How To Make A Telecaster Body... Fast As Lightning!

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4 жыл бұрын

If you have been watching us for any amount of time you know that we do all kinds of crazy stuff but we also love the traditional stuff too. One of our most popular things is the classic Telecaster (We call ours the Daily Driver).
In this video we show y'all just how fast it is to make this classic design.
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@AnnaStafford-zh1sz Жыл бұрын

I know this video is three years old but I just watched if for the first time. I'm jealous of your shop. It makes me feel like I'm still working with a stone chisel and a rock tied to a stick. Hang on. I am working with those. LOL. If I ever stop building guitars my wife will consider herself lucky to get the dining room table back. In the meantime she is amazingly supportive of all that I do. Thank Heaven for good women. Thank Heaven for Texas Toast Guitars. Texas Toast, the dish? I can take it or leave it. LOL. Seriously. But I love you guys. Thanks a million.

@karstenhammerhansen 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching these videos of you and Chris turning large chunks of wood into smaller chunks of wood, when I should really be practising playing single cut guitars!

@zach0520 4 жыл бұрын

The swiveling handles on your templates is genius!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach, we had a few close calls with the shaper and those handles make life a little less sporty :)

@RockyH. 3 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars Hey Matt check it out, I'm working on a unique body style right now it's the Washburn Culprit and a Fender Telecaster blend it has pointy and round edges....I actually sketched out a rough drawing of the guitar body I have in mind and wow it's gonna be killer....the Culprit is a guitar that Washburn first made for Dimebag when he first left Dean Guitars here's the thing Washburn didn't to my knowledge make a hundred of those guitars they are rare very rare actually but, the body shape is unique I am going to basically take it's shape and televise it....so Telecaster body shaping is important and why I'm here.....there is a hook on the back of the Culprit that at all costs I'm keeping and this guitar I'm building "which I've named the Indigent because it's by itself ya know" I want this body to be larger in size as far as thickness I want the diameter to be around a inch or inch and a half larger but, not to big. I'm gonna use two pickups I considered one but, this build needs to be versatile for sure. Here is the kicker the neck is a Explorer neck but, I'm up for suggestions anyway if you have any advice for me Matt I'll always take your advice so let me know what you think......dude this body on paper is absolutely killer yeah I'm ripping off two guitars to make one new one but, I've gotta say I'm actually proud I have something that hasn't been done yet..... Guys this guitar looks sexy as hell on paper I'm not kidding. Get with me stay safe and take care fellas you inspire ol' Rocko' to do my thang here!!!

@benkonczal4584 4 жыл бұрын

I just finished up my most recent Tele body today and this was a very refreshing video. While I don’t have a pin router or a very scary shaper, I did manage to produce a similar product. Even though I’m making my own bodies, I appreciate pros like you sharing videos like this. It gives amateurs hope that we are headed in the right direction and affirms that some things, you should just pay for 😉.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben, I hope that our videos inspire people to build stuff, you don't need a lot of fancy tools.

@jsdhesmith2011 2 жыл бұрын

That pin router trick is kick ass! Definitely gonna try this out some day!

@TexasToastGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

Cool man, glad you liked it

@DragonofLimerick 4 жыл бұрын

This was definitely cool to watch!!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brotherman glad you enjoyed it

@SSRT_JubyDuby8742 4 жыл бұрын

Always fun to see the process 😎🎸✅

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Julian

@MacDaddyBass 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the "Build a Body Class" ... Thanks

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brotherman, we had fun too

@petedazer3381 4 жыл бұрын

Really cool, thanks for posting

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@electroKrunch 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, fun vid to watch! Hope to get with y'all one day when I get a traveling jones on...

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Me too Karl

@themicdfiles1865 Жыл бұрын

This dowel idea is fantastic! I just bought more double sided tape and am about to go out in the shop, but I'm leaving the tape alone. I dig it, man!

@TommySG1 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool Matt! Hopefully I get a chance to speak to you tomorrow man 🤙 Good stuff.

