Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

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Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:50 pm

Clear pickguard and all.. Debating on using a Strat neck with a bullet truss rod, I'd have to drill new holes very close tonthe other ones though...

Option 2 would be to get a Tele Thinline Custom neck with the bullet truss rod. The choice is yours.

The parts don't look too crooked. Not bad for freehand drilling. The bridge holes and the back ferrules were drilled though..

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:36 pm

My gas is at an all time high. Ill be selling something to offset this unplanned tele project...

This should turn out okay... Just bought one of these:

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Post by BoringPostcards » Sat Sep 24, 2022 2:00 pm

That’s a really nice shade of blue. Will look great once it’s all put together.
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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:23 pm

Got some clear knobs.. Added the jack plate, and took off the plastic from the pickguard. >:(

The knobs won't fit the shafts of any of the CTS pots i have.. Fuuuuck

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by GreenKnee » Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:17 am

If you take out the grub screws you should be able to drill out the knobs to the same size as the pot shaft.
Great shade of blue, and nice subtle flame on the neck

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:06 pm

If i drill out the knobs, they won't look smooth inside anymore. Not sure i want them looking so roughed up.

Ill find a different set of knobs.

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by LVC » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:31 pm

You absolutely need one of these.
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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:25 pm

I do!! :D

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:27 pm

So, I got a beautiful Tele Custom Vintera neck, it came predrilled with 4 holes. I thought it was a 4 hole standard neck but this one is drilled for a 3 bolt plate.

I got it from the Stratosphere, so im assuming Fender drilled 2 extra holes for no reason? So yeah, Standard 4 bolt plate would require new holes drilled on the new neck..

So because of that, I opted to drill yet a third set of holes on this neck, so i present to you..

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by jvin248 » Thu Oct 06, 2022 2:51 am

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Fun guitar.

You mentioned clear knobs? That would be cool if you could get something to work. You might try pouring some epoxy buttons and drilling them out then polishing up.

Try rotating the control plate for Vol-Tone-Switch to the rear. The 'Kirchen mod'. I use it on every tele I play regularly so a normal control plate looks weird now :) A reverse plate would go with with the alternative neck/etc mods.

Have you thought of using a clear control plate to match the pickguard? A filler strip with the same paint as the body (or painted on the back side of the clear control plate) might be fun.

That's a great shade of blue.

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:09 pm

Ha, thanks, I'm not a fan of the upside-down tele control plate.

The last pic i posted is the one that looks the closest to the real colour. All the other ones look way off.

I have some ivory witch hat knobs coming for it, same colour switch tip, and that will complete this random unscheduled project.

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by SignoftheDragon » Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:32 pm

WOw- that's good-lookin!

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by Fiddy » Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:43 pm

Ok, so i gave in and drilled holes on the Vintera neck. I really wanted a Tele, and to me, the headstock is part of the look.

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by garyptaszek » Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:53 am

The tele custom neck was definitely the right choice.

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Re: Swatch tribute Telecaster Project - Finally a thread without a weird title

Post by BoringPostcards » Sat Oct 15, 2022 3:40 am

Looks great. Nice Tele for sure.
Det er mig der holder traeerne sammen.

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