Lycking Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Nice ones! Thanks alot mate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 No problem. If the pre-wired pickguard does not come with extra wire to connect to the jack, you may need that also. Additionally, copper foil may come in handy for shielding: http://guitarfetish.com/Copper-Guitar-Cavity-Shielding-Kit_p_176.html If you want to upgrade the electronics, these are far better quality than the ceramic caps on the pickguard. From the photos it is unclear as to whether they are using greenies (Mylar film) or ceramic plates: http://guitarfetish.com/047uf-Sprague-Orange-Drop-Cap-for-StratTele_p_1157.html Remember to ground the hardtail also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks again, i'll spend some time tonight researching the pickups and stuff, and used the most of this afternoon looking around about grounding to hardtails, so thats all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hit the 220$ mark (including $80 shipping...) But the heck, Money ain't gonna be the factor to stop me right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thats the spirit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelvock Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Looks like that's a string thru body hard tail bridge so you will need some string ferrules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 They're added, thankyou! Just to make sure im not all off, they work by being added into drilled holes at the back of the guitar, having the string ends stuck in them right? So much new stuff i've never tought about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelvock Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 That's it, then the strings pass through the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Right, its time to kick off the order, either tonight or tomorrow, therefore i wanna hear if anyone has some last minute add-ons? The final list (so far?): Pre-wired pickguard: (still not too sure if i should go H/S/S or S/S/S, but this is the H/S/S http://guitarfetish.com/Humbucker-Equipped-HSS-White-Pre-Wired-Assembly-NEW_p_423.html Neck/fretboard: (just got in doubt if this even is made to bolt-on? ) http://guitarfetish.com/Satin-Finish-Strat-fit-Neck-Maple-Fingerboard_p_1996.html Bridge: http://guitarfetish.com/Chrome-Hardtail-Bridge-for-Teles-and-Strats_p_158.html Tuning machines: http://guitarfetish.com/6-inline-Tuners-Gotoh-style-chrome-free-string-trees_p_5823.html Neckplate: http://guitarfetish.com/Fender-style-neckplate-screws-and-black-mount-plate_p_5820.html Ferrules: http://guitarfetish.com/TeleHardtail-Nickel-Vintage-Spec-String-Ferrules_p_734.html Pickguard screws: http://guitarfetish.com/Full-Bag-of-NICKEL-Pickguard-Screws-20-pcs_p_267.html Strap buttons: http://guitarfetish.com/Pair-Classic-Strap-Buttons-Chrome-Free-Screws_p_589.html Output jack: http://guitarfetish.com/Strat-football-with-output-jack_p_5831.html String trees: http://guitarfetish.com/Pair-Nickel-Butterfly-Strat-String-Trees-complete_p_596.html Upgrade drop caps: http://guitarfetish.com/047uf-Sprague-Orange-Drop-Cap-for-StratTele_p_1157.html Thanks Lycking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelvock Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Not sure I would bother with the orange drop caps, as installing them will mean de-soldering some of the pre-wired pickguard, which kinda defeats the object Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Ahh i see, sounds logic Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelvock Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 No worries, I'm not saying don't do it, just something to consider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Might leave the pickups as it is, not too fuzzed to change alot of electronics since it's my first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Finally having a weekend at home this week, so i'm gonna get a bit further with the body, this means routing/rounding the sides so i can begin sanding. Therefore am i asking if theres anything paticular i should watch out for when routing it, as i dont wanna mess stuff up again (made one of the horns a little too small when cutting it out, if everything goes wrong and the pickguard won't fit, am i setting it on the body reversed, just to have an excuse of making something original ;-)). //Lycking Sidenote: Damn you GFS, still havn't ordered the things, the neck went out of stock an hour before i was gonna order everything, still not in stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycking Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Woohoo finally progress Got the body rounded/siderouted a couple of weeks ago, and i got it sanded down to p600. Also ordered all (hopefully) hardware and electronics i need a couple of weeks ago, and it all has arrived by now. Ordered from Dragonfireguitars, and they were so friendly that they wrote on the package that it contained values of 10$, even though there were just about 100$ of stuff in it, it saved me about 50$ in duty, so props to them from here! If the quality shows up nice, have i absolutely nothing negative to say about them! Great costumer service, quick email replies and no problems at all! So, heres the maple/rosewood neck: A view of the pickguard and the hardware sitting ontop of the body, kinda at the place where its gonna end, but not the final spots, gonna take a while to calculate them out And heres a look of the other side of the pickguard (pre-wired) The pickguard is 3ply, the pots are 3 full 500k, the coils hit 5.6k, middle is of course reverse wound, the humbucker is split, and clocks 16.9k. This is divided by a 5-way switch. As you might see, is the top area of the body not finished at all, but that's because i prefer to have the neck and such beside me when doing it, because i havn't really been working after a template, just freehanding the most of everything Making templates for the pickguard and neck routes, don't really wanna end up messing it up... Finally having a weekend to hit the workshop next weekend, gonna be there all day and get as far as i can =) Hopefully i wont mess up everything All for this time! //Lycking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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