Hi guys,
Myself and Jo, the other guitarist in my band The Safety Fire, are going to be getting custom "Super-Teles" built by Sam Walker. Sam has been working under his own brand for a while now, but has also built under several other luthiers before including Chris McIntyre (McIntyre Guitars - Expert Luthier & Craftsman) who is probably best known for his work with Sikth bassist, James Leech.
I was introduced to Sam through fellow forumite morgasm7 for some work to be done on my Blackmachine. After seeing the quality of work on the setups and playing some of the previous guitars he had built, I discussed with him about making a more modern playing Telecaster, while keeping the classic Tele look....well sort of. The specs we decided upon were as follows -
25.5" 6-string Tele shape with extra body contours
Swamp Ash body, Single bound
Bolt-on construction, with a 1pc rock maple neck.
Flamed Maple fingerboard, no inlays
Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell bridge pickup, VHII neck
Custom logo inlay on the back of the headstock
Modern neck profile, with a flat compound radius (exact figures still to be decided)
This was the first mockup pic he came up with....I should mention the guitar will be bright yellow.
After seeing this mock-up Jo decided to put a deposit down as well.
There are a few other features we have been discussing but I will add them as the buildstory goes on. Will hopefully have some pics within the week. Can't explain how excited I am to get this guitar!
Myself and Jo, the other guitarist in my band The Safety Fire, are going to be getting custom "Super-Teles" built by Sam Walker. Sam has been working under his own brand for a while now, but has also built under several other luthiers before including Chris McIntyre (McIntyre Guitars - Expert Luthier & Craftsman) who is probably best known for his work with Sikth bassist, James Leech.
I was introduced to Sam through fellow forumite morgasm7 for some work to be done on my Blackmachine. After seeing the quality of work on the setups and playing some of the previous guitars he had built, I discussed with him about making a more modern playing Telecaster, while keeping the classic Tele look....well sort of. The specs we decided upon were as follows -
25.5" 6-string Tele shape with extra body contours
Swamp Ash body, Single bound
Bolt-on construction, with a 1pc rock maple neck.
Flamed Maple fingerboard, no inlays
Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell bridge pickup, VHII neck
Custom logo inlay on the back of the headstock
Modern neck profile, with a flat compound radius (exact figures still to be decided)
This was the first mockup pic he came up with....I should mention the guitar will be bright yellow.
After seeing this mock-up Jo decided to put a deposit down as well.
There are a few other features we have been discussing but I will add them as the buildstory goes on. Will hopefully have some pics within the week. Can't explain how excited I am to get this guitar!
