Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster"

zslane · 06-30-2009, 03:00 PM

Here are a few quick pics of my first completed guitar project. It's a Tele parts-caster that I call the J5P "Spellcaster" (where J5P = John 5 Prototype). It is basically my attempt to duplicate John 5's prototype Tele. The most noticable difference is that I kept the normal Tele switch rather than go for the LP-style toggle switch mounted in the upper bout.

Body: Warmoth Tele, gloss black finish, white binding top & bottom
Neck: Warmoth Tele, gloss black finish, white binding
Fretboard: Brazillian rosewood, Mother-of-Pearl dot inlays
Pickups: DiMarzio D-Activator humbuckers
Wiring: Two volume (no Tone), switch is Neck-Kill-Bridge

lazz · 06-30-2009, 03:04 PM

nice

overdriver · 06-30-2009, 03:17 PM

Looks to be a job well done, congrats!

needlespauls · 06-30-2009, 03:23 PM

Nice!!!!!

River · 06-30-2009, 03:24 PM

Booful! Now get some pictures out in the yard on rocks!

captcoolaid · 07-01-2009, 09:20 PM

A man after my own heart, 2 volumes and no tone the my blue Strat is like that. Did you get a v or thin line neck

zslane · 07-02-2009, 05:35 PM

It's what Warmoth calls their "standard contour" neck. Feels like a modern Fender neck to me. However, it's a compound radius neck which goes from 10" at the nut to 16" at the bottom.

diceman · 07-02-2009, 08:54 PM

Nice work!

06-30-2009, 03:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
zslane Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 718 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 3 Posts	Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" Here are a few quick pics of my first completed guitar project. It's a Tele parts-caster that I call the J5P "Spellcaster" (where J5P = John 5 Prototype). It is basically my attempt to duplicate John 5's prototype Tele. The most noticable difference is that I kept the normal Tele switch rather than go for the LP-style toggle switch mounted in the upper bout. Body: Warmoth Tele, gloss black finish, white binding top & bottom Neck: Warmoth Tele, gloss black finish, white binding Fretboard: Brazillian rosewood, Mother-of-Pearl dot inlays Pickups: DiMarzio D-Activator humbuckers Wiring: Two volume (no Tone), switch is Neck-Kill-Bridge __________________ Les Paul Standards: ('96 Goldtop, '99 Ebony, '03 Honeyburst) Les Paul Supreme: ('07 Trans Black) Les Paul Custom: ('04 Alpine White) Other Gibsons: ('01 Tony Iommi signature SG) Click here for the full-size group photo.

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lazz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: glasgow scotland Posts: 2,464 Thanks: 27 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" nice __________________ Put whisk down, Grobbelaar comes in peace www.myspace.com/garymillerandthebluescollective

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overdriver V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kanata Posts: 5,446 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" Looks to be a job well done, congrats!

06-30-2009, 03:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
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River Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Crestone, Colorado, USA Posts: 12,970 Thanks: 94 Thanked 134 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" Booful! Now get some pictures out in the yard on rocks! __________________ When you don't know where you're going, every road takes you there. And you can't make a wrong turn. Rory Gallagher is "The man who got me back into the blues." - Eric Clapton

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07-01-2009, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
captcoolaid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: who says I am alive Posts: 2,390 Thanks: 99 Thanked 60 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" A man after my own heart, 2 volumes and no tone the my blue Strat is like that. Did you get a v or thin line neck __________________ peace n tone Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity WBpickups-My tones as fat as a Samoan ballerina Yeah my gear is beet up, Thats cause I play it. Shut up and play. http://www.myspace.com/daisychamber whiners click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDwyG...eature=related

07-02-2009, 05:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
zslane Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 718 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" It's what Warmoth calls their "standard contour" neck. Feels like a modern Fender neck to me. However, it's a compound radius neck which goes from 10" at the nut to 16" at the bottom. __________________ Les Paul Standards: ('96 Goldtop, '99 Ebony, '03 Honeyburst) Les Paul Supreme: ('07 Trans Black) Les Paul Custom: ('04 Alpine White) Other Gibsons: ('01 Tony Iommi signature SG) Click here for the full-size group photo.

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diceman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16,331 Thanks: 308 Thanked 91 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Tele parts-caster done: J5P "Spellcaster" Nice work! __________________ My Band: www.comeupswingingmusic.com or www.myspace.com/comeupswinging

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