Nice one!

Thanks for the kind comments. Hopefully the video and plans inspire others to get out creating!

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Thanks for watching!

Thank you. Feel free to download the basic plans linked in the description for a future day build!

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Telelele seems to be the most used name for these amongst builders. I figure its an esquire uke as its only got one pickup - the core difference between a telecaster and esquire. Cheers.

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Thanks. I find it works pretty well usually!

Thank you. Might be a little while, but another project will come!

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Too kind. Thank you!

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Greetings from Venezuela Bro! your Work its really awesome...!!!

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@@MikeHawkey I really would like to see a Rickenbacker John Lennon inspired ukulele electric now

@@dextermorgan1757 I have thought about one of them. My list of possible builds is longer than my calendar of spare time currently!

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Thanks for watching! - keep an eye out, another uke project coming soon.

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Thanks for the kind words and good luck with your build!

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Awesome. I must make another one some time!

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If I win the lottery I’ll give up the day job and go into casual production! Still one of my favourite builds I’ll need to repeat again one day.

I'll have to add in a future video!

Thanks! I could open the 'mini branch. Next electric might just be a Gibson style however...

Why not!" ;-) But do you think Fender would be interested in developing a 4 string Tele Uke?! Would be awesome, no? You should approach them. :-) Your next project: Les Paul Custom or SJ. ;-)

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Maybe I'll go into production when I retire... but thats a long way off...

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Nice one, hope it goes well!

Thanks for watching! Fair call on the screws. Sometimes it's a case of trying to use some up from the massive tin of them!

Nice one, hope it goes well! Not much I'd change if I build again - my pickup adjustment was near its limit how I made mine, but that's my only part I'd modify.

Mike Hawkey thank you!

Thanks. I guess there is a tool for every job now, but I get by with my bits and pieces. Im tempted to do a non-electric tool build at some stage, but will probably make a bow saw first. Cheers.

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Thank you for your job and video. Greetings from Russia!)))) Did you use a nitro lacquer finish??

благодаря (hope thats right!) Nitro finish would be nice. This is a light applied poly finish.

Ha!! Thanks!! If you meant "thank you" you were almost right)) "БлагодарЮ" will be correct. Most often used word is "спасибо" but "Благодарю" is an old Russian word that mean the same. It consist of two words: "Благо" - its "good" "goodness" and "Дарю" - its "give" "present" etc. So its the verb. "БлагодарЯ" its the word that mean "because of" "thanks TO" and it's an adverb. I also try to gather mine own pine telecaster that would be almost like Cabronita with some aspects in my country village barn, but the neck will be Allparts. Also have no enought time yet.

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Lucas Barreto cool. Thanks!

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Been looking out for some of them locally for years. Just don’t see them in my country. Agreed. Intend to mount pegs in my bench some time which would also help.

thanks and nice call out!- it's been so long (maybe years) since I last adjusted it. I'm always so keen to just get on the tools when I get time I've neglected my poor saw! it will be improved next video!

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Thanks, yes have done the low g that way on another instrument. Thanks for dropping by!

got a buddy who says he used to party with Israel back in the day

Bet they had some good times. What a memory to have.

@@MikeHawkey Yes another Electric Ukulele & what does that sound like?

It's a workout!

Ariel Cabello thanks. I tend to make fat rather than thin necks. To date it's held up very stable so I believe it's no issue. it would be piece of mind if one was worried however.

Hi, good spotting. I did change the pickup placement and pick guard in my build. key thing is yo make sure bridge placement is right. for the fretwork and bridge, use the stewmac calculator. also the pickup shape to route will vary with brand. www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator.html

Hi there. Regular 6 string pickup yes. Bridge was a 4 string one as spacing more ideal - but I have since made my own also. Another possible I have used in cigar box guitars is a bass pickup - 4 string and spacing may be ok, or a lipstick pickup also an option. Good luck with yours!

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Hi, good luck on the project! Yes you got it grounding wire. Not sure how necessary it is, but perhaps advisable if plugging into old equipment i think I read somewhere.

Thanks. Good question - whilst there are fully built units, not sure I have seen any who offer blanks at all. Must be a bit of a market!

It would work well. String spacing may still be different, so it's partially cosmetic as the magnetic field works either way. I've also used the likes of lipstick pickups which are wound differently so don't have the traditional poles.

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Thanks! I just hope the thumbs down people didn't stay for the whole video. they would have lost precious breaths of life :)

Gary Wong thanks. the pickup for this one is actually a regular strat/telecaster type one with a chrome cover so you can't see the 6 poles. grabbed the cover off ebay. Good luck with your build!

