cynic Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Like most of you (I hope), I end up with parts laying around for longer than planned. This one in particular has been on-deck for about a decade. One-piece swamp ash body w/ belly and forearm contours mated with a fairly recent Fender Tele neck & tuners, Callaham bridge, and Kinman electronics that were dated 11/2010 (when I ordered them). I finally got off my ass and sent the body to Shane at HEL (absolutely Nailed it!) who did the trans-white finish and a couple pickguards to fit the slightly misshapen cutaway. It arrived back from him yesterday (Merry Christmas!) so I set aside my duties as official cookie taster long enough to slap it together. It still needs some fine tuning (and strap buttons), but so far I'm really digging it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Awesome, my Partscasters are my go to guitars. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugby1970 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 3 hours ago, bubs_42 said: Awesome, my Partscasters are my go to guitars. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! And the '84 MIJ Tele, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Mrs. Cynic ( Santa) even came through with a little something extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaGator Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Congrats and Merry Christmas. Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 The lighting from the right side gives those frets a shadow that makes them look like they're quite beefy. Lumen illusion or fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, cynic said: Mrs. Cynic ( Santa) even came through with a little something extra. Ooohhh... goddamn... that is cool. I love that. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 hours ago, cynic said: Mrs. Cynic ( Santa) even came through with a little something extra. What’s the scoop on that case?! Love it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamertek98 Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Ditto on the case.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, cmatthes said: What’s the scoop on that case?! Love it... Eden Guitars 7 hours ago, Willie G. Moseley said: The lighting from the right side gives those frets a shadow that makes them look like they're quite beefy. Lumen illusion or fact? I don't know the actual spec size but they have a nice jumbo feel for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, cynic said: Eden Guitars. They look nice. How’s the quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 hours ago, cynic said: Mrs. Cynic ( Santa) even came through with a little something extra. Show up to a gig with that case and you better be able to hang! Even if you just look cool and sit in the groove. Cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynic Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Quality is not exceptional but is on par with the Guitar Fetish "premium" cases. Perfect for light use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Thanks for the heads-up on the case. I’ve been checking out Shane’s posts of your Tele with a bit more interest lately, as I’m also doing another “project” Tele - this time with a special purpose. The problem is that I have two killer Musikraft hollow Swamp Ash bodies (actually, THREE, but one has a Korina top 😳), and I need to pick one. This is the one I’m NOT using for this project... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 hour ago, cmatthes said: Love the grain patterns on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 These look good on the inside too...here's an all-mahogany body that is getting some TLC in the wilds of CT somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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