Telecaster DIY Guitar Build

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I built a Tele style guitar with wood and Masonite. The telecaster neck and electronics are from a Squier Affinity.
The body alone can be made very inexpensively, a small sheet of hardboard is about $8 and the lumber costs about the same or less.
I used construction grade lumber(buy seasoned lumber, if you can) and hardboard to make a guitar in the shape of a telecaster body.
After sawing the wood, and cutting out the body shape with a scrollsaw, I glued the hardboard top and back to the frame.
I made some templates out of paper, which were helpful for placing the pickup cavities and electronics.
An acrylic neck jig helped line the neck up properly.
Finally, I painted it a bright red color, with some truly suspect graffiti style spray paint.
I recorded some sound samples, which far exceeded my expectations for Squier parts. The Guitar is comfortable to play, not too heavy and keeps good tune.
It's a win, in my book!
Total cost for this build was right around $300, as follows:
Squier Affinity Telecaster....$230
Douglas Fir 2"x12"x8'....$18(divided by 4= $4.50 per body)
Hardboard/Masonite 4'x8'....$15(divided by 6= $2.50 per body)
Top load bridge....$15
Strings....$6
Spray Paint....$10
Vinyl Sticker....$4
Sandpaper....$20
Scroll saw blades....$10
Obviously this build could be made for much less if you already have a donor guitar, or find a $100 donor guitar. At the time of my Squier purchase, used Affinity teles were $200 minimum, so I decided to purchase new.
Currently, the cheapest similar new Dano guitar for sale is $500, so that's a pretty substantial savings.
Thanks KungFu Luke for the scroll saw(and the router)! Learn more at:
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Dude, you know I'll lend you tools right? You don't have to live like this anymore.

kungfulukekelly
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Digging the triumphant tracks at the end which match that loud and proud red color and showcase this axe super well. Congratulations on completing this work intensive build.

caseyholford
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Good work, but definitely invest in the right paints and do some clearcoating if you're investing this much time in a build. Sounded great though man.

jeremyy
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WOW --Thankyou --cant wait to hear the acoustic aspect of this masonite semi hollow build --

CarlWinter-oyuf
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Really cool, I saw the original Danelectro copy build and I'm glad this one popped up in my feed now. It's fun seeing people applying the Dano build process to other designs. I'd love to see more people experimenting with it and even different materials like sheet aluminum top and back or other composite materials. I'd really like to see something semihollow design inspired, just because it would be cool to see it with a thinner, slab body ratrod kinda look. You should definitely follow whatever inspires you though, it's been cool so far!

kaceyvibes
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Another nail in the coffin for "but muh-tonewood".

gregmize
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Very cool, I am willing to make me a cheapocaster like this! Very rewarding build. Loved it!

Motocicleiros
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I'm tempted to do a Mosrite shape with maybe a single dog ear P90 in this style of construction! Love the tape machine as a weight for gluing haha

CryptToneMusic
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Задумка конечно хорошая вот только аргалит как то использовать нехорошо хотя бы фанера....мне что то кажется что электрогитару можно делать из разных материалов всё равно звучать будет при условии что все размеры соблюдены

fnphlog
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Invest in a power file, they save loads of arm ache and make shaping bodies and necks easy!

AndrewAHayes
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like me you improvise with cutting & sanding --no fancy tools --well done!

CarlWinter-oyuf
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Nice project man
I would have chosen different materials for bottom and top
but beautiful
congratulations

Antonio-cheh
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Thankyou --I use the same thickness masonite---in Africa ---

CarlWinter-oyuf
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you should build a flying v, an explorer, a les paul, with the masonite. or a longhorn bass copy, or an SG

DE-GEN-ART
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Wow that looks Murray's telecaster from The Wiggles Movie

danielitotorres
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Hi Frank. Very nice work, I admire it, and it sounds very good. Friendships.

brunogino
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At 3:20. what thickness hardboard /masonite are u using ? 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch --or mm equiv ?

CarlWinter-oyuf
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Does the headstock dip down when you have a guitar strap on.

davespears
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Very cool build ! I just watched your Danelectro copy video, and I loved that ! I plan to make a Daneletro Pro 1 using this build technic. One question, what is the thickness of the hardboard ?

MoodyRiffs
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So -a hollowbody tele DIY compared to a normal tele --what is the tone difference ? subtle ?--I am building one at present --need to know if its worth the huge effort ?

CarlWinter-oyuf