Something Twangy This Way Comes.. (Patreon)

For a while now I’ve been going back and forth with Mr. Dan Strain (aka Danocaster), on ideas for a tele build. I’ve wanted one of his guitars since I first heard about them back in the mid 2000’s on The Gear Page, and finally it’s happening!

The Nacho is the blackguard to end all blackguards so I knew I didn’t want another 100% traditional tele in that vein. We decided to go with something a little different; a PAF style Humbucker in the neck and a more traditional tele bridge pickup.

Aesthetically I chose to go with the 60’s Bloomfield vibe, as I can’t think of a better visual telecaster pairing than a butterscotch blackguard and a blondie with a dark rosewood board.

The body is 2 piece ultra lightweight ash weighing just 6.8lbs and finished in “nicotine blonde”. The neck is a chunky soft V profile (0.88” thickness at the 1st fret, around 0.96” at the 12th) and has a beautifully dark rosewood fingerboard with a 9.5” radius and 6125 fretwire. I’ve asked for light to medium aging so nothing too extreme.. just enough to give it some character and vintage vibe.

To get the best out of the two different pickup types Dan is putting a stacked pot in, so the PAF gets 500k and the single gets 250k.

The guitar is almost done, so once we figure out shipping from the U.S. to The UK, it’ll be here and ready to get to work!.. I cannot wait!

I’ve attached a few pics below for those of you who enjoy ogling telecasters 🤪