. Still need to drill and install string trees.
Old 70's PAF in the neck. Switch needs replacing, but its playing now.
Neck tight in the pocket and screwed in tight as can possibly be.
Preliminary results are very encouraging, both tone-wise and also concerning playability.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Looks good. I like that body.

[Rusty Shackelford]

Looks like a great metal guitar

[MetalManiac]

^ LOLZ..Teles don't do metal!

I was thinking more Springsteen and Stones.

[Push to Shuv]

That looks awesome!

[StratFreak]

^ LOLZ..Teles don't do metal!

Hahahah, i have a feeling a lot of people will argue that.

[MetalManiac]

Hahahah, i have a feeling a lot of people will argue that.

EDIT- STOCK teles don't do metal. I mean, you *could take a bath using the sink, but isnt a bathtub a little more appropriate..in general I mean.. if you catch my drift.

[Empty Pockets]

Cool man.

Isn't it weird how not being wasted is sometimes a good thing? I just noticed this recently and have been pleasantly surprised by the results.

XPL XPL XPL XPL

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[King IzzO)))]

I'd hit it, nice job, for once.

[Lucid_Lunatic]

If you ever part it out, I want that body.

[Jocelyn]

Nice Guitar Jerry. Really Nice. Beginning today my long Put- on- hold Old Flying V refinish-mod project has started. Going to start a thread and put pics.

hmm If a strat can do metal so can a Teles can do metal just turn up the gain .

[MetalManiac]

Thanks for comments everyone. Would like to see those projects Jocelyn, I'm sure a lot of us would. Yep, I dont think not drinking for three days and getting this project done is a coincidence. I find I'm beginning to take on almost human like characteristics.
I was wrong about playability though.., unless string trees I have ordered help , which I dont think they will, its gonna need some more extensive fret work; its fretting out badly. but I'm glad I got the neck on straight.
I think I might go to a pro to get the fret work done, seeing as how this'll be one of my two teles probably for life, so not much chance of ever parting it out.
Also, I'm having bad luck with the Hipshot lockers. This is my second set, and it seems they are the same- you relly got to wrench down that button like mad to get the strings to lock..I'll probably get a set of Schallers.

[TheLivingDead]

Total metal guitar.

[the guy who invented fire]

Sexy!

I dig the brass control plate...very 70's!

Bridge pickup?

[ItsaBass]

That's cool, but WTF is a "'70's PAF?"

[Kam]

That looks really great, man. Nice work. I love the grain on that body.

[jeremy]

That's cool, but WTF is a "'70's PAF?"

i thought the same thing lol

nice looking guitar. i like the flipped control plate too!

[ericmeyer4]

Very nice! Few things can beat an ash tele with a black pickguard.

[Franknfilms]

Nice! Very similar to my tele. I also have an old swamp body, mighty mite neck, locking tuners, etc.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/s...d.php?t=235162

[Simon_F]

That's cool, but WTF is a "'70's PAF?"

A DiMarzio from the 70s perhaps. They had a "PAF" model, commonly used in the neck position with a Super Distortion in the bridge.

Or a T-Top