A few days ago, I posted a link to what I thought was the most creative guitar build I’d ever seen. Today I’ve come across the most inspiring and dedicated telecaster build I’ve ever seen.
This guy built his guitar with a minimum of specialized tools, relying on creativity, advice and lots of jigs to get the job done. My favourite part is where he build his own radius board using a router and a jig. That was pretty impressive. It’s really cool because it shows what a person can accomplish with very little in terms of specialized tools. Ingenuity and creativity really counts for a lot.
The thing to take away from all of this is that he made great use of the online community as well as his own ingenuity. Throughout the thread, you’ll see all kinds of advice from some of the more experienced builders as well as a lot of discussion about god ways to go about things. As with most fun things to do there are dozens of ways to do it right and reading about all of them can help you find what’s going to work for you. So ask questions. When you find the right community, like TDPRI, people are more than willing to offer suggestions and advice.
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6 responses so far ↓
1 TT&O // Mar 4, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I would LOVE to know how to make my own guitar, thanks for showing me the process.
2 Marc // Mar 5, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I can’t take much credit. The guys at TDPRI are the ones doing all the work. I’m just an admirer of their great builds
3 vitaliy // Mar 6, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I like telecaster
4 Matt Saunders // Mar 23, 2008 at 9:51 am
that’s a very nice thread you posted. it’s great to see a group of people coming together in a forum and NOT bitching at each other!
and this site makes me wish i didnt sell my electric guitar (though i did get a BEAUTIFUL acoustic for it ;))
5 Bill // Mar 27, 2008 at 3:41 am
Wow! That Tele looks great. I wish I had the patience for that sort of thing. I can’t reliably get the cork out of a wine bottle.
6 Ryan // Apr 11, 2008 at 10:46 pm
can anyone help with wiring my TC-10 saga kit? i cant seem to get the wires to match up.
any help would be great!