Happy New Partscaster '62 Tele Style Day!

[vintage clubber]

I got this double bound "fiesta red" body from Guitar Fetish's blem bin. It has some finish flaws that I should be able to clear up with some wet sanding and buffing out. All in all, not bad for under $50 before shipping. I got the neck from a friend of mine. It's an Eden neck and he had attempted to tint it and it ended up looking like an oompa loompa. I stripped the finish back off and am currently applying minwax natural stain to the maple parts before I clear coat it with a satin finish.

Otherwise, the bridge pickup will be a Fender '62 Custom and neck pickup will be a GFS Overwound Tele with reverse control plate and 4 way switching. If I don't like the GFS Overwound, I will probably swap out the Twisted Tele pickup in my Squier Tele Special or use the GFS Fat body with a Mojotone raw nickel cover in my parts drawer.

 

[bcryant]

Lovely! Bound Teles are teh sex!
Damn this really makes me want to start another project!

 

[jelloman]

munch0

 

[vintage clubber]

Lovely! Bound Teles are teh sex!
Damn this really makes me want to start another project!

These are hard to beat for the price point. The non-blems sell for around $60 before shipping. That is a ridiculous bargain for a double bound body!

 

[PunkKitty]

I really like that body.

 

[CBHScott]

What jellllo said...

 

[BrammyH]

How are their bodies? I assume they take Warmoth/Fender necks?

 

[bsman]

That's gonna be nice. The GFS pickup might work well -- I had a fatbody neck pickup in a partscaster that was a really great pickup.

 

[vintage clubber]

This will be my 4th build from their bodies. I love the lightweight. They are very resonant and tuneful! you can't beat them for the price point IMHO.

 

[bsman]

BTW -- I remember perhaps five or six years ago, GFS was very much flavor-of-the-day on HCEG.

 

[vintage clubber]

That's gonna be nice. The GFS pickup might work well -- I had a fatbody neck pickup in a partscaster that was a really great pickup.

Two of my teles are already equipped with the GFS Fat Body neck pickup. I am curious about the overwound. I bought a couple of them when they were on sale a few months back for $23 each.

This one:

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Overwou...Alnico-Tele-Neck-Pickup-Our-Best-_p_7923.html

 

[Bob411]

HNGD

 

[Denverdave]

 

[el diablo]

I eyeballed a couple of their clearance tele bods and necks as well thinking,,i can do it…

NOPE. Ain't going there.

 

[xStonr]

Gotta like double bound teles

 

[el diablo]

This will be my 4th build from their bodies. I love the lightweight. They are very resonant and tuneful! you can't beat them for the price point IMHO.

You are THE MAN! Fourth build? I would have imploded in the middle of the first for sure. Not because of the materials, only because i am a measure once/cut twice guy.

 

[newbuilder]

Looks like a fun project

 

[Tig]

Cool build!
I find the bound body... Arousing.

 

[angry tele]

sweet. I had a tele with a GFS 50s in the neck. It was a great pickup but it was paired with a p90 in the bridge and could not hang with the hot p90 output. Has anyone tried the GFS Pro series pickups? Id throw a set of these in there:

http://www.guitarfetish.com/63-Tele-Vintage-Wound-Professional-Series-Bridge-Pickup-63K-_p_2088.html

HappyNP62TDay!

 

[BrammyH]

ok, who is she?