Mike, What kind of strings is on your uke guitar? Steel, low GCEA? I play the uke so I'm familiar with that setup. And what brand of steel strings, if I ever need to replace them. Thanks.

Hi Gary. I used 1-4 of a six pack of electric guitar strings, swapping 3 and 4 around for usual uke tuning. Think these ones were fender branded, but standard 6 string guitar set so others would work. I've made another electric uke using same but not swapping 3 and 4 and having log G tuned. Both held tune well.thanks.

Hi there, Its been a few years, but I'm 99% sure its still part of Nikolaos Taramanidis: Wild Illusion, sourced for use by longzijun. Here is the full music video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7lyZ5qlsbe3ZKs.html - sure is a great track! tab playalong here: chordu.com/chords-tabs-acoustic-guitar-background-music-nikolaos-taramanidis-wild-illusion-free-background-music-fgs01--id_1SB47tLQS4w

@@MikeHawkey Awesome!!! Thank u so much!!!

Ooh a whammy - that’s an idea. Would probably need a bit more experimenting with string choice as due to the short size they are more sensitive to intonation issues (and easy to note bend). Cool idea!

@@MikeHawkey I feel glad you responded. There's lots of things that ukulele's usually don't get besides whammy bars. I think it's usually because the ukulele has limitations. You probably couldn't do those crazy whammy bar tricks like Dimebag Darrel but you could use it for maybe just vibrato or volume swells or that flutter sound when you flick the whammy. There's other stuff like scalloped frets, fretless necks, or a chapman stick esque touch style where you use tapped chords and stuff like that instead of just picking or strumming.

@@danamendes1130 no worries. I think (and I may be incorrect) the scale length is one thing that limits some of those tricks. That said, many could be done. Some pro players are simply amazing what they get from their instruments.

@@MikeHawkey I think this was a good conversation to start my morning man. I feel good about today. Usually I don't bring up stuff like this cuz not many people know or care but I like thinking outside the box when it comes to odd things on instruments you know. I like a little weird stuff here and there. I mean guitars with 40 frets, a guitalele with 8 strings for a more metal sound and all kinds of other weirdness is possible nowadays with the right tools and stuff of course.

thanks. good luck with the future build! I made some strat plans when doing this but have not got around to as yet. would be cool to see one built.

Mike Hawkey well, actually I have a strat style guitalele. 6 strings. if you want I can give you info about that. do you want to talk about it?

Thanks for the offer. At this stage I'm a bit busy for my workshop stuff, buy may contact in the future.

Sure man, whenever you want :)

sounds fun. good luck with the build. re-reading the question, Im not exactly sure what you are asking. Mounting the bridge myself, I put each strings 'saddle' at its 50% mark. I then measured from nut to bridge for the scale length (or from from nut to 12th fret and then the same for 12th to bridge. How much your neck heal goes into the body will affect where the bridge is placed and what access is like to the higher frets. Hope that sort of answers it?

Hi, good luck with the build! Some measurements: Body 35mm thick, neck 22mm at thickest point, fretboard 4mm.

Hi. If you use Adobe PDF viewer and print to 100% thats the size mine is. Thanks

Thanks Chris. I made the plans myself. At the bottom of this page on my site you can click to view and download: mikehawkey.com/projects/esquire-ukulele/ Hardware wise, you can get at your chosen music store/online parts provider (or just ebay). Mostly standard bits, aside from bridge which you can hand make or modify a 6 string unit (Think I have seen 4 sting ones online also). Good luck with the build!

Hi. Nice. Good luck! The 6 string pickup will be fine to use. My biggest suggestion is to get the string height nice and low. Steel string ukulele scales are very sensitive to intonation issues (like if strings a bit high from nut to fretboard)

Thanks! I think I’d say it’s a long concert. I find tenor’s just slightly long for uke comfort but like a bit bigger than a concert.

@@MikeHawkey Thanks! Hope to find the time to build one for my self 😃

thanks. this one was a personal build. until I make something else to take its place on the wall.

Hi, Sorry, just the basic plans in the description. Good luck with your build!

I dont actually recall now sorry, but two possibles were to de-rust old or as you suggest age a little by removing the finish a little. Thanks again!

Hi, was a basic set up of bits and pieces from Ebay. Pickup a strat style with chrome cover so you dont see the unused poles (though you can get 4 string ones also) tuners 4 of 6 strat style. Matching knob. Modified strat bridge. Steel string ukes can be a little less tolerant with intonation than nylon string, so an alternative is same style with a piezo under bridge pickup. Circuits and strings channel may give you some additional ideas also. Good luck with a build!

