Rosewood Telecaster Episode - 2

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  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2024
  • 🎸 Ultimate Telecaster Build Series: Crafting the Foundation for Tone Nirvana! 🎸
    Welcome to the heart of the Ultimate Telecaster build journey! In this episode, we dive deep into the art of luthiery as we glue up the neck and body blanks, setting the stage for the sonic masterpiece that is about to unfold.
    🛠️ Key Highlights:
    Precision in Progress: Witness the meticulous process of joining the neck and body blanks, ensuring a seamless connection that lays the groundwork for exceptional resonance and sustain.
    Fretboard Finesse: Experience the intricate craftsmanship involved in slotting the fretboard with 22 frets and the art of creating a fretboard that beckons to be played.
    Next Steps Teaser: We'll tackle the neck perimeter cut, carve out the binding channel, and prepare the neck for its unique personality.
    🔧 Upcoming Chapters:
    Neck Perimeter Cut: Watch as we define the contours of the neck, setting the stage for ergonomic comfort and visual appeal.
    Binding Channel Extravaganza: Explore the delicate process of carving the binding channel, adding a touch of elegance to the Telecaster design.
    Neck Carving Mastery: Join us in shaping the neck profile, transforming raw materials into a player's dream come true.
    🎶 Why Watch?
    Whether you're a seasoned luthier or a passionate guitar enthusiast, this video promises a captivating blend of craftsmanship, technical expertise, and the sheer joy of bringing a Telecaster to life. Join us on this sonic odyssey and witness the birth of an Ultimate Telecaster.
    🛠️🔊 Stay tuned for the next episode as we continue to sculpt the soul of the Ultimate Telecaster! 🎸✨
    #TelecasterBuild #CustomGuitar

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  • @GabiM3112
    @GabiM3112 10 місяців тому +1

    Hey there, Todd. Congratulations on your win in GGBO 2023!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thanks Gabi, Same to you!! I feel as humbled as I do excited! ✌️&🤍 to you and a Happy 2024!!

  • @Jayde-guitar
    @Jayde-guitar 10 місяців тому +2

    Happy Anniversary! Thanks to Todd’s wife for being so supportive.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much. Happy New Year!!✌️🤍

  • @raymondcollins4665
    @raymondcollins4665 10 місяців тому +1

    Looking good …Happy Anniversary to you and the wife. My wife and I celebrated 26 years on the 31st of December! ✌🏾

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Awesome brother and thank you. Happy New year and happy anniversary to you and your wife as well. I hope 2024 is really awesome my friend!!✌️🤍

  • @billsguitargarage
    @billsguitargarage 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary Todd! Great looking build so far!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thanks brother. Happy New Year to you!!✌️🤍

  • @TornelliGuitars
    @TornelliGuitars 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy anniversary and new year my friend. Looking forward to having more laughs with you in 2024!😀👍

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. I am really excited for 2024 and our continued journey together as well brother. Happy New Year!✌️🤍

  • @miketurner1768
    @miketurner1768 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy anniversary Todd. ....All the best my friend, 👍🎸👍🎸👍🎸👍🎸

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. Happy New Year to you. I hope 2024 brings you many reasons to smile. ✌️&🤍

  • @jonahguitarguy
    @jonahguitarguy 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary Todd and bride! Looking very good so far my friend.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. Happy New Year! Peace & Love

  • @utahselect16u96
    @utahselect16u96 10 місяців тому +1

    Todd, love watching your videos. I'm impressed by the Utah sweater. I was not expecting that. Great stuff as always

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Again, the wife bought me that sweat shirt! I love it. Thank you so much my friend. I really appreciate the support. Happy New Year! Peace & Love

  • @creativecomposites6193
    @creativecomposites6193 10 місяців тому +1

    Gonna be a good one! Wishing you the best in 2024.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      And to you as well my friend. Thank you and Happy New Year!✌️&🤍

  • @bhartissimo
    @bhartissimo 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy New Year, and a happy anniversary, Todd.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Bart!! Much appreciated!!✌️&🤍

  • @eklypse69
    @eklypse69 10 місяців тому +1

    Oh, and happy anniversary!