@Terry3Gs 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video matt !!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry

@happyads9439 4 жыл бұрын

Fast as lightning, god dahm that's frightning😂cool vid, lookin forward I the new paint vids fellas

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, we are looking forward to the new area to paint in as well

@johnmeehan4518 4 жыл бұрын

Like the dowel pin idea.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

It works like a charm too

@wendystarita7996 4 жыл бұрын

Love you guys! Thanks for being Human.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendy, that is such a nice thing to say

@williamspropertymaintenanc5570 4 жыл бұрын

Great video You definitely have mad skills boss

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much my friend

@dave1812 3 жыл бұрын

That Shaper looks Scary! I need one too!

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

It is a great tool that's for sure

@kentuckyjim5108 4 жыл бұрын

No wonder your so good . look how fast you can do everything! Wow ●●●

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

I'm super fast brohterman

@donvanco3078 4 жыл бұрын

Next upgrade for the shop should be some dust collection - holy smokes that shaper is a beast!!!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We have lots of dust collection but the shaper and the pin routers are a pain to collect. So many different angles. It is actually easier to sweep it up after

@markf.4063 3 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars But it doesn't sweep up out of your lungs so easily.

@magicdaveable 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching David, glad you liked it

@84JD 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I really enjoy how you make the video. I love your high spirit on making the guitar. I really want to get one of your guitar telecaster daily driver guitar. I just finish school and I’m looking for a new hobby to pick up. I have Stratocaster already. I want a telecaster because the range of the tune. Not a lot of people know about Texas toast. I can’t wait to rock your guitar soon.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Were ready when you are Andrew

@torres-luthier 4 жыл бұрын

great job!!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much my friend, very nice of you to say

@torres-luthier 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars Thank you very much for answering. I am a Luthier from Spain. I am not as advanced as you, I am looking closely at your tools and advice. I loved the videos of putting fabrics on the guitar. I am acquiring new knowledge with you, you seem to me a very competent and above all original Luthier.

@aevoguitars2576 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome shaper.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

It's a beast!

@PatioJ 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing machine you use to route the cavity. I’m a complete beginner. Can I do this with a conventional router and a template?

@TexasToastGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can

@BSMikkel 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice vid :)! Sub'ed, liked. Excellent advice on the dowels! I need a pin router now - just need to pursuade the Mrs and find a way to get it into my 10m2 basement shop :D

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

The pin router is a really great tool and they make life easy. Thanks for watching my friend

@stevebelcher295 4 жыл бұрын

Question i have really cool curly maple (yard stock) that i have saved for thirty years . I will probably use mohogany for tone wood but i am looking for a neck to do a neck thru design 24 fret if possible . Will probably use aqua fortis on the body its an old gun makers finish using nitric acid and does an incredible job of bringing the grain out

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We can help you Steve

@wamgoc3637 4 жыл бұрын

I think it would be cool to come up with a design for a T style you could make out of scrap piano wood or desk tops without a ton of glue.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it could be done... I don't have a problem with glue though

@user-xh6ge7jm2k 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a magic, I'd like to feel a fresh smell of wood👍

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

You and me both my friend

@Phreddyfoophred 4 жыл бұрын

Book matched swamp ash HH tele with recessed wrap around bridge, full contours and LP switch on upper horn. That's my next body.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds Cool man let me know if we can help brotherman

@DatBoi-mo9vc 4 жыл бұрын

Just curious, are you bookmatching it for aesthetic or for any other purpose?

@Phreddyfoophred 4 жыл бұрын

@@DatBoi-mo9vc just for aesthetic reasons. The grain will be wire brushed then filled with dark filler.

@jamesduckworth9117 4 жыл бұрын

Phil McKnight was the guy who turned me onto your channel. You make some cool guitars. Maybe I’ll save up for a Tele

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James

@billjackson6385 2 жыл бұрын

That's a nice router bit.

@jvin248 4 жыл бұрын

Save a couple of steps there: get a smaller shaper cutter to go in the horn area, revise the notch at the back of the neck pocket to fit the shaper cutter you use. Get rid of the slant wire slot, it stops owners from going pickguard-less and slows you down. Use an electrician's drill to go from the neck through both pickup cavities and cross from the bridge cavity to the control cavity or go from the neck pocket corner to the control cavity through the neck pickup and cross from the bridge . The neck pocket can keep the drill bit level to the plane so the bit doesn't go out the back of the body (bet you've done that before too).

