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A page dedicated to my most recent builds plus other interesting projects brought in by my customers.
LATEST - MAY 2026
Telecaster Build.
I have gone all in this time!
One for myself, probably the most I have ever spent on guitar parts for just one project.
A bound sunburst body with comfort cuts,
Warmoth licensed telecaster neck with 24.75" scale length,
Traditional tele bridge and tuners, nickel finish,
SD 5:2 Alnico pickup set.
I will post more pictures as the parts arrive.
Just finished making up the control plate.
50's style wiring which makes the volume and tone pots slightly interactive and negates the need for a treble bleed.
3 position switch
Alpha brassed bushed 250k pots
0.033 paper in oil capacitor.
I am aiming at finding the tones of the early telecasters as I think most of the modern telecasters lack a bit of twang and clarity.
At last the neck has arrived from the USA!
Five weeks in production at Warmoth which I am told is fairly standard for these projects but only two days door to door shipping with UPS which is very impressive!
Gibson scale length conversion neck,
Roasted maple with a 10 - 16 compound radius,
Rosewood fretboard,
Stainless steel frets,
Routed for a Fender LSR nut.
I am fitting Gotoh vintage style, staggered post tuners.
LATEST - June 2026
All finished!
I'm really pleased with the result, it has the looks, playability and tones which I was hoping for.
I could build you one, prices vary depending on spec. This one would be around £950.00.
LATEST - April 2026
PRS NF3 SE. Tinkler Custom Shop Modified.
Specs. Metallic Grey.
HSS configuration. Alnico 2 bridge, Pribora single coils.
PRS tremolo bridge.
Rosewood on maple neck with slightly rolled edges.
I'm really enjoying the playing experience given by the PRS NF3. So much so that I have purchased a second one and removed the pickguard, pickups and electronics and replaced them with a custom made pickguard supplied by Brian Pillans and a set of my favourite HSS pickups manufactured by Alexander Pribora. This is now a guitar that can do everything!
LATEST - August 2026
Another Telecaster Build.
I had the opportunity to buy a lovely Inca silver tele body with cream binding and ivory back and sides recently so here comes another tele!
The guitar is made from carefully chosen new parts and the specs are as following:-.
Roasted maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, bone nut,
Gotoh vintage staggered tuners,
Traditional tele ashtray bridge with brass compensated saddles,
SD clone 5:2 pick-up set (an excellent set from Donlis, I have used these many times including in my latest sunburst tele).
Alpha brass bushed pots,
Vintage dime style cap,
Oak Grigsby traditional tele switching,
Elixir 10 - 46 Nanoweb strings.
This guitar will be finished mid September (when the neck arrives) and will appear in my 'guitars for sale' section, so If you fancy a one off 'custom built' telecaster keep an eye out for this one. It is likely to be priced around £550.00.
