Jazz Parts Telecaster Completed

**petermelton** · 12-17-2015, 06:14 PM

I've been posting pictures of this guitar throughout the many stages and reincarnations of its life on here so it might look familiar but I finally got it all together. CB Hill did the super clean custom rout to be able to use a Lollar Charlie Christian without a pickguard and 13th Street Guitars just got a Plek machine so I went to them for the final assembly. I've been curious about those things for a while and they're really pretty cool.

Specs:
Warmoth chambered swap ash body with a walnut top
Warmoth bird's eye maple neck with macassar ebony fretboard
1 3/4" nut width, 10-16" compound radius, '59 profile
Lollar Charlie Christian neck
Seymour Duncan Little '59 bridge
boom.

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**docbop** · 12-17-2015, 06:19 PM

Nice looks goods pretty close to what I'd like to do. My change would be the Lollar PUP only and use a strat hard taii bridge.

**BigDaddyLoveHandles** · 12-17-2015, 06:19 PM

Just beautiful. I like the specs and the pups, too.

**petermelton** · 12-17-2015, 06:29 PM

Thanks guys! I rotated the photos but not I can't figure out how to get rid of the sideways ones.

The guitar sounds as good as it looks too.

**neatomic** · 12-17-2015, 06:34 PM

beautiful!..that matched walnut top is killer...and lollar cc..great

neck wood grains fab too...some people blacken the ebony..but i like the streaks..looks great

enjoy

cheers

ps- looks like a one piece swamp ash body as well..sweet!

**wierdOne** · 12-17-2015, 06:35 PM

that's beautiful... congrats..

**Jonathan0996** · 12-17-2015, 06:51 PM

Beautiful guitar! Congratulations.

I've been thinking about building a partscaster myself. Any lessons learned from your experience? Any wisdom to share?

**jazzbow** · 12-17-2015, 06:57 PM

Nice one. Like the neck specs.

What does it sound like??

**Rob MacKillop** · 12-17-2015, 07:00 PM

I'd love a Tele with a cc pickup. Looks very inviting!

**barrymclark** · 12-17-2015, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by docbop

Nice looks goods pretty close to what I'd like to do. My change would be the Lollar PUP only and use a strat hard taii bridge.

I've been looking for a ashtray bridge that didn't have the pickup cutout. No luck yet.

**petermelton** · 12-17-2015, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by barrymclark

I've been looking for a ashtray bridge that didn't have the pickup cutout. No luck yet.

I'm sure Callaham would make you one. Have you asked them?

**barrymclark** · 12-17-2015, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by petermelton

I'm sure Callaham would make you one. Have you asked them?

No. Money's tight with the move right now on top of a year where I have bought three guitars and a custom amp. Haha. To put it in perspective, this easily the most productive gear year ever for me. Haha

**Keira Witherkay** · 12-18-2015, 01:29 AM

awesome looking instrument ....enjoy her and post some clips/video ....

gotta love tele's .... have many years of joy from her

**petermelton** · 12-18-2015, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by Jonathan0996

Beautiful guitar! Congratulations.

I've been thinking about building a partscaster myself. Any lessons learned from your experience? Any wisdom to share?

Thanks! They're really fun to do. My only advice is don't rush it. They're a good opportunity to experiment and really find out what you like and what you don't. I learned a lot about what my hands need to survive long gigs throughout the process of trying different necks. Plus, change a few parts from time to time and it's like always having a new guitar!

**docbop** · 12-18-2015, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by barrymclark

I've been looking for a ashtray bridge that didn't have the pickup cutout. No luck yet.

There are ones that make a half bridge plate that stops where the pickup would begin. AllParts makes one and I've seen others.

https://www.allparts.com/TB-5126-001...eg_p_3549.html

**thrush40** · 12-19-2015, 11:25 AM

Timely post for me. Recently I've been looking at parts on line, thinking a project for 2016: tele with cc pu and a 1 3/4 nut width neck. Where are your other posts about your process and build? I would like to read them.

**bananafist** · 12-19-2015, 12:16 PM

That neck is beautiful. Can you remember what frets are on it? Any idea of the all-up weight?

**BigDaddyLoveHandles** · 12-19-2015, 05:10 PM

To all you who are too lazy to put together a partscaster (that's me!), G&L has a 1 3/4" nut width option. It's unlikely you'll find one for sale, but you can order it.

**petermelton** · 12-21-2015, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by thrush40

Timely post for me. Recently I've been looking at parts on line, thinking a project for 2016: tele with cc pu and a 1 3/4 nut width neck. Where are your other posts about your process and build? I would like to read them.

I haven't really posted anything with text about the process, there's just some photos floating around of the various stages of the build.

**petermelton** · 12-21-2015, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by bananafist

That neck is beautiful. Can you remember what frets are on it? Any idea of the all-up weight?

Thanks! It feels great too. I went with Stainless Steel 6105 frets. I love them. I'm not sure of the total weight but with the chambered body it feels pretty light. My strat weighs exactly 7 lbs and this is definitely lighter than that. I would guess somewhere around 6 lbs.