NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
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NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
I've had this a week or so now, but has taken a bit of time for me to get it how I like
First up, the neck is lovely - it looks great and has exactly the right amount of 'girth' for me. Frets the same, I'm presuming medium but I need to get the vernier out to check - can't be arsed.
It has a graphite nut that had some annoying sharp edges that were removed today. Also it needed a bit of shimming so I could get the action to where I like it - not blisteringly low but I don't want to try to hard.
Fitted one of Matt/Tonelounges pro control sets in there from another tele I have that is currently waiting on the list to be sorted - I fitted an new/old neck to it and its choking out. And now its much more controllable.
Pickups were supposed to be twisted tele but a brief check of the model numbers last week I think they are twang kings... (fnarr fnarr), could just be me though, danny?
They do sound great either way - cleans have definition and are articulate where they should be, dirty I can get full on RATM which is what I was looking for.
What you can't see in the pic above is the excellent checking the body has.... I meant to take some photos today but ran out of time and camera battery power.
Well worth a punt, and am a happy punter.
Presentation 9/10
Girth 9/10
3d/articulation 9/10
Mouthfeel 8/10 could be the strings need a bit of extra seasoning.
Proper pics tomorrow It arrived unstrung so the strings are at a proper non eye poking length....
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
i love me some wenge.Shame its usually on really naff warwick builds.Wish i had have snagged a framus when the RS were blowing out stock.
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Thats danny's pic. It's had a number 2 since then - oh-err
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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I'm glad that you like it BG, and that it got there eventually! It does have a great neck profile. Sorry about the mix up with the pickups, Let me know if you want to get rid of them
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Re: NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
Sexy white body getting some dark wood is one of my favourite searches!
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Cold dead hands etc....AiRdAd wrote:I'm glad that you like it BG, and that it got there eventually! It does have a great neck profile. Sorry about the mix up with the pickups, Let me know if you want to get rid of them
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Looks beautiful
Something inside me wonders about a different colour guard ? Could be a hydatid cyst.
Something inside me wonders about a different colour guard ? Could be a hydatid cyst.
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Re: NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
StrummersOfThunder wrote:Looks beautiful
Something inside me wonders about a different colour guard ? Could be a hydatid cyst.
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Re: NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
Mint green.
Which is neither minty nor green.
Which is neither minty nor green.
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That's terrible lollol!jeremyb wrote:Sexy white body getting some dark wood is one of my favourite searches!
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Re: NGD: white tele with wenge neck...
Very nice Bg, hankering after something similar myself! As a side note, do you still have that 70's Fernandes Tele (ex me) or has that one since your stable?..
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Sorry, long gone... I have an on off relationship with Tele's I have an awesome Fernandes Strat here though...Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:Very nice Bg, hankering after something similar myself! As a side note, do you still have that 70's Fernandes Tele (ex me) or has that one since your stable?..
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Couple of images I managed to squeeze in between replacing rotten wood and shingles. Bloody houses.
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So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.