Finished a Tele partscaster rebuild.

Hey, thanks Jim! Funny thing is that when I first started out in the early 90s I thought telecasters were the ugliest things out there. I figured it out a few years later when I got my first new tele - a 1997 American Standard. Been playing for almost 30 years with a 10 year hiatus from playing while I got married, bought a house and started a family. I never had a proper blackgaurd until this one. I gravitate toward the iconic aesthetics now.

The neck is a MIM Fender roasted maple I bought new. I don’t think these are on any particular Fender model so it must be made for the aftermarket. It has a 9.5” radius and narrow tall frets. I had to file the nut slots down and I gave the fret ends and fretboard a little love. It has a nice broken in feel now. I put Fender locking tuners on it and a Reverend triple string tree. I don’t understand why the Fender staggered tuners come with 3 short and 3 long shafts. I had to buy a single short shaft tuner to put on the D string to make it work out better. Otherwise this would have needed two string trees. I dig the vintage buttons on a modern tuner. That was the theme I was going for - vintage looks with modern features.