7/8th P90 Plank of Possibility

[Hodgo]

That bridge pickup is gonna have a lil extra bite!

 

[rockandroller]

Yes, and I reverse-slanted it to give the higher strings a touch more volume and fatness.
It's going to be running a couple of Kinman's "P90-in-a-strat-package' variants...

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Nice idea. It is giving me some inspiration.

The plastic pickguard is an advantage as it isn't difficult to create a 'second-cut' revision if needed.

 

[stratamania]

Still, will have to TRIM about 5mm out of the pickguard to fit the bridge in...
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But that still leaves a couple mm of pickguard behind the pickup!
Should look something like this:
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Anyway, body, pickguard, and a set of 'contoured heel' screws will be on the way soon. Then I will find out how close my guesses really are! Will this be the canary neck vehicle of my dreams???

I assume you are not intending to use the poplar body shown, as the Schaller mounting screws would not have very far to go before screwing into a trem cavity.

 

[rockandroller]

I totally love the empty trem cavity ( weight reduction!). A little hardwood block glued inside can secure protruding bridge mounting screws.

As much as i like a rear-cavity 'no pickguard' for fancy wood tops, my lazy side really enjoys slapping pickups into a pickguard, no fussing with direct mounting to the body...

 

[Hagwood]

Awesome mock-up, that will be killer. Is the neck above Canary ?

 

[rockandroller]

Awesome mock-up, that will be killer. Is the neck above Canary ?

Yes, Canary with Canary fretboard. This canary was singing an irresistible siren song on the ScreaminDeals page

I'm going to burnish it as it feels a hint rougher than my previous roasted maple 7/8 neck (which was apparently burnished at the factory as it's super-smooth...)

 

[stratamania]

I totally love the empty trem cavity ( weight reduction!). A little hardwood block glued inside can secure protruding bridge mounting screws.

That would indeed work. But why not just make the body from scratch if you have the tools etc.

 

[rockandroller]

That would indeed work. But why not just make the body from scratch if you have the tools etc.

No real workspace here! Only a few tools, and lately been assembling guitars on kitchen table. Mainly short on time and energy, would rather play guitars than build them... Thinning herd, refining what's left!

 

[stratamania]

No real workspace here! Only a few tools, and lately been assembling guitars on kitchen table. Mainly short on time and energy, would rather play guitars than build them... Thinning herd, refining what's left!

That makes sense.

 

[rockandroller]

Gotta Love Canada Post:
"1 to 12 days..."

Do ya feel lucky, punk??

 

[rockandroller]

Here's a question for the hive-mind: this weekend I am suffering from hardware order paralysis!

I was originally thinking all black hardware, and black pickups.
But I can get the pickups in black, white, or cream... and I can get the hardware in black, chrome, or gold...
The body is going to be "natural" as shown (maybe just a tad darker/more amber due to the oil finish).
And the pickguard shown is the one I ordered!

Your opinion on hardware / pickup colors is respectfully solicited...
(I'm going to work on some mockups this weekend)

 

[Hodgo]

Cream pickups chrome hardware ifn it’s me

 

[rockandroller]

This is gonna be interesting... Did a little correspondence with the team from Kahler, and a chrome 7330 fixed bridge is now on the way

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And since they have flat rate shipping to Canada, tagged on a black Stringlock Pro for my 7/8 Superstrat (doesn't really need it, but it's stay-in-tune insurance for those rare times when i do go a bit overboard in the whammy department...)

 

[rockandroller]

latest strategic simulation...

 

[GAMerrill]

I found some P90 trim rings if anyone is interested.
Here: https://mbitguitars.com/collections/pickup-mounting-ring
Expensive, but the only ones I've ever come across.

 

[rockandroller]

Poplar Plank has landed!
Pondering whether to stain this a subdued amber beige to match the Canary neck,
OR MAYBE DYE IT FLUORESCENT DAYGLO YELLOW...

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Alpine white like a Ibanez JEM?

Amber might be ok, but I feel unsure how trans yellow would work on Poplar.

 

[ragamuffin]

Looking good! If you want a natural yellow-ish/gold look on poplar you might look into treating it with oxalic acid; turns the green to gold-ish. I haven't tried this myself, but I've seen it mentioned on woodworking videos/sites as a way to "pretty up" poplar. Always test on scrap of course.

 

[rockandroller]

That Oxalic acid tip looks very interesting! I wonder how an oxalic acid treatment would react with further finishing efforts?
I have been pondering a subtle (or not-so-subtle) dye, followed by a transparent 'water clear' wipe-on poly infused with one of those invisible UV-sensitive additives that make it glow under blacklights...