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Here is a Tele project I did - added a pearloid pickguard, Fender locking tuners, pearloid tuning keys on the tuners, and knobs with pearl inlay, roller saddles, a white “top hat” switch knob & white teflon string trees, and did a full setup including fret crowning and polishing:

Before:

Not sure why that pic is only showing part - click on it to see the whole guitar.

During:

And after:

It’s a MIM FSR run, but I love it - whoever had it before me replaced the original pickups with Seymour Duncans - really fun axe to play. It also has the switch plate “reversed” with Volume, Tone, and 3-way toggle, which I kind of like.

Here are those string trees - way better than the crappy Fender ones that bind all the time.

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Bob Taylor recommends for strings 4, 5 and 6 that the string is cut just beyond the next string post (e.g. for the 6th string you cut it at the tuning post for the 5th string). Obviously for the D string you have to guess a further string post. For the thinner treble strings he recommends 1.5 times the inter-string post distance. I always use a winding tool and wind down the post. For the top E string it can be a bit tricky owing to the thinness, but I can still do it this way on a 0.009" string, although I probably cut closer to two post distances for the top E (closer to the G post). I don’t know how or if this approach could be used on a slotted post, and certainly not on a nylon strung guitar!

There is a video on-line from a Taylor guitar technician, but I couldn’t find the original one from Bob himself. Make a search for “Changing Steel Guitar Strings Taylor Guitars”.

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Sold it about 3 years ago.

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What is that Fatcat? Looks pretty cool.

A Futurama II Deluxe.

It’s a Hagstrom 1 Kent, sold in the UK as the Futurama II Deluxe. (Although I’ve seen claims it was made by Selmer).

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A new squeeze, acquired today. A 1969 Les Paul Custom. I’ve always been a Fender player and struggled with LP’s despite previously owning both a Reissue 57 and 59, but finally nailed it with this beauty. Awesome sound and feel and proving very hard to put down. Buying old guitars can be a mine field, but I’ve been very lucky this time :blush:

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Very nice indeed and a great investment.

Love those retro top hat knobs - congratulations!

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So I will do this here - just completed building this - was a cheapo ($99 - $7 shipping) Chinese-made Tele style - gutted it down to the body, and rebuilt everything…was to serve as a practice guitar for my 2 upcoming projects.

Not sure why these pics are sideways, so apologies. Since it was just for practice, I will probably give it away to a friend who I know wants a Tele. The Fender logo is just an office label I printed, although it does have Fender pickups and locking tuners…it will peel right off. It really presented a number of challenges, required customizing things and even filling and drilling, but got it set up and playing pretty nicely…although I could point out about a dozen tiny errors on it.

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I’ve moved your post to the the original thread and re-opened it.

That looks very nice indeed. Lovely colour and pick guard combination.

Always tempted to plug in my cream 2001 tele which I haven’t played for years. Once I played and bought an SG I don’t want to play anything else.

I love all this stuff as well.

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Teles are great fun - think of all the great music that has been made on one. Go to YouTube and watch a few Roy Buchanan videos and it might make you think of playing your Tele. And I love SGs too - like them better than Les Pauls.

I’d not mind seeing a pic of your Tele - cream is a nice color for them.

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As the thread has been reopened I may as well add my humble guitars ,as I missed the first time around.

The acoustic is a basic Fender F - 210 model from around '82, not the best, but hey it was a Fender.
The Strat is a Mexican model, purchased by my wife for my 40th birthday, many moons ago.

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Thanks Richard.


My Fender Strat 2004 50th Anniversary
Fender Light Ash Tele
Gibson Les Paul Custom ‘68 reissue

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Well that’s definitely the “Big Three” right there: I wouldn’t be surprised if over 60% of all “classic” rock was recorded on those 3 instruments.

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Not the best pics in the world but you get the idea.
Gibson ES335 Dot
Fender USA Tele (my favourite)
Martin 000X1
Warwick Corvette active (Germany)

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