Start: stock affinity Telecaster
Taken apart. Going to put the humbucker, a DiMarzio Air Norton I have in the parts drawer, at about the same angle as the bridge pickup.
Fun with the dremel at midnight, when it finally started to cool off outside. And wanting-to-storm windy so no skeeters.
Some chiseling, sanding, and drilling this morning. Couple minutes to solder the pickup in, cuz I don't have the $$ for CTS pots and stuff, but this was all last minute, WTF to do while enjoying heat stroke bidness.
And with the dremulated pickguard. Could have left just a bit more, but this will work until I carve a little wooden shim for under the pickup.
Sounds awesome, even tho only four string survived the modding. Nice and thick on the neck pickup, and really thick and single coil raw on the middle. Bridge pickup sounds good too, esp for a sub-100 dollar used guitar. I'm suprised the Air Norton doesn't overpower the single coil in the middle position, cuz there is just a bit of output drop when switching to just the bridge pickup.
Was a fun no-cash project, and a couple steps toward eventual mudfuzzin'.
