SI190025 Ele Tele #2
Top is from the same reclaimed plywood as Ele Tele #1, this one has a black walnut body, neck and headstock and Indian rosewood fretboard. D’Addario 18/1 auto trim locking tuners, Seymour Duncan hotrod humbucker and
Top is from the same reclaimed plywood as Ele Tele #1, this one has a black walnut body, neck and headstock and Indian rosewood fretboard. D’Addario 18/1 auto trim locking tuners, Seymour Duncan hotrod humbucker and P90. Also used a push / pull volume pot to ground out the humbucker slug coil in the up position making it a single coil. This allows for 5 different available sounds.
Materials Used
- Reclaimed grain elevator plywood top
- Black walnut body, neck, and headstock
- Indian rosewood fretboard
- D'Addario auto-trim locking tuners
- Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded humbucker and P90
- Push-pull volume pot
Work Performed
Top is from the same reclaimed plywood as Ele Tele #1, this one has a black walnut body, neck and headstock and Indian rosewood fretboard. D’Addario 18/1 auto trim locking tuners, Seymour Duncan hotrod humbucker and P90. Also used a push / pull volume pot to ground out the humbucker slug coil in the up position making it a single coil. This allows for 5 different available sounds.
Final Result
The finished Ele Tele #2 gives reclaimed material a second life as a playable instrument, keeping the story of the original object visible in the final build, especially the use of Reclaimed grain elevator plywood top, Black walnut body, neck, and headstock, Indian rosewood fretboard, D'Addario auto-trim locking tuners, Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded humbucker and P90, and Push-pull volume pot.
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