Quilted Maple Telecaster

The fundamental idea of this instrument was to produce a Telecaster style guitar of the type that Fender would never make; specifically a mahogany body and a mahogany neck in the style of most Gibson instruments. So, the initial specification for this guitar was that it was to have a mahogany body and a mahogany neck. I then decided to carry it one further step, that is, to have a maple fretboard made of the same quilted maple as was used on the top of the guitar. So, in essence, the instrument became the exact "negative" of a typical Fender instrument. The body has been completely hollowed out for lightness. The pickups are Kinman Broadcasters wired with a special circuit which blends the rhythm pickup with the lead pickup. It is controlled by the secondary knob on top of the tone control. The neck joint is quite special in that it has no heel. Therefore the player does not have to worry about that particular extrusion which exists on all Fender products. The guitar, with its' jumbo frets, plays extremely well and its' tone is both mellow and biting. Probably the ultimate Telecaster!
In Case	Front View This is a hollow body, quilted maple top over mahogany body, Telecaster style instrument. It has tortoise shell binding around the body and quilted maple fretboard.	Closeup of quilt This is an incredible piece of quilt on this guitar! Luthier's Mercantile International thought so much of it, they put this instrument in their catalog! Note the tortoise shell binding which is rounded over for comfort.
Another closeup of the quilt This guitar sports Kinman Broadcaster pickups with a special circuit which blends the rhythm pickup with the lead pickup in the lead position.	Quilt Maple fingerboard Look at the tortoise shell binding and jumbo frets for great playability and bending of notes!	Headstock The mahogany headstock with the old style, Broadcaster string retainer.
Back of the guitar Note the mahogany back and neck of this hollow instrument.	Neck Joint Note the neck attachment. There is no heel. The neck blends in perfectly with the body even though it is a Fender style bolt on neck. Player's love the comfort of this design. Also note the tilt adjustment for the neck making playability a breeze!