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it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by Deano » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:19 pm

Hi everyone,

So it's been a while since I lurked the forums and its been even longer since i finished a guitar :dru . After a few tough years, pulled my finger out and have been bitten by the bug yet again. Finished this one last week and she's settlin' in nicely. Two piece Alder body with a fat birdseye maple neck. It's been a challenge, but the break has defiantly left me approaching guitar building with a different manner and attitude.

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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by Nick » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:08 am

Welcome back, but I must be missing something....can't see any images :oops: (I can see plenty of the word "Image" but no actual image.)
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Post by charangohabsburg » Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:27 am

Here you go, Nick ;)
Deano wrote:Hi everyone,

So it's been a while since I lurked the forums and its been even longer since i finished a guitar :dru . After a few tough years, pulled my finger out and have been bitten by the bug yet again. Finished this one last week and she's settlin' in nicely. Two piece Alder body with a fat birdseye maple neck. It's been a challenge, but the break has defiantly left me approaching guitar building with a different manner and attitude.

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Cheers,

Deano
Neat guitar! :D :cl :cl :cl
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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by Deano » Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:47 pm

:D Cheers Marcus, don't know what i've done there.

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Post by Nick » Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:16 pm

Thanks Markus :) I like the chunk of birdseye you've got for the neck there Deano, Pre made? & if so where did you source it?
Fender DeVille amp too, niiiicccee. 212 or a 410?
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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by Ben » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:12 pm

That birdseye neck looks awesome!

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Post by Deano » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:42 pm

Hey nick,

I made the neck, had that piece sitting around for a while. The amps a 2X12 but its to much. I need to upgrade to something with less watts, I don't know how to use 60 haha

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Post by charangohabsburg » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:17 pm

Deano wrote: :D Cheers Marcus, don't know what i've done there.
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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by Nick » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:02 am

Deano wrote:Hey nick,

I made the neck, had that piece sitting around for a while. The amps a 2X12 but its to much. I need to upgrade to something with less watts, I don't know how to use 60 haha
Firstly,real nice job with the neck! :cl :cl
Secondly too much amp? :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: Yeah I have a 410 & even when I gigged I never got that volume knob up much past 5 but I just love the sound it knocks out so I still have it, even though I hardly use it these days :(
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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by P Bill » Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:09 am

Love the guitar Deano. My friend built a "sea foam green" jazz bass with natural head and a rosewood fb. Great combo. I mentioned this build to him and found out a bit about fender colours. Apparently they used a few greens that were very close. A green came out called" foam" , the public started calling if sea foam so feader started calling it " sea foam".
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Post by Deano » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:46 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Nick, Sure it sound's lovely but 70% of the amps potential has never been used, and probably wont be. It still sounds nice, especially the clean - never really been a fan of fenders drive on the blues jnr, delux or deville... My point Less is more!

P bill, its a nice combo. Would love to see some pics of the Jazz.

Hada productive weekend in the workshop finishing off some tools and templates for the next hollow body. For those Jazz nuts check out 'Gene Harris, the three sounds - Babes blues' what an album. The man can play his keys!

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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by Kim » Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:31 pm

Good to see you back at it Deano and that is one great looking teli to post up for a re-intro. LOVE that colour 8)

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Post by DarwinStrings » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:29 pm

Nice guitar, just like the real thing only better. What pups did you choose for that tidy lump of wood?

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Re: it's good to be back - surf green tele.

Post by P Bill » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:39 am

Here's the jazz base link : http://www.ozbassforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 1&start=15

I got the order slightly wrong. Fender comes out with "foam green ", the public calls it "seafoam green" ,fender comes out with yet anouther green called "seafoam green".
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