'72 Telecaster Custom Project Finished Pg. 1

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'72 Telecaster Custom Project Finished Pg. 1

Post by HNB » Fri May 26, 2023 12:36 pm

I love "Talk Show Host" and decided I wanted to build a custom. I found a nice ash body on Reverb and picked it up. My daughter picked blue. I ordered a tort guard for it. :D

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Re: '72 Telecaster Custom Project`

Post by PapaB » Sat May 27, 2023 2:27 am

Congrats! I have one with a Bigsby and love it. It's my heavy hitter when I need to look good and sound the part.
(My only advice, stay away from the SD Little '59 pickup (humbucker in a single coil configuration) for the bridge unless you want to enlarge the bridge plate .... I learned the hard way, lol. It's no fun filing the opening.
If you want a clean, modern sounding bridge HB that will fit, DiMarzio's Chopper T is great. )

Best of luck in all endeavors!

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Post by HNB » Sat May 27, 2023 7:29 am

That is good advice! Thanks! :D I will probably do a normal single coil for the bridge to chase that sound for "Talk Show Host." He later did the single coil humbucker in that guitar and then routed the guitar to do the dual WRHB setup, but the original sound was a normal stock setup aside from no tone pots and the toggle moved to the lower area. :D I am going to do a pretty standard wiring and setup. :) I don't think removing the tone pots will greatly change the overall sound. I have done that with other builds and when you are at 1meg pots, I couldn't hear a difference much at all for bypassing the tone pot or leaving it in.

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Re: '72 Telecaster Custom Project`

Post by Embenny » Sat May 27, 2023 8:37 am

You really got bit hard by the WRHB bug, didn't you?

Looking forward to seeing this one completed.
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Post by HNB » Sat May 27, 2023 1:41 pm

It is probably my favorite pickup. :) I even like the earlier versions that were basically humbuckers. :)

I wiped on a thin layer of clear on.

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Re: '72 Telecaster Custom Project`

Post by PapaB » Sat May 27, 2023 4:06 pm

Thanks for the link. I was not familiar with this band. Like the concert theme a lot. (Long live HH.)
If you are staying with a traditional single coil bridge, check out if you can the Fender 1972 reissue. Staggered A5 poles, white binding, very clean, clear and balanced tones. Gorgeous really. Not very high output, but magical with a little of volume or distortion ....
Again, best wishes in all. Nice project.

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Post by HNB » Sat May 27, 2023 6:34 pm

Thanks! I am keeping it traditional. :) WRHB in the neck and single in the bridge. 1meg pots and a toggle. :)
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Re: '72 Telecaster Custom Project`

Post by OffYourFace » Tue May 30, 2023 2:08 pm

Tort?! eeesh I dunno. do you love spiderman?

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Post by HNB » Tue May 30, 2023 3:36 pm

I like him, but I don't "like like" him. ;)
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Post by BoringPostcards » Tue May 30, 2023 3:53 pm

Thurston Moore had an LPB JM with a tort guard. It was one of the ones that got stolen. I always thought it looked great. Spider-Man never once crossed my mind.
Det er mig der holder traeerne sammen.

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Post by HNB » Tue May 30, 2023 6:54 pm

I have made a few guitars that have blue bodies and put red tort on them. I think if I wanted to do Spider-Man, I would do a red guitar with a blue pickguard. His dominant color is red.

I have always liked red and blue. Probably because my baby blankets were those colors. :)

I like the association though.
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Post by HNB » Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:20 am

All shiny. :)

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Post by HNB » Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:33 pm

I got the bridge, jack cup, and loaded pickguard installed. I love the tort!

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Post by HNB » Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:33 am

Neck arrived and got it all strung up! Sounds great!

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