Northwest Guitars

3 Tone Sunburst Telecaster Deluxe Compatible Guitar Body

£159.00
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TDLX-3SB

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We’ve produced faithful replicas of this iconic body shape, with the same dimensions and pickup routing as the USA re-issue from the early 2000's, thus ensuring our bodies are compatible with genuine Fender hardware, and necks.

Alder Guitar Body
Alder has many sonic advantages thanks to its closed-pore design which delivers a resonant and balanced tone. Often referred to as ‘full bodied’ it has a great sound across the entire spectrum range, delivering excellent sustain and attack. It’s balanced tonal nature and easy to use construction is all what it makes it one of the most popular woods for guitar bodies.

Neck Pocket
All of our guitar bodies are designed with complete compatibility in mind, so our neck pockets are perfectly sized to fit the vast majority of guitar necks. The neck pocket offers a snug fit with pre-drilled holes for easy installation, making them perfect for matching with genuine Fender necks, or other aftermarket guitar necks.

Routing
We also rout all of our guitar bodies for all your electronics, with pickups, control cavities, and some hardware mounts already pre-drilled so you can get up and running quicker. Depending on the model we may not necessarily drill tremolo or bridge mounting holes, and this is because there is so much variety between different bridge types that we would end up limiting what you can install.

Poly Finish
All of our guitar bodies carry Polyurethane finishes, which is the most popular material for finishing modern guitar bodies. There are a variety of reasons for the switch from Nitrocellulose to Polyurethane but, one of the main factors is that Poly requires far fewer coats to finish the guitar resulting in a quicker overall build process. It’s also far more durable than Nitrocellulose and will stay shiny for longer, being incredibly resistant to scratches and dings as anyone who's ever tried to sand it can attest to.

We've been making bodies and necks for many years now, and we have achieved a reputation among builders and luthiers for producing wood products of the highest quality. Our Tele Deluxe Compatible Body is the perfect guitar body for your next build project.

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Additional product information

Material: Alder
Body Thickness: 46mm (1 13/16")
Neck Pocket Width: 55.5mm (2 3/16")
Neck Pocket Depth: 17mm (43/74")
Control Cavity Depth: 38.5mm (1 33/64")
Pickup Cavity Depth: 17mm (43/64")
Finish: Polyurethane
String Spacing: 11.3mm (56.5mm E to E)
Other Info: Strap button holes pre-drilled
Weight: 2.4kg (5lb 3oz)

Our Tele Deluxe bodies have been routed to accommodate Wide Range Humbuckers, which differ in size to traditional 'buckers.

Customer Reviews

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Peter Crosby
Telecaster Deluxe Body

This is a beautifully made and finished piece; lovely 3 tone burst, it is very good quality and gets 5 stars for that. However, there is a snag, at 15-16mm deep the pickup routs are in my view too shallow, even allowing for the 2-3mm pickguard thickness. Making the routs more like 20mm deep would make a for a more universal fit. Fitting Standard Humbuckers or rebel 90s to this body going to be a challenge and may require some wood carving to get a good fit. Even Fender's WRHBs might be a challenge. This leaves me being a little disappointed, with the extra work now required for my project, so I've got to reduce my rating to 3 stars. I suggest you consider adjusting the design to make the routs a little deeper. If you have another solution to the issue then I'd be happy to hear from you.