Manny Tele #002 - Oregon pine, nashville tele

Manfred-Klose

Ok its finally here, my 2nd Tele build, this one i made for a friend of mine.

based on tele specs
Body: Oregon pine body(3 piece body)
Fretboard: birdseye maple fretboard
Neck: 5 piece laminated maple and african paduak
Tuners: Wilkinson vintage tuners
Bridge: Wilkinson tele bridge
Pickups:
B - Tonerider vintage plus tele
M - Tonerider pure Vintage strat
N - Tonerider vintage plus tele
Wiring: 5 way strat wiring with tone and volume
graphtech nut
Finish: Nitro Cellulose on body and neck

and the scratchplate i made with thin plywood and a sapele veneer, and lots of filing

here is the pics, a friend of mine was kind enough to take some pics for me:

and a sapele veneer on the back to give some flavour

Neon Gecko helped me with my logos:

its pretty good so far, just some more fine tuning to do

peterleroux

Beautiful!
I'm even more convinced that I need to raid my grandfather's garage for some oregon pine

Manfred-Klose

I'm even more convinced that I need to raid my grandfather's garage for some oregon pine

i will if you dont ?
using very old oregon pine is cool, cause it comes with a story.

the only drawback about it is, its soft and dents easy, but you will have a vintage looking guitar in no time, if that's what you are after.

i found this photo, the day i started

Big-G

That looks like stunning workmanship there Manfred! Nice!

Wish it was heading my way!

Cheers
G!

Attila

Friken Oulik Manny

Norman86

couldnt agree more.. this is a super looking tele!
oregon pine is a great wood to work with, and smells luverly too ?

ot/ kiaat is my favourite wood to work on, just because of the smell /ot

Wizard

Norman86 wrote: ot/ kiaat is my favourite wood to work on, just because of the smell /ot

+1

But oregon looks great on a tele

AlanRatcliffe

Great stuff Manny!

Sean

Oh my goodness that is fantastic. I love it. I'd love to try a Tele build someday.... someday ? Well done Manny

Manfred-Klose

thanks guys!!

. I'd love to try a Tele build someday.... someday

its really not rocket science, look into it, its a lekker hobby, there is tons of info on the net on how to build guitars.

Neon-Gecko

Manny that really came out looking great! That pickguard is a beaut too, well done mate...

ajileguitar

Looks great. Well done !!

ActionArnie

Beautiful! Fantastic job!

rikus

Very nice! Damn, but that Oregon looks cool! How much does the body weigh? Did you check?

I see you finished with Nitro, did you buy it locally in CT?

Manfred-Klose

@rikus

did check the weight but compared to the alder it is alot less in weight, but the minute you start adding the pickups and parts its picks up weight quickly

yes i place an order at Mica to order the nitro laquer.

it is Plascon WL - 6(gloss) if i remember correctly(you get a matt one as well)
was about R400 odd for 5L. and then the sanding sealler ss-16(its common to find this one in the hardware store)

but you can get from the paint suppliers as well, you can try Techipaint in cape town, they mix the stuff them self.
but i have used the plascan wl - 6 and works nicely

AlanRatcliffe

The last batch of WL-6 I got gave me problems - it just didn't cure properly. ☹

rikus

Manfred Klose wrote: @rikus

did check the weight but compared to the alder it is alot less in weight, but the minute you start adding the pickups and parts its picks up weight quickly

yes i place an order at Mica to order the nitro laquer.

it is Plascon WL - 6(gloss) if i remember correctly(you get a matt one as well)
was about R400 odd for 5L. and then the sanding sealler ss-16(its common to find this one in the hardware store)

but you can get from the paint suppliers as well, you can try Techipaint in cape town, they mix the stuff them self.
but i have used the plascan wl - 6 and works nicely

Brilliant! Thanks!

I need to start keeping an ear on the ground for old oregon beams... ?

ZarK

Beautifully done! Congrats! :applause:

Manfred-Klose

I need to start keeping an ear on the ground for old oregon beams...

no need to look, there is a few offcuts at rarewoods (just like the ones i used) to make a 3 piece body

nitro is the noahs ark of paint, you can look at better stuff like 2K or even danish oil the body which i think is the best

joealien22

Wow. That is Beautiful! Great job.