Custom Partscaster Tele Telecaster B- Bender Roasted Musikraft Neck, Warmoth Body + Glendale + Fralin Tele-Style 2019 TruOil Gunstock Finish

Giddyup! It's a fully Roasted B-Bender Tele!

Here's a Tele that will surely catch the eye of any cowboy guitar picker..

The roasted neck and body have been treated with a thin, satin Tru-Oil gunstock finish. The color pairs wonderfully with the authentic hair-on-hide pickguard from El Dorado.

BENDER:
This includes a modified b-bender system that was swapped over from another loaded body.
Weighs in at only 6 pounds 8 ounces!

Made with top-shelf components:
BODY:
• Warmth 1-piece swamp ash roasted
• I routed the body to accommodate the b-bender
device
• Pickguard is genuine hide-on-hair cow from El
Dorado
• Tru-Oil finish (satin)

HARDWARE:
• Ashtray style for bender system
• Glendale saddles (titanium for b/e to resist wear
from the bender and brass for the other two)
• Custom buffalo nickel knobs
• Aluminum rear string block
• Stainless Callaham neck screws
• Nickel neck plate
• Goth staggered tuners (nickel)

ELECTRONICS:
• Reverse controls with switch at bottom
"Analogman" Jim Weider signature pickups made by Lindy Fralin

NECK:
Musikraft with the following specs from my custom order:
• CHOOSE HEAD SHAPE: Tele®
• ORIENTATION: Right for Right Handed Players
• SCALE LENGTH: 25.5 Standard Fender
• NUMBER OF FRETS: 21 Fret
•HEEL WIDTH: 2-3/16 (55.56mm) Standard
Fender
• TUNER HOLE SIZE: 11/32 Vintage Kluson
• TRUSS ROD TYPE: Single Acting Adjust at the heel
• FB RADIUS: Compound 7-1/4 to 9-1/2 + $25
• NUT SLOT STYLE: 1/8 Standard Fender Flat Bottom Style
• SHAFT WOOD: Roasted Flame Maple 4 A-5A+250
• TOP DOTS & INLAY: Imitation Clay
• BINDING: None
• SIDE DOTS: Imitation Clay 2mm
• 12TH DOT SPACING: Wide (Vintage Pre 64)
• FRET WIRE SIZE: Stainless Steel 6105 Medium+ $40
• FB EDGES: Heavy Rolled + $40 (non-bound necks only)
• BACK PROFILE: 10 56 LG V 88 98
• FINISH: Raw (No Warranty)
• MOUNTING HOLES: Drill Holes Standard
Fender Pattern
• Nut Install: Install TUSQ XL Nut Natural Color + $35

CONDITION:
• I just had the frets refined in preparation for this
sale. They have full life with barely any play on them, plus they are stainless.
• The body has a crack that is visible from the bottom end view that extends partially through the top (see photos). It seems stable, but has not been used extensively and likely occurred due to the
thinness of wood from routing.
• The original adjustable bender stop was removed because I couldn't get the full step travel (it will be included) so I placed some felt pads to get it dialed in but they are not consistently stable.

REASON:
I made this with the intention of becoming a b-bending maverick, but alas, I am not! I'm not as talented at playing.

•Plus, the current economic situation has me making decisions about what gear I'm not using.