So, here it begins. On Wednesday I remembered that I had store credit at Home Depot. You may ask, "what does that have to do with anything?" Well, they sell wood. I found 1/4 inch poplar that they were discontinuing and bought enough for the top of the guitar. It only cost about $5. I didn't think that was even possible!
I also found a template on the Internet for telecaster thinlines.
You can see the drawing on the wood here. It is hard to tell but the middle piece has a beautiful grain that is going to look great when finished. I was able to find three different pieces that transition somewhat seamlessly from one to the next. We'll see how it looks when it is finished.
I made a drawing of it with a parchment pick guard that is typically found with single coil thinlines. This one will be a bit unique with its P-90's.
So, what is next? I have three pieces of redwood 2/6 that will form the body underneath the poplar. I need to glue things up and then cut, sand and finish. Of course, it won't be that simple. When that is done I will be using the Cort neck from the guitar you see to the right. I plan to order a tortoise shell pick guard and hard tail bridge from Guitar Fetish (
http://www.guitarfetish.com/).
It is amazing what a little thought on the way to work can turn into!
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