Its with a new owner now. Roughly 40mm body, 18mm neck at base (excluding fretboard)

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Hi, no, on this build it is mahogany. If nylon string you would probably get away with a pine or similar 2x4 but steel string would risk bending later unless you put in a truss or reinforced bars.

Thanks Jason. Strings wise I've made a few electric ukes now and have used 1-4 guitar (ebgd) strings on all. For the classic uke tuning (as on the esquire uke) I used GDBE, for a low 'g' uke I used DGBE (E being #1 on each). Seems to be holding tune well in both configurations. Thanks for watching.

Hi, this is large concert scale (between standard concert and tenor - although could be scaled to any size really. Thanks!

Thank you Mike!

LOVE to see how it's done from A to Z! Thanks again! :-)

Hi, sorry, offhand I dont recall the exact model - essentially its a telecaster neck pickup with chrome cover to hide the poles. Thanks!

Still one of my favorite builds. If I ever find time for a strat uke I might have to decided between the two!

HI. Was a guitar bridge I modified for the project. Thanks

Hi Andy. This one was at a cross size between concert and tenor- long concert perhaps. For electric with steel string, tenor up a better size for intonation I find. Its ideal to have poles aligned - but not completely critical. Funny you say p-bass style - I'll have something in a few months using that. Not yet at the stage to know how it sounds. Active piezo rod is another option Im also in the works in trying out. That will allow for nylon strings. All the best!

Hey, sounds like a cool build. I’d possibly test the tension on a piece of practice wood first and if no truss, leave it for a while and check. Tuning the octave higher will put some strain on. Re humbuckers - check out some of the cigar box guitar ones on the market. Often smaller in width as made for 3-4 strings so would look better (but usual ones will function fine and not look terrible). Send a link to any pictures when you have done and good luck!

@@MikeHawkey Thanks! My plan is to make a "Jim Root Signature Telecaster" style ukulele, thats why i' tune it in a weird way for an uke. I was already seraching for smaller humbuckers, but i wasnt reallay able to find some, maybe i searched on the websites. But i think i found some that will work out (i found them on aliexpress, i don't expect a great sound but this build is more about learning how to build a ukulele so i can try to build a guitar later and honestly because i like the name Telelele. I want to try to play a few Slipknot songs on it and i think it will be a nice addition for my wall with 2 guitars) Thanks for your answer, i'll send you some pics when im done if i dont forget it, but it may take a while. Greetings from Germany Simon

@@MikeHawkey I got all the parts and by now and i have a few questions I hope you can answer: How thick are the neck and the body of your uke? And how deep was the neck pocket?

@@simmezockt3417 hi. Nice one. Some of the below is approximate as the uke went to a new home. Also metric measurements. Neck excluding fretboard 18-20mm. Fretboard about 6mm. Body approximately 36-40mm. Generally neck pocket I do the depth of neck minus fretboard- so about 18mm or slightly less. A little tricky, but may be at a slight back angle, the 18 being the deep side. Headstock based on tuners length - from memory 15-16mm thick. Hope it progresses well!

Hi. Fine - unlike a guitar the length vs width has a bit more strength. Not a lot of tension.

@@MikeHawkey Okay, Thanks, I'll get to making a start, I've made several acoustic ukuleles but watching your video has inspired me to try making an electric.

Hope it goes well! - I used 1-4th guitar strings. Lighter gauge. Intonation can be a little fiddly, so good to have an adjustable bridge. For more inspiration check out Circuitsand Strings - a lot of electric use projects!

Yes - self built one.

Hi, slightly rough conversions to inches from metric as Im not by by main computer, but: neck (including headstock) 17.8", scale length (nut to bridge) 15.79", total length 25.66". Ultimately the plan could be scaled up or down. If making smaller intonation gets more and more fiddly to get right as does effect of string height I have found. I usually print off using Adobe Acrobat at actual size, scaled across sheets. Good luck with the build!

Naom Siliceo I'll add a link above when next on computer but scroll through the comments and you should find a link for my basic plans. Thanks.

Hi, thats gloss polyurethane. Thanks.

HI. Hope your build goes well. You could go piezo rod pickup in bridge and use ukulele strings? - but for this example I used 1-4 guitar strings (DGBe) and tuned gcea. They are fairly note bending sensitive so keep string height minimum and I'd use low profile frets if redoing. Thanks.

HI, a clear gloss polyurethane

Pickup most likely ebay. Other parts a mix of ebay and local supplier in my country. Thanks