TroubledTreble
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I started a new project recently. It's been a little slow going but making progress. I had been "pining" :icon_tongue: for a pinecaster and I needed another rig for some new pickups so it seemed the time was right. I know a few builders and one of them wanted to help me out. If I had the time I would have taken on the body myself.
I went to a local lumber yard and selected out a nice white pine board. It was about 9/4 thick and roughly 8 1/2" wide, nice and light too. It was difficult not to pickup on some of the other cool woods I saw but I do plan a return trip. Already planning another build..
My luthier friend took the board and carved out a tele body routed for two P90 sized pickups, tele bridge, strat neck pocket, and rear routed controls. The neck pocket had to be strat because the neck I wanted came strat standard and the upcharge was a little more than what I budgeted for this build. The body's final weight is 3lbs 3oz. Very, very light. I have a chrome control cover plate which will put a little weight in just the right spot.
The neck is a Warmoth straight paddle, fatback, vintage modern, maple, side dots only. I wanted to create a snakehead for this build so I decided to cut that out myself. I would have preferred a vintage build but it was not an option for the paddle head. Oh well. I am not trying to re-create anything just have some fun. I wanted to paint the dots on myself as well. I wanted a slightly smaller dot than available. I drilled the tuner holes to be 1/4" to accept 3 on a plate and not use bushings. I really wish W offered a snakehead. (hint :icon_thumright
It will be receiving a finish starting this week. The body will be an oly white without a clear coat, and the neck will be nitro finish. The pickups are something I've wanted to do for some time and after being approached by a builder who wanted the same thing, I just had to make some. I may put them into production soon. The bridge for this guitar will be a Wilkinson tele half bridge. Controls are master vol. , master tone, and 3way toggle.
I went to a local lumber yard and selected out a nice white pine board. It was about 9/4 thick and roughly 8 1/2" wide, nice and light too. It was difficult not to pickup on some of the other cool woods I saw but I do plan a return trip. Already planning another build..
My luthier friend took the board and carved out a tele body routed for two P90 sized pickups, tele bridge, strat neck pocket, and rear routed controls. The neck pocket had to be strat because the neck I wanted came strat standard and the upcharge was a little more than what I budgeted for this build. The body's final weight is 3lbs 3oz. Very, very light. I have a chrome control cover plate which will put a little weight in just the right spot.
The neck is a Warmoth straight paddle, fatback, vintage modern, maple, side dots only. I wanted to create a snakehead for this build so I decided to cut that out myself. I would have preferred a vintage build but it was not an option for the paddle head. Oh well. I am not trying to re-create anything just have some fun. I wanted to paint the dots on myself as well. I wanted a slightly smaller dot than available. I drilled the tuner holes to be 1/4" to accept 3 on a plate and not use bushings. I really wish W offered a snakehead. (hint :icon_thumright
It will be receiving a finish starting this week. The body will be an oly white without a clear coat, and the neck will be nitro finish. The pickups are something I've wanted to do for some time and after being approached by a builder who wanted the same thing, I just had to make some. I may put them into production soon. The bridge for this guitar will be a Wilkinson tele half bridge. Controls are master vol. , master tone, and 3way toggle.
I meant to ask where you're getting the pickups from.
