Guess I know what the next guitar project is....

[jackthehack]

Congrats Jack! I remember a while ago you were jealous of the 65 MM that I had - hope yours stays in tune for you. Send us a pic.
Aren't the pignose bridges for sale at stewmac supposed to be just the thing?

Those won't fit, have oddball stud spacing. I was going to order a black Gotoh 510, but the studs are SMALLER than the original ones still in the body. My guy was pretty sure he can get a black Leo Quan or something similar with posts that have the same screw threading as what's there. I'd prefer not to have the studs pulled if possible.

 

[jackthehack]

Digging through my spare parts looking for something else I found a black wraparound bridge I'd bought for another project that never came to fruition, it's an exact fit, so that's the ticket. The RG Tele DIrty Harry PU is a lot taller than the original pickup, and there is a width differentiation, so looks like some routing and a custom pickguard are in the axe's immediate future....

 

[Nando Vallart]

Would be cool! Specially if you do something different! :icon_thumright:

 

[jackthehack]

Due to the existing holes and the way the bridge HB route was done, I can't do anything real different with the pickguard, other than resize the neck PU hole to properly fit the SC pickup I'm using; general shape/config will need to remain the same.

 

[SlingBass]

You've got MAJOR mojo going on with that piece......OUTSTANDING  :icon_thumright:

 

[jackthehack]

Finally got this bad boy back from the shop; can't extol Josh @ Mass St. Music enough; got the custom pickguard pictured fabricated, pickup routes redone for RG Dirty Harry/TX humbucker set, original frets leveled/crowned/dressed (they had never been touched since 1964 and were in bad shape through the first 4 frets, neck adjusted and final set up for under $250!

Now to wire this sucker up and get down, it'll wind up under 5 lbs with electronics and should sustain until next week!

 

[kreig]

Now that's a cool project ! :icon_thumright:

 

[Nando Vallart]

Still looks weird to me Jack, sorry for the sincerity...
Hope it sounds good and plays too :icon_thumright:

 

[DangerousR6]

You didn't get that from Katrina-land, did you?  Looks like moss growing in the route. 

The rest looks great!   :icon_thumright:

I kinda thought the same thing Doc, kinda like cha cha chachaia caster.... :laughing11:

 

[DangerousR6]

looking pretty tight there jack...... :icon_thumright: