Some kind of magic. I am looking at the guitar making process with great interest. I made my first and only guitar back in 1969, a soundboard made of 3 glued plywood sheets, a neck made of beech, frets made of copper strips, and pickups made of headphones. She was playing, but the sound was disgusting. But it was normal for the boys. Good luck and creative success to you.
Great video! I build guitars (telecaster clones) as a serious hobby. I have the bodies and necks done by a guy with a CNC milling machine and do the rest by hand. It was quite satisfying to watch you do this build. Great sounding guitar! Thanks for the video!
OMG, that is so impressive! Woodworking is a hobby of mine, I never thought about even trying to tackle building a guitar! Who knows, maybe now I will!
Just the encouragement I needed. I've been dying to build a Telecaster guitar for a long time now because I just can't find one, or any other guitar for that matter, with a 23 inch scale (I have small hands). I've built other guitars, but always purchased a pre-built neck because the task seemed so daunting. While it does seem to require precision, at least now I know it can be done competently by a woodworker who's not a pro luthier.
Awesome work! I'm currently letting an Ash block dry out in my garage trying to make something like this!, Awesome job on the neck! that's something I'm hesitant to try haha
I loved the guitar, I’ve been trying to make my own telecaster for ages and you’re gave me inspiration again. Good job with it, looks amazing and sounds it too. If you have any advice, I’d love to hear it as this would be my first guitar. I was wondering if you could send me a few parts and tell me how much it costs. I’m 13 and if I present my parents with a well thought out idea, it’ll be easier to convince them.
Hi!! Thanks for your comment!! Be patient, don't try to move too fast and start with an easy model (a telecaster is perfect). I don't know where you live, but Madinter.com is a great option to buy the material. It is true that the neck is a delicate and difficult part, especially the joint with the body, but if you do not want to buy the neck already made, I recommend that you at least buy the fretboard with the frets already cut to facilitate that delicate step.
Everything has pros and cons. Many luthiers, of course not all of them, glue finger boad and neck together before they install frets, but you installed frets first. What would be the pros and cons of your method?
Where did you get those templates and how do you know the measurement for everything like the truss rod cavity and the thickness of the body or the width of the body.
This is the most beautiful guitar I have seen! Amazing fretboard without the markings!!! What woods have you used to make this. Amazing job and a great video. Thank you.
Hi! Maybe you would need to do some modifications and also check if the hole remains inside the bridge space. The best option is to download the template and print it and check it. You can find it here www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
Wonderful work ! Can you tell us about the finsih steps you followed please to get this finish ? I'm hestitating between an ash or alder body for a Jazzmaster project. I'd like a natural black finish with grainy wood... Thanks !
Sorry for the delay and thank you for your comment. I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper
Thank you!! I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper. For the neck just poly and sanding
Thank you!! I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper
Sorry for the delay. I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane
Thank you Alan! I’m glad you like it. Sure, I decided to put it there because it’s easier and it’s not really a pain for me to use it from the body, but for sure yo can set it on the head
It really bothers me when I watch these home built from scratch guitar videos and their is so much care and attention to detail put in, then at the end they don't sand and buff the finish! "Hey Dan, I like your guitar are you gonna sand it?" "Nah, I like orange peel."
Hello! We spent a lot of time sanding, believe me. But in this case I wanted a natural finish and not completely cover it with nitro or polyurethane to leave it completely smooth. But maybe one day I'll get tired and sand it down completely and do a different finish, who knows. But this is our first guitar, but not the last one for sure :)
Just a helpful comment. This is not a Telecaster. Only Fender can build a Telecaster. As a video title, it is incorrect. It is a Telecaster style, or T-style guitar. Calling it a Telecaster is not good and incorrect on many levels. Younger generations may be unaware of this truth. People whom english is not their mother tongue may not be aware of this essential distinction as well. Great guitar Victor, just not a Telecaster.
guitar purists trying to justify not calling a telecaster a telecaster just because it isn't made by fender... Who cares man? It's a telecaster, it's also a T-Style guitar. So are fender and squier telecasters, they are teles and t-style guitars. It's just a name, why do you care so much?