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We are willing to make anyone a custom body to their specs. Let me know when you are ready to get something going

@waltdelong4959 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. What happens to the registration dowels (holes) in the back?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We fill them with maple, I think it looks cool and reminds people that these aren't CNC guitars

@tenntonnhammer 4 жыл бұрын

Goodson Guitars gave you a shout out too on their channel!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Oh cool

@fidia_temple 4 жыл бұрын

great...

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my friend

@ErGoyoTV 4 жыл бұрын

I never get tired of Pin Router Porn. Thanks for the tip to use dowels to align the templates... Connecting dots this is getting closer to my dream homemade fullerton single cut body with old aloha shirt fabric top. Thanks you guys are always cooler than folding sunglasses.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brotherman, I like to provide as much Pin Router action as I can :)

@oliverzehner4415 Жыл бұрын

hi, thank you for the wisdom! how do you avoid tear-out with the shaper? is it a special kind of router bit or something else? or is the lumber so forgiving?

@TexasToastGuitars Жыл бұрын

The shaper runs at a much lower speed and is considerably larger than most router bits. These two things are what help prevent tearout

@garym5701 4 жыл бұрын

Swamp ash is a condition which commonly occurs during the summer season. Gig butt, a related ailment, also occurs during warmer weather. It is generally most common among touring musicians.

@stewartlancaster2745 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks....

@DatBoi-mo9vc 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

After building the new booth I have had a few days of each

@joseluisriosreyes 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there!. Im planing on building my first telecaster and wanted to know if you can share the template please?. I´d be really thankfull!. Great video btw.

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jose, we do not sell templates

@donald-parker 4 жыл бұрын

I'm confused when you got to the pin router. The template was on the bottom of the guitar. So how did do the PU and control routes.

@aevoguitars2576 4 жыл бұрын

The router holes are underneath and the pin follows them, the pin is directly underneath the router bit.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

The pin router is a marvelous tool. The template goes on the bottom of the piece (opposite the cutting surface) there is a pin on the table surface that has the same center an diameter as the cutting tool. The pin follows the contours of the template.

@sammyrothrock6981 4 жыл бұрын

Makes total sense to me with guide pin on bottom.. Just make sure router bit is set at proper depth for all the pockets

@dappawap 3 жыл бұрын

if I understand correctly the routing allows one to use the Tele bridge with the integrated single coil? I

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

That is correct

@stepvanjoe3469 4 жыл бұрын

When you guys get the body blanks do they come planed down or does that need to be done when you get them? Enjoy your videos always good content. And what's up with the les ply?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We usually give them a once over through the sander but I'm sure if you ask Dan he can get you sorted out. Les Ply is sitting on the paint line. Once we get the new booth in you should see more

@bramabull111 4 жыл бұрын

Great work! I hope to be able to do what you do someday ! Do you think its worthwhile to start practicing and trying to build my first piece with only hand power tools ( jigsaw/ dremel/ drill)? Or should I wait and save for table saw, planer, pin router, etc? It seems so far out of reach without having the money and space for these huge table top tools...I'm trying hard to stay motivated and not lose hope.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Go for it Dan There will be some issues you need to overcome with all tools. You just have to jump in and start putting in the work. I talk to people all the time with no tools or a shop full of them. You have to want this really bad. Tools only take you part of the way.

@bramabull111 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars thank you! I admire your dedication, and I'll be watching to keep the fire burning along the way!

@m7alan7johnson7 4 жыл бұрын

I'm working on a design of a Tele like body that will go with a Jackson neck I altered. I rounded off the pointy parts of the head to give the Jackson head a tele feel. Took me forever with hand tools and a cheap palm sander, lol. Interesting video. Love the dowel rod system! Thanks!!!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds cool Mark

@stephenbrown2922 4 жыл бұрын

Question from Thailand..........What do you do with the dowels or holes left if you remove them? Using a pin router they would be on what becomes the back of the guitar, so are they flush-cut and sanded?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We fill the holes with 1/4 maple dowels

@robinfawcett7973 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Matt - don't look much fun tho'

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

It is super fun brotherman

@7439shadow 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt what size drill bit do you use between the routed cavities?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, we use a 3/8 bit for that

@peterschmidt9942 4 жыл бұрын

Things go so much easier with templates. Matt, I noticed one dowel goes in the neck plate, the others up past the bridge. How are you hiding that hole in the back?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, I don't hide it. I like that the bodies we make are made the old school way and I want to celebrate that. Some people will have an issue with that... of course, they aren't buying our guitars anyway

@peterschmidt9942 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars Cool. In that case you should make it a prominent feature! Great video guys.

