One of my favourite in-house projects has been the ageing of Fender Telecaster bridge plates. I found a method that gave repeatable results that (imo) looked like natural wear. However in 2019 Fender changed the plating process used on the Pat Pend bridge plates. Instead of the grey matte surface below the pickup hole, it […]
Tag: Esquire
Following on from the new Hosco 50s style alder Strat bodies that arrived last week, (note the shape of the controls route) Monday saw the arrival of swamp ash Tele and Bare Bones Esquire bodies (router hump et al). All bodies are now photographed and weighed and have links to photos on the in-stock page […]
Not everything I was expecting arrived but a few out of stock lines are now back. Wilkinson Telecaster WTB bridges and WTBS half bridges in chrome, flat top control knobs for solid pots in nickel, and heavy knurl flat top and dome top control knobs for solid shaft pots in nickel. I will be ageing […]
I have an Allparts shipment due in tomorrow however there are still a lot of necks showing as on back-order I’m afraid – TMO-C, TRO-FAT, TMO, SMO-C SRO JZRO LMO Hopefully it won’t be too much longer before we get caught up. I emailed Allparts US to confirm the radius of the nut slots for […]
I have finally made a few pickguards for my Bare-Bones bodies. I am looking for some feedback on which design is preferable – I have cut a couple of the guards that expose more of the body around the edge but I’m also considering “fattening” it up so there is a smaller border. You can […]
Did I mention that 5 new Bare Bones Esquire bodies arrived? As always links to albums of detail pictures of the bodies can be found on this blog post.
New in, I have had a few of my Bare Bones Esquire bodies made with a soapbar P90 rout. Debated whether to call them “Tele Jr” but decided on “Bare Bones 90” Same spec as the Bare Bones Esquire these are drilled for a Telecaster half-bridge Load with your favourite P90 (wired 50s style) for […]
Good news for the weekend – Fender Telecaster ashtray covers are back in the store. (Whoever at Fender thought the new “Pure Vintage” packaging was a good idea should be fired – it is ridiculously oversized and significantly heavier than the old tent-card packaging so now costs more to ship each one. Strangely the Pat […]
I have a batch of these that came in that have some slight imperfections in the finish. For the life of me I cannot get photos showing the imperfections due to reflection/glare. These are great reproductions of the Fender original as you’d expect from the factory that produces a lot of Fender Japan hardware. […]
Sliding in under the wire tonight I have now put the last 2 Mighty Mite Telecaster bodies on the site and both are beauties. TL122 is a B-stock due to a misaligned control route however as can be seen from the photos it is easy to line everything up with a Fender spec pickguard. TL124 […]
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