Manny Tele #003 - Alder body and a groovy neck

Manfred-Klose

number 3 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? yay, didn't i would ever come this far.

so its the follow up of this, as i made number 2 and 3 together, but never got around to finish 3:
http://www.guitarforum.co.za/setup-mods-and-repair/manny-tele-002-oregon-pine-nashville-tele/

2018/06/27 : Updated link to #002 : https://community.guitartalk.co.za/d/19805-manny-tele-002-oregon-pine-nashville-tele

I Machined this one quite some time ago, bet never got around to get it done.

so far its a 1 piece alder body, with a laminated maple and purpleheart neck, rosewood fretboard, and an ebony inlay on the 12th fret.
i am still trying to decide what finish to with for this one, but i am leaning on Danish oil for the body.
hardware i still have to get.

anyway here is some pics, will update as things happen

Chocklit_Thunda

Duuuuude! Nice! I'll be watching this one! ?

Did you make that neck yourself?? It's majestic!

Freddy-Bl00D

First time I see purpleheart in a neck. Looks rad!!

Manfred-Klose

yes made the neck myself.
and for fretting i went to brian fanner to help me with that, as it saves alot of time and error.

if anyone has any ideas of what i should do with the body, now would be a good to to speak ?

Wizard

Try this on an offcut:
- danish oil
- steel wool
- beeswax polish

See how it comes out.

peterleroux

What electronics are you looking at for this?

Manfred-Klose

standard tele electronics, but still open to any new ideas for pickups that wont cost an arm and a leg

Chocklit_Thunda

Transparent black finish.... Or a cosmic purple to match the purpleheart! 8)

peterleroux

I'm partial to old school Teles. Danish oil, black pickguard.

As for electronics,I like having a four way switch with series and parallel switching options. Some people like the broadcaster/nocaster blend wiring, might be worth trying

warrenpridgeon

Blue burst ? and document your procedure you followed ?

Norman86

i smaak the neck!! very lekker!
You need a body that compliments that purpleheart!!

Shibbibilybob

Manfred Klose wrote:
if anyone has any ideas of what i should do with the body, now would be a good to to speak ?

Send it on my way dude! Looks majestic!

peterleroux

Actually, I think a pickguard with a veneer inlay to compliment the neck stripe would look awesome, too

nick

Keira-WitherKay

nice guitar so far manny .... looking forward to seeing how it ends up

Manfred-Klose

all the options!!!!

Nick, i am planning something like that for a future build.

since the scratchplate will be wood as well, i might try to stain that light purple and see how well it matches a light brown color ? i will most probably finish the neck first, and then get the body to match to that, and then comes the daunting task of importing some parts again.

but i think i am leaning more towards a natural look

Reinhard

Maybe something like this to match the neck stripe.

Manfred-Klose

..its been a while

finally got around to do the finish, went with a satin finish

Still need to do the scratchplate, which will be purple by the way, to match the purpleheart in the neck ?

Psean

Manfred Klose wrote:

I like the look of that finish ? What did you use?

Chocklit_Thunda

Why did you not do a roundover? ? I take it you just lightly sanded the edges?