@@someonequinof Well . . . why is it that this is convention to call a Fender a Fender, and that a Telecaster style guitar clone is qualified as a "T-style" or "Tele style". This has nothing to do with me. I would put the question to YOU as to why someone would want to call a non Fender Telecaster a "Fender Telecaster" ??? All reasonable builders abide by this convention. Nothing to do with me there dude. Younger builders who are not aware of, or do not respect, such a convention need a little heads up thats all. And like you, yes they may reply defensively with their ego. I ran that risk. THIS IS TO "HELP THEM", NOT TO "MESS THEM UP". Otherwise you are stealing reputation, or not being truthful (in these post-truth times). Not to mention the Intellectual Property etc. A nuance that for whatever reason, this guy was not aware of. I say this without judgement. We were all unaware in the early part of our lives. But you see, there is very unfortunate karma for not abiding by this convention. Or do you ?
@@forestyogin2218 I never said "Fender Telecaster", I only said telecaster. Fender is a brand, a "telecaster" is just a type of guitar, which was originally made by fender. There is no misleading in this video, it says custom hand made telecaster, not "fender" telecaster, just telecaster. I guess you could say that "telecaster" always refers to a fender but that's not true. If I see a t-style guitar in an ad or in the thumbnail of a youtube video my first thought is always "that's a tele" or "that's a telecaster" (Even if it's not fender-made). Saying that t-style guitars made by fender are the only ones that can be called telecaster is so snobbish and just stupid. The only reason other brands call their teles "t-style" is due to copyright and trademarks, nothing else. If I made a partscaster build that was "t-style" and I put a fender logo on it, I'm telling people it's a custom telecaster I built. And I guarantee you that if Fender didn't have a trademark over their guitar names, every single tele, strat, jazzmaster, and jaguar clone would have the Fender name.
You are missing my entire point. A "TELECASTER" IS ONLY A FENDER ! PERIOD. "Fender" , "Telecaster" . . . the same. Telecaster is NOT "just a type of guitar", it is strictly a Fender. It was the first with this design. It invented this design, and has copyrighted the name "Telecaster" . Why is that ? The other names are not Fenders. This is just not sinking in, so let's agree to disagree. And go ask other builders if you are brave enough. Good luck and take care.
@@forestyogin2218 If you say a "fender" and a "telecaster" are the same, that also implies strats, jazzmasters, jaguars, etc. are also telecasters. You could've chosen better words for it. And yes, a telecaster is just a type of guitar, which can also be called a t-style, or a tele. You are just a guitar snob, that's sad. Just because it doesn't say "fender" doesn't mean the guitar is any less worthy of being called a good guitar or even being called a telecaster when in fact it is a good guitar and a telecaster (or "t-style"). Just because Leo Fender invented the telecaster doesn't mean it's clones aren't teles, the style design of the telecaster is called telecaster, not the brand itself. So when other companies use the design, it's still a damn telecaster, even if they legally can't say that. Let's give you an example, Karl Benz was one of the people who pioneered the invention of cars and can be considered the inventor of them. Does that mean that any other car who isn't made by his company is not a car? A car is just a a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people. A telecaster is just an electric guitar that has the t-style design. Now, if you want to continue being a snob and a purist, go for it. Live a sad life with your sad close minded brain. In the other hand, you can learn to stop being a snob and stop getting mad at people who call their non-fender telecasters, TELECASTERS. It's just a name, why are you taking this so seriously?
Thank you!! I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper
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Not a milwaukee in sight.
A true tradesman
Some kind of magic. I am looking at the guitar making process with great interest. I made my first and only guitar back in 1969, a soundboard made of 3 glued plywood sheets, a neck made of beech, frets made of copper strips, and pickups made of headphones. She was playing, but the sound was disgusting. But it was normal for the boys. Good luck and creative success to you.
Great video! I build guitars (telecaster clones) as a serious hobby. I have the bodies and necks done by a guy with a CNC milling machine and do the rest by hand. It was quite satisfying to watch you do this build. Great sounding guitar! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for your comment Michael! I’m really glad you like it
OMG, that is so impressive! Woodworking is a hobby of mine, I never thought about even trying to tackle building a guitar! Who knows, maybe now I will!
Thank you!! do it! I was thinking about buying a new guitar when I decided to go ahead with my own Telecaster. Best decision ever 🙂
Haha the john petrucci classic at the end, good job! I want to make my own but i don’t know jack about woodworking
That free hand routing skill of yours is amazing!!
