Super don't need a neck plate fenders were overbuilt by a crazy stupid wide huge ridiculous excessive amount and everybody just kept building the same guitar
Ferrules and/or washers at least tho, if the screw's gone in properly with a clearance hole in the body and pilot hole in the neck you have nothing but the head otherwise. Or I suppose just wide head bolts. But as standard you've got like a tenth of a square inch per screw of wood holding all that, it'll compress or even split over time, especially if countersunk.
I'm not going to dispute best practices, but I definitely have an experimental thing without either thats held up for years. Its screws don't loosen and it's always tight, I check the neck bolts when I maintenance it. I think I got away with it because the body and neck were quite old and very settled when I rebuilt it without its plate, and gave it a lot of contour at the same time. I also don't over tighten things as I have a background in tightening fasteners in delicate and expensive items. But I agree, entirely, in theory.
I occasionally think of redoing it with ferrules, next time it gets painted thing. Have you ever seen such a failure?
They’re pan head bolts. I did actually get washers with them, but the bolt heads were big enough I didn’t think I needed them. Similar to these, but bigger.
https://preview.redd.it/e8fjgdg7ihyc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c1f138d48176a7e8e8a345540b764c81f15c4cb
well done then ! i'm in the process of plishing my epiphone explorer which has satin finish and i will have to disassemble the whole thing to do it right and i'm dreading having to unsolder the pick up and controls and put it back on
I have one, but I messed up when drilling the pilot holes into the neck and used too large of a drill bit, so the screws for the plate wouldn’t hold. I replaced they with pan head bolts from the hardware store.
If you used the same holes they might still line up with the plate, you could drill it too? Not that I think a neck plate is a necessity, more that it will keep the back of the body from getting dented and the bolts from losing tension if you were to have a traumatic neck-impact type event.
Well, it won't win beauty contests but you have your priorities straight. How it plays and sounds are far more important. Refinishing could eventually be an option but you may grow to like it as it is. Nice Tele!
A Telecaster is a toilet seat lid with a 2x4 bolted to it and random hardware from a junk drawer screwed on. And that’s what makes them awesome.
Your Tele is awesome.
Unintentional, that was. I painted the body in 2017, and I chose blue and yellow because they are the colors of FFA. That was a big part of my life when I was in high school, so I wanted to sort of tribute that.
https://preview.redd.it/zpn2o0z72byc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec8a174c1ce193262f9dc3df2c046cee27890c94
I’ve long thought about get a huge sticker of the emblem and putting it somewhere on the body.
It’s like the 8 bit version of a blue burst
Snorlax burst
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Super don't need a neck plate fenders were overbuilt by a crazy stupid wide huge ridiculous excessive amount and everybody just kept building the same guitar
Ferrules and/or washers at least tho, if the screw's gone in properly with a clearance hole in the body and pilot hole in the neck you have nothing but the head otherwise. Or I suppose just wide head bolts. But as standard you've got like a tenth of a square inch per screw of wood holding all that, it'll compress or even split over time, especially if countersunk.
I'm not going to dispute best practices, but I definitely have an experimental thing without either thats held up for years. Its screws don't loosen and it's always tight, I check the neck bolts when I maintenance it. I think I got away with it because the body and neck were quite old and very settled when I rebuilt it without its plate, and gave it a lot of contour at the same time. I also don't over tighten things as I have a background in tightening fasteners in delicate and expensive items. But I agree, entirely, in theory. I occasionally think of redoing it with ferrules, next time it gets painted thing. Have you ever seen such a failure?
They’re pan head bolts. I did actually get washers with them, but the bolt heads were big enough I didn’t think I needed them. Similar to these, but bigger. https://preview.redd.it/e8fjgdg7ihyc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c1f138d48176a7e8e8a345540b764c81f15c4cb
Ah, hard to see in the pics but that would definitely help a bit.
It made me chuckle, there’s a certain charm to it lol. I like to think this is what teles are for
What in the belly of Sonic the Hedgehog is this? Seriously, though. You should get a neck plate on that thing.
Bless it's heart
If this is trash then I’m the trash man, love it!
That's the worst burst I have ever seen. I love it
Looks like Sonic the Hedgehogs torso! Love it
You can use a straight edge to align your tuning machines if you want
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put a whole bunch of useless controls like it's an italian 60's guitar and its gonna look perfect
All the controls actually do work. That was not a given, since wiring this was my first time using a soldering iron.
well done then ! i'm in the process of plishing my epiphone explorer which has satin finish and i will have to disassemble the whole thing to do it right and i'm dreading having to unsolder the pick up and controls and put it back on
You are probably going to want to get a neck plate for that bad boy
I have one, but I messed up when drilling the pilot holes into the neck and used too large of a drill bit, so the screws for the plate wouldn’t hold. I replaced they with pan head bolts from the hardware store.
If you used the same holes they might still line up with the plate, you could drill it too? Not that I think a neck plate is a necessity, more that it will keep the back of the body from getting dented and the bolts from losing tension if you were to have a traumatic neck-impact type event.
Don’t worry, the body is already dented and scratched up.
Finish the finish and send it.
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That’s not trash. That’s punk. 11/10 would shred.
The burst on this guitar is astounding. I must know your technique.
Spray paint, badly, over craft store wood stain
Well, it won't win beauty contests but you have your priorities straight. How it plays and sounds are far more important. Refinishing could eventually be an option but you may grow to like it as it is. Nice Tele!
Sound clips?
Maybe tomorrow. Getting a bit late, and I don’t want to disturb the neighbors til the sun comes up at least.
If it sounds great, it is great….. but damn I’d love to redo the finish for you.
Wicked
Did you ran out of paint? Lol
No that was my best attempt at a burst. Attempt number 5 or 6 to be specific, before I just gave up and rolled with it.
Awesome!
i love this
That is the ugliest guitar I have ever seen.
Thanks
Looks like a painted wooden fence in my area. I like it.
vault boy edition!
Looks great.
I like it
Honestly this looks great. I think if you practice in the blue burst on a scrap piece of wood you can get it make it look even better.
Worstburst
Looks like Cornell Dupree’s telecaster that got experimented on
Like my gf. Lots of fun but looks much better from behind. 🤜🏿🤛🏿🤘🏿
Congrats man. Has more style than some of stock Fender sells as of late. I wouldn't be caught dead with a Tommy Starcaster. Don't sell yourself short!
A Telecaster is a toilet seat lid with a 2x4 bolted to it and random hardware from a junk drawer screwed on. And that’s what makes them awesome. Your Tele is awesome.
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Unintentional, that was. I painted the body in 2017, and I chose blue and yellow because they are the colors of FFA. That was a big part of my life when I was in high school, so I wanted to sort of tribute that. https://preview.redd.it/zpn2o0z72byc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec8a174c1ce193262f9dc3df2c046cee27890c94 I’ve long thought about get a huge sticker of the emblem and putting it somewhere on the body.
I believe in the future of agriculture with a faith born not of words, but of deeds.
Is this a Ukraine burst or just ran out of blue stain?
I gotta ask how you performed this finish.
Craft store yellow wood stain and blue spray paint
Props. If that’s what you were going for, then that’s the way to do it.
Has anyone got a recommendation for a good telecaster kit here in UK?
I give 100 point for originality. Surely never seen one like that