Serial Number 029

Telecaster Thinline

*started on January 2025

My CNC guy worked on the design of the Telecaster: We made the baritone Telecaster for Ed Blanchette for Tumblestone 2024 and actually had to borrow a Telecaster to get dimensions that weren’t on the blueprint we had purchased.

I am not sure where the idea of doing a Thinline guitar came from – initially this serial number was reserved for a Telecaster Thinline build for a customer but I am not even sure if it is going to happen at this point.

A Thinline guitar would be a cool new project and this was brought up to me at some point in 2024. It has taken some time to draw the baritone Telecaster build and more time for the changes to make it a Thinline. Several blueprints have been acquired as there are a few variations to the designs in terms of the cavity sizes.

Even though several bodies have been succesfully cut. I only know of a few test neck cuts and a fingerboard route. This will be our first full guitar build.

A pair of Seymour Duncan pickups have been ordered: SH-4 JB for the bridge and SH-2n Jazz for the neck. This combination is supposed to be very versatile and a good starting point.

The test cut of the Thinline body had some issues – some spots were routed too deep for an unknown reason but were addressed. Doing the top plate is next on the list of things but so far it is looking good.

*Update on February 26, 2025

Hardware has been ordered in for this and a few other projects. A guitar top was made and cut with very good results. I believe another body is in the works for test cutting to make sure the snags are worked out