Thinline question

[CrackedPepper]

Here's one for all you tele aficionados:  do you have to put a pickguard on these?

I'd really rather have a metal control cover over the cavity but the covers on the Warmoth site look like they are the wrong shape...

 

[Mor Paul]

I'm pretty sure the pickup surround works.

 

[CrackedPepper]

I'm sorry to be stoopid but what is a surround?

 

[Mor Paul]

:doh: I thought you were asking about the pickup. In my defense, I just woke up.

Pickup surroung=pickup ring.

A standard tele plate will not work there. You might be able to get someone to make one for you.

 

[DslDwg]

No you don't - "W" sells pickguard material - you could make your own cover for the controls - and put a ring for the neck pickup. Probably a lot easier then how you have to install the standard piece.

 

[AutoBat]

Here's one for all you tele aficionados:  do you have to put a pickguard on these?

nope, i'm sure you can find a metal control plate for that, or fashion one out of pickguard material.

 

[bob7point7]

The standard Tele control plate won't work on that body, but Warmoth does make thinline bodies with the standard tele control route. Then you could just use a metal control plate and a pickup ring for the neck pickup.

 

[BigBeard]

Hey if you aren't comfortable making your cover I can do it for you...... I can do wood, plastic pickguard material or aluminum.  PM me if you would like to discuss this!! 

 

[-CB-]

You can have W make a body with - standard "hot dog" control cover route on the front, or with rear control access, or with no f/hole (or 2 f/holes...).  Its all possible.

 

[CrackedPepper]

I have my eye on a particular body - I will leave it to you sleuths to figure out which.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[ptirman]

This one if finished:

This one if not?

Gas worthy, both of them.