Gorgeous guitar! I really love that finish style on the body. Perfect representation of a what a Telecaster is all about.
Thanks a lot!!! I'm glad you liked it!!
Just the encouragement I needed. I've been dying to build a Telecaster guitar for a long time now because I just can't find one, or any other guitar for that matter, with a 23 inch scale (I have small hands). I've built other guitars, but always purchased a pre-built neck because the task seemed so daunting. While it does seem to require precision, at least now I know it can be done competently by a woodworker who's not a pro luthier.
Very nice! Would love to see more builds like this!
Thank you! I love that you liked it. It was our first time, but we are already thinking about which one will be the next!
The fretboard is simple but looks amazing
Amazing,not feeling great at the minute,but that was very therapeutic,excellent workmanship
Sounds cleaner and crisper than a Tele!! Nice...👍
Thank you Gabriel!!
Gorgeous looking, sounding, playing, great trifecta mate !
Thank you Brett! I'm glad you liked it!
Beautiful guitar, and a great song I’m sure isn’t often played on a tele!
Thinking about building one myself. This is a great insight into what I'm getting myself in to haha
this intro its insane
Thanks a lot Jonathan!!
Dream theater, right?
@@jonathantijerina6724 Yes! The count of Tuscany :) At the end of the video there is also a sound test with the intro guitar solo
Awesome work! I'm currently letting an Ash block dry out in my garage trying to make something like this!, Awesome job on the neck! that's something I'm hesitant to try haha
Thank you Murphy! and good luck with yours!!
Shes real nice sounds great. Nice playing also thanks for showing us.
Thanks a lot!
Awesome work on the guitar, and awesome playing.
Thank you! ☺️
Super boulot !
Awesome!!!
Great build
Excellent work !!! Please upload more...
Thank you!
So beautifull guitar ! And great tone ! You have magic in your hand to build a guitare like this. Good job !
Thank you David!! I'm glad you liked it! :)
I also usually start a project on July and end in August, but like 3 years later... congratulations by the way, looks and sounds great!
Doesn't matter the time if you ended up with it :)
Beautiful instrument
I want this guitar!! A+
Sweet product
Que bella guitarra y hermoso sonido. ¡Felicidades!
Muchas gracias Manuel!!
Master piece!
Thank you Heinz!
Hola Victor, el acabado es ESPECTACULAR, podias decirme que has utilizado?
Очень красивый инструмент!Вы мастер!
Dude sounds Awesome 👍 great build 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thank you Karl!
I loved the guitar, I’ve been trying to make my own telecaster for ages and you’re gave me inspiration again. Good job with it, looks amazing and sounds it too. If you have any advice, I’d love to hear it as this would be my first guitar. I was wondering if you could send me a few parts and tell me how much it costs. I’m 13 and if I present my parents with a well thought out idea, it’ll be easier to convince them.
Just started making my first guitar and from my dads experience, just buying the neck is a lot easier and worth the money.
@@alexquig2819 Thank you for the advice, I'll look into necks that I can buy.
Hi!! Thanks for your comment!!
Be patient, don't try to move too fast and start with an easy model (a telecaster is perfect). I don't know where you live, but Madinter.com is a great option to buy the material. It is true that the neck is a delicate and difficult part, especially the joint with the body, but if you do not want to buy the neck already made, I recommend that you at least buy the fretboard with the frets already cut to facilitate that delicate step.
@@victorbernaldaniel Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it.
Everything has pros and cons.
Many luthiers, of course not all of them, glue finger boad and neck together before they install frets, but you installed frets first. What would be the pros and cons of your method?
Parabéns pelo excelente trabalho grande conhecimento
Muito obrigado Mauro!
excellent work, thanks for sharing
Thank you! 😀
Where did you get those templates and how do you know the measurement for everything like the truss rod cavity and the thickness of the body or the width of the body.
Sorry for the delay Andrew. You can find the templates for all the parts here www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
@@victorbernaldaniel thank you so much
This is the most beautiful guitar I have seen! Amazing fretboard without the markings!!!
What woods have you used to make this.
Amazing job and a great video. Thank you.
If you have a body that has a standard humbucker rectangle hole could you fit a tele bridge "ashtray" with the single coil in it?
Hi! Maybe you would need to do some modifications and also check if the hole remains inside the bridge space. The best option is to download the template and print it and check it. You can find it here www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
Amazing work!
