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Ok. I've bought a telecaster. Yay!...WHAT NOW?
Beastmouth:
--- Quote from: Nodaisho on 09 Mar 2008, 23:14 ---So it is like dating?
pentaen, what kinds are you looking at? I am sure the people here know some good cheap guitars, cheap amps aren't as likely though. I like my 15 watt Behringer and all, but it can't even get the matchbox open to light the match to light the candle it dreams of holding to the Marshall I have used.
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I keep hearing things about the Epi Valve Jr. $150 for tube preamp and output is pretty damn cheap, as a matter of fact. That's less than twice floor price for a shitty practice amp. Of course, someone paying floor price for a shitty practice amp has bigger problems...
Patrick:
--- Quote from: jeph on 09 Mar 2008, 21:03 ---
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--- Quote from: jeph on 09 Mar 2008, 21:03 ---
--- Quote from: Patrick on 07 Mar 2008, 15:54 ---I want to buy a new MIM standard Telecaster, temp-remove all hardware (including the neck), and do some fancy woodworkin' to turn it into a semi-hollow. (blah blah snip)
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(snip) I hope you like buying new router bits!
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Actually, a drill press should be used to remove the vast majority of the wood, and you'd only need different router bits for fitting into the different crevices
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This is good information to know, thanks!
Kindof a delicate operation though, heh. Gotta slice the top off with a bandsaw and leave a good 1/4" of top on the sucker so your pickguard screws have something to hold on to.
What I'm mostly worried about with the whole process is the fact that when you saw the face off (OOC quote here we go) you have to do some very precise compensation for the wood that's lost in the sawing. You could minimize your losses by using the bandsaw I mentioned, but even then you are going to have a difference of about 1/32", and while that may not be much on paper, it's a hell of a lot of difference in an instrument that requires precision to avoid fret buzz.
I guess I could just measure the neck pocket rout and go 1/32" deeper in there, but I'd be afraid of compromising the neck joint.
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