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Post by Onechordtrick on Oct 14, 2024 13:26:27 GMT
Last I built myself a Rickenbacker electric 12 string, this year I've a more demanding challenge; to build myself a playable guitar. The action on the 12 string was about a mile high and the neck too narrow. So this box of parts came from Thomann First I had to share the headstock to something resembling a Telecaster shape Then the finishing of the body; I'm using a wipe on gloss finish Thats after the first coat, the colour is building nicely after a few repeat applications
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Post by cesspit on Oct 15, 2024 11:14:42 GMT
I am a big fan of Thinline Teles so best of luck with your build. My main electric is a partcaster Strat now 20 years or so old and she has a few gigs under her belt. I'm no luthier by a long way but I cobbled it together from an old Squire silver series body, mighty mite neck and a bunch (decent) parts I gathered together. The mad part is it plays really well, much to my surprise, so I hope you have the same luck as I did.
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Post by doc on Oct 16, 2024 6:22:34 GMT
The Thinline would have been my electric guitar of choice and I nearly bought one several times after hearing Bob Metzger playing one. However I remained purely acoustic. Good luck with the build. Looking forward to hearing it.
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Post by webfolk on Oct 16, 2024 14:36:22 GMT
How much of the “solid body” is hollowed out in a thinline?
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Post by ocarolan on Oct 16, 2024 14:40:29 GMT
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Post by webfolk on Oct 16, 2024 15:01:31 GMT
Interesting, I wonder how much difference it really makes? I guess luthiers would say a solid mahogany body sounds different to a solid ash body so, all other things being equal, I guess it must, but I’m still wearing my sceptics hat.
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Post by colins on Oct 16, 2024 16:35:09 GMT
The chambering makes an enormous difference to an electric guitar over a solid body. I never built a Tele, but the did build quite a few 'Gibson' style 336/356 guitars as well as a number of solid body 'Les Paul' guitars. Both body styles used the same electric set up, and I always found that the 336/356 guitars has a sweeter sound, more like a cross between the Les Paul and the 335. See this thread here of the building of a 336 that is owned by one of our esteemed forum members, well maybe not esteemed but he is a member. Gibson refers to the chambering as tonal carving. acousticsoundboard.co.uk/thread/10164/hb10-electric-prize-guitarColin
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Post by Onechordtrick on Oct 16, 2024 16:51:44 GMT
How much of the “solid body” is hollowed out in a thinline? Once I’ve finished mine I can investigate - the cavities are plugged so I don’t get any paint spill. But as it’s Thomann’s take on it, or rather the factory that mass produces budget kits’, it’s probably not representative.
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