  • @nicolasmoreno8174
    @nicolasmoreno8174 10 місяців тому +1

    I love the way you build the necks. that center line just looks so nice

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. I'm glad you like the necks!! That makes me feel really good about my method!! Happy New Year! ✌️&🤍

  • @gothridercreations
    @gothridercreations 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy anniversary to you both, and your a lucky man with all those presents. P&L my friend 🖤

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      I am lucky in so many ways brother. My wife is the pinnacle of that luck for sure. Thank you my friend and Happy New Year to you and the Mrs! I hope 2024 finds you smiling brother!✌️&🤍

  • @davespeer
    @davespeer 10 місяців тому +1

    Only 9 laminations in the neck?!? What, are ya slackin off? :D Looking great!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      😂I am trying to keep this one simple and elegant!! Thank you as always man!!✌️&🤍

  • @Furtheronmusic
    @Furtheronmusic 10 місяців тому +1

    Loving howvl this looks so far.
    Happy Anniversary to you and your wife.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. Happy New Year to you!!✌️&🤍

  • @imherkhan
    @imherkhan 10 місяців тому +1

    Loving it brother. Happy Anniversary to you n your better half.

  • @angelortega8276
    @angelortega8276 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow, the neck and body blanks look great so far. Those tools are also some pretty sweet additions to your arsenal looking forward to seeing them in use in the future. Happy New Year, and Happy Anniversary Todd! I wish you both nothing but the best. Peace and love brother ❤️✌️

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks man. Yeah I am lucky to have a wife like I do. She hooked me up! Happy New Year my friend! Peace & Love

  • @eklypse69
    @eklypse69 10 місяців тому +1

    2:19 honestly dude, a patternaker's vise is a great way to go. My carving jig works great, but it takes up a lot of shop space when not in use. Also, that vise is useful for lots of other things too. Thanks for the shoutout brother!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Man, you are very welcome. I was so close to building one of those jigs. I knew the vise would be a better option for me and you're right, it will be useful for so many different things. I got it from Grizzly! It was on sale😃 anyhoo, Happy New Year to you and Mrs. Unit!!✌️&🤍

    • @eklypse69
      @eklypse69 10 місяців тому +1

      Happy new year to you and yours too!

  • @fenham
    @fenham 10 місяців тому +1

    Congrats on the wedding anniversary! Happy new year and once again Thank you for these wonderful videos
    👏👏👏👏🤘🏻❤️👍

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you as well and Happy New Year to you!! I wish you all the best for 2024!✌️&🤍

  • @CamSting5150
    @CamSting5150 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary to you and your wife, and Happy New Year as well. So excited for you and your builds this year, off to such an amazing start already. This Tele is going to be stunningly beautiful. Also, anticipating the Les Paul builds from you and Gio.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much my friend. I'm also looking forward to the LP and he Tele is shaping up to be a really special guitar!! I am so ready for 2024. I've got plans for at least 3 new original models this year!! I'm trying to transition into an actual guitar builder this year! I need to sell a few to get some new tools and to keep my shop supplies😃 I'm excited about it and I'm glad you're on the journey with me!! Happy New Year!!✌️&🤍

  • @Doug-Niven
    @Doug-Niven 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy new year and a happy anniversary to you and Mrs SweetTee

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. Happy New Year to you!!✌️&🤍

  • @borgonianevolution
    @borgonianevolution 10 місяців тому +2

    Great start on this build Todd. Congrats on 30 years too! That's not an easy journey to make in the world today. Lets hope you make it to the 75th as my great Grand Parents managed to do or at least a valiant attempt on that record. Happy New year and I hope you have even more success than the last few the world has been through.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much my brother. I really appreciate all of your support over these past few years! Happy New Year to you my friend!✌️&🤍

    • @yellowcat1310
      @yellowcat1310 10 місяців тому +1

      75?!! holy smoke! that is awesome.

