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I seem to remeber reading somewhere that the pickup angle is 14degrees but mabe that was for a tele...possibly both, but as a big Hendrix fan I plan on reversing the bridge pickup angle on my next strat build to get the same pickup placement hendrix had on his upside down strats whilst retaining the...

Ahh pretty looking Tele you got there, My first Tele also had a flame maple drop top on it but I used sapele for the body and neck with Flamed maple for the board and home made ebony dots and for some unknown reason I stained it orange! oh well you live and learn lol.. my current tele is hard Ash an...

more pics as promised http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%20build/P160412_173401.jpg http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%20build/P160412_1740.jpg http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%20bu...

just for you pic a holics http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%20build/P120412_115101.jpg http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%20build/P120412_1151.jpg http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%...

Well the electric bits , picups etc are getting riflied out of my patrs bag, they are gold humbuckers in gold rings, coil tappable 'Rolling Mills' from Axetec here in the UK, as far as I recell they are slightly overwound and use alnico 5 magnets, http://www.axetec.co.uk/axetec%20guitar%20parts%20sp...

Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this 'doing everything in the correct order' my impatience raised it's head again! we all do it , so here it is http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s486/howie12374/Facebook/Double%20cut%20build/CopyofP080412_1726.jpg yeah thats stain way too soon in the ...

thanks for the great comments on this build, the steps in the body are cut with a router using a 3/4" bit not with the safe-t-planer, I just start with the outside cut in a couple passes till I get the edge close to final depth , then reduce the height of the router cutter and move in to the ne...

thanks for the kind words Dave