Hybrid Shape Shifter Tele on the way

I'm building a new guitar.

So three things influenced this one.   A hybrid tele / Strat body I saw, an interesting neck and particularly an interesting electronics option. 

Here are the bits as arrived. 

The body is a telecaster shape, telecaster neck pocket, telecaster control cavity but routed for 3 Strat pickups and a Strat style vibrato bridge. 

The control cavity makes it different to many hybrid Telecasters a la the John Mayer model which have a more Strat like control cavity. 

The body was advertised as "mahogany" it's quite red in nature but nice looks to be two piece centre jointed. 

The neck is mahogany with a maple fingerboard and a maple skunk strip. So a bit reverse look from normal. 

Electronically I'm going with three Strat pickups from Tonerider, having used there nashville set in the nashville tele conversion I did I was impressed. Five way switch master volume and tone.  But I'm putting in a shape shifter switch.  I've seen the demo etc be interesting to see how well it works in reality. 

That though necesitates a three hole tele plate and there isn't much space so I'm going to use mini pots. 

I'm more a Strat guy than a Tele guy so I decided to shape the body with some light comfort carves. 

 
And I've shaped the neck heel as you can see. 

That lead to a little bit of neck carving 

Things to do next. 

Position the bridge. Then work on the scratchplate since being non standard I'm going to make one from a blank sheet of plastic.  But I'm going to need to figure out a template to help make all that. That's one of the bigger challenges for me on this build.  More anon.... 

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