Category: guitar

My new parlor guitar from PRS. Sounds great. And it is now my travel and vacation guitar.

The very inexpensive guitar turned out to be worth the money once I gave it a good setup and fretwork. I also customized the neck to make it look better. I gave it to Goodwill, and they sold it for $158 – thirty more than I paid new.

I carved the headstock and stripped off the original finish. Refinished everything and added some burned areas at the back of the headstock for a lived-in vibe. Upgraded the scratch guard, and rewired the control plate so I could flip it around – one of my favorite tele mods. These days, I have it set-up as a 5-string open G tuned tele rocker ala Keith Richards.

Hardware from Spain. A new Paulownia body finished in tung oil. Tele neck with a carved headstock. Got that twang.

This heavy beast of an alder body guitar started as a rescued New York Pro telecaster.

The jack needed to be re-soldered and the neck was starting to crack. I drove two lag pins into the heel to secure the neck integrity. You can see one of the pin covers in a photo below. I took the logo off, too.

It holds tune and intonates well for a 3-saddle tele.

The action is very low – this was a well designed and solidly built inexpensive guitar.

I intended to replace the neck with a tele neck. Instead I traded the guitar for a Nuno Bettencourt shredder I intend to mod.