martinrking
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Hi there! I want to build a 7/8ths Tele. I use Ernie Ball Super Slinky's (9-42). On 25.5" scale guitars the low E string is always floppy. Also, I'm just not a fan of having the high E string be the string with the longest run to a tuner. I love my Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouettes for their 4 over 2 headstocks, it's one of a multitude of reasons why I put down my Fender American Strat and bought three EBMM Silhouettes.
Now I want to build a 24.75" scale guitar, and with standard Tele parts I'm certain that my low E will be floppy-as-heck. So here's the idea:
- Reverse headstock
- Tune-o-matic bridge, but no stop-tail piece: instead, string-thru body with staggered or angled holes.
Has anyone tried this before? In particular I'm interested to hear about the string-thru tun-o-matic option. I've seen pictures of builds that do it but I've never tried it myself. Since I'm going down the road of building a custom instrument, the main question with any decision is: "why not go all out?" vs "is this actually a terrible idea?" Thank you for your input and advice!
(By the way, the guitar will have two P90s; the lightest swamp ash 7/8ths Tele body I can get; maple neck with either rosewood or maple fretboard)
Now I want to build a 24.75" scale guitar, and with standard Tele parts I'm certain that my low E will be floppy-as-heck. So here's the idea:
- Reverse headstock
- Tune-o-matic bridge, but no stop-tail piece: instead, string-thru body with staggered or angled holes.
Has anyone tried this before? In particular I'm interested to hear about the string-thru tun-o-matic option. I've seen pictures of builds that do it but I've never tried it myself. Since I'm going down the road of building a custom instrument, the main question with any decision is: "why not go all out?" vs "is this actually a terrible idea?" Thank you for your input and advice!
(By the way, the guitar will have two P90s; the lightest swamp ash 7/8ths Tele body I can get; maple neck with either rosewood or maple fretboard)