Eastwood Teleolin

**John Rosett** · Jul-05-2018, 11:18pm

I don't think I'll buy one, but it does give me an idea of what to do with an old tele copy I have laying around.
http://eastwoodcustoms.com/projects/eastwood-teleolin/

**Verne Andru** · Jul-06-2018, 6:36pm

Looks interesting but I'd prefer a strat build.

I've been toying with the idea of a double and was thinking about doing a 5-string mando with a bass vi on the guitar side. This one is getting close.

**Soundfarmer Pete** · Jul-08-2018, 6:22am

ARGHHHHH!!!!!! Has to be a joke surely?

**Verne Andru** · Jul-08-2018, 12:04pm

He's not the first. There are a couple double necks as kits if you're into diy

https://www.solomusicgear.com/produc...body-maple-fb/

http://1151428.en.makepolo.com/produ...p95307739.html

**Verne Andru** · Jul-08-2018, 12:14pm

https://guitarz.blogspot.com/2014/08...r-and.html?m=1

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**darrylicshon** · Jul-08-2018, 1:06pm

I'm glad I have one different from that one don't seem to like it

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**Verne Andru** · Jul-08-2018, 1:26pm

Originally Posted by darrylicshon

I'm glad I have one different from that one don't seem to like it

Yeah, that looks like one made from a kit. I prefer that to the Eastman as well.

**darrylicshon** · Jul-08-2018, 2:19pm

Actually I bought it on Amazon it looks like a kit I have seen but it was done by a company it's by badaxx and done really well all it needed was a setup, I've been thinking about buying a kit like that and change the mandolin neck to a octave mandolin neck

**thistle3585** · Jul-19-2018, 8:18am

Interesting idea but the G string isn't covered by the pickup. Not sure why they would put the paired strings on one side of the saddles as it pushes the bridge off center.

**mandroid** · Jul-19-2018, 1:17pm

Rather hard to see the magnetic field the pickup creates ,

but changing to 2 P bass pickups , seems pretty common for electric mandolins..

Though the size of the plastic sheet to make a new scratch plate is pretty big..

for those who cannot leave them as is..

[having made a new scratch plate to replace the parts on my FM 61..]

..

**Verne Andru** · Mar-09-2019, 4:28pm

Looks like the Eastwood Teleolin is done and selling for $799.

https://eastwoodguitars.com/products/eastwood-teleolin

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Did anyone get one?

**jefflester** · Jan-30-2023, 6:03pm

Looks like a slightly different new build run, only one of 12 left. Now a Warren Ellis model.

https://eastwoodguitars.com/products...j_5Y%3D.MTbQ9E

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**Verne Andru** · Jan-31-2023, 11:08am

Originally Posted by jefflester

Looks like a slightly different new build run, only one of 12 left. Now a Warren Ellis model.

https://eastwoodguitars.com/products...j_5Y%3D.MTbQ9E

I saw that. This one follows the design drawings used on the original promo and they were touting it as a Warren Ellis model back in the beginning. But from what I saw they delivered instruments with 2 different headstocks on the first run that looked odd and mis-matched.