A few years back I built a Tele, but never cared for how the body finishing came out. I was just going to refinish it, when I saw a body for sale from an Ebay seller I'd bought from before (my Barncaster). This guy (Ebay name: nomoonlaser) makes bodies from reclaimed wood he gets from a friend that remodels old homes in Omaha. The body is Douglas Fir with a walnut stain and light nitro finish.
I added the flame maple neck and other parts from the old Tele. Got a flame maple pickguard to go with it. It's got a 4-way switch and the pickups are from TDPRI.com favorite Rob DiStefano of Cavalier pickups. The neck is a Fat Lioness and the bridge is a Fat Lion. Definitely not a Tele for country, but great for rock and blues. Haven't got it fully set up yet, but it sounds great.
The flame on the neck's not that prominent and hard to capture in a photo, but you can see it a bit in this one.
I added the flame maple neck and other parts from the old Tele. Got a flame maple pickguard to go with it. It's got a 4-way switch and the pickups are from TDPRI.com favorite Rob DiStefano of Cavalier pickups. The neck is a Fat Lioness and the bridge is a Fat Lion. Definitely not a Tele for country, but great for rock and blues. Haven't got it fully set up yet, but it sounds great.
The flame on the neck's not that prominent and hard to capture in a photo, but you can see it a bit in this one.