  • @danandratis
    @danandratis 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary and New Year! my Southern brother - Cheers from Canada

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you my Northern brother!! Happy New Year to you as well!! ✌️&🤍

  • @barrychristian4050
    @barrychristian4050 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy new year Todd and happy anniversary to you both ✌️

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. It is appreciated and Happy New Year to you as well!!✌️&🤍

  • @TeeFetch
    @TeeFetch 10 місяців тому +1

    Gonna be awesome.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      I certainly hope so!! Happy New Year and thank you so much!!✌️&🤍

  • @bigkahuna100
    @bigkahuna100 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy New Year, and Happy Anniversary, brother!!! That neck and body look absolutely clean and will look amazing together. I can't wait to see that fretboard start jumping off the neck under the finish!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thanks brother. Happy New Year to you as well. This should be a nice Tele brother. I can't wait to see it either!!✌️🤍

  • @34guitars
    @34guitars 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy anniversary brother! Great episode! I like the wood choices for the neck. Really looking forward yo seeing the fretboard finish with the epoxy. I’ve got a maple fretboard coming up that I would like to try that on.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother and Happy New Year to you!! I really liked the CA glue finish on the Astrolabe Fretboard but I am slightly concerned about how far it penetrates and about the longevity. This epoxy I got seems to be just the right product to keep me from spray finishing maple or any softer wood Fretboards. I don't like a lacquered Fretboard and this seems like a good alternative. We shall see!!✌️&🤍

  • @calbrockocat8728
    @calbrockocat8728 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary and New Year, Todd! May 2024 bring your dreams closer to fruition! Looks like another killer build!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much brother and Happy New Year to you as well. I'm so excited to get this build going!! It should be a really nice guitar!!✌️🤍

  • @PaulCooksStuff
    @PaulCooksStuff 10 місяців тому +1

    From that Santa tool haul, it seems Todd was a very good boy this year!
    Happy new year and anniversary 🥳

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      I'm always pretty good😬 Happy New Year brother. I really want to thank you for all the help and the support. ✌️🤍

    • @PaulCooksStuff
      @PaulCooksStuff 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SweetTGuitars no thanks needed. Your vids entertain me. My payment for free entertainment is making sure to comment something, anything, because I know how vital it is to feed the almighty algorithm.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      @@PaulCooksStuff and that is why I thank you!! It's me speaking for the almighty algorithm😂😂

  • @marlinthornell4660
    @marlinthornell4660 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy anniversary brother

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. I really appreciate it and thank you so much for the help and the introduction to the products!!✌️&🤍

  • @stevekivell
    @stevekivell 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome work! I'm looking forward to see that penetrating epoxy, I have a spalted top I think might need something similar.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      Stay tuned. I've heard great things about that epoxy. We shall see! Thank you so much for the comment and the view! Happy New Year! Peace & Love

  • @pops71
    @pops71 10 місяців тому +1

    I think you will soon wonder how you managed without that vise. It without a doubt is my favorite and most used tool.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      I'm.already wondering😂 I should have gotten one a while ago!! I can see it fast becoming a widely used tool in the shop. ✌️&🤍

  • @georgesbou1
    @georgesbou1 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy new year Todd and happy anniversary to both of you

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thanks brother. Happy New Year to you and yours as well. ✌️&🤍

  • @Cliff-Evans
    @Cliff-Evans 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy New Year and anniversary to you and your wife. That maple fretboard is going to be stunning. Looking forward to your next video. Have you considered the electronics yet? Perhaps an active setup with EMG or Fishman would be nice. Peace and love my friend.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you Cliff. I'm going for vintage Tele tone on this one. I've gotten a set of Kluson Icon standard Tele pickups and a Bill Lawrence T2 Tele bridge paired with another Icon neck pickup. I will use active electronics on a build eventually but I think I'll save that for a more modern one. I'm really a big fan of passive pickups. They just have something I find lacking in tbe actives I've played including the Fluence. I would use a set of those on a guitar I knew was going to be heavily processed but for the standard stuff and especially a vintage tone, I'll stick with the passive brother. Thank you so the input and for the comment. Happy New Year to you my friend!✌️🤍

    • @Cliff-Evans
      @Cliff-Evans 10 місяців тому

      I totally get the passive route and understand your reasoning. The Bill Lawrence pickups are great. The lightweight Poplar body appeals to me as well.

