Rice Nubcaster

[no disclaimer]

Thanks to Rich and Chris for building me such a fine guitar. Great guys to work with and the guitar was delivered on time as quoted. The reason for the nubcaster and a wide nut starts with a tale of woe. I was using a router table with a 3/4 inch roundover bit making a dowel and faster than you can say the word nip the board grabbed and took my left index finger across the bit. Aputation of my finger happened right below the nail bed. As you can guess any time I try to play strings adjacent to the fat ball on the end of my index finger I get string buzz. But on a classical neck it's no problem so I thought why not have it fatter at the nut. The balance between the pickups is perfect and the wiring configuration used for the split sound is the best I've had to date. Oh thats 1.950 at the nut. Thanks again guys.

[Balance]

Interesting story and interesting and beautiful guitar.

[Old Tele man]

...now THAT's p-u-r-r-r-r-t-t-t-y-y-y!

[zombywoof]

Holy Crap, that is a beautiful piece of lumber. Congrats.

[Chris Rice]

Originally Posted by zombywoof

Holy Crap, that is a beautiful piece of lumber. Congrats.

It is wired very similarly to yours, with the 5-way and the half-tapped settings.

Thanks for letting us build this guitar, it was an enjoyable process and an even more enjoyable guitar.

The gallery of this instrument is here:
http://ricecustomguitars.com/instrum...2WideNeck.html

[emilio]

that's a great looking telecaster, good luck with it....

[johnnyqb]

I love the color combo of the body, guard, and neck. I bet that's an amazing guitar.

[Pa'ani]

Congratulations on a killer Rice Nubcaster.
Stunning and beautiful tele!

[theviking]

congrats man, it looks awsome

[Teleplayer]

Cool story; kudos to the Rice boys for helping to make your Nubcaster a reality.

[Rich Rice]

You should hear his sound clips. Dave can WAIL! Glad to be of service.

[skydog]

No Disclaimer: I feel your pain. About 30 years ago I cut off the tip of my fret hand index finger in a miter box. They sewed it back on but I have the opposite of yours. My tip is about 2/3 size of the others. It "molts" about once a year where the skin peels off. It's always somewhat more tender than normal but at those times it downright hurts to play. That is a beautiful guitar. I hope to someday get a Rice Custom myself. Good luck with your new "weapon"!

[Crazyquilt]

That finish & the way the grain pattern works with the body shape are stunning. I am so psyched to be getting a Rice soon!