Thank you Alexis!
very cool! I wanna play the guitar!
:) Thank you!
Hola, me encanto. Hay alguna chance de que hagas un tutorial explicando como hacerla a mano?
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Beautiful ❤️
Thanks a lot!!
Beautyfull finish 👌
Thank you!! 😊
Beautiful
Bravo elle est très classe👍👌
Wonderful work ! Can you tell us about the finsih steps you followed please to get this finish ? I'm hestitating between an ash or alder body for a Jazzmaster project. I'd like a natural black finish with grainy wood... Thanks !
Sorry for the delay and thank you for your comment. I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper
Great craftsmanship and video!
Would love to know what stain you used and what you were rubbing on as a clear coat on body and neck.
Thank you!! I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper. For the neck just poly and sanding
Inspiring!
Gracias Felipe!
Is that a Dream Theater solo at the end? It sounds so familiar.
Yes, it is! ☺️
Amazing video! You have gained a new subscriber! Just wondering what black and shine and paint brand did you use to get that amassing finish ?
Thank you!! I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper
Superbe.. Amazing..
This guitar was amazing! I'm going to build my own guitar and I liked the finish you did, could you tell me what materials you used?
Sorry for the delay. I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane
MASTER!
Is the copper foil necesary? Im asking becouse i wanted to build a guitar 5:38
Hey im currently building a telecaster and im wondering what you did to drill a wire hole from the control cavity to the pickup cavities
Hi! we just use a drill and a long thin bit to go through it. It is not a difficult step at all!
Beautiful! I’d buy one from you. Question: can you switch truss rod entries?
Thank you Alan! I’m glad you like it. Sure, I decided to put it there because it’s easier and it’s not really a pain for me to use it from the body, but for sure yo can set it on the head
What wood are you using for the body ===pine ?
Awesome build. What was the steps and materials you used to get the body finish?
hola víctor, de donde sacasteis la plantilla? me gustaría ponerme con una de estas. gracias
Hola Prudencio! Te dejo el link a los planos. un saludo! www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
what was the body covered with?
what kind of wood did you use? Thanks
Thanks for not putting music backsound into the video
What is the white liquid that is used when the dye dries? 4:32
no truss rod?
yes, but the input is on the body and not on the head
Tenés los planos?
Could you share body size (width, height and depth)? I'm not finding that information on internet.
Hi Denis, here you have the templates www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
Arreglas mesitas de luz?
What type of wood did you use for the body and neck?
Read the description, I think it said swamp ash body maple neck ebony fretboard
très belle vidéo et guitare.
Quels sont les micros que tu a mis dessus ?
Thank you Fred! The mics are Seymour Duncan. A STHR-1B in bridge and a STR-2 in the neck
For what is this copper tape?
It's to help keep outside frequencies away from the electronics, which can cause unwanted buzz
Exactly :)
can i get the template dude?
Sure! Sorry for the delay. www.electricherald.com/fender-telecaster-templates/
What’s the name of the song in the sound test?
His Hunter. It's a Dream Theater's song. The count of Tuscany
6:24
Hi there Victor. Do you offer request for custom built guitars ? I am willing to pay if you can offer me a quote. Thanks.
Thank you Shikhar, I’m glad you said that! Now I can not do that. It’s just a hobby and I’m working on the second one, but slower than expected hehe
Som incrível
Can you sell this great guitar?
lot of work and care... just thinking on keeping it ;)
👍😏
Hola
FOR ME PLEASE.....
:)
Tchiks telecaster
Yeah! The main tutorial I followed was his! He was the one who encouraged me to build my own guitar. Amazing luthier
nice result, but definitely not a 'hand build'
What do you want? No power tools at all? Do you want it sculpted out of marble too da Vinci?
It really bothers me when I watch these home built from scratch guitar videos and their is so much care and attention to detail put in, then at the end they don't sand and buff the finish! "Hey Dan, I like your guitar are you gonna sand it?" "Nah, I like orange peel."