  • @robertr4193
    @robertr4193 10 місяців тому +1

    The guitar is coming along nicely Todd. Both Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary to you and your wife. Hope this new year brings you both much happiness, health and prosperity.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother, Happy New Year to you as well ans I hope 2024 is awesome for you! Peace & Love

  • @yellowcat1310
    @yellowcat1310 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary Todd!
    this is going to be a great looking guitar. i can't wait to see how the penetrating resin turns out on that fretboard. great wood choices too. so, help me out here, my stroke brain can't always remember everything, is Gio doing this Telecaster too? he really going to have to step up to keep up with this beauty. we know he will of course. again, glad to hear you made another year with your lovely wife.
    sending a package today. i'll let you know a tracking number or whatever when my lovely wife gets back from her errands.

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you brother. Yes, he's doing a Tele too and then we're both doing the LP together as well. I can't wait. I really appreciate you sending me the Fretboard brother. Happy New Year!!✌️&🤍

  • @paulneeds
    @paulneeds 10 місяців тому +1

    I’m curious.
    You said that the neck blank wasn’t square. Ok.
    So, how did you compensate for that when you you came to cut the fret slots?
    Hope you guys had a great anniversary, and it goes almost without saying that @beth McKellar and I send you fond and very best wishes for the forthcoming year. P&L!

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      The neck blank isnt square because of the tapered center, but I slotted the fretboard separately and using one squared edge of it in my fret slotting jig. As long as I observe the center lines on the neck and the fretboard, the fret slots will line up. I also check to make sure they are right with my protractor! Peace & Love

  • @vicioannou
    @vicioannou 10 місяців тому +1

    Happy Anniversary Todd & your support wonderful wife 🎉
    What truss rod you using? Are all your templates & guides from Nomad?
    Can’t wait to see final product!! Suspense is killing me 😢

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Hey brother. I ordered the truss rods from Guyker on Amazon but I usually get the full wrapped ones from Philadelphia Luthier Tools and Supplies. The Guykers are really nice but they only come in one length 440mm I sometimes like to use a little longer one! All my templates come from Maximum Guitar Works in Colorado. They are the best templates I've ever seen man!! Thank you for the comment, the view and the kind words. Happy New Year to you!!✌️&🤍

  • @ghosthawk65
    @ghosthawk65 10 місяців тому +1

    Great start. How did you create the taper once you’d measured it out?

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      Thank you brother. I rough cut it on the bandsaw to within 2mm of the final size. Then I attached the tapered piece to a wider board with Super glue and masking tape and ran it across my jointer! I ended up a little less than 15mm on the heel end but it's close!! I hope that answers your question. I think I will use a No.7 plane for the next go on that!! Happy New Year to you!!✌️&🤍

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      I really like the thought of using a hand plane for the taper. I think it will give me more control. I've got my jointer set up so it only takes about .25mm each pass but on something heavily figured it sometimes causes me tear out and I think the hand plane will do a better job on that level!

    • @ghosthawk65
      @ghosthawk65 10 місяців тому +1

      Cheers
      @@SweetTGuitars

    • @ghosthawk65
      @ghosthawk65 10 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking about thicknessing a 15mm strip then using a small wedge to raise one end by 5mm then pass it through my thicknesser @@SweetTGuitars

    • @SweetTGuitars
      @SweetTGuitars  10 місяців тому

      @@ghosthawk65 that would work too I think, you'll just need to make sure it's supported the full length but I'm sure you knew that!!