Ibby type Super Tele....

Omzig

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Hey Guys

So been away for a while im just now recovering from a very nasty chest infection that's had me down for a month or so...

Any hows haven't had chance to get to the workshop for a while but as i started to feel better in the past 10 days or so i got a itch for a new build (still got many other project to finish but you know how it goes)

Trigger for this was i found a very nice RGAIX6U-ABS (fuck ibby guitar names...just wow) neck on evilbay going pretty cheap @ just £75, hit the BIN and started to mull over what to build body wise for it....

After a bit of mocking in PS i came up with this based on ryans knights LACS tele shape

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i already have self designed templates cut for this body shape i used on another build that i was very pleased with so it's a no brainier to re use them here,Not sure if i'll go with an Ibby bridge or just slap a floyd rose on this (i think i have an Edge II kicking about in a box somewhere)

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Spec on this woods wise is

Neck:3 piece Maple/Bubinga/Maple with Ebony board/bound (brown ash headstock veneer will go)

Body will be 1 piece 40mm Idigbo with 7mm Black Limba top

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Just got chance to cut & thickness the body today and mark things up,should get chance to do some gluing tomorrow see how it goes from there,don't fancy spending to long in a unheated workshop this time of the year ;)
 

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Top is glued up/down now

Decided to go with a reveal Arm carve after doing a bit more PS'ing

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Ibby bridge i have kicking around is just a black Edge III,I have a nickel black OFR was keeping for another crackle spray/build project so i think i'll drop that on this instead.
 

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Dadgum the auto fill!
I meant "Hidden Jems"
I am so sorry, I just now saw that. I'll try to get on later with the device that I posted that from so I can edit it.
 

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Pure gold!! Love the autocorrect a d Max's accuracy there...

Amazing built! Love the FR shape, it is just the perfect Tele, with the scoops and cuts in the right places.

Eager to see it finished!!
 

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So had a bit of a delay in working on Ann Frank here,after i went for a check up my Doc gave me a bollocking for going back to my workshop,sent me for a chest X-ray and told me to stay out the cold for another 2 weeks (so i had a week off and thought well fuck waiting another week im going bonkers stuck indoors time to make sawdust....)

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the front back center line is pencil btw not a glue line ;)
 
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