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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: tomjackson on December 14, 2008, 06:44:31 PM

Title: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: tomjackson on December 14, 2008, 06:44:31 PM: I've just finished my first partscaster and here it is. It's a wax over oil finish 2 piece Swampash body with a very fat malpe neck. It has callaham bridge and pickguard and BKP Blackguard Flat 50's with a 4-way switch. Tim also supplied a prewired control plate with a paper oil cap for the tone control.

it's taken me a few months to assemble and finish, mainly due to lack of funds but with all the bits it would of taken about 10 days, mainly for the true-oil oil coats on the body.

The best bit, it resonates like hell, the only tele I've played similar was a £2300 relic in Sounds Great, you can really feel the body vibrate through the neck and up through the strap. The Blackguards are fantastic, I have definitely made the right choice there. I expected the bridge PuP to be as good as it was but the neck really surprised me, it is so soulful and sweet. I have even changed my opinion is that all good neck Fender sounds come in Strat form!

I had a gig on Friday and Buchanan tones were flying off my fretboard - amazing :D

Total cost was just under £700.
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: dave_mc on December 14, 2008, 06:46:54 PM: excellent! :)
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: Philly Q on December 14, 2008, 06:47:59 PM: Nice one! :) Where did you get the neck and body, just out of interest?

I'm working on something pretty similar myself...
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: FernandoDuarte on December 14, 2008, 06:50:37 PM: :D

Quote from: Philly Q on December 14, 2008, 06:47:59 PM
Where did you get the neck and body, just out of interest?

+1
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: roland_rat on December 14, 2008, 07:10:31 PM: Very nice,

Glad you made the right choice on the pickups.
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: tomjackson on December 14, 2008, 08:31:33 PM: The body and neck were from Allparts UK.

Yeah, definitely got the right pickups. I'd always pictured the 50's tele sound in a cranked tweed sense but played cleaner they have a real smooth Hi-Fi quality, very nice for cleaner bluesy / jazzy stuff. But they can definitely rock too......
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: 38thBeatle on December 14, 2008, 09:08:51 PM: Very nice indeed.
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: horsehead on December 14, 2008, 10:10:55 PM: that's lovely
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: d1dsj on December 14, 2008, 10:23:53 PM: Great stuff, I like the idea of the compensated bridge but with the classic look! Nice one.
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: PhilKing on December 14, 2008, 10:41:32 PM: A very nice looking guitar - the Black guards are a really versatile set.
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: phlip on December 15, 2008, 09:48:55 AM: Thats a real nice looking Tele :D
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: AndyR on December 15, 2008, 01:15:38 PM: That looks very, very nice :D
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: Ratrod on December 15, 2008, 04:38:08 PM: Very nice!
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: Johnny Mac on December 15, 2008, 08:22:41 PM: Tasty!
Title: Re: NGD (Warning - Tele Content)
Post by: TheDev01dOne on December 17, 2008, 09:00:41 AM: Looks great man, very classic. Gotta love the 4-way switching too. Inconspicuous but very useful IMO. Love the series position on my Tele.