Slowy's Guitars

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Re: Slowy's Guitars

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Bg wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:57 pm
Capt. Black wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:38 pm Great idea Slowy! Nice catalogue. Prices please?
All already spoken for, it's called the ' bucket list', in case he Carks it.
Indeed.
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The questions have taken a dark turn..
You will notice this is a 'Show Us Your Guitars' thread.

Nothing is for sale here.

......well almost nothing......

Get yer grubby hands off ya Feckers!
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Korinacaster.

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Assembled this myself in 2010. It explored my ideas of Tele perfection.
Neck: ALLPARTS. Their biggest neck: 25mm deep all the way.
Body: African Limba (Korina)
Pickups: Lollar Special T.
Bridge: Wilkinson.

Like any bespoke design, this is a polariser. If you have small hands, it’s near impossible to play, certainly not comfortable. However if it does fit, you’ll discover a Telecaster with a deeper, more P90ish voice and a huge range of versatile character. This is a soloist’s guitar and in the right hands, a very good one.

One thing I'd do different. I've discovered I like 9"radius and bigger frets.This board is 7 1/4 and vintage frets.

Doubt I'll ever do anything about it though.
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Teles are beaut.
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hamo wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:41 pm Using all my willpower not to make the very worst off colour joke right now.
Hamo! Stop wasting willpower.
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Slowy wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:36 pm Korinacaster.


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Assembled this myself in 2010. It explored my ideas of Tele perfection.
Neck: ALLPARTS. Their biggest neck: 25mm deep all the way.
Body: African Limba (Korina)
Pickups: Lollar Special T.
Bridge: Wilkinson.

Like any bespoke design, this is a polariser. If you have small hands, it’s near impossible to play, certainly not comfortable. However if it does fit, you’ll discover a Telecaster with a deeper, more P90ish voice and a huge range of versatile character. This is a soloist’s guitar and in the right hands, a very good one.

One thing I'd do different. I've discovered I like 9"radius and bigger frets.This board is 7 1/4 and vintage frets.

Doubt I'll ever do anything about it though.
That's a great tele Slowy. I love it. I can't handle big neck, but I can still get on with this one. I bought the same lollar pickups after hearing these, and have got them in my telemaster. I recently picked up a radian korina tele body. The previous owner died it blue. My plan was to sand it back to natural wood and finish it with tru-oil, but the I can't get the traces of blue dye out completely, so will paint it in nitro.
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The answer for the neck might be a replacement from Warmoth. $200 USD plus shipping.
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werdna wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:59 am The answer for the neck might be a replacement from Warmoth. $200 USD plus shipping.
Thanks - I've got four really nice necks hanging around. One has a tele headstock - so I might go with that one :-)
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Hamo, do I have to do everything around here??!?!??!?

You can't fit them all in your casket Bruce, better list them all for sale just in case!
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Capt. Black wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:38 pm Great idea Slowy! Nice catalogue. Prices please?
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jeremyb wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:14 am
You can't fit them all in your casket Bruce, better list them all for sale just in case!
But maybe I could use them to make my casket..... :think:
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Slowy wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:44 am
jeremyb wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:14 am
You can't fit them all in your casket Bruce, better list them all for sale just in case!
But maybe I could use them to make my casket..... :think:
A custom-made casket with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides would be quite a funny in-joke.
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robthemac wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:56 am
Slowy wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:44 am
jeremyb wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:14 am
You can't fit them all in your casket Bruce, better list them all for sale just in case!
But maybe I could use them to make my casket..... :think:
A custom-made casket with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides would be quite a funny in-joke.
Mahogany? Brazilian Rosewood please. Or figured Cocobolo if I'm feeling blingy.

We could do maple/ mahogany and argue endlessly over clownburst vs bourbon burst! :rofl:
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Slowy wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:00 am
robthemac wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:56 am
Slowy wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:44 am

But maybe I could use them to make my casket..... :think:
A custom-made casket with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides would be quite a funny in-joke.
Mahogany? Brazilian Rosewood please. Or figured Cocobolo if I'm feeling blingy.

We could do maple/ mahogany and argue endlessly over clownburst vs bourbon burst! :rofl:
Imagine the conversation with the funeral director.

"Yeah Englemann spruce top, please. Cocobolo for the sides would be ideal for the added warmth. X-bracing if possible. Could we maybe go for flamed maple binding, bird inlays and a mother-of-pearl rosette?"
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