The Original Tundracaster

Guitar Completed On 06/18/2005

The specs on the guitar are as follows:

Body: Poplar, Telecaster shape, drop top, beer-belly cutout, upper horn cutout, tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpiece.
Neck: Glued-in with contoured heel, curly maple with mahogany laminates, maple fretboard with mahogany binding, abalone dot inlays, Grover locking tuners, graphite nut, dual-action truss rod.
Electronics: Seymour Duncan Vintage P-90s, on-off switch, blend pot. No volume or tone.
Finish: Emerald green metalflake lacquer base coats on body, clear lacquer on body and neck. Looks a lot shinier in person than in pictures!

First, here are some shots of the whole guitar:

Here's some close-ups of the body. The true color of the green is easier to see in the straight-on photo. From the left side, you can get a better view of the Strat-style contouring:

Here's a picture of the fretboard. Note the mahogany binding and abalone dot inlays:

These are pictures of the back. You can see the "cheese-belly" cutout and the heel sculpting:

Finally, some shots of the front and back of the headstock:

Click here to see the photos from the construction process.

This page last updated on 05/13/2009