My tele (esquire) build is officially underway...

[ratter]

Thanks guys. I'm having fun. Should be finished in a couple weeks.

 

[Digital Jams]

MY hat is off in respect to you being a father and fully employeed doing this project and progressing way better than I thought you would

What tuners are you going with? Can't say enough about the Gotoh vintage lockers I have as my yngwie is very solid tuning wise.

The Barncaster is going to be incredible, that is mojo you cannot buy at the fender CS chop shop

 

[ratter]

MY hat is off in respect to you being a father and fully employeed doing this project and progressing way better than I thought you would

What tuners are you going with? Can't say enough about the Gotoh vintage lockers I have as my yngwie is very solid tuning wise.

The Barncaster is going to be incredible, that is mojo you cannot buy at the fender CS chop shop

Thanks Scott. Gotoh klusons (non-locking) and a Wilkinson top-load 3-saddle bridge for this one - both are ordered and should hopefully arrive next week. Once funds allow I may upgrade to Glendale bridges. I also really like the staggered locking klusons, but I wanted this one to have a string tree so the stagger was unnecessary. And I find Klusons so easy to string that I don't mind when they're not locking.

I still need to order the rest of the hardware and make a decision whether to buy or build the pickup. And there will probably be some experimentation to put some 'age' on the tru-oiled neck to better match the body.

The barncaster still needs more patching/filling before the routing can continue. How it looks after it's filled and routed will determine what kind of finish it gets. Probably the same kind of one-piece maple neck though.

 

[Digital Jams]

MY hat is off in respect to you being a father and fully employeed doing this project and progressing way better than I thought you would

What tuners are you going with? Can't say enough about the Gotoh vintage lockers I have as my yngwie is very solid tuning wise.

The Barncaster is going to be incredible, that is mojo you cannot buy at the fender CS chop shop

Thanks Scott. Gotoh klusons (non-locking) and a Wilkinson top-load 3-saddle bridge for this one - both are ordered and should hopefully arrive next week. Once funds allow I may upgrade to Glendale bridges. I also really like the staggered locking klusons, but I wanted this one to have a string tree so the stagger was unnecessary. And I find Klusons so easy to string that I don't mind when they're not locking.

I still need to order the rest of the hardware and make a decision whether to buy or build the pickup. And there will probably be some experimentation to put some 'age' on the tru-oiled neck to better match the body.

The barncaster still needs more patching/filling before the routing can continue. How it looks after it's filled and routed will determine what kind of finish it gets. Probably the same kind of one-piece maple neck though.

Agreed about the ease of stringing the klusons, pull and turn and done. Make sure you really undersize the holes when you pre-drill and mount that bridge so you are grabbing as hard as you can to provide a good sustain point.

A NOS brass bridge would have been very cool but I know you are going Esquire.

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Ratter -

You want beaten wormy cast away pine ???? right here

BTW - that guitar is currently for sale for $5000

 

[ratter]

Ratter -

You want beaten wormy cast away pine ???? right here

BTW - that guitar is currently for sale for $5000

Phew, that's good news. Mine's only gonna be $4950!

Or was that $49.50?

 

[duesentrieb]

Awesome, Mike !

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Hey Ratter -

check this dudes build out:

http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/inde ... opic=37229