@carlsmith1263 4 жыл бұрын

How much do you charge to make a custom tele, and do you have a veteran discount. Am local to Texas, prob not gonna have huge budget but can work something out wanna spend less than a grand. Need one to howl and wail maybe some lipstick pickups hot rodded. Think SRVs Charley meets Princes Hohner Tele- Carl

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl, I don't like to discuss prices on the KZfaq page, could you please send me an email? Here is a blog post I did about current pricing... www.texastoastguitars.com/post/hey-matt-how-much-does-a-custom-guitar-cost

@green461 2 жыл бұрын

Are all the internal holes made through the jack hole? You left that part out.

@NYSeaNile 3 жыл бұрын

Seen my dads friend lose all 5 fingers on a shaper. Not a joke that machine !

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

Ouch

@richardbinder9662 4 жыл бұрын

I like your guitar building.Do you have any original designs ?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Sure man, check out our website www.texastoastguitars.com

@shermanmcmullen9582 3 жыл бұрын

What's the overall thickness and is it the same as a USA tele

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

We usually make these 1.75

@alexandersagnella3056 4 жыл бұрын

do you guys fill the index pin holes in the body?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@hdfd971 4 жыл бұрын

By putting dowel rods in for your template does that leave a dowel in the back of of the body ?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, we appreciate the dowel pins in the body... If you look at old Fender guitars there are pins as well. We like it and will keep doing it, kind of a throw back thing

@guitarworks2546 4 жыл бұрын

if you place the dowels strategically ie in the location where you drill for the ferrules there is no need to have the dowel visible once the holes are drilled....both in the ferrule and neck screw locations.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

@@guitarworks2546 You certainly could do that. I like the dowel holes, the early Fenders had them (they were smaller) but I subscribe to the philosophy of paint it red rather than hide it. I like to own the fact that we do what we do, how and why. Thanks for watching

@emrguitars9354 3 жыл бұрын

Have you guys ever done a Tele style with a set neck?

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

We have indeed

@emrguitars9354 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use the same heel pocket template as a bolt-on and just make it deeper?

@TheKirby366 4 жыл бұрын

5:50 my cat 5:58 my cat getting thrown in the blender

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

You should be nice to your cat

@alansauer6853 4 жыл бұрын

I don't get it. We're the pickup cavities and control cavities routed free hand?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

No, my beloved pin router

@edwindude9893 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely guitars. Shame they’re not in the UK.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We live in a global economy amigo, the world is a lot smaller these days

@edwindude9893 4 жыл бұрын

Texas Toast Guitars I enquired a while back and was no to UK postage.

@TRGP331 4 жыл бұрын

How do you plug the dowel holes?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We use 1/4 maple dowels

@pneumatic00 4 жыл бұрын

So you freehand the neck rout and all the top routs? That's pretty brave in my book.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We do not freehand rout anything

@guitarworks2546 4 жыл бұрын

the pin router follows the template on the bottom of the body......no freehand....you need to get the concept of how this tool works.

@audunrundberg9180 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he’s using magic

@dalgguitars 4 жыл бұрын

That shaper is a BEAST! A manly man's tool.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

It's the best, you need one

@dalgguitars 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars I TOTALLY need one! The wife says otherwise. And we all know who has the last word when it comes to such things.

@musikus7092 4 жыл бұрын

Would the template become smaller over time?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

The templates could change over time

@juliansuarez3849 4 жыл бұрын

Looks so cool, I could never have one... 😒😒

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@juliansuarez3849 4 жыл бұрын

Texas Toast Guitars 🤷🏻 i dont now!!

@alanhowell3646 4 жыл бұрын

How was he controlling where the pin router went when cutting the pup recesses? There was no bush guide on the router following the template. If purely by hand I don’t understand hoe he didn’t cut the template too.

@stefthomas22 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure there was a little locating pin sticking up into the template from underneath.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

@alanhowell3646 4 жыл бұрын

Texas Toast Guitars thanks for explaining that 👍

@angieann8916 4 жыл бұрын

Are a lot of shops using CNC routers to do this now day's?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the larger production shops certainly are. We still really enjoy the old school tools and think they are sexy. We are carpenters and not really computer savvy

@aiden4884 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, that thumbnail is my Pc background!!!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us use it amigo :)

@uncle-salty 4 жыл бұрын

Any chance you guys sell templates?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We can, send me an email and tell me what you are looking for

@patcaza6166 4 жыл бұрын

how I love the smell of sanded wood in the morning smells like victory !

