Well,

The guitar I built is finally set-up and playable. Overall, I’m pleased with the guitar. The feel of the neck and body is very close to my own guitar, which was my goal from the beginning. The wood stain didn’t come out as deep as I had hoped and the protective clear-coat isn’t very strong.

It was fun to get back into the shop again and work with my hands. Of course, having the neck professionally crafted took a great deal of the difficulty out of the building process.

I call the guitar a “Str-elecaster” because it’s a combination of a Strat and Tele-style guitar. The neck is very thin and has a 70’s Fender CBS-era headstock from Warmoth. The bridge and electronics are the same as a Tele. The bridge has 6 individual saddles for improved intonation. The pickups are from two different sources: neck - Stewart-MacDonald Golden Age, bridge - Fender American Standard. Finally, there is simply one master volume knob, a tone knob that controls both pickups, and a 3-way selector switch.

I’ll bet only guitar nuts will find this article interesting but I hope you at least think the guitar is handsome!