Comments on: EGR’s Great Tele Relic Experiment: Beatin’ The Hell Out Of That Pickguard

By: Peppe

Peppe — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:36:05 +0000

…is beautiful …. i need a pickguard like this but whit 8 hole for an custom shop american classic tele 1997. Someone can tell me where i can find one of this kind ? help me please. kisses from italy. freekout@hotmail.it

By: Sans Direction

Sans Direction — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:31:44 +0000

You and your hi-res shot made it into Premier Guitar! Great stuff!

By: Weekend Links or Tips, Instrumnets, Plugins and Laughs | homemade noize

Weekend Links or Tips, Instrumnets, Plugins and Laughs | homemade noize — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:01:25 +0000

[...] Electric Guitar Review Telecater Relic project is getting further along and lookin’ good. I was apposed to relicing as phony but my mind is changing. I like to give it a try if I get the chance. [...]

By: Kizzy

Kizzy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:48:11 +0000

Yah, what’s the happs?

By: Stratoblogster

Stratoblogster — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:06:44 +0000

I’m gettin’ antsy Cary! How’s that neck coming along? Don’t make us wait like this!!!

By: TheReviewMine

TheReviewMine — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:10:06 +0000

Good stuff. I like your story.

By: Tom L

Tom L — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:15:32 +0000

smooth…bare….

Sounds good to me!! ;)

By: Stratoblogster

Stratoblogster — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:18:24 +0000

Yeah, where the neck makes contact with the body- in the pocket – both the pocket and the back of the neck “butt” surface should be smooth bare wood.

By: Cary

Cary — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:12:32 +0000

Hehe, thanks everybody… yeah, we’re having a blast over here :)

GL, I certainly hear your concern, and it’s true–I’m sure there are many, many inconsistencies on this thing, but hey, if I could afford a REAL vintage Tele then I wouldn’t be building my own ;)

It looks good, and that’s about all I’m worried about, but I’m sure it wouldn’t fool an expert up close…

Definitely beginning to look like its had one too many Guinness Stouts spilled down the front.

JP, I hadn’t even thought about the neck pocket… certainly something to consider :0)

By: Stratoblogster

Stratoblogster — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:21:37 +0000

That pickguard looks like it’s had plenty java and Chesterfield Kings.

Do you plan to strip out the neck pocket to bare wood for better resonance? Just another tone geek thing.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:45:48 +0000

very very impressive!!! sounds like you’re enjoying it too. the finished article is going to look amazing!

By: Fender Stratocaster

Fender Stratocaster — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:46:46 +0000

That’s a mighty fine looking tele.

By: G L Wilson

G L Wilson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:24:05 +0000

Not so sure about the dark staining around the pickup. Would that happen on a genuine aged guitar?

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:50:54 +0000

I can’t believe how good this is looking Cary. Wow.

By: Tom L

Tom L — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:34:02 +0000

The first word that came to mind when I saw the photos was “awesome.” So I’ll go with it!

AWESOME.

By: dbell

dbell — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:46:39 +0000

very nice sir…im thinking more and more about trying this with one of the new Squier Classic Vibes. They have a Duo Sonic that’s just cheap enough to try this with.

By: Cary

Cary — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:25:00 +0000

Hehe… you said it Dwight––if it wasn’t June I’d say it was a Christmas Miracle!!

:0)

By: dwight r. schrute

dwight r. schrute — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:50:35 +0000

that is one helluva guitar you got there.
way to go!
bet you can’t wait to get some strings on it and SHREDDD