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

You got that right

@stewartlancaster2745 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I really enjoy your channel…. I don’t know if you can advise me on this... I’ve got a problem with neck pocket cracks appearing on my Eric Clapton signature Strat… (which I’ve owned from new since 1999). I’ve looked at a number of KZfaqs on this subject and some people are saying that this is a common problem and just likely to be cracks in the paint work. More worryingly, I saw a video that was saying that it’s more likely to be cracks in the wood. What’s your take on this? Without stating the obvious until the neck is taken off I won’t really know Just to add… A few years ago I did drop it, it landed on a hard floor headstock first, apart from a dent in the headstock there weren't any noticeable cracks then…. The cracks have only recently appeared and they are growing. The guitar still plays great and there’s no movement in the neck. Cheers Stew, from the UK

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Stewart, I don't really know man. Sounds like it could be either one but without seeing it I couldn't know. Now... you say that you don't want me to talk about the neck being removed, but have you removed the neck?

@stewartlancaster2745 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitarsMany thanks for replying, I've got a brilliant guitar tech I use - just need to take it to him. I've got some 28 guitars in my collection, this one is my go to and irreplaceable.... He also builds in the UK (Martyn Booth) Once again cheers matey....

@stewartlancaster2745 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars Many thanks for your reply, I need to get it to my guitar tech. He is also a guitar builder (Martyn Booth)....Cheers Stew

@stewartlancaster2745 4 жыл бұрын

@@lacroix9407 Many thanks for the info...cheers for that.

@kennysylvia773 4 жыл бұрын

pretty cool where are you located

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Westminster Coloradp

@JoelWetzel 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, you're doing that wrong. Just kidding; I love watching this stuff. Peace.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joel

@End-Putler4eva 4 жыл бұрын

What part of the globe are you guys located?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We are in Colorado USA

@flamencoprof 4 жыл бұрын

So how big are swamp ash trees? Are they too small to get a one-piece blank? Does glueing bits together counteract drying distortion or maybe provide more symmetrical strength? BTW, here in NZ we have a wood called "Swamp Kauri", also a softwood, but it is from prehistoric trees buried and preserved in peat up to 50,000 years ago. Still good, and there are guitar bodies made from it. Looks a bit gnarly though. Look up Langcaster dot com.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Dan has one piece body blanks that are really nice. I don't really know how large ash trees get? I'm going to check out that lumber

@LJA46 4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be easier to hire some beavers and woodchucks? Damn those machines were awesome! Great job!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Hiring the marmots is one thing, training them is yet another

@LJA46 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars Carry on wayward son! Excellent stuff!

@philsaunders6133 4 жыл бұрын

How the F do they run wire holes between neck pup and control cavity ?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

We do it with the little chase but you can go from the neck pocket to the bridge and down

@kenq7948 4 жыл бұрын

That's the part I wanted to see. 7 minutes I'll never get back.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

@@kenq7948 I guess you we won't have that cure for the Corona Virus now

@100amps 4 жыл бұрын

Just curious about something... In the video you refer to the body style as a Fullerton single cutaway. I presumed that was a legal dodge, not wanting to give the impression you were cloning trademarked Telecasters. Fair enough. But then the video title and thumbshot both mention the word Telecaster. So what’s the reason for the Fullerton talk?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

I think it sounds cool

@100amps 4 жыл бұрын

Oh. Never thought of that. Lol. Overthinking things I guess.

@jacobbrown1690 4 жыл бұрын

i used to use my pin router for bodies. Then i bought a small cnc machine. much easier.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Cool dude,

@matthewdrake9699 6 ай бұрын

Everyone loves to get Crackalackin!

