Gretschcaster - double bound, bigsby, sherwood green tele project

[cotrusvlad]

Salutare,

Fiind mega fan telecaster, visam la unul cu o configuratie anume, mai exact gat cu rosewood, doze filtertron, bigsby, binding si ceva vopsea nitro draguta (oscilam intre lake placid blue si sherwood green)
 

Am inceput anul trecut prin primavara proiectul. La baza e un Fender Telecaster Baja 60s. 

 

Chitara a fost a unui prieten care isi aduce toate instrumentele la mine la setup deci o stiam destul de bine, ii facusem intre timp pragus de os, tastele se prezentau ok, mi-a placut, am zis ca e candidatul perfect asa ca pe cand s-a decis sa se desparta de ea, a ajuns la mine. 

Incepusem sa cumpar toate cele necesare din mai multe locuri (Stewmac, eBay, Thomann) 

• doze Gretsch Filtertron HS
• potentiometre CTS
• knoburi Allparts
• switch 3 way Fender
• bigsby b5 kit
• binding + lipici
• vopsea nitro sherwood green metallic

 

 

 

Primul pas a fost sa dezmembrez toata chitara si sa dau jos finish-ul poly, apoi sa umplu cavitatea dozei de bridge si alte gauri de care nu mai aveam nevoie.
Dupa asta am bagat corpul la o masina de rindeluit pentru a-l plana. Nu mai retin cat am luat, ori 0,5 ori 1mm de pe fata/spate. Motivul principal pentru care am facut asta este pentru ca marginile corpului sunt rotunjite si daca frezam asa canalul pentru binding, nu se aseza bine. 

 

                 

A urmat frezarea pentru binding, lipirea lui, si dat un strat de sealer. 

 

               

Urmeaza frezarea pentru dozele noi, data gaura pentru firul de masa ce va veni la bridge, slefuit primul strat de sealer, dat altul si apoi... mai vedem 

 

Aici e o alta chitara vopsita cu vopseaua mea, ca idee. Dupa ce se da polish iese oglinda.

 

 

PS: La chitara lucrez impreuna cu un prieten, insa trebuie sa recunosc, el face operatiunile mai complicate, frezari, vopsit. Eu nu am asa multa experienta inca la capitolul asta.

 

 

Edited February 16, 2023 by cotrusvlad

[Blackthorn]

Frumos proiect, pacat de chitara donor, care nu era nici ea deloc rea

 

[cotrusvlad]

@Blackthornda, era draguta, am vrut neaparat ca baza sa fie o chitara fender. Avand deja un telecaster fender pe reteta clasica...am zis, why not.

[Renan Santos]

just wanted to paste it here for the similar taste/project - this is hand-built in my home country, Brazil, only with native woods

is your project finished?

   

[cotrusvlad]

@Renan Santosreally nice! What pickups are those? Tv Jones or Gretsch?

No it's not finished yet, just got the binding and sealer on the body. 

[Renan Santos]

TV Jones - I tested them against the lollars and the gretsch one, at the time of construction. The TV ones won based on the balance between clarity and "chime" - gretsch was just less alive(?) than both lollar and TV - and the lollar were hard to pass but they had too much highs, comparatively - beautiful "chime" but a little too much for my taste.

Edited February 17, 2023 by Renan Santos

[cotrusvlad]

@Renan Santos Tv Jones are great, I've watched a lot of demos and comparisons between the TV Jones and Gretsch before buying them. Bottom line for me was that the TV's price wasn't worth it. They sound great but the 200 euros difference it's not justified soundwise for pe personally. 

These are the two videos that helped me the most to decide:

 

 

[Renan Santos]

1 minute ago, cotrusvlad said:

@Renan Santos Tv Jones are great, I've watched a lot of demos and comparisons between the TV Jones and Gretsch before buying them. Bottom line for me was that the TV's price wasn't worth it. They sound great but the 200 euros difference it's not justified soundwise for pe personally. 

These are the two videos that helped me the most to decide:

 

 

I`d have to agree, 200eur difference, not there (diminishing returns is massive when talking pick ups) - I just dont remember having had that issue with massive price differences at the time. it has been a while and I got everything from used market, so the discount was there to reduce the impact.

[cotrusvlad]

@Renan Santos haha lucky you! 🤪 Worst case, I'll upgrade the pickups if necessary. I just wanna see it done for now haha. I'm so excited.

[Renan Santos]

25 minutes ago, cotrusvlad said:

@Renan Santos haha lucky you! 🤪 Worst case, I'll upgrade the pickups if necessary. I just wanna see it done for now haha. I'm so excited.

looking forward to your reporting when the did is done! It is gonna be awesome for sure!!

rock on!

[cotrusvlad]

Un mic update; pentru ca lucrarile au stagnat, chitara va pleca saptamana viitoare in Italia la un baiat care face niste chitare sau refinish de sta pisica-n coada 😼 O sa las pagina lui de instagram mai jos, chiar merita un ochi. 

Dupa ce am vorbit cu el, am stabilit ca ramane sa faca frezarile pentru filtertrons, montat bigsby, montat bridge, frezat pickguard, vopsit cu nitro. Din pacate a spus ca nu va folosi nitro-ul meu, dar e ok, stiu ei mai bine. 

Ieri a ajuns case-ul luat special pentru chitara, sa calatoreasca in siguranta pana la ei, am pregatit toate componentele. Ramane sa bag totul in cutie si sa vad cu ce firma de curierat trimit. Habar n-am, nici de preturi, nu am mai trimis niciodata nimic in afara tarii. 

Las niste poze, chitara in culcusul ei nou, si un telecaster facut de cel mentionat, tot sherwood green 😍

Luke's Guitars

Va dura ceva pana termina el ce are de facut, mi-a zis ca timpul de asteptare momentan e de 3 luni. Pe cand se intoarce, mai trebuie sa ii fac putin fretwork, electronica, si sa speram ca that's it!