experiment guitar build to see how far I could go on  decoration side，every thing is hand craft ,include frets , except string.

My first DIY guitar in hight school

with EMG pickup and Floyd Rose bridge .

Lace Holy Grail Noiseless Pickup 3-Pack + Lace Sensor Silver Reverse Wound to new Pickguard replace the pickups on my American Deluxe

Lace Holy Grail Noiseless Pickup 3-Pack + Lace Sensor Silver Reverse Wound to new Pickguard with 4  on / off selector做 on/off + phasing

I find a quicker way to do the fret edge buffer .

Before  fret edge buffer .

after fret edge buffer .

bent the piece of sheet metal to protect the edge of neck. can do the  rough grinding on fret edge with small electric rotary sander

angle grinder polishing

CNC  made Custom neck plate

print exposed wood in the matching color for the appearance of the prep area , I suggest do this on wood mount pickup rout too

use acrylic varnish mix with acrylic color , so it is semitransparency , can show the wood grain even with thick coating .

a set of Bare Knuckle Black Dog humbucker(neck) + 'Rebel Yell'(bridge) humbucker , fit with this tele's look and tone.   Floyd Rose Tremolo

use Schaller Mini Locking Tuner

to made flat jack cup perfect fit with telecaster body , some delicate bevel edge on the jeck hole, need to be cut by electric rotary .

with string

Tele

i working on wood turning lathe made Guitar Tuners

a DIY  spanish guitar