@sandraledger2612 4 жыл бұрын

I would think OSHA would have something to say about safety of machine operator. No employees in shop?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

@grangerousdesigns4678 4 жыл бұрын

I'm still confused on how that pin router works.It looked like you were moving the body in perfect straight lines.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

@joenichols9666 4 жыл бұрын

You keep mentioning your bridge. I can't find them anywhere

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

I had those custom made for me. They are really sweet, unfortunately, they are not sold separately.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, I'm going to have to stop offering them as a standard feature too, they are really cost prohibitive and once they are gone... they are gone forever

@markgordon4368 4 жыл бұрын

Fullerton single cut, says, cease and disist 😂 👌

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

Nah, I have always called them that

@markgordon4368 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars 😂😂😂😂😂👌

@thefirstdude 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Gordon Leo Fender was proud to have his designs so loved that others strived to recreate them.

@charlesbolton8471 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Gordon It’s the Kalamazoo(now Nashville, of course) single cut that you have to worry about. I think they love their products so much that they would rather people just by them as works of art to hang on the wall.

@markgordon4368 4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesbolton8471 ssssh I know 😂

@Store-ig8uy 5 ай бұрын

I wish you would have explained the pin router. This was more of a promo video with not much useable info.

@hearpalhere 4 жыл бұрын

That pin router is awesome!

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

I love it!

@JohnnyArtPavlou 4 жыл бұрын

Get a cutting board. Put a neck on it. The edges will wear where needed.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

That has probably been done a few times

@JohnnyArtPavlou 4 жыл бұрын

Texas Toast Guitars, are used to think the Telecaster was the rudest plank of wood. It took a long time for me to come around to it. There’s still something a little caveman-ish about it but I think it’s amazing.

@Holyguitar90 3 жыл бұрын

i apologize how much body three and of mine,thanks

@TexasToastGuitars 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I don't understand

@Holyguitar90 3 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars sorry my paranoia io Sardinia italy my fender telecaster american special three part body,sorry mi paranoia

@thomaswalz3515 4 жыл бұрын

Nice stuff... BUT DUDE.... I'm a craftsman and a musician... my hearing is beginning to go from loud music and power tools. Wear hearing protectiom... please... you'll thank me when you're 70.

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

You have to live your best life Thomas

@jamesdebesse5147 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta go with Thomas. Only in my 50s and shop machinery and site power tools have ruined my hearing. Sometimes it's the frequency and not decibels that F you up.

@yrulooknatme 4 жыл бұрын

under 3lbs. weight?

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

No I think those pieces are weighed before glue up

@JohnnyArtPavlou 4 жыл бұрын

When they do the next census they should ask how many guitars are in the household. I bet there are three guitars for every man woman and child in United States. Included the undocumented. By which I mean Chibsons. 😉👌🏻😌

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA good one

@aceraspire7456 4 жыл бұрын

Cool vid. But I still can't understand why anyone would still be routing that silly and unnecessary wire rout from the neck pickup. It's SO easy to drill from the neck pocket straight to the control cavity through the neck pickup rout. Cutting that extra hole across the face of the guitar makes it impossible to leave off the (equally unnecessary [and ugly] ) pick guard. What's the sense if having a great looking guitar body if you're just going to cover half of it with a tacky, $5 piece of plastic!!?? "but then you end up with ugly scratches in the finish under the strings" so? it's a lot smaller than a huge sheet of plastic COVERING the finish - and those battle scars are well earned. / plus, if you're digging into the strings so far that you're hitting the finish below, methinks you might be wasting a lot of energy that could be redirected into better technique and faster picking skills. Just a thought. :-D

@TexasToastGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

I think you have to decide what is important to you and do that. It sounds like you are a guitar builder too (given some of the things that you said in your comment)… why would you care what I'm doing if you are already doing what you want yourself?

@aceraspire7456 4 жыл бұрын

@@TexasToastGuitars Hi. Not a builder. Though I have built a few guitars and bases for myself along with some heavy modifications. Sorry if I seemed overly critical. No intention at all to troll anyone. I've only recently been interested in Tele's. When I discovered that the top-rout for the neck pickup wiring was how Fender originally did it, well, they always intended the pickguard to be there, I guess - so it didn't matter. I've seen bodies available with the old style top-rout, and others that were drilled from the neck pocket to preserve the look of the face of the guitar. It just seems to make the most sense that way to offer the possibility of seeing more of the beauty of the instrument instead of a plastic cover. That's all. Have fun!! PS: just looked over my original post. My intention was for my commentary to be more rhetorical than directed at any one in particular. As I noted, the vid is pretty cool. I liked the use of the template UNDER the body with the pin-router.