Hello! We spent a lot of time sanding, believe me. But in this case I wanted a natural finish and not completely cover it with nitro or polyurethane to leave it completely smooth. But maybe one day I'll get tired and sand it down completely and do a different finish, who knows. But this is our first guitar, but not the last one for sure :)
Just a helpful comment. This is not a Telecaster. Only Fender can build a Telecaster. As a video title, it is incorrect. It is a Telecaster style, or T-style guitar. Calling it a Telecaster is not good and incorrect on many levels. Younger generations may be unaware of this truth. People whom english is not their mother tongue may not be aware of this essential distinction as well. Great guitar Victor, just not a Telecaster.
guitar purists trying to justify not calling a telecaster a telecaster just because it isn't made by fender... Who cares man? It's a telecaster, it's also a T-Style guitar. So are fender and squier telecasters, they are teles and t-style guitars. It's just a name, why do you care so much?
@@someonequinof Well . . . why is it that this is convention to call a Fender a Fender, and that a Telecaster style guitar clone is qualified as a "T-style" or "Tele style". This has nothing to do with me. I would put the question to YOU as to why someone would want to call a non Fender Telecaster a "Fender Telecaster" ??? All reasonable builders abide by this convention. Nothing to do with me there dude. Younger builders who are not aware of, or do not respect, such a convention need a little heads up thats all. And like you, yes they may reply defensively with their ego. I ran that risk. THIS IS TO "HELP THEM", NOT TO "MESS THEM UP". Otherwise you are stealing reputation, or not being truthful (in these post-truth times). Not to mention the Intellectual Property etc. A nuance that for whatever reason, this guy was not aware of. I say this without judgement. We were all unaware in the early part of our lives. But you see, there is very unfortunate karma for not abiding by this convention. Or do you ?
@@forestyogin2218 I never said "Fender Telecaster", I only said telecaster. Fender is a brand, a "telecaster" is just a type of guitar, which was originally made by fender. There is no misleading in this video, it says custom hand made telecaster, not "fender" telecaster, just telecaster. I guess you could say that "telecaster" always refers to a fender but that's not true. If I see a t-style guitar in an ad or in the thumbnail of a youtube video my first thought is always "that's a tele" or "that's a telecaster" (Even if it's not fender-made). Saying that t-style guitars made by fender are the only ones that can be called telecaster is so snobbish and just stupid. The only reason other brands call their teles "t-style" is due to copyright and trademarks, nothing else. If I made a partscaster build that was "t-style" and I put a fender logo on it, I'm telling people it's a custom telecaster I built. And I guarantee you that if Fender didn't have a trademark over their guitar names, every single tele, strat, jazzmaster, and jaguar clone would have the Fender name.
You are missing my entire point. A "TELECASTER" IS ONLY A FENDER ! PERIOD. "Fender" , "Telecaster" . . . the same. Telecaster is NOT "just a type of guitar", it is strictly a Fender. It was the first with this design. It invented this design, and has copyrighted the name "Telecaster" . Why is that ? The other names are not Fenders.
This is just not sinking in, so let's agree to disagree. And go ask other builders if you are brave enough. Good luck and take care.
@@forestyogin2218 If you say a "fender" and a "telecaster" are the same, that also implies strats, jazzmasters, jaguars, etc. are also telecasters. You could've chosen better words for it. And yes, a telecaster is just a type of guitar, which can also be called a t-style, or a tele. You are just a guitar snob, that's sad. Just because it doesn't say "fender" doesn't mean the guitar is any less worthy of being called a good guitar or even being called a telecaster when in fact it is a good guitar and a telecaster (or "t-style"). Just because Leo Fender invented the telecaster doesn't mean it's clones aren't teles, the style design of the telecaster is called telecaster, not the brand itself. So when other companies use the design, it's still a damn telecaster, even if they legally can't say that. Let's give you an example, Karl Benz was one of the people who pioneered the invention of cars and can be considered the inventor of them. Does that mean that any other car who isn't made by his company is not a car? A car is just a a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people. A telecaster is just an electric guitar that has the t-style design. Now, if you want to continue being a snob and a purist, go for it. Live a sad life with your sad close minded brain. In the other hand, you can learn to stop being a snob and stop getting mad at people who call their non-fender telecasters, TELECASTERS.
It's just a name, why are you taking this so seriously?
Thanks for The Count of Tuscany! ))
Amazing video! You have gained a new subscriber! Just wondering what black and shine and paint brand did you use to get that amassing finish ?
Thank you!! I used Rubio monocoat tint and after that a white Rubio monocoat oil plus c. After that I put some extra layers with wipe on polyurethane sanding each time with a softer sandpaper