I built this guitar a few years ago when I was my Ed Bickert phase. The soldering and pickup installation was done at Midwood Guitar Studio in Charlotte. Guitar was also setup there.
The neck is a warmoth custom neck and cost about $600 alone. The body is a Fender Road Worn Telecaster Nitro and was purchased for $400. The neck pickup is a Lollar Imperial costing about $200. Hardware is upgraded as well, with Schaller M6 locking tuners which retail for $140. Altogether, this guitar is worth over $1,500. The only recommendation I would make is to switch out the bridge pickup to something more substantial, I didnt out anything too expensive in because I only used the neck pickup. Comes with soft shell case Neck Specs: Construction
Modern Shaft Wood
Roasted Flame Maple Fretboard Wood
Indian Rosewood (Dark) Nut Width
1.650" (42mm) - Vintage Medium Right / Left Handed
Right-Handed Neck Back Profile
Standard Thin Fretboard Radius
10" - 16" Compound Number of Frets
22 Fret Size & Material
6105 - Narrow & Tall (Nickel) Tuner Hole Size
Schaller/Modern Fender/Sperzel (25/64") Inlay Shape
Standard Dots Inlay Material
Cream Side Dots
White Side Dots String Nut
Earvana Nut - GraphTech White TUSQ XL Mounting Holes
Standard 4-Bolt Neck Heel Shape
Tele® Shape Finish
Clear Satin Nitro Body Specs:
-Red Road Worn body with Nitro finish
-Body wood: Alder
Looks like a great deal for someone! Two questions… is the Lollar a normal-wind or a low-wind? and… do you have the tip for pickup switch? Thanks and best of luck with the sale!
I’ll throw in a KA HPAC pickup which was left over from a Comins GCS-16 I own, if anyone is concerned the lollar is too hot (i don’t find it hot at all but I generally play with a very soft attack)
This is a great deal just for the parts, let alone what is probably a very cool jazz Telecaster. Particularly if any of you guys live close enough to the seller to avoid shipping costs. Opportunity knocks.....
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You should post a another price that is all inclusive and also post pictures of the back. A Flamed neck needs to be shown!
Yes, the clip-on tuners I use for classical guitars are temperamental due to the nylon strings being softer, I'd say mushy compared to steel strings. It takes longer to tune.
I'll have to look into...
Well look at that! That turned out really nice. I like the new knobs, aesthetically speaking. Hoping that you have years of enjoyment with that guitar!
I hear more midrange, more "texture" in the vintage one. Granted it's not apples to apples but this is consistent with my experience about what makes vintage dearmond pickups unique in the first...
I have an Epi premium with the wine red color,plays great,sounds and looks great. Considering the measly sum i paid for it compared to my other guitars shows you don't have to spend a small fortune...
Jim these are as thin as they come although the 1000 without the polepieces is ever a bit lower. You can get clearance even when the distance from the top of the guitar to the bottom of strings is...
The Barker sounds warmer, but it’s impossible to tell what difference there might be because each guitar is different. The Heritage sounds fantastic in my book!
I was very disappointed when I put the reissue on my D'A and expected to get the same sound that I got from the RC-1000 I used ages ago.
Then I remembered that I was expecting to get the same sound...
I’ve shipped over 100 archtop’s both nationally and internationally. I’ve never once had a shipping incident. What’s my secret?
I’ve shipped with FedEx exclusively. I always double box any...
A friend of mine has a 2006 that he's selling. I was curious whether it's a heavier build, seeing as it was made for a rock guy... Or is it just a generic 175 ?
How is the Steve Howe 175?
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