Thread: Latest tele

I'd be interested in what you think of the sound of the O.C.Duff's...they are supposed to be pretty fine...
I looked into them and a few other boutiquey guys but went with the Fred Stuarts instead....which are fantastic.

looking good. like the pink colour to the timber. work looks very clean thus far.

Got the OC Duff set 2nd hand for $85 of a guy in Sydney [LUCK ]

anyhow heres and update
After a large amount of work on the frets and pocket i got it looking pretty
straight. Now I amspraying in the decal and patching up the bare spots on the neck with no finish.


1st coat of Danish which took around 10 minutes to get to the stage where i could pick it up and take photos of it
2 coats to go then either a swipe of minwax wipe on poly or wax or both.


You can see the profiles pretty good in this shot. Also the soft sheen of the oil finish is apparent already after 1 quick coat.
Hopefully it wears ok and I can use it on other projects.
You can see I kept a 1/8" edge radius which i like as it defines the body profiles real good.


The texture of the wood is quite evident in this shot. I am trying get a much more woody kind of feel.
Even though the neck is a high gloss poly I reckon its a nice contrast.
I've taken a less is more approach with this one and the matte black guard will set it off nice.
A real plain jane.

Hopefully next weekend I can post some shots of the finished guitar.
This will a record in finishing one up

Looking really good Ray!
I think I'm in love with this shape.

How many oil coats you planning on doing?

Are you using a normal tele scratch plate or are you doing something different?

The 1/8" edge radius really does define the body shape! Killer looking axe!

Deano

tnx deano
i will do 2 maybe 3 coats of danish oil
you can put too much on and have it bleed out later so maybe just one more which i will sand in with 2000 grit paper - after that maybe wipe on poly to seal it in, steel wool and carnauba

tell you what that DO really brings up the colour and grain of the wood

and to the poster who asked about myrtle, tone and origin?
tone is bright and lively, machines nice, soft and dense at the same time
origin - i cant find out much about it except that it is different to tas myrtle which is way heavier, darker and harder

Anyone notice ho horribly clean and tidy rays benches are - even though he's been in his new shop a couple of weeks ... seems a bit unnatural to me!
I finished a guitar with danish and carnuba wax about 12 months ago, PNG rosewood and it now has that thouroughly "used" look that I was hoping for, just worked my way through the steelwools to 0000 and buffed, lovely satin glow ....mmmm

cheers

I hear that north Tas Myrtle is different to south Tas Myrtle. Superior is what I hear, but I hear it from a Nth Tasmanian so I'm sticking with different.

Originally Posted by mongrel

Anyone notice ho horribly clean and tidy rays benches are - even though he's been in his new shop a couple of weeks ... seems a bit unnatural to me!

I know!

I have cleaned my shed 4 times in 2 years, benches even less!
I will clean it on Thursday methinks, end of heatwave!

Originally Posted by mongrel

Anyone notice ho horribly clean and tidy rays benches are - even though he's been in his new shop a couple of weeks ... seems a bit unnatural to me!
I finished a guitar with danish and carnuba wax about 12 months ago, PNG rosewood and it now has that thouroughly "used" look that I was hoping for, just worked my way through the steelwools to 0000 and buffed, lovely satin glow ....mmmm

cheers

heheh it startin to feel like home
that bench sure is tidy but the other two, well,
as i said its starting to feel like home

aktually mongrel i'd like to see a pic of that guitar now with a bit of wear on it

its been god almighty hot here in melbourne but you guys in adelaide really have copped it apparently - anyhow the heat is helping the DO curing and the poly decal spraying along nicely

old_picker, when you say allparts neck, are they the mighty mite necks? with the Fender lic stamp, like stewmac sell?

Originally Posted by old_picker

aktually mongrel i'd like to see a pic of that guitar now with a bit of wear on it

Yep, no worries but my batteries in my camera are dead - pic soon.
This particular guitar is unusual in that it was COMPLETELY hand made (hardware not included) There was not a single power tool used on it, all cavities and mortices were drilled and chiseled, timber cut and jointed with a hand saw and plane etc etc. The body and neck timber was all purchased locally - which in itself is an achievement - PNG rosewood and Jarrah and tassie oak.
The neck and fretboard are made from Jarrah fence pailings - yup you heard right - i went through about 100 pailings to fine the ones with the best grain and I found three that were straight and quatersawn within about 15 degrees!
It was the first completely original shape I have designed, as opposed to tweaking another and is the head heavy "divebombing" guitar I spoke about in another thread. A Jarrah neck and PNG rosewood body are fairly mismatched weight wise.
Will post pics soon
Cheers
Jason

Originally Posted by sundancewfs

old_picker, when you say allparts neck, are they the mighty mite necks? with the Fender lic stamp, like stewmac sell?

no completely different outfit
better quality than mighty mite

i found this neck pretty rough in a few areas but apparently they do add a lot to your tone once fitted - not sure whether to use em again - i have one more a cbs strat bullet

i have had very good results with warmoth and well worth the extra $60 to $100

there are also musikraft and the cream of the crop usa custom guitars
if you are lookin for necks - mighty mite are the bottom of the range of useable necks at around $90.00 of the bay.

bolt on necks are hard to make in a financial sense - for US$120.00 to US$200.00 you are in the low end of some of the best necks available.
by the time you add up your materials bill to build one - well your not saving money thats for sure

Here are thae pics:
I used the wax as the only type of grain filler. The pics dont really show it but the finish is still satiny. From this experience I would consifer experimenting with it as a neck finish as I am rather partial to a raw timber finish.

like the look of that mongrel. nice original shape