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I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:41 am
by theavondon
Here it is:
I want a telecaster with a jazzmaster trem rout and one bridge pickup. But, I literally have no idea what I want from there.
AND if anyone could potentially rout or maybe build the body for me, I would love you and pay you and such.
GIMME DEM THOUGHTS
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:47 pm
by skullservant
There is a guy on Ebay that goes by alpine_oregon who specializes in Telecaster and Jazzmaster and Telemaster bodies. I bet if you got in touch with him he would be more than happy to route everything out for you and build the body. He makes really weird routes and combos, like Telebirds and Telemasters with 3 pickup slots, etc. I think he would be able to do it no problem and all for under $130 easy.
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:58 pm
by Achtane
Hey hey hey
Route a...route big enough to fit two different single coils right next to each other in the bridge position. Then wire them up with a 3-way switch as the only control.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:38 pm
by theavondon
Both of you, yes. Awesome. Though, I do not have a router. So, hence why I ask the ILF if they can rout stuff.
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:53 pm
by skullservant
That dude could do it!!
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:30 pm
by FancyMike
Achtane wrote:Hey hey hey
Route a...route big enough to fit two different single coils right next to each other in the bridge position. Then wire them up with a 3-way switch as the only control.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
this but make the single coils lipsticks
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:42 pm
by theavondon
Bridge suggestions? Aside from mastery.
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:07 pm
by skullservant
Warmoth Mustang
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:59 pm
by MEC
theavondon wrote:Bridge suggestions? Aside from mastery.
You MIGHT be able to use a
top loading Tele bridge and run the stings from the trem through the holes in the back and over the regular Tele saddles.
I've thought about doing this before but I've never tried so I'm not sure if it'll work.
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:21 am
by lapsteel
Rout old school style. Your only doing one so bust out the forstner bits and some chisels and hack at it. By hack I mean cut with care and precision.
What is that all brass top loader? It doesn't look like a Wilkenson....
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:42 pm
by MEC
lapsteel wrote:What is that all brass top loader? It doesn't look like a Wilkenson....
http://www.armadilloguitar.com/
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:47 pm
by skullservant
ALL BRASS HNNNNG
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:39 pm
by theavondon
Okay, so it's looking like the body can be made for $85. I'm going for one humbucker so I can easily swap in and out random crazy shit. Thinking like, one knob and a jack.
Then, GFS has tuneomatics and jazz trems and uncut pickguard material. All together, that'll be like fourty bucks.
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:13 pm
by MEC
theavondon wrote:Okay, so it's looking like the body can be made for $85. I'm going for one humbucker so I can easily swap in and out random crazy shit. Thinking like, one knob and a jack.
Then, GFS has tuneomatics and jazz trems and uncut pickguard material. All together, that'll be like fourty bucks.
If you go with a 4 conductor Humbucker you can wire a 3 way toggle for Full/Split/Parallel.
That's how I have my neck pickup guitars wired and it makes them pretty versatile without complicating things too much.
Re: I want to build a guitar, and I WANT YOUR HELP
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:26 pm
by theavondon
MEC wrote:theavondon wrote:Okay, so it's looking like the body can be made for $85. I'm going for one humbucker so I can easily swap in and out random crazy shit. Thinking like, one knob and a jack.
Then, GFS has tuneomatics and jazz trems and uncut pickguard material. All together, that'll be like fourty bucks.
If you go with a 4 conductor Humbucker you can wire a 3 way toggle for Full/Split/Parallel.
That's how I have my neck pickup guitars wired and it makes them pretty versatile without complicating things too much.
I was considering just having a pull-push pot for splitting.